Floyd Mayweather has issued a lengthy response to Manny Pacquaio after the Filipino fighter accused him of using his name to stay relevant. It’s a rivalry that was always destined to continue on well past the pair’s original meeting back in 2015 – a fight that saw Mayweather emerge as dominant as ever, winning the bout by unanimous decision. Following …
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Amir Khan insists that he is not only still committed to competing in pro-boxing, but that he is also better than a lot of the sport’s elite-level talents. Khan’s showdown against pound-for-pound great Terence Crawford ended under bizarre circumstances as the British boxer bowed out of the fight in the sixth round after suffering a low-blow. There has been much …
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The famed UFC commentator and podcast host has given his take on exactly how lucrative a showdown between Floyd Mayweather and Khabib Nurmagomedov would be. Joe Rogan addressed the frankly ridiculous notion that Mayweather would once again leave his state of semi-retirement to face the UFC lightweight champ – predicting that if it were hastily set up for a date …
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Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao might have suffered a potentially career-ending detatched retina in his left eye in beating Adrien Broner on Saturday, the New York Daily News reported Monday. Pacquiao was set to fly home to the Philippines on Monday for an exam by an eye specialist, according to the newspaper, which cited two unnamed sources from Pacquiao’s camp …
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Manny Pacquiao put on a masterclass in elite boxing Saturday with a 12-round demolition of Adrien Broner, defending his welterweight title in his first fight on US soil in two years — and his first as a 40-year-old. Pacquiao easily won with an impressive display of superior hand speed and destructive power that landed him a unanimous decision victory over …
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Filipino star Manny Pacquiao tipped the scales half a pound lighter for his WBA welterweight title bout against Adrien Broner. A trim-looking Pacquiao, who faces Broner at Las Vegas’s MGM Grand Garden Arena tonight, weighed in at exactly 146 pounds. Broner, who is determined to wreck what will be Pacquiao’s first fight on US soil since 2016, came in at 146.5 …
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Legendary boxing coach, Freddie Roach is sure that Floyd Mayweather will return to the boxing ring in 2019 to take on the winner of Manny Pacquiao and Adrien Broner. “Money” Mayweather returned to the ring on New Year’s Eve for a three-round exhibition bout with Tenshin Nasukawa under the Rizin banner. Mayweather ended the fight inside the first round, knocking down …
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ITV announced earlier this month that a deal to exclusively broadcast Premier Boxing Champions events on UK television had been reached. The agreement with the mystical Al Haymon’s promotion includes PBC events set to take place in the UK, but also involves the best of the action Stateside. The deal begins on January 13 as José Uzcátegui defends his IBF super middleweight …
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Veteran trainer Freddie Roach has agreed to reunite with Manny Pacquiao for the Filipino fighter’s bout with Adrien Broner in January, it was reported on Wednesday. A Sports Illustrated report, citing a text message from Roach, said he had agreed to work with Pacquiao again following late-night talks with the fighter on Tuesday. “Manny reached out directly,” Roach was quoted …
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Manny Pacquiao has said that he hopes to be reunited with long-time trainer Freddie Roach for his January bout against Adrien Broner but admitted he had not spoken to the veteran cornerman about renewing their partnership. Pacquiao ended a 16-year association with Roach ahead of his victory over Lucas Matthyse in Kuala Lumpur in July, breaking up one of boxing’s …
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Filipino veteran Manny Pacquiao confirmed Monday he will defend his WBA world welterweight crown against Adrien Broner in Las Vegas on January 19, ending a two-year absence from the ring in the United States. At a press conference in New York, officials confirmed that Pacquaio, 39, will clash with Broner at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Pacquiao holds the World …
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Filipino boxing star Manny Pacquiao and former world welterweight champion Adrien Broner will announce details Monday in New York about their upcoming bout, expected in January at Las Vegas. Pacquaio owns the World Boxing Association’s regular welterweight crown, a step below US unbeaten WBA ‘super champion’ Keith Thurman, after stopping Argentina’s Lucas Matthysse in July at Kuala Lumpur — his first …
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Floyd Mayweather announced to the world today that he intends on returning to face Manny Pacquiao in a rematch this December. Mayweather hasn’t been seen inside the ring since August of 2017 – where he managed to TKO the MMA superstar Conor McGregor in ten rounds to bring his career total to a perfect 50-0. From there, he seemed content …
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Manny Pacquiao rolled back the years as he stopped WBA welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse on Sunday — the 39-year-old Filipino icon’s first knockout win since 2009. It was a dominant, devastating display as “smoking hot” Pacquiao registered the 60th win of a fabled 23-year career that now looks certain to extend beyond his 40th birthday in December. Pacquiao knocked down …
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Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao says the outcome of his July bout against Argentine Lucas Matthysse will likely determine whether he will hang up his gloves
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It may have been regarded as one of the biggest sporting disappointments of all-time by some but was Mayweather/Pacquiao really as bad as you remember? The date was May 2, 2015, and while several massive spectacles were to be found in the sporting world that year, nothing truly compared to the eagerly-anticipated Fight of the Century between Manny Pacquiao and the unbeaten …
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Manny Pacquiao said Monday he had not yet chosen a trainer for his July world title fight with Lucas Matthysse.
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Despite entering the autumn years of his legendary career, Manny Pacquiao may still have a mammoth bout on the horizon.
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