By Dan Ambrose: Former three time world champion Erik Morales (51-7, 35 KO’s) has been added to the undercard for the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Victor Ortiz pay-per-view fight on September 17th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Morales, 34, will be facing little known British lightweight Anthony Crolla (21-2, 9 KO’s) in a fight to beef up the card.
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Judge to Mayweather – Take The Deposition
By John F. McKenna (McJack): It was reported in the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Thursday that a district Judge sided with Manny Pacquiao and ruled that Floyd Mayweather Jr must take a deposition in a defamation lawsuit filed against him by Pacquiao.
Floyd Mayweather Jnr…they say, you can only compare a Mercedes to another Mercedes
By Babatis Banda: One statement by a blogger on one of the news items caught my eye, and I felt it should not go away without comment. ‘You can only compare a Mercedes to another Mercedes’ so the statement went, and this was in reference to one Floyd Mayweather Jnr. Truly, you cannot add an orange to a banana and hope to get two oranges or two bananas, rather, what you get are two fruits.
Floyd Mayweather is no Muhammad Ali
By John F. McKenna (McJack): Floyd Mayweather fans like to compare him to the legendary Muhammad Ali. Mayweather himself has proclaimed himself the greatest fighter of all time.
Mayweather: Pacquiao is next after Ortiz bout
By Chris Williams: Undefeated welterweight Floyd Mayweather Jr finally came out and pegged Manny Pacquiao as his next fight after his September 17th fight against WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz. At the press conference today, Mayweather said “Manny Pacquiao, yes, you’re next,” according to fighthype.com.
Mayweather unable to escape shadow of Pacquiao
By John F. McKenna (McJack): Try as he may, Floyd Mayweather (41-0, 25 KO’s) cannot escape the ever growing shadow of Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KO’s). The two have not been able to come to terms for the past couple of years for the richest fight in boxing.
Ortiz: I’ll be fighting Pacquiao in 2012 after beating Mayweather twice
By Chris Williams: WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz will have to beat undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. not once but twice in order to be able to move on to a potential huge money fight against World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao of Top Rank Promotions.
Mayweather: I want to fight Pacquiao, but I can’t overlook Ortiz
By Chris Williams: Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. assured boxing fans that he does still want to fight Manny Pacquiao in the future. However, Mayweather Jr. has an obstacle in front of him in the form of WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz, who Mayweather Jr. faces on September 17th.
Mayweather blood test is consistent
By Robert “Big Moe” Elmore: Many people have come against Floyd Mayweather’s demand for Olympic style blood testing. Some says he’s using it to avoid Manny Pacquiao while others agree that it is necessary. In the first set of negotiations, each fighter demanded something that had never been put into a contract before.
Mayweather vs. Ortiz at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on September 17th
By Eric Thomas: The September 17th title fight between WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz (29-2-2, 22 KO’s) and unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. (41-0, 25 KO’s) will be taking place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada, according to Dan Rafael on his twitter page. It’s not really surprising that the fight will be taking place in Vegas rather than New York or Texas, as Mayweather Jr. lives in Las Vegas and prefers to fight there so as not to have to travel.