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Entries tagged with "Floyd+Mayweather":

• Fair, Firm, and Unemployed – September 30th, 2011

  
  
  

• Floyd Raps with DJ Whoo Kid – October 4th, 2011

  
  
  

• Boxing by the Numbers – October 4th, 2011

  I wanted to know how far boxing had been pushed to the fringe of the sporting world. Not that being on the fringe is a bad thing…
  
  

• The Wrath of Khan – October 4th, 2011

  
  
  

• Floyd Mayweather: Funny Money – October 6th, 2011

  
  
  

• The Tyson Effect and the Fall of the Pure Boxer – October 9th, 2011

  Can we analyze the heavyweight division in a way that might better educate us on how the division has changed, and why it has declined…
  
  

• Roach and Manny Agree to Disagree – October 10th, 2011

  
  
  

• The Curious Case of Chad Dawson – October 11th, 2011

  If he is successful, he’ll solve one of boxing’s greatest riddles—who exactly is "Bad" Chad Dawson…
  
  

• Hopkins-Dawson: Staples Center Stinker – October 15th, 2011

  Boxing has been likened to a circus, which might have once been true. But now the sideshow has been elevated to center ring…
  
  

• Hopkins-Dawson: Reflections on a TKO for Boxing – October 18th, 2011

  Most boxing fans are not Hollywood A-listers, but rather, are working-class people who look to boxing as an escape from their daily toil...
  
  

• Roger Mayweather: Hate Male – October 18th, 2011

  
  
  

• One Tough Cat: Dick Tiger – October 18th, 2011

  The need to call upon my golden memories becomes ever greater in order to ward off despair...
  
  

• The Wild, Wild West: Anarchy in Los Angeles – October 20th, 2011

  As Golden Boy Promotions wields its weapons against the WBC and the California State Athletic Commission, fans are once again caught in the crossfire…
  
  

• El Chino: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang – October 20th, 2011

  
  
  

• Harold Lederman on Donaire vs. Narvaez – October 21st, 2011

  “I know HBO would be very interested in Donaire vs. Gamboa if Donaire keeps progressing the way we think he’s going to keep progressing…”
  
  

• Manny Pacquiao, Road Warrior – October 22nd, 2011

  
  
  

• Saul Alvarez: Red in the Face – October 26th, 2011

  
  
  

• Bob Arum and the Descent of Boxing Trash Talk – October 28th, 2011

  One doesn’t need to be an economist to recognize that Mayweather’s departure from Top Rank has probably cost Arum tens of millions of dollars…
  
  

• What's Next for Nonito Donaire? – October 31st, 2011

  Robert Ecksel, Editor-in-Chief of Boxing.com, spoke with Rick Strom of TYT Sports about the recent fight at Madison Square Garden between bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire and Omar Narvaez. The bout and Donaire fell short of expectations, in part because Narvaez came to survive, not to win. But what makes a pound-for-pound fighter a pound-for-pound fighter? Is frustration and boredom part of the equation? And how does Donaire's performance affect his P4P ranking?
  
  

• Method of Mayhem—The Emergence of Seth Mitchell – November 3rd, 2011

  Mitchell is poised, well-disciplined, but when it comes down to heated moments in the ring—a manufacturer of sheer mayhem...
  
  

• The Big Kahuna (Wink, Wink) – November 3rd, 2011

  
  
  

• Games People Play – November 3rd, 2011

  
  
  

• Manny Pacquiao on Jimmy Kimmel Live! – November 4th, 2011

  Manny Pacquiao appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night for the fifth consecutive time in as many world championship promotions. His first appearance was on Nov. 3, 2009, before he KO'd Miguel Cotto to claim the welterweight title, and his self-effacing manner has won him scores of crossover fans who don't give two hoots (or even one hoot) about boxing. Manny's interview is followed by a duet with Jimmy Kimmel, who knows as little about singing as he does pitch, but hey, that's showbiz...
  
  

• Joe Frazier Condolences – November 8th, 2011

  
  
  

• Pacquiao: Blunting Greatness – November 9th, 2011

  Some sick and sad process of dulling the luster and blunting the greatness of Manny Pacquiao has and is taking place before our very eyes…
  
  

• Alvarez vs. Cintron Preview – November 25th, 2011

  Canelo is an imperfect fighter, but 32-year-old Cintron won’t be the man to exploit those imperfections…
  
  

• Miguel Angel Cotto: A Warrior Martyr – December 1st, 2011

  I can’t think of a modern fighter who has absorbed more punishment and anguish—both in and out of the ring—than Miguel Cotto...
  
  

• Adios Tony; Bienvenido Bam Bam – December 4th, 2011

  In some way Brandon Rios is very similar to Margarito and in other ways the differences are stark….
  
  

• After Redemption, Where Does Cotto Go Next? – December 5th, 2011

  Don’t be surprised if Miguel Cotto—a Warrior’s Warrior—pursues yet another mega-fight in early- to mid-2012…
  
  

• Capital Showdown Media Workout – December 6th, 2011

  While Khan was posing for photos around DC's landmarks—Peterson was taking care of business in the grittier corridors of Chocolate City...
  
  

• All I Want for Christmas...Floyd, Tattoos, Manny – December 7th, 2011

  Santa I would ask you to consider an Immaculate Conception, that being the idea of finally having Manny Pacquiao fight Floyd Mayweather…
  
  

• What Will Become of Khan? – December 9th, 2011

  Even in moments that are supposed to define his newly found toughness, like his fight against Marcos Maidana, we learn how vulnerable he is…
  
  

• Does the Referee Pool Need New Blood? – December 11th, 2011

  Perhaps referees like Italian Massimo Barrovecchio and Panamanian Hector Afu can be part of a seminar for new and/or aspiring amateur referees...
  
  

• Aaron Davis in the Driver’s Seat – December 14th, 2011

  "I didn’t suspend those judges just to say I’m a big bad guy," said Davis. "It’s really for the betterment of the sport...”
  
  

• The Incredible Shrinking Manny – December 18th, 2011

  Arum has at least considered negotiating with the Mayweather camp and admits, for the first time in years, that this is priority number one…
  
  

• Repeat or Revenge? – December 20th, 2011

  
  
  

• Steve Smoger: Master of an Art Form – December 25th, 2011

  Smoger, the real article, speaks for itself, and by action, for himself. There is no need to draw attention...
  
  

• Amir Khan on Floyd’s Predicament – December 27th, 2011

  
  
  

• Don't Think Twice, It's All Right – December 27th, 2011

  
  
  

• Uh-Oh, Vicious Victor Is at It Again – December 31st, 2011

  Ortiz may have to meet with the Nevada State Athletic Commission to explain comments he made about attempting to break Floyd Mayweather’s nose....
  
  

• Navigating the Moral Landscape – December 31st, 2011

  We are not children and should not be tempted to think about complex issues as children do…
  
  

• The Sublime and the Ridiculous – January 12th, 2012

  
  
  

• The Rollercoaster Ride of Zab Judah – January 15th, 2012

  Judah has lost seven times in his career, usually to top tier fighters, but a lack of preparation and focus has cost him bouts against lesser men…
  
  

• The Round That Was – January 19th, 2012

  
  
  

• Holyfield: Gulf War Syndrome – January 23rd, 2012

  
  
  

• Pac-Cotto II: Hold Your Horses – January 24th, 2012

  
  
  

• Money May's Take It or Leave It – January 26th, 2012

  
  
  

• Day at the Beach: Timothy Bradley – January 29th, 2012

  Bradley grew up with what he would call a “thug mentality” ready to punch people in the nose but he has his act together big time now…
  
  

• HBO Boss: I'm Over It – January 31st, 2012

  
  
  

• Mayweather-Ortiz II? – January 31st, 2012