0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/22/2015
Kenny Bayless, the ref Floyd Mayweather got for his Marcos Maidana rematch after Tony Weeks was too permissive with Maidana’s tactics the first time around, is going to be the ref for Mayweather’s upcoming bout with Manny Pacquiao. This is disappointing. Whether it makes a difference or not? Unclear. That’s because Pacquiao is no Maidana. […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/20/2015
We’ve been trying to get ya more quick jabs of boxing news and analysis without putting them in a formal Quick Jabs format, but it’s been an exceptionally productive period for boxing news and boxing news that needs analysis, and it’s been hard to keep up. So, going back to the old ways… In this edition […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/19/2015
(LAS VEGAS — Deontay Wilder poses by his corner after going 12 rounds with Bermane Stiverne during their fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Jan. 17 [Photo by Steve Marcus/Getty Images]) With Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao right around the corner, there’s already been speculation about who, if anyone, is “next” in boxing, […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/15/2015
Tuesday, we saw the delay, perhaps death, of one of the best fights in the sport. Wednesday, we got the delay, perhaps death, of the biggest fight in the U.K. and a damn good fight on every other part of the globe, too. Amir Khan vs Chris Algieri was officially announced via news release Wednesday for […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 4/13/2015
There are three weeks left until fight night and it’s all happening. From the girl who bet her virginity on Floyd Mayweather to the rapper who got a TMT (The Money Team) Tattoo on his face, Manny and Floyd, the podcast, has you covered on all the Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather news. Listen right now below, or subscribe […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/10/2015
The sweetest thing we’ve gotten yet from Al Haymon’s aspired-for 2015 boxing takeover, or that we’re even scheduled to get, arrives Saturday night when Danny Garcia faces Lamont Peterson on NBC’s “Premier Boxing Champions.” Anyone embittered by the manner in which it has arrived is entitled. Yet a pugilistic confection it remains. We were forced to […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/8/2015
We are sandwiched between weekends of two true divisional champions: light heavyweight king Adonis Stevenson last weekend, junior welterweight champ Danny Garcia next. It’s the kind of thing to make one take note of the caliber of the class of the current champion corps. There’s a lot of weakness there — guys not really defending their […]
0 comments by Tim Starks
Floyd Mayweather today bought something expensive, tacky and obscene. The cost of the item exceeded the annual salary of at least an upper middle class household. Floyd Mayweather will only use the item once. Floyd Mayweather might as well have just thrown the amount of money he spent on the item up in the air […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/6/2015
So here it is. The “official commercial” (according to a news release) for Floyd Mayweather Vs Manny Pacquiao. Accept no substitutes. No “unofficial commercials” allowed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_f1h0yFzigc&feature=youtu.be It’s not the kind of fight that needs much hyping, so it’s a fairly minimalist commercial. Plus, some rubes like me will just put it on their website for […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 4/3/2015
Read this story about the last man to beat Floyd Mayweather (no, not Jose Luis Castillo — ZING) and weep. It’s a great, tragic tale about Serafim Todorov. Then, read up below for some thoughts on the latest Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao news, with some brief accompanying analytical thoughts. (Some of them, among other topics, […]
0 comments by Alex McClintock on 4/2/2015
The fifth episode of Manny and Floyd, the podcast all about Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather, is out now. Download it, get it on iTunes or your podcasting app, or just listen to it right here: I can’t even lie; I’m so excited by the fact that HBO and Showtime are making their own, separate hype documentaries […]
LAS VEGAS – JANUARY 21: Manny Pacquiao of the Phillippines prays before his fight against Erik Morales of Mexico in the Super Featherweight Championship fight at Thomas & Mack Arena on January 21, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pacquiao defeated Morales by a 10th round knockout. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images)
0 comments by Tim Starks on 3/25/2015
The fourth episode of Manny and Floyd, the podcast all about Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather, is out. Download it, get it on iTunes or your podcasting app, or just listen to it right here: Apart from all the week’s news about drug testing, Floyd’s lumberjack turn and Mexico’s love for the fight, this episode […]
0 comments by Patrick Connor on 3/24/2015
Nearly two years after Jhonny Gonzalez shocked Abner Mares with a huge left hook, it’s clear their careers have certainly gone in different directions. For instance, 28 million people in Mexico watched Gonzalez toy with a faded Jorge Arce, while Mares has struggled to impress against nondescript opposition on undercards. The question is whether or […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 3/20/2015
When in doubt, we visit our friends over at Reddit’s boxing forum and always find some kind of gem. That’s a chart for Floyd Mayweather fights. Check out the Miguel Cotto result, by the way. Also in this edition of Quick Jabs, beyond the headline — Roc Nation Sports, Al Haymon, Adrien Broner, Martin Scorcese […]
0 comments by Tim Starks on 3/18/2015
NEWS RELEASE The Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, an independent, international, noncommercial rankings organization, announces that the winner of the Floyd Mayweather Jr.–Manny Pacquiao fight on May 2 will be crowned the true welterweight champion of the world. The 44-member board, representing 16 countries and five continents, does not acknowledge the various belts passed off as […]
