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News & Views: Diaz-Katsidis, Chavez-Gomez, Floyd on Hatton, Mora, more
Bad Left Hook — All credit to: Dan Rafael of ESPN News: The long-proposed bout between Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., and Alfonso Gomez is now officially off. Top Rank promoter Bob Arum feels he can make more money with Chavez headlining a series of pay-per-view events in 2008, before scheduling his breakout for 2009. Views: I have to say, I find scheduling a breakout year to be pretty amusing. Arum's plan is to have J.C., Jr., headline a card every other month or so, starting on February 9. The thing is, they did 70,000 buys for an action-themed PPV on December 1. ...

Last Week In Boxing, 12/15/07: More Mayweather-Hatton Aftermath, And Too Much Jumping The Gun?
Seven Punch Combo — ... More Floyd Mayweather, Jr.-Ricky Hatton aftermath: Mayweather encouraged Hatton to retire in light of his loss in their welterweight (147 lbs.) showdown, fearing Hatton could end up like, say, a Fernando Vargas who fought in too many wars. I say: Nah. Hatton's nowhere near that yet, and could still have some nice fights at 140 lbs. ...