All Entries Tagged With: "Floyd Mayweather"
Buck-buck-BRAWWK! II (Duck and Cover!): The Southpaw
By Fox Doucette How fitting that your friendly neighborhood commentator gets to run this on Groundhog Day. Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, and Chris Elliott couldn’t come up with a better analogy for the week’s boxing news if they tried. You’ve got a fighter pulling out of a rematch against a guy he lost to, citing [...]
Mayweather-Cotto: Not Terrible, Not Great
One of the unfortunate truths about boxing is that a match-up between two great fighters does not always make a great fight. The May 5th bout in Las Vegas between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Miguel Cotto is a perfect example of why not. It would be hard to deny either of these two men the [...]
Mayweather selects Cotto as May 5 opponent at the MGM Grand
WBC welterweight champion, Floyd Mayweather Jr., has selected WBA jr. middleweight champion Miguel Cotto as his opponent for May 5 at the MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mayweather made the announcement at his licensing hearing earlier today. Cotto, who became a promotional free agent on December 31, had entered into negotiations with WBO welterweight [...]
McCarson’s Heavyweight Notebook – On Boystov/Chagaev Card, Vitali/Wlad vs Manny/Floyd and More
If you believe the heavyweight division is dead, then you haven’t been paying attention. Here’s news, notes and updates from around the division courtesy of The Boxing Tribune’s self-proclaimed heavyweight guru, Kelsey McCarson. Boystov, Chagaev Headline Boxing Card in Germany Former WBA heavyweight titleholder Ruslan Chagaev (27-2-1, 17 KOs) returns to the ring this Saturday, [...]
Miguel Cotto in the Middle of Mayweather and Pacquiao: Harrison’s Monday Rant
Miguel Cotto has spent that last two years as the forgotten man at Top Rank; the Sherman Williams to Manny Pacquiao’s Emmitt Smith. Since he re-signed with Top Rank in June of 2009, Cotto has been sent to slaughter, handcuffed and weight drained, against Manny Pacquiao. He’s been offered up as opponents to rising stars, [...]
The Mayweather vs. Pacquiao Saga: May 26 Offer A Smokescreen?
Don’t hold your breath in hopes of Mayweather vs. Pacquiao happening next. The Boxing Tribune’s Tim Harrison explains why the latest offer may not be an offer.
The Sham of the Multi-Division Titlist: The Southpaw
The Southpaw is the smart boxing column for smart boxing fans. This week, Fox Doucette takes on the joke that is “multi-division titlist”.
Weight Class of the Year: The Southpaw
Which weight class gave us the best fights and best fighters of 2011? Check out Fox Doucette’s Southpaw column for the answer.
How To Deal With Casual Boxing Fans: The Southpaw
Some casual boxing fans are best left alone. Others are hardcore fans waiting to happen. Find out which is which in this week’s edition of The Southpaw.
Brace Youself: Kell Brook’s American Invasion Hits Atlantic City Saturday Night
Kell Brook, who makes his American debut on the Ward-Froch undercard, aims to be Britain’s Next Big Thing.
The Time for Mayweather-Pacquiao is Now
Tim Harrison explains why Mayweather-Pacquiao has to happen now, and if he believes the mega-fight will come to fruition.
Last Night’s Winner: The Sport of Boxing
On the second great night for the Sweet Science in as many weeks, Fox Doucette puts the triumph in proper perspective.
Pacquiao-Mayweather And Other Fiction: The Southpaw
In this week’s Southpaw, Fox Doucette leaves a burning bag of dog crap on the porch of Pacquiao and Mayweather fanboys alike and rings the doorbell.
Boxing 101 (Lesson #4): Who’s Who In the Sport
By Fox Doucette If you are truly to enjoy watching the Sweet Science on television, it is not enough to know how the sport is contested. Yes, that will help you to determine who’s winning and make some sense out of the judging (more on that later), but if you’re watching in a social setting [...]
Mayweather Mania? Magno’s Monday Rant
On this week’s Rant: Floyd Mayweather talk and the triumphant return of our Piggies at the Trough feature
