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WBA Official Ruling: Trout Remains Champion
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 30 Jun 2011
Sanctioning Body Wisely Invalidates Highly Suspicious Positive Drug Test
WBA Super Welterweight World Champion Austin Trout and his support team are relieved and yet admittedly still angry after receiving final word from WBA Executive Vice President Gilberto Mendoza, Jr. that the WBA has ratified Read Full Story >>>Mayweather needs to fight -- and beat -- Pacquiao to define legacy
By Chis Mannix, Sports Illustrated, Thu, 30 Jun 2011
NEW YORK -- The Paper Champion made his way toward the stage, arms raised, a toothy smile creasing his face. These are the moments Floyd Mayweather lives for and craves, those meticulously planned, carefully choreographed entrances where all eyes lock on him. They feed his ego and reassure the most Read Full Story >>> In New York, Floyd Was Being Floyd, And Now I'm Helping To Keep Him Relevant...
By Michael Woods, The Sweet Science, Thu, 30 Jun 2011
Mayweather has always looked to me like he could carry of the "Pretty Boy Floyd" nickname. He turns 35 in February, but until recently, he had something of a baby face. He'd summon that high wattage smile, flash the gleaming choppers, his unlined eyes beaming, sending out a message of: Who me, worry Read Full Story >>> Lucas Matthysse vs. Kendall Holt rumored for October 15th
By Darren Barcomb, 5thround.com, Thu, 30 Jun 2011
Fresh off of his controversial loss to Devon Alexander on June 25th, there are now reports that light welterweight Lucas Matthysse (28-2, 26 KO?s) is in negotiations to face Kendall Holt (27-4, 15 KO?s) on the undercard of WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins title defense against Chad Daw Read Full Story >>> Mayweather-Ortiz: Cordial Foes
By Moses Vered , 3MoreRounds.com, Thu, 30 Jun 2011
There was a long line of excited boxing fans waiting outside the Hudson Theatre near Times Square in New York City on Tuesday afternoon. They showed up in large numbers to see the one and only Floyd Mayweather who was kicking off the promotional tour for his Sept. 17 showdown against WBC welterweigh Read Full Story >>> QUOTE ON QUOTE: "IF YOU BEAT ME...I DON'T WANT IT TO BE TAINTED"
By Vivek Wallace, FightHype.com, Thu, 30 Jun 2011
"If you beat me, I want you to earn it. I don't want it to be tainted"..."Of the 33 opponents he has faced, every single one touched the canvas"...all recent comments made by some of the biggest names in the sport. Looking back at this week's key quotes of note, Boxing Scribe Vivek Wallace offers hi Read Full Story >>> Randy Caballero, Frankie Gomez, & Seniesa Estrada, Possible Future Stars, On Golden Boy Card
By David A. Avila, The Sweet Science, Thu, 30 Jun 2011
One gripe commonly sputtered in the boxing world is, where is the next great fighter coming from?
Who will be the next Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather?
Believe me people have been saying this since professional boxing began.
From John L. Sullivan to Sugar Ray Leonard f Read Full Story >>> (David) Haye Fever spreading fast: Guru Bos feels it but sage Elbaum resists
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Wed, 29 Jun 2011
Haye Fever, that?s what I?m calling it.
It?s a condition marked by unbridled optimism bordering on euphoria. Those are the symptoms and they are affecting the brains of fig Read Full Story >>> DOUBLE TROUBLE IN DOHA: GABICA OUSTS IMMONEN, GRAY DOWNS KUO IN 11-10 THRILLERS AT THE WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP IN QATAR
By Ted Lerner, WPS Media Officer, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 29 Jun 2011
Antonio Gabica.
(Doha, Qatar)--Antonio Gabica has often been viewed by pool fans as an extremely talented player who tends to wilt when it comes to big time pressure situations. But to the man known as ?Ga Ga? to Read Full Story >>> Heavies back in limelight
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Wed, 29 Jun 2011
Finally, there?s a heavyweight fight that?s worth watching but the protagonists aren?t household names in the lucrative US market where the top ticket is still WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao.
The departure of Lennox Lewis, Riddick Bowe and Mike Tyson has left a huge void in the heavywei Read Full Story >>> Michael Oliveira returns home again for WBC Latino Middleweight Title Fight in Brazil
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 29 Jun 2011
SAO PAULO, Brazil (June 29, 2011) ? Undefeated Michael?The Brazilian Rocky? Oliveira continues his mission to re-popularize boxing in his native Brazil, when he returns home to fight for the third time, July 16 at Credicard Hall in Sao Paulo.
The 21-year-old Oliveira (14-0, 11 KOs), now rated No Read Full Story >>> Is A Vicious Cycle About To End Mayweather?s Run?
By Michael Seiler, The Boxing Republic, Wed, 29 Jun 2011
You can call it a comeback, but you cannot call it a tune-up bout.
On Saturday, September 17th, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (41-0, 25 KO?s) returns to the ring to face ?Vicious? Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 KO?s) in a monumental showdown at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada for Ortiz? WBC Welterweigh Read Full Story >>> A Second Half Surge
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Wed, 29 Jun 2011
The first half of 2011 is now basically in the books and for the sport of boxing, it?s been a productive one. We have had our share of ?Fight of the Year? candidates (Hernan Marquez-Luis Concepcion, Victor Ortiz-Andre Berto, Brandon Rios-Miguel Acosta and Felix Sturm-Matthew Macklin), notable upsets Read Full Story >>> View from New York: trash talking with Pretty Boy
By John Riordan, The Score, Wed, 29 Jun 2011
UP AT THE top table, Victor Ortiz put his finger to his head and pulled the imaginary trigger before a wide smile lit up his face.
The WBC Welterweight champion was sitting on the stage of the Hudson Theatre in Midtown, Manhattan, just yards from the man he has wanted to fight for 15 years, back Read Full Story >>> FLOYD MAYWEATHER: "IT DON'T STOP WITH VICTOR ORTIZ...I MISS THE SPORT AND I'M READY TO FIGHT"
By Jon Reynoso , FightHype.com, Wed, 29 Jun 2011
"I just want to stay active. He's one of the fighters that's out there that's champion. He's active, he's one of the champions out there, and of course I want to stay active in this sport, so he's a guy that I have to face. Like I said before, it don't stop with Victor Ortiz, it don't stop with Pacq Read Full Story >>> Mayweather-trained Fil-Am prodigy idolizes Pacquiao
By Bev Llorente, ABS-CBN News, Wed, 29 Jun 2011
LAS VEGAS, Nevada ? A Filipino-American boxing prodigy said he idolizes pound-for-pound king Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao despite training in the Mayweather Gym.
Demler ?DJJ? Zamora III, an 8-year-old Fil-Am boxing sensation, won his amateur debut last June 19. He is now preparing for another boxing t Read Full Story >>> Dapudong Impresses Mexican Boxing Fans
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 29 Jun 2011
Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico - World flyweight title challenger Edrin "The Sting" Dapudong arrived in this city in the midst of a Mexican desert early today, Tuesday June 28, after a long and circuitous journey Read Full Story >>> The Battle for Pacquiao-Marquez III
By Steve Kim, SecondsOut.com, Wed, 29 Jun 2011
On November 12, Manny Pacquiao will face Juan Manuel Marquez for the third time at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas; that much is known. However, what is still to be decided is just who will handle the pay-per-view broadcast. Will it be Showtime/CBS, which distributed Pacquiao?s last bout versus Shane Mos Read Full Story >>> Floyd: Bring on Manny, drug tests
By George Willis, New York Post, Wed, 29 Jun 2011
It was inevitable, re ally. When Mark Taffet of HBO thanked Floyd Mayweather for ending his 16-month layoff from boxing and "giving the fans what they want to see," someone in the balcony viewing yesterday's press conference at the Hudson Theater shouted: "We want Pacquiao."
Mayweather, sitting Read Full Story >>> Mayweather vs Ortiz Has Rematch Clause for Vicious Victor
By Scott Christ, Bad Left Hook, Wed, 29 Jun 2011
Michael Marley of the Examiner reports that Victor Ortiz had to agree to a rematch clause in order to land his September 17 fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Ortiz also says he hopes to face Manny Pacquiao in 2012, but this is the quote that most caught me off-guard:
"I don?t care about that," the Read Full Story >>>
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