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Mayweather-Alvarez to fight at 152
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Fri, 31 May 2013
This time the fight that boxing fans want to see most got made.
Pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. and junior middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez signed on Wednesday night to fight Sept. 14 in the main event of a Showtime pay-per-view event at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in the bigg Read Full Story >>>Reflections On a ?Super Fight? ? Mayweather?s a Bad Matchup For Alvarez, Not The Other Way Around
By Scott "Kubryk" Sawitz, Inside Fights, Fri, 31 May 2013
It was a big shocker late last night when Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced he was going to take on newcomer Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez this September. Floyd had previously stated he only wanted to fight Alvarez at 147 and Alvarez stated that 154 lbs. was as low as he could go. It was posturing, of course, Read Full Story >>> Jackie Kallen: Mayweather vs Canelo ? Dream Fight At Last!
By Jackie Kallen, Boxing Insider, Fri, 31 May 2013
Well, guys, we never got Mayweather-Pacquaio. But we are getting the next best thing. Mayweather-Alvarez is a terrific match-up. Between the two of them, they have 86 wins and no losses. Alvarez has one draw. Together they have scored 56 KOs and both men are close to the same height. Mayweather star Read Full Story >>> What they're saying: Floyd Mayweather deserves credit for demanding Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez
By Josh Slagter, mlive.com, Fri, 31 May 2013
Floyd Mayweather wins again.
No, finalizing a Sept. 14 fight against Saul "Canelo" Alvarez won't give him another notch in his official record (44-0), but it's a knockout blow to those who have said the Grand Rapids native dodges the biggest fights.
MLive.com's David Mayo already wrote today t Read Full Story >>> Schaefer: Ink dry on Floyd v Canelo, but Garcia-Matthysse will never be support
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Fri, 31 May 2013
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer has told World Boxing News that the ink is now dry on the contracts for Floyd Mayweather v Saul Alvarez in September as the two champions put their WBC and WBA titles on the line in a light-middleweight super-fight.
Mayweather, 35, had previously tweeted Read Full Story >>> Mayweather-Canelo: Saul Says Both Sides Budged on Weight
By Salvador Rodríguez, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 31 May 2013
Many fans have centered their attention on the contracted weight for the junior middleweight clash between Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26KOs) and WBC/WBA/Ring champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (44-0-1, 30KOs), taking place on September 14th and live on Showtime Pay-Per-View from the MGM Grand in Las Ve Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather gambles in taking Sa?l Alvarez now rather than later
By Kevin Mitchell, guardian.co.uk, Thu, 30 May 2013
Over the years, Floyd Mayweather Jr has won and lost millions gambling. He has decorated his adopted city of Las Vegas with the style of an old-time loudmouth, literally throwing his money away, across nightclub floors to easily dazzled sycophants, and in bets on everything from golf to American foo Read Full Story >>> Canelo Alvarez Could Be Floyd Mayweather's Biggest Payday Ever
By Kurt Badenhausen, Forbes.com, Thu, 30 May 2013
Floyd Mayweather tweeted to his 4.1 million followers Wednesday night announcing his next fight: ?I chose my opponent for September 14th and it?s Canelo Alvarez. I?m giving the fans what they want.? This is why Showtime Networks guaranteed Mayweather roughly $200 million earlier this year.
After Read Full Story >>> Richest Fight Ever Set for Sept. 14 ? Floyd Mayweather-Canelo Alvarez
By Ivan G. Goldman, Boxing Insider, Thu, 30 May 2013
Bombshell of a tweet from Floyd Mayweather Wednesday night: ?I chose my opponent for September 14th and it?s Canelo Alvarez. I?m giving the fans what they want. It will be at the MGM Grand.?
Wow.
Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer confirmed the news later to the media. The two fighters will compe Read Full Story >>> Richard Schaefer 'always believed' Floyd Mayweather-Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez could get done for September
By David Mayo, mlive.com, Thu, 30 May 2013
A Floyd Mayweather-Saul "Canelo" Alvarez showdown seemed a dream best saved for 2014 when this month began, but Richard Schaefer said he always believed otherwise.
"I don't doubt our abilities," Schaefer, the Golden Boy Promotions CEO, said late Wednesday, shortly after the Sept. 14 Mayweather-Al Read Full Story >>> Marquez-Bradley moves to Oct. 12 to accomodate Mayweather-Alvarez
By Lem Satterfield, RingTV.com, Thu, 30 May 2013
Top Rank CEO Bob Arum said that he will move a scheduled HBO Pay Per View-televised Sept. 14 bout between WBO welterweight titleholder Tim Bradley and four-division beltholder Juan Manuel Marquez to Oct. 12 at The Thomas & Mack Center in order to avoid clashing with the Showtime PPV mega bout betwee Read Full Story >>> Team Alexander: We Look Forward To Khan's Chin Check
By Ryan Burton, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 30 May 2013
The boxing world was buzzing on Wednesday night when Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Canelo Alvarez took to Twitter to announce that they will be facing each other on September 14th in Las Vegas. Now that the biggest fight of the year has come to fruition, many other fights will become finalized.
Amir Read Full Story >>> Mega Drool-Inducing fight is on, need a towel?
By Rich Mazon , PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 30 May 2013
 
Three hours after Floyd Mayweather Jr. tweeted to the world that he will be facing young and unbeaten Saul Alvarez on September 14th at the MGM Grand in L Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Canelo Alvarez: 'Money' deserves credit for demanding risky fight
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Thu, 30 May 2013
LAS VEGAS ? Outside of the ring, boxers tend to be a sensitive lot. The slightest amount of criticism can send them off in a pique.
Floyd Mayweather Jr., who has sat atop the boxing heap for better than a decade, has had more than his share of critics. But he got to stick it to those critics on Read Full Story >>> Mayweather 'giving fans what they want' in Alvarez
By Lem Satterfield, The Ring, Thu, 30 May 2013
THE RING's No. 1-rated pound-for-pound boxer, Floyd Mayweather Jr., broke the news himself on his Twitter account on Wednesday night, naming RING junior middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez -- a man who is 12 years younger than he is -- as his opponent for Sept. 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Ve Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather-Canelo Alvarez: Superfight Ready To Go
By Cliff Rold, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 30 May 2013
This was almost a column on this weekend?s Flyweight clash between former titlists Tyson Marquez and Carlos Tamara. It should be a good scrap. For those who can find it, on a weekend when US TV goes dark in terms of the sweet science, by all means enjoy it.
It should be a good scrap.
Events Read Full Story >>> Alvarez: 'I'm bigger and I'm stronger' than Mayweather
By Lem Satterfield, The Ring, Thu, 30 May 2013
THE RING junior middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez spoke to RingTV.com on Wednesday after signing the contract for his upcoming Sept. 14 mega clash with THE RING's No. 1-rated pound-for-pound boxer, Floyd Mayweather Jr., a deal which Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer confirmed to be "done" fo Read Full Story >>> Mayweather puts his money where his mouth is with Alvarez
By Chis Mannix, Sports Illustrated, Thu, 30 May 2013
Criticism comes with superstar status, a pedestaled perch that elevates the greats above the herd, while often making them an easier target. For every MVP, for every playoff series, for every championship LeBron James wins, someone will always be there to remind him that he did it in Miami, not Clev Read Full Story >>> Ellerbe: Canelo Can Weigh 200-Pounds, Still Gets Whipped
BoxingScene.com, Thu, 30 May 2013
The boxing world stood in delight when both sides confirmed that Floyd Mayweather Jr. (44-0, 26KOs) will fight Mexican star Saul "Canelo" Alvarez (42-0-1, 26KOs) for the WBC/WBA junior middleweight titles on September 14th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
The fight takes place at a catch-weight of Read Full Story >>> Money signs on the dotted line to face Alvarez
By Gavin Glicksman, The Sun, Thu, 30 May 2013
FLOYD MAYWEATHER will collide with Mexican sensation Saul Alvarez in Las Vegas on September 14.
Mayweather, widely regarded as the best pound-for-pound fighter on the planet, has agreed to face the undefeated Alvarez at a catchweight of 152lb.
But both Money?s WBA Super light-middleweight Read Full Story >>>
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