Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. mega-fight is on, reports say
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Sat, 05 Dec 2009
Reports today that a mega-fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. will go ahead on March 13 -- after the Filipino star agreed to a proposal by his promoter -- caught some by surprise, including Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach. "We're happy it could be happening, but I'm surprised   Read Full Story >>>

Roach: Mayweather knows Pacquiao can walk through him
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Sat, 05 Dec 2009
I tracked down global gypsy and Manny Pacquiao trainer-guru Coach Freddie Roach to a smoky, noisy bar inside the Newscastle Hilton Hotel late Friday night. Roach sends his young charge and WBA junior welterweight champ Amir Khan, the Bolton Bomber, into the ring in Newcastle On Thyne Saturday nig  Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao lines up $50m feast of a fight with Floyd Mayweather
By Kevin Mitchell, guardian.co.uk, Sat, 05 Dec 2009
Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr, acclaimed as the two best pound-for-pound fighters in the world, have agreed in principle to split $50m (?30.3m) up front in a fight scheduled for 13 March at an American venue yet to be decided. No contracts have been signed, according to Pacquiao's financ  Read Full Story >>>

Mayweather and Pacquiao! Finally!
thestar.com (CA), Sat, 05 Dec 2009
Any sports fan with a pulse has to find it quickening at the news that Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather have finally agreed to throw down for the pound-for-pound crown. Tough to overstate the magnitude of this one but it's easily the biggest fight of the decade and probably bigger than any fig  Read Full Story >>>

Winky Wright and Nazim Richardson Talk about Pacquiao/Mayweather
By Avi "Shoefly" Korine, SportingNews.com, Sat, 05 Dec 2009
I was able to talk to two of the sharpest minds in boxing over the last week, and they gave me their throughts on a potential Pacquiao/Mayweather clash. While many think that Mayweather is a significant favorite in the bout, Winky Wright and Brother Nazim Richardson, Bernard Hopkins' trainer, see it  Read Full Story >>>

Does a March 13th date favor Mayweather or Pacquiao?
By Scott Heritage, Examiner.com, Sat, 05 Dec 2009

The super fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather is seemingly going ahead on March 13th. No official word has been given yet, but sources everywhere are saying that the a  Read Full Story >>>

New Orleans makes its case for Mayweather-Pacquiao megafight
By Chis Mannix, Sports Illustrated, Sat, 05 Dec 2009
As Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather inch closer towards a proposed mega-fight -- Mayweather has already agreed to terms and the AP reported on Friday that Pacquiao, who hosted Top Rank promoter Bob Arum in the Philippines this week, has also accepted the deal -- several key points are coming into  Read Full Story >>>

Why I Believe Floyd Is Bluffing And Wants To Duck Pacquiao
By Scoop Malinowski, Boxing Insider, Sat, 05 Dec 2009
Michael Bentt once told me “Boxing is 90% bluffs.” Pretty strong quote there, right? Pretty reliable and credible source too, right? You better believe the WBO Heavyweight champion Michael Bentt knows what he’s talking about. Well, Floyd Mayweather has already cost the sport som  Read Full Story >>>

Mayweather looking to silence 92 million Filipinos
By Brad Cooney, Examiner.com, Sat, 05 Dec 2009
It's going to be a tall order, but Floyd Mayweather Jr is sick to death of the accusations of ducking, and cherry picking, and being labeled a coward and looks to silence everyone who doubts him. Mayweather, an undefeated multiple world champion, in multiple weight divisions has been taking a beati  Read Full Story >>>

Hector "Macho" Camacho Calls Out Fernando Vargas & Ricardo Mayorga on "Talkin Boxing With Billy C"
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 05 Dec 2009
Lake George, NY - 47-year old Hector "Macho" Camacho appeared on today's "Talkin Boxing With Billy C" Radio Program and told Billy C that he will be fighting three more fights to close out what the "Macho Man" feels has been a GREAT career. "I am great. I want to fight in January against somebody  Read Full Story >>>

Freddie Roach acts like a man. Calls out columnist
By Samuel Rossi, Examiner.com, Sat, 05 Dec 2009
Word has hit the internet that legendary trainer and Parkinson's victim Freddie Roach is being sued by writer Alex Vidal over comments and actions directed toward the reporter. In July of last year, Vidal wrote a story entitled, 'Sick' Roach Misses Conepcion's Final Workout in Wild Card Gym. In that  Read Full Story >>>

Mayweather Wants Pacquiao at 154? Wants 10oz Gloves?
By Mark Vester, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 05 Dec 2009
As reported earlier by BoxingScene.com's Ronnie Nathanielsz, WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao met with Top Rank's Bob Arum and signed off on a deal to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. on March 13, 2010. Arum told BoxingScene there would be some minor fine tuning of the contract terms but nothing t  Read Full Story >>>

Let Hopkins-Jones be a lesson to Pacquiao-Mayweather
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Sat, 05 Dec 2009
The return of your random thoughts … • Let what happened on Wednesday be a lesson to Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and all of their handlers. When a fight is ripe, you make it. You don't wait. You don't screw around, especially when the public demands the fight and de  Read Full Story >>>

Weights: Amir Khan 139.5, Dmitriy Salita Struggles: 140
By Mark Vester, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 05 Dec 2009
The weights are in for tomorrow's big junior welterweight clash at the Metro Centre in Newscastle, England. WBA champion Amir Khan was half a pound under the limit at 139.5, while mandatory challenger Dimitriy Salita had to strip naked to make the division limit of 140-pounds. According to Khan,   Read Full Story >>>

The Tip-Off that Mayweather-Pacquiao Will be at the MGM Grand...
By John Chavez, The Boxing Truth, Sat, 05 Dec 2009
Dec 04, 2009 - While it's just been released that Manny Pacquiao has agreed to the proposed terms for the super-fight of all super-fights against Floyd Mayweather Jr., the public is still left wondering where in the hell this monumental prize fight will eventually end up. It has seemingly come do  Read Full Story >>>

Maweather vs Pacquiao likely but not done yet
By Brad Cooney, Examiner.com, Sat, 05 Dec 2009
There are many reports from various sources reporting this fight as being a done deal. The fact of the matter is that yes, both fighters have verbally agreed to fight one another, that's no big news. The fight isn't done until all sides sign the contracts and agree on the money and venue, etc. Pr  Read Full Story >>>

EGOS WON’T STOP PACMAN-MAYWEATHER!
By Pedro Fernandez, RingTalk.com, Sat, 05 Dec 2009
ANY OTHER FIGHT WOULD BE A DUMB MOVE! Las Vegas, NV- With Manny Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum indicating that there are no major disagreements, in other words, Floyd Mayweather has agreed to the fight, Arum will present Pacquaio with the nuts and bolts of the mega fight proposed for March or  Read Full Story >>>

Khan do attitude from Amir
ESPNSTAR.com, Sat, 05 Dec 2009
Amir Khan expects to go on to become a multi-weight world champion after trainer Freddie Roach backed him to emulate Manny Pacquiao. Khan, who began his professional career at lightweight but moved up to become WBA light-welterweight champion in the summer, has enjoyed an astonishing turnaround i  Read Full Story >>>

Sources: Pacquiao-Mayweather fight on for March
By Mark Kriegel, Fox Sports, Sat, 05 Dec 2009
The highly anticipated Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather mega-fight is on for March 13, sources say. "According to Bob Arum, the main things have been agreed to," Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, said in an exclusive telephone interview this morning from England, where he is training Amir K  Read Full Story >>>

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