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40-year-old former boxing champ Steve Forbes declined offer to spar Conor McGregor
By Anton Tabuena , Bloody Elbow, Sun, 13 Aug 2017
After the very public falling out with Conor McGregor, Paulie Malignaggi stated that Floyd Mayweather?s last opponent Andre Berto decided to cancel plans to spar and help out the UFC champion. Malignaggi says that the trend of McGregor disrespecting boxers for marketing and personal gain will hurt h Read Full Story >>>What to do with Danny Garcia
By Paul Magno, Boxing.com, Sun, 13 Aug 2017
Since the disappointingly passive loss to Thurman, Garcia has all but disappeared from the boxing landscape?
I guess ?retirement? would be the first word that comes to mind when asked the question of what to do with Danny Garcia.
I mean, really, it?s not like Garcia has shown much interest in Read Full Story >>> Tension builds up as Mananquil, Waminal guarantee wins in ?Road to Stardom?
PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 13 Aug 2017
Ben Mananquil.
The fight is still several weeks away but things have started heating up between the protagonists in the main supporting bout of the September 9 ?Road to Stardom? fight card at the Polomolok Gym in Polom Read Full Story >>> MAASIN CITY HONORS PRINCE ALBERT PAGARA DURING 17TH CITYHOOD ANNIVERSARY BOXING COMPETITION
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 13 Aug 2017
Maasin City-born Prince Albert Pagara of the ALA Boxing Gym, Cebu City was honored by the City Government of Maasin during the 17th Charter Day Boxing Tournament last week. City Mayor Nacional Mercado with City Vic Read Full Story >>> Illusions of Grandeur: Malignaggi, McGregor and Mayweather
By Tris Dixon , BoxingScene.com, Sun, 13 Aug 2017
IT was author Arthur Koestler who once said that nothing is sadder than the death of an illusion.
The illusions we have been presented with in the last 24 hours are a couple of brief clips of a recent sparring session between retired former boxer and two-weight world champion Paulie Malignaggi an Read Full Story >>> Conor McGregor vs Floyd Mayweather: Irish UFC sensation vows to continue boxing after Money Man fight
By Stuart Atkins, The Sun, Sun, 13 Aug 2017
CONOR McGREGOR will carry on boxing after his billion-dollar fight with Floyd Mayweather.
The UFC?s golden boy has vowed to dominated both combat sports, beyond his August 26 showdown with the undefeated icon.
The news could cause concern to the MMA brand that has all its eggs in McGregor?s ba Read Full Story >>> Conor McGregor?s father: Combat sports in for ?seismic shock? on night of Floyd Mayweather fight
By Marc Raimondi, MMA Fighting, Sun, 13 Aug 2017
Las Vegas is in for something Earth-shaking next month, according to Conor McGregor?s father.
Tony McGregor told Ariel Helwani on a recent edition of The MMA Hour that the combat sports world is in for a ?seismic shock? Aug. 26 when his son takes on Floyd Mayweather in a boxing match at T-Mobile Read Full Story >>> Conor McGregor believes he will compete in MMA and boxing after Floyd Mayweather fight
By Tim Burke, Bloody Elbow, Sun, 13 Aug 2017
Despite never stepping into a boxing ring for a professional fight before, Conor McGregor has been given the task of defeating one of the best defensive fighters of all time in his first bout. Floyd Mayweather Jr. has reigned atop boxing for many years and sits with a 49-0 record coming into the Aug Read Full Story >>> Result from Germany: Martin Outpoints Onggocan
By Carlos Costa, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 13 Aug 2017
In an exciting fast-paced non-title 10-round battle, undefeated German Flyweight "The Comet" Mirco Martin (10-0, 5 KO's) scored a hard-fought win by points over tough Filipino southpaw Robert "El Rapido" Onggocan Saturday (Aug 12) in Saarbr?cken, Germany.
However, Onggocan is still the reigning Read Full Story >>> And the new?God of Boxing
By Robert Ecksel, Boxing.com, Sun, 13 Aug 2017
Conor McGregor was plucked from god knows where by you know who and it was just the luck of the Irish?
It?s all so blatant, so crass. No wonder so many are succumbing. We already know the bad things about the upcoming fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor. The good things have yet to Read Full Story >>> Conor McGregor pinpoints crucial Floyd Mayweather flaw that will hand him initiative
By Niall McIntyre, SportsJoe.ie, Sun, 13 Aug 2017
Conor McGregor has long been adamant that his fight with Floyd Mayweather will hinge on whichever fighter takes the first step back.
Both fighters have recently claimed that they will be the aggressor in the fight, that they will be calling the shots for the other to follow.
With typical McGre Read Full Story >>> Iron Boy MMA 7 Live on Pay-Per-View Tonight from Phoenix
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 12 Aug 2017
PHOENIX (August 12, 2017) -The Iron Boy MMA 7 card will air tonight on pay-per-view LIVE from Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona.
Integrated Sports Media will distribute "Iron Boy MMA 7" live in the United State Read Full Story >>> Steve Farhood: ?Golovkin has shown a little bit more vulnerability lately. I?m picking Canelo Alvarez to win in a minor upset.?
By Jenna Jay, OTR Boxing Radio, Sat, 12 Aug 2017
Showtime boxing commentator Steve Fahood is not only one of the most respected analysts in the sport, but he is also a Hall of Famer, having been enshrined in June of this year. Steve?s main job is with the long running Showtime series Shobox, which has seen up and coming fighters, become world cham Read Full Story >>> The Star Wars [Vol. IV]: ?Cripple? G ?Gunner Gatling Examines Golovkin v Canelo
By John Gatling, NYFights.com, Sat, 12 Aug 2017
Julio Cesar Chavez V Meldrick Taylor I. Salvador Sanchez V Wilfredo Gomez. Juan Manuel Marquez V Manny Pacquiao IV. Legendary encounters that will live in Mexican lore.
For Saul Canelo Alvarez, his coming battle with Gennady ?GGG? Golovkin on September 16 @T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas will eclipse Read Full Story >>> Mayweather vs. McGregor?Now We Get It
By Marc Livitz, Boxing.com, Sat, 12 Aug 2017
?We?re looking for the knockout and he?s looking for the knockout. I?m pretty sure this fight is not going the distance??
Fight night is now but a fortnight away, depending on who is asked. Despite the calls for a boycott of sorts or many a nose being turned up and in another direction at the tho Read Full Story >>> How The Art Of Self Promotion For Mayweather-McGregor Is More Important Than Skill
By Andreas Hale, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 12 Aug 2017
Although the August 26th fight between Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor has drawn its fair share of criticism, the bout is likely to become the biggest combat sports event in history. While it doesn?t appear to be a competitive between one of the greatest boxers of all-time and a mixed martial ar Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor: Vegas sportsbook takes $880K bet
By Bob Hille, SportingNews.com, Sat, 12 Aug 2017
Now that's a bet.
An unidentified gambler placed an $880,000 wager Friday at the South Point Casino in Las Vegas that Floyd Mayweather Jr. will beat Conor McGregor in their megafight Aug. 26 in Vegas.
ESPN.com reported that the wager was so big that the sportsbook computer system couldn't hand Read Full Story >>> This Week In Boxing Biz: Canelo-Golovkin Overshadowed By Mayweather-McGregor, Lomachenko Ratings
By Josh Katzowitz, Forbes.com, Sat, 12 Aug 2017
When it was announced last May that Canelo Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin finally would step into the ring on Sept. 16 to determine the best middleweight?and maybe the best pound-for-pound fighter?in the world, they had about a month to themselves as boxing?s biggest event of 2017.
But in June, the Read Full Story >>> Conor McGregor's plans for after Floyd Mayweather fight sound class
By Patrick McCarry, SportsJoe.ie, Sat, 12 Aug 2017
He won't be taking 'The 188' there but he will be travelling in style.
Conor McGregor's focus remains squarely on adding a loss to Floyd Mayweather's pristine boxing record, on August 26.
However, when all is said and done, his plans to get away from it sound class.
Ariel Helwani of MMA Fig Read Full Story >>> Exclusive: Amir Khan remains hopeful of landing Manny Pacquiao clash in 2018
By Joe Hewlett, World Boxing News, Sat, 12 Aug 2017
Amir Khan has admitted a fight between himself and former stablemate Manny Pacquio may never happen.
The British former two-belt world title holder has been long-time linked to what would be a superb fight with the Filipino, most recently this year after a showdown in Dubai fell through.
Pacqu Read Full Story >>>
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