LAS VEGAS (USA Today) — A longtime friend of Mike Tyson said the retired heavyweight champion’s critical comments about Floyd Mayweather Jr. stem in part from...
(Bloomberg) – Las Vegas hotel prices have dropped an average of $150 a night for this weekend as many boxing fans realize they won’t get...
(Daily Mail) – Floyd Mayweather is perched on a stool, being humble. It is fair to say this is not his natural disposition. Manny Pacquiao, he...
AARON FAVILA, Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Manny Pacquiao’s rise from crushing poverty to global fame and fortune has inspired a whole generation of Filipino...
(Reuters) – Guadalupe Jaimes, a Chicago roofing supply salesman, calls the $100 pay-per-view price tag for a high-definition broadcast of Saturday’s boxing mega-match “ridiculous.” It’s...
(ESPN) – If the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight ends in a deflating draw, it would be the worst-case scenario for one of Nevada’s largest sportsbooks....
FRAZIER MOORE, AP Television Writer NEW YORK (AP) — BET is storming out of its corner with its first-ever rounds of professional boxing. The network, which...
TIM DAHLBERG, AP Boxing Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Floyd Mayweather Jr. refused Wednesday to back off earlier comments declaring himself a better fighter than Muhammad...
(BBC) – Promoter Bob Arum is still unable to explain why there are no tickets on general sale for the super-fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny...
(Bleacher Report) – At last, the boxing match the world has been waiting for has come along. Floyd Mayweather will finally put his dukes up against Manny...
(ESPN) – The money that will be generated by the welterweight title unification fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao — already expected to...
(CBS Sports) – The Vegas odds on Mayweather-Pacquiao are narrowing as the fight nears, so it’s not terribly surprising that predictions provided by the sport’s...
(Bleacher Report) – The Great Pyramid of Giza, the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was built over a 20-year period. Construction of...
RUSTY MILLER, AP Sports Writer COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An uppercut and three follow-up punches made James “Buster” Douglas a household name. And 25 years later,...
TIM DAHLBERG, AP Boxing Writer HBO and Showtime have agreed on how they would broadcast a fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, promoter Bob...
TIM DAHLBERG, AP Boxing Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Manny Pacquiao flew to Los Angeles on Wednesday, preparing for a meeting with contestants of the Miss...
BRUCE SCHREINER, Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Muhammad Ali is home after being hospitalized with a severe urinary tract infection. The three-time world heavyweight champion...
(Reuters) – The condition of Muhammad Ali has “vastly improved” since he was admitted to the hospital over the weekend with a mild case of...
Dan Rafael, ESPN SAN ANTONIO, Tx. (ESPN.com)—Pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. has had precious little to say about the fight the public has demanded for...
TIM DAHLBERG, AP Boxing Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former heavyweight champion Leon Spinks is in a Las Vegas hospital after a second operation for abdominal...
