First Floyd Mayweather, and now Conrad Murray, the doctor convicted for being liable for the death of music icon Michael Jackson. Attorneys for Murray are pleading with a judge to release him from the L.A. County Jail because he could die because of the immense toll being incarcerated is taking on his body. Here’s the [...]
Floyd Mayweather: Vegas Deputy Disputes Claims of Mistreatment
June 15, 2012 | Posted by
John Donahue, the deputy chief of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department in the Detention Services Division, had enough of Floyd Mayweather’s complaints about his incarceration at Clark County Detention Center. So, Donahue refuted Mayweather’s complaints, point by point. His request to be released and placed on house arrest was denied by a Vegas judge. [...]
Mayweather’s Plea To Leave Prison Denied By Judge
June 14, 2012 | Posted by
Floyd Mayweather does not like being locked up so much, which is a surprise to no one. And surely he did not like the decision that came down Wednesday from a judge who denied his request that he be released from jail because the low-quality food and water have threatened his health. Justice of the [...]
Floyd Mayweather’s Lawyers Want Him Out Of Jail . . . Now
June 12, 2012 | Posted by
LAS VEGAS – Apparently, prison is not so comfortable for Floyd Mayweather Jr. Go figure. His lawyers are claiming that the undefeated champion boxer may never fight again if he’s not released from jail he entered earlier this month. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports Mayweather’s lawyers filed an emergency motion Monday asking that he serve [...]
Floyd Mayweather Won’t Get To See Pacquiao Fight In Prison
June 8, 2012 | Posted by
As inmate No. 1363917 at Clark County Detention Center in Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather Jr. will not be allowed to see be able to see Manny Pacquiao’s pay-per-view fight Saturday night against Timothy Bradley. Mayweather has no access to a television, telephone or computer while incarcerated in a small jail cell where he has been [...]
Chris Brown and Brian McKnight Square Off via Twitter
June 4, 2012 | Posted by
Beef, normally associated with hard-hitting rappers in the hip-hop game, has filtered into the world of R&B. Chris Brown and Brian McKnight, two singers who have been immersed in controversy of late, have gone head-to-head using offensive word play…via Twitter. In defending himself against attacks on his foray into sexually explicit music, McKnight invoked Brown’s [...]
Floyd Mayweather Goes to Prison Today, a Sign of How Far Boxing Has Fallen
June 1, 2012 | Posted by
The face of boxing steps into prison today, an 87-day stint that defines the sport as much as it defines the times and the man. That is not a compliment. It, in fact, is an indictment—on boxing, the world we live in and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. With an opportunity to represent himself and his sport [...]
A Once-Great Sports Lies on Its Deathbed, Its Future in Doubt
May 14, 2012 | Posted by
Somewhere along the way, boxing fell down and has been unable to get back up—just like the old lady in the commercial. But when she called out for help, there was someone listening. Boxing’s call has gone unanswered for years now. And so, a sport that once was must-see action just lies there, unresponsive, virtually [...]
‘Money’ Mayweather Draws $94 Million on Pay-Per-View
May 11, 2012 | Posted by
He carries the monicker “Money,” and it is for good reason. Floyd Mayweather moves the boxing financial meter like no one else in the game. The numbers for pay-per-view of Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto are in and they tell a make-it-rain story: The junior middleweight championship fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas generated [...]
Unlikely Tandem in Vegas: Mayweather and Justin Bieber
May 7, 2012 | Posted by
It seemed like a joke at first, like someone at the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Miguel Cotto fight party had consumed enough libations to alter his vision and enhance his imagination. But the guy was right: That was pop sensation Justin Bieber marching just behind boxing champion Mayweather toward the ring at the MGM Grand. His wiry [...]
