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Can Floyd Mayweather fight off the distractions?
By Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review Journal, Sat, 03 May 2014
One minute, Floyd Mayweather Jr. is talking retirement, finding the right woman, settling down and having kids. The next, he?s pining to open the new MGM arena in 2016.
There?s Mayweather?s recent revelation that he split with his longtime girlfriend, Shantel Jackson, after she had an abortion, s Read Full Story >>>Mayweather doing whatever he can to generate buzz for Maidana fight
By Chris Mannix, Sports Illustrated, Sat, 03 May 2014
LAS VEGAS ? For so long, Floyd Mayweather has lived by one ethos: Love me or hate me, just keep paying to see me. It?s what has given him license to behave boorishly, to devolve promotions into deeper and deeper depths of ugliness. From his days swiping Oscar De La Hoya?s luggage to his belittling o Read Full Story >>> Underdog Marcos Maidana set to prove doubters wrong
By Bob Velin, USA Today, Sat, 03 May 2014
LAS VEGAS ? The combatants in Saturday's main event of "The Moment," Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana, are as opposite as two men could be.
Mayweather is outgoing, brash, flaunts his piles of cash and lives the lifestyle of the rich and famous. His nickname, fittingly, is "Money."
Maidana i Read Full Story >>> Marcos Maidana believes, but that?s not nearly enough, says Mayweather
By Tim Smith, RingTV.com, Sat, 03 May 2014
LAS VEGAS ? Floyd Mayweather Jr. went through a litany of the scenarios he faced before the major matches in his 18-year career, and you got the idea that it will be ?been there, done that" when he steps into the ring against Marcos Maidana at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday night.
?Ever Read Full Story >>> The weigh-in: "An event within an event?
By Mark Weber, Fight Saga, Sat, 03 May 2014
They don?t call Floyd Mayweather bouts the 'Super Bowls of boxing' for nothing.
Today, thousands of fans lined up hours before the doors opened of MGM Garden Arena for the official weigh-in?s for ?The 'Moment.?
This shouldn?t be a surprise considering Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer expected Read Full Story >>> WEIGHTS FROM LAS VEGAS: MAYWEATHER - 146 LBS., MAIDANA - 146.5 LBS. (PHOTOS)
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 03 May 2014
MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA, LAS VEGAS -- Amidst a fairly large crowd typical of what happens when Mayweather fights in this city, Golden Boy Promotions and its partners, Corona Extra, O?Reilley Auto Parts, ATandT, MGM Read Full Story >>> MAYWEATHER VS. MAIDANA IN JEOPARDY OVER GLOVE CONTROVERSY
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Sat, 03 May 2014
"No fight," stated Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe, who moments ago just left a meeting with members of Team Maidana and representatives from the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Evidently, a controversy over the gloves that WBA welterweight champion Marcos Maidana is wanting to use has Read Full Story >>> Oscar De La Hoya meets Bob Arum to try and end feud between Golden Boy and Top Rank
By Mitch Abramson, New York Daily News, Sat, 03 May 2014
Oscar De La Hoya, founder of Golden Boy Promotions, meets with Bob Arum to bury the hatchet with hopes of featuring more high-profile boxing matches.
The Cold War between two of boxing's biggest promotional firms - Golden Boy and Top Rank - may finally be headed for a thaw.
Oscar De La Hoya, Read Full Story >>> THE SILENT MAJORITY, JERKS, BOYCOTT AND MAYWEATHER
By Reni M. Valenzuela, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 03 May 2014
Floyd?s dumping of his fianc?e ahead of the ?Mayweather vs. Maidana? must not be in any way connected to his intent to ?magnify? the said show for promotional purposes by creating a stir or controversy about himse Read Full Story >>> It pays for Mayweather to be prepared as he faces Maidana
By George Willis, New York Post, Sat, 03 May 2014
LAS VEGAS ? For better or worse, Floyd Mayweather has stayed in the national headlines during a week when a large pay-per-view buy would ensure him making well more than the $32 million he is guaranteed to earn fighting Marcos ?El Chino? Maidana on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Pe Read Full Story >>> The Final Days of Floyd Mayweather?
By Mike Gallagher , Inside Fights, Sat, 03 May 2014
In an extended interview with members of the boxing media on Tuesday, pound for pound King and Welterweight and Junior Middleweight champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (45-0) discussed a number of topics ranging from his interest in purchasing the Los Angeles Clippers of the NBA to the possible future of Read Full Story >>> Bernard Hopkins: ?Mayweather is the baddest man on the planet, he?s either gonna get a TKO or a knockout this Saturday!? ? OTR #214
By Jenna Jay, OTR Boxing Radio, Sat, 03 May 2014
?On The Ropes? Boxing Radio returns this week to preview the SHOWTIME PPV event, ?The Moment.? This Saturday May 3rd, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, boxing fans will be treated to one of the biggest PPV events in recent history, as Floyd ?Money? Mayweather looks to get his 46th victory when Read Full Story >>> The Moment is Here, Expect The Mayweather Usual
By Norm Clarke, Tha Boxing Voice, Sat, 03 May 2014
On Saturday, May 3rd, Floyd Mayweather returns to his usual stomping grounds at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas as Golden Boy Promotions/Mayweather Promotions, and Showtime will be live on PPV. The #1 pound for pound fighter in the world Floyd ?Money? Mayweather will be squaring off against the hard hitt Read Full Story >>> Boxing Money / Mayweather Vs. Thurman
By Michael Schmidt , BoxingMoney.com, Sat, 03 May 2014
It?s twenty-four hours before the big fight, Mayweather vs. Maidana, and many are caught in ?the moment?. This is no moment although it?s billed as ?the moment?.
Maidana, he the loser to Khan and others, is a pre-arranged slow-footed opponent for Floyd Mayweather. These past few weeks there has n Read Full Story >>> Amir Khan promise he won't fall at the MGM Grand like Ricky Hatton
By Barry Cooper, Daily Star (UK), Sat, 03 May 2014
Almost exactly five years ago Ricky Hatton was horrifically flattened inside two rounds by Manny Pacquiao.
But Khan insists the same fate will not befall him and that he will get his career back on track in spectacular style on the world famous Strip.
And he insists the flaws which have follow Read Full Story >>> BIBIANO FERNANDES SUCCESSFULLY DEFENDS ONE FC BANTAMWEIGHT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 03 May 2014
FAN FAVORITE EDUARD FOLAYANG EMERGES VICTORIOUS OVER KOTETSU BOKU
BOXING CHAMPION ANA JULATON VICTORIOUS IN MIXED MARTIAL ARTS DEBUT
2 May 2014 ? Manila: ONE Fighting Championship? (ONE FC), Asia?s largest Mixed Martia Read Full Story >>> Why Floyd May Need To Make The Most Of ?The Moment?
By Sean Crose, Boxing Insider, Sat, 03 May 2014
So the other day I found myself standing before a class full of grade schoolers. They wanted to know what I did besides teach. I mentioned that I write for Boxing Insider?and before I knew it, the name Floyd Mayweather was popping up from among the rows of desks.
Yup, Floyd?s that well known. Thi Read Full Story >>> A New Low: Mayweather and Schaefer Manufacture Controversy
By Patrick Cassidy, 3MoreRounds.com, Sat, 03 May 2014
In the sordid history of boxing promotional ploys, this one takes the cake?
Floyd Mayweather Jr. (45-0, 26 KOs), facing a promotion for his Saturday fight with Marcos Maidana (35-3, 31 KOs) that has largely failed to get off the ground in a meaningful way, recently resorted to posting a photo of Read Full Story >>> Marcos Maidana will be latest to try to hand Floyd Mayweather Jr. first defeat
By Robert Morales, Whittier Daily News, Sat, 03 May 2014
A lot has been made about Marcos ?El Chino? Maidana being tailor-made for Floyd Mayweather Jr.
The thinking is Maidana hits hard, but he will be just another in a long line of heavy hitters who won?t be able to lay a glove on Mayweather when they square off Saturday night in a welterweight title- Read Full Story >>> Mayweather-Maidana roundtable preview
By Ramon Aranda, 3MoreRounds.com, Sat, 03 May 2014
It?s fight week as Floyd Mayweather will face Marcos Maidana on Saturday night in Las Vegas in a welterweight unification bout.
Mayweather is coming off of a lopsided decision win over Canelo Alvarez, while Maidana is fresh off a career-best performance, having handed Adrien Broner his first pro Read Full Story >>>
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