WBC President for Life, Jose Sulaiman, has decided to hold nothing back when it comes to Juan Manuel Marquez and the fighter's upcoming fourth bout with Manny Pacquiao-- especially since he has no financial stake in the bout. "The fourth version of Manny Pacquiao-Marquez is a fight without importance." Sulaiman told Yahoo! Deportes. "It's a fight without a championship at … [Read more...]
A word on Adrien Broner – Plus, I call it like I see it in this week’s Sunday Brunch
The number one ranked super featherweight in the world, Adrien Broner, has extremely high hopes for himself. Backed by his entourage, team and promoters along with big boss-man, Al Haymon, Broner is being dubbed by some fans and media members as the next Floyd Mayweather. What I think is: The unbeaten 23 year old still has miles to go before he's mentioned in the same … [Read more...]
Who’s #3? After Mayweather and Pacquiao, who’s the world’s best fighter?
The consensus numbers one and two in the world have changed position quite a bit over the last couple of years, but most still agree that Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are, pound for pound, the two best fighters in the world. But if Floyd and Manny are numbers one and two, who's number three? Recently, Andre Ward and Sergio Martinez have both made a case for … [Read more...]
Do It Again: Fourth Pacquiao-Marquez bout set for December 8
By Gary Purfield While rumors have swirled for weeks and even months about Pacquiao’s next fight, it was finally made official Friday with the announcement that Pacquiao will meet his greatest ring rival Juan Manuel Marquez for a fourth time. They will battle at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on HBO PPV. While everyone in the boxing world desires a bout between Pacquiao and … [Read more...]
Manny Pacquiao, All-Time Great Con Man: The Southpaw
by Fox Doucette Rumors floating around the magical Intertubes would have you believe that Manny Pacquiao (54-4-2, Give Or Take Three Or Four Gift Decisions) is going to fight Juan Manuel Marquez for a fourth time in December. Boxrec has the date as December 8 against an opponent “TBA”, Dan Rafael reports that Bob Arum told him Marquez is the opponent and the blogosphere has … [Read more...]