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  However one rates them, most view Jorge Linares and Anthony Crolla as the two best lightweights in the world, giving their impending showdown even more meaning and prestige. Wholesale Shoes China .Besides fighting for Crollas world title and Linares symbolic diamond belt, they will also be squaring off to assume the vacant 135-pound lineal world title, with the winner of the bout on Saturday (AWE and Klowdtv.com, 2:30 p.m. ET) at the Manchester Arena in Crollas hometown of Manchester, England, earning the right to be called the divisions true champion.Its a special night. Itll be a war, and thats what were prepared for, Linares said. Its something very special what Crolla and I are doing. Its something we love to do, and were proud representing. Thats whats going to steal the show and give the fans a beautiful fight.The fans are excited for this one. Were both world-class fighters and world champions that are willing to fight each other, as were proving in this one. Theres no need to trash-talk or build the fight up.Linares, 31, of Venezuela, has won world titles in three weight classes -- featherweight, junior lightweight and lightweight -- and comes into the fight as a so-called titleholder in recess, having been stripped of a sanctioning-body belt because of a hand injury.But before he was injured earlier this year, he had defended his title twice, including a victory against longtime contender Kevin Mitchell. It was a dramatic and intense fight in which Linares was knocked down in the fifth round but rallied for a 10th-round knockout victory in one of the best fights of 2015.For that fight, Linares (40-3, 27 KOs) traveled to Mitchells British turf in London, and he is making a return to England to face Crolla (31-4-3, 13 KOs) but is very comfortable doing so thanks to the experience gained against Mitchell.Im excited to be here, Linares said. Believe it or not, I feel like Im at home because the fans received me well. Weve been here before, on a similar stage, when we fought Kevin Mitchell. Manchester is different, but the love and respect Im getting is admirable. Every fight you learn more and gain experience. I feel much better than I did with Mitchell. Ive had a better camp with more sparring, more conditioning.I love fighting in my opponents backyard with all the noise that comes with it from their fans. The supporters cannot get in the ring with their fighter. Its just me and him. When I first started to fight all over the world, it took some time to adjust, but now its easy and I am confident doing it.Crolla, 29, will be making his second title defense and facing a formidable opponent for the fourth fight in a row.In November, Crolla knocked out Darleys Perez in the fifth round with a body shot to win the belt in a rematch of their disputed draw. In Crollas first defense, he faced dangerous mandatory challenger and big puncher Ismael Barroso -- Linares Venezuelan countryman -- in May and knocked him out in the seventh round, also with a body shot.Now Crolla will face the best opponent of his career in what he has called a legacy fight.I rate Linares very highly, Crolla said. Hes technically brilliant. Everyone in the gym loves to watch him fight, and hes the kind of fighter young kids should watch. He likes to fight at his pace, and I cant allow that. I dont want to give too much away, but Ive got to take advantage of some weaknesses that I think Ive seen there. Im confident I can do that. Ive got to be switched on from the opening bell. Hes a very good counterpuncher, so I know I cant be lazy at any stage. But I genuinely believe Ill have an answer for whatever he shows me.Although Crolla gave Linares credit for the fine victory he had against Mitchell, he said Mitchells damaged eye was a big factor.I thought a lot of his win over Kevin was down more to Kevins eye getting so bad, really, Crolla said. Jorge has had better performances than that. He looked good last time out again Ivan Cano [in a fourth-round knockout win last October], but I can take a lot from Kevins fight. Kevin and I are different fighters, but he put on a great performance and was seconds away from winning, really. But Jorge dragged himself off the floor and came from behind to get the stoppage, and thats what true champions do. It was a great fight.Im going to have to exchange with him at times and Im going to have to be cute and make him fall short. Kevin showed that [Linares] has weaknesses, and there will be times that we trade, but Ive been working hard on my boxing ability and my angles because hes too good to walk in straight lines. I have to use my brain in the fight. Ive got to drag every last ounce out of myself to win, and thats exactly what I am going to do.Linares paid close attention to what Crolla did to Barroso and said he wont make the same mistakes. Linares is far more technically gifted than Barroso, the superior puncher.Ismael is a very good fighter, but he made a big mistake in the fight, Linares said. He came out too strong and too fast and too aggressive, trying to KO Anthony, and when you are at this level, you cannot go looking for the KO, because when you do that, you end up receiving the KO, and thats what happened.Anthony worked to fight for 12 rounds but Ismael didnt. He came rushing out, and Anthony absorbed the early attack and imposed himself on Ismael and won the fight in style. The difference is that I prepare to go the distance, and thats what you need to do at this level.However the fight goes down, the fact that the Nos. 1 and 2 fighters in the division are willing to face each other -- and that the business side of things was worked out -- is rare.When [Crolla] beat Ismael Barroso, he said he wanted to fight Jorge Linares because hes the best in the division and wants to test himself, Matchroom Boxings Eddie Hearn, Crollas promoter, said. Its a pleasure to work with Robert Diaz and Golden Boy Promotions. He shares the passion of the best fighting the best. Jorge Linares is a three-weight world champ and the best in the division -- at the moment. Jorge Linares deserves great respect for coming over, and hes already done so against Kevin Mitchell in a wonderful fight this past year.Said Diaz, Golden Boys matchmaker, who is very close to Linares and is with him in England: As Eddie said, this level of fight is not done as often and made as easy as this. We got this done in a couple of days because the two fighters are similar. Anthony Crolla is a tremendous fighter and person, and he improves with every fight. I applaud him for wanting to fight the best.Jorge Linares is similar to Anthony Crolla. He has been to England to fight Kevin Mitchell, and I said to him, You are going to Manchester and the fans are loud, and he said I will wear headphones.For sure, it will be loud and, based on their fighting styles, most expect a tremendous battle, one that (barring a draw) will crown an authentic lightweight world champion.Both men are at the peak of their careers right now, said Joe Gallagher, Crollas highly respected trainer. These are the two best fighters in the division and well find out who the best is. Both men are a credit to the sport. Discount Shoes Online . LOUIS -- Cardinals cleanup hitter Allen Craig says hes recovered from a foot injury and ready to be put on St. Cheap Shoes Online . 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CHICAGO -- When the?Chicago Cubs?acquired controversial, flame-throwing reliever Aroldis Chapman from the New York Yankees on Monday, there were sure to be repercussions beyond any baseball-related debate.After issuing a written statement to the media through the Cubs upon being traded, Chapman was introduced to the local media Tuesday in a 20-minute news conference in the visiting dugout at U.S. Cellular Field.Speaking to about 30 reporters and six television cameras through the Cubs designated Spanish translator, coach Henry Blanco, Chapman seemed to skirt around several questions about the domestic-abuse incident that led to the 30-day suspension he served at the beginning of this season.When asked what the Cubs asked him in regard to the off-the-field incident, Blanco translated for Chapman: They told him what they expected for him, welcomed him to the club and hes going to be a part of the team. Hopefully, a guy that helps us to the World Series.Variations of the response were repeated a few times to a media group that grew more impatient as the conference progressed.At one point, when asked about the precise substance of a conference call between the pitcher, agent Barry Praver, Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein and owner Tom Ricketts, Chapman paused for several seconds, and, after offering a brief response in Spanish, Blanco translated, He was sleeping when they had a meeting with him on the phone, so hes trying to remember what he talked about.However, after the group news conference ended, Chapman participated in a one-on-one interview with ESPNs Pedro Gomez that was conducted in Spanish. In that conversation, Chapman was more successful in offering answers to some of the same questions he had just been asked.I knew that no matter where I was traded to, this would resurface -- that the controversy is going to follow me, Chapman told Gomez. But Im with my girlfriend. Our family is together. Were working toward making things better in our lives. And really, its going to be with me.When asked what he has learned from the incident, Chapman told Gomez, Ive grown tremendously from that time. Im with my girlfriend still, with the family, and I feel that I have absolutelyy changed as a person. Cheap Shoes Wholesale Free Shipping. Im working to be a better person.And now that I remember -- because they just asked me in the previous press conference what the owners asked me -- one of the things they did ask me was about being a better person and being a better neighbor to people. And thats something that I think that I am now, much more so.Those sentiments were echoed a bit later in an impromptu news conference with Epstein in the dugout.I think there is a lot to be said that he was nervous and not speaking his native language and being translated, Epstein said. Look, I was on the call. Tom was on the call. Aroldis was on the call, and Barry Praver, his agent, was on the call. It happened, and it was real. We talked to him about the incident and made sure that statement reflected his real feelings on it.Because that was important to us, and to hear it directly from him. Tom laid out the exact same standards that he lays out to everyone in spring training.Cubs manager Joe Maddon also suggested that the message of Chapmans group news conference was lost in translation.I think it shows that he may not have understood the question, Maddon sad. You have to understand, this kid comes from Cuba, doesnt speak the language very well. Its easy to misunderstand.Maddon?said that incumbent closer Hector Rondon was OK with the clubs acquisition of Chapman, whose average fastball velocity of 100 mph is the highest in the majors, according to ESPN Stats & Information.That, of course, is why the Cubs made the lightning-rod deal in the first place as the club tries to position itself for the franchises first championship in 108 years. If that happens, it could well be Chapman on the mound finishing off the historic accomplishment.I dont feel any different pressure at all, Chapman said in his interview with Gomez. I dont think that you have to put any pressure on yourself. Im still the closer. 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