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The deadline given by Bob Arum for Floyd Mayweather Jr. to decide to fight the Filipino pound for pound king boxer Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao has just passed and the promoter Bob Arum said that they’ll move on to other fighters out there. Two of the fighters that are considered to be the opponent of Pacquiao are Antonio Margarito and Miguel Cotto which fight’s tentative schedule is November 2010.
Here’s a full report from Associated Press (AP) pertaining to the said news:
Manny Pacquiao will start looking for another opponent for his next …
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Update: Floyd Mayweather Jr. is still undefeated. He won on unanimous decision against Shane Mosley. Replay link will be provided as soon as it is available (until I find it online ).
Floyd Mayweather Jr. (40-0-0 25 KOs) will be fighting against Shane Mosley (46-5-0 39KOs) on May 1, 2010 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The boxing event was dubbed as “Who R U Picking? Mayweather vs. Mosley. It can be watched by HBO PPV (pay-per-view). Telepisodes.com will try to share the excitement of …
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The undefeated American welterweight fighter Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be fighting against another American welterweight boxer, Sugar Shane Mosley in a HBO PPV Boxing on May 1, 2010 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The dubbed fight Mayweather vs. Mosley “Who R U Picking?” is said to be the fight to remember by the boxing world as this fight have been waited so long by boxing fans to happen.
Actually this bout was made possible when Pacquiao vs. Mayweather failed to happen because of disagreement in the Olympics style …
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This latest controversy that hits the Philippines was this rant by Adam Carolla against Manny Pacquiao. Adam Carolla is a comedian and radio personality who hosts a podcast. In the following recording of the conversation of Adam Carolla and a listener, Carolla was asked about Pacquiao’s refusal to agree to the drug-testing terms that Floyd Mayweather Jr. requested. Carolla called it a “cultural thing” because “he’s from the Philippines” and then said Pacquiao’s religion consisted of “praying to chicken bones.”
This “irresponsible” remarks / rant of the comedian causes uproar …
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“The Event” concluded with more than 50,000 crowds watching the Pacquiao-Clottey fight in the Cowboys Stadium and Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao remained to be still the WBO Welterweight champion of the world. This is after the challenger, Joshua Cottey failed to grab the crown from the champ. Clottey was overwhelmed by the unfaltering offense made by Pacquiao from first round to the 12th round. He wasn’t able to push his luck to win against the speed and furious punches of his opponent.
However, Pacquiao also fails to knock out “The Grandmaster.” He …
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Today, Golden Boy Promotions provide a live feed of their press conference to promote the upcoming Mayweather vs. Mosley mega fight on May 1, 2010. The said presser is the last of the 3 leg press tour and it is happening at the Nokia Live Plaza right in front of the Staples Center, home of the LA Lakers.
Boxing analysts and promoters of the fight are keep on saying that the winner of this match will possibly have a showdown with the winner of the Pacquiao vs. Clottey “The Event” match …
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A week before the Pacquiao vs. Clottey welterweight bout, the boxing superstar Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao is back on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night and answers several questions regarding the fight and his reaction towards failure on negotiation for the Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight.
Here’s the video of the said interview with Jimmy Kimmel:
Now here’s the video where the people champ, pound for pound and has the most beautiful voice in the world of boxing(as said by Jimmy Kimmel) Manny Pacquiao sings “Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You” on the said …
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WBC Welterweight World Champion Andre Berto released an announcement that he will not be able to fight Sugar Shane Mosley on the 30th of January. This is because the champ is said to be very affected by the catastrophic earthquake that hit his place, Haiti. Since, most of his family are living there, he is not that mentally or psychologically capable of pursuing with the said fight. Since there’s no boxer to replace him on the said fight, organizers totally canceled the match.
Here’s the reaction of Mosley regarding the canceled …
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After the failed negotiations of the Mayweather and Pacquiao camp to pursue their fight, the camp of Pacquiao proceed in looking for another opponent to fight this coming March 2010. It is possibly that he will be fighting Joshua Clottey according to LA Times. Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach said in an interview that “If you concede to whatever Mayweather wants, that’s giving him an edge. We are bigger than Mayweather. We don’t need him. We don’t work for him. So, the way I feel now, we’ll go fight Clottey, then …
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That’s right guys! The negotiation process between Pacquiao vs. Mayweather mediated by Judge Daniel Weinstein failed. This is what Bob Arum said in an interview. The drug testing issues were not resolved and both parties didn’t agreed in terms of the fight. Here’s what the news says:
Arum said retired federal judge Daniel Weinstein, who acted as mediator between the two parties, rang him to inform that the mega-buck fight won’t push through.
“The mediator called me [before 8 p.m.] and told me the fight was off,” Arum told LATimes.com. “The fight’s …
