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Mayweather Vs. Cotto: Floyd Not The Best Boxer Of Last 25 Years
By Brent Brookhouse, Bloody Elbow, Wed, 02 May 2012
When Floyd Mayweather steps into ring to face Miguel Cotto this Saturday on HBO pay-per-view he will bring a 42-0 record with him. Odds are, he'll add one more to the win column before going off to do a stint in jail (nine month sentence, likely to serve 5-6 months).
In his mailbag today, Kevin I Read Full Story >>>What Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto Means for Manny Pacquiao
By Alex Groberman, Opposing Views, Wed, 02 May 2012
On May 5, WBC Welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. will take on WBA Light Middleweight champion Miguel Cotto. The fight will be Mayweather?s final before the undefeated superstar begins his three-month jail sentence on June 1.
There is a surprisingly decent amount of enthusiasm for this sho Read Full Story >>> Russians bloodied, battered
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Wed, 02 May 2012
BAGUIO, Philippines ? Manny Pacquiao is making his Russian sparring partners work for every penny.
Last Thursday, the 33-year-old Filipino champion gave Ruslan Provodnikov a blackeye. Yesterday, he left Rustam Nugaev with a bloody nose.
Pacquiao sparred four rounds with Provodnikov and two rou Read Full Story >>> Good Weekend For The ?East Enders? - Part 1: Johnny Eames on Ben Murphy and Billy Joe Saunders Victories
By Gianluca (Rio) Di Caro, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 02 May 2012
It?s been rather lean times for boxing in the Capital so far this year, which in turn has meant that local fighters, especially those from the TRAD TKO Boxing Gym in Canning Town deep in the heart of London?s East End, have barely been in action.
Last year it seemed to be barely a week between s Read Full Story >>> Villanueva to use power in title bid vs. Yordan
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Wed, 02 May 2012
HEAVY-handed Lorenzo Villanueva is all geared up for the biggest fight of his career as he wrapped up his Baguio training and flew to Singapore with his team yesterday.
Villanueva ended his 45-day training camp in Baguio City under the watchful eye of Freddie Roach, who is also in the country tra Read Full Story >>> Hitz Grateful to Abell for Agreeing to Oquendo Bout
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 02 May 2012
The promoter of long-time heavyweight contender "Fast" Fres Oquendo (33-7, 21 KOs) commends Oquendo's next opponent, Minnesota's Joey "Minnesota Ice" Abell (28-5, 27 KOs), for agreeing to fight.
Oquendo and Abell will meet for the WBA Fedelatin Heavyweight Championship in the 10-round main event Read Full Story >>> Ex-HBO Exec Abraham Thinks Chance Of Floyd-Manny Is "Zero"
By Michael Woods, The Sweet Science, Wed, 02 May 2012
I get two questions when people become aware that I write about boxing for a living. One, is the sport dead, or dying? Two, will Floyd Mayweather ever fight Manny Pacquiao?
To the first question, I tell people the sport is not dead, that 2.5 million people would buy a pay-per-view priced at $75 o Read Full Story >>> What's Floyd Mayweather place among all-time greats? Ahead of Manny Pacquiao on one list
By Josh Slagter, The Grand Rapids Press, Wed, 02 May 2012
LAS VEGAS -- Where does Floyd Mayweather rank among the all-time greats? Or even among the best fighters of the past 25 years?
In what sounds like a tough, but fun, task, Yahoo! Sports' Kevin Iole took a shot at ranking the top 25 from the past quarter-century, and the 42-0 Mayweather sits ninth Read Full Story >>> Gary Shaw sadden by the passing of his mother
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 02 May 2012
Promoter Gary Shaw is grieving today with the loss of him mother, Iris Shaw, who passed away this morning in Boca Raton, Florida. She was 90 years old, lived a wonderful life and left behind 2 children, Gary and Cheryl, 5 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.
"My mother was a very strong wom Read Full Story >>> TEAM PACQUIAO INTENSIFIES SPARRING
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 02 May 2012
BAGUIO CITY ? Stamina build up and keeping distance from the enemy highlighted Manny Pacquiao?s training session yesterday in preparation for his coming title fight with undefeated American Timothy Bradley.
Three days before Read Full Story >>> THE BREAKDOWN: Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto
By Lee Wylie , The Sweet Science, Tue, 01 May 2012
Floyd Mayweather-Miguel Cotto on Saturday, May 5 at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas; on HBO PPV; 12 rounds for Cotto's WBA junior middleweight title
At a glance, the fight looks intriguing. Miguel Cotto (37-2 with 30 KOs) has only experienced defeat twice before - both of which, you could say, have qu Read Full Story >>> ?Pacman has long way to go?
By Roy Luarca, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tue, 01 May 2012
BAGUIO CITY?There?s no shortcut back to top form for Manny Pacquiao.
After watching the eight-division world champion spar with Russians Ruslan Provodnikov and Rustam Nugaev yesterday, chief trainer Freddie Roach said there?s still a long way to go for Pacquiao to be ready to defend his WBO welte Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather Vs. Miguel Cotto Undercard, Previewed (And The Rest Of The Week's Boxing Schedule)
By Alex McClintock , The Queensberry Rules, Tue, 01 May 2012
I'm glad Floyd is wearing that helmet, because I'm about to criticise his undercard. It's the week of a big fight, so that mean that the schedule changes a bit. Well, at least the way that we bring it to you. The actual schedule changes a bit too, with other fights seemingly trying to piggyback off Read Full Story >>> Robert Garcia unsure whether or not he will work with Antonio Margarito again
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Tue, 01 May 2012
Despite having suffered one-sided losses in his recent bouts with Manny Pacquiao in November of 2010 and Miguel Cotto in a rematch this past December, former champion Read Full Story >>> Miguel Cotto isn't Manny Pacquaio, but Floyd Mayweather's fans, haters likely to tune in
By David Mayo, The Grand Rapids Press, Tue, 01 May 2012
LAS VEGAS -- On the occasion of Floyd Mayweather's 20th championship fight week, only the work ethic remains the same. His namesake father isn't his trainer anymore, his uncle is, and Roger Mayweather's diabetes is causing his eyesight to fail. The fighter is counting down to the end of his career, Read Full Story >>> Rick Glaser Interview: "The Raccoon" on Pacquiao, Mayweather, Holmes, Tyson, Don King and much More!
By John Raspanti, DogHouseBoxing.com, Tue, 01 May 2012
Rick Glaser's business card could easily say, "I know a thing or two about a thing or two."
What Glaser knows best is boxing. The man and his signature dark sunglasses has been working in and around the sport for most of his life. Controversy is his middle name. His enemies likely outnumber his Read Full Story >>> Miguel Cotto: Rebuilt or Repackaged? Fan's View
By Paul Magno, Yahoo! Sports, Tue, 01 May 2012
It's the fight that the boxing media and boxing fans have wished for since about 2007. Yet now, just a few days away from Cotto-Mayweather at the MGM Grand on May 5, some are burying the bout as a mismatch.
The same reporters who screamed "Redemption" after Cotto beat Antonio Margarito last D Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather versus Miguel Cotto: Who wins?
By John Raspanti, DogHouseBoxing.com, Tue, 01 May 2012
Undefeated pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather (42-0, 26 KOs) moves back up to the junior middleweight division on May 5 to face WBA champion Miguel Cotto (37-2, 30 KOs) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
When last seen, Mayweather was laying waste to welterweight champion Victor Ortiz wit Read Full Story >>> THE MAYWEATHER BOXING CLUB - MORE THAN JUST A GYM
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Tue, 01 May 2012
Just west of the Las Vegas strip, in a district known as Chinatown, lays the heart and soul of the best boxer in the world, the Mayweather Boxing Club. Surrounded by a number of Asian restaurants and other businesses, it's easy to overlook the Chinese archway that marks the entrance to Schiff Drive, Read Full Story >>> Sabillo ready vs. Refugio
By Jerome S. Galunan Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 01 May 2012
Undefeated and defending Oriental Pacific Boxing Federation mini-flyweight champion Merlito ?Tiger? Sabillo (17 wins, 7 KOs) yesterday said that he is ready and well-prepared to face the 18-year-old challenger Jonathan Refugio on Friday in the ALA Promotions? boxing spectacular ?Pride of Negros? to Read Full Story >>>
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