Now the pressure is really on Floyd Mayweather. Manny Pacquiao is willing to give most of the money to Floyd Mayweather – because he really wants the fight to finally get made. Pacquaio wants the fans of boxing to see the fight they have been waiting two years to see.
The drug testing issue has [...]
A distraught looking Floyd Mayweather gave a very interesting and insightful interview to fight hype.com this week that showed the American boxing champ is far from eager and excited to face Manny Pacquiao on May 5, 2012. Instead, Mayweather complained about the sport, said he doesn’t love boxing anymore and a couple of times in [...]
Jeff Mayweather claims Manny Pacquiao and his nephew Floyd Mayweather don’t need each other. This kind of sound bite statement is nothing but attempted damage control, with the intent to cover up the fact that his nephew doesn’t need to fight an opponent who will, in all probability, brutally knock him out.
Don’t be ridiculous Jeff. [...]
(Note: This article was originally published at BoxingInsider.com in 2010.)
The Mayweather ship is sinking fast. And there’s no hope really. It’s inevitable that Mayweather is going to hit the bottom and be humbled. “The humble shall be exalted and the exalted shall be humbled.”
Floyd’s in a no-win situation, really, outside of the money factor (and [...]
How does American boxing rebuild itself, from these dismal days of Floyd Mayweather running from $50 million and James Kirkland getting knocked out by a Japanese journeyman, to the golden days of Leonard, Hearns, Hagler, Tyson, Holmes, Holyfield? Fans and insiders offer their suggestions and inputs…
Earl Lee Riser: American boxing doesn’t need to rebuild. [...]
Status: Up & coming super featherweight boxer. Record is 18-0 (15 KO’s). Promoted by Golden Boy.
Ht: 5-7 Wt: 130
DOB: July 29, 1989 In: Cincinnati, Ohio
Boxing Inspirations: “Well my number one is Floyd Mayweather. (Did you ever meet him?) I haven’t met him yet. I can’t wait. I’ll probably faint [smiles].”
First Boxing Memory: “Six-years-old. Boxing in [...]
It happens to most all of our boxing champions – the time comes when they are sacrificed, thrown to the lions. It’s the natural evolution of the ruthless world of boxing which is a jungle.
It happened to Sugar Ray Leonard against Terry Norris. It happened to Joe Louis against Rocky Marciano, Roberto Duran against William [...]
Floyd Mayweather is currently in Florida, “chilling with Don King,” according to his recent Tweet. What this probably means is that Mayweather is feeling the massive pressure from HBO and Golden Boy to fight Manny Pacquiao next and is looking for an escape. Of course, most astute ring observers know a showdown with Manny Pacquiao [...]
There is a man in boxing who has a lot of money. A LOT of money. You don’t know him. Nobody does. That’s the way he wants it. But the man with the money wants to control boxing. And he’s doing a damn good job of it. Money is power. F*** boxing, it’s about money.
The [...]
Should HBO Dump Floyd Mayweather If He Ducks Manny Pacquiao?
HBO stunned the boxing world here in America when it made the controversial decision to not televise any Klitschko Brother World Heavyweight title fights (not involving Haye or Adamek) because, HBO’s top executive said the twin towers of boxing are “boring”, HBO didn’t want to send production teams to Germany’s time zone, there wasn’t much [...]
