Right after Jether Oliva failed in his attempt to wrest the IBF light flyweight title from Ulises ?Archie? last Saturday night
at Guadalajara, Mexico, Team Oliva reportedly made a statement I thought was uncharacteristic. (Read Full Story >>>?He?s not on my level? - Martirosyan-Wolak war of words rages on
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Mon, 29 Aug 2011
You?ve got to give it undefeated junior middleweight contender Vanes Martirosyan; the guy certainly knows how to keep his name in the headlines. Currently the Armenian-born, Glendale resident is caught up in a war of words with bruising Polis Read Full Story >>>
Saturday Night at the Berto Rivage
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Mon, 29 Aug 2011
This upcoming weekend marks the start of the college football season with a few marquee match-ups (LSU-Oregon and Boise State-UGA) but boxing also kicks off the first weekend of September as IBF welterweight titlist Jan Zaveck defends his belt against Andre Berto from the Beau Rivage Resort and Casi Read Full Story >>>
Quick Jabs: The Mayweather Clan Returns To Its Default Of "Bonkers"; The Latest Boxing Cinema; Further Thoughts On The UFC-Fox Deal; More
By Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules, Mon, 29 Aug 2011
Crazy scene at the end of the 24/7 Mayweather-Ortiz season debut, even by the chaotic standard of the Mayweather clan. Floyd Jr. and Floyd Sr. nearly came to blows after a routine bit of arguing became a total reality show meltdown, complete with Jr. calling his dad a "faggot." You stay classy, Mayw Read Full Story >>>
Weekend Review: Povetkin and Helenius make statements
By Michael Rosenthal, The Ring, Mon, 29 Aug 2011
Alexander Povetkin: The talented Russian was expected to accomplish big things from the time he was an amateur, when he won the super heavyweight gold medal in 2004 Olympics in Athens. He took his biggest step yet toward realizing his potential at 31 on Saturday, when he defeated Ruslan Chagaev ? a Read Full Story >>>
Boxer Victor Ortiz MODELING MAN PANTIES Before Mayweather Fight
TMZ.com, Mon, 29 Aug 2011
Floyd Mayweather's next opponent is the total package ... in more ways than one ... and last week, he let it all hang out in a SUPER-REVEALING underwear photo shoot ... and TMZ has the pics.
WBC World Welterweight Champion Victor Ortiz is now the spokesman for an underwear site called Freshpair. Read Full Story >>>
Forget Floyd. Ladies at Playboy Mansion pick Ortiz to be the Victor
By Igor Frank, Examiner.com, Mon, 29 Aug 2011
?Why do men fight?? asked Big Steve as we continued our run through the Brand Park on Sunday morning:?
?It?s simple,? I replied:? To get women.? And there were plenty of be Read Full Story >>>
Fretting already about Pacquiao-Marquez III
By Bart Barry, 15rounds.com, Mon, 29 Aug 2011
A friend visited me from Mexico last week. Between trips to Austin and strolls along the San Antonio River, we had occasion to watch a number of old Marco Antonio Barrera fights ? the Junior Jones debacles and the classic trilogy with Erik Morales. But it was the first Manny Pacquiao fight that fill Read Full Story >>>
Manny Pacquiao supports Negros Occidental's boxing program
GMA News Online, Mon, 29 Aug 2011
As Filipino boxing icon and Sarangani Rep. Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao pledged support for the boxing program in Negros Occidental province, he said he hopes to discover another "Manny" there.
?I hope we discover another Manny Pacquiao here ... I want to help the governor?s boxing program in any w Read Full Story >>>
AMIR KHAN: "NEXT FIGHT WILL BE AT 140...MAYWEATHER FIGHT, HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR IN SUMMER"
By Brad Jones, FightHype.com, Mon, 29 Aug 2011
"My next fight will be at 140. Me and my team are still working on a opponent. There are a few names in the mix, but nothing concrete as of yet...I really want the winner of that fight. It makes sense. Morales beat Maidana and Mattysse is a good fighter, so the winner of that fight should be number Read Full Story >>>
Shots from the Lip: Floyd Mayweather?s Latest Claims has His Critics Fuming
By Raj Parmar, 3MoreRounds.com, Mon, 29 Aug 2011
The stage was set again, it was good vs. bad. You had Shane Mosley; the honest, humble and respectful warrior who never backed away from any challenge his whole career against Floyd Mayweather Jr.; the flashy, arrogant and boastful pound for pound great who selected opponents with the careful pinpoi Read Full Story >>>
JEFF MAYWEATHER: "IT'S BEEN BUILDING UP FOR YEARS. THEY WILL BE ALRIGHT"
By Percy Crawford, FightHype.com, Mon, 29 Aug 2011
After watching the first episode of HBO's 24/7 Mayweather/Ortiz and witnessing the heated argument between Floyd Mayweather and his father, Floyd Mayweather Sr., FightHype.com reached out to Jeff Mayweather to get his thoughts and to find out if everything is okay between father and son. Although Je Read Full Story >>>
Gamboa-de Leon brings Arum and Schaefer together again
By Lem Satterfield, The Ring, Mon, 29 Aug 2011
Top Rank Inc. CEO Bob Arum and Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer will be on a conference call on Monday promoting the featherweight clash between Yuriorkis Gamboa and Daniel Ponce de Leon that is slated for Sept. 10 in Atlantic City, N.J.
Their move comes on the heels of last week's ann Read Full Story >>>
Matthysse out to gain redemption
By Santos A. Perez, MiamiHerald.com, Mon, 29 Aug 2011
Despite questionable losses in two of his past three fights, Lucas Matthysse has enough clout for an appearance on the year?s next high-profile card.
Not only will Matthysse appear on the undercard of the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Victor Ortiz headlined show Sept. 17 in Las Vegas, but the nativ Read Full Story >>>
AFTERMATH: Robert Helenius-Sergei Liakhovich, Alexander Povetkin-Ruslan Chagaev, & So-Low Boxeo
By Carlos Acevedo, The Cruelest Sport, Mon, 29 Aug 2011
Robert Helenius scored a 9th-round TKO over Sergei Liakhovich on a heavyweight double-header in Thuringen, Germany, last night that might have been dubbed ?White Man?s Burden: The Future is Now.? Helenius has many fingertips hunting and pecking over him these days, but beating Liakhovich hardly seem Read Full Story >>>
Dougie's Monday mailbag
By Doug Fischer, The Ring, Mon, 29 Aug 2011
MAYWEATHER & ?BAD DECISIONS? BERTO
Wow, man I don?t know what to say about PBF and the way he spoke to his dad. That was dysfunction at its best, or worst. Nobody seems to want to check him at all, those guys are the definition of yes men. For the first time in my life I was actually proud of Ro Read Full Story >>>
Julaton to Martinez: 'When you're done with puppies, call us, fight a real dog'
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Mon, 29 Aug 2011
As the saying goes "be careful what you wish for, because you might just get it". This certainly seems to be the case for the past few weeks since Team Julaton responded to a challenge coming from Chantall Martinez's camp. The WBO femal Read Full Story >>>
?For the record I never left Floyd Sr.? ? De La Hoya backs up Mayweather Sr.
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Mon, 29 Aug 2011
Towards the closing seconds of last night?s premier episode of HBO?s 24/7 Mayweather-Ortiz, there was certainly high drama in the air. Floyd Mayweather Jr. could be seen engaging in a heated argument with his father, Floyd Mayweather Read Full Story >>>
Dishonor thy father: Floyd Mayweather Jr. lashes into Floyd Sr. for profit
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Mon, 29 Aug 2011
If it wasn't scripted, then it was about as predictable as forecasting that Hurricane Irene was going to bring heavy rain and destructive wind speeds.
I'm talking about the HBO 24/7 Chapter 1 which centered around a nasty exchange of insults between Floyd Mayweather Sr. and his son, Floyd Jr. The Read Full Story >>>
'Who's Afraid of the Vig, Vad, Volf?': Victor Conte shaking things up in boxing
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Mon, 29 Aug 2011
Sports scientist and nutrition guru Victor Conte, commonly known by the masses for his involvement with the highly-publicized BALCO and steroids controversy involving Olympic and professional athletes like Barry Bonds and Marion Jones, is back in the news for reasons new and old.
Thanks to his n Read Full Story >>>
