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Now that Mayweather-Pacquiao is over, what's next for boxing?
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Wed, 06 May 2015
The big one is in the books. After five-plus years of waiting, Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao is over and done with after Mayweather coasted to a unanimous decision last Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in one of the biggest fights in boxing history -- and one of the biggest duds.
Pa Read Full Story >>>HBO, Showtime Would Be Underdogs in a Legal Battle With Twitter (Analysis)
By Eriq Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, Wed, 06 May 2015
Floyd Mayweather might have outboxed Manny Pacquiao May 2, but Twitter CEO Dick Costolo landed the strongest punch to Hollywood with his tweet declaring his live-streaming app Periscope the ?winner? of the night.
Thousands of users watched the fight via social streams rather than paying $100 for Read Full Story >>> We Could See Floyd Mayeather vs Manny Pacquiao Pt. 2 Next Year
The Source, Wed, 06 May 2015
Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao was a fight for the ages. Or was it? The fight itself was decidedly underwhelming, and criticized by many media entities, not to mention actual boxers (Oscar De La Hoya and Mike Tyson, namely). However, the hoopla surrounding it, not to mention the many paychecks t Read Full Story >>> OPINION: Fights have changed over the years
By Terry Woster, The Daily Republic, Wed, 06 May 2015
Rocky Marciano retired from boxing when I was 12 years old.
At 31, he said he wanted to spend more time with his family. Marciano retired undefeated in 49 heavyweight boxing matches. He won 43 of his matches by knockout. One of his enduring quotes goes something like "Why waltz with a guy for 10 Read Full Story >>> Business back to normal at Wild Card neighborhood
By Francis Ochoa, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wed, 06 May 2015
HOLLYWOOD?For anyone who has ever dropped by the strip mall on Vine Street that houses Wild Card gym to cover a Manny Pacquiao training camp or visit the Filipino ring icon and wait for a post-workout glimpse of him, Monday afternoon would have been a page torn off surrealism.
It was the perfect Read Full Story >>> Thirsting for a hero
By Boo Chanco, The Philippine Star, Wed, 06 May 2015
The May weather had been oppressive with the heat index in the 40s. With everyone feeling like they are being slowly steamed in their own sticky sweat, we can be excused for feeling rather grumpy. The headlines of late also haven?t been helpful.
We lost 44 SAF troopers in a badly executed police Read Full Story >>> Michelle Beadle Goes Long On What She Learned This Weekend
By Maxwell Strachan, The Huffington Post, Wed, 06 May 2015
Michelle Beadle was the center of a media firestorm this weekend when she announced (along with CNN?s Rachel Nichols) that she had been denied press credentials to the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight.
Beadle eventually got her credentials reinstated, but not before she tweeted that it was M Read Full Story >>> FLOYD OPEN TO PACQUIAO REMATCH
By Rich Mazon , PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 06 May 2015
Will there be a sequel to 'The Fight of the Century'?
Three days after Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated Manny Pacquiao by Unanimous Decision in their welterweight unification match last Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena Read Full Story >>> QUOTES FROM LOS ANGELES MEDIA WORKOUT HOSTED BY FRANKIE GOMEZ, JOSEPH DIAZ JR. AND TAISHAN
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 06 May 2015
Frankie Gomez.
LA FIGHT CLUB UNDERCARD FIGHTERS NICK ARCE, OSCAR NEGRETE AND JESUS DELGADO ALSO PARTICIPATED IN TODAY'S MEDIA WORKOUT AHEAD OF THEIR BOUTS ON MAY 7
LOS ANGELES (May 4) - Super lightweight top contend Read Full Story >>> Rematch? Floyd Mayweather says he's open to idea of fighting Pacman again
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Wed, 06 May 2015
Following his victory over Manny Pacquiao on Saturday in Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather Jr. very clearly laid out his future at the post-fight news conference.
He planned to fight again in September and then would retire, he said. He noted that he's closing in on 40 years old and said he doesn't lov Read Full Story >>> Lawsuit filed against Pacquiao over shoulder injury
By Caroline Bleakley, 8NewsNow, Wed, 06 May 2015
LAS VEGAS -- Manny Pacquiao is being named in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas on Tuesday morning. The suit seeks damages because Pacquiao failed to disclose his shoulder injury before the fight with Floyd Mayweather.
The potential class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of S Read Full Story >>> Abused ex sues Floyd Mayweather for $20M over drug ?lies?
By David K. Li, New York Post, Wed, 06 May 2015
Floyd Mayweather?s former gal pal filed a $20 million defamation lawsuit Tuesday against the boxing champ, after he denied beating her up ? in a crime that cost him two months behind bars.
Josie Harris, mother of three children with Mayweather, claimed she?s been harmed by Mayweather?s lies to Ka Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao, Top Rank, Koncz Sued Over Shoulder Injury
By Edward Chaykovsky, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 06 May 2015
According to a report by CBS Affiliate KLAS-TV - Manny Pacquiao, Bob Arum, Top Rank Inc., Michael Koncz, Todd Duboef and possible unknown defendants are being named in a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas on Tuesday morning.
The lawsuit, filed on behalf of Staphane Vanel and Kami Read Full Story >>> Why Hollywood Shouldn?t Use Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight To Indict Periscope
By Jon Erlichman, The Wrap, Wed, 06 May 2015
Piracy looms but Periscope users are part of an active community while pay-per-view events are largely ?lean back? experiences
On Saturday night, some of the users on Periscope ? Twitter?s recently launched live-streaming app ? pointed iPhones at their televisions and streamed the big fight betwe Read Full Story >>> Mayweather vs. Pacquiao the Rematch: Shocked or Laughable?
Sports Blog, Wed, 06 May 2015
So...it appears that Floyd Mayweather is perpetuating a boxing stereotype that says "Old Boxers don't know when to say they are finished".
What else could be motivating him to say he'd give Manny Pacquiao a rematch after this past Saturday's shellacking that saw Pacquiao soundly get beaten while Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao's Shoulder Injury And Whether The Big Fight Should Ever Have Happened
By Maury Brown, Forbes.com, Wed, 06 May 2015
If there was a point where boxing began slipping setting the stage for MMA?s ascendance, it had to have been when the sport became embroiled in controversy. Maybe it starts with promoter Don King, who Larry Holmes infamously said of him, ?He has his hair that big to hide his horns.? Maybe it?s not K Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao to have shoulder surgery for torn rotator cuff
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Wed, 06 May 2015
Manny Pacquiao will undergo surgery on his right shoulder later this week in Los Angeles, his manager told The Times following the boxer's medical examination Monday.
?Manny and [his wife] Jinkee decided that in the best interest of his long-term health, he will have the surgery here this week,? Read Full Story >>> Did Mayweather-Pacquiao Change Politics Forever?
By Kaveh Waddell, National Journal, Wed, 06 May 2015
May 5, 2015 After Periscope and Meerkat proved themselves in the boxing ring this weekend, they've got their sights on their next challenge: taking over Washington.
The livestreaming platforms?especially Periscope, which sees more activity than Meerkat?got a lot of attention Saturday during the " Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao accused of dishonesty over shoulder injury
BBC Sport, Wed, 06 May 2015
Manny Pacquiao has been accused of lying over a shoulder injury sustained before his fight against Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas.
If the Filipino is found guilty, the penalty for perjury could be a jail sentence of between one and four years, and a fine of up to $5,000 (?3,305).
The Nevada Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao Extravaganza Smells Bad Already
By Ivan G. Goldman, Boxing Insider, Wed, 06 May 2015
Perhaps it?s fitting that what was mislabeled as the ?fight of the century? was already mired in controversy minutes after the scores were read Saturday night. We ended up with precisely what we couldn?t afford ? a $500 million contest that was improperly handled and gave off the pungent odor of yet Read Full Story >>>
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