Posted on 04 March 2010
The Heavyweight division was once the crown jewel of boxing but with the lack of exciting fighters and serious American contenders smaller boxers such as Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. are the main attractions of the sport. Ringside Report says Mike Tyson and Don King are looking to inject some life into the once dominant Heavyweight division later this year. Read the full story
Posted on 09 January 2010
Midgets vs. Mascots, a movie that claims to be “Borat meets Jackass“, hits two Texas theaters Jan. 15 and is available for purchase at their Web site. The producers of the shockumentary went all out in their casting by landing Gary Coleman and Scottie Pippen. Two of the most financially secure celebrities in the world. Read the full story
Posted on 07 January 2010
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says the fight between his client Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and Floyd “Money” Mayweather is off because the two sides can’t agree on performance-enhancing drug testing. Mayweather wants strict Olympic-style blood testing while Manny would prefer for urine tests but he’s willing to do limited blood tests.
Pacquiao’s opposition to having his blood drawn close to fight time isn’t new. Manny said in a 2005 interview that having his blood taken made him weak when he lost to Erik Morales. Here’s the video. Seems believable to me. Read the full story
Posted on 29 December 2009
The Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. super fight hit a snag over performance-enhancing drug testing although common sense says nothing will stop this fight because of the amount of money on the line. Pacquiao has no problem submitting unlimited random urine samples but he doesn’t completely agree with Mayweather’s blood testing preference. Manny is willing to have his blood tested three times (In early January, 30 days before the fight, and in his dressing room following the fight.), but Money May is calling for random blood tests that could occur the week of the fight.
Mayweather Jr., Floyd Mayweather Sr., and uncle Jeff Mayweather have all hinted at various times that Pacquiao has used/uses performance enhancing drugs. Manny has had enough of their talk and plans to handle it in court and in the ring. Read the full story
Posted on 27 November 2009
TMZ is reporting that Tiger Woods and wife Elin argued before Tiger crashed his vehicle into a fire hydrant and tree while leaving the couple’s Isleworth home. Local police say Elin Nordegren-Woods used a golf club to break out the back window of the SUV to help get Tiger from the car. When police arrived on the scene Tiger was in and out of consciousness and had cuts on his lips and blood in his mouth. Read the full story
Posted on 27 November 2009
From the Las Vegas Review-Journal via The Big Lead comes the news of Floyd Mayweather Jr. spending money freely and talking about a fight that we can only assume will be with Manny Pacquiao. Money May used his Visa Black card at a Las Vegas area Chevy dealer to cop a gold-colored Tahoe for a lady friend. He told employees at the dealership he had to hurry because he was preparing for a big fight. Read the full story
Posted on 20 November 2009
As soon as referee Kenny Bayless stopped Manny Pacquiao from beating Miguel Cotto senseless boxing fans started calling for Floyd Mayweather Jr. to take on the current pound-for-pound champion. A Mayweather-Pacquiao fight will reportedly bring in $40-$50 million for each fighter at the same time giving fight fans the classic match-up they’ve wanted. A potential sticking point in all Mayweather-Pacquiao talk is Floyd’s relationship with Top Rank top man Bob Arum. Mayweather previously said he’d never fight Pacquiao if Arum was involved but that changed late Thursday when Floyd’s team approached Top Rank about the super fight. Read the full story