Jake Emen
110 articles · Associated Content
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2015 Boxing Disappointment of the Year
By Jake Emen
The Biggest Disappointment in Boxing in 2015: The biggest disappointment of the year can go to anything. It can be ?awarded? to a fighter who came up way short of expectations for…
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What?s next for Manny Pacquiao?
By Jake Emen
Things have been quiet with Manny Pacquiao over the past two months since his disappointing defeat to Floyd Mayweather. He?s had surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff on his right shoulder,…
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Floyd Mayweather?s attempt at 50-0 will be for Cotto?s or Canelo?s middleweight title in his last fight
By Jake Emen
Floyd Mayweather has repeatedly said that his next fight will be his last. Fresh off his win over Manny Pacquiao, Mayweather is sitting at 48-0 with 26 knockouts, and he has one…
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If you have Manny Pacquiao as a top 3 pound for pound fighter, you?re dead wrong
By Jake Emen
One of the most common, and most commonly fabricated, story lines we?ve seen heading into Saturday night?s Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao fight is that it?s the meeting of the top two…
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Why this version of Manny Pacquiao could be the best we?ve seen in years
By Jake Emen
While it?s tantalizing to be swayed by the overall track record of one fighter or another, any honest analysis of a match-up such as this weekend?s Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao clash…
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Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao preview & prediction
By Jake Emen
The Official Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Fight Preview & Pick: It?s the fight the whole world will be watching, and whether you think it?s five years too late, or better late than never,…
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Mayweather vs. Pacquiao is not late, but it ain?t done
By Jake Emen
Don?t pay any attention to the reports (yet) ? Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao is still not finished. Just like it wasn?t the last time, and just as we begged everyone to…
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Top 6 boxing moments from 2014
By Jake Emen
When looking back at the year that was, some years have rather clear overarching themes, whether it's a litany of awful decisions or controversial calls, or a single fighter dominating the scene.…
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2014 Boxing Trainer of the Year
By Jake Emen
The Best Trainer in Boxing in 2014: The Trainer of the Year award in boxing tends to bring up the same old names time and again. Perhaps that causes a bit of…
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Boxing Christmas wishlist: Top 10 things we?re wishing for 2015
By Jake Emen
Merry Christmas, fight fans! While everyone loves spending quality time with family and friends, you may need to sneak away for a few moments, or pull up the smartphone for a break.…
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Why Floyd Mayweather is no longer our 154 lbs champion
By Jake Emen
Floyd Mayweather is undoubtedly a unique fighter. So unique, in fact, that here at ProBoxing-Fans.com we had him reigning over two divisions simultaneously, Welterweight and Junior Middleweight. However, that's no longer the…
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Don?t say Bernard Hopkins got old overnight
By Jake Emen
Don't say that Bernard Hopkins "got old overnight". Don't say that a a fighter who turns 50 years old in just over two months "got old overnight". Don't say that a fighter…
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Just stop with the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao rumors
By Jake Emen
Every day, a new story is popping up about the Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao fight. The same Mayweather vs. Pacquiao fight that's 5 years too late. The same fight which legitimately…
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Could Floyd Mayweather lose to Marcos Maidana in rematch? 3 ?What ifs? to consider
By Jake Emen
Depending on whom you asked, the first fight between Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana either foreshadowed greater things to come should the hard-charging El Chino get another 12 rounds to work with,…
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Top 7 takeaways from Miguel Cotto?s epic beat down of Sergio Martinez
By Jake Emen
Key Takeaways & Post-Fight Thoughts from Cotto vs. Martinez Results Miguel Cotto tore a hole through Sergio Martinez on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, becoming the middleweight champion of the world…
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Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto rematch now looms large
By Jake Emen
It's June 6, 2015, eve of the annual Puerto Rican Day parade in New York City, and Miguel Cotto is defending the middleweight championship that he beautifully, forcefully took away from Sergio…
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Would the Pacquiao that beat Bradley defeat the latest versions of Marquez or Mayweather?
By Jake Emen
Taking Stock After 3 Wins from Marquez, Pacquiao & Mayweather in 6 Weeks: Over the last six weeks, boxing fans have been treated to wins from three of the world's top six…
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Mayweather vs. Maidana: Top 3 questions to determine whether El Chino has a chance
By Jake Emen
The selling point behind almost any Floyd Mayweather fight at this stage is simply "Is there any way that this is the guy that beats him?" As Mayweather's fight against Marcos Maidana…
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Your move Manny Pacquiao: Grading 5 potential opponents for the fall
By Jake Emen
Who Lands Manny Pacquiao's Next Fight, and Will We Want to See It? Manny Pacquiao did what he was supposed to do in his rematch against Timothy Bradley, and he even got…
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Start up the Shawn Porter hype train
By Jake Emen
If the Shawn Porter hype train isn't already officially rolling, it's certainly time to get it moving. After demolishing Paulie Malignaggi on the undercard of the Bernard Hopkins-Beibut Shumenov card last weekend…