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I did it to myself haha

That's what Jennifer Valero said :cry:

Baselayers fell down some stairs aswell?

Yea, it's all Bob Arum's fault. Clearly.

Yea, that's what I said. Clearly

Top Rank head honcho Bob Arum said the suicide by hanging in a Venezuelan jail cell was "{the first sensible thing" that undefeated world lightweight champion boxer Edwin "El Inca" Valero had done lately.

Arum, 78 and obviously worldly wise through a career first as a United States attorney and then four decades as one of boxing's leading fightmakers, was not being insensitive in his remarks to me Monday, he was just being realistic.

"There's no need, no reason to play the blame game here. There were a lot of people, including his boxing manager (Jose Castillo) and Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, who tried to help this troubled guy out. I'm sure that Chavez and the government will help those two children (ages five and seven) who are left behind and now with a murdered mother and a father who killed her and then took his own life.

"I was shocked, really shocked, when he murdered the wife but I was not shocked to hear this morning that he killed himself.

Pacland - A sensational brawl that will never happen, Manny Pacquiao vs. Edwin Valero

"I really figured it would end this way, starting from when he came down (from drugs and/or alchohol) and he realized what he had done to the wife.

"So am I shocked that then killed himself, no I am not, because I believed he then realized he could either kill himself or spend the rest of his life in a prison cell," Arum said.

Arum, who took on Valero for just two bouts under the Top Rank banner, said that Japanese promoter Akihiko Honda had warned company president and Arum stepson, Todd duBoef, that Valero had serious issues while living in Tokyo.

"Todd was told by Honda that Valero had some real problems, drugs and alcohol problems, real substance abuse problems. The manager is a nice guy, a feeling guy, and he tried to do everything he could do for this kid.

"What can you say now but rest in peace? Valero's smartest move, the only move he had left, was to take his own life. It is a tragic thing anyway you want to look at it," Arum said. "He wanted to avoid spending the rest of his life in jail and this way his only way to avoid it.

Arum said Valero's gaudy 27-0, all by KO, record and his boxing potential is all "immaterial' now but he did pause to reflect on what might have been in the ring had Valero's personal demons away from the ring not ended his wife's life and then his own.

It was clear that Arum fully intended to match southpaw slugger Valero against lefthanded puncher and Top Rank's chief client, Manny Pacquiao.

"I would have had him fight two more times, moving up to 140 pounds," Arum said. "He and Manny would have been a great fight, two so energetic and charismatic punchers colliding.

"I just think that this fight would have been a tremendous fight but now it does not matter.

So be it, rest in peace."

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Barry Mcguigan wrote an article a while back saying Valero should quit boxing before he got himself killed as well.

I remember reading that. After all of the '**** the commissions, let him fight' from fans it looks like they may have been right

Made all the worse by the fact that he missed his flight to Cuba a few days ago where he was to undergo rehab

On a side note, it looks like Ring Magazine can foresee the future

Dammit I was looking forward to reading that thread too, had a scan through the first page earlier and thought "this one will be an interesting read later on"

There was nothing decent even said after the first page either so it's a strange one

Anyway, Chavez to get him off the charge?

If the rumours are true, he won't be facing charges....

Talk to me more baby!

Drink some water, he's tired!

What rumours?

The rumours that he's brown bread. Hung himself, apparently.

Just seen it over on Eastside. Predicted it would happen yesterday. How the **** they weren't watching him I'll never know.

R.I.P you crazy really bad person

Dammit I was looking forward to reading that thread too, had a scan through the first page earlier and thought "this one will be an interesting read later on"

There was nothing decent even said after the first page either so it's a strange one

Anyway, Chavez to get him off the charge?

If the rumours are true, he won't be facing charges....

Talk to me more baby!

Drink some water, he's tired!

What rumours?

Dammit I was looking forward to reading that thread too, had a scan through the first page earlier and thought "this one will be an interesting read later on"

There was nothing decent even said after the first page either so it's a strange one

Anyway, Chavez to get him off the charge?

And so the thread gets deleted due to a couple of idiots.

Great.

WBC lightweight champion is recess Edwin Valero was arrested this morning by members of the Carabobo State Police on suspicion of murdering his wife Carolina Finol Viera. According to the Staff of the Scientific, Penal and Criminal (CICPC) it was reported that Mrs. Valero died of multiple stab wounds and that Valero is the alleged perpetrator of the act. The incident occurred at a hotel in the city of Valencia. Valero, after being apprehended, was taken to the General Command of Police of Carabobo

^ Agreed.

Carl Froch: 'I Don't Feel Sorry For Calzaghe, He's an Idiot'

CARL FROCH has branded Joe Calzaghe “an idiot” for his cocaine shame.

The WBC world super- middleweight champ has no sympathy for Calzaghe and says they will never fight now.

After a brilliant undefeated ­career, Welshman Calzaghe’s reputation was wrecked when he admitted to taking cocaine last month.

Calzaghe, who ignored ­offers from Froch to fight him, hung up his gloves last year after more than ten years as world champ.

After failing to lure Calzaghe into the ring, Froch entered the Super Six World Boxing Classic tournament that features boxing’s top six super-middleweights.

Nottingham’s unbeaten Froch defends his world title against former Calzaghe ­victim Mikkel Kessler in Herning, Denmark, on ­Saturday in the second round of the competition.

And Froch, 33, warmed up for his third defence against Kessler by ripping into ­Calzaghe, 37.

He said: “Calzaghe has just been stupid. I don’t feel sorry for people who are idiots.

“He was bragging and being lairy around the old cocaine ­situation and talking about smoking weed. I just thought, ‘what an idiot’.

“Talk about letting his guard down and revealing all that to people he doesn’t know.

“You’ve got to have a bit of street cred about you if you’re going to give it the big one, ­talking about cocaine and ­playing the big, clever man.

“I don’t feel sorry for him, I just think he’s an idiot.

“He’s got no business in the professional boxing ring now and he looks about 14 stone.

“You can’t have that time off, take drugs and then expect to come back and compete.

“Even if he did want to drag his fat old self out of the ­armchair he’s got to get in line. I’ve got ­another four fights first, so it would be the end of 2011.”

Froch is unsure whether Dane Kessler, 31, has improved since his 2007 points loss to Calzaghe.

Kessler lost his WBA version of the world title on cuts to American Andre Ward in his last fight and Froch is expecting a backlash.

He said: “Kessler’s a wounded fox. But I’m in top shape. I feel so fit and strong, I will stop him.

“Whether he’s still at his best or not I don’t know but I’m going to be smacking him with heavy digs early on. Whichever way it goes, I win.”

Froch. :notworthy:

Carl Froch can suck my big toe Calzaghe is a villa fan

Calzaghe is also a **** word removed & a fraud.

It's true you filthy bender, how is it possible to duck someone using something that they could agree to.

Really look like Chris Pontius!

Pontius :notworthy:

Just out of interest for anyone who said Mayweather used the drug testing thing to duck Pacquiao, what exactly would have happened if Pacquiao said yes and signed the contract? :? Surely Floyd's not psychic & knew what Pacquiao would do?

Official fight poster for Pacquiao vs Margarito has been leaked...

Dave Meltzer is reporting there is "growing concern" in TNA regarding the well-being of Jeff Hardy. According to his report, the feeling is he may be dealing with issues that plagued him in his last run with the company and also lead to his release from WWE before coming to TNA.

Kevin Nash suffered a concussion taking the Swanton Bomb from Hardy and the belief is Hardy's ring work has been subpar. His behavior has been described as erratic and promos coming off as incoherent babble.

Hardy is due back in the Superior Court of Moore County, North Carolina on Monday, May 10, 2010 where he will stand trial on drug charges stemming from his September 2009 arrest.

Needs to sort his life out. Screw up.

Sounds like a classic.

Better than the shite Haye served up against him

Didn't you predict a Valuev win?

If he'd came out looking to put on a fight you would have probably been right.

I did as did many other people due to Haye's lack of a decent chin & bad stamina. Also didn't expect Valuev to have gotten even worse since the Holyfield fight but it appears he did.

Good job Sauerland had options on Haye otherwise he wouldn't have got the nod imo.

Sounds like a classic.

Better than the shite Haye served up against him

I'd love to see The Miz at the top of the card some point down the line but I'm not sure WWE are as high up on him as I wish they were. Love Morrison but he's been somewhat stagnant lately.

Russo is a prick, but he gave a 14 year old me the most entertaining TV of my life in 98/99.

Yeah I know there is no heel turn for Cena for a long while yet.

Loving the new tweener Orton at the moment, he is getting some brilliant reactions. Raw and Smackdown being in Chicago last week, reminded me slightly of the days when the crowds were white hot week in week out.

I mentioned to my mate the other day that I was shocked at how quickly he got over. Loads of small kids with Orton signs at Raw Monday just gone which is shocking considering the levels of depravity he sunk to in the HHH and Cena feuds :notworthy:

Went to Raw the other night with my mate & one of his friends. My mates mate has a friend who wrestled Sheamus for a small promotion over here. Apparently Sheamus was a prick. And Sheamus lost

Cena will always be the main man of the wwe. kids love him and he sells merchandise. i jus think people like Christian and John Morrison deserve a push

Yep but most fans hate his guts and he gets booed out the building every week.

A heel run for Cena could be massive.

There's no way they'll turn him for a long time yet. The amount of Cena shirts at Raw the other night was ridiculous. It wasn't even just the kids either, fully grown men were walking around in Cena shirts.

Nothing wrong with giving Sheamus or Swagger the title. Times have somewhat changed & 'paying your dues' isn't quite as important as it used to be.

And Cornette's latest comments about Russo are quite possibly the best things I've ever heard

Rumour of Toney vs Valuev

Wlad's video>>>>>>>>>>>>>Decapitation shirt

Audley Harrison?