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Rooting for Canelo Alvarez over Floyd Mayweather
By Mac Engel, Star Telegram, Sat, 14 Sep 2013
As an iconic member of sports journalism with the responsibility to report on sport with honor, integrity and correct punctuation, with no rooting interest in any outcome, I write:
I hope Canelo Alvarez whips Floyd Mayweather on Saturday in Las Vegas.
Few pro athletes have manipulated the med Read Full Story >>>Writers nearly unanimous for Mayweather win over Alvarez
USA Today, Sat, 14 Sep 2013
How boxing writers see The One, Saturday's super welterweight title fight between Floyd Mayweather (44-0, 26 KOs) and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KOs), and the 140-pound title fight between Danny Garcia (26-0, 16 KOs) and Lucas Matthysse (34-2, 32 KOs):
Matthew Aguilar, El Paso Times
May Read Full Story >>> Canelo? Mayweather is more worried about who serves the best BURGER in Vegas!
By Jeff Powell, Daily Star (UK), Sat, 14 Sep 2013
The main point of contention for the best prize-fighter on the planet is not whether the Mexican prodigy he faces on Saturday night is dangerous enough to inflict the first defeat of his illustrious career.
No. The pound-for pound issue vexing Floyd Mayweather the most is not the threat posed by Read Full Story >>> Is the era of boxing megabouts over?
By Steve Simmons, Slam! Sports, Sat, 14 Sep 2013
TORONTO - It is not the fight of the century, or even any kind of moratorium on the rather moribund state of boxing. Just the kind of financial windfall for a pugilist who lives up to his nickname.
Floyd (Money) Mayweather, eight-time world champion in three different weight classes. Has there e Read Full Story >>> Ricky Hatton backs 'master' Mayweather
By Kevin Francis, Daily Star (UK), Sat, 14 Sep 2013
Mayweather meets Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez in the world's richest-ever fight at the MGM Garden Arena here tonight.
This was the venue where Mayweather shattered Hatton's unbeaten record with a tenth-round stoppage in December 2007.
Hatton, the retired former twoweight world champ, didn't hold back Read Full Story >>> ?THE ONE? WEIGHIN: MAYWEATHER - 150.5 LBS., ALVAREZ - 152 LBS. (COMPLETE RESULTS AND PHOTOS)
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 14 Sep 2013
Last Vegas, NV:- Amid the largest crowd in boxing weigh-in history, the stars as well as the prospects took the scales preparatory to their fights tomorrow at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
The crowd was so large Read Full Story >>> HOHMANN RAISES THE BAR!
By Ted Lerner, WPS Media Officer, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 14 Sep 2013
GERMANY?S THORSTEN HOHMANN WINS HIS SECOND WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A SEARING 13-7 VICTORY OVER THE PHILIPPINES ANTONIO GABICA
(Doha, Qatar)--Playing with a laser-like focus and an intensity that spoke of a clea Read Full Story >>> A weigh-in like no other
By Tim Smith, RingTV.com, Sat, 14 Sep 2013
LAS VEGAS ? Typically weigh-ins are drab affairs where boxers disrobe and step onto a scale the day before they enter the ring. The only drama Read Full Story >>> Alvarez on weight, refuses belt from Mayweather
By Bob Velin, USA Today, Sat, 14 Sep 2013
LAS VEGAS --What might have been the most attended and loudest weigh-in in the history of boxing ended with Floyd Mayweather and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez both making weight for their super welterweight championship fight.
Saturday night's main event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena is expected to be th Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez: A bout about doubts
By Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, Sat, 14 Sep 2013
LAS VEGAS ? The essence of Saturday night's big fight has been lost in numbers and hyperbole.
That essence is as follows: For the last 15 years or so, boxing fans have seen Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his act. Now, they think they have a chance to see Mayweather flat on his back.
He has taken the Read Full Story >>> Strong Proof: Floyd Mayweather Vs. Saul Alvarez Preview And Prediction
By Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules, Sat, 14 Sep 2013
There is enough distance in reality, but not in perception, between "Canelo Alvarez is the most threatening opponent for Floyd Mayweather, and his most threatening in many years" and "Canelo Alvarez is not likely to beat Floyd Mayweather" that the coverage and promotion of Mayweather-Canelo has suff Read Full Story >>> The top 10 pay-per-view tallies in boxing history
Los Angeles Times, Sat, 14 Sep 2013
BOXING'S TOP 10 PAY-PER-VIEW FIGHTS
1. Floyd Mayweather Jr. wins by split decision over Oscar De La Hoya; When: May 2007; Households: 2.44 million; Provider: HBO.
2. Evander Holyfield wins by disqualification (3) over Mike Tyson; When: June 1997; Households: 1.95 million; Provider: Showtime.
Read Full Story >>> FAN INTEREST ON MAYWEATHER-ALVAREZ FIGHT: MIND-BOGGLING!
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 14 Sep 2013
LAS VEGAS -- As the big fight cards draws nearer, the fans get unreal.
And, that?s the whole truth!
As early as 9:00 am, boxing fans of all size and color started lining up just outside the doors going to Read Full Story >>> There?s a Catch(weight) to Alvarez vs. Mayweather
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Sat, 14 Sep 2013
Later this afternoon, Saul Alvarez will step onto the scales where he will have to come in at - or under -152 pounds. Despite being the unified junior middleweight champion, he will not have the luxury of hitting the customary 154-pound limit like he usually does. It?s a concession they made for fac Read Full Story >>> Does Canelo Alvarez Have More than Puncher?s Chance against Floyd Mayweather?
By Ivan G. Goldman, Boxing Insider, Sat, 14 Sep 2013
The Floyd Mayweather team boasts of all the world champions its fighter has defeated. The number fluctuates, sometimes a dozen, sometimes 15. Chief trainer Floyd Senior recently said 18. The confusion is understandable. There are lots of titles, some more legitimate than others.
But whatever the Read Full Story >>> Ask David!: Was Floyd Mayweather knocked down in sparring session during Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez prep?
By David Mayo, mlive.com, Sat, 14 Sep 2013
LAS VEGAS -- Floyd Mayweather fights Saul "Canelo" Alvarez Saturday night and readers are curious whether experience or youth prevails.
For all those who mailed in questions this week, we have answers:
Q: Good morning David Mayo, there are rumors circulating that Mayweather was dropped during Read Full Story >>> Shane Mosley: ?Pacquiao slipped up, he went for the knock out and got knocked out. He got greedy and he got caught.?
By Jenna Jay, OTR Boxing Radio, Sat, 14 Sep 2013
This Saturday night Mayweather and Alvarez will meet in the ring for the first time and while both fighters have gotten to this fight in different ways, there is one thing they do share in common, that being that both men have faced former 2 division world champion Sugar Shane Mosley. Mayweather def Read Full Story >>> Credit card fraud nearly leads Manny Pacquiao?s publicist to embarrassing purchase
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Sat, 14 Sep 2013
Credit card fraud is never a good thing. And, sadly, there was a case of fraud with an American Express card owned by Denver resident Fred Sternburg in the early hours of Friday morning.
At least in this case, the fraud produced a bit of a laugh.
Sternburg received an email from Amex's fraud d Read Full Story >>> Mayweather vs. Canelo | Game of Throne
By David Matthew, Boxing.com, Sat, 14 Sep 2013
?The One? is an ambitious title to describe anything, let alone a boxing match. However, amidst the usual puffery that accompanies boxing promotion in the fight game, in this instance such a lofty fight-tag is befitting. Floyd Mayweather (44-0, 26 KOs) vs. Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KOs) is a Read Full Story >>> Mayweather's legacy: What could have been
By Brian Campbell, ESPN.com, Sat, 14 Sep 2013
For everything Floyd Mayweather Jr. has accomplished as both a fighter and a businessman, one might always wonder about what his legacy could have been.
Few, of course, question his abilities in the ring and his status as an all-time great. But since becoming the face of the sport, Mayweather?s Read Full Story >>>
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