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By Chris Williams: After weeks of listening to Manny Pacquiao and his trainer Freddie Roach trash talk him and brag about how they’re going to beat him on May 2nd, Floyd Mayweather Jr. (47-0, 26 KOs) is ready to go out and make a statement tonight on HBO/Showtime in his fight against the Philippine born […]

By Raj Parmar: Pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. has objected to the gloves Manny Pacquiao wants to use for their super fight tonight. Per espn.go.com, Mayweather’s camp approached the Las Vegas Nevada commission shortly after the weigh-in to protest that the Reyes brand gloves Pacquiao was set to use for the fight were […]

By Simon Sheppard: Every physical and athletic endeavor is a mental endeavor. Boxing is no exception. As a matter of fact, with a boxer’s offense, defense and strategy, boxing is a kind of a physical chess game. Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be battling Manny Pacquiao tonight in their huge pay-per-view fight on HBO/Showtime at the […]

By Allan Fox: Boxing fans interesting in watching tonight’s fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao have a number of options such as ordering it via Comcast and DirectTV. Time Warner cable is also an option for fans that subscribe to them. The fight can be ordered via Time Warner at this link: Time […]

By Allan Fox: Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson gave a fan an elbow last Friday at the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao weigh-in at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tyson reacted angrily when a fan all of a sudden draped his arm around Tyson to pose for a picture. … Read

By Chris Williams: Tonight we’ll be seeing Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao putting it on the line in their fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather says he’ll be increasing his punch volume for this fight by throwing a lot more combinations than he has in the past. Mayweather also said […]

By Scott Gilfoid: IBF welterweight champion Kell Brook (34-0, 23 KOs) is holding out hope that he can get the winner of tonight’s fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. Brook, 28, is picking Mayweather to win the fight over Pacquiao. But regardless of which fighter comes out the victor, Brook wants to fight […]

By Bill Gabay: And all of a sudden the fight is between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao for their fight tonight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Fight of the Century. No. 1 [Mayweather] against No. 2 pound-for-pound [Pacquiao]in the world. A unification title match at welterweight. The winner to be crowned […]

By EH: Tomorrow marks an event of historic proportions which will not only shake the sporting world, but also the financial structures embedded within every professional sporting institution. Several exorbitant details include tickets being sold at $100K a piece, Pacquiao’s shorts containing $2.2million worth of sponsors, Mayweather’s $25000 mouth-guard, each fighter earning upwards of $3.33 […]

By Matt O’Brien: Part I: The Case for Pacquiao “We thought Manny Pacquiao was great”, exclaimed Larry Merchant, as referee Kenny Bayless crossed his arms to signal the end of the Filipino phenom’s twelve round hammering of Miguel Cotto in December 2009, in what was arguably his greatest victory to date. “He’s better than we […]