Pacquiao-Malignaggi

By Chris Williams: With the rejection of promoter Bob Arum’s proposal for drug testing by Golden Boy Promotions and Floyd Mayweather’s adviser Leonard Ellerbe, it now looks like the March 13th planned bout between Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao is off the table for now. Arum had set Monday as the deadline for Mayweather and Golden [...]

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 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 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 Eric Thomas: According to news reports, Pacquiao’s promoter Bob Arum is saying the mega fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao is dead in the water because of the failure of the two parties over the Olympic style drug tests that Mayweather’s team wants. Instead, Pacquiao will go in a different direction and [...]