http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/players/ike_quartey/76054 Recent articles about Ike Quartey en-us The Ten Greatest Mexican-American Fighters in History The impact made in this sport by Mexican-Americans is incalculable. As a group, they have basically single-handedly buoyed the sport on the west coast. Since way back, Mexican-Americans have provided star after star to the landscape of championship boxing. This list, unlike those of some groups, encompasses a wide period of the time--spanning from the 1940’s to this very day. 1. Oscar De La Hoya (1992-2008) Credit: Tom Fox/Getty Images When he started, he caught a lot of flack for picking on the worst titleholders at 130 and 135 and seemingly avoiding the best. By the time he finished, however, you couldn’t say much about his quality of opposition, as “The Golden Boy” took on all comers from a demanding era. He beat John Molina, Rafael Ruelas, Genaro Hernandez, Julio Cesar Chavez, Miguel Angel Gonzalez, Pernell Whitaker, Hector Camacho, Ike Quartey, and Fernando Vargas--just to name some. He may have taken some losses and he di... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:34:30 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/top_10_mexican_american_boxers_of_all_time/13416091 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/top_10_mexican_american_boxers_of_all_time/13416091 Top 10 Mexican-American boxers of all-time http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/top_10_mexican_american_boxers_of_all_time/13416091 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Austin "No Doubt" Trout recently hopped on a conference call to discuss their upcoming bout. Right here, you'll find the full transcript from the call to see what each man has to say. Canelo I'm very happy. The time is near. I like the response that all the fans and the media have given me. I'm very, very motivated and willing/ready to give my best once I step into that ring come Saturday the 20th. Q Very good. Hey, I just wanted to ask you, do you think that a victory in this fight against Trout makes it a no-brainer that your next fight should be against Floyd Mayweather Jr.? And also on that, what does it mean to you to be considered, like Oscar said, Mexico's champion and boxing super star in the country now? Do you think that you really have elevated to that spot? Thank you very much. Canelo To answer your question, right now my focus is 100% only on Austin Trout and that's all I'm thinking of. After the figh... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:57:04 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/canelo_alvarez_austin_trout_conference_call_quotes/13387207 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/canelo_alvarez_austin_trout_conference_call_quotes/13387207 Canelo Alvarez & Austin Trout conference call quotes http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/canelo_alvarez_austin_trout_conference_call_quotes/13387207 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Mexican superstar and WBC Super Welterweight World Champion Canelo Alvarez held a media workout on Thursday at the jam-packed Wild Card West in Santa Monica, Calif., in preparation for his world championship unification showdown against undefeated WBA Super Welterweight World Champion Austin Trout taking place on Saturday, April 20. Check out a huge collection of Canelo workout photos, and quotes from the event here. Canelo Alvarez workout photos & video The 12-round Super Welterweight World Championship Unification from the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas is for Canelo’s WBC title, Trout’s WBA title and the vacant Ring Magazine title. The throng of media members at Wild Card West was just a warm-up for what Canelo can expect in San Antonio when he faces the toughest opponent of his career at the 30,000-plus seat Alamodome later this month. Joining Canelo on Thursday at Wild Card West was manager Chepo Reynoso, trainer Eddy Reynoso and President of Golden Boy Promotio... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:01:35 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/canelo_alvarez_workout_photos_quotes_video/13320667 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/canelo_alvarez_workout_photos_quotes_video/13320667 Canelo Alvarez workout photos, quotes & video http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/canelo_alvarez_workout_photos_quotes_video/13320667 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Yesterday, I began my countdown of the top 10 biggest fights of the past 20 years which never happened for one reason or another, in honor of the now officially destroyed Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao clash (see below). Here, I'll finish the top 10 with my 5 biggest fights from the past two decades which boxing fans never got to see. Take a look and enjoy. 5. Felix Trinidad vs. Ike Quartey During the 1990's, Trinidad and Quartey were two of the finest welterweights in the sport, with both men holding a share of the championship for significant periods of the decade and neither tasting defeat until 1999. Trinidad held the IBF title for 6 years before adding the WBC belt to his collection by beating Oscar De La Hoya in 1999, while Quartey was the WBA champion from 1994 till being stripped of the title in 1997. The two boxers proved their willingness to take on the best the division had to offer, as both challenged the other great welterweight of the period, De La Hoy... Fri, 04 Jan 2013 08:40:59 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/10_biggest_fights_of_the_past_20_years_which_didnt_happen_part_2/12574921 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/10_biggest_fights_of_the_past_20_years_which_didnt_happen_part_2/12574921 10 Biggest fights of the past 20 years which didn’t happen: Part 2 http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/10_biggest_fights_of_the_past_20_years_which_didnt_happen_part_2/12574921 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png This holiday season, get ready for a gift all boxing fans will love, as Golden Boy Promotions teams up with FOX Deportes to re-air classic fights for four days and nights of epic fights featuring current and future Hall of Famers, world champions and rising stars engaging in some of the most pivotal bouts of their careers. Included in these marathons are "The Golden Boy" Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd "Money" Mayweather, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, Julio "JC" Cesar Chavez, Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker, Erik "El Terrible" Morales, Marco Antonio "Baby Faced Assasin" Barrera, Miguel Cotto, Sugar Shane Mosley, Canelo Alvarez, Abner Mares, Ricky "Hitman" Hatton and Danny "Swift" Garcia, just to name a few. The action begins this Saturday, December 22 at 3:00 p.m. ET/12:00 p.m. PT with the following lineup: Oscar De La Hoya vs. Pernell Whitaker - 3:00 p.m. ET/12:00 p.m. PT Manny Pacquiao vs. Marco A... Sat, 22 Dec 2012 01:21:59 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/golden_boy_gives_christmas_gift_to_fight_fans_massive_slate_of_classic_fights_on_tv/12500920 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/golden_boy_gives_christmas_gift_to_fight_fans_massive_slate_of_classic_fights_on_tv/12500920 Golden Boy gives Christmas gift to fight fans: Massive slate of classic fights on TV http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/golden_boy_gives_christmas_gift_to_fight_fans_massive_slate_of_classic_fights_on_tv/12500920 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png There is an old boxing adage that a fighter's power is usually the last thing to go. Before that, they lose their reflexes, stamina and often their punch resistance. Saturday night, on a club show in Natomas, Calif. at the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel, 41-year old former welterweight titleholder James Page of nearby Pittsburg will attempt to prove that old adage correct, as he returns to the ring for the first time in over a decade after spending 11 years behind bars as he served time for multiple bank robberies in the Atlanta area at the early part of the millennium. Page last saw action as a professional pugilist in 2001, when he was stopped by Andrew Lewis in seven rounds in an HBO Boxing After Dark bout where he was attempting to regain the WBA belt that he'd been stripped of the year before for failing to show up to the weigh-in for the initially scheduled Lewis bout. Saturday, he'll face Rahman Yusubov, a loser of his last seven, in a junior middle... Sat, 17 Nov 2012 17:08:47 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/former_titlist_james_page_continues_his_unlikely_ring_return/12236977 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/former_titlist_james_page_continues_his_unlikely_ring_return/12236977 Former Titlist James Page Continues His Unlikely Ring Return http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/former_titlist_james_page_continues_his_unlikely_ring_return/12236977 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Living in Europe as I do, I sometimes find it necessary to settle for a fight replay rather than see the event live, especially when that event is staged in the western time zones of the United States. So it was that I was watching the replay of Timothy Bradley vs. Manny Pacquiao, and upon seeing the results, my first thought was "Pacman got nailed by the de la Hoya curse!" With Manny Pacquiao going into a fourth fight with Juan Manuel Marquez, a man who many think was shafted in two of three encounters with the Filipino dynamo, the question of whether Pacquiao now has Oscar's old curse hanging around his neck becomes very pertinent indeed. Oscar de la Hoya: Victim of Overcompensating Judges The idea behind the overcompensation curse is a simple one. Judges are as sensitive to allegations of corruption and incompetence as anyone, and sometimes when charges of such wrong-doing in regards to a particular fighter become loud enough, they swing the pendulum b... Mon, 01 Oct 2012 09:39:51 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/is_pacquiao_suffering_from_the_overcompensation_curse/11852668 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/is_pacquiao_suffering_from_the_overcompensation_curse/11852668 Is Pacquiao suffering from the overcompensation curse? http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/is_pacquiao_suffering_from_the_overcompensation_curse/11852668 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/5/6/569f48d3f3104ad35da44d27834be62a981991bd/mini/Manny_Pacquiao_v_ae07.jpg One of The Golden Boy's finest performances and a defining effort from the current generation's top young star will be on display this Saturday, August 18 at 10:00 p.m./7:00 p.m. PT, when FOX Deportes Classics broadcasts the 1999 battle between Oscar De La Hoya and Ike Quartey in the featured fight while the 2010 slugfest pitting Canelo Alvarez against Puerto Rico's Jose Miguel Cotto will open up the broadcast. On Saturday, we travel back to February 13, 1999 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nev. for the showdown between then unbeaten welterweight stars "The Golden Boy" Oscar De La Hoya and Ike "Bazooka" Quartey. With the WBC Welterweight World Title on the line, De La Hoya and Quartey delivered one of the best fights of the year. In a classic sixth round, each fighter hit the deck, but it was De La Hoya dropping Quartey a second time in the 12th round to secure his 12 round split decision victory in one of his most defining... Thu, 16 Aug 2012 21:44:11 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/fox_deportes_airing_classic_de_la_hoya_vs_quartey_thriller_this_saturday_night/11477359 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/fox_deportes_airing_classic_de_la_hoya_vs_quartey_thriller_this_saturday_night/11477359 Fox Deportes airing classic De La Hoya vs. Quartey thriller this Saturday night http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/fox_deportes_airing_classic_de_la_hoya_vs_quartey_thriller_this_saturday_night/11477359 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png Manny Pacquiao's loss on points to Timothy Bradley this weekend has become a global sports catastrophe, so much so that it became a rare boxing event that somehow managed to elbow its way on to the center stage of sports coverage (albeit briefly) in the middle of the 2012 Euro Cup. To borrow an idea from Scott Levinson, I think if you conducted a survey of boxing experts (let's say ex-fighters, trainers, promoters and writers, so we can exclude the judges) on the outcome of that fight, the odds against finding two results in three that gave the fight to Bradley would be astronomical. Arguably the biggest name in boxing was felled by a stinky decision, and that's big news. So what happened?  Even saying Pacman won the fight by 115-113, as Jerry Roth did, is a bit of a stretch, as the margin is perhaps too small. Saying he lost it by 115-113 as Duane Ford and C.J. Ross did is ridiculous. My personal suspicion is that the Vegas boxing establishment, either c... Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:37:13 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/pacquiao_vs_bradley_a_case_of_righting_past_wrongs/11011190 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/pacquiao_vs_bradley_a_case_of_righting_past_wrongs/11011190 Pacquiao vs. Bradley: A case of righting past wrongs? http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/pacquiao_vs_bradley_a_case_of_righting_past_wrongs/11011190 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/b/db200a76d91d2dd40870d7293b17dc490817a0f9/mini/image-300x187.jpg Following a tough decision loss to Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin this past Saturday night, former junior middleweight champion and longtime middleweight contender Ronald "Winky" Wright has decided to retire at the age of 40. "Part of being a boxer is knowing when to call it quits," said Wright. "It's time for me. I did what I set out to do and that was to be great and become a world champion. I have a lot of great memories from my career and will still support this great sport which I have dedicated my life to. I want to thank all of the people who helped me along the way and especially the fans that supported me all of these years." Wright retires as one of the premiere defensive fighters of his era. A tough southpaw who often frustrated his opponents, Wright was at his best blocking punches with his arms and keeping his opponents at bay with a solid right jab. "Winky Wright is a class act in and out of the ring and if you w... Wed, 06 Jun 2012 03:08:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/ronald_winky_wright_announces_retirement_from_boxing/10950920 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/ronald_winky_wright_announces_retirement_from_boxing/10950920 Ronald "Winky" Wright Announces Retirement from Boxing http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/ronald_winky_wright_announces_retirement_from_boxing/10950920 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/4/24fc62d23d75529719fa40fdd66dd053a349614b/mini/Winky_Wright_v_7a36.jpg Following a hard-fought 10-round battle with Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin this past Saturday night at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., former Undisputed Junior Middleweight World Champion and longtime middleweight contender Ronald "Winky" Wright has decided to retire at the age of 40. "Part of being a boxer is knowing when to call it quits," said Wright. "It's time for me. I did what I set out to do and that was to be great and become a world champion. I have a lot of great memories from my career and will still support this great sport which I have dedicated my life to. I want to thank all of the people who helped me along the way and especially the fans that supported me all of these years." "Winky Wright is a class act in and out of the ring and if you wanted to see what true skill was, you watched him fight," said Oscar de la Hoya, President of Golden Boy Promotions. "I congratulate him on his... Tue, 05 Jun 2012 22:06:42 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/official_winky_wright_retirement_notice_quotes/10949414 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/official_winky_wright_retirement_notice_quotes/10949414 Official Winky Wright retirement notice & quotes http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/official_winky_wright_retirement_notice_quotes/10949414 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/7/b78cd46bec9c60cf347ddb9ff872ab10fa9524e7/mini/Wright_v_McKart_7666.jpg Winky Wright, the former undisputed middleweight champion, is hanging up his gloves, according to reports. Wright, 40, has lost his past three fights since beating former welterweight titlist Ike Quartey in December 2006. His most recent loss came Saturday night against rising middleweight contender "Kid Chocolate" Peter Quillin after a layoff of three years. "I'm gonna call it a day. I'm gonna chill out and play golf and live life," Wright told ESPN.com. Wright (51-6-1, 25 KOs) is likely a Hall of Famer after a 22-year career in which he was a two-time junior middleweight titleholder and scored big wins over Shane Mosley (twice) and Felix Trinidad. "I figured I'm 40 and if I can't be champion again, I don't want to do it anymore," Wright told ESPN.com. "I'm not here just fighting to be fighting. Boxing is supposed to be fun and if it ain't fun anymore, I don't need to do it, so I am done for good." Tue, 05 Jun 2012 04:19:49 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/reports_winky_wright_retiring_at_40/10942685 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/reports_winky_wright_retiring_at_40/10942685 Reports: Winky Wright retiring at 40 http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/reports_winky_wright_retiring_at_40/10942685 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/4/24fc62d23d75529719fa40fdd66dd053a349614b/mini/Winky_Wright_v_7a36.jpg For those fans clamoring for bigger cards, better matchups and a more fan-friendly attitude to promotion in boxing, this Saturday will be their chance to bask in the glow of a well-constructed televised card. Not only will Showtime's "Four Warned" show at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., feature four quality, meaningful bouts, but there also will be an Internet lead-in via Showtime Extreme one hour before the main show starts. Showtime has done the Internet lead-in before, but they haven't put all of the pieces together like they will be doing for Saturday's card. Now the ball will be in the fans' court. For all of the hand-wringing and bellyaching generated by boxing fans, these same fans also have been slow to support innovative, fan-friendly changes made to resolve long-standing complaints. Quality undercards to pay-per-view events have been met with ambivalence. Attempts to build new stars often have been met with downright scorn. Even the World Boxing Classic super Thu, 31 May 2012 07:30:00 -0400 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/dont_forsake_four_warned_card/10911863 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/dont_forsake_four_warned_card/10911863 Don't forsake Four Warned card http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/dont_forsake_four_warned_card/10911863 http://www.yardbarker.com/images/yb_logo_square_grey.png When an opinion is widely held, it has a way of making a person forget about the facts and embrace the popular storyline instead. Over the last few years, conventional wisdom turned Manny Pacquiao into a nearly unstoppable hurricane of a fighter, and saying otherwise was like explaining why Iraq couldn’t have  any WMD before the 2003 invasion: woe betide anyone who departs too far from the popular storyline. Yet in the wake of Saturday’s competitive fight, a clear and frank reassessment of the Filipino dynamo is in order. Credit: Chris Farina - Top Rank But first, I scored the fight 116-112 for Marquez, (the ProBoxing-Fans.com round by round had it even at 114-114) and most of those rounds were very close. I think the only reason I had Marquez ahead by two is because I don’t like scoring rounds as 10-10 draws, and for much of the fight I thought he controlled the pace of the fight (ring generalship) and landed the cleaner, harder punches. That put him over the edge, a... Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:48:11 -0500 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/reassessing_pacman_after_pacquiao_vs_marquez_iii/8086303 http://network.yardbarker.com/boxing/article_external/reassessing_pacman_after_pacquiao_vs_marquez_iii/8086303 Reassessing Pacman After Pacquiao vs. Marquez III http://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/reassessing_pacman_after_pacquiao_vs_marquez_iii/8086303 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/8/28d47dbe4aa22533d013b1fbea4f44c2eeb977d3/mini/mayweatherpac.jpg