By Eric Thomas: Freddie Roach is prepared for Miguel Cotto to pull a Floyd Mayweather Jr. move by coming in over the catch weight limit of 145 pounds for his November 14th bout against Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand. Roach said “I’m prepared for that possibility,” to the Sports. Inquirer. Cotto, 28, will have to come in two pounds under the maximum limit of 147 for his fight against Pacquiao.
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Mosley: “I think Floyd’s a Little Intimidated and Afraid of Me”
By Chris Williams: Shane Mosley had less than positive things to say about Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a recent interview at Fight Hype, saying among other things, “I think Floyd’s a little intimidated and afraid of me.” Mosley is talking about how Mayweather suddenly froze up an old engine block when Mosley walked up on Max Kellerman and Mayweather following Floyd’s 12 round victory over lightweight Juan Manuel Marquez last Saturday night.
Could Mayweather-Marquez reach 1.6 Million Buys?
By Chris Williams: If the latest news reports are too believed, the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Juan Manuel Marquez fight could go as high as 1.6 million pay-per-view buys, if you believe the early reports. All I can say is that if these numbers aren’t bogus, like I think they are, there’s a lot of casual boxing fans who have no clue about the sport.
Mayweather’s next move?
By Peter Howells: In case you didn’t notice, Floyd Mayweather made his return to the ring last Saturday night with a beautiful display of his considerable boxing skills to completely shutout and dominate the fighter many believed to be the pound for pound no.2 boxer in the world, Juan Manuel Marquez.
Juan Manuel Marquez, they stole his Dynamite
By Bal Kang: I wanted to take a step back before I wrote this piece as I wanted to gather my thoughts and not get to emotional, although I must stress I found it difficult. Now that the dust has settled and after reading countless articles I finally decided to put my take on the weekends ‘big fight’ however my angle is different to what has dominated most sports/boxing pages with the exception of a few.
Who Should Mayweather fight First: Pacquiao or Mosley?
By Sean McDaniel: Floyd Mayweather Jr’s impressive 12 round unanimous decision last Saturday night over Juan Manuel Marquez may have done enough to reestablish the 32-year-old Mayweather as boxing’s number #1 pound for pound fighter in the sport. The fight was so one-sided that it because somewhat boring to watch after the first few rounds because Mayweather was far too fast and superior defensively for the slower and smaller Marquez to handle.
Mayweather-Marquez PPV Numbers Could Come Near 1 Million Sales
By Chris Williams: Believe it or not, the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Juan Manuel Marquez bout last Saturday night could end up coming close to 1 million PPV buys, according to Kevin Iole of Yahoo. Yeah, when pigs fly. I don’t believe it for a second, even if they do come out with an official total that’s in the same ballpark as Kevin’s number.
Making a case for Mayweather Jr.
By Eric Hernandez: Not that Floyd Mayweather Jr. needs me to stick up for him or validate who he is, after all Mayweather does a pretty good job of doing it himself, but after reading nothing but negative press on Mayweather for the last few years I have decided that maybe an unbiased view on Mayweather was warranted.
The Great Character Divide
By Edgar Perez: Nothing has revealed the difference between the mentality of Cotto and Pacquiao supporters versus the mentality of those that make excuses for Mayweather like the aftermath of Mayweather coming in two pounds over the agreed upon weight for the weigh-in of his match with Marquez. Cotto and Pacquiao stand in sharp contrast to Mayweather, men that have shown integrity both in and out of the ring, fighting the best out there whenever the opportunity presents itself and making no excuses.
Santiago’s Pound for Pound Rankings and Boxing Predictions
By Liam Santiago: My most recent predictions have mostly all gone the wrong way. I predicted Witter to beat Alexander, Campbell to beat Bradley and Judah to stop Hatton Jnr in four rounds (that fight fell through). I am starting to wonder, am I cursed? Well, i’m going to make a few more predictions, starting with Pac-Man.