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Fans who took part in a recent RingTV.com poll asking who would win a 140-pound showdown between RING champ Danny Garcia and No. 1 contender Lucas Matthysse aren't giving Garcia much of a chance to beat the Argentine power puncher.

Less than two years away from being 50, Bernard Hopkins has accomplished all there is to do in boxing, yet the light heavyweight titleholder – who defends his IBF belt against Karo Murat on July 13 – is still as motivated as ever and in the hunt for one more “mega fight.”

Fans had lots of feedback on Lucas Matthysse's impressive third-round stoppage of Lamont Peterson and plenty of opinions on a potential showdown with Danny Garcia, as well as other fights, including the Carl Froch-Mikkel Kessler rematch, in this week's Monday mailbag. Enjoy!

Lucas Matthysse spoke to the boxing media after his third-round KO of Lamont Peterson. The Argentine puncher said that he was aware that RING 140-pound champ Danny Garcia was ringside for the fight. "He looked a little worried," Matthysse said. "I told him 'I'm coming for you next.'"

UK middleweight amateur standout Anthony Ogogo says he wants to inspire fans the way Ricky Hatton did, and emulate the success of British middleweights Alan Minter, Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn. The 2012 Olympic medalist turns pro under Amir Khan-Julio Diaz on Saturday.

Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Austin Trout face the biggest challenge of their pro careers when they face each other for THE RING’s vacant 154-pound title on Saturday, but neither fighter is intimidated by the high stakes of their showdown.

Golden Boy Promotions is holding its annual holiday toy drive at the lobby of the Golden Boy Building (626 Wilshire Blvd.; Los Angeles, Calif., 90017) at 12-noon PT today. Oscar De La Hoya will be on hand.

Bantamweight beltholder Leo Santa Cruz will fight for the fifth time this year when he defends his IBF title against Alberto Guevara on CBS on Saturday. The unbeaten pressure fighter says he welcomes the busy schedule.

Unbeaten bantamweight titleholder Leo Santa Cruz will headline a CBS-televised show on Dec. 15 in Los Angeles with members of the 2012 U.S. Olympic team on the undercard, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer confirmed to RingTV.com on Wednesday.

RingTV's Bill Emes and Lem Satterfield spoke exclusively with Oscar De La Hoya on a number of subjects including the Golden Boy-Top Rank feud, Amir Khan, Danny Garcia, Canelo Alvarez, and the big fights he wants to make.

Undefeated middleweight prospect Daniel Jacobs speaks to reporters about what it was like to return to the ring in his hometown of Brooklyn, N.Y., after his 18-month battle with cancer.

Boxing will play a very important role in filling Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, starting with Saturday’s Showtime Championship Boxing quadrupleheader topped by Danny Garcia-Erik Morales II, according to Barclays-Brooklyn Nets CEO Brett Yormark.

The fighters on Showtime's stacked "Knockout Kings" card obviously plan to do their "talking" in the ring on Saturday. All eight participants were classy and respectful at the short final press conference on Thursday.

The legal saga continues to unfold as an attorney for junior middleweight contender James Kirkland claims that the fighter's contract with his managers and trainers is invalid.

RING light heavyweight champion Chad Dawson is the son of a boxer, which helped him settle on the sport himself after struggling with the demands of three sports plus academics in high school.

Golden Boy Promotions CEO plans to sign several Olympic boxers prior to their pro debuts, but questions the relationship of AIBA, amateur boxing's governing body, with professional boxing.

Oscar De La Hoya on winning the gold medal: "I wanted to make my mom's dream come true. Her dream was for her son to win the gold, and so I wanted to do it and make it happen so badly for her. But I was also thinking, 'why isn't she here to enjoy it?'"

Unbeaten welterweight prospect Jessie Vargas will debut under Top Rank against Aaron Martinez on Sept. 13 in Las Vegas.

Against Kertson Manswell on Saturday night, "The world is going to see why we keep saying...that Deontay Wilder is going to be America's next heavyweight champion of the world," said Wilder, who is 23-0, all by knockout. 

Featherweight Jayson Velez will pursue his 19th straight win without a loss against Leivi Brea on Saturday night's Deontay Wilder-Kertson Manswell undercard.

Golden Boy Promotions, Showtime Sports and CBS Sports have entered a deal to showcase the professional debuts of standout boxers from the 2012 Summer Olympic Games live on the CBS television network on Oct. 14 and Dec. 15. 

Puerto Rican-American Danny Garcia, of Philadelphia, will be honored by his city on Monday in the wake of his having dethroned Mexican legend Eric Morales as WBC junior welterweight titleholder by unanimous decision last month.

Paulie Malignaggi on Vyacheslav Senchenko: "I really think that this guy is going to have a lot of problems with what I'm going to bring to the table. I will be shocked if he doesn't."

Dewey Bozella gets his dream victory over Larry Hopkins after having been imprisoned for 26 years on a wrongful conviction.

Bob Arum: "Up to this point, there had been a period where we wouldn't make those fights because of the Manny Pacquiao situation. But that's now been resolved."

By Lem Satterfield  Unbeaten prospect Gary Russell Jr. might be willing to negotiate a promotional contract with Golden Boy Promotions, according to his father and trainer, Gary Russell Sr.