Floyd Mayweather sees a little of himself in fan at San Antonio press stop
Floyd Mayweather greets a fan with a unique haircut (Esther Lin/Showtime)Floyd Mayweather has signed thousands of autographs in his life and posed for just as many photos, but Monday's meeting with a...
View ArticleFloyd Mayweather Jr. wants to keep fighting (Video)
Mayweather said to a crowd of about 5,000 on Monday night at the Alamo in San Antonio, "After my five more fights, guess what? I think after getting to 49-0 we may stay in this sport a little longer....
View ArticleMayweather not ready to hang 'em up
Pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. said on Monday that he might not be done with boxing after all upon the completion of the 30-month deal with Showtime/CBS that he signed earlier this year for...
View ArticleFloyd Mayweather Jr., Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez face off at L.A. Live
Floyd Mayweather Jr., keen enough to understand what drives pay-per-view sales, stood before a pro-Saul "Canelo" Alvarez crowd Tuesday night at L.A. Live and played up the bad-guy persona that...
View ArticleBoxing: Saul Alvarez has plan to break down Floyd Mayweather
By Robert Morales Staff Writer Posted: 07/02/2013 10:03:03 PM PDT Updated: 07/02/2013 10:22:43 PM PDT Saul "Canelo" Alvarez of Mexico on Tuesday evening sat down at a table filled with reporters inside...
View ArticleMayweather and Alvarez bring spectacle through town
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez brought their traveling circus to the Chicago Theatre on Wednesday evening and the 2,200 fans, some of whom waited since early morning cranked up the as...
View ArticleBOXING: Mayweather, Alvarez begin the hype
WASHINGTON: Undefeated fighters Floyd Mayweather and Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez, set for a Sept 14 showdown at Las Vegas, are hyping the world title bout with a tour that launched in New York and...
View ArticleMayweather-Alvarez bout sure draws a crowd
The ambitious plan has been fulfilled, and some of the benefits already have been delivered. A nine-day, 10-city press tour to promote boxing's mega showdown between Floyd Mayweather and Saul "Canelo"...
View ArticleIntriguing MMA and Boxing matches over the next few months
July On July 6th Pound for pound champ Anderson Silva defends his title against challenger Chris Wiedman. What seems like an easy fight for champion Silva, does not seem so clear and cut according to...
View ArticleFloyd Mayweather, Saul Alvarez among those nominated for ESPY's (Video)
Competing for the award along with Mayweather and Saul Alvarez will be fellow boxer Danny Garcia, as well as MMA competitors Jon Jones and Anderson Silva. It is the first nomination for Garcia and...
View ArticleSe vendieron todas las entradas para el duelo Mayweather Jr. contra Álvarez
El primero y principal objetivo de la pelea que van a protagonizar el próximo 14 de septiembre los púgiles, el estadounidense Floyd Mayweather Jr y el mexicano Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez, en el...
View ArticleFloyd Mayweather says Manny Pacquiao is a ‘has-been and his career is over’...
The 34-year-old Pacquiao (54-5-2, 38 KOs) was most recently knocked onto Queer Street by Juan Manuel Marquez (55-6-1, 40 KOs) in December. An eight-division titlist, the “Fighter of the Decade” for...
View ArticleGennady Golovkin an unchallenged champ
MASHANTUCKET, Conn. — Gennady Golovkin made his point at the expense of Matthew Macklin on Saturday night, but the WBA-IBO middleweight champion didn’t quite convince everybody in boxing that he’s the...
View ArticleFloyd Mayweather Fight Tickets: SuperbTicketsOnline.com Announces Ringside...
Boxing fans will want to have ringside seats for an exciting bout coming up on September 14, and SuperbTicketsOnline.com can offer premium seating when enthusiasts acquire Floyd Mayweather tickets...
View ArticleBeware Golovkin the Destroyer
There were plenty who reckoned Adrien Broner only had to turn up to beat Paulie Mallignaggi and claim a third world title in a third weight division at the age of just 23 the other week. The general...
View ArticleAmir Khan plans to step up in weight class and challenge Devon Alexander
The next time Amir Khan steps into the ring, he'll have a new attitude and a new weight class. Khan confirmed to Newsday on Monday that he is in negotiations to fight IBF welterweight champion Devon...
View ArticlePrice doubles down vs. Thompson Would-be heavyweight contender risks future...
MTR: Thompson-Price Preview Nigel Collins, Brian Campbell and Jim Basquil analyze heavyweight prospect David Price's rematch with...
View ArticleMayweather-Alvarez breaks records
Mayweather, Alvarez Breaks Live Gate Record Dan Rafael on the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Saul Alvarez fight setting financial...
View ArticleWhy Mayweather needs 'lucky punch' to beat Canelo Alvarez
First off, what I'm not saying is that Mayweather is incapable of putting on a display of brilliant boxing round after round. He almost definitely won't fail to dazzle at times during the bout both...
View ArticleWarning to Mayweather: Canelo is not a 'handicapped' opponent
Depending on the match up, some fighters even have the advantage in all areas, like Wladimir Klitschko versus Eddie Chambers. Klitschko had the clear edge in power, speed and size. There's nothing...
View ArticleMayweather-Alvarez fight breaks live gate record set by De La Hoya-Mayweather
In fact, according to ESPN.com, the fight has already broken the 2007 live-gate record set by Oscar De La Hoya's junior middleweight title defense against Floyd Mayweather, which was $18,419,200....
View ArticleMiguel Cotto hires Freddie Roach, will fight Oct. 5 on a Top Rank card
Miguel Cotto announced on Twitter he'd hired Freddie Roach as his trainer (AP)Former world champion Miguel Cotto, looking to reverse the first two-fight losing streak of his legendary career,...
View ArticleMayweather vs. Canelo: The Prediction
For Floyd Mayweather, that is the very question that persists, even as his record has swelled to the heights of 44-0(26KO's). There are those who would place an asterisk next to not only his record,...
View ArticleCanelo: The Blueprint 45
Both fighters said many of the things you’d almost expect them to say, but there was one notable exception. As both Floyd “Money” Mayweather (44-0, 26KO’s) and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez (42-0-1, 30KO’s)...
View ArticleBoxer Gennady Golovkin looks to make it big in the U.S.
Think of a boxer from the former Eastern Bloc and the stereotypical images that come to mind are probably of an icy, distant athlete — and those are some reasons why American audiences have been slow...
View ArticleMark Whicker: Boxing aims to recapture past glory in next six months
Boxing has been dying for 50 years. Maybe it should go ahead and unplug the ventilator. Bob Arum, Richard Schaefer, Dan Goossen and the other promoters can take time off. As it is, they are packing...
View ArticleWho's winning the HBO-Showtime slugfest?
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is shown with Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer during a press conference. (Getty) For years, it was too easy for HBO when it came to its boxing competition with Showtime. HBO has...
View ArticleJulio Cesar Chavez Jr. back to boxing
After a year away from boxing following the loss of his middleweight world title and a subsequent suspension and controversial fine for a positive drug test, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. will return to the...
View ArticleBradley has desire to bolster legacy against Marquez
Story Highlights Timothy Bradley nearly suffered his first career loss against Ruslan ProvodnikovBradley turned down a rematch with Manny Pacquiao to fight Juan Manuel Marquez As Timothy Bradley...
View ArticleHBO looking for ratings knockout with Gennady Golovkin vs. Matthew Macklin
When HBO announced in March it would no longer be doing business with Golden Boy- one of the top promoters in boxing- it raised a lot of eyebrows. Why would HBO, the sport's top rated network, limit...
View ArticleFloyd Mayweather plans to retire
Floyd Mayweather Jr. was an impressionable, boxing-loving 5-year-old the day Duk Koo Kim suffered a beating against Ray Boom Boom Mancini that cost the young South Korean fighter his life in...
View ArticleGennady Golovkin says it's his 'dream' to fight Floyd Mayweather
As modest and low-key as a prizefighter as you will find, Golovkin is starting to endear himself to boxing fans with his seek-and-destroy style and destructive power. Macklin had gone eleven spirited...
View ArticleWould Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez benefit from the Garcia-Matthysse...
Danny Garcia may defend his super lightweight titles against Lucas Matthysse (AP)Some of the best fights in the last quarter century wound up buried on unbelievably long Don King-promoted pay-per-view...
View ArticleAnthony Ogogo wants spot on Mayweather v Alvarez card
British Olympic medallist Anthony Ogogo is hoping to feature on the card of the Floyd Mayweather Jr and Saul Alvarez bout in September. The fight, to be staged by Oscar De La Hoya's Golden Boy...
View ArticleFloyd Mayweather at home in Atlanta, site of his last loss
Story Highlights Tour for sold-out September fight continuesEvander Holyfield says Mayweather will prevail'Canelo' says his speed will handle 'Money' ATLANTA — Floyd Mayweather was right at home in...
View ArticleGennady Golovkin Talks Future In Boxing
Gennady Golovkin is an up and coming boxer who’s been unstoppable in his professional career. He’s currently the WBA Middleweight Champion, but he’s setting his sights on stronger boxers for the...
View ArticleFloyd Mayweather has nothing more to ‘say’ about Saul Alvarez
Throwing fists at a catchweight of 152 pounds, Mayweather (44-0, 26 KOs) and Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KOs) will meet on September 14 in Las Vegas, Nevada. In an utterly brilliant showing, Mayweather earned...
View ArticleMayweather: Pacquiao's a "Has-Been"
Unlike a little over a week ago, when Floyd Mayweather offered us the whole Mr. Miyagi/Daniel-San deal on Adrien Broner (which was surprisingly hilarious), we were not surprised when he pulled out the...
View ArticleDavid J. Neal: Floyd Mayweather, Canelo Alvarez hope fight lives up to hype
MIAMI -- For a long, sapping 50 minutes after the barnstorming press conference was supposed to start, the scene in Bayfront Park on Friday afternoon acted as a metaphor for boxing's big events of...
View ArticleSaul Alvarez will leave Las Vegas a loser against Floyd Mayweather (Video)
Throwing fists at a catchweight of 152 pounds, the 36-year-old Mayweather (44-0, 26 KOs) and Alvarez (42-0-1, 30 KOs) will meet on September 14 in Las Vegas, Nevada. “We know Floyd well. I am a...
View ArticleThe Alamo under siege from boxing promoters and rappers, Texas official says
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. — “Remember the Alamo,” but show some respect. That’s the view of Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson, who is less than happy with the attention, unwanted in his view, that the...
View ArticleFloyd Mayweather warns Saul Alvarez that he is up against the best ahead of...
Floyd Mayweather has warned Saul Alvarez that he is up against the best ahead of their fight at the MGM Grand in September. Mayweather, 36, is undefeated in his 44 career fights, winning 26 by...
View ArticleMayweather, in Miami, says boxing far from dead
MIAMI -- For about an hour, they waited. A few hundred boxing fans baked in the early afternoon sun in Miami's Bayfront Park. They waved flags and collected foam fingers. There was a touch of Vegas,...
View ArticleMayweather brands Pacquiao a 'has been'
Knowing what boxing fans wanted to hear but is not willing to give what they wanted to see, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has picked on Manny Pacquiao anew, calling the Filipino boxing great a has been....
View ArticleBoxing: Saul Alvarez may be in the right frame of mind
By Robert Morales, Staff Writer Posted: 07/06/2013 03:08:07 PM PDT Updated: 07/06/2013 03:13:13 PM PDT Saul "Canelo" Alvarez of Mexico is just 22 years old. But he seems very strong emotionally and...
View ArticleWladimir Klitschko gets sold short
Is longevity alone enough for greatness? That is a difficult question to answer, but one that must be posed in the sad case of poor Wladimir Klitschko. The unified heavyweight champion agreed Tuesday...
View ArticleFloyd Mayweather Jr.-Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez fight is a sellout
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez have sparked immediate interest in their Sept. 14 super-welterweight title fight, a sellout generating a live gate of more than $19 million in less than...
View ArticleKeith Idec's inside look at boxing
Here is boxing writer Keith Idec's inside look at the sport: FEATURED FIGHT: Sergio Mora vs. Grzegorz Proska. Los Angeles' Mora (23-3-2, seven KOs), a former WBC junior middleweight champion, and...
View Article[PHOTOS] Mayweather, Canelo Make Appearance at Minute Maid to Promote Fight
Boxing fans of Houston lined up all the way around Minute Maid Park on Monday -- July 1st, 2013 for a chance to see boxing superstars Floyd "Money" Mayweather and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez as they...
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