Should Mayweather Return?
September 29th, 2008 Floyd Mayweather Jr
By Peter Taylor: Floyd Mayweather Jr., one of the greatest boxers of his generation but yet we still have doubts whether he is a one of the greatest of all time.
Since Mayweather retierd after his knockout victory over Ricky Hatton last year a lot has happened, the unbeatable Cotto has been vanquished, the emergence of […]
De La Hoya to Fight on after Pacquiao: Could Hatton, Chavez Jr, or Mayweather be next?
August 29th, 2008 Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Floyd Mayweather Jr, Manny Pacquiao
By Aaron Klein: I don’t begrudge a guy for wanting to make some money, but come on, there’s a point where one can only stomach so much before they lose interest completely in the sport. For me, I think I’ve reach that point with the latest boxing news that Oscar De La Hoya (39-5, 30 […]
Floyd Mayweather: Could Losing “Money” Be Good For Boxing?
July 1st, 2008 Floyd Mayweather Jr
By Michael John Tracy: Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr (39-0-0, 25KOs) is without a doubt the most skilled and gifted practitioner of pugilism to enter the ring in years. With his recent, but possibly less then permanent retirement, boxing loyalists are left pondering, the boxing “economy” without “Money”. How will the loss of the […]
Why Floyd Mayweather Jr. Should Stay Retired
June 12th, 2008 Floyd Mayweather Jr
By Manuel Perez: Not too long ago, Floyd Mayweather announced that he retiring from boxing and saying that it was a permanent deal, that he wouldn’t be coming back because he had lost the love for the sport. I, for one, am hoping that Mayweather is good for his word and decides to stay away […]
Is Mayweather’s Retirement Good For Boxing?
June 6th, 2008 Floyd Mayweather Jr
By Nate Anderson: With today’s announcement that unbeaten WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather (39-0, 25 KOs) is calling it quits and retiring permanently, I can’t help wondering whether this is for the better in boxing. Mayweather, 31, though a 5-division winner in his career, he’s often won his titles against the weaker champions in boxing, […]
Where Does Mayweather’s Retirement Leave De La Hoya & Hatton?
June 6th, 2008 Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather Jr
By Aaron Klein: For Oscar De La Hoya (39-5, 30 KOs), today’s sudden retirement announcement by Floyd Mayweather Jr. couldn’t have come about at a worse time for him. De La Hoya, 35, had been a sheer three months away from his rematch with Mayweather in September, and it would have made a nice payday […]
Floyd Mayweather Jr. Announces Retirement
June 6th, 2008 Floyd Mayweather Jr
By Eric Thomas: In the latest boxing news, undefeated WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KOs) has came out today and announced that he’s permanently retiring from boxing effective immediately. The 31 year-old Mayweather won’t be fighting one last fight against Oscar De La Hoya, which had been previously scheduled for September 20th, […]
Cotto vs. Margarito: To Settle Who’s The #2 Welterweight, Behind Mayweather
May 30th, 2008 Floyd Mayweather Jr, Miguel Cotto, Antonio Margarito
By Manuel Perez: It isn’t often that boxing fans get to see a match-up as important or potentially as exciting as the July 26th title bout between unbeaten WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (32-0, 26 KOs) and challenger Antonio Margarito (36-5, 26 KOs) at the MGM Grand, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Though both fighters like […]
Mayweather-Cotto: A matter of time
May 28th, 2008 Floyd Mayweather Jr, Miguel Cotto
By Shaun Brown: For many a fight fan, the prospect of boxing pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather facing Puerto Rico’s finest Miguel Cotto has been nothing but a dream for us all.
With Oscar De La Hoya (rematch) and Antonio Margarito lined up as their respective opponents, aligned with recent comments from Roger Mayweather: “If it makes […]
Hatton-Mayweather II: Does Anyone Really Want To See This?
May 23rd, 2008 Ricky Hatton, Floyd Mayweather Jr
By Eric Thomas: With most people’s thoughts on this Saturday’s bout between Ricky Hatton (43-1, 31 KOs) and Juan Lazcano, a lot of the attention has seemed to have been drawn away from Hatton’s stated goal of fighting unbeaten WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. in early 2009, a fight that is Hatton’s seemingly insane […]
Is De La Hoya Improved Enough To Beat Mayweather?
May 21st, 2008 Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather Jr, Paulie Malignaggi
By Manuel Perez: While watching former welterweight champion Oscar De La Hoya (39-5, 30 KOs) giving Steve Forbes a boxing lesson en route to winning an easy 12-round unanimous decision on May 3rd, I couldn’t help but notice how improved De La Hoya was since seeing him last fight a year earlier against Floyd Mayweather […]
Has Hatton Come Back Too Quickly After KO Loss To Mayweather?
May 21st, 2008 Ricky Hatton, Floyd Mayweather Jr
By Jim Dower: Former champion Ricky Hatton (43-1, 31 KOs) may be biting off more than he can chew this Saturday in his comeback bout against Juan Lazcano (37-4, 27 KOs), whom he fights in Manchester in front of a large crowd of fans, hoping to see Hatton get back on the winning track. However, […]
Why De La Hoya Will Defeat Mayweather
May 6th, 2008 Oscar De La Hoya, Floyd Mayweather Jr
By Aaron Klein: In watching Oscar De La Hoya (39-5, 30 KOs) completely take apart his opponent Steve Forbes last Saturday night, I saw the blueprint that Oscar had crafted, with the help of Floyd Mayweather Sr – his trainer – to use to beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. in their upcoming September 20th bout in […]
Floyd Mayweather Jr. – Is He Getting Diminishing Returns?
April 26th, 2008 Floyd Mayweather Jr
By Chet Mills: At one time in his career, unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KOs) took on the best in each division he competed in. As a super featherweight, he defeated champion Genaro Hernandez. As a lightweight he defeated Jose Luis Castillo twice, and as a welterweight he defeated Zab Judah. It’s only recently, […]
Floyd Mayweather Jr: Does He Rank As An All Time Great?
April 23rd, 2008 Floyd Mayweather Jr
By Eric Thomas: Based on how his career has evolved, winning championship belts in the super featherweight, lightweight, junior welterweight, welterweight and junior middleweight divisions, should Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KOs) be considered as an all time great in boxing? Although his career is far from finished at this point, and he still has […]
Should Mayweather Be Getting More Credit?
April 3rd, 2008 Boxing, Floyd Mayweather Jr
By Eric Thomas: Last week, Pound for Pound boxing great Floyd Mayweather Jr. took part in a Wrestlemania match, walkng away with a cool twenty million dollars for little more than 10 minutes of work in a staged match. Mayweather, 30, has seemingly stepped away from boxing as far as taking on the elite in […]
Mayweather KOs Big Show In Hilarious Bout
March 31st, 2008 Floyd Mayweather Jr
By Chris Stein: In one of the silliest wrestling matches I’ve ever seen, Floyd Mayweather Jr. defeated professional wrestler “Big Show” last night at the Citrus bowl in the WrestleMania XXIV match. Mayweather, not a particularly good actor, looked especially fake in going up against the 7-foot 441 lb Big Show, though he did […]
Hatton-Mayweather II: Would People Be Interested In A Rematch?
March 21st, 2008 Boxing, Ricky Hatton, Floyd Mayweather Jr
By Erik Thomas: The first fight was an ugly one-sided affair, with the undersized Ricky Hatton being foiled at his attempted wrestling & fighting on the inside, eventually leading up to a 10th round stoppage by Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KOs). The only reason I ask is because Mayweather, 30, recently said to Sky […]
Mayweather To Participate in ‘WrestleMania XXIV
February 26th, 2008 Boxing, Floyd Mayweather Jr
By Eric Thomas: According to the latest gossip, undefeated WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (39-0, 25 KOs) will be taking part in WWE’s “WrestleMania XXIV” at Citrus Bowl, which takes place on March 20th. For his role in the affair, Mayweather, 30, will be reportedly receiving a payment of twenty million dollars, an almost […]
Cotto Wants Mayweather To “Stop Making Excuses”
February 22nd, 2008 Boxing, Floyd Mayweather Jr, Miguel Cotto
By Eric Thomas: In the latest boxing news, undefeated WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto (31-0, 25 KOs) has called out WBA welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr (39-0, 25 KOs), saying to “stop making excuses” for not fighting him. As of now, Mayweather, 30, has a scheduled rematch with Oscar De La Hoya to take place […]
