Op-Ed: Purse split seen to make or break Pacquiao-Mayweather showdown
By Leo Reyes, Digital Journal, Sat, 07 Dec 2013
For over three years of on-and-off negotiations by promoters of Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather in what appears to be the biggest fight in boxing history, everything seems to have been agreed upon, except for the manner of sharing the fight purse. During the early stages of negotiations, the m  Read Full Story >>>

FLOYD MAYWEATHER ON NEXT FIGHT: "WHOEVER IT'S GONNA BE, IT'S GONNA BE A SOLID GUY"
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Sat, 07 Dec 2013
"We don't know. We don't know, you know, what the future holds for Floyd Mayweather. The only thing I can do, like I always say, you know, it's like it's rehearsed, keep my fingers crossed and just hope for the best," stated undefeated pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather, who is still mum on his n  Read Full Story >>>

Battle for the hometown crown
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Sat, 07 Dec 2013
Zab Judah and Paulie Malignaggi, two of boxing's biggest-name fighters, who have been friendly with each other for years, have both held world titles at welterweight and junior welterweight. Each has been in a number of major fights and each hopes to someday wrap another world title belt around his   Read Full Story >>>

Boxing preview: HBO BAD tripleheader Rigondeaux, Kirkland, Macklin Saturday
By Gayle Falkenthal, The Washington Times, Sat, 07 Dec 2013
SAN DIEGO, December 6, 2013 – Skilled defensive fighters often put together impressive records, but fail to thrill boxing fans who want to see rock ‘em sock ‘em action in the ring. HBO’s “Boxing After Dark” from Atlantic City features one of those talented tacticians, Cuban super bantamweight Gui  Read Full Story >>>

NBA -- Bulls cool off Heat (Photos)
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 07 Dec 2013

CHICAGO -- Deflated by the season-ending loss of their leader Derrick Rose and reeling from six defeats in seven games, the Chicago Bulls looked like easy prey to the two-time defending champions Miami Heat, who came  Read Full Story >>>

Limpag: Thank Manny by saying thank you
By Mike T. Limpag, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 07 Dec 2013
I MAY BE biased, but for me, one of the best bunch of national athletes was that 2010 Philippine men’s national team that played in the Suzuki Cup. Before the tournament, they got the same amount of compensation as the attention given them, which was next to nothing. Mike T. Limpag Fair Play  Read Full Story >>>

In Search of Cuban Flash
By Ted Sares, Boxing.com, Sat, 07 Dec 2013
Hank Kaplan is reported to have said that Rodriguez was probably the most underrated lighter weight fighter of the past half-century… “As soon as I entered the smoke-filled auditorium and heard the ooohs and aaahs, I sensed immediately what kind of fighter was in there. Then I heard, ‘Oh my God…d  Read Full Story >>>

SURE WAY TO MAKE PACQUIAO-MAYWEATHER (Part I)
By Reni M. Valenzuela, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 07 Dec 2013

Richard Shaeafer of Golden Boy Promotions is bitterly mad at Top Rank’s Bob Arum. He minced no word in his latest tirade against the latter a la Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago versus a fellow Philippine senator who is in hi  Read Full Story >>>

WEIGHTS FROM BROOKLYN, NY - JUDAH - 146 LBS., MALIGNAGGI - 147 LBS.
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 07 Dec 2013

MAIN EVENT - NABF WELTERWEIGHT TITLE - 12 ROUNDS Zab JUDAH (42-8, 29 KO’s) - 146 lbs vs. Paulie MALIGNAGGI (32-5, 7 KO’s)- 147 lbs IBF WELTERWEIGHT TITLE - 12 ROUNDS Devon ALEXANDER (25-1, 14 KO’s) - 146.4 lbs. v  Read Full Story >>>

NELSON MANDELA, THE BOXER WHO STOPPED APARTHEID
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 07 Dec 2013

Former South African President Nelson Mandela, the world's famous anti-apartheid revolutionary was a boxer and started joining the sport of fist fighting in 1936 at the Fort Hare University. He was able to balance his study in   Read Full Story >>>

KOJI OISHI KNOCKS OUT HONORIO BANARIO TO RETAIN ONE FC FEATHERWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 07 Dec 2013

*PLUS: FILIPINO WARRIORS KEVIN BELINGON, EDUARD FOLAYANG AND GEJE EUSTAQUIO SUCCESSFUL IN FRONT OF HOMETOWN CROWDALSO: SOUTH AFRICAN VUYISILE COLOSSA DEDICATES VICTORY TO LATE NELSON MANDELA* *6 December 2013 – Manila, P  Read Full Story >>>

RIGONDEAUX - 121 LBS., AGBEKO - 121.6 LBS. (PHOTOS)
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 07 Dec 2013

Dec. 6, 2013, New York, NY -- (L-R) WBA/WBO 122 lb. champion Guillermo Rigondeaux and challenger Joseph Agbeko weigh in (Rigondeaux 121 lbs, Agbeko 121.6 lbs) for their upcoming world championship fight, Saturday, Dec  Read Full Story >>>

Despite split with Golden Boy, HBO still dominates cable ratings in big boxing year
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Sat, 07 Dec 2013
By many standards, 2013 was a disastrous year for the boxing program on HBO Sports. In February, boxing's biggest star, Floyd Mayweather Jr., bolted HBO to sign a massive, six-fight, 30-month contract with rival Showtime. After HBO subsequently announced it would no longer do business with Golden  Read Full Story >>>

Vetyeka hands Chris John his first loss, stops him in six
By Ryan Songalia, RingTV.com, Sat, 07 Dec 2013
For close to a decade, Chris John had held onto the WBA featherweight title, banking away title defenses against relatively unknown opposition while creeping ever closer to the mystical 49-0 unbeaten champion streak of Rocky Marciano. The closest John will ever come to matching that mark is 48-0  Read Full Story >>>

Provodnikov on Pacquiao, Bradley, Marquez, Mayweather
By Lem Satterfield, RingTV.com, Sat, 07 Dec 2013
To fight Manny Pacquia or not to fight him -- that may soon be a question for Ruslan Provodnikov. Banner Promotions' President Artie Pelullo, who guides the newly crowned WBO junior welterweight titleholder, said that he would like "The Siberian Rocky's" next fight to be a rematch with WBO welt  Read Full Story >>>

Bradley, Marquez eyed for Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco, Tempo, Sat, 07 Dec 2013
While Tim Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez are being floated around as possible foes for Manny Pacquiao on April 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, it doesn’t appear either one will end up facing the Filipino icon. “They blew their chances (of facing Pacquiao),” said Pacquiao adviser Mike Koncz fro  Read Full Story >>>

Jenna Jay: “If Manny Pacquiao gets an offer to fight Mayweather he better take it, because I think it will be the last offer he’s gonna get.”
By Robert Brown, OTR Boxing Radio, Sat, 07 Dec 2013
Jenna Jay is a multi-award winning journalist and founder of the “On The Ropes” Boxing Radio show. She has interviewed the likes of Andre Ward, Carl Froch, Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather Sr, Emanuel Steward, Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler and many more. In this interview we discus  Read Full Story >>>

Malignaggi and Alexander Would Both Like Crack At Mayweather
By Michael Woods, The Sweet Science, Sat, 07 Dec 2013
Paul Malignaggi is smart. Not smart for a boxer, to use a patronizing term, but smart, period. I told him so a couple days ago, as we chatted about his Saturday scrap against Zab Judah at Barclays Center. "You like to think a few steps ahead, and you got some Machiavelli in you," I told him, as h  Read Full Story >>>

Judah vs Malignaggi: Time, preview and fight card
By Sam Gregory, Fight Saga, Sat, 07 Dec 2013
It's time for the 'Battle for Brooklyn.' Televised live from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, former junior welterweight and welterweight title holders Zab Judah 42-8 with 29 KO's and Paulie Malignaggi 32-5 with 7 KO's will headline Showtime Championship Boxing Saturday night. Time  Read Full Story >>>

Malignaggi Eyes Winner of Broner-Maidana
Tha Boxing Voice, Sat, 07 Dec 2013
LONDON (Dec. 6) – Paulie Malignaggi has compared his weekend clash with Zab Judah to the classic Rome football derby, as he eyes a possible rematch with rising megastar Adrien Broner. ‘The Magic Man’ will be hoping to cast his spell in the ring on Saturday night, live on BoxNation, as he takes o  Read Full Story >>>

The Money Angle – Will Amir Khan Be A Worthwhile Financial Windfall for Floyd Mayweather Jr. When All is Said and Done
By Scott "Kubryk" Sawitz, Inside Fights, Sat, 07 Dec 2013
Earlier I wrote about the baffling decision by Floyd Mayweather Jr. to take on British fighter Amir Khan, which is heavily reported as being a done deal. I don’t feel it will be competitive for a number of reasons I discussed earlier, of course, but something kept bothering me as well. Mayweather  Read Full Story >>>

Superfight: Floyd Mayweather vs. Sergio Martinez, "Maravilla" Dances With "Money
By John Garfield, Examiner.com, Sat, 07 Dec 2013
Rain. For the reigning WBC middleweight champion, Sergio Martinez, these are indeed stormy times. Having morphed into a November 2010 version of himself, he arrives in Buenos Aires after a long flight from Spain, to meet with another time traveler of a different kind. Clad in stylish shades an  Read Full Story >>>

Bruno Escalante’s journey continues in Redwood City
By Ryan Songalia, RingTV.com, Sat, 07 Dec 2013
The commute from Bruno Escalante's home to the venue of his next fight this Saturday night shouldn't take longer than 15 minutes. The SportsHouse in Redwood City, Calif., where will face Michael Ruiz Jr. in his first ten-round bout, is just on the other side of town from where he has lived sinc  Read Full Story >>>

South Philly Boxing Coach Travels To South China For Manny Pacquiao Fight
Philadelphia The Public Record, Sat, 07 Dec 2013
They are about 8,000 miles apart, so very rarely do the worlds of South Philly and South China ever interact. So when this South Philadelphian recently got a chance to go to South China, I jumped at the opportunity. I would be heading to Macau, China, the site of the mega-bout featuring boxing su  Read Full Story >>>

Floyd Mayweather leaks nude PHOTOS of ex-girlfriend Princess Love and disses Ray J?
By Mereb Gebremariam , MStars News, Sat, 07 Dec 2013
Floyd Mayweather's alleged ex-girlfriend, Princess Love's nude pictures hit the web and the boxer may be behind it. After 50 Cent confronted Ray J about his affair with Floyd Mayweather's alleged mistress, Princess Love on Instagram, the couple has been photographed snuggling up at the club and e  Read Full Story >>>

Palace unmoved by Pacman backers
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sat, 07 Dec 2013
Unreasonable. No amount of support from his peers in Congress would convince Malacañang to spare the boxing hero-turned-legislator from ever paying taxes. Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma told reporters at a briefing that granting world boxing champion and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacqui  Read Full Story >>>

Palace denies Pacman’s bid for lifetime tax exempt
By Delon Porcalla, The Philippine Star, Sat, 07 Dec 2013
MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang finds unreasonable proposals in Congress to grant boxing champion and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao a lifetime exemption from income tax. Press Secretary Herminio Coloma said granting income tax exemptions to athletes would not be a good precedent. “We hold the  Read Full Story >>>

Neither a Boxer Nor a Gentleman He
By Ted Sares, Boxing.com, Sat, 07 Dec 2013
In search of money, drugs, and kicks, Brooks hooked up with Martinez, ideally cast as his shapely-ankled and homicidal confederate… “That’s the kind of yellow son of a bitch he is.”—Sheriff Earl Heflin on Charles Starkweather Boxers tend to be gentlemen, not known for wrapping electrical cord   Read Full Story >>>

Malingaggi vs. Judah & Trout vs. Lara: Four highly skilled fighters two 50-50 fights
By Chris Carlson, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 06 Dec 2013

This weekend fight fans will get the whole kit and caboodle when it comes to the variety of fights and the style in which these combatants will fight with. Showtime has a quadruple header this Saturday with the  Read Full Story >>>

Manny, Anson, Gerry vow to improve lot of Pinoy pugs
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 06 Dec 2013

The days of exploiting Filipino boxers will soon be over. And the days, too, when the Philippines was on top of the boxing world with 10 of its fighters owning a world championship belt each will be revived anytime within the nex  Read Full Story >>>

PAULIE MALIGNAGGI VS. ZAB JUDAH FULL CARD ANNOUNCED
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 06 Dec 2013
FULL UNDERCARD ANNOUNCED FOR "THE BATTLE OF BROOKLYN" TAKING PLACE THIS SATURDAY, DEC. 7 FROM BARCLAYS CENTER IN BROOKLYN JULIAN WILLIAMS VS. ORLANDO LORA SADAM ALI VS. JESUS SELIG MARCUS BROWNE VS. KEVIN ENGEL JUAN DOMINGUEZ VS. CAMILO PEREZ BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Dec. 6, 2013) - One of the bigge  Read Full Story >>>