Boxing
Mayweather-Pacquiao: 50/50, 147, 8 Oz. Gloves
Now that the super-fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao appears to be a done deal, details of the negotiations are starting to see the light of day. The bottom line: 50/50, 147 and eight ounce gloves.
Thought to be one of the biggest potential sticking points, both fighters have apparently agreed to a straight [...]
Mayweather and Pacquiao Talks Begin For May
The camps of Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have begun talks to make the biggest fight in boxing, with the initial target date being May 1, 2010, according to BoxingScene.com.
Mayweather’s adviser, Leonard Ellerbe, has apparently advised Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer on the Mayweather camp’s wishes, and Schaefer will negotiate on their behalf with [...]
Roy Jones-Anderson Silva Still Not On, Even in UFC
We already know that Roy Jones and Anderson Silva are not going to meet up in a boxing ring anytime soon. But how about the Octagon?
UFC chief Dana White nixed a potential boxing match between the superstar MMA-er and the past-his-prime boxer, refusing to allow Silva to risk himself in a boxing ring while [...]
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is Officially Back
After months of speculation that this day was coming, it is officially here. Floyd Mayweather Jr., the former pound-for-pound king of boxing, is returning from his 11 month retirement and his 17 month hiatus from the ring as he will face lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez on July 18.
Upon his return to the ring [...]
De La Hoya Announces Retirement!
The most popular and richest fighter in the world is hanging up the gloves for good. Oscar De La Hoya announced his retirement at a Los Angeles press conference, ending months of speculation about whether or not he would return to the ring.
De La Hoya last fought in December, when he lost a one-sided [...]
Cotto: Margarito Should Never Fight Again
Miguel Cotto, who lost the only fight of his career to Antonio Margarito, says the former welterweight champion should never step foot in a boxing ring again, in light of recent rulings and discoveries about Margarito’s loaded gloves.
Test results that were found this week showed that the foreign materials found in Margarito’s hand wraps prior [...]
Roy Jones Card Stirs Up Boxing/MMA Debate
Roy Jones Jr. returns to the ring this week, and the talk of the combat world is about the first major boxing/mixed martial arts crossover event that it will headline.
By all accounts, the MMA side of the card is bad at best. From a boxing perspective, the card is equally bad. But overall, [...]
Video of the Week: Gatti-Ward I, Round 9
Gatti vs. Ward I, Round 9
This is the single round of boxing that all others are compared to since it happened. It’s the fight that all others are compared to, and it’s the trilogy that all others are compared to. No matter how good a round, fight, or series of fights is, it [...]
Marquez Knocks Out Diaz in Lightweight Epic
February saved the best for last, as Juan Manuel Marquez and Juan Diaz turned in a Fight of the Year caliber performance in Houston, with Marquez winning with a ninth round knockout.
The fight got off to an extremely fast pace from the opening bell, with Diaz smothering Marquez and unloading punches in large quantities. [...]
Marquez vs. Diaz For Lightweight Supremacy
Juan Manuel Marquez has ascended to the second spot on many pound-for-pound lists, and he’s done it without a single meaningful win against a prime fighter. Marquez is considered the second best fighter in the world because he fought two extremely close fights with Manny Pacquiao, considered by most to be the world’s best [...]
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