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By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of April 28th to May 6th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Cinco De Mayo Kicks off Canelomania Cinco De Mayo unleashed “Canelomania” as Canelo Alvarez and James …

By Sean Crose Yup – there may indeed be a second Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao bout. For those who haven’t been “in the know,” a controversy has erupted since Saturday’s much hyped bout. Apparently, Pacquiao had fought with an injury to his shoulder. What’s more, the Nevada State Athletic Commission has …

By Bryanna Fissori Legal Analyst Because nothing in boxing can ever exist without controversy, class action complaints have been filed in both the Nevada District Court and California Central District Court to recover damages to potentially tens of thousands of plaintiffs relating to Manny Pacquiao’s failure to disclose his shoulder …

By Jackie Kallen Should Manny Pacquaio be sued for not disclosing his shoulder injury before the fight? Obviously there are people who believe so. The gamblers who bet (and lost) on him are not exactly thrilled with the disclosure and would love to get some of their money back. Many …

By Sean Crose “There’s a lot of names out there and we want them all.” So trainer Freddie Roach told me during a Tuesday conference call to promote Saturday’s Frankie Gomez-Humberto Soto match in Texas. The fight will appear on the Canelo Alvarez-James Kirkland undercard and may well be a …

Federal suit alleges Haymon conspired with Waddell & Reed to violate federal and state laws aimed at protecting fighters in order to monopolize boxing LOS ANGELES (May 6): Golden Boy Promotions today filed a $300 million lawsuit against Al Haymon and his related companies and Waddell & Reed Financial, Inc. …

By Ivan G. Goldman Perhaps it’s fitting that what was mislabeled as the “fight of the century” was already mired in controversy minutes after the scores were read Saturday night. We ended up with precisely what we couldn’t afford — a $500 million contest that was improperly handled and gave …

During training, Manny Pacquiao suffered a right shoulder injury. Manny went to see world-class doctors, partners in the prestigious Kerlan Jobe Orthopedic Clinic, who performed tests and, in consultation with Manny, his promoter, and his advisors, concluded that with short rest, treatments, and close monitoring, Manny could train and, on …

By Ivan G. Goldman So the Nevada commission refused to let Manny Pacquiao take a shot for his injured shoulder that might have allowed him to fight with both arms? He should have taken it anyway and then let the commissioners make their own decision. That course of action would …

By Jackie Kallen Now that the arena has been cleaned up, most of the fans have gone home, and the fighters have carted off their mega checks—it’s quiet here in Las Vegas. But there’s still a lot of talk about Saturday night’s fight. Was it truly the “Fight of the …