by Hans Olson WBC Welterweight Champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0) was today found not guilty on misdemeanor charges that accused him of threatening a pair of security guards outside his Las Vegas home back in October of 2010. Photo: Tom Hogan/ Hogan Photos/Golden Boy Diana Sullivan, the Las Vegas Justice …
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By Ezio Prapotnich. At the beginning of this year, Derek Chisora (14-1, 9 ko’s) was the British and Commonwealth Heavyweight champion and training to fight Wladimir Klitschko for the ultimate prize in sport. Being stood up twice by the Ukrainian after two hard training camps, he lost his domestic titles …
Read More »On Saturday, October 22, promoter Joseph Donofrio had the large Palace of Auburn Hills crowd on its feet with 15 action-packed bouts between many of Michigan’s best MMA fighters. The runaway king of Michigan MMA, “Armageddon” featured no less than three female fights and four Impact Fight League Championship fights. …
Read More »By Sean Crose So Floyd has actually gone ahead and done it. He’s actually gone ahead and chosen an opponent who actually poses less of a threat than Amir Khan does. That’s right, Mr. Mayweather will be facing none other than Marcos Maidana this May. Think about it for a …
Read More »LAS VEGAS (Feb. 24, 2014) – After weeks of speculation, including feedback from fans across an array of social media platforms, boxing’s pound-for-pound superstar, pay-per-view king and WBC Welterweight World Champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather will face the dangerous, power-punching WBA Welterweight World Champion Marcos “El Chino” Maidana on Saturday, May …
Read More »By Tyson Bruce Mark “Too Sharp” Johnson vs. Johnny Tapia: When & What Weight: 1999 & 115 LBS Why It Never Happened & How It Would Have Gone: The 1990’s was a golden era for guys in the smaller weight classes, as Naseem Hamed and Michael Carbajal brought unprecedented attention …
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By Ivan G. Goldman Amir Khan, sick of waiting patiently for Floyd Mayweather to announce his opponent for May 3 in Las Vegas, now says publicly that Floyd is scared of him – and of Manny Pacquiao too. Speaking to a reporter from The National, a media outlet headquartered in …
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By: Sergio L. Martinez For those of us fortunate enough to have witnessed the first incarnation of Juan Diaz, then we remember this: he was a young, affable, passionate kid with a great smile and incredible humility. He often spoke of an exit plan that would culminate in him leaving …
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By Kirk Jackson Flashback to 2012, Manny Pacquiao along with Floyd Mayweather, was standing atop boxing’s landscape as the best fighter in sport. Photo: Chris Farina/Top Rank Leading into the year, he had come of a victory over faded future Hall of Famer Shane Mosley and he scored majority decision …
Read More »By: Sergio L. Martinez Why is everyone outside of devout Pac fans still so hung-up on this fight? I get that, prior to Pac-Man’s pancaking courtesy of a perfectly landed Marquez right-hand counter shot, Pacquiao-Mayweather was the best fight out there, but how can this fight still hold that much …
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