Scott Heritage
772 articles · Examiner.com
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What factors make a fighter popular?
Boxing like any other sport has its fan favorites and its villains, but what makes a fighter popular? There are no definitive answers as to why some fighters capture the public's collective…
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Better for Pacquiao to obliterate or decision Clottey?
Most of the fans watching Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey face off this weekend will be hoping for a spectacular knockout. The vast majority that the knockout will be inflicted by Manny…
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Joshua Clottey: the fighter behind the record
Many people are questioning whether Joshua Clottey is a good enough opponent for Manny Pacquiao. While he is ranked in the top ten, most of the fans have not heard much about…
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Floyd Mayweather and his Filipino phobia
A lot has been made of the fact that Floyd Mayweather denied Filipino journalists from interviewing him on his recent press stop in Los Angeles. Some have cried racism on the part…
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What numbers can Pacquiao-Clottey and Mayweather-Mosley realistically sell?
The upcoming fights between Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey, and Floyd Mayweather and Shane Mosley will probably be two of the biggest pay per view sellers this year. But what kind of…
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Floyd Mayweather looking to undermine Pacquiao and Mosley’s reputations
True to recent form, Floyd Mayweather has again made some puzzling comments about an opponent. This time it's Shane Mosley he's trying to take down a peg or two. This time it…
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Floyd Mayweather finally focuses on Mosley and not Pacquiao
Finally it seems Floyd Mayweather has begun to realize that his constant mentioning of Manny Pacquiao isn't a good idea. Both fighters have fights to sell, and with Pacquiao's happening in a…
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Mayweather again loses the plot as Pacquiao ignores his taunts
The Mayweather vs. Mosley presser proved to be yet another stage for Floyd Mayweather to vent his frustrations about Manny Pacquiao. Even after Mosley and Floyd took part in a kind of…
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Was Mayweather and Mosley’s press conference fight staged?
The Floyd Mayweather and Shane Mosley press conference was full of all the usual name calling and hype as you might expect, and even broke out into, well if not a fight…
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Should drug testing be up to the commissions or the fighters?
Drug testing in the sport of boxing is an issue which fans and fighters alike feel strongly about. Some think that the athletic commissions should be the ones who make up the…
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Golden Boy distance themselves from the Mayweather clan’s comments
Golden Boy and Floyd Mayweather have something of a conflicted relationship. Floyd is too valuable to the promotion company to abandon, but his family's comments are also becoming too ridiculous and potentially…
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Looking at the facts behind Floyd Sr. and Roger’s latest Pacquiao rants
The drug accusations are again coming thick and fast toward pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao, and as usual the Mayweather clan are at the forefront. Last week Floyd Sr. commented about…
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Is it time for Ricky Hatton to give up on his dream of fighting again?
Despite having pencilled in a summer date for his return fight, Ricky Hatton doesn't seem to have made much in the way of progress in getting back into shape. Attending a fight…
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Mayweather Sr: “Floyd will fight him anytime, any place, anywhere” the fans speak out
Floyd Mayweather Sr made another of his bold statements about Manny Pacquiuao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. yesterday. Armed only with a copy of his latest remarks, I talked to some of the…
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Floyd Mayweather’s comments about Manny Pacquiao hit a new low
Floyd Mayweather has been continuing to puzzle, amuse and offend boxing fans the world over with his comments about various other fighters for some time now. Over the last few weeks much…
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How far will Ricardo Mayorga go in Mixed Martial Arts?
Boxing and MMA have had a complex relationship in the past. Certain people in either sport don't like the other, while others are happy for the two to co-exist. fighters themselves have…
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Floyd Mayweather can feel his abilities slipping
Floyd Mayweather is feeling his age catch up with him slowly but surely. At some point every fighter realizes that they are slowing down, and that they can't do some of the…
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Will Clottey’s strategy of wearing Pacquiao down work?
Joshua Clottey and his team have said that their strategy for defeating Manny Pacquiao and taking his WBO welterweight title will revolve around wearing him down. The immediate problem with this plan…
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Pacquiao’s anxiety about giving blood plain for Mayweather to see
Manny Pacquiao had his blood taken recently ahead of his fight against Joshua Clottey. The test was the standard, checking for everything from communicable diseases that could potentially be passed onto the…
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Amir Khan fighting for Wild Card revenge against Paulie Malignaggi
What started as a back and forth affair on twitter has now erupted into a full blown war of words between Freddie Roach and Paulie Malignaggi. The fight between Amir Khan and…
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