Pacquiao says Algieri is his most dangerous opponent

08/25/2014 by Raj Parmar

algieri52 By Raj Parmar: On November 22, Manny Pacquiao (58-5-2, 38 KO’s) will defend his WBO welterweight title against Chris Algieri (20-0, 8 KO’s) at the Venetian Resort Hotel in Macao China. Algieri came off the canvas to defeat Ruslan Provodnikov for the WBO light welterweight title in his last fight and will be moving up in weight to try to achieve a world title in a second weight class.

A pre-fight media tour was kicked off today in Macao to promote the fight and there were many praises for the undefeated American from Pacquiao as well as promoter Bob Arum. Manny feels that Algieri presents a great risk to his championship status and that he will need to work extremely hard to remain a world champion on November 22.

Sam Soliman wants to avenge Hopkins against Jermain Taylor

08/24/2014 by Raj Parmar

By Raj Parmar: IBF middleweight champion Sam Soliman (44-11, 18 KO’s) has indicated he has added incentives for victory when he defends his title against former middleweight champion Jermain Taylor (32-4-1, 20 KO’s) later this year on October 8.

Soliman claims he is a big fan of middleweight legend and current light heavyweight champ Bernard Hopkins, whom Taylor dethroned back in 2005 to take the middleweight crown and in the process put an end to Bernard’s record of 20 straight successful title defences.

Will Mayweather resort back to strictly defensive boxing in Maidana rematch?

08/23/2014 by Raj Parmar

By Raj Parmar: Top pound for pound boxing star Floyd Mayweather (46-0, 26 KO’s) is definitely not new to criticism of his boxing style with constant allegations that his fights are not exciting. Back in 2006, after outpointing welterweight champion Carlos Baldomir, Floyd famously got into an argument in the ring with HBO broadcaster Larry Merchant after Merchant noted that fans left the arena during the fight and were booing Mayweather due to how boring the fight was.

Mayweather to Khan: Remember your Pacquiao comments after I beat you

08/22/2014 by Raj Parmar

floyd6 By Raj Parmar: Pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr (46-0, 26 KO’s) has responded to Amir Khan’s (29-3, 19 KO’s) comments regarding about how he thinks he would fare against Floyd and Manny Pacquiao (56-5-2, 38 KO’s). Khan had recently stated that he feels Manny would provide a tougher challenge for him than Floyd. His complete quote is below:

“Boxing is all about timing and Manny and Floyd are getting older. Someone has to take their place. Mayweather would be a very technical fight, like a game of chess. But I think Manny would be harder. He’s much more aggressive and it would be more intense,” Khan had said to the guardian.com.

Talks get started for a Khan-Brook megafight in England

08/22/2014 by Raj Parmar

By Raj Parmar: Kell Brook’s promoter Eddie Hearn has come out and stated that he has begun initial talks in setting up a welterweight championship showdown between British fighters Brook (33-0, 22 KO’s) and Amir Khan (29-3, 19 KO’s) in England with next year spring/summer as the target date, via dailymail.co.uk. Hearn hopes to stage the event in Wembley stadium and match the 80,000 fans that packed the stadium to see British super middleweights Carl Froch and George Groves square off earlier this year.

“I am looking at next spring or summer in a fight, maybe at Wembley, that will be just as big as Froch-Groves. I’ve started talks on it,” Hearn stated, “Khan is suddenly very interested in a fight. We are too. People from Showtime, who show Khan’s fights in the US, came into the dressing room after Kell won and said ‘let’s talk’. Other US broadcasters have also been on – it’s exciting times.”

Mayweather vs. Maidana: Who’s really the dirty fighter?

08/20/2014 by Raj Parmar

By Raj Parmar: As the Floyd Mayweather vs Marcos Maidana rematch draws closer, both fighters are constantly throwing accusations at each other about being a dirty fighter. The drama started at the post fight press conference after the first fight, when Floyd ripped into the Maidana camp for using illegal tactics throughout the match.

There is no doubt that Maidana was very rough and dirty in the first fight as he hit Floyd with many low blows, shoved him through the ropes, elbowed him, headbutted him and even came close to hitting him with a knee to the head. Maidana’s trainer Robert Garcia was even heard in the corner instructing Maidana to use whatever roughhouse tactics were necessary in order to hurt Floyd.

Thurman: I’ve got an ‘0,’ and I’m not afraid to let it go!

08/18/2014 by Raj Parmar

By Raj Parmar: As Kell Brook pulled off the upset against Shawn Porter this past weekend, the fighter that benefited most (other than Brook himself) was Keith “One Time” Thurman (23-0, 21KO’s).

Thurman’s team had been trying to set up a major showdown with Porter however they stated that Porter’s camp had not shown much interest or enthusiasm in finalizing a clash with Thurman.

This left “One Time” in a bad predicament for his quest to become world champion, as he is the mandatory challenger for Floyd Mayweather’s WBA welterweight title and Floyd is scheduled to face Marcos Maidana in September before taking the rest of the year off.

Porter can surge past Thurman with impressive win tonight against Brook

08/16/2014 by Raj Parmar

(Photo credit: Esther Lin/Showtime) By Raj Parmar: As Shawn Porter (24-0, 15 KO’s) defends his IBF welterweight title tonight against challenger Kell Brook (32-0, 22 KO’s), he will be fighting for more than just the opportunity to remain champion in what is becoming an increasingly crowded welterweight division. He has the opportunity tonight to separate himself from the pack and become one of the elite fighters in the division.

A few months ago Porter and fellow welterweight Keith Thurman (23-0, 21 KO’s) were frequently mentioned together as the top two welterweights on the rise. Both are undefeated, hit with tremendous power and have charismatic personalities. Earlier this year in May during the Floyd Mayweather-Marcos Maidana Pay Per View Event, the two were even interviewed together as the future of the division.

Will Golden Boy drama effect Mayweather-Maidana event?

08/12/2014 by Raj Parmar

By Raj Parmar: As the Floyd Mayweather Jr – Marcos Maidana rematch inches closer, the boxing landscape has become disarrayed at the highest levels. This past weekend, boxing fans loudly complained of the horrific mismatches taking place on the Danny Garcia-Rod Salka card on Showtime.

The venom in the air surrounding the card was not strictly coming from fans however, as tension flowed between the major power players in the sport of boxing as well.

Mayweather’s options after Maidana

08/07/201408/07/2014 by Raj Parmar

By Raj Parmar: As Floyd Mayweather Jr (46-0, 26 KO’s) prepares for his looming showdown with Marcos Maidana (35-4, 31 KO’s), many in the boxing world are wondering what exactly is the “big surprise” that Floyd mentioned will take place in his next fight after Maidana.

While Marcos gave Mayweather a great battle in May, the consensus opinion is that Mayweather will make the right adjustments for the rematch and take home a victory. Maidana is a huge puncher and while it’s never wise to totally write off such a heavy handed fighter in any fight, let’s take a look at some of the options available for Floyd’s big surprise for May of next year if he pulls off the win over Marcos once again.