By Ivan G. Goldman Estimates of how much Floyd Mayweather will earn for his Sept. 14 showdown against Canelo Alvarez are bouncing all over the place. When I saw a prediction of $90 million, I assumed it was wildly optimistic, but it’s supported by two decent sources — Sports Illustrated …
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By Kirk Jackson 2012 was a horrific year for Manny Pacquiao. From all the rumors of turmoil within his marriage, pressures of orchestrating his political campaign, the pressure of living up to being the spokesperson and hero of his native country the Philippines, all along with taking on some tough …
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By: William Holmes The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of July 1st to July 8th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. Felix Sturm Stops Pedrag Radosevic Felix Sturm (38-3-2) took on Pedrag Radosevic (27-1) in Dortmund, Germany …
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By Ivan G. Goldman Among the slim pickings on premium network cards this month is another HBO2 broadcast out of Macau, China featuring a six-rounder July 27 between two-time Olympic Gold winner Zou Shiming and Jesus Ortega, a fighter out of Sonora, Mexico who’s 3-1 (2 KOs). Photo: Chris Farina/Top …
Read More »By Hamza Ahmed One of the most famous Biblical tales told in Christianity involves the underdog tale of David slaying Goliath. Despite being at a height and size disadvantage, David armed himself with a slingshot to take Goliath out and free the children of Israel from being constantly terrorised by …
Read More »By Chris Carlson The light heavyweight division has been very active over the last few years. Fighters, networks, and promoters found away to give boxing fans something they rarely get in the sports current state…clarity. With all 3 forces working together all hell broke loose with unforeseen upsets, draws, rematches, …
Read More »By Jaime C. Feal Chris Weidman made Anderson Silva pay dearly for his arrogance. Silva repeatedly put his hands down and taunted Weidman, and ultimately paid the price by getting knocked out in the second round. Weidman is now 10-0 and the new UFC Middleweight champion. Mark Munoz got back …
Read More »By Chris Cella In a repeat of the heavyweight showdown between hard hitters Tony “The Tiger” Thompson (37-3, 25 KO) and David Price (15-1, 13 KO) this past February, a fight which Thompson stopped Price in the second round, Thompson looked to prove that his knockout of the prospect Price …
Read More »By: William Holmes ESPN Friday Night Fights was broadcast from the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Connecticut. This was 50 Cent’s first solo promotional debut but his main event of the evening between Eleider Alvarez and Allan Green was cancelled when Green came in yesterday six pounds overweight and was …
Read More »By Jaime C. Feal A huge matchup goes down tomorrow night in Las Vegas as pound for pound king Anderson “The Spider” Silva defends his middleweight title against undefeated #1 contender Chris Weidman. The co-main event features a features a featherweight clash between former lightweight champ Frankie Edgar and jiu-jitsu …
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