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By Yannis Mihanos: They say absolute power corrupts absolutely. While still waiting for the official announcement of the next opponent for unbeaten WBA/WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (48-0, 26 KOs) for his next fight on September 12th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas Nevada, I couldn’t help but thinking that phrase.
Not to give to your opponent, whoever may be, (Andre Berto, Amir Khan…etc.) enough time to train and prepare puts you (Mayweather) immediately ahead of the game.
By Rick Jones III: One of the many things that seems to blind fans in boxing is the fact that everyone is equal. I have been around the sport of boxing for more than 30 years. I have seen and lived in and out of the ring. Boxing is a battle field and that’s where every fighter does his talking and proving their worth.
Boxers train for months to with stand 12 rounds of unpredicted hits and moves in a ring that contains the best of the best. The only person that can successfully be a boxer is the boxer himself, everything outside of the ring means nothing. People need to understand that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is just like every other fighter.
By Allan Fox: Andre Berto (30-3, 23 KOs) isn’t being given much of a chance of beating Floyd Mayweather Jr. (48-0, 26 KOs) by the boxing fans and the oddmakers. Many fans see the Mayweather-Berto fight as a poor mismatch, and they don’t appear to be too excited at the thought of watching it on September 12th.
One betting site has Mayweather a monstrous 80:1 favorite, according to Fight news. One good thing that could make the Mayweather vs. Berto fight worthwhile to fans is if it winds up being televised on free TV on CBS.
By Allan Fox:
UFC Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey says she planned her verbal attack on superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr. for over a year before she got her chance to slam him this week after she beat him out in a competition to win this year’s ESPY award.
When interviewed after receiving the award, Rousey used the opportunity to make a negative comment about Mayweather saying “I wonder how Floyd feels being beat by a woman for once. I’d like to see him pretend to not know who I am now.”
By Rick Jones III: I strongly believe this is the end of the road for Floyd Mayweather Jr. I have been hearing rumor after rumor that his next opponent is Andre Berto and then I hear that it is Mayfield and then I hear it is Amir Khan. I think it is Hilarious and pretty damn disrespectful to the boxing fan that this is happening when the only two options for Mr. Money Mayweather are Timothy Bradley and a rematch with Manny Pacquiao.
The funny thing about this whole situation is that Mayweather thinks his work is done in the sport of boxing. I give him the respect on the fact he beat a guy that he was avoiding for years but that’s it.
By Allan Fox: Negotiations between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Andre Berto are still not finalized for their September 12th fight, according to TMZ. The negotiations are moving forward and it’s looking good that the two of them will be facing each other at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Berto, 31, really wants this fight, and putting the fight together shouldn’t be too much of an obstacle. However, Team Mayweather is still looking at other options for the September fight just in case they’re unable to make a deal with Berto.
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By John Simmons:
Today we had the privilege of watching the ESPY Awards and the winners were certainly grinners. One winner in fact took the whole experience to another level by taking aim at someone else they were up against for an award.
That award was the ‘Fighter of year’ and the winner was none other than Ronda Rousey the UFC Women’s champion and current Hollywood regular.
By Scott Gilfoid: Despite the news earlier today about Floyd Mayweather Jr. likely to be facing Andre Berto (30-3, 23 KOs) next for his September bout, Amir Khan (31-3, 19 KOs) isn’t ready to give up on the idea of him getting the fight against Mayweather.
Khan still insists that Mayweather might wind up facing someone else on September 12th, meaning him. I don’t know if that’s realistic view for Khan to have because Mayweather has already said it himself that he’s interested in Berto or Karim Mayfield for his next fight.
“Media always try and twist things, What I meant was: Floyd picking an easy fight before he retires is Bad for boxing!” Khan said on his Twitter. “I’m with Berto all the way.. But Floyd might pick someone else. The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
By Scott Gilfoid: Well, it’s looking kind of bleak for Amir Khan right now as far as him getting the Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight. It’s not official yet, but we could be seeing Andre Berto (30-3, 23 KOs) getting the big money fight against Mayweather that Khan has wanted for ages. If Berto does wind up getting the fight, it means that Khan’s attempts at self-promoting himself for the fight in the media were a dismal failure.
The Mayweather-Berto fight still hasn’t been announced, so maybe it’s still possible that Khan could get picked out for the fight by Floyd. I mean, I don’t think it’s going to happen, but there’s a mathematical chance that Khan could still get the fight.
By Dan Ambrose: Former IBF/WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (30-3, 23 KOs) made a brief statement on Wednesday about the rumors of him being picked out for Floyd Mayweather Jr’s next fight on September 12th. Berto, 31, didn’t say much in the statement other than he’s happy to be one of the guys that are being considered for the fight. He said he thinks it’ll be a nice if he gets the fight.
“I’m happy to be in the running for this fight and am definitely up for the challenge. I know it will be a great fight if it happens,” Berto said.