Jessie Vargas of Las Vegas (19-0-9, 9K0) beat old veteran Steve Forbes, also of Las Vegas, via a lazy uneventful unanimous decision. Scores are 100-90, 97-93 and 98-92.
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By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 06 May 2012
Omar Figueroa (16-0-1, 13KO) of Weslaco, TX TKO Robbie Cannon (12-7-2, 6KO) of Pevely, Mo at 2:08 of Round 2 in the night's third fight (above photo). Figueroa dropped Cannon in Rd one for an 8 count and again early in rou Read Full Story >>>
Muhammad feels that Miguel Cotto won't hit Floyd Mayweather with a bag of rice
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Sun, 06 May 2012
The predictions continue to roll in for tonight?s Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Miguel Cotto super fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Having been up close to witness Maywe Read Full Story >>>
Philboxing and the Bum Thread
By Manny Piñol, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 06 May 2012
Philboxing's "Bum" thread which pops out every time a Filipino boxer loses in an important fight is funny and hilarious.
Following Lorenzo Villanueva's sad loss to Indonesia's Daud Yordan last night, the "Pinol is a Bum" thread came out again.
It is irritating but I take it in good stride. I a Read Full Story >>>
Malignaggi feels Mayweather is the best he?s seen even if he loses to Cotto
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Sun, 06 May 2012
With all the boxing stars in attendance at this weekend?s ?Ring Kings? event in Las Vegas, Brooklyn?s Paulie Malignaggi has still stood out in drawing a special kind of buzz.
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Mayweather and Cotto both dwarfing Pacquiao's prospect with Bradley
By Granville Ampong, Examiner.com, Sun, 06 May 2012
Boxing Perspectives - These are two highly skilled boxers, each with the potential to bring surprise upon each other. No issues of imbalanced electrolytes nor should there b Read Full Story >>>
LAKERS VS NUGGETS -- Size matters but speed kills
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 06 May 2012
WITH Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol at the helm , the Los Angeles Lakers frontline has an imposing 14 inches in length, easily dwarfing over the Denver Nuggets who only have unheralded Timofey Mozgov as the lone 7-footer in their Read Full Story >>>
NBA PLAYOFFS -- Rondo's triple-double shoots down Hawks
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 06 May 2012
FLIRTING with disaster, the Boston Celtics squandered an 11-point fourth quarter lead before luckily hanging on to beat an undermanned but upset-minded Atlanta Hawks, 90-84 in overtime, Friday night at the TD Garden in Boston. Read Full Story >>>
Pacquiao Watch: Pacman draws the line
By Edwin G. Espejo, Asian Correspondent, Sun, 06 May 2012
Rep. Manny Pacquiao was reported to have recently presided over a meeting with his political allies.
It was a crucial meeting where he reportedly drew the line and put an end to all speculations, maneuverings and machinations inside his ?growingly? monolithic political party.
A year ago, Pacqu Read Full Story >>>
Roach: Best sparring ever
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sun, 06 May 2012
MANNY Pacquiao put on a sparring show for chief trainer Freddie Roach before he left for Los Angeles last night.
The eight-division world champion and sparmate Russian Ruslan Provodnikov poured it all in their four-round afternoon session at the MP Towers gym in Sampaloc, delighting Roach no end. Read Full Story >>>
Pacquiao rooting for Cotto
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sun, 06 May 2012
MANILA, Philippines - A welt under Manny Pacquiao?s right eye showed how tough sparring was yesterday.
?It was the best day of sparring for us,? said Freddie Roach after a seven-round session between Pacquiao and his Russian sparring partners.
Pacquiao slugged it out with Ruslan Provodnikov an Read Full Story >>>
Three Mayweathers enliven fight scene: Floyd Jr. will dominate Miguel Cotto
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Sun, 06 May 2012
Guaranteed to happen tonight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in the Cinco de Mayo Fistic Lollapalooza:
Before this Everlast Einsten inspects and dissects what will surely happen tonight in the Miguel I'm No Angel Cotto-Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. main event and the sideshow atttractions, I take this pau Read Full Story >>>
Marquez-Judah talks under way
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Sun, 06 May 2012
LAS VEGAS -- Negotiations are under way to match pound-for-pound star Juan Manuel Marquez in an interim junior welterweight title defense against former titlist Zab Judah on July 14 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Judah, a former three-time junior welterweight titleholder and the former Read Full Story >>>
CONTROVERSY IN THAILAND: THE AFTERMATH
By JM Siasat, FightHype.com, Sun, 06 May 2012
The WBC world light flyweight title fight between Jonathan Taconing and Kompayak Porpramook was originally reported to be held on May 5, but it was truly dated on May 3 as per the contract. Upon their arrival in Bangkok, the Filipino contender still had to drive 5 hours to get to the venue at the Pr Read Full Story >>>
Top 5 Best Active Undefeated Boxers
By Loren Robinson, Yahoo! Sports, Sun, 06 May 2012
" I'm proud to be one of only a few fighters in history to retire undefeated," said Joe Calzaghe. There are some elite boxers that have never tasted defeat. Likewise, it takes a combination of talent, skill, determination and sometimes luck to remain unbeaten in boxing. Therefore, who are the top 5 Read Full Story >>>
Obscure Offerings: Alternatives To Floyd Mayweather-Miguel Cotto Edition
By Mark Ortega, The Queensberry Rules, Sun, 06 May 2012
This weekend, as with two or three weekends of the calendar year, boxing will be king. Floyd Mayweather Jr. is back in the ring, on the cover of ESPN the Magazine, and in against a fighter familiar with the big stage in Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto, who will be defending his alphabet title at junior m Read Full Story >>>
Mayweather on Cotto: "The difference is my mind and my sharpness"
By Lem Satterfield, The Ring, Sun, 06 May 2012
During Wednesday's final press conference for Saturday night's HBO Pay Per View-televised fight with WBA junior middleweight titleholder Miguel Cotto, WBC welterweight beltholder Floyd Mayweather Jr. addressed a range of topics.
Mayweather (42-0, 26 knockouts) said he is not concerned about his Read Full Story >>>
Cotto vs. Mayweather: The Trainers Prediction Roundtable
By David P. Greisman, BoxingScene.com, Sun, 06 May 2012
Ronnie Shields (Mayweather): ?It?s a great fight, but I just think Floyd Mayweather. I think they realized that the kid?s really a southpaw and that the best side he has is his left side. I think they have to take that away right away, and I think Floyd will take his left hand from him right away. I Read Full Story >>>
Mayweather vs. Cotto: Not our first choice, but solid
By Gary Andrew Poole, The Ring, Sun, 06 May 2012
There they sat, center stage in a Hollywood theatre, on red and gold thrones. Miguel Cotto and Floyd Mayweather Jr. touting themselves as ?ring kings? during their pre-fight hype tour. Mayweather talked about Cotto?s ring brilliance, his opponent's status as one of the greats.
Because Manny Pa Read Full Story >>>
Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto ? The Final Analysis
By Charles Jay, Boxing Insider, Sun, 06 May 2012
Some people I?ve talked to don?t think the Floyd Mayweather-Miguel Cotto fight is going to do all that well. I would tend to disagree with that. Putting together two of the top three draws in pay-per-view can?t help but bring a winner, even with Mayweather?s guarantee of $32 million.
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