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Throwing Mayweather to the lions  | read this item

Throwing Mayweather to the lions

 
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 To Use Don King To Save Him From Pacquiao?  | read this item

Floyd To Use Don King To Save Him From Pacquiao?

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 [...]

The Man With The Money  | read this item

The Man With The Money

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?

12/2/08,Las Vegas,Nevada --- Four-time world champion Manny Pacquiao,General Santos,Philippines listens to chief trainer Freddie Roach(L) as he goes thru final preparations for his upcoming world welterweight rumble "Dream Match" against the 'Golden Boy' Oscar De La Hoya,East Los Angeles on Saturday,December 6 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas,Nevada. Golden Boy and Top Rank present De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao which will available on HBO Pay Per View. --- Photo Credit : Chris Farina - Top Rank (no other credit allowed) copyright 2008  | read this item

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 [...]

Biofile with Lino Barros  | read this item

Biofile with Lino Barros

 
Status: Professional boxer. #7 WBO Cruiserweight contender. Member of 2000 Brazilian Olympic Team. Pro record is 32-2 (29 KO’s).
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 200
DOB: June 29, 1976 In: Matogrosso, Brazil
Boxing Inspirations: “Sugar Ray Leonard, Roy Jones Jr., Mike Tyson.”
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: “Soccer. Go out with friends, enjoy life.”
First Boxing Memory: “Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Marvin Hagler. I was nine [...]

Is America Ignoring The Klitschkos?  | read this item

Is America Ignoring The Klitschkos?

 
Boxing is bestowed with one of the greatest miracles in the history of the sport – the Twin Towers of the Heavyweight Throne, Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko reigning together as the kings of the sport.
Never in the history of boxing could this scenario have ever been imagined by anyone. Two brothers rising from Ukraine to [...]

Talkin' Boxing with Kassim "The Dream" Ouma  | read this item

Talkin’ Boxing with Kassim “The Dream” Ouma

 
I’m walking around between fights and out of nowhere pops old friend and former IBF Junior Middleweight champ, one of the nicest people and happiest spirits you will ever come across…the one and only Kassim Ouma. The man from Uganda wants to do an interview…
 
BoxingInsider: Fire away my man.
 
Kassim Ouma: “Kassim the Dream, I’m right here in [...]

Talkin' Boxing with Harold Lederman  | read this item

Talkin’ Boxing with Harold Lederman

 Everybody’s favorite judge and HBO’s unofficial scorekeeper Harold Lederman took time out to talk some sweet science. Read on to learn Harold’s thoughts on this weekend, why he believes Floyd will do the right thing and fight the winner, why he likes Paul Williams and Tavoris Cloud and much more…
 
BoxingInsider: We have the big one [...]