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Freddie Roach: ‘Manny Pacquiao & Amir Khan have speed/power advantage over Floyd Mayweather’

Posted on February 18, 2015

Freddie Roach is in a position that no other trainer is in with the biggest fighters who are mulling over who to fight next. Being Manny Pacquiao’s and Miguel Cotto’s trainer and also the former trainer of Amir Khan, all of which have been mentioned as possible foes for Floyd Mayweather’s May 2 bout, he […]

Oscar De La Hoya: ‘We didn’t choose to sell Leo Santa Cruz’s contract; Buyout enforced’

Posted on February 12, 2015 (February 12, 2015)

When news broke of WBC super bantamweight champion Leo Santa Cruz’s contract with Golden Boy Promotions being bought out by Al Haymon, it caught most off guard as talks of a unification bout with Santa Cruz and Guillermo Rigondeaux were starting to heat up. Golden Boy President Oscar De La Hoya shed some light on […]

Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao: Latest on negotiations for proposed May 2 bout

Posted on February 5, 2015

With time not on their side, some notable events took place Thursday concerning the hopeful May 2 super-fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. All along one of the biggest issues was said to be the way the bout would be produced for pay-per-view and Thursday saw news break that an agreement is almost […]

Report: Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao PPV would be $110

Posted on February 1, 2015

The long awaited super-fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao is expected to bring in the most money in boxing history and raised prices to watch the bout would ensure it to be record-breaking financially. According to the Fight Ghost on Twitter, the standard definition price for the Mayweather-Pacquiao pay-per-view would be $99.99, with […]

Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao: Super Bowl of boxing could be signed ‘in next couple of days’

Posted on January 30, 2015 (January 30, 2015)

As the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks prepare to duke it out on the football field in the NFL’s Super Bowl Sunday, the boxing world’s version of the event could be a done deal by then, as reports state that a Floyd Mayweather Jr. versus Manny Pacquiao deal is near. Geroge Mills of […]

Watch: Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao meet at Miami Heat game

Posted on January 27, 2015 (January 30, 2015)

With all the talk about a proposed May 2 bout between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao heating up with on going negotiations, the only thing that could hype up the anticipation more than a finalized contract would be for the two to meet in person. That’s just what took place Tuesday night in Miami, as […]

Manny Pacquiao could face Amir Khan 5/30 if Floyd Mayweather bout again falls through

Posted on January 24, 2015

With just a week more left until Manny Pacquiao‘s deadline for Floyd Mayweather to agree to fight the eight-division champion May 2, Pac-man has been busy setting up a potential “Plan B” in the event the dream fight falls through once again. Espn’s Dan Rafael reported that Top Rank CEO Bob Arum, said that Pacquiao’s […]

Premier Boxing Champions inks deal with Spike TV

Posted on January 22, 2015

It’s been a busy week for the Al Haymon backed, Premier Boxing Champions series, as early this week a huge television deal with NBC was announced and Thursday the PBC inked a multi-year deal with cable channel Spike TV. Beginning on March 13 at 6 p.m. ET/PT, the PBC on Spike TV will air on […]

Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao: Arum says Pacquiao, Showtime-HBO and Mayweather’s team have all agreed to terms; Mayweather still yet to sign

Posted on January 22, 2015

Top Rank CEO Bob Arum said that everyone involved in the talks to finally bring Floyd Mayweather versus Manny Pacquiao to fruition have agreed to terms, including Pac-man himself, Top Rank, HBO and Showtime and even “Money May’s” team, but the one man needed most to agree, Mayweather, has not. If that mean we’re any […]

Manny Pacquiao says he can beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. because ‘God is with me’

Posted on January 20, 2015 (January 20, 2015)

As the world waits for what Manny Pacquiao says is for Floyd Mayweather Jr. to sign his end of the contract to make the long-awaited super-fight between the two to take place, “Pacman” has been very adamant he wants the fight in interviews and via social media. Pacquiao(57-5-2, 38 KOs) has been making the rounds […]