Posts Tagged ‘Floyd Mayweather’
Shane Mosley and Pacquiao Arrive At MGM Grand »
LAS VEGAS (May 3, 2011) – They started hovering around the make-shift ring in the lobby and the front entrance at MGM Grand an hour before the first of the custom-designed buses were scheduled to arrive.First, a little after 11 a.m., came the Shane Mosley bus. Then, at a tad after 1, the bus carrying Manny Pacquiao and his team rolled onto [...]
Mayweather vs. Mosley – A Throwback to the Rich »
LOS ANGELES (April 21) Check your almanac: On the night of September 16, 1981, time stopped for one hour while welterweight champions Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns traded punches in Las Vegas. That's how big a fight it was. On May 1, welterweights Floyd "Money" Mayweather and Sugar Shane Mosley will clash in the biggest bout of [...]
East Coast favors Mayweather, West Coast picks Mosley »
LOS ANGELES (April 21) - The internet is buzzing about Mayweather vs. Mosley and everyone is asking "Who R U Picking?" Several polls have been posted charting the opinions of a diverse cross-section of people who are clicking and picking who they think will be victorious on May 1 when Floyd "Money" Mayweather and Sugar Shane Mosley meet in [...]
“Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight is Dead”, Bob »
Bob Arum who represents Manny Pacquiao says that the potential superfight with Mayweather is "dead." Earlier today, Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy Promotions, who represents Floyd Mayweather Jr. said that they are willing to look at other drug testing protocols. Schaefer's earlier statement, seemed as if the fight was back on track. Seems [...]
Mayweather Backs Off of Drug Testing Demands – »
In realizing that the potential super-fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. on March 13, 2010 was about to fall apart, Golden Boy Promotions, who represents Floyd Mayweather Jr. said today that they are willing to look at less stringent drug testing protocols in order to make the fight. A fight between these two would be the [...]
Mayweather Out Malignaggi In for March 13, 2010 »
Since the recent negotiations between Mayweather and Pacquiao have hit a snag, Bob Arum of Top Rank has offered current NABO Champion Paulie Malignaggi the date of March 13, 2010 to face Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The super-fight between Mayweather-Pacquiao would be the highest grossing boxing match of all-time, however both [...]
Manny Pacquiao to Sue Floyd Mayweather Jr., Sr., and »
The recent negotiations between Bob Arum and Golden Boy Promotions in a potential super-fight have hit a bump. The main hold-up is Floyd Mayweather Jrs.' demand that the fighters be subjected to random blood and urine testing for performance enhancing drugs. Such testing Mayweather is demanding to be done by the US Anti-Doping Agency, [...]
Arum Tells Mayweather “Go to Hell” »
Bob Arum of Top Rank, who promotes Manny Pacquiao tells Floyd Mayweather to "go to hell" in reference to their unreasonable demands. Mayweather is demanding that the potential superfight that is penciled in for March 13, 2010 be subjected to random drug testing for both fighters and be conducted by the United States Anti-Doping Agency. Arum [...]
Everyone wants a piece of Floyd Mayweather »
Now that Floyd Money Mayweather has returned to the ring after a 21-month lay-off; everybody wants a piece of "Money" Mayweather. It didn't take long for everyone to realize that Juan Manuel Marquez, one of the world's best fighters, was over matched against Mayweather. (more...)
Mayweather 146 lbs, Marquez 142 lbs »
Juan Manuel Marquez weighed in at 142 lbs Floyd Mayweather Jr. weighed in at 146lbs. The agreed catch-weight for this fight was 144lbs. More news to come.
