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Robert Guerrero and Floyd Mayweather Jr. will meet on Saturday in Las Vegas for the WBC welterweight title, and Guerrero is confident entering the fight despite being a heavy underdog.

Guerrero has started a #BeatFloyd social media movement, and he has been talking a lot of trash leading up to the bout.

Guerrero, who is from Gilroy, Calif., has a long-standing relationship with our partner site, Yardbarker.com. He made the video seen above for Yardbarker. In the video, Guerrero predicts he will pull a Buster Douglas-like upset on Mayweather.

“I honestly feel this is a modern-day David vs. Goliath,” Guerrero says in the video. “I’m in that position like Buster Douglas. I’m going to show up to the fight and I’m going to take him out just like Buster Douglas did Mike Tyson.”

Douglas’ win over Tyson in 1990 is widely considered one of the biggest upsets ever in the sport. Tyson was 37-0 at the time and thought to be an unstoppable, killing machine in the ring. But he came in overconfident and didn’t pay much attention to Douglas, who shockingly knocked him out in the 10th round. A lot of people didn’t think anything of the fight, which took place in Tokyo, and they were stunned to see the result.

Guerrero has been saying in the buildup to the fight that he thinks Mayweather is ripe for a fall.

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Manny Pacquiao is busy preparing for an election in the Philippines, but when he is done he can begin to focus on his next fight. According to his promoter Bob Arum, that fight will be against either Mike Alvarado or Brandon Rios.

Arum told the LA Times’ Lance Pugmire Tuesday that Juan Manuel Marquez will fight Timothy Bradley later in the year (they are currently aiming for a Sept. 14 date, though that could change). Marquez and Bradley deciding to fight each other took away two potential rematch options for the Filipino. After winning 15 straight fights, Pac-Man lost to Bradley and Marquez in back-to-back fights. Marquez opted to face Bradley instead of Pacquiao for a fifth time.

Marquez’s decision to fight Bradley leaves Pacquiao with two options: Alvarado or Rios. Both Alvarado and Rios are signed to Arum’s Top Rank company. They fought each other in their last two fights, with Rios winning the first slugfest last October, and Alvarado getting revenge in March. Neither fighter has fought anyone close to the caliber of Pacquiao.

According to Arum, one of the reasons Marquez turned down a fight with Pacquiao is because Pac-Man wants to fight in Asia. Marquez reportedly did not believe the pay-per-view revenue for such a fight would be as strong as one in the US. Pacquiao wants to fight in Asia for tax purposes.

Pacquiao’s election is in May. He is likely to fight in Macau in November.

Another twist to the whole saga is what is going on with the Sept. 14 date. Floyd Mayweather Jr. has long said he planned to fight that date against a to-be-determined opponent. Arum is making plans for have Marquez and Bradley to fight on that date. He thinks Mayweather may back out of the date, but he has said he will move dates if Golden Boy Promotions sticks to that date for Mayweather.

Liverpool striker Luis Suarez has a biting problem. The 26-year-old has been at the center of a number of controversies throughout his career, but the biting seems to generate the most buzz. As you can see from the video above, Suarez appeared to bite Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic in the arm during a match over the weekend. In November of 2010, Suarez was given a seven-game ban by the Dutch FA for biting a different opponent.

As a result of his most recent incident, Suarez has been slapped with a massive fine from his club. An investigation from the FA will determine how long his latest ban will be, but it is expected to be quite significant.

Now onto the good stuff. Mike Tyson recently decided to start following Suarez on Twitter. See the connection there? During an appearance on “The David Glenn Show” on Monday, Iron Mike was asked about it.

“I just sort of got on the the Twitter thing and I said hey, um, this is an interesting guy, let me follow him, check him out, see what his journey’s all about,” Tyson explained, via The Big Lead. “You know, he bit somebody, you know it happens, you know what I mean? I’m sure he made amends with his guy, I made amends with Evander (Holyfield), and we go on with our lives.”

I’m sure Suarez can take comfort knowing that he’s not the only professional athlete in the world who can be classified as a “biter.” It does appear that Tyson and Holyfield have buried the hatchet judging by jokes like this, but Suarez’s incident is a bit more fresh.

For what it’s worth, Ivanovic has not accepted Suarez apology. Perhaps he will some day. If Holyfield can get over Tyson nearly costing him an ear, I’m sure Ivanovic will get past some bite marks on his arm. That being said, Suarez needs to go.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. says he has already made weight two weeks before his May 4 welterweight title fight with Robert Guerrero.

Mayweather has fought at welterweight (weight limit of 147 pounds) for seven of his last nine fights. His fight last year against Miguel Cotto was a light middleweight fight with a limit of 154 pounds. Mayweather was 151 for that fight. He also weighed 150 for his light middleweight fight against Oscar de la Hoya in 2007. But he says he has already made the 147-pound weight limit for this fight.

“Camp has gone tremendously,” Mayweather said at recent media workouts. “My weight has already been made, and I’m ready to fight. I feel good and, like I said, I couldn’t do it without the support from the fans. When I was locked away, the fans wrote me letters and sent cards and I really appreciated that.”

Already making weight is a great sign that Mayweather is well-prepared for the fight. Sometimes fighters have to go through extreme measures in the days leading up to their fight to cut weight, but Mayweather likely will not have to. It also means he should be comfortable at 147 for the bout.

Another issue for Mayweather leading into this fight is that his dad is working with him again after the two had a falling out. He says all is well in his camp.

“I don’t think the layoff will affect me. My dad is back in my corner. My dad is my lead trainer, but I’m also working with my uncle Roger. The Mayweather family, as of right now, has good chemistry.”

Matters are generally volatile within the family, so that is a great sign.

There should be plenty of stability for Mayweather heading into his fight, which, if you’re buying what he’s saying, means he should be able to win like usual.

Making weight should be less of an issue for Guerrero, who fought as a lightweight until moving up to welterweight last year.

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Floyd Mayweather is a generous man. He is a giving type. He takes his employees on trips, makes sure his children are living well, and he even tries to give the women in his life followers on Instagram. At least, that’s what I think he was trying to do on Monday night.

Mayweather posted the photo seen above to his Instagram account, along with the message, “Follow my massage therapist @badmedina and yes she is “BAD”.. #Chanel #Rolex #Bad #TheMoneyTeam.”

The massage therapist in question is named Doralie Medina. She sat ringside at Mayweather’s fight last year, and she has been on private planes that may or may not belong to Mayweather. If Mayweather is endorsing her over Instagram, she must be very good at what she does.

But Medina wasn’t the only woman Mayweather was generously promoting on Instagram. He also encouraged his followers to follow Melissia (Melissa?) Brim on Instagram.

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. recently signed a new contract with Showtime, but the 36-year-old is already planning his exit strategy from boxing.

Mayweather was in attendance for the Final Four at the Georgia Dome and was interviewed by CBS between the Louisville-Wichita State and Michigan-Syracuse games to promote his upcoming May 4 fight with Robert Guerrero. He was asked how long he planned to keep boxing and said 30 months.

The number makes sense considering Mayweather’s contract with Showtime calls for him to fight up to six times over 30 months. Some felt like there was a good chance he would retire before the 30-month period, but it sounds like he’s planning to fight until the deal expires.

When asked about facing Guerrero, Mayweather offered some praise of his opponent.

“Robert Guerrero, he’s solid. He’s a solid, tough competitor. He’s a very very busy fighter. He’s strong, he’s solid, and we’ll see what he brings to the table,” said Mayweather.

The undefeated champion would not divulge his gameplan, but he did cite his father’s advice.

“My dad truly believes the less you get hit, the longer you last in the sport. I’ve been able to last in the sport 17 years, which is a great thing.”

If Mayweather plans to avoid getting hit, that would mark a change in strategy from his last fight. Mayweather defeated Miguel Cotto by unanimous decision last May. He actually slugged with Cotto for several rounds and took much more punishment than usual. Mayweather claimed the reason he exchanged with Cotto was to entertain the fans. But if he’s looking to fight potentially six more times in the next 30 months, it would make sense for him to go back to his roots of avoiding punches.

You figure that if there was an interview with Mayweather then a question about Manny Pacquiao was imminent. The question came from Doug Gottlieb, and Mayweather brushed it aside.

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Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s “30 Days in May” documentary aired on Showtime Wednesday, marking his most visible appearance on the premium channel since he signed with the network in February.

The program had a completely different feel from what viewers were used to seeing on HBO’s “24/7″ series. The documentary was shown in a countdown style, taking viewers through a day-by-day look at how Mayweather spent his last 30 days before turning himself in to serve his jail sentence for domestic violence and harassment. The production and footage was done by a Mayweather in-house crew, giving a more first-person look at his life than what we are used to seeing. The documentary was extremely self-promotional — even by Mayweather standards — and boasted about the boxer’s influence in the city of Las Vegas. It honestly felt like a PR commercial for Floyd rather than a compelling drama.

There were many notable quotes from Mayweather during the show, but perhaps the one that stood out most concerned Money’s stance on relationships. The way Floyd sees it, a man should be able to have multiple women so long as he can handle it. His analogy for the situation compared women to a fleet of cars.

“When it comes to females, even though you can’t drive 10 cars at one time, but, you got people that got 10 cars,” said Mayweather. “So you’re able to keep maintenance up on 10 cars. So I feel that as far as it comes to females, that same thing should apply. If you’re able to take care of 20 then you should have 20.”

So does that mean Floyd has multiple women? And what does his fiancee, Shantel Jackson, think of his stance?

“I’m not the jealous type,” she says. “I know who I am and I know where we stand. I just feel like when you have that type of relationship where you can be open and honest, I just think it helps the trust and it helps keep things new and fresh. So it doesn’t bother me and it’s never bothered me. I just think when you let a man be him, he will respect you that much to not disrespect you.”

The documentary goes on to show Mayweather and “The Money Team” partying at a strip club in Atlanta. They bring girls with them for a private show in what appeared to be a hotel room, and there were copious amounts of nudity. We’re talking full back and frontal nudity. It was as graphic as I’ve ever seen on a sports program, and Mayweather was in the middle of it, so obviously Jackson is OK with it.

“I don’t know, man, it’s just my life. Strip clubs is what it is. We was born naked, so let the girls party naked,” justified Mayweather.

Mayweather also shared his thoughts on the boxing business and how it’s similar to the music industry.

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