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  • Amir Khan Still Hoping to get Mayweather in 2012

    There’s no doubt Amir Khan’s main and immediate goal right now is getting a rematch against Lamont Peterson, the man who beat him to take away the WBA and IBF Light Welterweight titles, but he’s still hoping that his earlier plans, of facing Floyd Mayweather by the end of 2012, haven’t been hampered by recent events.

  • Mayweather vs Pacquiao – Twists and Turns

    Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao looked to be heading in different directions. Mayweather to prison, Pacquiao to fight someone Bob Arum finds comfortable to close a deal with. It seemed the two were deemed to meet later, or not at all. Despite all that, Mayweather, at least according to social media, wants the big fight to happen this May.

  • Mayweather vs Pacquiao – Won’t Happen in 2012

    If Mayweather goes to jail in June, coming out around August-September, there will be no fight against Pacquiao in 2012. Manny will probably fight in June and make a usual November-December bout to cap off the year. The boxing world will have to wait again for the biggest fight to happen, as these two grow older by another 12 months.

  • Choosing Manny Pacquiao’s Next Opponent

    Manny Pacquiao is looking for his next opponent, knowing that the Floyd Mayweather option has gone out the window. His options, as Bob Arum suggests – Rematches with Juan Manuel Marquez or Miguel Cotto, or a new direction with Light Welterweight Lamont Peterson and Timothy Bradley.

  • Mayweather vs Pacquiao – Never Gonna Happen?

    Manny Pacquiao’s big fight with Floyd Mayweather looks like one of those things that just won’t happen. Forget about the happening-or-not negotiations. Mayweather will begin his jail sentence this week, and for Pacquiao this must surely mean finding another boxer to fight.

  • Jail Means no Pacquiao or May 5 Fight for Mayweather

    Floyd Mayweather won’t be preparing for a big May 5 fight against Manny Pacquiao, Sergio Martinez or anyone else. He pleaded guilty to domestic violence charges, and got sentenced to three months in a Nevada county jail.

  • Mayweather to go for Martinez Instead of Pacquiao?

    Floyd Mayweather is busy these days with legal problems and pleading guilty in trials, but on the sports side of his life, there’s no advancement in the talks with Manny Pacquiao. Sergio Martinez, the best Middleweight fighter and #3 on the pound-4-pound lists, might be the next option.

  • Manny Pacquiao Bigger Draw than Floyd Mayweather

    Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather have yet to agree on terms regarding their anticipated yet somewhat unrealistic fight, so the comparisons go elsewhere. Pacquiao has one up over Mayweather, usually regarded as the biggest draw in boxing, with Pacquiao’s fight with Juan Manuel Marquez notching up 1.4 million PPV buys.

  • Mayweather vs Pacquiao – Different Views

    Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao talks haven’t been making a lot of news this week, maybe stalled, maybe secretly advancing. It hasn’t stopped others from continuously voicing their opinions on the matter of who might win.

  • Mayweather vs Pacquiao – Bob Arum is All For it

    Floyd Mayweather’s side, mostly Golden Boy Promotions, claim that Bob Arum is the one in the way of Mayweather – Pacquiao getting signed. Even in Manny Pacquiao’s camp that’s the general feeling. Arum himself doesn’t understand what all the fuss is about. He wants the fight as well.