Keidel: Mayweather-Pacquiao Bout A Boon To Las Vegas Wagers
Hundreds of millions will not only be paid to the two iconic combatants, but you can double that number in wagers.
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Hundreds of millions will not only be paid to the two iconic combatants, but you can double that number in wagers.
One lucky punch has proved time and again that favorites don't always win in boxing. These are 5 of the sport's biggest upsets.
Virgil Hunter, renowned boxing trainer, talks Mayweather-Pacquiao and his new role as a CBS Sports boxing analyst.
Who was he expecting a call from?
First it was Floyd Mayweather, Jr. poaching all potential sparring partners from Manny Pacquiao.
Stephen Espinoza, Showtime Sports EVP, speaks about negotiating the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight, perhaps the most complex and lucrative fight deal in history.
The Mayweather-Pacquiao fight is so naturally radiant that the two participants eschewed the obligatory, cross-country, promotional tour.
Experts have wondered if this fight, in a strict boxing sense, was announced five years too late. Maybe. But it doesn't matter.
Keith Thurman and Robert Guerrero gave a prime-time television audience something to watch Saturday night.
Let's discard the nonsense that this is just another fight, or that it doesn't feed a starving sport.
CBS Sports and their subsidiary SHOWTIME Sports have agreed to a multi-year joint venture with Premier Boxing Champions.
A report just crawled across my flatscreen, with Bob Arum asserting that the dueling networks, HBO and Showtime, have basically agreed on broadcasting rights for a Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao bout in May.
Floyd, you're great. While I can't concede the greatest, and I wince when you compare yourself favorably to The Greatest (Muhammad Ali), I'll give it that you're the best of your time.
By every account, Manny Pacquiao has agreed to every nuance of Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s demands, including rampant PED testing, a smaller share of the epic purse, and a lower perch on the glittering marquee.
With more dueling monologues than a presidential campaign, it's sounding more and more like Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao will fight next year.
Somewhere way on the right side of your globe, in the aorta of China, Manny Pacquiao will fight on Saturday, November 22.
Boxer Clarissa Shields (born and raised in Flint), is a gold medalist with a career record of 43-1.
Have you ever heard the term "old man strength"?
"It is slated to come down this fall unless someone presents a workable redevelopment plan."
Mike Tyson has been chosen to present Evander Holyfield for his induction into Nevada's Boxing Hall of Fame on August 9, in, of course, Las Vegas, the scene of many crimes, factual and fictional.
Here is a list of five things you didn't know about Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.
If boxing is to save its vitality, it needs vital boxers to fight each other. Seems simple enough, an athletic algorithm that serves the sport and its fans.
From fiction to reality, the underdog often chirps until he's champ. So it is with Erislandy Lara. While technically the champion here and universally respected as a fighter, Lara has little of Canelo's cash or cachet, and just a fraction of Canelo's traction among the media.
On July 12, Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Erislandy Lara are fighting in Las Vegas. While technically not a title fight, it's considered the de facto championship bout at 154 lbs.
