Ben Thompson
1,357 articles · FightHype.com
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PETER QUILLIN: “I DON’T FEAR NOBODY…I CAN BE BACK IN THE RING BY APRIL”
By Ben Thompson
"I don't fear nobody, man. Who am I scared of for me not to want to be the best in the world? I been seeing so much negative stuff to where it's…
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GABRIEL ROSADO: “CHARLO IS AN EASIER FIGHT THAN MY LAST TWO…I’M PULLING A MAIDANA ON THIS ONE”
By Ben Thompson
"I had Kid on his heels, you know what I'm sayin'. I had him on his heels gassed out. And then J Love was looking good against people until he fought me.…
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HE LAUGHED AT $40 MILLION, BUT NOW PACQUIAO SAYS HE’LL FIGHT MAYWEATHER FOR FREE?
By Ben Thompson
"I'm not desperate to fight him just for the sake of money or material things. I'm not the one seeking this fight, rather it's the boxing fans all over the world," stated…
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JEAN PASCAL SCORES EASY UNANIMOUS DECISION VICTORY OVER LUCIAN BUTE
By Ben Thompson
Moments ago at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, former light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal scored a relatively easy unanimous decision against former super middleweight champion Lucian Bute. Bute never really looked…
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER: “SEPTEMBER 2015 WILL BE MY LAST FIGHT”
By Ben Thompson
According to AP reports, undefeated pound-for-pound king Floyd "Money" Mayweather has decided that he will hang up his gloves in September of 2015. "September 2015 will be my last [fight]," Mayweather commented…
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WBC PRESIDENT JOSE SULAIMAN PASSES AWAY
By Ben Thompson
The president of the World Boxing Council, Jose Sulaiman, passed away this afternoon. The organization confirmed the news via Twiter after posting the following message, "We deeply regret to inform the passing…
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WHAT’S THE TRUTH BEHIND FREDDIE ROACH, ALEX ARIZA, MANNY PACQUIAO AND THE MYSTERY DRINK?
By Ben Thompson
For whatever reason, flying under the radar of several media outlets is the fact that last week, Hall of Fame promoter Freddie Roach cast his own cloud of suspicion on his star…
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FREDDIE ROACH SAYS HE PREFERS GUERRERO OVER BRADLEY FOR PACQUIAO BECAUSE HE’S A FORMER MAYWEATHER OPPONENT
By Ben Thompson
"There's a couple of other guys out there right now that I'm thinking about that are free agents. You look at Mayweather's last like four fights and so forth, if we can…
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FREDDIE ROACH MAKES ACCUSATIONS ABOUT “SHADY” ALEX ARIZA; QUESTIONS MYSTERY DRINK GIVEN TO PACQUIAO
By Ben Thompson
"I know he has a new strength coach and I don't get along with the guy, and one of the reasons why he doesn't work for me anymore is because I think…
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ADRIEN BRONER INSISTS ON REMATCH WITH MAIDANA: “I AIN’T FIGHTING NOBODY UNTIL I FIGHT CHINO”
By Ben Thompson
Former welterweight champion Adrien Broner is eager to get back into the ring to erase the memory of his first loss, and he won't settle for any other opponent than the man…
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ROBERT GUERRERO IN THE MIX TO FIGHT MANNY PACQUIAO; SEEKS TO BREAK CONTRACT WITH GOLDEN BOY
By Ben Thompson
A source close to the information has informed us that multi-division world champion Robert Guerrero is a wildcard in the mix to land a fight with 8-division world champion Manny Pacquiao. "There's…
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER ON MANNY PACQUIAO: “HE’S GOT 68 MILLION PROBLEMS AND HE WANTS ME TO SOLVE THEM”
By Ben Thompson
"Pacquiao had his opportunity. He had his chance. When he had his opportunity and he had his chance, I guess he was tooting his own horn and he felt like he was…
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CANELO ALVAREZ SAYS ALFREDO ANGULO IS NEXT FOR MARCH 8 RETURN
By Ben Thompson
According to reports out of Mexico, former jr. middleweight champion Saul "Canelo" Alvarez has confirmed what loyal FightHype readers already knew; that he will be facing hard-hitting jr. middleweight contender Alfredo Angulo…
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SOURCE SAYS BRADLEY IS PACQUIAO’S CHOICE THANKS TO MARQUEZ “DIVA WAYS” AND “MAYWEATHER FACTOR”
By Ben Thompson
Over the weekend, Manny Pacquiao's adviser, Michael Koncz, met with his promoter, Bob Arum, to decide the next opponent for his anticipated return to the ring on April 12 at the MGM…
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER DISPUTES THAT AMIR KHAN HAS SIGNED A FIGHT CONTRACT; 7 QUESTIONS HE WANTS ANSWERS TO
By Ben Thompson
Recently, FightHype.com caught up with undefeated pound-for-pound king Floyd "Money" Mayweather to set the record straight regarding any and all rumors about his future plans. After clearing up the bogus story about…
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NAAZIM RICHARDSON BELIEVES ADRIEN BRONER RECEIVING MAYWEATHER BACKLASH AFTER FIRST DEFEAT
By Ben Thompson
"Now that Adrien Broner done got knocked off, half of these motherfuckers ain't never had a street fight and you gonna sit there and critique. The young bol still made money and…
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER KILLS RUMORS OF 2014 PACQUIAO CLASH; SHADY BUSINESS DEALS EXPOSED
By Ben Thompson
"All the stories you hear about Pacquiao is a lie," stated pound-for-pound king Floyd "Money" Mayweather, who set the record straight regarding any and all rumors linking him to a potential 2014…
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TEAM MAIDANA ON FLOYD MAYWEATHER CLASH: “WE HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT IT…WILL NOT BE BEGGING”
By Ben Thompson
Not longer after former jr. welterweight champion Amir Khan revealed that he has signed a contract to face undefeated pound-for-pound king Floyd "Money" Mayweather on May 3, newly-crowned WBA welterweight champion Marcos…
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OBSERVE AND FIGHT: 2013 YEAR-END AWARDS – THE PUNCH BOXING WAS LOOKING FOR
By Ben Thompson
It's Monday. Welcome back for another edition of Observe and Fight, The Boxing Observer's compilation of observations and random thoughts from the week that was in boxing. As we head into 2014,…
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VIRGIL HUNTER: “MANNY GOT PUT TO SLEEP…AMIR FINISHES ON HIS FEET”
By Ben Thompson
"They're screaming for Manny to fight Floyd, but let's face it, Manny got knocked down and he didn't get up. Now they're already back screaming for this fight, okay, after Manny got…