Floyd Mayweather: 'This Is A Fight The World Can't Miss'
"You get to this level where you're making nine figures in 36 minutes," Mayweather said, "and you have to be a winner."
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"You get to this level where you're making nine figures in 36 minutes," Mayweather said, "and you have to be a winner."
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.
Knocked bloody to the canvas several times the last two decades -- by itself and its modern sibling, MMA -- the sport of boxing went Rocky Balboa on Ivan Drago Saturday night.
They say you don't want MSG in your food. You certainly don't want it in your hoops.
Let's discard the nonsense that this is just another fight, or that it doesn't feed a starving sport.
The long anticipated bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas will almost surely break every financial record ever, and make both boxers richer than ever.
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.
Muhammad Ali is home after being hospitalized with a severe urinary tract infection.
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.
Sadly, we have to deal in symbolism, because not one rumor regarding Mayweather and Pacquiao has materialized into something that boxing's dwindling devotes can hang on to.
Manny Pacquiao couldn't resist having a little fun after getting the signature win he desperately needed for the fight boxing fans desperately want to see.
If he lasts more than six rounds in this scheduled 12-rounder, he has every right to feel good about himself. But it would take a near-miracle for Algieri to get the upset.
Pacquiao is a heavy favorite against Algieri, a Huntington native who seemingly came out of nowhere to get the fight.
Somewhere way on the right side of your globe, in the aorta of China, Manny Pacquiao will fight on Saturday, November 22.
Making history will be easier said than done against Manny Pacquiao, who brings a 56-4-3 record into the fight on Nov. 22. But the Huntington native says he's up to the task.
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.
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.
Here is a list of five things you didn't know about Saul "Canelo" Alvarez.
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.
While football is not Chris Algieri's area of expertise these days, being a champion is, and that's why he was invited to inspire a group of kids on Tuesday.
