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A Final Thought On Mayweather-Marquez
By Frank Lotierzo, The Sweet Science, Sat, 19 Sep 2009
Finally, after much ballyhoo and one postponement Floyd Mayweather Jr. 39-0 (25) and Juan Manuel Marquez 50-4-1 (37) will meet tonight in a 144 pound catch-weight/welterweight elimination bout. The winner will most likely fight the winner of the Pacquiao-Cotto 145 pound catch-weight bout scheduled f Read Full Story >>>Note to Mayweather & Boxing: The Battle is Over, and You Lost
By Jason Probst, Sherdog.com, Sat, 19 Sep 2009
As the first boxing writer I know of to warn the sport about everything mixed martial arts was doing right, all I can say is, “I told you so.”
Five years ago, while readily employed as a contributor to Maxboxing.com/ESPN, I had an up-close look at the stark difference in the directio Read Full Story >>> Win or Lose, Debts Will Force 'Money' to Fight On
By TK Stewart, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 19 Sep 2009
The stakes have never been higher for Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
“Money” will make his return to a Las Vegas ring Saturday night for the first time in nearly two years. Staring back at him from the opposite corner will be Mexico's Juan Manuel Marquez – a formidable foe if ever there Read Full Story >>> The Mayweather Maelstrom
By Patrick Kehoe, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 19 Sep 2009
Iconic portraits of Roger Federer, Tom Brady, Michael Jordan and Arnold Palmer stare out from major sports and men’s magazines this last month, with autumnal athletic engagements tugging at our sense of anticipation and nostalgia jointly. Boxing will produce its B-list celebrity micro-giant i Read Full Story >>> The Science Behind a Punch
By Reylan Loberternos, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 19 Sep 2009
This article shows proof that Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao is also a genius in physics. How some important factors in the sport of boxing such as speed, fist-mass, technique, and even the gloves used affect the eff Read Full Story >>> HOW CAN FLOYD JR CLAIM HE IS THE BEST P4P WHEN HE CAN”T EVEN MAKE WEIGHT?
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 19 Sep 2009
Shame on Floyd Mayweathe,r Jr., for not even making the contract weight of 144 lbs.
And shame on Mayweather Senior and his brother Roger for not making sure that their fighter make weight!
And, they still continue Read Full Story >>> Marquez: I will hand Mayweather first loss
By Santos A. Perez, MiamiHerald.com, Sat, 19 Sep 2009
Mainstream boxing fans likely identify Juan Manuel Marquez with two fights in which his arm was not raised in victory.
Nonetheless, Marquez's two close bouts against Manny Pacquiao over a four-year span failed to remove him from the top 10 of most best ``pound-for-pound'' lists.
And although h Read Full Story >>> MAYWEATHER A RISK TAKER OUT OF THE RING, BUT NOT IN IT
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Sat, 19 Sep 2009
According to Floyd Mayweather Jr., the sport of boxing has sorely missed him. "When I left the sport, it was like the sport was hurting without Floyd Mayweather. What was lacking in the sport of boxing when I was gone? Charisma! Flair! Flashiness! You don't see fighters in ostrich and snake skin and Read Full Story >>> Don't sleep on Marquez against Mayweather
By Bob Hanna, SouthCoastToday.com, Sat, 19 Sep 2009
The cocky one looks too big, too strong and too fast for the quiet one, but there have been bigger upsets than what a victory by Juan Manuel Marquez over Floyd Mayweather would be.
No less an authority than Oscar De La Hoya likes Marquez' chances tonight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. After notin Read Full Story >>> No sellout for Marquez-Mayweather at MGM Grand
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Sat, 19 Sep 2009
I had to laugh when some joker told me they opened up a closed circuit $50 ticket showing at the MGM Grand Hotel Casino for Saturday night's Juan Manuel Marquez-Floyd Mayweather fight.
"I guess the arena finally sold out," the joker said.
Not hardly, brother, as this look at Ticketmaster, Read Full Story >>> Mayweather makes weight, pays penalty
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Sat, 19 Sep 2009
LAS VEGAS – Floyd Mayweather Jr. made the contracted weight of 147 pounds for his HBO Pay-Per-View fight on Saturday with Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
But when Mayweather weighed 146 pounds at Friday’s weigh-in, he was forced to pay a six-figure penalty to Marque Read Full Story >>> Crash Course: Mayweather-Marquez
By Bryan Armen Graham, Sports Illustrated, Sat, 19 Sep 2009
Former welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr., who retired as boxing's mythical pound-for-pound titlist in 2007, is fighting current lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez at a catchweight of 144 pounds on Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas (9 p.m. ET, HBO PPV).
Since the 32-year-old Ma Read Full Story >>> Visa troubles keep Edwin Valero from Vegas fight
By Associated Press, Google News, Sat, 19 Sep 2009
NEW YORK — Outspoken lightweight champion Edwin Valero accused the U.S. government of discrimination Friday, and said he'll be unable to defend his title in November because his visa was not renewed in time.
Valero had never officially been added to the undercard of Manny Pacquiao's highly Read Full Story >>> JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ PULLS AHEAD IN LOS ANGELES TIMES POLL
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 19 Sep 2009
LOS ANGELES (September 18)-The people have spoken. In a poll asking "Who Will Win Mayweather vs. Marquez?" posted yesterday on Latimes.com, Juan Manuel "Dinamita" Marquez is ahead of Floyd "Money" Mayweather,who isreturn Read Full Story >>> Mayweather vs. JMM: polls, weigh-in, and personal finances
By Marv Dumon, Examiner.com, Sat, 19 Sep 2009
Various polls are conveying the expected: most observers and fight fans anticipate the September 19 main event card between undefeated Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Juan Manuel Marquez to have a "Money" victory.
In an election-esque like poll, Houston Boxing Examiner's survey has nearly 55% of voter Read Full Story >>> Do or don't because the Mayweathers have already won
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Sat, 19 Sep 2009
'MY SPIT IS PAID FOR. WHAT ABOUT YOURS?"
In the wake of the 9/11 tragedy in America, people kept talking about how all of us had to resume our regular daily activities.
President Bush urged Americans to go shopping.
We were urged to travel by air, to pump money into the stock market, etc.
Read Full Story >>> Weekend's Biggest Fight? Boxing vs. Mixed Martial Arts
By Kevin B. Blackstone, Fanhouse, Sat, 19 Sep 2009
Somewhere during the broadcast Thursday night of the Miami-Georgia Tech football game, a commercial broke across the screen advertising UFC 103, a mixed martial arts fight card featuring somebody named Vitor Belfort against some guy named Rich Franklin. For a pay-per-view price of $44.99, it stated, Read Full Story >>> Grand Rapids' Floyd Mayweather divides his fans as he conquers boxing opponents
By David Mayo, The Grand Rapids Press, Sat, 19 Sep 2009
LAS VEGAS -- Floyd Mayweather divides and conquers, even as we question why the strategy works so well for him.
He divides entire segments of society, even in his hometown of Grand Rapids, where he is revered en masse within the urban inner city and reviled in large segments of the suburbs.
Th Read Full Story >>> MIGUEL COTTO: "HE'S GOING TO FACE A WELTERWEIGHT IN HIS PRIME"
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Sat, 19 Sep 2009
WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto was on hand at the Friday Night Fights card in Miami Beach, Florida where he spoke with Teddy Atlas and Brian Kenny about his clash with Manny Pacquiao. "He's a good fighter. He's a great boxer, but he's going to face a welterweight in his prime time," he state Read Full Story >>> Oscar de la Hoya: Pound for pound, world champion liar
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Sat, 19 Sep 2009
BREAKING NEWS FLASH: According to Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy, the bout contract specified 144 pounds and called for a $300,000 per pound penalty so Juan Manuel Marquez has had $600,000 added to his guranteed purse which is reportedly $3.2 million.)
When he shows up tonight at the MGM Gr Read Full Story >>>
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