Jeff Powell
252 articles · Mail Online (UK)
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Amir Khan made to wait as Manny Pacquiao delays confirming next opponent… though British boxer expects a contract after agreeing terms to fight the PacMan
By Jeff Powell
The longer Manny Pacquiao delays confirming his next opponent ? and he is now talking about an announcement in late December ? the more the boxing undergrowth stirs with murmurs of a…
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Floyd Mayweather’s fight with Andre Berto drew in no more than 400,000 pay-per-view buys… when it comes to the big money, he needs Manny Pacquiao
By Jeff Powell
United States pay-per-view buys on the Showtime cable network for Floyd Mayweather?s alleged last fight, against Andre Berto, are said to number not many more than 400,000. If that. This puts Mayweather?s…
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Manny Pacquiao demands rematch against Floyd Mayweather after revelations over intravenous injection
By Jeff Powell
Manny Pacquiao is demanding a rematch of the richest fight of all time following revelations that Floyd Mayweather underwent an intravenous injection which would have been banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency.…
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Floyd Mayweather fails to attract mass ticket demand for Andre Berto bout despite selling it as his ‘last fight ever’
By Jeff Powell
There are seats in all parts with less than a week to go for what Floyd Mayweather is selling as his last fight ever. Four months ago the so-called Fight of the…
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Amir Khan wants a Manny Pacquiao bout after missing out on Floyd Mayweather, but PacMan’s team may dodge him to fight unbeaten Danny Garcia
By Jeff Powell
It seems that every time Amir Khan is on the brink of the mega-fight which would define his career someone or other comes along to snatch away his dream. With Floyd Mayweather,…
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Floyd Mayweather to fight Timothy Bradley? Top Rank want it but Las Vegas bout could provoke conspiracy theories after ‘Desert Storm’s’ controversial Jessie Vargas victory
By Jeff Powell
If Tim Bradley turns out to be Floyd Mayweather?s next ? and possibly last ? choice of opponent then Saturday night?s controversy in California will erupt into a full-blown conspiracy theory come…
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Floyd Mayweather’s dallying may mean a rematch with Oscar De La Hoya… and then another date with Manny Pacquiao
By Jeff Powell
Oscar De La Hoya has one foot on the top rung of the ladder leading to a place in the opposite corner for what may be Floyd Mayweather?s last hurrah. Whether he…
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Amir Khan must focus on Chris Algieri and not be distracted by Floyd Mayweather
By Jeff Powell
And so the deathly dance resumes. Floyd Mayweather is about to enter discussions with his Showtime cable TV paymaster Stephen Espinoza with regard to whom he should fight in September. Memo to…
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REVEALED: The punch statistics that prove Floyd Mayweather was fortunate to beat Manny Pacquiao by unanimous decision
By Jeff Powell
As the purses for the Non-Fight of the Century go through the stratosphere never mind the roof ? latest projections $240million for Floyd Mayweather and $160m for Manny Pacquiao ? so the…
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Floyd Mayweather is the undisputed king… his win against Manny Pacquiao wasn’t magical but it was a masterclass from the best illusionist in Las Vegas
By Jeff Powell
Floyd Mayweather will stand taller than Manny Pacquiao not only in the ring but in the pantheon of boxing?s all-time greats. Yet the fight which put beyond all argument that he is…
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Manny Pacquiao is fighting Floyd Mayweather not just for glory or the money… but to make a difference to his Philippines homeland as president
By Jeff Powell
Manny Pacquiao is not only fighting for the unified world welterweight championship, supremacy over Floyd Mayweather and upwards of $120 million. Nor is he just raising his hands in a quest for…
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Manny Pacquiao is fighting Floyd Mayweather not just for glory or the money… but to make a difference to his Philippines homeland as president
By Jeff Powell
Manny Pacquiao is not only fighting for the unified world welterweight championship, supremacy over Floyd Mayweather and upwards of $120 million. Nor is he just raising his hands in a quest for…
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Freddie Roach fears Floyd Mayweather will not show up for $300m mega-fight against Manny Pacquiao
By Jeff Powell
Freddie Roach ? Manny Pacquiao's seven-time Trainer of the Year ? suspects Floyd Mayweather may not show up for the Fight of the Century on Saturday. That feeling has grown as the…
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Floyd Mayweather’s father fears his son will end up bankrupt, despite having $600m to his name after fight against Manny Pacquiao
By Jeff Powell
Even as it is being predicted that Floyd Mayweather will add another $180million to his bulging bank accounts tomorrow night, there are genuine concerns here that the richest athlete in the world…
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Floyd Mayweather has the chance to cement himself as one of the all-time greats against Manny Pacquiao, says Sugar Ray Leonard
By Jeff Powell
Sugar Ray Leonard, widely regarded as one of the three best boxers ever, believes Floyd Mayweather is about to join Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson and himself in the pantheon of all-time…
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‘Manny Pacquiao could beat Floyd Mayweather with one arm behind his back!’ Says legendary trainer Freddie Roach
By Jeff Powell
The bravest of all men in boxing today will be inside the ropes only for those taut 60-second intervals which separate the rounds during the richest fight of all time. One of…
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Jeff Powell’s Greatest Fights: Muhammad Ali v Joe Frazier, the Thrilla in Manila, on October 1, 1975, became the near-death tie
By Jeff Powell
Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquiao will be the biggest fight of all time financially and the most significant this century. Evaluating the greatest ever fights is a complex variable of several factors…
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Floyd Mayweather ‘is a control freak’… the Manny Pacquiao fight only happened when the Money Man ‘got everything he wanted’, slams PacMan’s promoter Bob Arum
By Jeff Powell
The granddaddy of all boxing promoters, who is Manny Pacquiao's personal Svengali, has unlocked the complex mystery that is Floyd Mayweather. Bob Arum found the key to Mayweather's obsession with money, fame…
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Pacquiao wants to teach Floyd humility
By Jeff Powell
Ask Manny Pacquiao why he believes boxing to be the greatest sport of all and there is no mention of the $120million he will be paid for going toe to toe with…
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Manny Pacquiao has the style but Floyd Mayweather ‘will find a way to win’ Las Vegas showdown, says Ricky Hatton as he warns Money Man off fighting Amir Khan
By Jeff Powell
Ricky Hatton knows that Manny Pacquiao has the style to beat Floyd Mayweather in the Fight of the Century. The Hitman also considers that having Freddie Roach in his corner gives the…