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Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and boxing's age-old issue
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Tue, 13 Sep 2011
If each wins his next bout, they could be matched in the next super-fight. But they're approaching their mid-30s, and boxers such as Oscar De La Hoya and Ray Mancini say competing at that age is tough.
Manny Pacquiao smiled at the question, as many boxers before him have, flexed his right biceps Read Full Story >>>Cash the cushion for Floyd Mayweather Jr's bruised life
By Donald McRae, The Guardian, Tue, 13 Sep 2011
The man they once called Pretty Boy sinks his bruised hands into an iron bucket filled with ice. In a stifling gym behind a grimy side-street in downtown Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather Jr bows his head as the cold eases the hurt in his knuckles and joints. As the world's best boxer, Mayweather's fists Read Full Story >>> Mayweather by knockout or can Ortiz pull off the upset?
By Albert Alvarez, Diamond Boxing, Tue, 13 Sep 2011
For the first 3-4 rounds I feel that they will be very hard rounds to score that can go just about either way. I can see Ortiz pushing through and forcing his will upon Floyd by pushing Floyd and landing some good shots. By round 5 or 6, Mayweather will begin to pick his spots and will begin to walk Read Full Story >>> Erik Morales eyes boxing history
By Ricardo López Juárez, ESPN.com, Tue, 13 Sep 2011
TEMOAYA, Mexico -- Erik Morales' return to the ring is about to become one of the biggest boxing headlines of 2011. His road back began 23 months ago, when the 35-year-old Morales, who had been retired for two and a half years, realized he needed and wanted to continue fighting. And now, the man kno Read Full Story >>> Haye should be careful what he wishes for as fired-up Vitali calls out Briton
By Jeff Powell, Daily Mail (UK), Tue, 13 Sep 2011
David Haye is suddenly twittering on about how he may be willing to put his retirement on hold if Vitali Klitschko really wants to finish the humiliating job started by his brother Wladimir.
After beating up Tomasz Adamek in Poland on Saturday night to retain the WBC world heavyweight title, the Read Full Story >>> Scully, Wright to train Dawson for Hopkins on Oct. 15
By Lem Satterfield, The Ring, Tue, 13 Sep 2011
Southpaw former WBC and IBF lightheavyweight titleholder Chad Dawson will be trained by former instructor John Scully with advisory assistance from former titleholder Winky Wright as he prepares to face RING and WBC beltholder Bernard Hopkins at The Staples Center in Los Angeles on Oct. 15.
Scul Read Full Story >>> Funnyman Floyd Mayweather Jr. faces comic Conan O'Brien on Manny Pacquiao lie
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Tue, 13 Sep 2011
COMEDY ALERT: Funnyman Floyd Mayweather Jr. will matching his laugh a minute skills with fellow comic Conan O"Brien on national TV (TBS) across America at 11 pm , Monday night. The yuks should be plentiful especially when the Boston Boy Co Read Full Story >>> Rising from the Ashes: Victor Ortiz Fueled On by Past Insults & Condemnations
By Raj Parmar, 3MoreRounds.com, Tue, 13 Sep 2011
?Quitter?, ?coward?, a ?disgrace to the sport?? those were just some of the many disparaging comments being thrown at one ?Vicious? Victor Ortiz following his loss to Marcos Maidana back in the summer of 2009. At the time, Victor was a heavily hyped undefeated prospect at junior welterweight and was Read Full Story >>> OBSERVE AND FIGHT: THERE TRULY IS SOME BAD BLOOD BETWEEN MAYWEATHER AND ORTIZ
By David Kassel , FightHype.com, Tue, 13 Sep 2011
It's Monday. Welcome back for another edition of Observe and Fight, The Boxing Observer's compilation of observations and random thoughts from the week that was in boxing. Get caught up on some of the most recent events you may have missed out on, including the bad blood between Floyd Mayweather and Read Full Story >>> Underdog Boxing: Erik Morales resumes quest for elusive 4th world title
By Carlo Pamintuan, GMA News Online, Tue, 13 Sep 2011
Erik ?El Terrible" Morales (51-7-0, 35 KOs) is a sure-fire hall-of-famer. If he retired after the trilogy against Manny Pacquiao, the boxing world will still say he is one of the very best fighters to lace up a pair of gloves. However, his decision to resume his boxing career was received with mixed Read Full Story >>> Quijano: Spotlight on Dong Secuya (2)
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 13 Sep 2011
WHAT can you say to the allegations that you secretly made money by giving up the domain?
Not true.
If you were to do it all over again, what would you change?
I could have chosen a different domain name to avoid all the hassles that are happening now and would have the same amount of Read Full Story >>> Five fights that defined Floyd Mayweather Jr.
By Paul Magno, Yahoo! Sports, Tue, 13 Sep 2011
Depending on who you ask, Floyd Mayweather Jr. is either unfairly maligned or blindly overrated.
The talented five-division world champion is as good as they come, but also infinitely polarizing as his bad guy persona and fierce independence often give the impression that the fans and the sport Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather Jr. Caught Backtracking on Manny Pacquiao Promise
By Larry Brown, Larry Brown Sports, Tue, 13 Sep 2011
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been roundly criticized for ducking Manny Pacquiao. I frequently defended Mayweather?s stance while directing the blame to Pacquiao for refusing to take random drug tests without a cutoff date. Things have changed because Pacquiao reportedly is now willing to take the tests Read Full Story >>> Three Things Victor Ortiz Needs To Do on Saturday
By Charles Jay, Boxing Insider, Tue, 13 Sep 2011
What can Victor Ortiz do to increase his chances of winning against Floyd Mayweather on Saturday? Well, it would appear that he?d have to fight a near-perfect fight, but what kind of things could be part of that ?near-perfect? formula?
Here are a few things, and they kind of lead into each other. Read Full Story >>> Klitschko Brothers? Biggest Battle Is With a Recalcitrant Sports Media, Pt. 1
By Johnny Walker, Boxing Insider, Tue, 13 Sep 2011
In the wake of another dominant performance?maybe one of his best ever at age 40, no less?by WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko in stopping game Polish challenger Tomasz Adamek last Saturday, it has become clear that the only foes the Klitschko brothers have yet to knock out are in the sports Read Full Story >>> Pacman to get more than $20-M for his Marquez clash
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Tue, 13 Sep 2011
MANILA, Philippines ? Manny Pacquiao is getting a guaranteed purse of more than $20 million ? his biggest so far ? when he battles Mexican nemesis Juan Manuel Marquez for the third time on Nov. 12 in Las Vegas.
Pacquiao?s take-home pay will bloat even more owing to his share in the pay-per-view ( Read Full Story >>> DOMINGO VS. FRANCISCO: A CLASSIC FIGHT IN THE MAKING
By Chito Yu Katangkatang, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 13 Sep 2011
 
?I do not know if Drian Francisco made the right decision in choosing to fight me. I will give him the answer on September 23,? this was the openin Read Full Story >>> THE POOL PREDATORS ARE COMING
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 13 Sep 2011
Jasmin Ouschan.
A roster of pool champions from around the world are coming to Manila for the 11th Predator International Championships in an invasion that promises to provide five days of marvelous pool at the Robins Read Full Story >>> The stars of "Star Power" and Oscar entertain fans at Plaza Olvera
By Igor Frank, Examiner.com, Tue, 13 Sep 2011
" What happened at Plaza Olvera yesterday?" inquired Big Steve during our early morning work out at the Y in Glendale:" I heard Oscar was there."
After a brief sabbatical, Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather Trying to Rally Americans vs. Manny Pacquiao
By Alex Groberman, Opposing Views, Tue, 13 Sep 2011
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has decided he needs a little more support in this pesky war he?s waged against Manny Pacquiao, Top Rank and the like. So, who is he bringing in for reinforcements? 50 Cent? Floyd Mayweather Sr.?
Unfortunately, no. Mayweather?s vision is much grander than that. He wants Ameri Read Full Story >>>
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