Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. admitted this week what many have long suspected — that he handpicks every opponent who enters the ring with him. He also decides how much they get paid and what the contract details will be. So Robert Guerrero was somewhat prepared when Mayweather picked him to be the opponent for his [...]
Robert Guerrero Says He’s Ready, Floyd Mayweather is ‘Slowing Down’
February 22, 2013 | Posted by
Floyd Mayweather granted Robert Guerrero’s request for a fight on Tuesday, after Guerrero campaigned for the bout for more than a year, but Guerrero said Thursday that he sees Mayweather as a fighter spiraling downward. “I see a lot of slippage,” Guerrero said Thursday on a conference call with several reporters. “I see him slowing [...]
Floyd Mayweather Back as His Champion Son’s Trainer
February 14, 2013 | Posted by
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has reunited with his father for training, a move that is somewhat surprising since they have had a contentious relationship at best and the boxer’s uncle, Roger Mayweather, had been serving as the younger Mayweather’s trainer for years. That cleared up, exactly who is young Mayweather training to fight? He has a [...]
Manny Pacquaio Makes Concessions to Fight Floyd Mayweather
September 21, 2012 | Posted by
Manny Pacquaio said he will acquiesce to Floyd Mayweather Jr.s’ demands — including drug testing and taking less money — in order to make the fight the boxing world has desired for some time. A Pacquiao-Mayweather fight would be the richest bout in history if it occurs while both are at or near their prime. [...]
Manny Pacquiao To Fight Juan Manuel Marquez for 4th Time
September 13, 2012 | Posted by
Instead of avenging a controversial defeat against Timothy Bradley, Manny Pacquiao instead will fight Juan Manuel Marquez for a fourth time, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said Wednesday. Pacquiao is due to return to action on Dec. 8. The HBO pay-per-view fight will take place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, contrary to rumors [...]
Andre Ward vs. Chad Dawson: Finally, a Fight Worth Watching
September 7, 2012 | Posted by
A sport that needs resuscitating like a whale that washed ashore, boxing gets a dose of CPR Saturday night. It has been quite a while since there was a fight that piqued the interest of the masses, a fight that pitted two equally tough and talented fighters in the prime of their careers. But when [...]
Floyd Mayweather Not In Manny Pacquiao’s November Plans
August 6, 2012 | Posted by
Floyd Mayweather is out of jail and, apparently, out of the running to face Manny Pacquiao on November 10, the next time the champion from the Phillippines plans to take to the ring. This comes from Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, a Mayweather nemesis who is headed to the Philippines to discuss with Pacquiao his [...]
Floyd Mayweather Jr. Released From Jail Month Early
August 3, 2012 | Posted by
A month earlier than expected, Floyd Mayweather Jr. was released from a Las Vegas jail late Friday night. The all-around best boxer in the world smiled broadly, did not say anything and jumped behind the wheel of a blue Bentley with friend and business partner 50 Cents in the passenger seat and drove off. He [...]
Floyd Mayweather Jr. To Be Freed By Friday
August 2, 2012 | Posted by
Floyd Mayweather Jr., the world’s best boxer who has been incarcerated in Las Vegas since June 1, will be released from jail in as early as Thursday night, a Las Vegas police spokesman said. Mayweather, the unbeaten world super-welterweight champion, was convicted of a 2010 domestic violence crime against the mother of his three children and [...]
Top-Paid Athletes: Rivals Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao
June 19, 2012 | Posted by
In the last year, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has fought twice and made $85 million. Imagine if he took to the ring more — he’d be even farther ahead on the Forbes list of top-paid athletes. As it stands, Mayweather, who is serving an 87-day stint in a Las Vegas jail for a domestic charge, is [...]
