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 Jr. Set to Fight Robert Guerrero
February 20, 2013 | Posted by
Pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. announced Tuesday that he would return to the ring on May 4th to fight Robert Guerrero. Mayweather (43-0, 26 KOs) will defend his welterweight world title against interim titlist Guerrero (31-1-1, 18 KOs) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, which will be Mayweather’s seventh consecutive fight at that location. [...]
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 [...]
Cruz Set To Fight After Coming Out The Closet
October 19, 2012 | Posted by
Orlando Cruz is anxious to starting training and getting ready for his fight on Friday night after coming out the closet and letting the world know that he is gay. Cruz, who has a record of 18-2-1 with nine knockouts, will fight at Civic Center outside Orlando, Fla., against Jorge Pazos, who has a record [...]
Puerto Rican Boxer Orlando Cruz: ‘I’m A Proud Gay Man’
October 4, 2012 | Posted by
Orlando Cruz, the No. 4-ranked featherweight boxer from Puerto Rico, became the first openly gay man in the sport’s history, describing himself as a “proud gay man.” Why Cruz chose to come forward and why now was not revealed. But it will be interesting to see the fall out after such an admission, if there [...]
Julio Cesar Jr. Tests Positive For Marijuana
September 20, 2012 | Posted by
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., whose champion father admitted last week to drinking alcohol and using drugs in the latter stages of his career, has followed in his dad’s footsteps in more than just being a boxer. Indeed, Chavez Jr. has had a few cases where drugs have come into play in his life, including now, [...]
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 [...]
‘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 [...]
Floyd Mayweather Toughs Out Championship
May 6, 2012 | Posted by
The sight of blood seeping out of the nose and mouth of Floyd Mayweather Jr. Saturday night in Las Vegas was an unfamiliar one, but it just might be the image that catapults the new WBA Junior Middleweight champion into conversations about boxing’s all-time great champions, even among his detractors. For sure, at 43-0 now, [...]
Mayweather In The Money: To Earn Largest Ever Boxing Pay Day Saturday vs. Cotto
May 4, 2012 | Posted by
Floyd Mayweather Jr. may have more mouth than a little bit. But he has backed it up in the ring, and that proficiency has earned him the largest guarantee in boxing history. For taking on junior middleweight challenger Miguel Cotto Saturday night in Las Vegas, Mayweather will earn at least a whopping $32 million. On [...]
