Matt Stolow
335 articles · Examiner.com
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What would “W” say about Manny and Sarangani
Monday night might be the earliest anybody knows anything for sure about the congressional election in Sarangani that has a good part of the boxing industry watching closely as it concerns Manny…
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“The Fight” is possible, but I doubt in November
If this fight were going to happen in November, it would have gone ahead and already happened in March rather than Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey taking place. I''m hoping it still…
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WBC’s Sulaiman speaks out on Mayweather vs. Mosley sanctioning antics
World Boxing Council President Jose Sulaiman is upset that big name fighters such as Saturday night's Floyd Mayweather and Shane Mosley are only using the sanctioning bodies to position themselves for big…
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Will “The Fight” ever happen when these two have such profitable, easier options?
We better face facts. "The Fight," meaning Mayweather vs. Pacquiao may never happen in their primes - meaning the next two years. If these guys can make $20 mil a fight against…
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It’s time to look at Mayweather vs. Pacquiao again and put Who R U Picking to bed
While still trying to put that final sentence together to give this piece the proper literary spin wee into the night after Floyd Mayweather dismantled what was left of the Shane Mosley…
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Mayweather victory reminded me of Marciano-Louis in 1951
If you have been lucky all these years to never have seen what heavyweight contender Rocky Marciano did to American legend Joe Louis on October 26, 1951, well what Floyd Mayweather did…
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Mayweather talk turning to gibberish 24 hours out
I would call anything said by Floyd Mayweather, Jr. the past 24 hours and going forward absolute pure "gibberish." He's trying to be "on" but he's "off" on all his slang and…
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My Mayweather vs. Mosley prediction raises more questions than it answers
It's the time honored time for a prediction on the big fight this weekend between Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Sugar Shane Mosley. While studying this fight and looking for flaws that might…
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Mayweather vs. Mosley “Fight Week” will be exciting
There are slow news days in sports and just slow days in general. We all remember slow news day like 42-1 when James "Buster" Douglas actually found a few players including one…
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Does Barrera legend seemingly overshadow Chavez, Jr vs. Duddy main event?
I never knew what Big George Foreman meant by saying he originally came back to soon until he stood over Michael Moore and had reclaimed the heavyweight world championship as dramatically as…
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Boring Mayweather has neither belt nor title with which to tinker
Let me get this straight. The guy that is going to clean up boxing with his ridiculous blood tests now refuses to put his title belt on the line just two weeks…
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Is Shane Mosley the luckiest fighter of this generation?
An interesting thought I read Friday by Asian Correspondent Edwin Espejo Friday was basically saying a Shane Mosley loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. on May 1st in Las Vegas could still make…
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HBO’s 24/7 lets the Mayweather family do what it does best – chat aimlessly Saturday night
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. says he's better than Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Robinson. At what though? And at this point who really cares? I caught the 24/7 episode over the weekend and…
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Valero’s life, career finally come crashing down in a Venezuelan hotel room
I hope any and all last -minute smart aleck remarks have already been used up and there are no more titles Edwin Valero may be eligible for in his troubled - life…
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What Mayweather doesn’t understand about fans
Neither Manny Pacquiao fans from The Philippines nor first generation Americans aren't the only ones that dislike everything to do with Floyd Mayweather, Jr. The silent majority average white guy has turned…
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Nazeem told Michael Marley a lie but being a good sport it’s forgiven; still tension grows
If Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer had actually entertained examiner.com scribe Michael Marley's second question to Shane Mosley trainer Nazeem Richardson on a conference call recently the world would be a different…
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Manny Pacquiao should say “No” to Andre Berto
I'm no fan of Andre Berto. It's painful to watch him - like a full body dry-heave. He makes you think of a young Meldrick Taylor until he does try to box,…
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The WBC rescues us all from Ray Austin getting another title shot
This is funny in a perverse way as only boxing can manage. I received this release from the World Boxing Council (WBC) Friday. Due to the unavailability of Ray Austin, as declared…
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Please fade away Bernard Hopkins; you’re obsolete
I glanced at fellow examiner.com Michael Marley's fine interview with Bernard Hopkins today because Marley is a great writer, not because of the subject Hopkins. I even talked to the writer about…
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Floyd, Shane and the suite science
Earlier today, Floyd Mayweather, Sr. and Jack Mosley, the fathers of the May 1st participants Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Shane Mosley held a teleconference. OK, good enough. Both are well-known if not…
