By Liam Santiago: British welterweight, Matthew Hatton, insists he is ready to take on Floyd Mayweather Jnr, if the Michigan man is ready to step up to the plate. Hatton says the British public would be in favour of the bout, but is not getting too exited just yet. Hatton recently drew with Lovemore N’Dou and lost to Craig Watson last year in a bout where Hatton received a boxing lesson. Hatton has also been beaten and stopped on numerous other occasions.
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Paulie Malignaggi and the Pacquiao Steroids Nonsense
By Steve Lewis: Junior welterweight contender Paulie Malignaggi, who has an upcoming rematch against Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz this coming Saturday in Chicago, IL, has made some noise again all over the internet over his “speculation” and “opinion” that WBO Welterweight Champion Manny Pacquiao is under the influence of performance enhancing drugs, despite numerous reports that Pacquiao had tested negative after his Nov. 14 bout with Miguel Cotto.
Khan could fight on Mayweather-Pacquiao undercard – News
By Jason Kim: Trainer Freddie Roach is interested in having his fighter World Boxing Association light welterweight champion Amir Khan fight on the March 13th undercard of the huge mega bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao, according to The Mirror/ This is great news if Khan can somehow get put on that card, because the fight will be shown world wide and it would give Khan a lot of visibility if his fight winds up on television. Roach says “I would love for Amir to fight on the undercard of Manny’s next fight. Amir would be ready for March, no problem, for another world title defense.”
Mayweather-Pacquiao has the whole world talking
By Peter Wells: After only just over a week since this fight was in the making, already I have heard so many people talking about this fight. It makes me even more excited when people predict what will happen, and the more you think about it, the quicker you want it to come. This fight isn’t just for us boxing fans; it’s for the whole world to enjoy. I know for a fact that David Haye got everyone in Britain talking, so this will get everyone talking. This may not turn out to be a cracker of a fight, but the publicity just makes it a fight you can’t miss, and the build up will be three times bigger than the build up for De La Hoya-Mayweather.
Character: The foe Floyd can’t KO
By Phil Tildsley: Mayweather has talent. Some say he is the greatest talent….some even scream … read more
Mayweather-Pacquiao…Continued (Part 2)
By Fred-Lloyd Brunzki: Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. is finally on with some minor details to be ironed out like the weight class, size of gloves, and fight venue. It looks like the purse issue has already been settled and there seems to be no problem with the ‘minor details’ because according to Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum, “Money talks!” Who needs who in this fight? Judging from the present situation, it appears that Mayweather needs this fight more than Pacquiao does. The Pacman is the undisputed P4P king, World Boxing Organization welterweight champion and the only boxer to capture 7 world titles in 7 weight divisions!
Mayweather and Pacquiao agree to 50-50 purse split – News
By Manuel Perez: ESPN writer Dan Rafael is reporting that Floyd Mayweather Jr. and World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao have signed a contract for the March 13th bout, and the purse split is going to be 50-50 for the $80 million. Gee, I wonder what happened to Pacquiao and his 60-40?
The Legendary Pacquaio vows to knock out Mayweather
By Amar Jahangir: Manny Pacquiao looks set to fight Floyd Mayweather Jnr on March 13 after agreeing to a proposal from Bob Arum. Pacquiao’s adviser Michael Koncz said Arum presented the fighter with the proposal at a two-hour breakfast in Manila on Friday. “The requests of Manny were so realistic that Arum doesn’t feel it’s a problem and it’s pretty much a done deal,” Koncz said.
Mayweather vs Pacquiao: It’s On!
By Frank Car: Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum had a smile on his face after his meeting with Manny Pacquio in Manila. Wonder why? Of course not, you already know. The meeting took place on Friday morning in the Philippines and what would be Thursday night in the U.S. largely concerning Pacquiao’s stance on the Mayweather vs Pacquiao bout and guess what.
Mayweather vs Pacquiao: It Could be March 13th or Never
By Frank Car: Bob Arum, Manny Pacquiao’s promoter said if Pacquiao “let’s Mayweather off the hook now by not agreeing to the March 13th date because of the politics here in this country then we are never going to get him (Mayweather) in the ring. We will give him the excuse to say ‘Yeah I’ll fight anybody but look at this Pacquiao..” in an exclusive interview with Standard Today, Viva Sports and www.insidessports.ph at the New World Hotel in Makati (city in Manila, the national capital of the Philippines).