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By Kirk Jackson Last Saturday night in Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather (48-0, 26 KOs) defeated rival Manny Pacquiao (57-6-2, 38 KOs) in what was deemed the “Fight of the Century.” “Everyone was saying that I was scared and that Floyd going to lose. They said this guy could beat Floyd. …

By: William Holmes Is Floyd Mayweather Jr. the best ever (TBE)? I’m not qualified to answer that. I wasn’t alive or old enough to watch Muhammad Ali, Willie Pep, Henry Armstrong, or Sugar Ray Leonard apply their craft inside the ring. The best of this era? You’ll find no argument …

By: William Holmes Good vs. Evil. Southpaw vs. Orthodox. Offense vs. Defense. There was a lot of contrasts between the two boxers involved in tonight’s main event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada that was discussed ad nauseam amongst the media and boxing fans in the …

By David J. Kozlowski In last night’s supposed “Fight of the Century,” Floyd Mayweather, the much-despised, arrogant, undefeated champion beat Manny Pacquiao, the much-loved and quieter fading statesman. For four years, from 2008 to 2011, Pacquiao was The Ring Magazine’s pound-for-pound champion. Mayweather was in his prime and building on …

By Ivan G. Goldman The “Fight of the Century” looked like an old movie we’ve seen so many times we can recite the lines along with the characters. It was a typical Floyd Mayweather outing in which he controls the distance and the tempo and just about nothing works for …

FLOYD MAYWEATHER “He’s [Manny Pacquiao] is a hell of a fighter. I take my hat off to him. Now I see why he’s one of the guys that are at the pinnacle of the sport of boxing. “I knew he was going to push it and win some rounds. He …

By Sean Crose The “Fight of the Century” proved to be just like many of the Floyd Mayweather bouts that came before it. Manny Pacquiao was a hyped opponent, but he proved to be no match for the pound for pound best fighter on earth. It was a surprising beginning …

By: William Holmes The number of media in Las Vegas to cover tonight’s Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao bout is gigantic as many who were used to covering the bout inside the MGM Grand Arena when in Las Vegas had to be regulated to either the spacious yet crowded …

By: William Holmes Tonight’s fight card kicked off at 3:15pm to a near empty MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Nevada. Fight fans who arrived early were supposed to be treated to four fights on the untelevised undercard, but the fight between Andrew Tabiti and Anthony Caputo Smith had …

By: William Holmes Top Rank Promotions had their inaugural show on Tru TV as lightweight contender Ray Beltran was supposed to challenge Takahiro Ao for the vacant WBO Lightweight title, but he failed to make weight and it became a non title bout. The Chelsea at the Cosmopolitan in Las …