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Oscar De La Hoya on Floyd Mayweather Jr: ” I think sometimes he can be a bit naïve and not the smartest guy on the block, but I truly feel he doesn’t have a racist bone in his body”

Friday, September 10th, 2010

Two years ago, the idea of putting Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao inside the ring seemed like a no brainer. It is the number one fight that all boxing fans want to see and rightfully so. Both fighters are at the peak of their boxing careers, if the two ...

Freddie Roach on Floyd Mayweather: “I think it’s more important for him to stay undefeated than fight the best guy out there”

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

It has been nearly two years since talks about a Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight started and yet the two best pound-for-pound fighters in the sport have yet to get inside the ring to settle the argument. Floyd Mayweather Jr. has blamed Manny Pacquiao and asked him to meet all ...

The World Will Have to Wait Again For Floyd Mayweather Vs. Manny Pacquiao

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

Is anybody else out there as sick as I am with the ongoing negotiations between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr? They’re not going to fight, then they’re going to fight, then they’re not going to fight again. Can’t this fight just happen already? Everybody in the boxing world wants ...

Freddie Roach Confident Pacquiao and Mayweather Will Fight November 13th

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

You're sick of this. I'm sick of this. Everyone is sick of this. Will these two guys just get into the ring and settle once and for all who the greatest fighter of this decade and possibly generation truly is? The first go-round in the Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. ...

Freddie Roach on the Possibility of a Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight: “It’s gonna happen”

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

This past weekend, Floyd Mayweather showed everyone why some have considered him the top pound-for-pound fighter in boxing.  He has been criticized for dodging big fights and good fighters consistently.  Well, if you used that against “Money” before, all that talk can stop.  He went up against Shane Mosley, who ...

Sugar Shane Mosley: “Manny Pacquiao Ran from Me”

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Sugar Shane Mosley wants to be heard. Somewhat lost in the public banter between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, Mosely has his chance to make some real noise in the world of boxing. The reigning WBA Welterweight Champion had been preparing for a fight with Haitian-American fighter Andre Berto that ...

Floyd Mayweather Jr: “I respect Mosley as a man but he’s gonna have to make me respect his skills come May 1st”

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Two months from now will be a mega-fight in Las Vegas between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley.  Despite the fact that I’m not getting to see the fight that I want to see between Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, this is a fight that I will watch.  Mosley's recent destruction ...

Shane Mosley a “Has-Been”?

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

When Floyd Mayweather Jr. beats Shane Mosley on May 1st at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Larry Merchant is sure to ask Floyd why he didn't fight Mosley three years prior, and that if he thinks a win over a 38 year old welterweight coming off a layoff ...

Floyd Mayweather Jr: “He didn’t live up to his end of the bargain”

Monday, February 8th, 2010

After Floyd Mayweather Jr’s potential fight against Manny Pacquiao got cancelled, Money needed a new opponent. Well, now he’s got one in Shane Mosley. The two are scheduled to fight on May 1st of this year. Mosley is coming off a very impressive performance against Antonio Maragrito. In the fight ...

Joshua Clottey Could Kill Boxing’s Comeback

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

I was going to start this article by writing how March 13th, 2010 was the most anticipated date in boxing over the past twenty years. Sure you could argue that Mike Tyson's fight against Lennox Lewis was equally as big, but Tyson was well past his prime, taking some of ...