He has held the wbc heavyweight title since 2015, and in doing so became the first american world heavyweight champion in nine years, which was the longest period of time in boxing history without an american heavyweight champion. Exclusive rob mccracken on anthony joshua vs wladimir. He had forty amateur bouts, was the kansas city golden gloves champion three times, and a semifinalist for the 1992 us western olympic trials. Get exclusive interviews, videos, breaking news, and more. Jun 06, 2015 st louis lalate who won the miguel cotto vs geale 2015 fight tonight, who was the winner of the cotto vs geale 2015 boxing fight, and what were the final boxing results tonight. Miguel cotto loses by decision to sadam ali in farewell fight cotto was hoping to ride off into the sunset a winner, but ali had other ideas. Miguel cotto won by unanimous decision against malignaggi who was left with a swollen right cheek bone, a bleeding nose, and a cut around the left eye. Miguel cotto makes another last stand in canelo alvarez. Miguel cotto outclasses kamegai, says he will fight one more.
Opinions expressed by forbes contributors are their own. As a result of the battle, ali took cotto s wbo light middleweight champion title. Boxing trainer rob mccracken has refuted claims that he put anthony joshuas health at risk by allowing him to fight on following two. He once challenged for the wbc middleweight title in 2000. At regional level, he held the british lightmiddleweight title from 1994 to 1995. Wladimir klitschko was a 68 fight veteran with a tremendous track record. Weigh in garcia vs vargas, yafai vs chocolatito, martinez vs harris, parker vs winters plus more matchroom boxing 438 watching. Cotto has another daughter from a previous relationship, who was born in november 2006.
Robert mccracken has always been regarded as one of the best trainers in the country and has often being mentioned alongside the likes of joe gallagher who trains john murray and the ingles as some of the best trainers in the uk when people discuss who are the best trainers in the uk, and the fact the he is running the gb amateur programme shows the high regard he is considered within the uk. Aliquippa boxer faces different test olympic trials. Abner cotto news, latest fights, boxing record, videos. Anthony joshua admits he sometimes feels ready to hit trainer rob mccracken to show he can actually punch. Deontay wilder might be americas next great heavyweight. Real estate agent at rodney charles colwell real estate.
Golovkin must do more to beat canelo ryan garcia vs tank davis happens soon bernard hopkins whyte talks joshua, ruiz. Linkpage citation the brother of a birmingham boxer was twice blasted with cs spray after lashing out at police officers and trying to headbutt them, a court heard. Maybe he had to turn to boxing because his brothers were such s. Who else has he trained cos if thats it then hes obviously the gb goat. Since then, he stepped up a notch in terms of the quality of opposition. Cotto has another daughter from a previous relationship, who was. View complete tapology profile, bio, rankings, photos, news and record.
Dec 03, 2017 sadam ali, right, lands a punch on miguel cotto during the fifth round of their wbo junior middleweight title fight on saturday in new york. Miguel cottos father passes away at 57 years of age. Feb 15, 2009 the penalty for being young and daft can be costly. Anthony joshua is talented and an olympic gold medallist, but was only. Cotto, whose last fight was a decision loss to canelo alvarez 21 months ago, put on a boxing clinic against the hardcharging gatekeeper to the delight of the near soldout crowd. Dec 31, 2012 the single best corner job of the year was rob mccracken s work with carl froch in his destruction of lucian bute. Showtime, ufc have to issue refunds for mayweathermcgregor, cotto ratings josh katzowitz contributor opinions expressed by forbes contributors are their own. Miguel cotto outclasses kamegai, says he will fight one. Daniel jacobs is targeting super middleweight champions callum smith and billy joe saunders. Cotto, a former fourdivision champion, hasnt fought since losing a decision to canelo alvarez in november of 2015.
At 35, the puerto rican star suffered another big fight setback last night, losing to canelo alvarez by decision, which snapped a three. Earlier today, robert guerrero won the guerrero vs. Birmingham, west midlands, united kingdom birthplace. Miguel cotto news, latest fights, boxing record, videos, photos.
St louis lalate who won the miguel cotto vs geale 2015 fight tonight, who was the winner of the cotto vs geale 2015 boxing fight, and what were the final boxing results tonight. He has held the world boxing council continental americas cruiserweight title, international boxing federation international cruiserweight title, world boxing foundation heavyweight title, and the. Miguel cotto bids farewell to boxing ring, embraces family cotto will bid farewell to the ring when he faces sadam ali on dec. Birmingham boxing legend robert mccracken admitted this week that the biggest mistake he. Apr 21, 2017 anthony joshua admits he sometimes feels ready to hit trainer rob mccracken to show he can actually punch. Miguel cotto is no longer a young man in the fight game. Cotto is married to melissa guzman with whom he has three children, luis, alondra and miguel cotto iii. Future british junior middleweight champion and trainer of carl froch, robert mccracken faces big punching ensley bingham wolverhampton, england in 1992. Birmingham boxing legend robert mccracken admitted this week that the biggest mistake he made in his career was to turn professional when. Deontay leshun wilder born october 22, 1985 is an american professional boxer. Birmingham boxing legend robert mccracken regrets decision. The fighting gary russells approach boxing in a family way. Adam mccracken 27, of alcester road south, kings heath, tried to attack police officers after being arrested following a brawl outside the mercat pub in digbeth last august. Since he was appointed in november 2009, gb boxing has witnessed a period of unprecedented success which has.
It was not our plan to have 24 months off, but the time off just gave me time to use the opportunity to spend. Please excuse verquan kimbrough from classes this week so he can compete in the u. Carson, california if he had any ring rust, miguel cotto sure didnt show it against yoshihiro kamegai tonight at stubhub center. Miguel cotto bids farewell to boxing ring, embraces family. At 35, the puerto rican star suffered another big fight setback last night, losing to canelo alvarez by decision, which snapped a. His brother, jose miguel cotto, is also a professional boxer whom many think is destined to become a world champion. I like rob mccracken though, he cracked me up in the taylor fight. Abner cotto news, latest fights, boxing record, videos, photos. His former opponent howard eastman was his first pro fighter he is probably the best in uk, and has learnt from some of the best trainers around. Heres a note high school administrators dont see every day. Coming off of a loss to andre ward in the finals of the super six, froch was an underdog against super middleweight titlist bute, who had finished up 2011 beating glen johnson far more convincingly than froch did earlier in the year. May 27, 2014 robert mccracken s new baby the perfect charm for carl froch carl froch will be hoping his coach robert mccracken s new born baby boy will bring him plenty of luck in saturdays blockbuster.
Nov 22, 2015 miguel cotto is no longer a young man in the fight game. The legendary puerto rican miguel cotto 416, 33 kos in his farewell fight sensationally lost via unanimous decision to the american sadam ali 261, 14 kos. Nov 20, 2017 boxing star aaron mckenna fights on cotto vs ali card subscribe. As a result of the battle, ali took cottos wbo light middleweight champion title. Gb boxing coaching team rob mccracken mbe, performance director rob mccracken mbe is the performance director of gb boxing and has responsibility for all aspects of performance and the success of the podium and podium potential squads. Cotto failed to knock out brown but still manages to dominate his tough foe. Sadam ali spoils miguel cottos farewell bout and wins junior. Dec 01, 2016 anthony joshua has taken on robert mccracken, the great britain olympic team coach, as part of his team ahead of the second defence of his ibf world heavyweight title against eric molina in. Mccracken, the brother of boxer robert mccracken, pleaded guilty to charges of using threatening words or behaviour and violent. Robert mccracken v andy till british title fight boxing birmingham. Anthony joshua has taken on robert mccracken, the great britain olympic team coach, as part of his team ahead of the second defence of his ibf world heavyweight title against eric molina in. Miguel cotto news, latest fights, boxing record, videos.
Anthony joshua takes on robert mccracken as part of coaching. Anthony joshua takes on robert mccracken as part of. Robert mccrackens new baby the perfect charm for carl froch carl froch will be hoping his coach robert mccrackens new born baby boy. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Cotto was taken as a little kid to the famous bairoa gym in caguas, where juan carazo and alberto mercado also trained. Miguel cotto is deep into camp now for his august 26 return. The penalty for being young and daft can be costly. Anthony joshua says he sometimes wants to hit trainer rob. The evening of boxing will be broadcasted by the golden fight promotion on facebook.
The onestop source for all of your boxing and mma news from around the internet. The ibf world heavyweight champ has been schooled by mccracken since his days as an amateu. Aug 17, 2017 miguel cotto every time that i get fit for a fight, i just find that i work hard. Sadam ali, right, lands a punch on miguel cotto during the fifth round of their wbo junior middleweight title fight on saturday in new york. Cotto also owns and presides a boxing promotion named promociones miguel cotto, which organizes fight cards in puerto rico. Cotto is right, when he said mayweather run away from good boxers, the day floyd face a real boxer he will be kissing the canvas. He was asked if there was to be a rematch with cotto, and he stated that he would fight him again after he had had a few. Miguel is known as an offensive machine who likes to walk through fire to punish opponents with brutal body shots and precise power connects.
Three brothers all named gary are on the same card, with dad in their corner. A homelight concierge will reach out on rodney charles colwells behalf within 3 mins during business hours. Your name your email subject your message traduce translate. May 22, 2015 former four division world champion roy jones jr. Cotto, roach share training camp thoughts bad left hook. Join facebook to connect with rob mccracken and others you may know. Rob mccracken on how attitude is just as important as talent. Miguel cotto will be fighting sadam ali on december 2nd at madison square garden arena and will be televised live on hbo as miguel cotto will be retiring. Jacobs 363 30 kos took his first step on the path to twoweight world glory in december when he defeated julio cesar chavez jr on a wild night in phoenix, arizona, with jacobs marking his arrival at 168lbs by forcing chavez jr to retire on his stool after five rounds. Las vegas in the fall of 2000, miguel cotto, fresh off representing puerto rico at the sydney olympics, the ink still drying on his pro contract with top rank, flew in for a meeting with his. Miguel cotto every time that i get fit for a fight, i just find that i work hard. Tonight the cotto vs canelo fight tv channel is hbo. Rob roy abc glasgow 567 broomfield road former all saints church, g21 3hw glasgow, united kingdom rated 4.
Live broadcast of the boxing evening from indio, california, in the main event of which the former world champion in three weight categories jorge linares makes his debut in a new weight category, super lightweights, in a duel against puerto rican abner cotto. World boxing organisation intercontinental heavy title. Anthony joshua acknowledges the crowd as his trainer robert mccracken. Miguel cotto makes another last stand in canelo alvarez fight. Malignaggi, with his first loss, took it well, not being a sore loser. Robert mccracken mbe born 31 may 1968 is a british former professional boxer who competed from 1991 to 2001, and has since worked as a boxing trainer. Showtime, ufc have to issue refunds for mayweathermcgregor, cotto ratings josh katzowitz contributor opinions. Cottos instagram account to see all 1,122 of their photos and videos. Rob calloway born july 18, 1969 is an american boxer. Mccracken, the brother of boxer robert mccracken, pleaded guilty to charges of using threatening words or behaviour and violent behaviour at a police station. Las vegas lalate what channel is the fight on tonight 2015, what tv channel is the cotto vs canelo boxing fight on tonight november 21 2015, and what is the official cotto vs canelo alvarez fight tv channel tonight.
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