Goosen Ignores Reality

Add Dan Goosen to the list of promoters who will avoid reality when making statements to prop up their fighters. In an interview Goosen said the following:

"Miguel, not having that really one defining fight against a De La Hoya, or a Mayweather, but certainly raising his profile out there with victories, and a fan base."

A win over Shane Mosley, who twice beat Oscar apparently doesn't count. In terms of money Oscar is obviously a bigger fight, but the win over Mosley goes further to cementing Cotto's status as the top challenger to Mayweather. Goosen's comment is his thinly veiled attempt to get fights for Paul Williams.

No Guns

This weekend Monte Barrett scored a second round KO over Damon Reed. That is great for Barrett. There are sites declaring Barrett to be a heavyweight contender. I was not aware that getting KOd by Cliff Couser, getting revenge on Couser and then beating Reed made one a contender. Barrett has had several opportunities in the division and has been beaten almost every time. He may be game, but he is not a contender. Websites that declare Barrett a contender whether they be editorial comments or just through a press release only marginalize their sites. The headline of an interview with Barrett was titled "MONTE "TWO GUNS" BARRETT IN SUPER FIGHT ON SUPERBOWL WEEKEND". If this was a super fight then it is the first one that I can remember that had zero publicity, zero interest among die hards. The real answer to this question is that the charge is led by Boxingtalk whose head is Barrett's adviser/manager.