Lem Satterfield
1,954 articles · Fanhouse
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Bob Arum: Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight ‘Dead’
Top Rank promoter, Bob Arum, said that the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight scheduled for March 13 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas "in my mind, is dead as a door nail,"…
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Edwin Valero Rises to 26-0, with 26th KO
Venezuelan-born, 28-year-old southpaw, Edwin Valero, scored his 26th knockout in as many victories without a loss when he stopped 34-year-old Hector Velazquez in the first defense of his WBC lightweight (135 pounds)…
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Sources: MGM Will be Site of Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao
Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will contest their megabout for Pacquiao's WBO welterweight (147 pounds) title on March 13 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, according to sources with knowledge…
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What’s Next For WBO Champ Tim Bradley? ‘Anybody at 140’
With Saturday night's, dominating, unanimous decision over previously unbeaten, Lamont Peterson, WBO junior welterweight champion, Tim Bradley, appears to have established himself as the world's best 140-pounder. "With Manny Pacquiao and Floyd…
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Valero Seeks 26th KO in as Many Fights
It seems like Edwin Valero just can't miss in the boxing ring. That's where the 28-year-old Venezuelan-born southpaw has stopped all 25 of his opponents without a loss. On Saturday night, Valero…
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Source: Mayweather-Pacquiao Could Be Done This Week
With each fighter's side in virtual agreement with all of the parameters, and the potential sites narrowed down to The MGM Grand in Las Vegas and Dallas Cowboys' Stadium, a deal for…
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Pacquiao’s Deal Improves For Mayweather; Georgia Dome Calls
There are at least two, new developments concerning the March 13, Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao megafight. Pacquiao's promoter, Top Rank's Bob Arum, will give his fighter a larger guaranteed purse than originally agreed…
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Manny Pacquiao Q&A: ‘I Want to Fight Mayweather Very Badly’
Manny Pacquiao spoke to FanHouse from the Philippines in what his advisor, Michael Koncz, said is the WBO welterweight champ's first interview and what are his initial comments to the American media…
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Pacquiao-Mayweather Talks Progressing
Negotiations for the mega-bout between Floyd "Money" Mayweather and Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao have been ongoing, with Golden Boy promotions' Richard Schaefer and Bob Arum representing each of the fighters considered pound-for-pound boxing's…
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Handlers Say Fighters ‘Fear’ Paul Williams
George Peterson claims not to know why Paul Williams is among the most feared boxers in the sport. And then he gives a perfect argument as to why. "Walter Mathese was 25…
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Bert Sugar: Mayweather-Pacquiao Would Be ‘Fight Of The Century’
Noted boxing historian Bert Sugar believes that a clash between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao would rival Sugar Ray Leonard's comeback 14th-round knockout of Thomas Hearns in September 1981, when the victor…
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Pacquiao-Cotto Nears 1.5 Million Buys
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said that the early pay-per-view numbers released on Manny Pacquiao's victory over Miguel Cotto are "over a million and under 1.5 million buys -- and that's without…
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Freddie Roach Still Going After Big Win
Two days after guiding Manny Pacquiao to Saturday night's historic victory over Miguel Cotto in Las Vegas, trainer Freddie Roach was back in Los Angeles, where he runs the famous Wild Card…
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Pacquiao-Mayweather Would Be a Modern-Day Ali-Frazier
LAS VEGAS -- The superlatives ran rampant during the aftermath of Manny Pacquiao's brilliantly violent beatdown of Miguel Cotto on Saturday night in an MGM Grand Garden Arena packed to its rafters…
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Manny Pacquiao Beats Miguel Cotto in EA Sports’ Fight Night Round 4 Simulation
Manny Pacquiao will dethrone WBO welterweight champion, Miguel Cotto, by unanimous decision on Saturday night to become the first fighter to earn a seventh title belt in as many different weight divisions,…
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Miguel Cotto Struggles for Popularity
Las Vegas -- Miguel Cotto is a star in Puerto Rico, just not the major attraction that Manny Pacquiao is in his native Philippines. And among the contributing reasons is that while…
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Pacquiao Knocked Down, Not Out
LAS VEGAS -- It's not something Manny Pacquiao talks about much nowadays, but earlier in his career, he was knocked out. In the third round. Not once, but twice. And during an…
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Pacquiao’s Star Shines Brightest in Vegas
LAS VEGAS -- Wednesday's press conference at the MGM Grand for Miguel Cotto's WBO title defense against Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night began as an evenly-matched promotion. Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman,…
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Cotto May Have to Bleed to Succeed
As sure as he knows he'll be at ringside delivering his commentary on Saturday night at the MGM Grand, HBO's Jim Lampley is equally certain that Miguel Cotto is going to shed…
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Cotto says Pacquiao ‘Picked Wrong Guy’
Champion Miguel Cotto has a message for challenger Manny Pacquiao as well as those who believe he can be successful during his quest to win a world title in a record seventh,…
