By James Russell, Posted November 19th, 2009 Comments (8) Topic: Boxing News, Fight Previews

After Manny Pacquiao secured a convincing victory over Miguel Cotto and Floyd Mayweather Jr did the same against Juan Manuel Marquez, surely those influential in the boxing industry must be trying to put together a Pacquiao-Mayweather megafight.
Do you want to see Floyd Mayweather fight Manny Pacquiao? (read more…)
|
|
|
By Joe Stevens, Posted December 9th, 2008 Comments (8) Topic: Boxing News, Fight Reviews

Filipino Pacman gave his bigger, more famous opponent such a beating that Golden Boy De la Hoya declined to come out of his corner after the eighth round, and rightly so.
The TKO is only the second time De la Hoya had been stopped in his 16-year star studded professional career. De la Hoya was (read more…)
|
|
|
By James Russell, Posted December 1st, 2008 Comments (1) Topic: Boxing News, Fight Previews

Possibly the biggest boxing match this year, Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya are set to fight this Saturday night.
This is a face off of two pound for pound boxing Kings, and is looking to be an awesome fight (read more…)
|
|
|
By James Russell, Posted June 15th, 2008 Comments (0) Topic: Boxing News, Fight Previews, General News

The trainer Freddie Roach has added an interesting new twist to the story of the Filipino Manny Pacquiao by saying that Golden Boy Promotions might want to put up Oscar De La Hoya in stead of Ricky Hatton, also handled by the Golden Boy promotions. “To be honest with you I think Manny can beat Oscar”. Also that Pacquiao’s speed would be too much for “an old man”, like De La Hoya (read more…)
|
|
|
By Joe Stevens, Posted June 13th, 2008 Comments (0) Topic: Boxing News, Fight Previews

A fight has been made by the world boxing council between the top and second top ranked fighters, Andre Berto (top with 21-0, and 18 knock outs ), Miguel Rodriguez (second top with 29-2, and 23 knockouts). To fill the welterweight title vacancy that was made when Floyd Mayweather retired. The two were scheduled to fight on the 21 June as a part of (read more…)
|
|
|
By James Russell, Posted June 13th, 2008 Comments (2) Topic: Boxing News, Fight Previews

The Mayweather-De La Hoya rematch on the 20 September was cancelled when Mayweather announced his retirement. The effects of this fight cancellation means that De La Hoya will only be fighting once more before retiring himself. De La Hoya has apparently given up his September date and will now have his final fight on (read more…)
|
|
|
By Robert Westwood, Posted June 10th, 2008 Comments (4) Topic: Boxing News, Fight Previews

After turning down the fight with De La Hoya, one of Hatton’s nest opponents could be the superstar Manny Paciquiao. Pacquiao has stated before that he wants to challenge Hatton if he moves up and beats (read more…)
|
|
|
By Joe Stevens, Posted June 10th, 2008 Comments (0) Topic: Boxing News, Fight Previews, General News

It seems Ricky Hatton will not be fighting Oscar De La Hoya. De La Hoya was going to fight Mayweather before his retirement announcement, the fight was set for the 20 September. From this rumours started about Hatton taking Mayweather’s place in the fight, but Ray Hatton (Ricky Hatton’s father and manager) has said that his son needed more time to prepare (read more…)
|
|
|
By James Russell, Posted June 9th, 2008 Comments (0) Topic: Boxing News, Fight Previews

With the retirement of Mayweather, Ricky Hatton has moved into a position for a superfight with De La Hoya later in the year. Hatton is due to fight Pauile Malignaggi in November, and could change course and fight the American, with the opportunity to generate huge pay-per-view sales (read more…)
|
|
|
By Robert Westwood, Posted June 9th, 2008 Comments (1) Topic: Boxing News, General News

For the third time, Floyd “Money” Mayweather has decided to call it quits, and ended his career. The welterweight weight champion and pound-for-pound king has made retirement vows before. But is apparently now genuine about it. The big money fight with De La Hoya is no longer on (read more…)
|
|
|