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  • Aftermath of the Pacquiao – Bradley Fight

    Manny Pacquiao landed more punches and more power shots than Timothy Bradley. According to anyone who was watching and scoring the fight, Pacquiao had won something between 8 to 10 of the rounds. It was that one sided. But the judges saw a completely different fight, and somehow, someway, decided to give the sport another terrible decision – Bradley wins, Split Decision.

  • Pacquiao vs Bradley – In the Shadow of Mayweather

    Manny Pacquiao facing Timothy Bradley is a big fight, but everyone knows this is a concession for Pacquiao and for fight fans in general. What he really would have wanted, according to him, is facing Floyd Mayweather for the biggest bout of all time in terms of cash.

  • Mayweather vs Pacquiao or Martinez After Jail Time

    Floyd Mayweather might be headed to jail this Friday for an 87 day sentence, but he’s already planning for the future; November, to be more exact. The plan? Another mega fight – Preferably Manny Pacquiao, and Sergio Martinez as the fall back option, with a potentially easier negotiation to go through.

  • Mayweather vs Pacquiao – Worst Case Scenario

    The worst thing about waiting for Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao to finally get in the ring? Knowing there’s a chance that it’ll happen, but only when both of them are too far away from their peak, even barely relevant to the boxing world. For now, both fighters are in a very different place and […]

  • Losing Faith in Boxing – From Mayweather vs Pacquiao to Berto and Peterson Positive Tests

    Instead of getting fights we want, like Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, we get feuds and talk about PPV shares; Sums none of really understand; Instead of great rematches like Khan – Peterson and Victor Ortiz – Andre Berto, we get news of positive drug tests and rescheduled fights.

  • The Manny Pacquiao – Gay Marriage – Fight Promotion Connection

    Why did Manny Pacquiao need this gay marriage mess? He didn’t. But maybe he has picked up a page or two from the Floyd Mayweather book of how to promote a fight. Against someone like Timothy Bradley, you need to do a lot of promotion to get impressive PPV numbers.

  • Mayweather vs Pacquiao – The Bob Arum Solution

    Since Floyd Mayweather won an impressive unanimous decision against Miguel Cotto to claim the WBA Light Middleweight title, two things have been discussed – Whether this was Mayweather’s last professional boxing fight & how can a fight with Manny Pacquiao come into existence.

  • Floyd Mayweather, Bigger PPV Draw Than Manny Pacquiao?

    Floyd Mayweather has more haters than actual fans, but that doesn’t make him any less interesting. Buoyed by facing Miguel Cotto, a highly followed fighter by his own rights, the Mayweather – Cotto fight brought in over 1.5 million viewers on PPV, generating over $94 million on the night.

  • Amir Khan Looking For a New Opponent Now That the Peterson Fight is Cancelled

    Amir Khan won’t be fighting Lamont Peterson on May 19 because of a positive drug test that Peterson took back in March turned out to be positive. No hearing was done, but Peterson did admit he took the banned substance, which quickly led to cancelling the fight and for Amir Khan to look for a new fight on June 30.

  • Khan – Peterson Fight in Jeopardy; Peterson Tests Positive for Banned Substance

    Amir Khan is supposed to get his rematch against Lamont Peterson on May 19; A chance to win back his Light Welterweight belts and to put the division once and for all behind him with a win over an opponent he feels superior to. An opponent he feels he actually beat in their first fight, back in December. An opponent who has tested positive for performance enhancing drugs.