Archive for December, 2009

By Scott Gilfoid: Man, I wouldn’t even waste my time anymore trying to negotiate a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. if I was Manny Pacquiao. He and his promoter Bob Arum already drew a line in the sand and said they don’t want to take any blood tests within 30 days of their March 13th [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: In the first bouts of the Super Six tournament, we saw a couple of impressive wins with talented American Andre Ward easily outclassing World Boxing Association super middleweight champion Mikkel Kessler in an 11 round technical decision, and former IBF middleweight champion Arthur Abraham stopping Jermain Taylor in the 12th round in [...]

By Peter Wells: With the next round of the Super Six tourney on its way for next March/April, I would now like to give my preview for each fight for this round. Arthur Abraham tops the leader board with 3 points for his 12th round knockout of Jermain Taylor. Carl Froch and Andre Ward are [...]

By Jim Dower: In an article from the Los Angeles Times today, they’re reporting Bob Arum, the promoter of World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, has given a counteroffer to Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, saying that Arum wants an agreement by this Monday from Floyd Mayweather Jr. to have unlimited random urine [...]

By Peter Wells: The first top draw fight of 2010 is just over a month away now, set for 30th January at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The fights main event will feature the 3rd best boxer in the world Shane Mosley fighting World Boxing Council welterweight champion Andre Berto in a WBC/WBA unification [...]

By Ted Sares: 1. Fighter of the Year: Manny Pacquiao An easy choice this year. After retiring Oscar De La Hoya late in 2008, he rendered unconscious Ricky Hatton in two and then stopped Miguel Cotto after he finally chased him down in the 12th round. Manny is THE event fighter in boxing going into [...]

By Peter Wells: One of the world’s greatest fighters at present, World Boxing Association welterweight champion ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley has very high hopes of a great 2010. Despite getting the worlds attention early this January by stopping Antonio Margarito after Margarito stopped unbeaten Cotto. Unfortunately things didn’t go according to plan, 2009 turned into a [...]

By Jordan Stoddart: Belly full of Turkey and beer? Check. Weird sense of impending doom and financial ruin inbound? Check. Realisation that Christmas is an unbelievable moment when utilised for its fundamental reasons, but ultimately has been exaggerated, distorted and moved so far away from what it stands for, that it is about as moralistic [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye is looking to repeat Muhammad Ali’s Rumble in the Jungle by fighting WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko in Africa next year in 2010. According to an article from the Daily Mail Haye is interested in setting up a bout worth £30million in Gabon. “Ali is [...]

by Jason Alcairo: Now that the Floyd Mayweather Jr. camp has relented on blood testing procedures being handled by the USADA, one more and hopefully the final hurdle has been cleared for the fight to be finalized. You would think. Bob Arum, head of Top Rank, is seemingly starting to backtrack a bit on the [...]

By Scott Gilfoid: I don’t know about you but I’m completely bored with all this back and forth crying about blood tests for the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao fight. They need just follow the rules that they usually have for Nevada fights and stick with testing urine. Either that, or go with the [...]

By Giancarlo Malinconico: According to ESPN’s Dan Rafael, Richard Schaefer, who is representing Floyd Mayweather in negotiations, has stated that the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) conducted testing of both fighters is not a necessary condition any longer.Testing conducted by an independent agency would be sufficient. Perhaps members of Golden Boy Promotions and the Mayweather [...]

By Ted Sares: “El Inca” is an equal opportunity destroyer having dispatched Colombians, Americans, Panamanians, Argentineans, Mexicans, Armenians, Japanese, and even Venezuelans. And whether he fights in his adopted base of Japan or his native Venezuela (or somewhere in between), he brings incredible excitement into the ring, and it’s as much about his vulnerabilities as [...]

By Chris Williams: Recently, WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao put out a press release announcing that he plans on suing Floyd Mayweather Jr. , Floyd Sr. and Golden Boy Promotions for accusations pertaining to Manny using performance enhancing drugs. Before that announcement, the Mayweather’s had been trying without success to get Pacquao to take a [...]

By Jason Kim: Throughout all the massive amount of attention that has been centered around the Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. bout recently, World Boxing Association welterweight champion Shane Mosley (46-5, 39 KO’s) has been ignored by boxing fans and the media. Mosley, 38, will be facing unbeaten WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto in [...]

By William Mackay: World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye (23-1, 21 KO’s) sounded mixed up in an interview with the Belfast Telegraph, saying this about the Klitschko brothers: “The Klitschkos both hate me and it’s not just the t-shirt [Haye is referring to the t-shirt depicting him carrying the severed heads of the Klitschko [...]

By Sean McDaniel: According to Boxing Scene, the World Boxing Organization has granted WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (50-5-1, 37 KO’s) more time to make his title defense of his belt before having to defend it against WBO interim lightweight champion Michael Katsidis. The reason this is good news for Marquez is that he [...]

By Dave Lahr: Former International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi (27-3, 5 KO’s) is ready to step in for unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. and fight Manny Pacquiao on March 13th. Malignaggi, 29, has been picked by Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum to be one of the possible replacements for Mayweather. Malignaggi is obviously overjoyed [...]

By Trevor Cromwell: The biggest disappointment in the sport of boxing going into 2010 is that we most likely will not see the fight of the century, Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao. Reasons steaming behind the canceled fight are due to Pacquiao’s reluctance to take Olympic-style random blood tests. Leaving many fans, spectators, and [...]

By Erik Schmidt: Unbeaten bantamweight contender Alexander Bakhtin (24-0, 11 KO’s) defeated a badly over-matched 21-year-old Nosir Ruzimatov (6-4, 3 KO’s) in a 9th round stoppage on Friday night in a fight that turned tragic at the Krylia Sovetov, in Moscow, Russia. Bakhtin pounded Ruzimatov at will for 9 rounds, rarely getting hit back in [...]

By Shaun Campbell: Styles make fights. Juan Manuel Marquez and Ricky Hatton were once the two most exciting fighters to come our of their respective countries in modern times. Although, they are not in their primes anymore, and some have that it is time for both men to hang up their gloves and enjoy retirement. [...]

By Sean McDaniel: The proposed bout between International Boxing Organization cruiserweight champion Danny Green (28-3, 25 KO’s) and Bernard Hopkins (50-5-1, 32 KO’s) is in jeopardy of not happening due to money issues between the two fighters, according to Boxing Talk. Gary Shaw, the adviser to Green, said to Boxing Talk “Bernard Hopkins said that [...]

By Dave Lahr: Since the potential mega fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao appears all but finished, boxing fans are left to wonder what might have happened had the stars of the sport fought on March 13th. We’ll probably never know at this point. However, it seems likely that Pacquiao would have had [...]

By Jason Kim: Unbeaten light middleweight contender Vanes Martirosyan *26-0, 17 KO’s) will be taking a big step up in competition against former International Boxing Federation light middleweight champion Kassim Ouma (26-6-1, 16 KO’s) on January 16th, at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Martirosyan, ranked number #8 IBF, #12 WBC [...]

By Chris Williams: With the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao fight out the window because the two fighters couldn’t come to an agreement about the drug testing methods, Top Rank promoter, Bob Arum, has said that they’re looking at replacing Mayweather with former IBF light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi for the March 13th date [...]

by Jason Alcairo: ESPN Boxing analyst Dan Rafael recently reported that the Manny Pacquiao camp is fully willing to submit to random drug tests if there is a cut off date of at least 3-4 days to a week. Should that be enough to save the fight? I think a majority of boxing fans would [...]

By Giancarlo Malinconico: Floyd Mayweather Jr. initially wanted a 60-40 purse split against Manny Pacquiao. But eventually Mayweather realized his unreasonable demand would be looked upon as an excuse to avoid fighting the Pac man. Next, Mayweather wanted the fight at 154 pounds with 10-ounce gloves, granting him an obvious weight advantage against the smaller [...]

SARANGANI, PHILIPPINES (Dec. 25)—Saying that his character and person has been questioned, maligned, damaged and tarnished by baseless and false accusations, pound-for-pound boxing king Manny Pacquiao and promoter Top Rank Inc. announced today the filing of a lawsuit within the next few days against the Mayweathers, Floyd Sr. and Jr., et al, and Golden Boy [...]

By Eric Thomas: Last night it was learned that World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao plans on suing Floyd Mayweather Jr., Floyd Sr. and Golden Boy Promotions for false accusations related to Pacquiao using performance enhancing drugs. Regardless of whether the suit is eventually thrown out or not or ends up sticking, this may [...]

By Manuel Perez: As reported elsewhere, Manny Pacquiao isn’t interested in taking the random Olympic style drug tests that Floyd Mayweather’s team has asked for. It seems that if he did take the tests, there might be a problem with them causing issues with his training, especially if the tests come directly before the fight.