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Before Mayweather and Pacquiao, it's HBO and Showtime vs. pirate sites
By Mariella Moon, EngadgetHD, Thu, 30 Apr 2015
The upcoming "Fight of the Century" has ridiculously expensive PPV prices, but if you want to watch it live, you might have to let that benjamin go. HBO and Showtime, which paired up for the fight, have already started suing websites planning to illegally livestream the event. The duo and the promot Read Full Story >>>You can't weigh spirit in the ring
By Archie Henderson, Times Live, Thu, 30 Apr 2015
Boxing is not my game. A punch smack on the nose in my one and only sparring bout brought an immediate end to a never very promising career in the ring. Not so my friend Jimmy.
Jimmy was one of the smallest guys in our class. He appeared frail and inoffensive. But the boy could box. Once he stepp Read Full Story >>> What?s left for the casual boxing fan to care about post-May 2?
By Ray Brewer, Las Vegas Weekly, Thu, 30 Apr 2015
Floyd Mayweather Jr. walked into a conference room at the MGM Grand to talk with the media after his victory last September against Marcos Maidana, took his spot behind the podium on the stage and grabbed a sip of water. Sporting sunglasses and a grin from ear-to-ear after another victory, he knew w Read Full Story >>> Mayweather Sr. expects son Floyd to ?go forward? against Pacquiao
By Mark Giongco, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Thu, 30 Apr 2015
LAS VEGAS ? From the way Floyd Mayweather Sr. sees it, Manny Pacquiao will be in for a fight on Saturday.
The rhyme-spewing trainer believes his son and top pound-for-pound fighter today Floyd Jr. will deviate from his usual defensive-oriented approach and instead will ?go forward? against Pacqui Read Full Story >>> Mayweather restrained, Pacquiao preacher-like in final press event before Big Fight
By Rich Mazon , PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 30 Apr 2015
Las Vegas - The atmosphere of the final press conference for the mega-bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao failed in comparison to the tremendous hype this fight has generated in the eyes of the public.
Read Full Story >>> ANOTHER GOOD DEED BY PACQUIAO
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 30 Apr 2015
Eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao?s appeal to Indonesian president Joko Widodo who is reportedly a fan of the fighting congressman from Sarangani Province and the sustained efforts led by President Benigno Aquino Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather And Manny Pacquiao Final Press Conference Quotes
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 30 Apr 2015
?MAYWEATHER VS. PACQUIAO?
This Saturday, May 2, Live on Pay-Per-View
LAS VEGAS (April 29, 2015) ? Floyd ?Money? Mayweather and Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao faced off for only the third time Wednesday during the final pr Read Full Story >>> GROWING PROTEST IN ?MAYEATHER-PACQUIAO?
By Reni M. Valenzuela, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 30 Apr 2015
Consider the holocaust.
Imagine Jesus Christ as a crook and drug lord, can He be your Savior? If Adolf Hitler was a great athlete or musician, would you be willing to pay and enjoy watching the man after he massacred two mil Read Full Story >>> IBO SUSPENDS PROMOTER FOR FAILURE TO PAY THE PURSE OF CHAMPION REY LORETO
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 30 Apr 2015
International Boxing Organization president Ed Levine has informed Games and Amusements Board chairman Ramon Guanzon that the IBO has acted on what Levine described as ?a very distressing situation? after he received a letter from the GAB chairman detailing the failure of the South African promoter Read Full Story >>> Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: Drama and Big Money
By Don Steinberg, The Wall Street Journal, Thu, 30 Apr 2015
Shaquille O?Neal and Bill Maher are picking Floyd Mayweather Jr. Jimmy Kimmel and Mark Wahlberg are rooting for Manny Pacquiao. Whoopi and Rosie chatted on ?The View? about Sen. John McCain?s difficulty getting a ticket. Suddenly people are jazzed about the old-school sport of boxing.
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Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather does not want Manny Pacquiao fight - Roach
By Ben Dirs, BBC Sport, Thu, 30 Apr 2015
Manny Pacquiao's trainer says he fears Floyd Mayweather might not turn up for Saturday's super-fight in Las Vegas.
Pacquiao and Mayweather are set to split upwards of ?150m following their meeting at the MGM Grand.
But Freddie Roach said of Mayweather: "I really am wondering if he's going Read Full Story >>> Mayweather Jr., famous and alone
By Geoffrey Gray, Sports on Earth, Thu, 30 Apr 2015
Taking his seat on the dais, Floyd Mayweather Jr. looked out into the crowd. There were his friends and uncles and cut man in the front row. And there his fans, who'd snuck in. And the print reporters, radio reporters and platoon of television cameras lined them, hundreds gathered from around the wo Read Full Story >>> No news is the only news as Pacquiao-Mayweather approaches
By Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, Thu, 30 Apr 2015
We are here on the fight scene. It's Wednesday, meaning Manny Pacquiao versus Floyd Mayweather Jr. is three days away. We are here to report the news.
There is none.
They held a newsless news conference in a huge showroom at the MGM Grand.
Before the newsless news conference, they held a ne Read Full Story >>> Countdown To Mayweather-Pacquiao: What A Loss Would Mean For Mayweather
By Frank Lotierzo, The Sweet Science, Thu, 30 Apr 2015
In professional sports legends are created and destroyed in a matter of seconds, and professional boxing is no different. Think of how drastically different the NFL's Buffalo Bills would be viewed today had place kicker Scott Norwood hit a 47 yard field goal (that missed by less than a yard to the r Read Full Story >>> Bayless Bad News For Pacquiao
By Brian Kenny, Sports on Earth, Thu, 30 Apr 2015
For the most part, a fighter is alone in the ring. He can get training, support and advice. But once the bell rings, it is one-on-one. Except for one thing: There is a third man present who can wield enormous influence.
With that in mind, one of the major stories leading up to this fight is be Read Full Story >>> Borges: Freddie Roach at his best in the ring
By Ron Borges, Boston Herald, Thu, 30 Apr 2015
LAS VEGAS ? For the prize fighter, there are things you never forget, even if it?s been 30 years since you last laced on gloves.
You never forget the smell of the gym or the sound of the bell or the roar of the crowd. You never forget that churning feeling in your stomach as the moment approaches Read Full Story >>> Bennett?s hands full dealing with gloves for Mayweather-Pacquiao
By Ron Kantowski, Las Vegas Review Journal, Thu, 30 Apr 2015
He has barely been on the job a year, and this is his first megafight, where a tent is set up out back to handle all the media ? as when Sugar Ray and the Hit Man and Marvelous Marvin and Roberto Duran threw down here, and then, a little later, Iron Mike Tyson.
When newspapers still had dedicated Read Full Story >>> Vegas Hotel Prices Fall as Boxing Fans Have Limited Fight Access
By Erik Matuszewski, Bloomberg.com, Thu, 30 Apr 2015
Las Vegas hotel prices have dropped an average of $150 a night for this weekend as many boxing fans realize they won?t get a chance to be a part of the long-awaited bout between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.
The cheapest tickets to the fight are going for almost $3,400 and alternate viewi Read Full Story >>> Mayweather and Pacquiao will strive for greatness while accepting gross
By Todd Harmonson, OCRegister.com, Thu, 30 Apr 2015
Peter McNeeley and Canelo Alvarez should get together in the ring and make millions. Sure, it might be a little strange since McNeeley is 46 and Alvarez is 24, but being bizarre never kept anything away from boxing.
After all, they were in two of the top-grossing fights in history, and after Floy Read Full Story >>> Mayweather Jabs Koncz/TR, Says Pac Needed Haymon
By Rick Reeno, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 30 Apr 2015
MGM Grand, Las Vegas - Floyd Mayweather Jr. explained some of the details from his chance meeting with Manny Pacquiao at a Miami Heat game, in Florida, back in January. The two fighters met face to face, and had a conversation which both indicate was the turning point in their negotiations and ultim Read Full Story >>>
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