egarded as a fight of the ages, the biggest fight in the last three decades happens on May 5, 2007 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas between crossover boxing superstar Oscar de la Hoya of Los Angeles, CA. and boxing's finest technical fighter the undefeated Floyd Mayweather of Grand Rapids, Mi. Tickets for this fight were sold out in the first three hours it went for sale and its pay-per-view sales via HBO are expected to become the biggest ever in history.
'The World Awaits' is being extensively covered by the world's media and here at PhilBoxing.com, we will gather media link reports about this fight for your convenience.
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MAYWEATHER CALLS GBP A 'GREAT, GREAT PROMOTER' By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, 28 May 2007 Top pound-for-pound fighter Floyd Mayweather Jr, in a video interview with Boxingscene, has hailed Golden Boy Promotions, calling the firm a 'great promoter' owing to the company's handling of the May 5 superbout, as well as the prompt payment of his $20 Million purse for the fight.
Mayweather di Read full story
Fans won't be falling for rope-a-dope again By John Whisler, San Antonio Express, 20 May 2007 P.T. Barnum must have had people like me in mind when he coined the phrase, "There's a sucker born every minute."
That's because no one was more of a sucker when it came to the Oscar De La Hoya-Floyd Mayweather fight than me.
I bought into the whole shtick about "The World Awaits," epic showdo Read full story
Arum: Oscar's Fight Good For Boxing By David A. Avila, The Sweet Science, 19 May 2007 Top Rank’s Bob Arum said Oscar De La Hoya’s mega fight with Floyd Mayweather was good for the sport and seeks to speak with Golden Boy Promotions about possible match ups in the very near future.
“It put the focus back on boxing,” said Arum by telephone on Thursday afterno Read full story
Of Heinkens and Gayweather By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, 19 May 2007 MY LAST column elicited interesting responses from our readers.
Digital Bedouin (digital_bedouin @hotmail.com.) writes:
“I read you artical and no offence but how many beers did u guzzle down before you reached this amazing conclution that de la hoya won and that in fact the compu stat Read full story
Geno’s Boxing Mailbag: Oscar De La Hoya-Floyd Mayweather JR Edition, Part II By Geno McGahee, RingsideReport.com, 15 May 2007 Now that we have all had time to digest the fight that the world awaited for, I hope that all the people with the contention that Oscar De La Hoya should have won have come to their senses. I watched the fight again and it wasn’t any more exciting, and it didn’t change my mind either. Fl Read full story
Looking Back: A Week After the Big Fight in Las Vegas By David A. Avila, The Sweet Science, 14 May 2007 Returning from Las Vegas where the biggest boxing match in eight years took place was a relief to put it mildly. Let me paint you a picture.
Any time Oscar “The Golden Boy” De La Hoya steps in the ring the city of Las Vegas lights up like New Year’s Eve. And if you add the world Read full story
With the Big Fight Over, What’s Next? By Brett Conway, MaxBoxing.com, 14 May 2007
Now that Floyd Mayweather has beaten Oscar De La Hoya for a junior middleweight title, he’s off to the talk shows, appearing on Jay Leno and Craig Ferguson and acting like the superstar-boxing-god he’s always aspired Read full story
“Boom Boom", Vegas New Rising Filipino Boxing Star By Rod Mijares, PhilBoxing.com, 13 May 2007
The moment he entered the ring was the moment Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista showed he meant business. Except for the first round, he was the aggressor, putting his opponent, Sergio Manuel Medina the knockout Read full story
The Fight that Saved Boxing By Jason Probst, MaxBoxing.com, 13 May 2007 What a relief that Oscar De La Hoya-Floyd Mayweather is over, and boxing has been saved from a dreadful fate.
It’s like the classic Steven Seagal ending. You don’t know exactly how a guy can take on so many challenges at once and knock them all into oblivion simultaneously, but Floyd Read full story
SCORING STANDARDS NEED TO BE REFORMED: Comments on the De La Hoya-Mayweather decision By Joe Koizumi, PhilBoxing.com, 12 May 2007 This is to suggest the current scoring standards to be reformed for the sake of better decisions to be accepted by the general public, not only by the ringsiders. I was a TV commentator of the Oscar De La Hoya versus Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight on a live telecast in Japan. I, along with great major Read full story
Did “The Word is Waiting” Really Save Boxing? By Ricardo Lois, Boxing Confidential, 12 May 2007 I was happy to hear that the promotion for the mega showdown between Oscar De la Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. went very well generating 2.15 million pay-per-view buys. Some people have stated that this is a clear indication that boxing is alive and kicking. For some reason this internet hack doesn& Read full story
BAUTISTA, BANAL FACE CEBU MEDIA! By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, 11 May 2007
CEBU CITY--Undefeated Filipino fighters Rey 'Boom Boom' Bautista and AJ 'Bazooka' Banal arrived here today from Manila following their successful stint on the record-breaking 'The World Awaits' card at the MGM Grand in Las Read full story
EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND By Sev Sarmenta, PhilBoxing.com, 11 May 2007 The joy and thrill of sports is having an opinion.
I forget now who said this line. But it rings loud and true before and after a sporting event. Every one views a sporting event differently. Some are experts, othe Read full story
My take on pay-per-view and other goodies from ringside By Lyle Fitzsimmons, SportNetwork.com, 11 May 2007 OK, I tried. I really did.
I sat in front of the TV the other night, stopped flicking when I came to Spike, and decided I'd finally give the violent phenomenon known as "ultimate fighting," or whatever it's called...a legitimate chance to impress me.
The referee signaled for the first five-m Read full story
Mayweather-De la Hoya fight richest in boxing history By Agence France Press, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 11 May 2007 LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Floyd Mayweather's split decision over Oscar de la Hoya on Saturday grossed 120 million dollars making it the richest fight in history, an American cable television network announced Wednesday.
The World Boxing Council super welterweight showdown in Las Vegas also attracted a Read full story
BREAKING NEWS: FORTUNE QUITS, TELLS ROACH GO “F” YOURSELF By Brad Cooney, PhilBoxing.com, 10 May 2007
Manila Bulletin writer Nick Giongco was definitely on to something when he reported some months back that strength and conditioning coach, Justin Fortune did not want Roach i Read full story
BAUTISTA SWALLOWS PRIDE By Dennis Principe, Business Mirror, 09 May 2007 LAS Vegas, Nevada—For a while, Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista admitted he swallowed his pride just to make sure he will end up the winner.
The 20-year-old Filipino fighter said he got staggered by a right straight by Sergio Manuel Medina of Argentina in the seventh round that put him through the ropes. Read full story
Boom Boom, Banal return home By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, 09 May 2007 It’ll be a triumphant return home for Rey (Boom Boom) Bautista and A. J. Banal who arrive in Manila tomorrow morning on a Philippine Airlines flight from Las Vegas, fresh from scoring decisive wins in the undercard of one of the biggest boxing shows ever at the MGM Grand Garden Arena last weekend. Read full story
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