Pedro Fernandez

California Commission Scandal Worsens

The long-awaited announcement of the new Executive Director of the California Athletic Commission was NOT announced because the man Vice Chairman John Frierson didn’t want to win, did just that and won! On a 3-2 vote, with 1976 Olympic Gold Medallis...

Cotto-Corley Light Up HBO After Dark

And you don’t take a knee in Puerto Rico! Think I’m kidding, ask Demarcus Coley? When I posted the 15-1 Odds favoring Miguel Cotto over Demarcus Coley, I talked about the risks and gains of betting on the Puerto Rican. A Cut, Butt, DQ, but did you...

"Operation Yory Boy" Part VI Closes The Case

Ever since this Ramon “Yory Boy” Campas scandal was thrown in the lap of “The Equalizer” a fortnight ago, my life has been hell! Watching things develop in the rapid manner in which I have, I found myself more often than not overwhelmed. Today, I’m...

"Operation Yory Boy" Part V, "Twists &...

As we take yet another look at “Operation Yory Boy” in Part V this morning, it’s all about following the money that was looted from Ramon “Yory Boy” Campas by either Bob Arum’s Top Rank, its Officers, Partners, Agents, and or Contract Employees. As...

Top Rank and The Media Can No Longer Be "In Denial!"

Seeing nobody has conned me like that dupe in the movie “The Sting” featuring Paul Newman and Robert Redford, the latest “Exclusive” revelations broken here at www.RingTalk.com involving Bob Arum’s Top Rank will certainly bring an end to the promotio...

"Operation Yory Boy" Means End of Top Rank

What I am going to lay out for you is how Promoter Bob Arum’s Top Rank “Pimped” off a non-English speaking fighter. And before you think the verbiage I’ve employed, “Pimped,” that it is too harsh a word, sit back and get ready for a ride that will c...

Being Cheated & Boxing Crooks Put On Trial

Bad Decisions in the sport of boxing have many a negative effect on the shorted pugilist. And while I don’t think that Jose Navarro will fall apart emotionally like Jeff Fenech and Luisito Espinosa did after getting burned in WBC title fights against...

Yakuza Involved in Navarro-Kawashima Fight

In a business where snakes are the dominant force, there are some good guys who at times can lose sight of what’s right and wrong! That being said, I’m taking Promoter Lou Di Bella to task for his handling of the situation his client Jose Navarro fi...

Upcoming Schedule Odds & Predictions

Pedro Fernandez lays down his picks, the odds and betting favorites for the upcoming Boxing schedule.

A Conspiracy in Navarro-Kawashima Fight

Having been one that looks suspiciously at everything from the faked Apollo pictures to the Grassy Knoll, I’ve found there was no “Conspiracy to Defraud” Jose Navarro of the WBC 115 lb. belt a fortnight ago in Japan when he took on the defending cham...

Rise and Fall of Hector Camacho

When Hector Camacho made headlines last week in Mississippi for allegedly breaking into-and then stealing items from a store, I wasn’t surprised as much as I was bothered. Training for a January 21st fight in Biloxi, Miss, the now 42-year old produc...

FBI Looks At Boxing Crooks Domestic & Foriegn

Faced with the prospect that one of their stool pigeons might cross over, a Task Force consisting of FBI, NYPD, and U.S. Justice Dept. personnel raided the offices of Top Rank and Promoter Bob Arum one year ago. And while it is indeed an event anyti...

Clearing The Desk For 2005

Glancing back at 2004, it was a pretty good year for the sport and business of boxing. But before I go to the positives, let’s get real on some of the negatives. After Bob Yalen single handedly ruined the “Friday Night Fights” series on ESPN 2, due...

Why The "Club" Show is All But Dead

Somebody showed me a picture of myself the other day taken one Saturday at the now defunct Newman-Herman’s Gym in San Francisco. The reason why I can say for a fact that this was a Saturday was that the gym was empty and I had the ring to myself. B...

Being Wrong on Mosley and Steroids

Having lit up Shane Mosley of late in a manner similar to Laura Bush lighting up the White House Christmas tree a few weeks ago, I realize now that I’ve been wrong. So wrong! Real Wrong! You see, I was blaming Shane because he has refused to come...