Amir Khan must focus on Chris Algieri and not be distracted by Floyd Mayweather
By Jeff Powell, Mail Online (UK), Tue, 26 May 2015
And so the deathly dance resumes. Floyd Mayweather is about to enter discussions with his Showtime cable TV paymaster Stephen Espinoza with regard to whom he should fight in September. Memo to Amir Khan: Do not expect a decision any time soon. Mr Money delights in teasing his would-be partn  Read Full Story >>>

FLOYD MAYWEATHER SR. DISPUTES AMIR KHAN: "HE'S A LIAR...I NEVER EVER SAID THAT HE COULD BEAT MY SON"
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Tue, 26 May 2015
In a recent interview with The Daily Star, former world champion Amir Khan once again stated his case that he should be next in line to face undefeated pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather. "When he trained me one time, he said 'You'll be the guy to beat my son'," Khan commented, suggesting that ev  Read Full Story >>>

Revenge of the Nerds (Hell Hath No Fury?); Magno?s Monday Rant
By Paul Magno, The Boxing Tribune, Tue, 26 May 2015
It?s said that rats will eat their own tails if properly upset or cut off from food for an extended period of time. In the world of boxing writing, the two-legged variety of Rattus Norvegicus is also prone to self-mutilation and fits of pointless self-destructive behavior if properly rattled. And  Read Full Story >>>

Ring Ratings Update: DeGale climbs super middleweight rankings
By Chuck Giampa, RingTV.com, Tue, 26 May 2015
Heavyweight: Alexander Povetkin (29-1, 21 knockouts) justified our ranking him at No. 1 by drilling Mike Perez (21-2-1, 13 Kos) in one round. Perez will exit the rankings. Nos. 9 and 10 will move up one spot each and Carlos Takam (31-2-1, 24 KOs), who held Perez to a draw last year, will enter at No  Read Full Story >>>

Ray Mancini: ?I?m not paying to see Floyd Mayweather. Manny Pacquiao was the draw, everyone knows that!?
By Jenna Jay, OTR Boxing Radio, Mon, 25 May 2015
The 2015 Boxing Hall of Fame class gets inducted June 14th, in Canastota, NY. This years? class includes Prince Naazim Hamad, Riddick Bowe and Ray ?Boom Boom? Mancini. Mancini amassed a career record of 29-5 with 23 KOs and was often featured in prime time television due to his exciting fan friendly  Read Full Story >>>

Will Manny Pacquiao Be Shamed Into Retirement?
By Dennis Cruz, The Boxing Tribune, Mon, 25 May 2015
Eight-division world champ, Manny Pacquiao is a special breed of human being. He?s an elite-level athlete who can withstand the rigors of an insanely taxing world class training camp?and then crank it all up even one notch higher as he enters the ring to perform as a warrior in battle. He does all t  Read Full Story >>>

Sulaiman on impact of Haymon?s Premier Boxing Champions, possibility of PBC titles
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Mon, 25 May 2015
WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman has spoken to WBN about the recent emergence of Al Haymon's Premier Boxing Champions as rumours grow that the company are to bring in their own title belts. The move has courted much controversy following initial reports that world titles in eight weight divisions   Read Full Story >>>

?Phantom Punch?: The 50-year anniversary of Ali-Liston II
By Tom Gray, RingTV.com, Mon, 25 May 2015
There was a punch ? and it landed. Approximately half way through Round 1 of what is arguably the most controversial heavyweight championship fight in boxing history the challenger, Charles ?Sonny? Liston, fell short with a left jab and a right hand counter from Muhammad Ali sent him stumbling fo  Read Full Story >>>

MELINDO SHARPLY FOCUSED FOR MENDOZA TITLE FIGHT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 25 May 2015

IBF light flyweight title challenger Milan Melindo is ?sharply focused? in his bid to win the world title in a showdown against Mexico?s Javier Mendoza on May 30 ? May 31 in Manila ? in a fight that will take place in Mexic  Read Full Story >>>

DONAIRE SHUNS TITLE ELIMINATOR VS HUGO RUIZ, LOOKS AT POSSIBLE WBA TITLE FIGHT VS QUIGG
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 25 May 2015

Five division world champion Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire has apparently decided to shun a WBC title eliminator against No.1 ranked Hugo Ruiz and instead plans to face Frenchman Anthony Settoul in a ten round super b  Read Full Story >>>

CPDRC inmates flaunt boxing skills inside jail
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, The Freeman, Mon, 25 May 2015
CEBU, Philippines ? The Cebu Provincial Rehabilitation and Detention Center gained worldwide acclaim for its dancing inmates. It might as well produce another set of world-class talents in the future, this time in a sport that is close to the hearts of the Filipinos ? boxing. In a landmark eve  Read Full Story >>>

Op-Ed: Boxing's Diamonds in the Rough
By Dane Swan, Digital Journal, Mon, 25 May 2015
Boxing's diamonds in the rough Boxing has never been kind to writers from it's inception. The man who sanctioned the original rules for the version of boxing that we all know, infamously threw Oscar Wilde in prison for being his son's lover. Yet writers still run to the sport of savagery like mot  Read Full Story >>>

Quick Jabs: Canelo, Golovkin Ratings; Haymon Lawsuit; More
By Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules, Mon, 25 May 2015
People just can?t get enough cinnamon these days. Quick Jabs We were waiting to talk about the Canelo Alvarez ratings for his fight with James Kirkland until we got more solid info on how much the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao replay helped boost it, but there is no solid info on that. What   Read Full Story >>>

ShoulderGate Explained: The Sunday Brunch
By Jesse Ian Lardies, The Boxing Tribune, Mon, 25 May 2015
??But, do you at least think there?s something that Pacquiao could have done more to ensure a win?? ? Reporter ?Yeah. Take his shot before the fight.? ? Bob Arum Hola Amigos y familia, welcome to a one-armed, heavily medicated edition of Panama City?s highest rated, most money-spinning proper  Read Full Story >>>

Prisoners turn to prizefighters at CPDRC
By Mars Alison, Rappler, Mon, 25 May 2015
CEBU CITY, Philippines - Already famous for its dancing inmates, the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC) once again took on a festive atmosphere last Saturday night, May 23 as all 2,397 inmates flocked to the prison ground to witness the facility?s first professional boxing e  Read Full Story >>>

WARRIORS ONE GAME AWAY FROM NBA FINALS
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 25 May 2015

HOUSTON -- The monstrous dunk by Dwight Howard against the two defenders in the first quarter did not set the tone for the Houston Rockets, who they lost by 35 points against the Golden State, Warriors, on Saturday ni  Read Full Story >>>

Boxing and the Black/White Divide
By Robert Ecksel, Boxing.com, Mon, 25 May 2015
He?s crass. He?s materialistic. He?s megalomaniacal. None of which makes him bad, per se. None of which even makes him different? ?The only color Don King cares about is green.??Larry Holmes I do not get the black/white divide. I get that black is black. I get that white is white. I get that r  Read Full Story >>>

Froch: No warm-up fight, If I come back it's straight in at the top
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Mon, 25 May 2015
Nottingham's Carl Froch says he will make a formal decision on his future next month as speculation mounts that 'The Cobra' could agree a Wembley finale against middleweight king Gennady Golokvin in the summer. Froch, 37, hasn't fought since knocking out George Groves in front of 80,000 fans at t  Read Full Story >>>

From James DeGale to Lennox Lewis: The best of British boxing in America
By Nick Parkinson, ESPN.com, Mon, 25 May 2015
How does James DeGale's unanimous points win over Andre Dirrell for the IBF world super-middleweight title in Boston on Saturday night compare with past triumphs by British boxers on American soil? Kell Brook The Sheffield welterweight earned a majority points decision over American Shawn Port  Read Full Story >>>

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