Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Thursday, 9 June 2011
Tuesday, 7 June 2011
Floyd Mayweather Announces His Ring Comeback Against Victor Ortiz on Twitter
Floyd Mayweather Jr. announces today on his twitter account that he will face WBC Welterweight Champion Victor Ortiz on Sept. 17 (check out boxlink's previous post about this rumored fight here: http://grsg03.blogspot.com/2011/05/latest-news-manny-pacquiao-will-fight.html ).
Mayweather made the announcement official to more than 1.25 million followers of his official twitter account. "My fans have been waiting long enough. Floyd Mayweather vs Victor Ortiz. Sept 17 2011 for the WBC World Championship."
Floyd's last fight was in May 2010 against Shane Mosley in which Mayweather won via a lopsided Unanimous Decision. Victor Ortiz recently won the WBC belt against former champion Andre Berto last April.
The Mayweather vs Ortiz fight will likely to take place at the Cowboy Stadium in Arlington, Texas where Manny Pacquiao fought twice. -grsg03/boxlink
Sunday, 5 June 2011
Pacquiao Offered $65M To Fight Saul Alvarez in Mexico
MANILA—Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim has offered $65 million to Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao to fight in Mexico next year with one of Mexico’s up-and-coming fighters.
This was revealed yesterday by Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis “Chavit” Singson, a long-time confidante of Pacquiao, who said that negotiations with Slim, the world’s wealthiest man, have already started and that Pacquiao was interested in the guaranteed money.
Singson’s report came after Top Rank’s Bob Arum revealed that American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. had turned down a $65 million offer from a Singaporean group to fight Pacquiao.
In a phone interview, Singson said that Slim had told him about his desire to host one of Pacquiao’s fights as a favor to his countrymen who have been looking to see Pacquiao fight on their soil.
The $65 million offer to Pacquiao was guaranteed by Slim, who would pick the Mexican opponent for the world’s best pound-for-pound boxer.
He said Slim is looking at WBC light middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez as likely opponent for Pacquiao.
The unbeaten Alvarez is just 21 and holds an awesome 36-0-1 record with 26 knockouts.
Since 1995, Pacquiao has figured in more than a dozen fights with Mexican or Mexican and Mexican-Americans such as Oscar De La Hoya, Erik Morales, Marco Antonio Barrera and Juan Manuel Marquez but he has never fought in Mexico.
He added that unlike Mayweather, Pacquiao would not turn down $65 million especially since he still has to find his match in the ring.
“I think Manny is still at his peak,” said Singson. (source: gil c. cabacungan / philippine daily inquirer)
Friday, 3 June 2011
Thursday, 2 June 2011
Shane Mosley Asks His Corner To Stop The Fight After The 10th Round
Source: Show Time Fight Camp 360 Final Episode
Wednesday, 1 June 2011
Sunday, 22 May 2011
Oscar Dela Hoya in Rehab Clinic
Boxing great Oscar De La Hoya has checked himself into a rehabilitation clinic in California.
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.
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After doing an honest evaluation of myself, I recognize that there are certain issues that I need to work on. Like everyone, I have my flaws, and I do not want to be one of those people that is afraid to admit and address those flaws.
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-- Oscar De La Hoya
"He is my friend and I wish him well," Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer, De La Hoya's close friend, told ESPN.com at the Bell Centre in Montreal on Saturday night, where he was promoting the Jean Pascal-Bernard Hopkins light heavyweight championship rematch. "I'm sure that all the fans are joining me in wishing him the best."
Schaefer said De La Hoya was still in rehab, which is why he is not at one of his company's biggest fights of the year.
"Throughout my career and my life, I have always met all challenges head-on, and this is no different. I am confident that with the support of my family and friends, I will become a stronger, healthier person.
De La Hoya asked for privacy as he goes through the process.
De La Hoya, a former six-division titleholder, had a career record of 39-6. He retired shortly after losing by technical knockout to Manny Pacquiao in December 2008. (source: espn.com)
Thursday, 19 May 2011
Wednesday, 18 May 2011
Juan Manuel Marquez Signed The Contract For Pacquiao-Marquez 3
A third fight between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez took a major step toward becoming reality Tuesday when Marquez signed a contract with Pacquiao's promoter, Top Rank, in Los Angeles.
Marquez, who has a draw and a split-decision loss against Pacquiao, reportedly would make a minimum of $5 million to fight Pacquiao on Nov. 12 at the MGM Grand Garden. Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 knockouts) would make a minimum of $20 million, and the fight, for Pacquiao's WBO welterweight title, would be fought at a catch weight of 144 pounds.
Top Rank chairman Bob Arum said the fight remains contingent upon Golden Boy Promotions officially signing off on the terms of the agreement. Golden Boy, which had been Marquez's promoter of record, still has the right of last refusal on any of Marquez's fights until the end of February 2012.
"Golden Boy was most cooperative," Arum said. "They agreed not to block the fight. So we're planning to move forward.
"When you look at the possible opponents for Pacquiao, the guy who can give him the best fight is Marquez. He's the only one to have two close fights with Manny, and he may be the one guy who has Manny figured out."
Richard Schaefer, Golden Boy's chief executive officer, was traveling to Montreal on Tuesday. His assistant said he would have no comment on Marquez until next week.
Top Rank president Todd duBoef met with Marquez and his attorneys Tuesday at the Beverly Hills Hotel to finalize the deal. Arum said the next step will be to sign a contract with the MGM and find a TV broadcast partner.
Showtime televised Pacquiao's May 7 rout of Shane Mosley. Because of the additional promotional platform provided by CBS, the fight generated 1.3 million to 1.4 million pay-per-view buys, the most for any Pacquiao bout. But Arum said HBO, which had televised Pacquiao's fights through most of his run to world titles in eight weight classes, would be approached to make an offer.
HBO, owned by Time-Warner, has ties to TNT and TBS and could use those channels to promote Pacquiao-Marquez III.
"Whichever network gives us the best deal and the most exposure, that's who we'll sign with,'' Arum said. ''We're looking to take this sport to a new dimension."
Marquez (52-5-1, 38 KOs) last fought Nov. 27 when he stopped Michael Katsidis in the ninth round of their WBO lightweight title fight at the MGM.
Marquez is scheduled to fight former world lightweight champion David Diaz on July 2 in Mexico City, a bout he'll have to win to keep his date with Pacquiao.
If they meet, Marquez will be fighting at the second-heaviest weight of his career; he weighed 146 when he lost to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2009.
Marquez and Pacquiao fought at 126 pounds in 2004 at the MGM. Marquez was knocked down three times in the first round, but rallied in the second half of the fight to gain a 12-round draw.
Pacquiao won a 12-round split decision in the rematch, fought at 130 pounds in 2008 at Mandalay Bay. (source: Steve Carp / Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Manny Pacquiao Punches Daniel Tosh in the Face @ Tosh.O
LINK: http://tosh.comedycentral.com/video-clips/uncensored---manny-pacquiao-punch
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