Well you have heard the age old adage, “Better late than never,” correct? Well count us in on being a firm believer on that one as it did take us awhile to finally get our post-fight interviews on this weekend’s Amir Khan vs. Zab Judah junior welterweight unification bout but alas we finally got something [...]
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Amir Khan vs. Zab Judah- Freddie Roach speaks ” The fight wont last long, we will blow him away!”
Legendary trainer Freddie Roach talks to fight correspondent Marcos Villegas about current WBA welterweight champion Amir Khan’s upcoming battle with IBF welterweight champion Zab Judah coming up July 23rd in Las Vegas, NV.
Freddie Roach Says Pacquiao Is At His Very Best For Mosley
A few weeks back we had the very special opportunity to visit what has become an iconic boxing gym in Hollywood, CA. The Wild Card has over the years produced young top prospects and world champions but none the level of it’s current resident Manny Pacquiao. Along with every great fighter comes just as great [...]
Pacquiao Busy At Wild Card; Appearing On Jimmy Kimmel Live
If training at the Wild Card for Shane Mosley was not enough for WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao who is pictured here sparring in preparation for “Sugar” Shane Mosley on May 7th, Pacquiao will appear on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Thursday night on ABC, beginning at 12:05 a.m. ET/PT. This is Pacman’s fourth appearance of [...]
Manny Pacquiao Ready For Whatever Mosley Brings, Arum Contends Mosley Will Have Surprises
This May 7th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, fight fans will witness 2011′s first super fight as top pound for pound boxer Manny Pacquiao will take on former three time champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley. When the bout was first announced many fans cried foul, citing a horrible mismatch between the aging Mosley [...]
Fight Hub TV Exclusive: Roach Will Work With St. Pierre If Fight With Anderson Silva Occurs
Fight Hub TV had the opportunity to speak with world renowned boxing trainer Freddie Roach about a frequent topic that has come up in the world of MMA in recent months. Georges St. Pierre and Anderson Silva has both gone on phenomenal runs in the UFC, practically cleaning our their respective divisions. Though St. Pierre [...]
Pacquiao vs. Mosley Buzz
It was certainly a crazy day as Showtime and Top Rank formally announced Manny Pacquiao vs. “Sugar” Shane Mosley. A jam-packed standing-room only ballroom at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Thursday held close to 300 media members. Notables to attend were the President and CEO of CBS Corporation, the youngest of Nelson Mandela’s three daughters, [...]
Freddie Roach Wants To Show Mayweather Jr. Pacquiao Is Better
In this alpha male world of combat sports, the fighters and even fighters camps want to be seen as top dogs. They constantly show media and the public they are number one and what ever their colleagues or opponents can do, they can do twice as better and with a million dollar smile. If Freddie [...]
SHOBOX Tonight Features Franco and Kayode
Top Cuban prospect and undefeated featherweight prospect Luis Franco and heavy handed Leonilo Miranda are set to go head to head tonight at Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, Calif on ShoBox. Franco is being pushed towards a title shot and a win over Miranda will set him on the right path. Lateef Kayode, who [...]
Chavez Jr. And Lyell Make Weight
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. 160 vs. Billy Lyell 160 Jackie Nava 120.5 vs. Freede Gonzalez 119.5 Michael Medina 160 vs. Saul Roman 160 Adrian Young124 vs. Cristian Martinez 123 Arturo Santos 122 vs. Jose Tamayo 122 Venue: Estadio Banorte, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico Promoter: Zanfer and Top Rank TV: TV Azteca Mexico, Fox Sports
Chavez Jr. Holds Open Workout For Fans
Hometown fans came out to see Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., today during a public workout. “It’s always great to feel the support of fans, specially here at home,” said Chavez, Jr., who was hosted by the Mayor of Culiacan, Héctor Melecio Cuén at the City Hall where the workout was attended by hundreds of fans. [...]
Chavez Jr. Preparing in Culiacan
The last time Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. fought in his hometown of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, he was a 19-year kid fighting in his first 10 rounder against former Mexican champion Christian Solano, who at the point was the toughest opponent he had face in his young career. “I remember that night very well. I had [...]
Chavez Jr. returns to action in Mexico on January 29
The undefeated and world ranked Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will return to the ring on Saturday, January 29 in his hometown of Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico to take on Billy Lyell in what figures to a great homecoming for the son of the legend who has not fought at home in over four years. “It has [...]
Pepper Roach talks boxing greatest fighters!
Ever since watching those early “I am ninja” youtube videos, we have always wanted to apply the principle of the omnibus and see where it could go. Before we further divulge into this story, let us give you a brief explanation of what is a “omnibus.” It is pretty much a flood of questions being [...]
Mosley choosen as Pacquiao’s next opponent
As first reported by ESPN.com, Manny Pacquiao has chosen his next opponent. On May 7th, the current pound-4-pound best boxer alive will fight “Sugar” Shane Mosley at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV on PPV. This fight of course comes to the dismay of many fans as many voiced their opinions that if a [...]
Freddie Roach predicts a left hook knockout from Georges St. Pierre at UFC 124
So on a random November day, when the media storm calmed over what is Hurricane Pacquiao and all was quiet on the western front of Hollywood, the Fight Hub TV crew decided to pay The Wild Card Boxing Club a visit and its famed resident Freddie Roach. With no TV stations to fight with, or [...]
Was Margarito playing dumb when asked about Luis Resto?
With the recent backlash of Antonio Margarito, Robert Garcia and Brandon Rios have gotten with the mocking of Freddie Roach’s Parkinson’s disease, Fight Hub TV remembered that it had a interesting question we had asked Margarito a few weeks back. The question? We asked him his thoughts on Luis Resto, the Puerto Rican boxer from [...]
An inside look at Manny and Team Pacquiao before Margarito bout
Fight Hub TV and Fight Correspondent Marcos Villegas, took to Hollywood, CA to get a inside look at Manny Pacquiao at The Wild Card Gym. The gym was packed when we arrived for this special media day as celebrities such as Jeremy Piven made an appearance to wish Manny well. Manny of course was the [...]
GSP visits Manny Pacquiao and Roach
Standing on a balcony and watching as the street below filled with fans clamoring to catch a glimpse of him, stopping traffic in the process, UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre said he felt like “the President of the United States.” And less than a decade removed from the days when he began fighting in the [...]
Pacquiao vs. Margarito Press Conference Open To Public in New York
This Wednesday September 1st, Top Rank will be holding a press conference open to the public publicizing the fight between Congressman Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito. Both the fighters and their respective trainers (Freddie Roach, Robert Garcia) will be present. The news conference, which is open to the public, will be held at the Chelsea [...]