Boxing Insider Talk: David Dinkins Jr, Boxing TV Producer
David Dinkins Jr, executive producer for the Mayweather-Pacquiao megafight pay-per-view, looks at the past, present and future of boxing.
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David Dinkins Jr, executive producer for the Mayweather-Pacquiao megafight pay-per-view, looks at the past, present and future of boxing.
Debate always follows any close boxing match. Here are five of boxing's most controversial fights.
Beating Mayweather would do more than consolidate the pound-for-pound crown; it would also be a cosmic nod to nobility.
Al Bernstein, legendary boxing announcer who will be calling the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight, discusses his career and the upcoming bout.
Every sport has those memorable moments that define it forever. These 5 moments changed boxing, for better or worse.
Boxing champ Manny Pacquiao spent Sunday morning here in LA, at the church where he converted to Christianity four years ago.
Three weeks. 21 days. 504 hours. 30,240 minutes. 1,814,400 seconds. That's how long it is until Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. finally bump gloves in Las Vegas.
Jimmy Lennon Jr, hall of fame boxing ring announcer, talks about his father, career and the Mayweather-Pacquiao bout on May 2.
Champions are made well before the title fight. But anything can happen in the ring. These are 5 of boxing's greatest world championship matches.
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.
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.
Manny Pacquiao was out walking the red carpet by the time Floyd Mayweather Jr. arrived, fashionably late for their first appearance together to promote a fight that really needs no promoting.
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.
Deontay Wilder became the first American to win a piece of the heavyweight title in nearly a decade Saturday night, staggering Bermane Stiverne early on his way to a 12-round unanimous decision that kept him unbeaten in 33 fights.
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.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. wants a fight with Manny Pacquiao more than ever, a top Showtime executive said Thursday, and negotiations continue to make the long anticipated bout a reality on May 2.
Muhammad Ali was back in the hospital Thursday for follow-up care related to a severe urinary tract infection, his second stint in the hospital in the last four weeks.
