EEC - January 31, 2007

A lot of matchups forming this week. Could the heavyweights be starting up as I predicted?

News, Notes, and Rumors:

- Joe Calzaghe made sure it was a point to jump at the fact that his opponent on April 7th, Peter Manfredo Jr., will be without his primary trainer Freddie Roach who will be training Oscar De La Hoya for his fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 5th.

“Sounds like Cap’n Freddie Roach was smart enough to jump ship before the U.S.S. Manfredo sinks in Wales on April 7,” remarked Calzaghe.

- Paul Spadafora will be returning to the ring on March 9th. An opponent has not yet been anmed for him…

- Now that Lou DiBella has Roy Jones Jr. locked up, he’s looking to make the possible super-fight between his client and Bernard Hopkins a reality:

“We will move forward to make the superfight against Hopkins on July 21 as long as the deal is fair to all parties and the fight is on an even playing field. I have never failed to make a fair deal with Golden Boy when we have negotiated for a fight that our fighters wanted.”

- Apparently Diddy looks up to Jack Johnson according to The Source magazine…

“I’m the return of Jack Johnson. His whole swagger, personality, the way he whupped yo ass, it’s the dress, the style, the cars and the money… “This man would rent whole trains, get six or seven women, take them away for six months and rent out the top floor of hotels… (at) a time when they were lynching niggas,” Combs said.

- What do Mike Tyson and Lindsay Lohan have in common? They are both in the same “rehab center”...

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Posted by John Chandler on Jan 31, 2007 at 10:00 AM
Features • Early Eight Count • Promoters • Golden Boy Promotions • Lou DiBella • Trainers • Freddie Roach • Bernard Hopkins • Floyd Mayweather Jr • Jack Johnson • Joe Calzaghe • Mike Tyson • Oscar De La Hoya • Paul Spadafora • Peter Manfredo Jr • Roy Jones Jr

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