Hopkins and Tarver are both zoning in on Maskaev

By Mike Cassell Philadelphia Boxing Report (ESPN 902AM PHILLY)

 

                            Sources close to the The Philadelphia Boxing Report, have told us that Golden Boy promotions have made contact with Dennis Rappaport, WBC Heavyweight Champion Oleg Maskaev’s promoter. Rappaport would not elaborate on the particulars of the call, only to say that Golden Boy, as well as representatives of the Antonio Tarver camp, have both made initial contact, about the possibility of fight with Maskaev. Rappaport told us that, “a June fight is out of the question, which is what I think they wanted. We have many people calling us, and we many options. We want to do what is best for boxing and Oleg.” Bernard Hopkins was a guest on The Philadelphia Boxing Report on Saturday Oct 7^th at 10:00am Est. Hopkins elaborated on the rumor. “Yes, I am considering it, and yes we contacted Dennis Rappaport. They could be talking at this very moment.” He also said his weight is about 190, and he is in great shape. When asked about the skills of Maskaev, he said “He is a big puncher that follows you around, but he does not move a lot, obviously Rahman didn’t have the ability to exploit his weaknesses.”

 

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