By Chris Williams: WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be able to fight on May 5th after all. Earlier today, Mayweather attended court to have his 90 day jail sentence, which was supposed to start today, delayed until June 1st, and it approved.
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Richardson: “The Golden Boy” Badr Hari possibly the next Pacquiao in the Heavyweight division?
By Daniel Echevarria: For those not in the loop of the K-1 sport aka the Japanese Kick Boxing World , it lost two bright stars from the Netherlands in 2011 which were Alistair Overeem the new UFC Heavyweight Champion and none other than “ The Golden Boy” aka “The Bad Boy” Badr Hari.
Pacquiao to pocket more than $20 million for next fight no matter who he fights
By Chris Williams: WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao will getting big money no matter who he fights for his next bout in April or May. There were reports out earlier today about Pacquiao wanting $20 to $28 million for his next fight.
Every Pacquiao drug test has come up clean
By John F. McKenna (McJack): Every drug test that welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) has taken has been clean. Pacquiao was ordered by the athletic commissions with jurisdiction to his fights to provide the results of the results of those tests to the courts in relation to a motion filed by World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s).
Pacquiao and Arum to sit down on January 10th to pick next opponent
By Allen Fox: Bob Arum and WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao will sit down next Tuesday on January 10th to figure out whom Pacquiao’s next opponent will be.
Arum likely to keep Cotto happy by giving him Pacquiao fight next May or June in a catchweight bout
(Cotto seen here looking beat up in Pacquiao fight from 2009)By Dan Ambrose: As Dan Rafael astutely pointed out in his column at ESPN earlier today, WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) will very likely be facing WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (37-2, 30 KO’s) next in a rematch in May or June at a catchweight of 150lbs.
Boxing observations: Khan, Peterson, Pacquiao, Mayweather, More!
By Hector Gonzalez:
1. Lamont Peterson:
Boxing promoters need to realize that after the Peterson/ Khan fight, Peterson now has a strong fan base. I would like promoters to know that Peterson demonstrated the will power of a true warrior and a dignified champion and many of us boxing fans want to see him for the long run.
Arum doesn’t see Pacquiao as deteriorating
By Chris Williams: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum reportedly doesn’t see his prize gravy train fighter WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao as deteriorating at all. How Arum can see Pacquiao as not going downhill is beyond me because Pacquiao looks like the shadow of his former self from 2009.
Marquez sees Bradley as tougher to fight than Pacquiao
By Chris Williams: 38-year-old Juan Manuel Marquez still prefers to fight WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao next, but if he can’t get that fight then Marquez, who turns 39 in the summer, will go ahead and look for the next best thing and he feels that’s WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (28-0, 12 KO’s).
Marquez’s trainer feels Pacquiao is reluctant to fight Marquez again because of his improvements
By Chris Williams: Angel Hernandez, the strength and conditioning trainer for Juan Manuel Marquez, feels that Manny Pacquiao is reluctant to face the 38-year-old Marquez again because of the vast improvements in speed and power that Marquez made from the last time he fought him in 2008 to their recent bout last November where Marquez gave Pacquiao a beating and appeared to be the better fighter.