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50 Cent starts boxing promotion company

50 Cent has now joined the likes of Don King, Bob Arum and Oscar De La Hoya by founding his own promotional company for boxing. The rapper, who’s been involved in a variety of business dealings outside of music, is calling his company TMT …

DNA from bloody nose leads to boxer Martin Tucker’s arrest for 2009 robbery

Boxer Martin Tucker probably thought he had gotten away with a 2009 bank robbery free and clear. He probably would have been if it weren’t for some ingenuity by an FBI investigator. According to The Detroit News, Special Agent Robert Schmitz …

Evander Holyfield moving out of his foreclosed mansion in Georgia

For the past few months, Evander Holyfield has been living in what was once his 109-room mansion in Fayette County, Ga. The house no longer belongs to him, as it sold for $7.5 million to JP Morgan Chase in a foreclosure auction back in March. …

WBC heavyweight champ Vitali Klitschko hit with tear gas during protest in Ukraine

A protest in Ukraine over the advancement of the Russian language turned violent on Wednesday, and WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko found himself right in the middle of the action. Fortunately, he was not seriously injured. Klitschko is an …

Chael Sonnen: Boxing is a ‘phony sport’

Chael Sonnen may be a big talker who runs his mouth for attention, but he also cuts through the b.s. sometimes and gets straight to the truth. During an interview with the LA Times, Sonnen was asked how he can have so many losses and still be a title …

Manny Pacquiao supposedly choosing between Timothy Bradley, Miguel Cotto, and Juan Manuel Marquez for Nov. fight

Manny Pacquiao is scheduled to fight again on November 10 and his promoter reportedly is considering three opponents. According to the LA Times, promoter Bob Arum is considering a rematch with Timothy Bradley, a fourth fight with Juan Manuel Marquez, …

Victor Ortiz fought for four rounds with broken jaw, suffered two fractures

Victor Ortiz was initially criticized for quitting after the 9th round of his fight with Josesito Lopez last Saturday, but it turns out he fought through a lot more than people realize. Ortiz’s manager told ESPN’s Dan Rafael that the …

Victor Ortiz reps SigEp fraternity on his shorts during Josesito Lopez fight

Victor Ortiz represented the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity during his fight with Josesito Lopez on Saturday. Ortiz had “SigEp” embroidered on his trunks as a shoutout to the house he joined recently. Back in April, Ortiz mentioned on …

Manny Pacquiao recovers from Timothy Bradley loss by buying a helicopter (Video)

Fresh off his controversial loss to Timothy Bradley, Manny Pacquiao has gotten himself his own helicopter. A way to cheer himself up? Not exactly. Pacquiao says the chopper is for traveling between his home province in the Philippines and the capital …

All five WBO judges who reviewed fight gave it to Manny Pacquiao, but decision won’t be overturned

Boxing’s leadership and phony organizations remain as pointless as ever. The WBO, which gave Timothy Bradley a shot at Manny Pacquiao’s welterweight champion belt on June 9 in Las Vegas, conducted a review of the controversial decision. …

Manny Pacquiao could fight Juan Manuel Marquez next, not Timothy Bradley

Despite initially saying that a rematch with Timothy Bradley was the best next option for his fighter, Manny Pacquiao‘s promoter Bob Arum is now leaning closer to scheduling a fourth fight this fall against Pacquiao’s Mexican rival Juan …

Timothy Bradley unimpressed with Manny Pacquiao’s punching power, speed

Timothy Bradley was lucky he was awarded a split-decision victory over Manny Pacquiao last weekend, but now he’s just gloating. “I took his best punch. [Pacquiao’s] a good puncher, but Kendall Holt is a better puncher,” …

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Timothy Bradley says he received death threats after win over Manny Pacquiao

Those of you who follow boxing know that last weekend the sport saw one of the most controversial decisions of all time. Timothy Bradley defeated Manny Pacquiao to become the welterweight champion, and people who know boxing say it was obvious that …

Floyd Mayweather Jr. denied request to serve remainder of sentence at home

Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be forced to stay behind bars after his request to serve the remainder of his three-month domestic violence sentence under house arrest was denied by a judge on Wednesday. Mayweather’s attorney Richard Wright filed an …

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One sports book refunded Manny Pacquiao bettors, others lost huge on fight (plus other funny betting business stories)

There was some funny betting going on for the Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley fight on Saturday that won’t help decrease speculation that the fight was fixed. RJ Bell of Pregame.com tells us that while most of the money came in on Pacquiao in …

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How and why I think Bob Arum fixed the Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley fight

Corruption has been a part of boxing as long as the sport has been around. Whether it was the mob telling one fighter to take a dive in the 5th, or a promoter paying off the judges to score the bout in favor of his boxer, the fix has been in for …

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