Pride of Pomona Shane Mosley Gunning for Cotto, Hatton, or Pacquiao Next

By Ricardo Lois

Shane Mosley (the best welterweight in the World) and Ricardo Lois (the biggest mouth in the boxing radio World) meet up for a serving of humble pie.

You might remember that the always out-spoken Lois recommended fight fans to bet heavy on Antonio Margarito to destroy the Fighting Pride of Pomona.

After Lois bows down to Mosley, Sugar lets it be known that he is hunting down Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto, and Manny Pacquiao. read more

Filed under: Antonio Margarito, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, Oscar de la Hoya, Pacman vs. Hitman, Pacquiao vs. Hatton, Ricky Hatton, Sugar Shane Mosley

Doghouse Boxing’s Top 20 Pound-for-Pound Fighters

By German Villasenor

1. Manny Pacquiao (Super Lightweight – 140 lb.)
Heir to Floyd Mayweather, spot further solidified with domination of De La Hoya, retirement of Calzaghe.

2. Juan Manuel Marquez (Lightweight – 135 lb.)
Recent stoppage of lineal champion Casamayor in first bout at lightweight, along with close fight with Pac-man last year, clearly deserving of number two on my list.

3. Bernard Hopkins (Light Heavyweight – 175 lb.)
Fought about even with Calzaghe (formerly number 2 on my list) though in a losing effort, went on to dominate previously unbeaten Kelly Pavlik.

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Filed under: Antonio Margarito, Bernard Hopkins, Israel Vazquez, Juan Manuel Marquez, Kelly Pavlik, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, Rafael Marquez, Ricky Hatton, shane mosley, Vic Darchinyan

LIGHTWEIGHT’S NOW UP FOR GRABS

By Iain Axon

It seems in the last three months that the lightweight division has gone from being one of the best weight classes in boxing to one that is in upheaval and up for grabs.

It started when Manny Pacquiao, the WBC lightweight champion, moved up to fight Oscar De La Hoya at welterweight back in December. Pacquiao decided he was going to move down, but not back to lightweight. He decided to go to 140 where he will fight Ricky Hatton on May 2.

Pacquiao officially relinquished the WBC lightweight title – without ever defending it – this week.

He sent a letter to the WBC this week saying what we already knew that he was giving up the title. read more

Filed under: Amir Khan, Antonio Margarito, Battle of East and West, juan diaz, Juan Manuel Marquez, Marco Antonio Barrera, Miguel Cotto, Oscar de la Hoya, Ricky Hatton, shane mosley

British lambs to the slaughter

by Mark Gregory

Let me first of all preface this article by saying that ultimately boxing is all about levels, and that at Madison Square Garden on the 21st of February, Miguel Cotto demonstrated – as most expected – that he was a clear level or two above Manchester’s Michael Jennings. Let me also say that British fighters are no more prone to being the victims of one-sided ‘world’ title defeats than fighters of any other nationality.

The purpose of this article is to explore some potential reasons why the likes of Michael Jennings and Gary Lockett – the two most recent examples of Brits being outclassed in overseas ‘world’ title fights – find themselves beaten without even having the chance to steal a round or two from their more celebrated opponents. read more

Filed under: Antonio Margarito, Kelly Pavlik, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton, Ricky Hatton, shane mosley, Sugar Shane Mosley, top rank promotions

Cotto, Pavlik victorious in return, now what?

by Ricardo Lois

A pair of young stars coming off deflating losses, welterweight Miguel Cotto and middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik, notched knockout victories Saturday night. Separated by 349 miles, Cotto outclassed chippy Brit Micheal Jennings via fifth round technical knockout at Madison Square Garden in New York City and Pavlik took nine rounds to make Marco Antonio Rubio call it a night on his stool in Youngstown, Ohio. read more

Filed under: Antonio Margarito, Golden Boy, Kelly Pavlik, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, shane mosley, top rank promotions

Bring on Manny Pacquiao, Ricky Hatton, and Floyd Mayweather JR: The Options of Shane Mosley

By Gene Ramirez

Everything seemed to be working against him. Shane Mosley was in the middle of a divorce with his wife and manager Jin Mosley. Everyone was talking about him and the BALCO situation where he either knowingly or not took steroids before a big fight with Oscar. When you add the fact that Mosley did not look his best taking every second of twelve rounds to drop Ricardo Mayorga last September and Antonio Margarito was coming off the performance of his career against Miguel Cotto and it all added up to one likely ending. read more

Filed under: Antonio Margarito, Floyd Mayweather, Freddie Roach, Golden Boy, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, Oscar de la Hoya, Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton, shane mosley, top rank promotions

A Necessary Evil

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By Steve Kim

I’ve gotten more than a few emails from you loyal readers of Maxboxing, stating that you absolutely will not be forking over your hard-earned money for this weekend’s pay-per-view featuring the return of Miguel Cotto and Kelly Pavlik. Folks, I feel your pain, these are hard times (cue RUN DMC). And both Cotto and Pavlik, two stars of the Top Rank promotional stable, are facing opponents that are considered heavy underdogs as they are brought back judiciously from their first professional blemishes. read more

Filed under: Antonio Margarito, Kelly Pavlik, Manny Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, pacman, pacmonster, Ricky Hatton, top rank promotions

Cotto next for Pac?

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by Aldrin Quinto

AFTER crushing wins over Mexican stars, a blockbuster victory over an American superstar and a scheduled bout with British sensation Ricky Hatton, the next best thing for Manny Pacquiao could be Puerto Rican slugger Miguel Angel Cotto. read more

Filed under: Antonio Margarito, Battle of East and West, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, Michael Jennings, Miguel Cotto, Ricky Hatton

Arum puts potential Pacquiao-Cotto fight up to the fighters

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by SC

When the subject of a potential clash between pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and welterweight contender Miguel Cotto came up, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says it’s “up to the fighters,” but that he’d definitely do it if they wanted to.

Cotto has Michael Jennings this Saturday in a comeback bid from his first pro loss, while Pacquiao of course has junior welterweight world champion Ricky Hatton to contend with on May 2. read more

Filed under: Antonio Margarito, Bob Arum, Manny Pacquiao, Michael Jennings, Miguel Cotto, Ricky Hatton, shane mosley, top rank promotions

How Much Gasolina Left in Cotto’s Tank?

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By Ricardo Lois

Fans, experts, writers, gamblers, and shady characters hanging around the tattered fringe of boxing will carefully analyze Miguel Cotto’s Saturday night Madison Square Garden performance against Britain’s Michael Jennings with one question burning on their minds, “Was the Boricua bomber forever damaged by Antonio Margarito?” read more

Filed under: Antonio Margarito, Manny Pacquiao, Michael Jennings, Miguel Cotto, Ricky Hatton, shane mosley