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Referee Steve Smoger, who officiated the Lucas Matthysse-Lamont Peterson fight, says Matthysse is "the hardest puncher at 140 (pounds) that I've ever been in with."

Zab Judah's take on why there has been no press conference or weigh-in staredowns with Danny Garcia: "Always remember: A monkey can never look a lion in the face."

Andre Ward on Bernard Hopkins: "You know, I think this is the first time that I've seen Bernard Hopkins get embraced from the beginning of an event to the end of an event. But, I mean, look how long it took."

Trainer Naazim Richardson on Bernard Hopkins: "I told him we've got to bring the Executioner back for this one. I've started to see that mindset again."

Referee Tony Weeks on stopping IBF junior welterweight beltholder Lamont Peterson's triumph over ex-titleholder Kendall Holt in the eighth round: "Some fighters just have too much heart, and we have to save them from themselves."

Heavyweight contender Chris Arreola meets Bermane Stiverne in a March 9 eliminator bout for the right to face Vitali Klitschko.

Promoter Russell Peltz said Gabriel Rosado "gained more fans with his gutty performance" during Saturday's bloody, seventh-round stoppage loss to Gennady Golovkin.

Does the presence of referee Steve Smoger favor the power of Gennady Golovkin or the potential for improvisational creativity from the rugged Gabriel Rosado?

Challenger Mikey Garcia weighed 125.6-to-126 for WBO featherweight titleholder Orlando Salido.

Juan Manuel Marquez's sixth-round knockout of Manny Pacquiao will be among "Boxing's Best" on HBO, a series comprised of seven major showdowns to be featured over five days beginning on Christmas.

Austin Trout wished his 88-year-old great grandmother, Dorothy Johnson, "Happy birthday 'Nanna' Johnson," after Saturday night's unanimous decision victory over Miguel Cottto.

Paulie Malignaggi was glad he fought before his hometown fans at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, but disappointed with the narrow decision, the CompuBox scoring and the fact that rival Pablo Cesar Cano failed to make the 147-pound division limit. 

Steve Smoger has worked Paulie Malgnaggi's last loss as well as his most significant victory, and will be the third man in the ring for Malignaggi's fight against Pablo Cesar Cano on Saturday night. 

Carl Froch: "I'm in there to fight and do my job and excite the fans. I was unable to do that against Andre Ward because of his style. Stylistically, he's a spoiler. Everyone knows that. That's why he's got no fans."

Steve Smoger believes that Paulie Malignaggi "resurrected his career and re-invented himself" with last Sunday's ninth-round knockout that dethroned Vyachelav Senchenko as WBA welterweight titleholder.

Paulie Malignaggi on his knockout of Vyacheslav Senchenko: "Considering all of the pressure in this fight, and considering the circumstances surrounding this fight, you could make a case that this was my best and most complete performance."

Steve Smoger wanted to allow Antonio Margarito to come out for the 10th round against Miguel Cotto, and would not have penalized Amir Khan for pushing against Lamont Peterson.

Concerns about a premature stoppage against Miguel Cotto based on Antonio Margarito's eye issues may be quelled by the appointment of refreee Steve Smoger.