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Roy Jones Jr: Mayweather, Pacquiao aren't 'too old' for mega fight
By Scott Christ, Bad Left Hook, Sun, 22 Feb 2015
Former pound-for-pound king and current HBO Sports analyst Roy Jones Jr doesn't believe that Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are too far past their primes for their long-awaited May 2 showdown, comparing the two to a pair of basketball's all time greats.
"I'm just so delighted that the fight Read Full Story >>>Op-Ed: Why no rematch clause was provided in Mayweather-Pacquiao
By Leo Reyes, Digital Journal, Sun, 22 Feb 2015
The widely-discussed rematch clause in the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight deal appears to be missing in the final copy of the contract for the May 2 fight between the two elite fighters which will take place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
In a conference call right after Mayweather Read Full Story >>> PBA family to miss Pacman, cheer for him
By Nelson Beltran, ABS-CBN News, Sun, 22 Feb 2015
MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao?s PBA peers and foes will all be with him in spirit as the boxing icon puts aside his duties as the KIA Carnival playing coach to focus on his preparation for the biggest fight in his boxing career.
His Kia team is only too willing to let him concentrate on th Read Full Story >>> Ring Muggings: Part 16
By Ted Sares, The Boxing Tribune, Sun, 22 Feb 2015
Cooper vs. Melito (July 29, 1997)
As best I could determine at the time, none of heavyweight Richie ?The Bull? Melito?s first nine opponents had ever won a fight. Finally, he fought unknown Chris Gingrow (who impersonated one Richard Perry) and who sported a 1-4 record. Gingrow-Perry was dispatch Read Full Story >>> Don't Panic! Tickets Sale For Floyd Mayweather Jr. ? Manny Pacquiao Fight On May 2 Is Still On But (?)
Franchise Herald, Sun, 22 Feb 2015
Shortly after the confirmation of the Floyd Mayweather Jr. - Manny Pacquiao fight, rumors saying the tickets for the mega bout has been sold out also surfaced.
Well, those reports are not true. If you are hoping to see the boxing match of the decade live at the MGM Grand Arena, you can still book a Read Full Story >>> After five years, relief and exultation for those in Money-Manny talks
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Sun, 22 Feb 2015
A few days before Manny Pacquiao was to step into the ring in Cotai Arena in Macau, China, to face Chris Algieri, Top Rank chairman Bob Arum sidled up to a pair of reporters in the media center and was eager to share a secret.
He'd privately been holding talks with CBS Corp. CEO Leslie Moonves an Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO SAILS THROUGH NASTY 1-2 BLOW
By Recah Trinidad, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 22 Feb 2015
AFTER Manny Pacquiao, a playing coach in the PBA, was called a ?big joke?, the ageless freedom warrior Rene Saguisag dug in and said that, instead of Commissioner Chito Salud, it?s the eight-division world boxing champ who should le Read Full Story >>> FLOYD MAYWEATHER SPEAKS IN-DEPTH ABOUT MANNY PACQUIAO AND THEIR MAY 2 SHOWDOWN: "THE ONLY THING I KNOW IS TO WIN"
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Sun, 22 Feb 2015
"To me, it's just another day. It's just another fight. I mean, when you just look at the tale of the tape, I have a longer reach, I'm taller, I'm stronger, and I'm more accurate. I think I seen a major change in Pacquiao...I took my time, I made the right move, and I'm just ready to go out there an Read Full Story >>> Bob Arum, Les Moonves boxed Floyd Mayweather Jr. into a corner
By Greg Logan, NewsDay.com, Sun, 22 Feb 2015
If you ask me, Bob Arum and Manny Pacquiao, as much as Les Moonves, were the ones who forced Floyd Mayweather Jr. to step up to the plate for their May 2 fight in Las Vegas or look cowardly.
CBS president Moonves holds sway over subsidiary Showtime, which has Mayweather under contract, and his wa Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao has Prince Harry in his corner for $250m superfight with Floyd Mayweather
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Sun, 22 Feb 2015
Manny Pacquiao struck the first verbal blow in the build-up to the $250 million megafight with Floyd Mayweather on Saturday by revealing that he had signed the contract before his American rival.
The Sunday Telegraph understands that plans are also being discussed to bring the two fighters o Read Full Story >>> Column: Late, yes, but Mayweather-Pacquiao will deliver
By Tim Dahlberg, The Associated Press, Journal Review, Sun, 22 Feb 2015
LAS VEGAS (AP) ? Manny Pacquiao slept through the big announcement, secure in knowing that the fight was already made and the questions would finally stop.
He campaigned for a shot with Floyd Mayweather Jr. with a tenacity befitting a congressman from the Sarangani Province, making him a winner lon Read Full Story >>> British hopes dashed as Golovkin and Abraham defeat Murray and Smith
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Sun, 22 Feb 2015
Undefeated KO specialist Gennady Golovkin produced a scintillating display against a courageous Martin Murray to stop the British fighter in the eleventh round of their world middleweight title fight in Monte Carlo.
The WBA and IBO champion had way too much power for challenger Murray from the off Read Full Story >>> Kevin Gleason: Forget the ages, Pacquiao has a chance
By Kevin Gleason, Record Online, Sun, 22 Feb 2015
Points to ponder while wondering if Manny Pacquiao can do on May 2 what 47 others have failed to do, which of course is beat the great Floyd Mayweather.
Mayweather is a huge favorite, 2?-to-1, over Pacquiao. Most of the smart boxing people are certain that Mayweather will give Pac Man a boxing less Read Full Story >>> TIMELINE: The road to Pacquiao-Mayweather
By Reynaldo Santos Jr, Rappler, Sun, 22 Feb 2015
MANILA, Philippines ? The highly-anticipated bout between 2 boxing champions ? Filipino Manny Pacquiao and American Floyd Mayweather ? is now a signed and sealed deal for May 2. (READ: Pacquiao-Mayweather mega-fight confirmed)
It is a boxing event that took almost 6 years to happen, as talks abou Read Full Story >>> Salud urges Pacquiao to focus on megafight
By Nick Giongco, Tempo, Sun, 22 Feb 2015
For now don?t even think about playing, says PBA commissioner
Manny Pacquiao eased into training mode shortly after being told that Floyd Mayweather finally broke his silence and made the announcement that their May 2 showdown is on.
Pacquiao showed up for a session of punch mitts and shadowboxing Read Full Story >>> Canelo Alvarez, James Kirkland move fight to May 9
By Brandon Wise , CBS Sports, Sun, 22 Feb 2015
Canelo Alvarez and James Kirkland were set to fight May 2. However, what many are calling the biggest match of the century between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather just took that date for their fight.
So, Alvarez and Kirkland have pushed their fight back to May 9 at Minute Maid Park in Houston Read Full Story >>> Long, twisting road to Mayweather vs. Pacquiao
By Robert Cartagena, SFBAY.ca, Sun, 22 Feb 2015
After five years of anticipation and speculation ? not to mention various failed negotiations ? the fight the world has clamored for has finally come to fruition.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao ? widely regarded as boxing?s two best pound-for-pound fighters ? will finally square off on May Read Full Story >>> Mayweather-Pacquiao happening, but fighters years past primes
By Martin Rogers, USA Today, Sun, 22 Feb 2015
Time waits for no man, supposedly, but it hung around just long enough for boxing's most anticipated, most frustrating and most compelling fight to get made.
Yet the protracted wait that interspersed the first rumblings of a showdown between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao in 2009, and the co Read Full Story >>> Shawn Porter On Mayweather-Pacquiao, ?Maybe I can get the winner.?
By Steve Calderon, Tha Boxing Voice, Sun, 22 Feb 2015
Despite coming off his first professional loss, welterweight Shawn ?Showtime? Porter believes that he is ready to get back into the ring against the best in his division. The Las Vegas native see?s himself as top opposition for the likes of Manny Pacquiao, whom he shared the ring with during sparrin Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao vs Mayweather: Three belts and a historic fifth crown on the line
By Connor Ruebusch , Bad Left Hook, Sun, 22 Feb 2015
It's happening. The biggest fight in boxing is finally coming about. Five years past its best-by date, perhaps--but Mayweather vs Pacquiao is still undeniably the most spectacular event that the sport of boxing can possibly put together.
We live, for the most part, in a post-championship era. The Read Full Story >>>
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