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Canelo vs Mosley and the Fable of Golden Boy's Fan-First Approach
Less than three months from now the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada may double as a funeral home for one of this generation's finest fighters. Shane Mosley, the same man that was widely recognized as the world's best lightweight some 13 years ago, will face Canelo Alvarez at junior middleweight in...
Mayweather vs Cotto: Richard Schaefer Bashing Bob Arum, Selling Another Bad PPV
Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy Promotions continues to bash Bob Arum, a hilarious bit of irony given the seniors' tour undercard he's putting together for Mayweather vs Cotto. Here's what he said to BoxingScene.com's Rick Reeno about his supposed super duper fantasti-card, which will feature a shot...
Mayweather vs Cotto Undercard: Winky Wright vs Peter Quillin Possible
Golden Boy Promotions has listened to the fans, and what they've apparently heard is, "Hey, do you think we could have an old timers' night? Just for fun?" In addition to 40-year-old Shane Mosley being booked in a lousy fight against WBC junior middleweight titlist Canelo Alvarez despite being...
Bob Arum Believes Julio Cesar Chavez Jr Will Be World's Best Middleweight in 2012
Bob Arum is giddy about Julio Cesar Chavez Jr's performance last Saturday in San Antonio against Marco Antonio Rubio, and says that during the course of this year, he'll become the best middleweight in the world. From BoxingScene.com: "You saw a guy who started as a kid become a man. In a few...
Mayweather vs Cotto: Fight Poster From Mayweather's Official Site
Here's a look at an early version of what the Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Miguel Cotto poster will (or might, or might not) look like for their May 5 fight on HBO pay-per-view, from Mayweather's official site: Mayweather (42-0, 26 KO) and Cotto (37-2, 30 KO) will meet at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas for...
Mayweather vs Cotto: Potential Undercard Includes Saul Alvarez and Shane Mosley
Before I start, let me just put out this disclaimer. Most of this article is pure speculation based on promotional companies and likely matchups for the fight on May 5th. In order to narrow down potential undercard opponents, I first thought of who are the big stars for Golden Boy and Mayweather...
Pacquiao vs Bradley: Who Is Timothy Bradley, And Why Should You Care?
With the news coming down that Manny Pacquiao has signed to face Timothy Bradley on June 9 in Las Vegas, many casual boxing fans who care about Manny but only randomly hear about a lot of the other sport's top fighters may be wondering just who in the hell Timothy Bradley is. Allow us to give you a...
Pacquiao vs Bradley and Mayweather vs Cotto: What's the Better Fight?
Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr are, as always, at the forefront of basically all boxing discussion. Though the two pound-for-pound standouts won't be facing one another, they have both signed up for fights that have a lot of people talking, and do present some challenge. Pacquiao has agreed...
Mayweather vs Cotto: Bob Arum Holds No Grudge With Cotto
For those wondering how Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is feeling about Miguel Cotto working without him for a May 5 fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr, Robert Morales has the answer: "Miguel lived up to every contractual provision that we had and we lived up to every contractual provision and the...
Mayweather vs Cotto: Does Miguel Cotto Have a Shot at the Upset?
Yesterday's announcement that Floyd Mayweather Jr will face Miguel Cotto on May 5 was met with a mixed response by different sections of the boxing fanbase. Some diehard fans seemed in favor of the fight, if only because it's a fresh matchup between two legitimate stars. Casual fans, apparently...
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