DJ Peter Rosenberg (Hot 97) has conducted interviews with all of WWE's top superstars and spoke with boxing champion and WrestleMania 24 celebrity Floyd Mayweather this morning. Mayweather spoke about his close relationship with Triple H, a potential dream fight with Manny Pacquiao and dropped the bombshell news that he will be appearing at WrestleMania 29 from the Met...
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Between Floyd Mayweather's drug accusations and a close call against Juan Manuel Marquez last November, "Pac-Man" should be used to running from ghosts. But is he also running from an inevitable retirement? Famed boxing champion Manny Pacquiao will put his WBO welterweight title on the line against undefeated up-and-comer Timothy Bradley this Saturday night (June...
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BoxerВ Johnny TapiaВ was found dead Sunday in New Mexico, this according to local police. Family members say Albuquerque police were summoned to Tapia’s house at 7:45 PM Sunday by a family member who discovered the body. Cops say the death does not appear suspicious, but an official cause has not been determined. Tapia is a 5-time world champ.В His life was marked...
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Manny Pacquiao Thursday at the Wildcard Boxing Club in preparation for his upcoming World Welterweight title mega-fight against undefeated Jr. Welterweight champion Timothy “The Desert Storm” Bradley Jr.. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with MP Promotions, Tecate, AT&T and MGM Grand, Pacquiao vs Bradley will take place, Saturday, June 9 at the MGM...
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Former YouTube Star and UFC Heavyweight Kimbo Slice continued his undefeated professional boxing career this weekend with a victory when he knocked out the unheralded Jesse Porter in 36 seconds in a fight held inside the Lucky Star Casino in Concho, Oklahoma. Slice (5-0 boxing, 4-2 MMA) began peppering Porter (3-5 boxing) with left and right hooks soon after the bell...
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As previously noted, WWE's website acknowledged Triple H accompanying Floyd Mayweather to the ring for Mayweather's boxing victory over Miguel Cotto Saturday night in Las Vegas. The article features comments from Hunter speaking on his appearance and on his friend, Floyd Mayweather. "I've been friends with Floyd since [WrestleMania XXIV]," Hunter said. "Quite...
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There has been a lot of talk regarding Triple H accompanying and holding up one of Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s title belts Saturday night in Las Vegas. One reason being the fact that he appeared to be fine not even a week after his "broken arm" from Brock Lesnar last Monday on Raw. As previously noted, Hunter was wearing a brace to sell the injury. This is not the first...
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WWE star/executive Triple H walked Floyd Mayweather to the ring ahead of his boxing victory against Miguel Cotto on Saturday night from Las Vegas. Hunter carried one of Mayweather's championship belts and discretely wore a sling on his left arm, selling the storyline injury he suffered at the hands of Brock Lesnar on Monday's RAW. Hunter and Mayweather are close...
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Next month, on May 5, 2012, the UFC will return to FOX for the third time since the promotion reached a historic seven-year deal with the broadcast network late last year. While all eyes in the mixed martial arts world will be trained on the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey, there is another major combat sports event taking place that very same evening, as...
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Take notice all Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 170-pounders, Siyar Bahadurzada is coming to knock you out early. After making his long-awaited debut in the world's preeminent mixed martial arts (MMA) proving grounds, Siyar proved why he deserves to mix it up with the heavy hitters of the promotions welterweight division by making quick work of dangerous Brazilian...
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- The WWE Smackdown taping on Tuesday, July 24th, 2012 will be held at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Missouri. - The Fight Club Chicago interviewed boxing analyst Percy Crawford. Crawford revealed that that he had spoken with Paul Heyman about Brock Lesnar working with famed boxing coach Floyd Mayweather Sr. before Lesnar fought Shane Carwin at UFC 116 in July of...
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Three Florida residents are under arrest and facing third degree felony charges of promoting an illegal boxing match stemming from allegations of holding "smokers," unlicensed mixed martial arts (MMA) events that included juveniles at a Lehigh Acres home. Props: The...
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Today's most popular boxers, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr., are talented beyond belief. However, neither of them — or anyone else active in the sport for that matter — strike pure fear in the hearts of their opponents. Not the way former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson did more than a quarter-century ago, anyway. Tyson was an absolute animal...
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Today in LA was the press conference for Manny Pacquiao vs Tim Bradley. Here is the video for the whole press conference:
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Boxing Legend Sugar Ray Leonard appeared on Charlotte Today this morning to promote an event tonight 2/9/12 at The Charlotte Convention Center.В Sugar Ray is participating in Fight Night for Kids, a fund raising event in association with The Ronald McDonald House and many other charities.В Also involved in the event is local mma promotion Fight Lab Pros. Fight Lab...
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The pound for pound best fighter Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2) defeated Shane Mosley (46-7-1, 1 ND) with relative ease in a 12 round unanimous decision. Round 1 There wasn’t much of a feeling out process with both men flashing their punches an d mixing up their shots. Mosley was adept and the first big key shot was a straight left from Pacquiao. Mosley and Pacquiao had ...
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On Saturday night in Cologne (Germany) WBC no. 1 rated heavyweight Odlanier Solis was stopped on his way to dethroning champion Vitali Klitschko by a serious knee injury. "La Sombra" was brought to hospital directly after the fight where an anterior cruciate ligament rupture, articular cartilage damage and meniscal tear in the right knee were diagnosed. "I haven't...
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Lucian Bute made the seventh defense of the IBF Super Middleweight crown with a body punch assault tenth round stoppage over gritty Brian Magee in front of over 13, 000 rabid fans at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. Bute came out and over the first few rounds was very effective with the right hook but Magee was competitive as he featured some body work. Magee was...
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Ricardo Mayorga did not get the memo as the 10-1 underdog who by most experts opinons was supposed to be fodder, made Miguel Cotto work very hard to earn a twelfth round round knockout to retain the WBA Super Welterweight title in an entertaining scrap at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Cotto was very proficient with his jab and boxing skills as the he was easy...
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Baltimore Ravens safety Tommy Zbikowski scored a body punch knockout over Rich Bryant in round one of a scheduled four round Heavyweight bout. Zbikowski landed a left hook to the chest that sent Bryant down after a delayed reaction. After he got to his feet, referee Russell Mora stopped the fight at 1:45. Zbikowski, 193 lbs of Chicago is 2-0 with two knockouts. Bryant is...
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According to Nate Davis of USA Today, Zbikowski has challenged Chad Ochocinco to a charity boxing match. Zbikowski is scheduled for his second career fight on March 12 in Las Vegas and could be involved with a few extra matches this offseason depending on what happens with the NFL lockout situation. Here's what Zbikowski had to say to No. 85 on his Facebook account on...
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Zab Judah scored a emphatic seventh round stoppage over Kaizer Mabuza to win the vacant IBF jr. Welterweight championship tonight from the AmeraHealth Center, inside the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. In the 7th Round, Judah connected with a devastating straight left that caused Mabuza to double over, slumping between the second and third rope. В Mabuza got back...
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Dan Rafael of espn.com is reporting the newly crowned WBA Lightweight champion Brandon Rios broke his hand in his title winning effort against Miguel Acosta on Satuday night. "He said he felt it crack and pop and he knew he had broken it but that he had to keep punching," Cameon Dunkin, Rios' manager said. "He knew it was injured and he kept throwing it,...
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Golden Boy Promotions founder and boxing legend Oscar de la Hoya announced via a press release that he will visit U.S. troops next winter on a week-long USO tour to the Middle East. De La Hoya will be taking along other fighters in his stable such as Adrien Broner, Danny Jacobs and Seth Mitchell. Due to security reasons, the countries and tour dates were not...
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