Ben Thompson
1,357 articles · FightHype.com
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SCHAEFER SUGGESTS AN ACCOUNTING FIRM DETERMINE THE SPLIT FOR MAYWEATHER/PACQUIAO
By Ben Thompson
During the premiere episode of "The Fight Game with Jim Lampley", Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer shared his thoughts on what the purse split should be for a proposed mega-fight between…
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER: “THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY…1.5 MILLION ON PPV IS AMAZING”
By Ben Thompson
"Thank you to everybody for spending your hard earned money on PPV last weekend. 1.5 million on PPV is amazing. I appreciate your support," stated undefeated pound-for-pound champion Floyd Mayweather, who is…
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MAYWEATHER VS. COTTO REACHES 1.5 MILLION PPV BUYS; 2ND HIGHEST GROSSING NON-HEAVYWEIGHT PPV IN BOXING HISTORY
By Ben Thompson
HBO Sports is reporting that last Saturday's Cinco de Mayo showdown between undefeated pound-for-pound champion Floyd Mayweather and former jr. middleweight champion Miguel Cotto has garnered 1.5 million pay-per-view buys. Generating $94…
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50 CENT: “FLOYD WANTED TO KNOCK HIM OUT…HE DECIDED TO STAY IN AND MIX IT UP”
By Ben Thompson
"Floyd wanted to knock him out. I mean, he could've outboxed him. There's no one in the place wondering if Floyd could've outboxed him...he decided to stay in and mix it up,…
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AMIR KHAN: “THE GUY SHOULD GET BANNED…HE LET ALL THOSE FANS DOWN”
By Ben Thompson
I really believe the guy should get banned, honestly. He should get banned. If they don't ban him, then he's going to come back and he's going to do that again because…
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AMIR KHAN: “THE FIGHT IS OFF”
By Ben Thompson
"The fight is off! Sorry everyone the only person to blame is [Lamont Peterson]. I'll be looking for a opponent to fight June 30th," stated former jr. welterweight champion, who notified his…
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER: “THERE’S REALLY NOT NOBODY REALLY OUT THERE FOR ME”
By Ben Thompson
"There's really not nobody really out there for me, so, I can't really say, you know, where my career is going to go from here...I really don't know. You know, I go…
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MAYWEATHER CONCLUDED FIGHT WEEK WITH LATE NIGHT WORKOUT AND MOVIE PREMIERE
By Ben Thompson
Undefeated pound-for-pound champion Floyd Mayweather moves when he wants to moves, so it's not uncommon for him to hit the gym at the drop of a dime on any given hour of…
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ALEX ARIZA TO RESUME WORKING WITH MANNY PACQUIAO ON SATURDAY
By Ben Thompson
"Got the call to head back to LA tonight to meet with Manny tomorrow and go over training here in LA," stated world-class strength & conditioning coach Alex Ariza, who informed his…
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER: “HE’S HIT THE CANVAS BEFORE, AND NOT JUST FROM PACQUIAO OR ANTONIO MARGARITO”
By Ben Thompson
"If he did turn it into a dog fight, he can't get to the target quicker than I can get to the target, so even though he can punch, he gotta realize…
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COTTO SAYS HE’LL BE JUST AS QUICK, STRONGER, AND TOUGHER THAN MAYWEATHER
By Ben Thompson
"If this fight happened before December 3rd, that wasn't the right moment for this fight. Now is the right moment for this fight...be aggressive the moment I have to be aggressive. Be…
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MAYWEATHER SENSES FEAR IN COTTO, WHO SNUBBED FANS DURING GRAND ARRIVAL
By Ben Thompson
"He's scared. It's okay though. I'ma sign autographs for all of you," stated undefeated pound-for-pound champion Floyd Mayweather when he was informed that WBA jr. middleweight champion Miguel Cotto didn't bother signing…
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER: “COTTO IS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO OUT-FIGHT ME”
By Ben Thompson
"I'm not everybody else that he faced. I'm a little different, you know what I'm saying? Like I said before, I put people on they back on they face; that's not where…
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THE MAYWEATHER BOXING CLUB – MORE THAN JUST A GYM
By Ben Thompson
Just west of the Las Vegas strip, in a district known as Chinatown, lays the heart and soul of the best boxer in the world, the Mayweather Boxing Club. Surrounded by a…
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MAYWEATHER NOT PLEASED WITH LATEST EPISODE OF 24/7; WANTS MORE EXCITEMENT
By Ben Thompson
"I want to apologize to all my fans and viewers who watched 24/7 last night. I wasn't pleased with this weeks episode of 24/7," stated Floyd Mayweather, who notified his fans via…
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER: “I’M GONNA BE A LOT SHARPER COME MAY 5TH…I WANT TO FIGHT AGAIN IN 2012”
By Ben Thompson
"I think I'm going to be a lot sharper come May 5th because I'm getting right back in there...I think I'm gonna be a lot sharper this fight than I was for…
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SHANE MOSLEY: “IT’S NOT EVEN SUGAR SHANE ANYMORE…HE’S IN TROUBLE”
By Ben Thompson
"It's not even Sugar Shane anymore. I'm like a different person. I'm not even the same fighter. It's like the Margarito fight. Actually, it's worse than the Margarito fight. Like I said,…
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SCHAEFER TAKING BETS THAT MAYWEATHER VS. COTTO WILL BE BIGGEST PPV SINCE DE LA HOYA VS. MAYWEATHER
By Ben Thompson
With less than two weeks left to go before undefeated pound-for-pound champion Floyd Mayweather and WBA jr. middleweight champion Miguel Cotto face off inside the ring, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer…
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MAYWEATHER SAYS PACQUIAO HAS “A TOUGH TASK ON HIS HANDS” AGAINST BRADLEY
By Ben Thompson
"Well, at this particular time, I can't overlook a guy like Miguel Cotto. You know, like I said before, this guy has a lot of experience under his belt and I know…
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24/7 EPISODE 2 – COTTO: “HE KNOWS WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO GET THE VICTORY”
By Ben Thompson
HBO's award-winning franchise "24/7" returned tonight with episode 2 of "24/7 Mayweather/Cotto", the all-access reality series following undefeated pound-for-pound champion Floyd Mayweather and WBA jr. middleweight champion Miguel Cotto as they prepare…