Manny Pacquiao, finally, has his opponent for a June 9 fight. Not Floyd Mayweather that the boxing world should have, but Timothy Bradley, fighting at Welterweight for the first time in his career, coming in with an undefeated record but a small chance of winning anything but a lot of money. Timothy Bradley was one of [...]
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has challenged Manny Pacquiao to fight him on May 5. The WBC welterweight champion’s plans to fight on that date in Las Vegas looked to be dead and buried when he was sentenced to prison. But his 90-day term was deferred and the 5-division world champion looks set to finally agree terms [...]
Tomorrow night’s HBO pay-per-view rematch between Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito has generated more buzz in the boxing world than any fight in the last three years that did not feature Manny Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather Jr, save for perhaps the Wladimir Klitschko vs David Haye fight this past July. There are rematches and there [...]
Floyd Mayweather promised he’ll be moving straight ahead and will give boxing fans a good show Saturday night against Victor Ortiz. His family disputes make interesting reality television. His legal issues could land him in jail. Worse yet for Floyd Mayweather Jr. is that he’s getting older by the fight and Manny Pacquiao keeps [...]
In an interview with Univision, Oscar de la Hoya, the former top star in boxing and now head of one of the 2 biggest promotional firms in the United States, opened about his stint in rehab this year due to alcohol and cocaine addictions Oscar De La Hoya said thought about suicide and has [...]
Boxing legend Oscar De La Hoya has checked himself into a rehabilitation clinic in California. Oscar De La Hoya went into rehab within the last few weeks, TMZ first reported Saturday. The nature of his substance abuse problem is not known. Oscar De La Hoya, 38, was in an undisclosed substance abuse facility in CA, [...]
It wasn’t the fight everyone expected, nor was it the fight everyone wanted. Nonetheless, Manny Pacquiao continued his march through boxing history with a dominant, one-sided win over the aged Sugar Shane Mosley. It wasn’t Manny Pacquiao at his best, but all he needed to do was show up. Manny Pacquiao still managed to win [...]
Live from the MGM Grand Casino, SHOWTIME Sports presents the official recap of the weigh-in for Manny Pacquiao and “Sugar” Shane Mosley. The Manny Pacquiao Express motors on as Bloody Elbow will cover today’s weigh-in for his fight with “Sugar” Shane Mosley. The weigh-ins will stream live on Top Rank Boxing’s website at 6 p.m. [...]
Showtime’s Al Bernstein gives his keys to victory for the upcoming fight between Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley that will take place on May 7th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Manny Pacquiao is an approximately 7-to-1 favorite at the Las Vegas sports books for Saturday night’s fight with Shane Mosley. Some of [...]
Manny Pacquiao talks to FOXSports.com about his upcoming WBO welterweight title defense against Shane Mosley. Manny Pacquiao’s last 3 opponents include Antonio Margarito, Joshua Clottey and Miguel Cotto. Mosley’s last three opponents were Sergio Mora, Floyd Mayweather Jr., and Margarito. Styles make fights, but sometimes the CompuBox numbers can help tell the story of what [...]
