by Tim Harrison The balance of power in boxing has shifted dramatically. Floyd Mayweather Jr. and advisor Al Haymon hold all the cards right now. Mayweather’s exclusive deal with Showtime, which is a 6-fight deal spanning a period of 30 months, is expected to pay him no less than $200 million and up to $250 million if he achieves a certain level of pay-per-view success. That … [Read more...]
Castles Made of Sand: Pacquiao’s Indecision Causes Panic Amongst His Team
The first time I saw Manny Pacquiao fight live on television could have been possibly more than ten years ago on the undercard of an HBO PPV broadcast, possibly featuring the Lewis-Tyson mega fight or an Oscar De La Hoya fight. Aside from the fact that the commentary crew butchered his name by making it sound like they were dropping F-bombs any time they said his name, … [Read more...]
Give Peace a Chance: 8 Fights That Could be Made if the Golden Boy-Top Rank Cold War Ended
You can’t always get what you want in life. That reality is no more evident as a boxing fan, when the sports two biggest stars (with only a few pounds separating them), have no real interest in fighting each other. Countless other exciting matchups are left to die by the wayside as the sport’s two biggest promoters – Top Rank and Golden Boy – refuse to do business with each … [Read more...]
Magdaleno, Benavides Score Four-Round Stoppages in Las Vegas
Texas Station Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada – Undefeated super featherweight contender Diego Magdaleno (23-0, 9 KOs) stopped former world title challenger Antonio Davis (29-8, 13 KOs) on Saturday night at the Texas Station Casino in Las Vegas Nevada. And on the undercard, red hot prospect Jose Benavides Jr. (16-0, 13 KOs) stopped Javier Loya (7-1, 6 KOs) in four rounds. … [Read more...]
Nonito Donaire vs. Jeffrey Mathebula: The Boxing Tribune Preview
Two super bantamweight titles will be on the line when Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire (28-1, 18 KOs) and Jeffrey “The Mongoose” Mathebula (26-3-2, 14 KOs) offer up their WBO and IBF titles on Saturday night at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California. Kelly Pavlik takes on Will Roskinsky on the opening fight of the televised undercard set to begin at 10 PM EST/7 PM PST … [Read more...]