Schaefer Lashes Out At Arum Over Mayweather-Pacquiao
By Rick Reeno, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 05 Dec 2013
Golden Boy Promotions CEO, Richard Schaefer, is very annoyed with some of the recently published comments from Top Rank's CEO, Bob Arum, regarding his willingness to make a super-fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. During an interview with USA Today, Arum said his company was r  Read Full Story >>>

Khan: Pacquiao the Only Obstacle to Securing Mayweather Bout
By Adrian Back, International Business Times, Thu, 05 Dec 2013
Amir Khan believes that it is between him and his former stable mate Manny Pacquiao as to who is handed the opportunity to face Floyd Mayweather on 3 May 2014 in Las Vegas. Mayweather suggested yesterday that he would make an announcement about his next opponent in the coming weeks and both Kha  Read Full Story >>>

Jackie Kallen: Mayweather takes his promotion company on the road
By Jackie Kallen, Boxing Insider, Thu, 05 Dec 2013
Friday night in Shelton, WA at a place called Little Creek Casino Resort, Mayweather Promotions is highlighting some of their undefeated prospects on Showtime. They have put together their own version of the Night of Future Champions. The main event is a 10 round Middleweight showdown between 15  Read Full Story >>>

Gennady Golovkin – Damned If He Does, Damned If He Doesn’t
By Julio Garcia, Tha Boxing Voice, Thu, 05 Dec 2013
Gennady Golovkin is a fighter that loves to please boxing fans. One of the ways he pleases fans is by staying busy and putting on shows. How busy has Golovkin been? Well for starters he has fought 4 times this year which is something that many fighters will not do. Yes fans were happy for those figh  Read Full Story >>>

Dear Deontay
By Robert Ecksel, Boxing.com, Thu, 05 Dec 2013
Letter writing is a lost art, but one wouldn’t know it from Dereck Chisora’s open letter to Deontay Wilder. They’re not pen pals. They’re not countrymen. They’re not even opponents. But if Del Boy has his way, he and the Bronze Bomber might soon meet in the ring. The following was written by Chis  Read Full Story >>>

MAG GIVES BOXING A BOOST
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 04 Dec 2013

Filipino boxers will soon get what they truly deserve. Eight division champion Manny Pacquiao and two-division titleholder Gerry Penalosa have joined hands with businessman-sportsman Anson Tiu Co to form an organization t  Read Full Story >>>

Pacman fights at MGM Grand April 12
By Nick Giongco, FightNews.com, Wed, 04 Dec 2013
Manny Pacquiao’s much-awaited return to the ring on April 12, 2014 will be held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Top Rank chief Bob Arum told Fightnews and the Manila Bulletin. Arum said the identity of Pacquiao’s foe will be known before Christmas. Tim Bradley, Juan Manuel Marquez and even Ruslan Pro  Read Full Story >>>

Bob Arum says Brandon Rios ‘tried his heart out’ against Pacquiao; eyes third meeting with Mike Alvarado next year
By Chris Robinson, Hustle Boss, Wed, 04 Dec 2013
2013 didn’t go as expected for former lightweight titlist Brandon Rios. In March, Rios would lose a razor-thin points victory over twelve rounds in a rematch with Mike Alvarado in Las Vegas. Given that the fight was wildly entertaining, Rios’ stock didn’t drop too horribly and he would still e  Read Full Story >>>

Super Saturday fight Predictions, Malignaggi vs. Judah and much more
By Albert Alvarez, Diamond Boxing, Wed, 04 Dec 2013
Saturday, December 7 2013 on SHOWTIME Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY Paulie Malignaggi vs. Zab Judah (welterweight) - It says here that you need real firepower to mentally break down Judah. But then again, we all saw Floyd Mayweather and Cory Spinks beat Zab with a well timed and placed jab. I se  Read Full Story >>>

Judah is Cordial With Malignaggi But Once The Bell Rings, Its About Being The King Of Brooklyn
By James Myhre, Tha Boxing Voice, Wed, 04 Dec 2013
On December 7th at the Barclays Center fellow Brooklynites Zab “Super” Judah (42-8 29KOs) and Paul “Magic Man” Malignaggi (32-5 7KOs) square up in the ring for the right to be crowned the king of their home borough. At one point in their careers both fighters were considered elite and at the top of  Read Full Story >>>

Broner Stakes His Claim As The 3rd Best Fighter in The World, Hopes Maidana is Ready
By Victor Salazar, Tha Boxing Voice, Wed, 04 Dec 2013
Adrien Broner is entertaining inside the ring and is to some, outside of it. While you can criticize his actions outside of the ring, you can’t deny his talent. At age 24, he is already a 3 time, 3 weight division champion. After dethroning Paulie Malignaggi last June by jumping up from lightweight   Read Full Story >>>

Generational Bias and Marciano
By Ted Sares, Boxing.com, Wed, 04 Dec 2013
Rocky fought at a disciplined 183-188 for the most part which places him in the middle of the cruiserweight limit… “If we compare either the fight itself or each of the two men (Floyd and De La Hoya) involved with the glory days of pugilist masters like Ray Robinson and the almost unbelievable fi  Read Full Story >>>

MICHAEL FARENAS BEING CONSIDERED TO FIGHT MIKEY GARCIA
By Rich Mazon , PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 04 Dec 2013

Manila, Philippines - Michael "Hammer Fist" Farenas is reportedly in the list to possibly fight WBO super featherweight champ, Mikey Garcia early next year. This was revealed by Farenas' manager, Gerry Penalosa during the  Read Full Story >>>

REMARKABLE RATINGS FOR ‘PINOY PRIDE XXIII'
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 04 Dec 2013

“Pinoy Pride XXIII”, the continuing boxing series staged by the famed ALA Promotions in cooperation with the giant broadcast network ABS-CBN continues to turn in remarkable ratings. Kantar Media reported that the WBO   Read Full Story >>>

Bob Arum: 'Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather needs to happen'
By Paul Gorst, Sports Mole, Wed, 04 Dec 2013
Top Rank chief Bob Arum has said that Floyd Mayweather Jnr and Manny Pacquiao "owe it to boxing" to make their dream fight a reality. The pair have long been reported to be in discussions to square off in what could be a potentially record-setting pay-per-view buyrate, and the promoter said that   Read Full Story >>>

Arum: Who Gives a Sh*t About Mayweather-Khan?
By Edward Chaykovsky, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 04 Dec 2013
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum has called for negotiations to begin for a mega-match between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. Arum, who promotes Pacquiao, says the sport of boxing deserves the Mayweather-Pacquiao battle. Both of the boxers have scheduled returns in the first half of 2014. Pacqu  Read Full Story >>>

Nietes, Sabillo prove Bacolod is ‘City of Champions’
Sun.Star Bacolod, Wed, 04 Dec 2013
BACOLOD’S pride Donnie “Ahas” Nietes, reigning WBO world light flyweight champion, and Merlito ‘Tiger” Sabillo, defending WBO minimum-weight titlist, once again proved that Bacolod is indeed the “City of Champions.” Councilor Wilson Gamboa Jr. said, “What a way to open Christmas as they usher the  Read Full Story >>>

Malignaggi vs. the Fanboys
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Wed, 04 Dec 2013
At the opening press conference to formally announce this weekend’s bout at the Barclays Center (Showtime, 8 p.m., ET) in Brooklyn between Paulie Malignaggi and Zab Judah, the always talkative Malignaggi let loose a verbal barrage, not at his neighborhood rival but the media. And for a fighter with   Read Full Story >>>

MAIDANA SAYS HE WAS ALREADY OBSESSED WITH BECOMING 147 CHAMPION; ADRIEN BRONER ADDED FUEL TO THAT FIRE
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Wed, 04 Dec 2013
"It's not that I'm upset or anything with Adrien Broner. The fact is the thing that I really, really want in my career is to be the welterweight champion, the WBA welterweight champion, and it happens that Broner won that belt unexpectedly, because he was a lightweight fighter, but since he beat Mal  Read Full Story >>>

ADRIEN BRONER NOT CONCERNED WITH POWER OF MARCOS MAIDANA: "HE GOTTA HIT ME FIRST"
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Wed, 04 Dec 2013
"The guys he knocked out, he was able to hit. He gotta hit me first. He gotta hit me first, and he's never been hit by me. So, you know, we'll all see; we will see what happens December 14," stated undefeated WBA welterweight champion Adrien Broner, who talked about his game plan for his upcoming De  Read Full Story >>>

Hall of Fame ballot deliberation
By Lee Groves, RingTV.com, Wed, 04 Dec 2013
For those who are involved with the International Boxing Hall of Fame's voting process, the period between Oct. 1 and Oct. 31 is one of introspection and deliberation. Every year, each elector charged with determining the Modern Class is mailed a ballot containing 45 names, from which a maximum of 1  Read Full Story >>>

Arum at 82: He thinks the world of boxing
By Bob Velin, USA Today, Wed, 04 Dec 2013
Four days shy of his 82nd birthday, Hall of Fame boxing promoter Bob Arum is coming off an exhausting week-long trip to the island of Macau, where his meal ticket, Manny Pacquiao, ended a two-fight losing streak with an impressive victory against Brandon Rios. For most 82-year-olds, the travel co  Read Full Story >>>

Floyd Mayweather vs. Bernard Hopkins: "The Alien vs. The Predator"
By John Gatling, Examiner.com, Wed, 04 Dec 2013
I remember literally chasing Bernard around Tampa International Airport prior to his bout with Antonio Tarver. Vividly recalling how sure I was that he’d lose to Tarver, I placed the footage of that moment from memory- against that which I’d just seen. I was sure. THE NON-RADIOACTIVE ZONE: ENT  Read Full Story >>>

Osumanu Adama: 'I'm not scared of nobody'
By Ryan Songalia, RingTV.com, Wed, 04 Dec 2013
A few hours had passed since a press release issued by K2 Promotions informed boxing media outlets that their client, WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin, would be facing Osumanu Adama on Feb. 1 in Monte Carlo, Monaco. The general reaction from fans has been one of dismissiveness, even  Read Full Story >>>

Golovkin Meets Adama
By Clarence George, Boxing.com, Wed, 04 Dec 2013
Gennady Golovkin, aka God’s gift to the middleweight division, will defend his WBA and IBO titles on February 1 in Monte Carlo… “I must hurry back to my house and flowers in Monaco.”—Lillie Langtry Gennady Golovkin, aka God’s gift to the middleweight division, will defend his WBA and IBO t  Read Full Story >>>

PAULIE MALIGNAGGI AND UNDERCARD FIGHTERS BROOKLYN MEDIA WORKOUT QUOTES
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 04 Dec 2013

Paulie Malignaggi, Two-Time and Two-Division World Champion "I expect the best Zab Judah. [I expect] a Zab Judah who is going to be fighting for his boxing career. I feel the same way. "If we saw eac  Read Full Story >>>

MANNY'S INSPIRATION AT LEYTE AND SAMAR
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 04 Dec 2013

Leyte and Samar were graced by the presence of national boxing hero Congressman Manny Pacquiao who shared part of his income to the typhoon-ravaged people of Eastern Visayas. Allegedly borrowing money after his bank accounts an  Read Full Story >>>

United Boxing Promotions Delivers Action Packed Fight Card at Hershey Centre
By Rob Cruz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 04 Dec 2013

A couple of days after the United Boxing Promotions fight card at the Hershey Centre, the talk among fight fans are still actively buzzing about the latest fight card. It was a most memorable event that highlighted many young and  Read Full Story >>>

NBA -- Bulls fall short in 3 OT thriller
By James Floyd, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 04 Dec 2013

CHICAGO -- Home cooking was not good enough for the Chicago Bulls, who continued to struggle following a heartbreaking 131-128 overtime loss to the New Orleans Pelicans Monday night at the United Center. The loss sta  Read Full Story >>>

NBA -- Wizards cast spell on Magic, 98-80
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 04 Dec 2013

CHICAGO -- The Washington Wizards achieved a franchise milestone Monday night by capturing a .500 winning percentage for the first time since November 3, 2009. Trevor Ariza sank 8-of-9 field goals for 24 points to l  Read Full Story >>>

NBA -- Kings brace for Thunder visit in Sacramento
By Lyanna Pillazar, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 04 Dec 2013
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Sacramento Kings (4-11) will face top-ranking team Oklahoma City Thunder (12-3) Tuesday night at the Sleep Train Arena. The Kings were winless against the Thunder last season, 0-3, losing by 10 points or less each time. But with a new season in the offing, the Kings hope t  Read Full Story >>>