by Charles Jay According to recently-released information supplied by ESPN The Magazine’s Money Issue “Salary Survey Project,” Floyd Mayweather was the highest-earning athlete in the United States in 2011, grossing an estimated $40 million, which came from one place: his September WBC championship fight against Victor Ortiz. But he’s been …
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By Johnny Walker You’ve got to hand it to Floyd Mayweather Jr. Once he is convinced of something, he doesn’t back off one inch. And one thing he is convinced of is that his main pugilistic rival, Manny Pacquiao, has used performance enhancing drugs to reach the pinnacle of success …
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By: William Holmes By 10pm, Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City is packed and the crowd is anxious for the biggest boxing card of the year. The opening bout of the televised card was between Chazz Witherspoon and Seth Mitchell in the heavyweight division. The main event was a rematch between …
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By Jaime C. Feal With polarizing figure Nick Diaz suspended by the NSAC, and Carlos Condit the current interim champion, the UFC’s welterweight division is at a historically low point. Gone are the days where an explosive Georges St. Pierre was an up and comer, looking to dethrone legends in …
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by Charles Jay Seth Mitchell came back from much trouble in the first round of Saturday night’s fight with Chazz Witherspoon to score a stoppage in rather sensational fashion. This victory carried quite a bit of significance, and for good reason. You see, 40-year-old Tony Thompson is about to be …
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The following press release was sent out by Floyd Mayweather Mayweather supports 2012 Golden Gloves Nationals Tournament of Champions Scheduled Through this Saturday, May 5 in Mesquite, Nev. MESQUITE (April 30, 2012) — The 2012 Golden Gloves Nationals Tournament of Champions which begins tonight, Monday April 30 and runs through …
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By Ivan G. Goldman Floyd Mayweather versus Miguel Cotto on Saturday raises some weighty issues. It’s a bit of a mystery why Floyd agreed to meet Cotto at 154 pounds. Maybe he was just so eager and pleased to once again not have to fight Manny Pacquiao that he made …
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by Charles Jay There was a lot of talk about “loyalty” in the second episode of “Mayweather-Cotto 24/7” on HBO, as Cotto stressed loyalty in his camp, and Mayweather countered with the remark that Cotto hasn’t exactly demonstrated loyalty in the way he’s changed trainers so many times. This was …
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by Johnny Walker Brooklyn’s Paulie “Magic Man” Malignaggi upset Vyacheslav Senchenko today, cutting him to ribbons over nine dominant rounds to win the WBA world welterweight championship at the Donbass Arena, Donetsk, Ukraine. Malignaggi (31-4, 7 KOs) got off to a fast start, using his superior speed to strafe the …
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Main Event Charlie Cosens Def. P J. Caram by TKO (punches) at :50 sec of the Third round John Walker def. Mike Guerrero by Submission (Triangle Choke) at :50 sec of the 4th Round(125 lbs) Walker Retains his Flyweight Belt Rachel Smith def. Sheena Starr Brandenburg by TKO (punches) at …
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