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Stakes couldn't be higher for Mosley against Mayweather
By Chris Mannix, Sports Illustrated, Thu, 29 Apr 2010
LAS VEGAS -- Every punch Shane Mosley throws in the gym nowadays has a purpose, as if he is trying to knock out some of the misfortune of his past.
Bam! That's for Read Full Story >>>Schaefer: 4 Million Buys For Mayweather-Mosley Possible
By Ryan Burton, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 29 Apr 2010
On Wednesday, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer told the media that before the record-setting fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather in 2007, he predicted a buyrate number that would break all pay-per-view records - and he was right.
Prior to last year's Mayweather vs. Marq Read Full Story >>> ?Kid Chocolate? plays Wild Card Unbeaten middleweight Peter Quillin to train with Freddie Roach
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 29 Apr 2010
NEW YORK (Apr. 28, 2010) ? Undefeated middleweight prospect Peter ?Kid Chocolate? Quillin (21-0, 15 KOs) is following the advice from the famous quote attributed to Horace Greeley, ?Go West, young man, go West.?
Quillin, who was rated as high as No. 5 by the IBF before a series of unfortunate cir Read Full Story >>> HBO?S LARRY MERCHANT: THE UNPLUGGED INTERVIEW
RingTalk.com, Thu, 29 Apr 2010
LARRY MERCHANT APPEARED ON ?RING TALK? WORLDWIDE SUNDAY
Ring Talk- The Godfather of the HBO crew has blessed us with his presence folks, none other than Larry Merchant, six days away from Mosley and Mayweather of course live on HBO pay-per-view. Godfather, a very good Sunday evening to you sir.
Read Full Story >>> Mayweather vs. Mosley "Fight Week" will be exciting
By Matt Stolow, Examiner.com, Thu, 29 Apr 2010
There are slow news days in sports and just slow days in general.
We all remember slow news day like 42-1 when James "Buster" Douglas actually found a few players including one in Las Vegas media to take a chance against Mike Tyson.
To just bet against Mike, not fight him.
Just four days Read Full Story >>> BOXINGTALK'S THURSDAY MAILBAG
By G. Leon, BoxingTalk.com, Thu, 29 Apr 2010
Hello Boxingtalk, I just wanted to say I have enjoyed your site for the past few years since Andre Berto and his friend JP put me on to it. Its nice to finally get some real insight into what goes on behind the scenes and to get an honest opinion. Here's my two cents and please let me know what yo Read Full Story >>> MAYWEATHER STILL TO PROVE GREATNESS
By Mark Staniforth, Sportinglife.com (UK), Thu, 29 Apr 2010
Floyd Mayweather says he is a better boxer than Muhammad Ali or Sugar Ray Robinson.
But, approaching his fight against 38-year-old Shane Mosley on Saturday night, he has a funny way of trying to prove it.
"What makes them [Ali and Robinson] any better than I am?" said Mayweather.
"Muhammad Read Full Story >>> ALA PROMOTIONS SET TO GO GLOBAL
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 29 Apr 2010
After more than 25 years of lording it over in the local scene, delivering some of the most memorable fights in Cebu, ALA Promotions has announced it will now go global and take on the big boys to deliver the kind of qu Read Full Story >>> Mayweather vs. Mosley: Fate Plays the Hand
By Julie Cockerham, 8countnews, Thu, 29 Apr 2010
Floyd Mayweather is a consummate scientist. He is a fighter who understands boxing thoroughly from the practitioner?s perspective, from the observer?s perspective, and from the businessman?s perspective. Disregarding appraisals of his brutish conduct, Mayweather forms the model of boxing?s most intr Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao in minority for Mosley
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Thu, 29 Apr 2010
MANILA, Philippines - Although the Las Vegas betting odds opened with Floyd Mayweather Jr. a -400 favorite and Sugar Shane Mosley a +300 underdog, Manny Pacquiao is adamant in choosing the fighter less likely to win in what could be the eliminator to determine his next opponent.
Mayweather and Mo Read Full Story >>> JAPANESE EX-WORLD CHAMP TRAINS AT ALA GYM
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 29 Apr 2010
Former WBA and WBC minimumweight champion Katsunari Takayama has continued his rigid preparation at the ALA Gym accompanied by his Japanese trainer, and is looking extremely sharp as he heads to his first foreign outing on May Read Full Story >>> Shane Mosley and the Steroid Issue
By Ben Cohen, True/Slant, Thu, 29 Apr 2010
The upcoming bout between Floyd Mayweather and Shane Mosley has two main themes the media is picking up on. The first, obviously, is that it is a historic bout between two all time great fighters. The second is that the bout will be the first in the sports history to have Olympic style drug testing. Read Full Story >>> Dime Drop: Floyd Mayweather
By Nima Zarrabi, Slam! Sports, Thu, 29 Apr 2010
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a self-described astute businessman.
He couldn?t stress that point enough when we met up during NBA all-star weekend in Dallas, for a one-on-one interview. Money Mayweather claimed he had the best business team in all of sports, glowing about a plan to cash in on $100 mill Read Full Story >>> Why Mosley Wins?
By Allan Scotto, MaxBoxing.com, Thu, 29 Apr 2010
Not since the prime days of Muhammad Ali has a fighter had the unique ability to draw fans by the boatload to a fight. They came for one of two reasons: some hoping to see him win, others pra Read Full Story >>> Mayweather not going for the gold
By Franklin McNeil, ESPN.com, Thu, 29 Apr 2010
There was a time, not very long ago it seems, when possessing a major title belt represented greatness. Every fighter once strived to own at least one.
Not anymore.
When Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley enter the ring Saturday night (HBO pay-per-view at 9 ET), the atmosphere inside MGM Gr Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquaio will need to box clever
guardian.co.uk, Thu, 29 Apr 2010
The boxer wants a seat in the Philippines congress, but great sportsmen tend to make mediocre statesmen
Manny beware. The man generally con Read Full Story >>> Can Mosley vs. Mayweather Live Up to the Hype?
By Dana Miller, ProBoxing-fans.com, Thu, 29 Apr 2010
Expectations are High for Mayweather vs. Mosley this Weekend
The last time Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Shane Mosley were inside of the ring was back in September 19, 2009 after Mayweather?s tactical destruction of Juan Manuel Marquez. During Mayweather?s interview in the ring after the fight wit Read Full Story >>> Shane Mosley: Floyd Mayweather's slipped, and I'll show him where in the ring
By David Mayo, The Grand Rapids Press, Thu, 29 Apr 2010
LAS VEGAS -- At some point, at a time to arrive no later than three days hence, the Floyd Mayweather-Shane Mosley fight must become about more than steroid talk, or what BALCO founder Victor Conte says about what Mosley knew about taking banned substances in 2003, or who's fighting for money and who Read Full Story >>> Conspiracy theories
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Thu, 29 Apr 2010
Floyd Mayweather?s insistence on Olympic-style drug-testing was a ruse he concocted to wiggle out of a showdown with Manny Pacquiao last March. Pacquiao?s trainer Freddie Roach is convinced the Money Man hatched the excuse because he wasn?t ready to meet Pacquiao after just one tune-up bout ? agains Read Full Story >>> Mayweather's TV Character: Getting Old?
Bad Left Hook, Thu, 29 Apr 2010
Before I get going, let me make a couple things clear:
I still think this fight is going to do around 1.5 million PPV buys. I think it'll pick up late-week steam, sort of the way Mayweather-Marquez did. I think it Read Full Story >>>
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