Marcus Hondro
13 articles · Digital Journal
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Op-Ed: That ‘Mayweather afraid of Pacquiao’ crap is finally put to rest
So many times and from so many people we've heard the refrain that Floyd Mayweather was afraid to fight Manny Pacquiao. Boxing fans and boxing 'experts' alike have trotted out that tired…
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Op-Ed: Mayweather trains, gambles in Vegas, set to make Pacquiao win 48
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is training in Las Vegas, make no mistake about that despite a photo he posted today. But he's also relaxing - doing some gambling in the photo - because…
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Pacquiao likes underdog role but Mayweather favorite for reason
While Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the early betting favorite to beat Manny Pacquiao on May 2 and keep his unblemished record it is not by much. And more pundits and former fighters…
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Pacquiao in training, says Mayweather deal is “hammered out”
A report from the Philippine-based media outlet, GMANetwork quotes boxer Manny Pacquiao saying that he has indeed started training and that the fight with Floyd Mayweather is a go. He said that…
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Op-Ed: Floyd Mayweather scared of Pacquiao a joke, he’ll fight and win
The idea is again being floated out there that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is afraid to fight Manny Pacquiao. Rapper 50 Cent said he's "scared to death" and some boxing sites say he…
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Op-Ed: Forget Floyd Mayweather ducking Pacquiao, he’ll fight – and win
Now the boxing world is getting stories of Floyd Mayweather ducking Manny Pacquiao, of the fight rumored to being close, falling apart. It's been floated that Mayweather will instead fight Saul Alvarez…
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Op-Ed: A Mayweather loss to Pacquiao better than ducking him for legacy
Every fighter Floyd Mayweather takes on as he nears the end of his career ? he said he'll retire this year ? has added significance now. At 47-0 he could retire undefeated…
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Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach says Mayweather fight ‘very close’
We've been down the path of saying that a Mayweather-Pacquiao superfight is close before. But this time it sounds really close. Why? Because Manny Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach says it is "closer…
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Will Amir Khan fight Mayweather or Pacquiao soon? He says maybe
British boxing champ Amir Khan seems to be holding out hope that he'll get to be the man who fights champ Floyd Mayweather Jr.; If not Mayweather, Khan is looking to fight…
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If he ducks Pacquiao, Diaz says Floyd Mayweather may lose respect
Joel Diaz, one of the best trainers in boxing and a former fighter himself, said that if Floyd Mayweather ducks a fight with Manny Pacquiao then he stands a chance of losing…
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Floyd Mayweather dealing with murder-suicide, readys for Pacquiao
The father of Floyd Mayweather Jr., Floyd Mayweather Sr., once a pro boxer himself, said that he's spoken with his son since the murder-suicide of Earl Hayes and Stephanie Moseley. He said…
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Floyd Mayweather to LAPD: I heard Hayes kill Moseley on FaceTime
Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. told LAPD that he was, as rumored, talking on FaceTime with his friend Earl Hayes when Hayes killed his wife, Stephanie Moseley. He tried to talk him out…
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Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. must now fight with Moseley tragedy
The man considered the best pound for pound boxer in the fight game may have a bigger obstacle than fists to overcome when, and if, he fights Manny Pacquiao next year. Floyd…