Teen Boxer Has Pedigree And Promise » AVON (WISH) – Boxing coach Hank Johnson has worked with some of the best boxers in the world — Riddick Bowe, Buster Douglas, Evander Holyfield, and Roy Jones Jr., to name a few. Johnson believes 14-year-old Anthony Sims Jr. will one day be added to that list. • “I saw very early in his career he had the potential to be a world champion. He’s a coach’s dream in every since of the word. I don’t have to look for him when he comes to train, he does everything I ask him to do. He’s got agility, he can think, he can punch and he can box,” gushed Johnson… Jeane Coakley, Edited by Andrew Bonner, www.wishtv.com

“Wladimir wants to feel comfortable inside the ring and at the negotiating table. He was as reluctant to put pen to paper for this fight as he is when throwing a right hand. He’s a mentally weak fighter and has been terrified to take risks ever since he was blitzed by a semipro golfer (Corrie Sanders).” — David Haye

Klitschko Vs. Haye Finally Set For June 20 » LONDON (AP) – David Haye can become a heavyweight world champion in only his second fight at that class. • The British former cruiserweight world champ announced Thursday that he has finalized a deal to fight IBF and WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko of Ukraine on June 20…

Boxers Getting Chance On ESPN Telecast » Call it a fight for opportunity. That’s how junior welterweights Randall Bailey and Frankie Figueroa view their IBF title elimination fight tonight. • Their scheduled 12-rounder is the featured event for tonight’s ESPN “Friday Night Fights,” which will take place at Handy Park Pavilion on Beale Street… Marlon W. Morgan, www.commercialappeal.com