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Streaming sites Meerkat, Periscope got shots in during the big fight
By Mike Snider, USA Today, Mon, 04 May 2015
Floyd Mayweather wasn't the only one piling up hits in Saturday night's big boxing match.
Fledgling online video apps Meerkat and Periscope both hosted a flurry of live streams of the fight, resulting in thousands getting to view portions of the pay-per-view event for free.
"I wasn't expecting Read Full Story >>>Prayers in rain go unheard as fans keep faith in hero
By Rohit Brijnath, Asia One, Mon, 04 May 2015
NO SIGNAL.
No picture. No way. Not now. Not in the fifth round when we're wrapped tightly in the embrace of the fight. In a praying nation, a thousand pleas silently travel upwards through the rain. But the TV screen is unmoving and it is unmerciful.
NO SIGNAL.
Heaven isn't weeping, it's su Read Full Story >>> Amir Khan: I'll put Floyd Mayweather in his place
By Kevin Garside, Belfast Telegraph, Mon, 04 May 2015
If you take him at his word, Floyd Mayweather Jnr has just one more fight in him. Having seen off the challenge of Manny Pacquiao with imperious ease, winning on unanimous decision, Mayweather is targeting the pipe and slippers, claiming his 49th fight in September at the age of 38 will be his final Read Full Story >>> In the Loop: Pacman bravest fighter ever - Rocky
ABS-CBN News, Mon, 04 May 2015
Bettina Magsaysay subs for TJ Manotoc to keep you in the loop on reactions from Hollywood celebrities and boxing greats to Manny Pacquiao's disappointing loss to undefeated American boxing champion, Floyd Mayweather.
See what HBO reporter Max Kellerman has to say about the flak he got from his po Read Full Story >>> Jimmy Kimmel?s Manny Pacquiao T-shirt goes viral ? Watch
Sport Act, Mon, 04 May 2015
Mayweather vs. Pacquiao : Jimmy Kimmel?s shirt goes viral.
The comedian and host of Jimmy Kimmel Live joined Manny Pacquiao?s entourage on Saturday, walking out behind the boxer before Saturday night?s big match in Las Vegas. While Pacquaio may have lost the ?Fight of the Century? to opponent Flo Read Full Story >>> MayPac effect: Las Vegas airport had to be closed as it gets flooded with private jets
Rush Lane, Mon, 04 May 2015
As the celebrities and rich headed to Las Vegas for the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight on Saturday night, the airport was teaming with private jets to the extent that the airport had no more room for airplanes. A tweet on the official account for McCarran International Airport stated that it was closed t Read Full Story >>> Boxing Australia hope Mayweather-Pacquiao fight boosts numbers
By David Polkinghorne, The Age, Mon, 04 May 2015
Boxing Australia development coach Don Abnett says Jeff Fenech's three world titles brought a "massive increase" in boxers and he expected the "Fight of the Century" to have a similar flow-on effect.
BA chief executive Kable Kelleway is also looking at trying to turn people doing boxing-related f Read Full Story >>> Daily Bread Mailbag: Mayweather-Pacquiao Post Edition
By Stephen "Breadman" Edwards, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 04 May 2015
A new mailbag from Stephen "Breadman" Edwards in the aftermath of the most lucrative fight in boxing history, as Floyd Mayweather Jr. won a twelve round unanimous decision over Manny Pacquiao to unify the WBO/WBC/WBA welterweight titles on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Hi Bread
Read Full Story >>> Mayweather wins, but boxing loses
By Tim Graham, The Bufallo News, Mon, 04 May 2015
LAS VEGAS ? The carcass, barely breathing and so near death, is kept alive only to drain its blood.
On the surface, this would appear to be torture. But that would assume boxing cares how anybody else feels.
Boxing?s chief concern is keeping interest alive merely to harvest every nickel, to bl Read Full Story >>> Nevada commission questions Pacquiao?s injury claim
By Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review Journal, Mon, 04 May 2015
Manny Pacquiao was expected to be the busier fighter when he met Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden.
But Pacquiao was outboxed and outworked by Mayweather in losing a 12-round unanimous decision in their world welterweight unification title fight that kept Mayweather?s Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao: 'We were sabotaged'
By Ryan Songalia, Rappler, Mon, 04 May 2015
LAS VEGAS, USA (UPDATED) - A day after his unanimous decision loss against Floyd Mayweather Jr, Manny Pacquiao told reporters he was "sabotaged" on fight night.
Pacquiao said the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) had approved his use of numbing agent injections after his camp submitted a request t Read Full Story >>> Dispute over injection for Manny Pacquiao's injury casts cloud on fight
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Mon, 04 May 2015
Floyd Mayweather Jr. didn't want to listen to any excuses, and Manny Pacquiao said he never intended to give one.
But after Mayweather extended his unbeaten record to 48-0 Saturday night with a unanimous-decision victory over Pacquiao at MGM Grand, a dispute over a denied injection Pacquiao said Read Full Story >>> If Manny Pacquiao was injured, he shouldn't have fought Floyd Mayweather
By Mitch Abramson, New York Daily News, Mon, 04 May 2015
LAS VEGAS ? As it turns out, the Fight of the Century wasn?t a fair fight ? for Manny Pacquiao or the paying public.
As a matter of fact, it?s a fight that never should have started on Saturday night.
After dropping a unanimous decision to Floyd Mayweather, Pacquiao revealed that he suffered a Read Full Story >>> Almost Missed Manny and Money
By Clarence George, Boxing.com, Mon, 04 May 2015
?They didn?t even hit each other,? said my mother, who during the preceding sixty-two years I?ve known her had denounced boxing as barbaric?
I realize most sports fans and other seekers of excitement planned to watch the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight at cool places like the MGM Grand Aren Read Full Story >>> Boxing notes: Floyd Mayweather vacating titles to assist others
By Keith Idec, NorthJersey.com, Mon, 04 May 2015
LAS VEGAS ? He hasn?t been beaten, but Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be known as a former champion before he fights again.
Mayweather revealed Sunday morning that he plans to relinquish each of the five world titles he owns, perhaps as soon as today. The highest-paid athlete in sports has won the WBA Read Full Story >>> HBO VP, Finkel on Boxing's Future After May vs. Pac
BoxingScene.com, Mon, 04 May 2015
A smiling Floyd Mayweather Jr exited the MGM Grand Garden Arena flashing a check for $100 million, the first installment of perhaps a $200 million payday from what could be the top grossing prize fight of all-time. The fight against Manny Pacquiao returned boxing to the international sporting spotli Read Full Story >>> Maybe Mayweather Vs Pacquiao Was ?Boring,? But It?s Not The End Of The World
By Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules, Mon, 04 May 2015
The big fight Saturday, in the end, wasn?t a riveting masterpiece of blood-spattering havoc. Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao, did not, in the minds of many, match the hype. It was ?boring,? so many said. Mayweather only ran away ? he took no risks, was even a coward, and Pacquiao didn?t even try, Read Full Story >>> Bob Hunter column: Boxing didn?t get knockout it needed
By Bob Hunter, The Columbus Dispatch, Mon, 04 May 2015
In the weeks leading up to Saturday night?s Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao fight, a lot of passionate fans claimed this was just what boxing needs.
They know boxing is sick. Even the sport?s most ardent defenders are forced to admit that it no longer commands the attention it once did. Ther Read Full Story >>> Speaker to Pacquiao: Don't quit boxing just yet
ABS-CBN News, Mon, 04 May 2015
MANILA - The top leader of the House of Representatives, Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, urged colleague Rep. Manny Pacquiao not to retire yet from boxing.
In a statement, Belmonte said Pacquiao should not entertain retiring from boxing because he is still young.
"We should think twice about that Read Full Story >>> 15 questions for Manny Pacquiao to ask Kellerman
By Steve Orme, sportal.com.au, Mon, 04 May 2015
HBO presenter Max Kellerman made a goose of himself in his arrogant post-match interview with Manny Pacquiao after the Filipino legend's points loss to Floyd Mayweather in Sunday's super fight. We think it's only fair Manny has a right of reply and have taken the liberty of penning 15 questions for Read Full Story >>>
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