March 6, 2009 • 12:22 am 0
By Dan Rafael
There are few who believe that former pound-for-pound king and welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. is permanently retired. Among the nonbelievers is his estranged father, Floyd Mayweather Sr.
Mayweather Sr. believes not only that his son will fight again but his unretirement is imminent. read more
Filed under: Floyd Mayweather, Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, Pound for Pound, Ricky Hatton, shane mosley
March 2, 2009 • 11:38 pm 0
By Tim Starks
As usual, my criteria includes, in approximate order of importance: recent activity, career achievement and overall ability.
1. Manny Pacquiao (junior welterweight): Some might make an argument for Pacquiao’s rival Juan Manuel Marquez to take the spot, and I wouldn’t put up too much of a fight, but it’s not the argument I’d make. It’s my personal opinion that Pacquiao and Marquez should be 1-1 against each other right now, but the record says Pacquiao’s 1-0-1 against Marquez. And as good as Marquez was this weekend, Pacquiao still has an overall better career resume. Only losing to Ricky Hatton in May can drop him from the #1 spot, really, and winning would put more distance between #1 and #2. Manny’s the best. He’s likely going to stay that way at least until he fights Floyd Mayweather, Miguel Cotto, Marquez again or Shane Mosley, and even then he could just as easily sweep that fearsome foursome. Which is not the same as saying it would be easy. read more
Filed under: Bernard Hopkins, Israel Vazquez, Jermain Taylor, Juan Manuel Marquez, Kelly Pavlik, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, Miguel Cotto, Nate Campbell, Rafael Marquez, Ricky Hatton, shane mosley, Vic Darchinyan
March 1, 2009 • 5:27 am 0
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.
Filed under: Antonio Margarito, Bernard Hopkins, Israel Vazquez, Juan Manuel Marquez, Kelly Pavlik, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, Rafael Marquez, Ricky Hatton, shane mosley, Vic Darchinyan
February 25, 2009 • 5:27 am 0
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
February 23, 2009 • 6:23 pm 0
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
February 23, 2009 • 6:22 pm 0
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
February 21, 2009 • 6:23 am 0
By Lance Pugmire
The 36-year-old fighter says he is ’60-40′ in favor of hanging up his gloves in wake of the beating he took from Manny Pacquiao in December. Boxer Oscar De La Hoya is strongly considering retirement, but isn’t ready to pull the trigger on his career just yet.
“I’m still confused,” De La Hoya said Friday in a lengthy telephone interview from his home in San Juan, Puerto Rico. “I’m torn between saying, ‘It’s over. ‘Bye. I don’t have it anymore,’ and knowing if I’ll be able to live with that. It’s a tough decision, not easy at all.” read more
Filed under: Bernard Hopkins, Floyd Mayweather, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, Oscar de la Hoya, Ricky Hatton, shane mosley
February 19, 2009 • 5:52 pm 0
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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
February 19, 2009 • 5:49 pm 0
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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
