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This week's Friday mailbag has enough mythical matchups and What-If scenarios to satisfy Uatu the Watcher. There's also debate on Manny Pacquiao's controversial gay marriage comments and Floyd Mayweather's all-time great status. Enjoy!

Fans give their opinions on the Lamont Peterson controversy, The Fight Game with Jim Lampley, David Haye vs. Derrick Chisora, the junior middleweight division and mythical matchups involving Floyd Mayweather, in this week's Monday mailbag.

Lamont Peterson had good offers for other fights after beating Amir Khan last December, but the new WBA/IBF 140-pound titleholder accepted an immediate rematch with Khan - on May 19 in Las Vegas - to give fans what they wanted.

Lou DiBella knows Sergio Martinez's St. Patrick's Day showdown with Matthew Macklin will be an exciting fight, but he wishes the middleweight champ could secure a mega-event. Martinez, however, remains postive that bigger fights are coming.

Orlando Salido got up from a knockdown and wore down Juan Manuel Lopez to a 10th-round stoppage in a thrilling rematch slugfest in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Saturday. Salido retained the WBO featherweight title he won from Lopez last year.

Readers give their opinions on the Orlando Salido-Juan Manuel Lopez rematch, Yuriorkis Gamboa and his situation with Brandon Rios and Top Rank, as well as many other boxing subjects in this week's Friday mailbag. Enjoy!

Orlando Salido, a more rugged and experienced fighter than Juan Manuel Lopez, knocked out the talented Puerto Rican when they first fought. Can Lopez, the more athletic and technical boxer, turn the tables on the hardnosed Mexican?

Top Rank president Todd duBoef was miffed that Yuriorkis Gamboa skipped the second press conference, in L.A. on Tuesday, announcing the April 14 fight with Brandon Rios, but would not call the bout off or speculate on a replacement for Gamboa.

Readers give their two cents on Wladimir Klitschko, and the heavyweight champ's historical standing, as well as the Lucian Bute-Carl Froch fight, Joan Guzman, and much more in this week's Monday mailbag. Enjoy!

For the first time in a long time, Manny Pacquiao is facing an opponent that the boxing media believes the Filipino icon can lose to. Timothy Bradley, who challenges Pacquiao on June 9, has every intention of proving them right.

Welterweight prospect Thomas Dulorme made a statement in his ShoBox debut by stopping Ariz Ambriz in one round in the main event. Junior middleweight prospect Jonathan Gonzalez outpointed Billy Lyell in the entertaining co-featured bout.

Mike Dallas Jr. shutout Miguel Gonzalez in the 10-round Friday Night Fights main event in Arlington, Texas, on Friday, while an overweight Shawn Estrada dominated Terrance Woods in the co-featured bout of the ESPN2 broadcast.

Middleweight prospect Fernando Guerrero is anxious to build a healthy win streak in 2012, following his first loss last year. The aggressive southpaw faces rugged journeyman Jason Naugler in Cancun, Mexico on Friday.

Readers give their thoughts on Lazarte-Casimero, Lamont Peterson, Malik Scott, Tyson Fury, potential bouts such as Rios-Gamboa and Donaire-Arce, and a fight that never happened (Roy Jones Jr. vs. Steve Collins) in this week's Monday mailbag. Enjoy!

Junior lightweight contender Eloy Perez received quality sparring from come-backing prospects Mike Dallas and Stan Martyniouk in preparation for his HBO-televised challenge to highly regarded WBO titleholder Adrien Broner. 

Readers have plenty of questions and opinions on the Saturday performances of Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Nonito Donaire, as well as the Miguel Cotto-Floyd Mayweather showdown, in this week's Monday mailbag. Enjoy!

Loyal readers give their take on the potential Manny Pacquiao-Tim Bradley matchup, make a case for Andre Ward being No. 1 pound for pound, and ask if it's possible for any active fighter to earn "all-time great" status in this week's Monday mailbag.

Ruslan Provodnikov stopped David Torres in six rounds in the Friday Night Fights main event in Airway Heights, Wash., on Friday, but lightweights Ji-Hoon Kim and Yakubu Amidu stole the show with their 10-round slugfest, won by Kim.

Readers comment on the recent Gym Notes column on Andre Berto, the proposed alternative fights to a Mayweather-Pacquiao showdown, Roy Jones Jr.'s legacy, and much more in this week's Friday mailbag.  

Co-hosts Doug Fischer and Michael Rosenthal preview the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-Marco Antonio Rubio/Nonito Donaire-Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. show and the anticipated Victor Ortiz-Andre Berto rematch on this week's RingTV.

Junior welterweight prospect Ruslan Provodnikov, who suffered his first loss one year ago, continues to rebuild his career with the help of Freddie Roach. The rugged Russian takes on David Torres on ESPN2's Friday Night Fights this week.

Andre Berto's potent mix of speed and power led to 27 consecutive victories before his slugfest loss to Victor Ortiz. He's confident that he'll win their rematch on Feb. 11 because he's trained to add finesse to his raw athleticism.

Fans express their opinions on the possibility of a Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto rematch, Guillermo Rigondeaux's KO of Rico Ramos, a potential showdown between the Cuban and Nonito Donaire, and other subjects in this week's Monday mailbag.

Former WBO 122-pound titleholder Daniel Ponce de Leon got up from a second-round knockdown to outbox, outwork and outslug Omar Estrella to an entertaining sixth-round TKO on Saturday in Baja California, Mexico.

Former Cuban amateur star Guillermo Rigondeaux won a major title in his ninth pro bout by scoring a sixth-round KO of WBA 122-pound beltholder Rico Ramos on Friday in Las Vegas. Rigondeaux stopped Ramos with a body shot.

Readers challenge Manny Pacquiao's pound-for-pound status if the Floyd Mayweather fight doesn't happen, propose eight dream fights for 2012, and ask why more fighters don't want to unify titles in this week's Friday mailbag. Enjoy!

It's a slow weekend in boxing, so be warned: all the talk in this Friday mailbag is about the super-mega-ultra-uber fight that will probably never happen. Go ahead and read it, even if you're sick of the names "Pacquiao" and "Mayweather."

Fans give their thoughts on Floyd Mayweather's delayed jail term, the possibility of a Manny Pacquiao showdown this year, the other potential fights for the two super stars, and much more in this week's Monday mailbag. Enjoy!

Luis Ramos won his debut on ShoBox: The New Generation with a hard-fought unanimous decision over tough and crafty veteran Reymundo Beltran. Omar Figueroa stopped fellow unbeaten prospect Michael Perez in the co-featured bout.

Fans take a hopeful look at 2012, give their 2011 Fight of the Year thoughts, ask for advice on what to do at a big Las Vegas fight (Ortiz-Berto II), and dish out a little criticism for the magazine in this week's Friday mailbag.

Frank Espinoza, the manager of Luis Ramos, says the undefeated lightweight prospect's ShoBox debut against veteran Reymundo Beltran on Friday is a tough fight that Ramos can lose if he's not at his best. 

Who are the best young fighters in the world? THE RING Magazine gives you 10 talented prospects who are poised to make major breakthroughs this year.

Hardcore fans from around the world rave about Takashi Uchiyama's KO of Jorge Solis, discus the little guys of the sport and predict the winners of some interesting up-coming matchups in the first Monday mailbag of 2012. Enjoy!

Readers voted Andre Ward the Fighter of the Year by a wide margin in RingTV.com's final year-end award poll. The undefeated super middleweight won the Super Six Cup, unified WBA and WBC belts and earned THE RING's vacant title in 2011.

Fans voted Victor Ortiz's thrilling unanimous decision victory over Andre Berto to be the "Fight of the Year" in RingTV.com's readers' choice poll. Both welterweights hit the deck twice during their hotly contested title bout on April 16.

Fans voted Nonito Donaire's sensational stoppage of Fernando Montiel to be the "Knockout of the Year" in RingTV.com's readers' choice award polls. Donaire won two 118-pound titles in the showdown of pound-for-pound ranked talents.

Erik Morales was 1-1 in 2011 but fans were impressed with his gutty performance against Marcos Maidana and his title-winning TKO of Pablo Cesar Cano. Morales won Comeback of the Year in RingTV.com's readers' choice poll. 

Fans voted undefeated featherweight Gary Russell Jr. the "Prospect of the Year" in RingTV.com's readers' choice award polls. The ultra-fast and skilled southpaw was 6-0 in 2011.

Fans voted Roberto Garcia, who trains Brandon Rios, Nonito Donaire and co-trains his younger brother Miguel Angel Garcia, the "Trainer of the Year" in RingTV.com's 2011 readers' choice award polls.

Fans voted Orlando Salido's eighth-round TKO of JuanMa Lopez, which took place on April 16 in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, to be the "Upset of the Year" in RingTV.com's 2011 readers' choice award polls.

Fans voted the third bout between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez, which took place on Nov. 12 in Las Vegas, to be the "Event of the Year" in RingTV.com's 2011 readers' choice award polls.

Fans voted Manny Pacquiao's majority decision victory over rival Juan Manuel Marquez on Nov. 12 as the "Robbery of the Year" in RingTV.com's 2011 readers' choice award polls.

Both Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto said they could have fought better in their first bout, a 2011 fight-of-the-year candidate, at the L.A. press conference for thier anticipated rematch on Feb. 11 in Las Vegas.

Fight fans from around the world comment on Andre Ward's impressive performance against Carl Froch and wonder what's next for THE RING super middleweight champ in this week's Monday mailbag. Enjoy.