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The most awaited fight of 2012, Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao, still seems to be on the cards.

Floyd Mayweather Jr., who in the past seemed negligent towards the mega event, is now raring to have it. The five-division world champion has recently been making his best efforts to persuade fellow welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao for the ‘super-fight.’ [...]

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The delays are killing boxing fans around the world as they await to see Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao take on Floyd Mayweather Jr. in what would be arguably the biggest fight in many, many years.

The talks of these two greats clashing in the ring have been ongoing for quite some time now, but to no avail. [...]

WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather has been sentenced to six months in jail after pleading guilty to misdemeanor assault and no contest to harassment charges stemming from a September 2010 incident where he attacked the mother of his children in his Las Vegas, Nevada home.
Three months of the sentence has been suspended, with [...]

The President of Golden Boy Promotions (GBP), Oscar De La Hoya, has insisted that Top Rank chief executive officer, Bob Arum, is deceiving the public regarding the ongoing negotiations for a dream-fight between eight-division world champion, Manny Pacquiao, and five-division world champion, Floyd Mayweather Jr.

“Bob Arum, please please stop lying to the public. Sit down with my CEO [...]

Alex Ariza, who is the conditioning trainer of eight-division world champion and the current World Boxing Organisation World Welterweight Champion (Super Champion) Manny Pacquiao, has revealed the Filipino star wants to take on Floyd Mayweather instead of Juan Manuel Marquez just like Freddie Roach. Therefore, he wants Bob Arum to set up [...]

I’m sure it won’t stay up for long but this is a great video showcasing the illegal headbutt, the hugging, and then the cheap shot that ended up finishing the fight in the fourth round. While I plan on writing an actual piece on Mayweather and how polarizing he is as a boxer, I don’t see how anyone can hate the guy solely because of this. Ortiz literally launches himself at Mayweather [...]

Even since Floyd Mayweather, Jr. followed his dad and uncles into the boxing ring, he has been a natural performer. He went 84-6 as an amateur before winning a bronze medal in the 1996 Olympics.

Since turning professional, he has won all 42 of his fights, 26 by knockout. He started out as a Super Featherweight and has gone up [...]

Hall of Fame promoter, Bob Arum, says Floyd Mayweather Jr. does not want to have any part of the Fighting Pride of Philippines, Manny Pacquiao, as he turned down a staggering $65 million offer.

Arum told the media that the undefeated American, Mayweather, who has won all…

Fresh off the Mayweather train, where he sought the fighter’s contractual rights and feasted with the many, legendary boxing promoter Don King has spoken about Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s recent arrest for larceny and domestic battery.

King made headlines last month when he treated “Money” Mayweather to some fights in St. Louis and told reporters he was bidding for the fighter…

As some hip-hop artist once said, “ride or die.” As time goes on and Floyd Mayweather Jr. continues to exile himself from the sport he’s dominated for years, many of his biggest fans are pulling the plug on him. And for good reason. Floyd’s silence on a return to the ring and a potential mega-fight with Pacquiao is insulting and incomprehensible.