Chris Mannix
223 articles · Sports Illustrated
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Mayweather vs. Pacquiao? Experts say deal will be made
LAS VEGAS -- Let's get right to the point, shall we? When are we going to see Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight Manny Pacquiao? As dominating as Pacquiao was in his 12th-round technical-knockout…
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Roach lays out plan for Pacquiao
As strategists go, they don't get much better than Freddie Roach. The mastermind behind 24 world champions, Roach devises winning game plans the way Adrian Peterson scores touchdowns or Ray Allen buries…
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My Sportsman: Manny Pacquiao
Sports Illustrated will announce its choice for Sportsman of the Year on Dec. 1. Here's one of the nominations for that honor by an SI writer. If Manny Pacquiao didn't win a…
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Cotto’s biggest disadvantage may reside in his corner
In boxing, a fighter's relationship with his trainer, is either his biggest asset or greatest liability. The bond between the two can't be measured, but its effects can certainly be seen. Juan…
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Mosley ruins Mayweather’s moment, possibly much more
LAS VEGAS -- Throughout a brilliant 16-year professional career, Shane Mosley has always conducted himself with the utmost class. Mild mannered and well spoken, Mosley is a journalist's dream, the kind of…
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Rib injury prompts Mayweather to postpone July 18 comeback fight
ORLANDO -- Floyd Mayweather's highly anticipated return to boxing will have to wait a little while longer. On Sunday Mayweather announced that he would be postponing his July 18 welterweight showdown with…
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Good to have you back, Floyd
NEW YORK -- The retirement is over. Floyd Mayweather is back. The question is why? Is it because he missed fighting? It's possible. Mayweather wasn't exactly a staple on the shuffleboard courts…
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Gunning for an upset
In sports, there are two types of fans. There are regular fans -- a group that ranges from the tailgating, body-painting and opposition-cursing diehards, to the corporate 9-to-5'ers who knock back a…
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Well, well, look who’s back …
he word is out -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. wants back in. With rumors swirling about Mayweather's pending return -- which, according to sources, is expected to be July 11 on an HBO-produced…
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That Barrera beating, potential Mayweather foes, more musings
Grotesque. That's the only word I could come up with to describe the gash on Marco Antonio Barrera's head, a cut that ran straight along the gap created by the 35-year-old Barrera's…
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SI.com’s pound-for-pound boxing rankings
1. Manny Pacquiao (48-3-2) Pacquiao has been dazzling at whatever weight class he chooses to fight. On May 2, the Pac-Man gets an opportunity to rule the junior welterweight division when he…
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In battle for lightweight supremacy, expect an all-out war
If you are one of the people who think boxing is dying, so be it. If you think a sport that has thrived for more than a century has become a niche…
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Margarito cleared of wrongdoing in July 2008 victory over Cotto
NEW YORK -- While he awaits the results of a California State Athletic Commission investigation into whether he attempted to pack his taped hands with an illegal substance before his WBA welterweight…
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Mosley’s 3-step plan for Margarito
In boxing, fighters rarely acknowledge the obvious, especially when it is perceived as a criticism. To the pugilist, admitting vulnerability is a sign of weakness. It's true. It's why Kelly Pavlik dismissed…
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Valuev’s win is a sham for the WBA
"As the most representative organization of Professional Boxing, where the right application of the fundamental principles of ethics, moral, loyalty, honesty and good faith can be found, considered as the main values,…
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SI.com’s 2008 Boxing Awards
In boxing, greatness is measured in moments. And in 2008, Manny Pacquiao had a whole lot of them. There was the brutal, 36-minute war Pacquiao waged with Juan Manuel Marquez last March…
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De La Hoya-Pacquiao all about bulk
NEW YORK -- There was a moment Wednesday afternoon, when Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya stepped off the boat that carried the two fighters to Liberty Island, when you couldn't…
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Blogging After The Bell: Marquez takes aim at surprise opponent
You are Juan Manuel Marquez. You just turned in arguably the finest performance of your professional career when you systematically destroyed lightweight champion Joel Casamayor last Saturday night. You have catapulted yourself…
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Marquez finds his match, and his name isn’t Pacquiao
If Manny Pacquiao had a fan club, Juan Manuel M?rquez would probably be its president -- as long as Pacquiao promised to show up for the club's meetings. With his trainer. And…
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Is it possible that judging is the most corrupted part of boxing?
In a sport where sanctioning bodies routinely manipulate the rankings to serve their interests, where networks permit promotional companies to dictate scheduling and where promoters allow a general distaste for one another…
