By Ivan G. Goldman Look at the way Floyd Mayweather fights and you see the science within his strategy. He knows he’s conducting not one battle, but twelve. Fights are scored one round at a time, and he needs to win at least seven of them. Manny Pacquiao’s view is …
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Jackie Kallen: The Mayweather vs Pacquiao Weigh-In Was a Mini-Fight
By Jackie Kallen I have been in the boxing game for almost 40 years. I have been to countless weigh-ins. Far too many to count or remember. But the weigh-in for the Manny Pacquaio/Floyd Mayweather fight was like nothing I’ve ever witnessed. It was more than a weigh-in. It was …
Read More »Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Untelevised Undercard Preview: Solomon, Tabiti, Hart, and Pearson
By: William Holmes Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao are set to face off in the biggest fight of the 21st century on May 2nd, 2015 and the untelevised undercard is loaded with high ceiling prospects that have the potential to be world champions. Some of the best fighters from …
Read More »Mayweather vs Pacquiao: Las Vegas Guide to Fight Week Concerts & Parties
Mayweather vs Pacquiao: Weigh-Ins $10 Friday, May 1st 12:00PM MGM Grand Garden Arena This event is sold out. Any remaining tickets can be purchased through the MGM Resorts Call Center at (888) 760-7711 or at any MGM Resorts Box Office. Proceeds go to Susan G. Komen & Lou Ruvo Brain …
Read More »Mayweather vs Pacquiao Fight Week Quoteables from Las Vegas
The barbs are flying this week. Here is a collection of some of the more poignant comments we have seen in the media. We will do a part 2 later this week. The Fight: Manny Pacquiao: “What we are doing in training is very good because we’re not focusing on …
Read More »Sorry Pacquaio Fans, Rude Awakenings Coming on May 2nd
By Jermill Pennington There’s been a constant barrage of articles that illustrate the possible ways for Manny Pacquiao to have his hand raised this Saturday in victory vs. Floyd Mayweather. While all of those possibilities are plausible, I think anyone of sound mind knows that they aren’t most probable. The …
Read More »Five Reasons Why Floyd Mayweather Will Beat Manny Pacquiao
By Kirk Jackson Finally, the event we have anticipated for more than five years is to commence May 2nd: the blockbuster bout between ring legends Floyd Mayweather (47-0, 26 KOs) and Manny Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 KOs). Five years ago, this would have been a different fight, potentially producing a different …
Read More »Boxing Insider Fight Week Notebook 1: Mayweather vs Pacquiao
By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider special edition notebook for the upcoming Mayweather vs. Pacquiao super bout, set for May 2nd in Las Vegas, Nevada. This notebook covers most of the news and notes that have been emerging from their respective camps as we lead into fight …
Read More »Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquaio: The Important Questions
By Tyson Bruce Has Mayweather and Pacquiao lost a Step? The subject of Manny Pacquaio’s physical decline has been in discussion to some degree or another since the glove-touching love fest he had with Shane Mosley in 2011. When Pacquaio was put to sleep by Juan Manuel Marquez, most people …
Read More »Mayweather vs Pacquiao Fight Week Quotables Part 3
We are less then 48 hours away from the biggest fight in boxing history and Las Vegas is already going crazy. Tickets gossip: Bob Arum is said to have spent $10,000 on his ringside ticket. Manny Pacquaio purchased 900 tickets for friends and family at a cost of about $3/4 …
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