By Bill Dwyre – While most senators around the world, in every country where there is that kind of government, were home on their couches Saturday night, making sure to take their pain pills and Geritol, the Honorable Manny Pacquiao was beating up a guy in Las Vegas. Pacquiao, who retired from boxing for a…
The WBA are set to make a decision this week on who will fight for their heavyweight world title belt that was vacated earlier this month when Tyson Fury choose to seek treatment for his outside the ring issues. Talks have been in place for some weeks now between the parties of IBF champion Anthony…
Liam Smith is bidding to become a big name in America when he defends his WBO light-middleweight title against Saul Canelo Alvarez at the AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas in September in front of what could be an 80,000 crowd for their clash. Canelo is one of the biggest stars in boxing and has a…
Amir Khan tackles a tough opponent and a move up the weight classes on May 7th in Las Vegas and there’s been a lot of talk about how he will fare in the size and strength stakes on the night. Khan (31-3) has to be respected for taking such a bout with not much leaning in his favour. Pundits and bookies alike have been debating his…
Former RING/WBC/WBO/IBO champion Manny Pacquiao joined a recent press call to discuss all the latest news about the upcoming rematch with Timothy Bradley. Trainer Freddie Roach and promoter, Bob Arum also joined the call. Here is what was said during his Q & A with the boxing press. BOB ARUM: Good morning everyone, this fight…
(by Frank Walsh) The Mayweather ‘Sweepstakes’, as Floyd’s promotional team likes to label it, has produced a winner. After weeks of speculation and a social media frenzy on the subject, Marcos Maidana has emerged as the man selected to face pound for pound king, Floyd Mayweather. Floyd Mayweather last appeared in a ring last September,…
LAS VEGAS (Feb. 24, 2014) – After weeks of speculation, including feedback from fans across an array of social media platforms, boxing’s pound-for-pound superstar, pay-per-view king and WBC Welterweight World Champion Floyd “Money” Mayweather will face the dangerous, power-punching WBA Welterweight World Champion Marcos “El Chino” Maidana on Saturday, May 3, live on SHOWTIME PPV….
(by Frank Walsh) It goes without saying that Sergio Martinez and Gennady Golovkin are the only two contenders to be considered as the world’s premiere middleweight fighters. However, circumstances have drastically changed in 2014. Sergio’s homecoming in April 2013 came close to disaster, when Martinez clung on to his title in a closely fought bout…
(by Robert Brown) Recently I had the opportunity to spend some time with former IBO Super Featherweight champion, “Jazzy” Jeff Mayweather. A variety of topics were discussed, which included, Bob Arum’s controversial comments about Floyd Mayweather and a potential Mayweather vs. Pacquiao bout. Jeff also discusses Freddie Roach’s controversial claims against Manny Pacquiao’s former strength…
Slot machines, betting are creating a lot of money in casinos around the world Big bosses of mega casinos around the world may be driven by competing interests and objectives, but they all share the common reverence for boxing heroes such as Floyd Mayweather Jr., Timothy Bradley and Juan Manuel Marquez. Gambling bigwigs have capitalized…
