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Boxer Floyd Mayweather: ‘I am Smart, Witty ….a Chess-Man’ Leave a Comment

By Ivan Goldman If Manny Pacquiao is such an inferior opponent, which is what Floyd Mayweather tells us, why doesn’t Floyd go out and pick up that easy $75 million? It’s still the biggest fight out there – offering him at least twice the money he’d make against Danny Garcia, …

Perceptions unlikely to be erased: Floyd Mayweather fights guys he knows he can beat By Kirk Jackson He only fights guys he knows he can beat, is a common phrase used by critics of Floyd “Money” Mayweather. It is one of many collective complaints echoed by detractors. He only fights …

The first time I remember seeing Ken Norton was in the 1975 blaxploitation film “Mandingo.” He played a slave named Mede, whose owner trained him to be a fighter. He also appeared on TV’s “The A team” with Mr. T and on “Knight Rider” with David Hasselhoff. He was a …

Former three-division world champion and the Pride of Puerto Rico Miguel Cotto (37-4, 30 KOs), of Caguas, Puerto Rico, is in his final weeks of training with Hall of Famer Freddie Roach at Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, Calif. Cotto is preparing for his 12-round super welterweight battle with …

Former World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight champion and Son of the Legend JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ JR., (46-1-1, 32 KOs), of Culiacán, México, makes his 2013 debut in his first fight in the Los Angeles area in over two years. He will go mano a mano against No. 1 contender BRYAN …

Floyd Mayweather talks about being beaten as a kid; sex-life & retirement plans. Leave a Comment

By Kirk Jackson In the wake of the virtuoso performance of Floyd “Money” Mayweather 46-0 (25 KO’s) over Saul “Canelo” Alvarez 44-1-1 (38 KO’s), the ageless wonder Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins 53-6-2 (32 KO’s) made a bid to fight the long reigning P4P king. If this fight were to happen, …

By Kirk Jackson The fight against Floyd Mayweather on Sept. 14th did not go as planned for Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. Suffering his first defeat, he was bested by this generation’s greatest boxer on the biggest stage. Photo: USA Today Even though he did lose a majority decision and could not …

By Jaime C. Feal Jon Jones survived his toughest fight yet, winning one of the greatest title fights in the history of the UFC. Gustafsson was able to keep pace with the champion for most of the fight, cutting him over the right eye early in the fight, and clearly …