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A tale of two Harleys
By Pete Ehrmann, Boxing.com, Wed, 25 Mar 2015
?We pleaded with him to stop and let us out ? alive. He only laughed at us and said, ?Have no fear???
Stanley Ketchel celebrated his 10-round victory over Billy Papke in the 1908 Milwaukee kickoff of their epic middleweight championship series by spending $2,700 of his $7,000 purse on champag Read Full Story >>>Manny Pacquiao?s Trainer Has a Plan for Beating Floyd Mayweather ? It Involves Blood and a Different Kind of Bible Study
By Geoffrey Gray, New York Magazine, Wed, 25 Mar 2015
Freddie Roach is struggling to walk up the stairs to the Wild Card, the boxing gym in Los Angeles he made famous by training the most elite crop of talent in recent decades. The man who molded Manny Pacquaio from a raw prospect who had lived on the streets in the Philippines into one of the greatest Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather could earn as much as $180 million to face Pacman, promoter says
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Wed, 25 Mar 2015
In November, Giancarlo Stanton of the Miami Marlins signed a 13-year contract extension that would pay him $325 million if he plays the entire length of the deal. It was astounding that the Marlins, a notably penurious franchise, would pay that kind of money to one player. But it was also amazing ju Read Full Story >>> Donaire, Nietes honored in ?Da Flash? Memorial rites
The Philippine Star, Wed, 25 Mar 2015
MANILA, Philippines - Two warriors who have consistently received the distinction as Boxer of the Year awardees for seven consecutive years, and two others who surged to international fame with their first title wins in 2014, will receive pro boxing?s highest accolade during the 15th Gabriel ?Flash? Read Full Story >>> "Fight of the Century" turning into profit punchout
By Associated Press, CBS news, Wed, 25 Mar 2015
LAS VEGAS - The first ticket has yet to be sold, but the richest fight in boxing history is getting richer by the day.
New estimates show Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s payoff for fighting Manny Pacquiao could easily be $180 million, up substantially from earlier predictions of $120 million. Pacquiao get Read Full Story >>> What constitutes being considered the greatest of all time?
By Sammy Perez, FightHub.tv, Wed, 25 Mar 2015
What constitutes being considered the greatest of all time? Okay, I realize that is a debate that can never be won. However earlier today a friend of mine asked a question that I could debate and feel very strongly about. He asked me if Floyd Mayweather Jr., will be considered the greatest of all-ti Read Full Story >>> Hatton: Pacquiao Looking Better Than Ever Since KO Loss
By Edward Chaykovsky, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 25 Mar 2015
Former world champion Ricky Hatton is picking Floyd Mayweather Jr. - by a very small margin - to beat Manny Pacquiao on May 2nd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Hatton was knocked out by Mayweather in ten rounds in 2007 and then suffered a brutal two round knockout at the hands of Pacquiao in 2009. Read Full Story >>> Peter Funt: Where are boxing's critics?
By Peter Funt, GazetteXtra, Wed, 25 Mar 2015
LAS VEGAS -- The incongruous way media have chosen to cover the physical punishment in boxing and mixed martial arts on the one hand, and football on the other, is enough to give anyone who cares about sports a serious headache.
Each is brutal and dangerous, particularly concerning blows to the h Read Full Story >>> Hunter ?You gotta give Manny a chance. He?s a volume puncher, he loves confrontation?
By James Allen, Tha Boxing Voice, Wed, 25 Mar 2015
Washington D.C trainer Barry Hunter -best known for guiding the careers of Anthony and Lamont Peterson as well as heading the Headbangers Amateur Boxing Team- gave his breakdown of the looming fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr(47-0, 26KO?s) and Manny Pacquiao(57-5-2, 38KO?s) in Las Vegas on May 2nd. Read Full Story >>> Quijano: On why I?m not going
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Wed, 25 Mar 2015
I?LL probably pass up this opportunity to watch Manny Pacquiao kick Floyd Mayweather?s butt up close.
First off, since the tickets are quite pricey, my best shot is to get accredited as part the media officially covering the fight. This way, since I?ll be covering the fight for Sun.Star Cebu I wi Read Full Story >>> Justin Bieber forced Showtime executive out of Mayweather-Pacquiao photo op
By Brett Smiley, Fox Sports, Wed, 25 Mar 2015
Standing just to the left of Justin Bieber in the widely disseminated photo above -- but out of the frame -- is Showtime executive vice president Stephen Espinoza, who has worked tirelessly for years to produce the elusive Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao bout.
On March 11, according to a Los Ange Read Full Story >>> Hatton: Is Floyd the same?
orange.co.uk, Wed, 25 Mar 2015
Ricky Hatton believes uncertainty surrounding the winner of Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquiao gives the fight its cutting edge.
The Las Vegas super-fight will be after years of build-up between two of boxing's biggest stars.
with both Mayweather and Pacquiao, suffering knockouts on both occa Read Full Story >>> Eddie Mustafa Muhammad ?Floyd can beat him up in every round and knock him out?
By Victor Salazar, Tha Boxing Voice, Wed, 25 Mar 2015
Eddie Mustafa Muhammad is a resident of the Floyd Mayweather Boxing Gym in Las Vegas. He has seen firsthand the work Mayweather puts in on a day to day basis. Before the fight was made with Manny Pacquiao, a lot of the reasoning for the fight not happening was because Mayweather was afraid of Pacqui Read Full Story >>> Sky Sports Box Office secures rights to Mayweather-Pacquiao
By Ramon Aranda, 3MoreRounds.com, Wed, 25 Mar 2015
Sky Sports Box Office has today announced that they have secured the exclusive rights to air the May 2 mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.
Viewers will be able to watch coverage of their respective training camps, the final press conference and any public appearances leading u Read Full Story >>> Stevenson says he?s the man to beat, will take care of Kovalev once Bika is KO'd
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Wed, 25 Mar 2015
Adonis Stevenson is fully confident that another knockout is on the horizon as the WBC light heavyweight champion prepares to defend his title against fledgling 175lber Sakio Bika next month.
The 37 year-old, who has beaten every man he has faced in the ring, puts his green belt on the line for t Read Full Story >>> REMEMBERING GABRIEL ?FLASH? ELORDE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 25 Mar 2015
Elorde.
As we prepare to attend the annual Mass held at the tomb of the late Gabriel ?Flash? Elorde at the Manila Memorial Park, to honor and pay our collective respects to one of the greatest world champions of all-time w Read Full Story >>> Mayweather vs Pacquiao is about more than money: It's about legacy and history, says Sugar Ray Leonard
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Tue, 24 Mar 2015
Sugar Ray Leonard's resume marks him as one of the great ring exponents of the modern era. His criticism towards the naysayers claiming that the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao super-fight has come five years too late, carries some authority given that he is a former world champion in five weight di Read Full Story >>> Roach: Mayweather Got Embarrassed into Taking the Fight
By Carlos Boogs, BoxingScene.com, Tue, 24 Mar 2015
According to Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach, WBC/WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. eventually succumbed to the extreme pressure from the fans - who were demanding that he fight WBO champion Manny Pacquiao (who Roach trains) on May 2nd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Before the two Read Full Story >>> Sergio Martinez: Manny is just breakfast for Floyd
By Wil Esco, Bad Left Hook, Tue, 24 Mar 2015
Sergio Martinez has kept himself busy by acting as a part-time comic as he gives his body some time to heal from his badly injured knee. Whether or not that knee can ever get back into performance condition, enabling him to continue as a top flight fighter is doubtful, although I certainly wish him Read Full Story >>> Nevada Commission to ?slowly integrate? tablet scoring system
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Tue, 24 Mar 2015
Bob Bennett has confirmed to WBN that tablet scoring is currently being assessed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and will be brought in at lower level with a view to eventually taking over from the current method of pen and paper.
The Executive Director, who took over from Keith Kizer alm Read Full Story >>>
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