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Manny Pacquiao Reportedly Will Take Blood Tests without Cutoff Date

Even though Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been called a chicken for not fighting Manny Pacquiao (and in Michael Irvin’s words, made brothers look bad), the real reason negotiations have always broken down is because Pacquiao would never submit to …

Floyd Mayweather Jr. Dreams of Fighting in U.K.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. is returning to boxing next month after taking the past year and a half off. He’s set to face Victor Ortiz on September 17th in Las Vegas. The bout will be distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View to 170 countries, and it will be …

Kimbo Slice Fight Video – 10 Second Knockout Win in Boxing Debut

Kimbo Slice amounted to very little in his professional MMA career, but he’s off to a fine start as a professional boxer. He knocked out opponent James Wade in 10 seconds Saturday night to win his first professional boxing match. Here’s …

Promoter Lou DiBella is F***in Sick of all the C**** Criticizing Sergio Martinez

I just started following boxing promoter Lou DiBella on twitter recently thanks to the advice of SI’s Top 100 tweeters article. The guy isn’t especially active, but he does drop bombs every once in a while. One of those came on Tuesday. …

Michael Irvin: Floyd Mayweather Jr. Making Brothers Look Bad by Ducking Pacquiao

We’ve been talking about a potential dream fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao for two years. In our first mention of the fight, it was Manny Pacquiao who said he had no interest in the bout. That was a long time ago, because …

HBO Rolls Out the Red Carpet to Bring Back Manny Pacquiao in November

Manny Pacquiao has returned to his familiar television home of HBO for his upcoming November fight with Juan Manuel Marquez. Pacquiao’s last fight in May was televised by Showtime, marking a significant departure from HBO Sports. Showtime …

Floyd Mayweather Jr. and 50 Cent Allegedly in Middle of Vegas Strip Club Throwdown

Floyd Mayweather Jr. and rapper 50 Cent allegedly were in the middle of a Las Vegas strip club all-out brawl late July. A massive fight broke out between 50 or so men and women at the Deja Vu Strip Hop Topless Party and 30 police officers responded …

Brock Aleksich Arrested in Middle of Boxing Match for Flipping Fans Off

One obvious way to win a boxing match is to have your opponent lose.  That could mean anything from having your ear bitten off to the other guy throwing in the towel.  You can always try to go for the knockout, but sometimes it’s easier to just …

Kid Colostomy: Zak Hammond Is First Boxer with a Colostomy Bag

Zak Hammond had his bowel removed four years ago and was fitted with a colostomy bag, but that hasn’t stopped him embarking on a boxing career. The 24-year-old musician is inflicted with Crohn’s Disease and was told he needed surgery to …

Bernard Hopkins Stiffs Cancer Radiothon

ESPN 1100 in Las Vegas held its sixth annual 24 Hour Radiothon from Friday-Saturday. The Radiothon benefits cancer charity The Caring Place and it took place at The Palms Hotel. The event gained some notoriety Friday when longtime sportscaster Brent …

Dana White: Floyd Mayweather Jr. Is One of the Big Problems in Boxing

Dana White is an outspoken character and his brash attitude has helped build the UFC into the powerful sports organization it is. Though he has several faults and his business lacks in several areas, the UFC is miles ahead of boxing in at least one …

Amir Khan Accuses Floyd Mayweather Jr. of Using Steroids in De La Hoya Fight

The loose-lipped uncle of boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is making accusations once again. Roger Mayweather, who trains his nephew Floyd, told Las Vegas Boxing Examiner Chris Robinson that the only reason Amir Khan has become successful is because …

Manny Pacquiao Debuts as Game Show Host in ‘Manny Many Prizes’

The pilot for Manny Pacquiao’s new TV show in the Philippines premiered Saturday night. The show is called Manny Many Prizes, and it’s a show where Manny plays Santa and literally gives away prizes to contestants. The pilot was …

Alistair Overeem Interested in Boxing

Alistair Overeem is one of the top MMA heavyweights in the world and currently fighting for Strikeforce. He has an upcoming bout with Big Foot Silva in the semifinals of the Heavyweight Grand Prix, and he may only have one fight left with the …

Shane Mosley Forced to Give Wife Championship Belts in Divorce

Divorces can be messy, and they are often associated with the stigma that women take men to the cleaners when the process is completed.  Obviously not all divorces are that simple, but any person who heard about Shane Mosley and the split-up he had …

Kelly Pavlik Drinking Again? Police Called for Alcohol-Fueled Fight at Parents’ House

Boxer Kelly Pavlik appears to be drinking again, and that’s not a good thing. The Youngstown Vindicator says police filed a report regarding a fight that allegedly took place between Kelly Pavlik and his brother Michael at their parents’ …

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