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Worth the weight for Floyd, Cotto
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Fri, 04 May 2012
LAS VEGAS -- One of the main talking points surrounding the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Miguel Cotto fight on Saturday night at the MGM Grand is the weight limit.
The fight is contracted at a maximum of 154 pounds for Cotto's junior middleweight title, which means that Mayweather, a reigning welterweig Read Full Story >>>Mayweather To Cotto: I'm Not Margarito, I'm Not Foreman
By Osman Rodriguez, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 04 May 2012
Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26KOs) is hoping that Pedro Diaz, the Cuban trainer of WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (37-2, 30KOs), is not filling his boxer's head with the idea of expecting an easy fight on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
During a few recent interviews Read Full Story >>> Cinco de Mayo: Five from 5/5
By Kieran Mulvaney, ESPN.com, Fri, 04 May 2012
On Saturday, boxing fans will celebrate the Mexican festival of Cinco de Mayo by watching an American and a Puerto Rican do battle in the Nevada desert. More than anybody else, Oscar De La Hoya popularized Cinco de Mayo (or the Saturday nearest to it) as a big fight weekend in Las Vegas, but since h Read Full Story >>> Top 3 Final Questions to Ask Before Mayweather Vs. Cotto: Fan Preview
By Jake Emen, Yahoo! Sports, Fri, 04 May 2012
The highly anticipated Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto fight will finally take place on Cinco de Mayo, televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
If you're considering buying the fight, or you simply want to know more about how things may play out, then take a Read Full Story >>> Alvarez vows ?victory for Mexico?
By Anthony Springer Jr., FightNews.com, Fri, 04 May 2012
While the eyes of boxing?s casual fans will undoubtedly be on Mayweather and Cotto come fight night, boxing aficionados will be paying great attention to the evening?s co-main event.
The matchup between Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez and ?Sugar? Shane Mosley is a tale of two fighters at the opposite ends Read Full Story >>> Q&A: Ward eyes Dawson, picks Mayweather and Mosley
By Lem Satterfield, The Ring, Fri, 04 May 2012
LAS VEGAS -- RING super middleweight champion Andre Ward spoke to RingTV.com concerning a potential bout with RING light heavyweight king Chad Dawson, and also shared his view on Saturday night's junior middleweight title bouts featuring Floyd Mayweather Jr. against Miguel Cotto, and Saul Alvarez op Read Full Story >>> The Last American Pay-Per-View: The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette, The Boxing Tribune, Fri, 04 May 2012
In his book Collapse, Jared Diamond posed the thought experiment of ?what was the villager on Easter thinking when he cut down the last tree on the island?? That is to say, once the very last natural resource essential to a society had been harvested, never (at least until European colonialism) to b Read Full Story >>> Vacant IBF Bantamweight title now at Stake for #1 Vusi Malinga of South Africa and #5 Leo Santa Cruz of Mexico; #3 AJ Banal Set Aside and Might Have to Wait
By Myron Sta. Ana, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 04 May 2012
 
Malinga / Sta. Cruz.
ALA Boxing Promotions? IBF #3 and current WBO Asia Pacific Bantamweight champion, AJ ?Bazooka? Banal (27-1-1, 20 KOs) might have to wai Read Full Story >>> Cotto rediscovers peace, confidence
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Fri, 04 May 2012
LAS VEGAS -- Like the sun breaking through a dark cloud after a rain storm, that is Miguel Cotto's mood in the aftermath of his emotional 10th-round knockout of Antonio Margarito in their grudge rematch in December.
The cloud cover that hung over Cotto's career lasted more than three years betwee Read Full Story >>> Photos: Paulie Malignaggi hits Vegas and eyes Mayweather-Cotto and the future
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Fri, 04 May 2012
Moments ago, inside of the media room at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, newly-crowned WBA welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi made a surprise appearance ahead of this Read Full Story >>> As Time Goes By: Floyd Mayweather Junior's music can "cell-ebrate" slammer stint
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Fri, 04 May 2012
Floyd Mayweather Jr. needs to give his rap a rest.
Both kinds of rap, that is. The "Pacquiao is on PEDs and you think I'm a coward" rap. That is beyond tiresome and it's looking more and more like "Pacquiao, you're next" is just promotional claptrap designed to sell Money's own fights, not a clario Read Full Story >>> Miguel Cotto: I'm Ready To Be Faster, Stronger, Tougher
By Osman Rodriguez, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 04 May 2012
WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (37-2, 30KOs) is not worried about the speed of Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26KOs). He says its not the first time that he's faced a a fighter who most believed to be faster, citing victories over multi-division beltholders Zab Judah and Shane Mosley.
Read Full Story >>> Is this the end for Shane Mosley vs. Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez?
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Fri, 04 May 2012
LAS VEGAS -- Shane Mosley has been the young lion, a new champion, a major fight headliner and the veteran warrior.
Now 40, the Pomona fighter is the gatekeeper who will determine whether or not the charismatic quest of Mexico?s young Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez will continue to perhaps a fall date aga Read Full Story >>> Q&A: Ponce de Leon's on the comeback trail
By Lem Satterfield, The Ring, Fri, 04 May 2012
LAS VEGAS -- RingTV.com caught up to former junior featherweight titleholder Daniel Ponce de Leon in advance of Friday night's clash against fellow Mexican southpaw Eduardo Lazcano, whom he will meet at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino the night before Floyd Mayweather Jr. challenges Miguel Cotto in a Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO SAYS HE'S 50-60 PERCENT READY
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 04 May 2012
BAGUIO CITY?Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao concluded his two-week Baguio City training camp and pronounced himself 50 to 60 percent ready.
Pacquiao defends his World Boxing Organization welterweight title again Read Full Story >>> Premature stoppage halted Jonathan Taconing's gritty effort in Thailand
By Rich Mazon , PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 04 May 2012
Jonathan Taconing's heroic and brave effort against WBC light flyweight champion, Kompayak Pompramook was cut short by a controversial stoppage after the 5th round in a fight held at the Provincial Hall in the province of Buriram, Thailand. The 13-1-1 ( 10 KOs ) boxer from Paranaque held his own ag Read Full Story >>> Danny O'Connor to Headline First Professional Boxing Match at the Boston House of Blues on May 24
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 04 May 2012
Junior welterweight prospect Danny O'Connor (16-1) is busy preparing for his homecoming match under the tutelage of acclaimed trainer Ronnie Shields in Houston, Texas.
On May 24, O'Connor will headline the first professional boxing card at the Boston House of Blues against Daniel "The Hudson Val Read Full Story >>> 'Irish Invasion' Streaming Live
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 04 May 2012
Hyland vs. Archuleta headlines May 12 show in Poughkeepsie, NY
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (May 3, 2012) - The entire May 12th "Irish Invasion" card, headlined by undefeated Irish super featherweight prospect Patrick "The Punisher" Hyland (25-0, 11 KOs), will be streamed online live at www.ustream.tv/bslive Read Full Story >>> Exclusive photos: Saul Alvarez and Shane Mosley face off plus bonus shots
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Fri, 04 May 2012
Earlier today inside of the Hollywood Theatre at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, the final press conference for the undercard portion of this weekend?s ?Ring Kings? extravaganza was he Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao Sure To Beat Bradley
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Fri, 04 May 2012
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines ? All it took for Manny Pacquiao to figure out Tim Bradley is one fight.
Speaking to reporters in his suite after a morning workout yesterday, Pacquiao said he already knows what to do when he meets Bradley in the ring on June 9 in Las Vegas.
Pressed which fight that w Read Full Story >>>
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