Michael Marley
2,302 articles · Boxing Confidential
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‘Money May’ Mayweather won’t pay
It’s often said that “crime doesn’t pay.” It’s being said more and more often that “Money May doesn’t pay” meaning that Floyd Mayweather Jr., the flashy fighter who claims he will get…
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Floyd Mayweather’s pigeon lands at LAX
The victim has landed! Juan Manuel Marquez, carefully chosen clay pigeon who will be shot down brutally by bigger, stronger Floyd Mayweather Jr. next Saturday night in Las Vegas, is laughing his…
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Rowdy Roddy Piper could teach Cotto, Pacquiao trash talk
“You don’t throw rocks at a man with a machine gun!” So sayeth rassling great and host of the fabulous “Piper’s Pit” interview segments back in the day when it was the…
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Puerto Ricans love boxing, ergo they love Pacquiao
Is anyone surprised at the shower of love Manny Pacquiao is getting in Puerto Rico? Please do not count me among the uninformed. Per capita, the fight fans of Isla Encanta might…
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Mayweather crushes Marquez like Hummer destroying Mini Cooper
Boxing’s 12 Most Ridiculous Myths, Notions and Perverted Ideas: 1. Masses of people will spend $50 for a PPV boxing event because you put Rocky Juarez, who has failed in 98 title…
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Good Humor Man-ny: Pacquiao swings bat, two balls, one strike at Yankee Stadium
What I Learned While Hanging Out With Manny Pacquiao At Yankee Stadium: 1. Pacman knows a little bit about major league baseball. As he left the indoor batting cage area to grab…
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Riled Roach: I’m packing my boxing baggage for Baguio
Coach Roach says he and Megamanny are on same page for Cotto training camp He's still rankled over what he considers interference with his duties by Manny Pacquiao agent Michael Koncz but…
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Roach: If Marquez beats Mayweather, boxing will turn into Urinetown
Coach Freddie Roach doesn't know whether to laugh or cry about Juan Manuel Marquez claiming to drink his own urine as part of training preparation to fight undefeated Floyd Mayweather on Sept.…
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Could Mayweather-Pacquiao happen at House That Ruth Built?
NEW YORK--Manny Paquiao and Miguel Cotto will visit the new Yankee Stadium Thursday for the first of their multi city dog and pony shows. Given their usual deportment, it's unlikely that even…
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Gymnasium is a liar so don’t fall for Floyd Mayweather tales
There are no lies in boxing my late mentor Big Al Braverman always said. “There are no truths and there are no lies,” the matchmaker and Don King henchman liked to say.…
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Calling all muggers: Manny Pacquiao invading Central Park
NEW YORK—I just hope the little guy doesn’t run over Madonna or one of those other latte sipping celebrities. Me, I can handle myself. My White Gorilla speed and girth will hold…
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Manny Pacquiao’s San Diego bean counter battles Uncle Sam
NEW YORK--Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. finds no joy in battling the Internal Revenue Service. Sure, he jokes about it and says he has no overdue obligations to the Tax Man but they…
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Canine champion Sugar Shane Mosley plays ruff
Michael Vick could never have imagined this. He’s been intercepted by world boxing champion Sugar Shane Mosley. First, let me say that I do not consider animals as being on the same…
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Strength of Sampson: He’s sincere but can’t prevent Sonsona-Donaire
The easy way would've been to get all over Marvin Sonsona promoter Sampson Lewkowicz like the proverbial cheap suit. How dare Cool Hand Lewk, a native of Uruguay, say that he personally…
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No Khan do: Roach wouldn’t roll out on Pacquiao
Is half a Roach as good as a whole one? No, that is no kindergarten riddle, it’s a boxing question because the question arises as to where Coach Freddie Roach’s loyalty would…
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Golden showers can’t dampen De La Hoya’s M&M Boys parade
MEMO FROM GOLDEN BOY COO RICHARD SCHAEFER TO: PUBLIC RELATIONS TEAM FOR MARQUEZ-MAYWEATHER Dear All: In light of (not a reference to clear urine streams) Juan Manuel Marquez’s unfortunate revelation of his…
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Why Manny Pacquiao’s retirement will never stick
Only Madame Auring, the Pinay seer who knows all, sees all but seldom tells all unless the price is right, really knows. The gypsy blood of Madame A allows her to see…
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Muhammad Ali’s Free Ring Circus made Manny Pacquiao drama look tame
All this trouble, all this michegos (Yiddish), in the Manny Pacquiao camp, will it affect how the Pinoy Idol performs when he fights Miguel I’m No Angel Cotto Nov. 14 in Las…
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Juan Manuel Marquez plays lead in Urinetown as 24/7 plot sickens
I'm charging HBO's 24/7 fight hype program with a serious TMI violation. The second episode of the Juan Manuel Marquez-Floyd Mayweather hype show just delivered too much information as to a unique…
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Upcoming on 24/7: Mayweather visits proctologist, Marquez mows lawn
Top Signs That HBO Has Run Out Of Watchable Material for Marquez-Mayweather 245/7 Programs: Before I reveal this, let me say that I now understand the “Numero Uno” promotional tag for this…
