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Red-haired Mexican idol can become boxing?s biggest star
By George Willis, New York Post, Fri, 13 Sep 2013
LAS VEGAS ? The bruising boxing champion from Mexico, the undefeated challenger in the biggest fight of the decade, the square-jawed heir to the mantle of his sport?s crossover superstar, goes by a nickname that translates to ?Cinnamon.?
Meet Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez, the red-haired, 23-year-old slu Read Full Story >>>What if Mayweather or Canelo don't make weight?
By Michael Woods, ESPN.com, Fri, 13 Sep 2013
Floyd Mayweather is nothing if not a shrewd picker when it comes to choosing his foes and hashing out terms, financial and otherwise, heading into his bouts. After 17 years as a pro, he knows all the angles inside the ring and outside, in the rooms where negotiations take place. The terms of his Sat Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather Hit With Law Suit Over Not Paying For NBA Seats
By Bryanna Fissori, Boxing Insider, Fri, 13 Sep 2013
Big spender, Floyd ?Money? Mayweather may block punches just fine, but has been hit once again with a lawsuit.
This time it has been reported that a premium event and VIP lifestyle management firm called ?White Glove International? is bringing forth a cause of action worth $80,000 plus interest f Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather ?will never, ever go broke,? and a potential $100 million payday Saturday won?t hurt
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Fri, 13 Sep 2013
LAS VEGAS -- Leonard Ellerbe, the CEO of Mayweather Promotions, has heard all of the stories about the voluminous number of boxers who blew their earnings from the ring and wound up broke, often on the street.
But no matter how badly things go in the future for Floyd Mayweather Jr., Ellerbe said Read Full Story >>> Burden of Dreams: On Saul Alvarez and Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
By Carlos Acevedo, The Cruelest Sport, Fri, 13 Sep 2013
The last redhead boxing fans went gaga over was Danny Lopez. ?Little Red? was a Southern California legend and a savage television stalwart throughout the 1970s. He lit up arenas all over the West with his unmatched courage, crippling power, and a knack for shootouts that might have impressed Johnny Read Full Story >>> Mayweather in for tough time vs hungry Alvarez
By Carlos Cinco, Rappler, Fri, 13 Sep 2013
SINGAPORE -- There was a time when Floyd ?Money? Mayweather was routinely knocked for cherry-picking opponents, taking only on challengers that posed little to no threat to his still, as of the moment, undefeated record.
Those days are long gone.
This weekend, Mayweather (44-0, 26 knockouts), Read Full Story >>> Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, foe of Mayweather, stirs fan fervor
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Fri, 13 Sep 2013
LAS VEGAS ? All the measuring sticks show that Saul "Canelo" Alvarez's popularity continues to rise to almost unprecedented levels.
The 23-year-old Mexican star will be the crowd favorite Saturday night inside the MGM Grand, site of Alvarez's junior-middleweight world title fight against unbeaten Read Full Story >>> Boxing, Mexican Independence Day drawing crowds with heavyweight economic punch to Las Vegas
Las Vegas Review Journal, Fri, 13 Sep 2013
Chorizo-laden queso fundido, Cadillac margaritas and strolling Mariachis promise to fill Las Vegas hotels with plenty of Mexican flavor this weekend.
It?s Mexican Independence Day, and the city is capitalizing.
On any given weekend Las Vegas attracts 300,000 visitors, but this won?t be your av Read Full Story >>> Boxing news: Garcia-Matthysse could pack a punch Saturday on Showtime
By Gayle Falkenthal, The Washington Times, Fri, 13 Sep 2013
SAN DIEGO, September 12, 2013 ? Both Danny ?Swift? Garcia (26-0, 16 KOs) of Philadelphia and Lucas ?The Machine? Matthysse (34-2-0, 32 KOs) of Argentina have made themselves popular with boxing fans for the same reason.
Bringing these two explosive junior welterweights together for a matchup as Read Full Story >>> Danny Garcia's father adds fuel to hot Lucas Matthysse fight
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Fri, 13 Sep 2013
LAS VEGAS ? In what would be a main event on almost any other card, world junior-welterweight champion Danny Garcia of Philadelphia will fight Lucas Matthysse of Argentina just before the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez fight Saturday night at MGM Grand.
The bout is a fight-of-the-year Read Full Story >>> Nothing can distract Matthysse from the task at hand
By Tim Smith, RingTV.com, Fri, 13 Sep 2013
LAS VEGAS ? The last time Lucas Matthysse fought in the U.S. he was delayed in his trip to Atlantic City, N.J., to face Lamont Peterson because a burglar broke into his home in Argentina and stole some personal items and cut up his passport.
It didn?t do much to distract Matthysse from the busin Read Full Story >>> AFTER FORTY YEARS, BOXING RETURNS TO HISTORIC TOWN
By Manny Piñol, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 13 Sep 2013
Mayor Ty.
-- Plaridel, Misamis Occidental - This seaside town in the northwest part of the island of Mindanao is rich with history as evidenced by the many old wooden houses some of which are over 100 years old. Read Full Story >>> THEY'RE GOING 'GA GA' OVER GABICA
By Ted Lerner, WPS Media Officer, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 13 Sep 2013
QATAR BASED FILIPINO ANTONIO GABICA STORMS INTO THE SEMI-FINALS, JOINS BIADO, HOHMANN AND BOYES IN THE FINAL FOUR OF THE WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP
(Doha, Qatar)--Over a 15-plus year professional career, Antonio Gabica has ofte Read Full Story >>> Why Mayweather Must Lose
By Cheekay Brandon, Boxing.com, Fri, 13 Sep 2013
Boxing is in need of a seismic event, something to add a legitimate jolt to the power structure, force the sport to reevaluate the way it does business?
?Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future too.??Marcus Aurelius
It?s time.
Read Full Story >>> ?Pacquiao?s back is against the wall?! - Barrett
By Robert Brown, DogHouseBoxing.com, Fri, 13 Sep 2013
In this interview I spoke with veteran Heavyweight and former top 10 contender, Monte Barrett, in which we discuss the present and the future of the heavyweight division, the 2 marquee fights coming up, Mayweather/ Canelo and Pacquiao / Rios, some important heavyweight fights that are coming up and Read Full Story >>> At 23-years old who is the better fighter, Floyd Mayweather, Canelo Alvarez or Oscar De La Hoya?
By Kirk Jackson, Boxing Insider, Fri, 13 Sep 2013
?If you were to put us together side by side at 23-years old I think he?s a lot better,? said Golden Boy Promoter Oscar De La Hoya in a recent interview with reporter Elie Seckbach.
?I think he?s far more advanced than any fighter out there that I?ve talked to or seen including Mayweather.?
Ca Read Full Story >>> Matthysse vs. Garcia: The Definition of a 50-50 fight
By Chris Carlson, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 13 Sep 2013
This Saturday live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena hardcore boxing fans will finally get a chance to have their cake and eat it too. The co-feature matchup between Lucas "The Machine" Mathysse and Danny "Swift" Garcia Read Full Story >>> SHOWTIME SPORTS TO STREAM "THE ONE: MAYWEATHER VS. CANELO" FIGHT WEEK MEDIA EVENTS LIVE
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 13 Sep 2013
THURSDAY: Garcia vs. Matthysse Final Presser
FRIDAY: Official Weigh-In
SATURDAY: Countdown Live Preview Show
Satellite Coordinates, Embed Codes & Links Are Below
SHOWTIME? Sports will offer live streams for all fight week events in advance of "THE ONE: MAYWEATHER vs. CANELO" mega-event on Sa Read Full Story >>> EDRIN DAPUDONG'S NOV. 9 TITLE DEFENSE CANCELLED BY SOUTH AFRICAN PROMOTER
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 13 Sep 2013
Kidapawan City - The first world title defense of North Cotabato's first boxing champion, Edrin "The Sting" Dapudong, the IBO World Junior Bantamweight titlist, has been jeopardized by a person who has absolutely nothi Read Full Story >>> Team Pacquiao wins ?Peace in Zamboanga? basketball series
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 13 Sep 2013
MANILA (PNA) --Team Pacquiao swept Team Zamboanga in their two-game ?Peace in Zamboanga City? goodwill series held Wednesday night at the British School-Manila at The Fort. Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao sank two free throws with 0.9 second left that proved to be the winning marker in a 106-105 victory Read Full Story >>>
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