By Eric Thomas: Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. could be facing WBA welterweight champion Shane Mosley on May 1st, provided that Shane gets through his next fight against World Boxing Council welterweight champion Andre Berto in their unification bout on January 30th, according to the Los Angeles Times. Mayweather, instead of facing someone on March 13th – and end up competing with the Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey bout at Dallas Cowboy stadium in Texas – Mayweather will wait on the winner of the Berto-Mosley fight.
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Mosley-Berto: Shane needs this win to get to Mayweather or Pacquiao
By Jim Dower: At 38-years-old, this may be World Boxing Association welterweight champion Shane Mosley’s last chance to get a big money fight against either Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Manny Pacquiao. But for Mosley to get to a big money fight, he will have to get by WBC welterweight champion Andre Berto (25-0, 19 KO’s), a fighter that is 12 years younger than Shane and who’s fought half as many pro fights during his young six year career.
Mosley, 38, has been in against the much better competition during his career, facing the likes of Winky Wright, Fernando Vargas, Oscar De La Hoya, Vernon Forrest, Ricardo Mayorga, Luis Collazo, Miguel Cotto, Antonio Margarito and Raul Marquez.
Schaefer: Mayweather to name opponent in the next two or three days – News
By Jim Dower: Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer says that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is within two or three days of announcing his next opponent. Schaefer says that it will be a big fight, although he doesn’t say who the opponent will be. Former lightweight champion Nate Campbell, former International Boxing Federation light welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi and Kermit Cintron have been three names that have been mentioned as potential opponent for Mayweather.
How Mayweather leveled the playing field
By Dezzie Lightbulb: Now that much of the dust has settled from the recent blow-up between Pacquiao and Mayweather, we can take the time to discuss what it was really all about. Mayweather said at the time that all he wanted was a level playing field, and hence the need for Olympic style blood testing to be carried out by the USADA. This, he claimed, would ensure that neither boxer would have any opportunity to use steroids, EPOs, PEDs, or HGH.
Arum: “The fight [Mayweather-Pacquiao] will get made in two seconds if Mayweather comes to me and we talk”
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By Jason Kim: We might be finally seeing a softening of the stance from Top Rank’s promoter Bob Arum pertaining to a possible fight between World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and unbeaten Floyd Mayweather. In an article at the Nydaily News, Arum says “The fight get made in two seconds if Mayweather comes to me and we talk.” However, Mayweather will likely still have to apologize to Pacquiao to get him to drop his defamation lawsuit. This is great news that Arum is still interested in putting this together. However, it’s unfortunately little late in the game now.
Floyd Mayweather’s options: Mosley, Bradley and more
By Peter Wells: In boxing it’s become a sport where fighters seem to run out of opponents or they think they have. Most of the time they don’t want to fight other top fighters, and decide to fight opponents who don’t stand a chance. This is why people say boxing is going downhill, but you still get fighters who fight the best, like Manny Pacquiao, Shane Mosley and Juan Manuel Marquez and even Ricky Hatton who’s never been scared to go up against the pound for pound best.
Prediction: Mayweather won’t be fighting Cintron
By Dave Lahr: I’d like nothing more for Floyd Mayweather Jr. to fight knockout artist Kermit Cintron (32-2-1, 28 KO’s) on March 13th, but I can’t see it happening. This would go against everything that I’ve seen from Mayweather in recent years. It’s not that Mayweather hasn’t faced huge punchers before during his career, because Mayweather dominated big punching Diego Corrales nine years ago in a 10th round stoppage in 2001.
Hatton vs. Mayweather II: You know it makes sense!
By Murdock Mclain: Hatton vs. Mayweather II has surely got to happen. I know everyone in the boxing world wanted to see Mayweather Vs Pacquiao, but now we know that’s a dead end.
So that leaves Mayweather with no options really, Mosley, Malignaggi, Bradley none of these names are gonna make Floyd the type of money he came out of retirement for. So Floyd, who ever since he fought hatton has realized the British public love to get on a boxers bandwagon and throw money at their fighters.
News – Mayweather to face Cintron next?
By Eric Thomas: According to Michael Marley from the Examiner, Floyd Mayweather Jr. could be facing former International Boxing Federation welterweight champion Kermit Cintron (32-2-1, 28 KO’s) next on March 13th. If this turns out to be the case, this would be a huge departure from the past for the 32-year-old Mayweather, who lately has preferred to fight smaller opponents. At 5’11”, Cintron is three inches taller than Mayweather and has a two inch reach advantage as well.
Life Beyond “The Fight” [Mayweather-Pacquiao]
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By Ryan Dunn: Perhaps the most surprising factor in this entire Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao soap opera is the alarming rate at which fan interest has fallen flat on its face (much like “The Fight” itself). Aggressive discussion about who will win and who will lose when they enter the squared-circle has been replaced by instant apathy and downright angst at all involved parties. The fans have had enough. It is time to look forward, and stop living in the fantasy hypotheticals of a superfight in March that is no longer happening.