James Toney: "Pacquiao is not on steroids, Floyd is scared to fight"

"These guys trying to be like me, but they ain't got the heart to do what I do. They don't got the heart to stand there and go toe-to-toe and slippin' and slide and come back with shots.

They won't do that. Ain't nobody doing that. Floyd, he's the closest thing, but still...My thing is this, if you doubt yourself, you getting knocked out. That's the bottom line. I never doubt myself. When you get in the ring, it's balls to the wall baby," stated future Hall-of-Famer James "Lights Out" Toney as he shared his thoughts on today's fighters, namely Floyd Mayweather Jr., and what makes them different than old school fighter like himself. According to Toney, the only reason why a megafight between to the best boxers in the world isn't going to happen is because Mayweather doubts his own ability to defeat the Filipino superstar.

"If he [Mayweather] could get through Pacquiao, he should be fighting him right now. My thing is this, Manny Pacquiao is not on steroids. Floyd is scared to fight this boy because the boy is just as fast as him," Toney would explain as he laughed at the accusations of Pacquiao using performance-enhancing drugs.

"Everybody making all these excuses. And then you got Oscar bringing his a$$ into this, you know what I'm saying? Oscar got knocked out by him [Pacquiao]. Oscar should know he's not on steroids because he got bombed out by him a year ago."

In fact, Toney believes that if Manny Pacquiao isn't the only fighter that Mayweather should be scared to fight. "Shane's a hell of a fighter. He's big and he's strong. It's going to be a hell of a fight.

That fight right there, that will test Floyd's mental and physical skills to the fullest tilt," Toney added. "We'll see what he's all about then. Right now, in my mind, the way Shane looked that last fight against Margarito a year ago, hey, Floyd got problems."

Source: Ben Thompson  | FightHype.com

Juan Manuel Lopez Knocks Luevano Out in 7

Juan Manuel Lopez (28-0, 25 KOs) made a successful debut in the featherweight division, stopping former champion Steven Luevano (37-2-1, 15 KOs) in the 7th round to capture the WBO featherweight title.

Both men fought stategically early on, but eventually, the stronger, faster, more athletic Lopez took over, using his speed and better combinations en route to the stoppage.

ROUND 1
Both men come out firing their jab, Luevano moreso than Lopez. They trade stiff jabs. Again. Quick right lands for Luevano. Lopez lands a left over the top. Luevano lands another jab. They trade jabs. Nice left hand over the top lands for Lopez. Luevano lands a counter. Tit for tat so far. Quick 1-2 from Lopez just grazes Luevano. Right hook from Lopez lands upstairs. Close round, but you gotta give it to Lopez for landing the bigger shots.Lopez 10 Luevano 9

ROUND 2

Both men trade jabs again. Nice left hand over the top lands for Lopez again. They trade right hands. Luevano lands a nice left upstairs. Quick jab from Luevano snaps the head back of Lopez. Another. Lopez digs a 1-2 to the body. They trade jabs. Right hook upstairs lands for Lopez. Luevano digs a right to the body and a right upstairs. Both men trade on the inside. Short right hand from Luevano pops Lopez upstairs. Another short left lands for Luevano. Lopez lands a nice three-punch combo to end the round. Another close round, but I give it to Luevano. Lopez 19 Luevano 19

ROUND 3
Luevano digs a left to the body. Lopez lands a right. BIG left hand lands for Lopez and Luevano backs up. Uppercut lands for Lopez. Left and a right lands for Luevano. Both men trade quick combos. Nice body shots land for Luevano. Lopez lands a right hook upstairs. Uppercut lands for Lopez. Luevano backs up. Another uppercut and a right hand lands for Lopez. They trade jabs. Luevano lands some body shots. Leaping right hook lands upstairs for Lopez. Left hand lands for Lopez. Round to Lopez. Lopez 29 Luevano 28

ROUND 4
1-2 to the body lands for Lopez. Luevano lands a jab. Another. HARD 1-2 lands upstairs for Lopez. Luevano lands a right, but he eats a left in return. Lopez walking him down. Another HARD right hook and an uppercut lands for Lopez, who's starting to outmuscle Luevano. Hard body shot followed by a left upstairs lands for Lopez. Uppercut lands for Lopez. Luevano tries to keep him at bay with his jab. Another uppercut lands for Lopez. Right hook lands for Lopez. Round to Lopez. Luevano has no answer for those uppercuts. If a knockout comes, it'll likely be started by one of those uppercuts. Lopez 39 Luevano 37

ROUND 5
Luevano lands a jab. Lopez lands a right hook. Luevano lands a jab. STIFF jab from Lopez lands upstairs.
Right hook lands for Lopez. HARD 1-2 lands for Lopez. Luevano lands a right hook. Lopez letting his hands go. Uppercut and a left lands for Lopez. WOOOOOOO...BIG uppercut lands for Lopez again. Luevano on the retreat. Luevano tries to work the body. Both men trade on the inside. Luevano lands a left upstairs. Left to the body and a right upstairs lands for Luevano. Round to Lopez, but it could get interesting as Lopez started to get a little lazy at the end of the round as Luevano picked it up and applied more pressure.

Lopez 49 Luevano 46

ROUND 6
Luevano lands a jab to the body. Lopez lands a right hook. Luevano answers with one of his own. Both men trade on the inside again. Stiff jab lands for Lopez. Right to the body lands for Lopez. Some roughhousing on the inside. Left hand down the middle lands for Lopez. Luevano backs up. 1-2 lands for Lopez. Luevano lands a left hook upstairs, but not much on it. They trade at the bell. Round to Lopez.

Lopez 59 Luevano 55

ROUND 7
Jab lands for Luevano. HUGE uppercut lands for Lopez and Luevano is rocked. Another HUGE left hook lands for Lopez and Luevano is down. He's up, but he looks done. That's it. The ref calls a halt to the action.

Lopez TKO7

THE WINNER BY WAY OF TKO AT :44 OF ROUND 7...AND NEW WBO FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION...JUAN MANUL LOPEZ

COMPUBOX
Lopez total punches: 138/381
Luevano total punches: 98/390

Source: Ben Thompson  | FightHype.com

Yuriorkis Gamboa destroys Mtagwa in round 2

Cuban sensation Yuriorkis Gamboa (17-0, 15 KOs) kept his undefeated record intact with an impressive 2nd round stoppage of Rogers Mtagwa (26-14-2, 18 KOs) moments ago at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Mtagwa was never in the fight as the faster and much more powerful Gamboa unloaded a barrage of power punches throughout the course of the fight. Compared to Lopez's bout with Mtagwa, Gamboa made it look easy, dropping him 3 times en route to the victory.

ROUND 1

Mtagwa fires out a quick jab that falls short. Gamboa lands a hard left hook to the body. BIG left hook upstairs lands for Gamboa. Another left and a right lands for Gamboa. Now a right and a BIG left hand upstairs lands for Gamboa and Mtagwa wobbles momentarily. They trade. Wooooo...Gamboa landing some big shots that are knocking Mtagwa around. Wow...nice quick left hook from Gamboa lands upstairs and he smiles and walks away. All Gamboa right now, who's clearly faster and landing big shots. HUGE counter left hook lands for Gamboa and Mtagwa is down. He's up and takes the count. End of round. Big round for Gamboa.Gamboa 10 Mtagwa 8

ROUND 2
Mtagwa flicks out his jab and sneaks in a right. Another left hand lands for Gamboa followed by a right. Now Gamboa unloads on him. Another left and a right lands for Gamboa. Another right. Mtagwa holds on. Chopping right hand lands for Gamboa. Another left and a right lands for Gamboa. WOOOOOO....HUGE left hook and a right lands for Gamboa. Another right lands for Gamboa. Quick five-punch combo lands for Gamboa and Mtagwa is down again. Wow. This fight ain't lasting much longer. WOOOOOO....BIG left hook lands for Gamboa....another. Mtagwa just covers up. Another left hook from Gamboa blasts Mtagwa. Gamboa lands a right and Mtagwa crumples to the canvas. That's it. It's over. The ref stops the bout. Wow!

Gamboa KO2

THE WINNER BY WAY OF KO AT 2:35...AND STILL WBA FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION...YURIORKIS GAMBOA

COMPUBOX

Gamboa total punches: 53/107
Mtagwa total punches: 10/57
Gamboa power punches: 52/87
Mtagwa power punches: 9/35

Source: Ben Thompson  | FightHype.com