• Ricky Hatton delays statement about return until February • 'Nothing has been decided one way or the other' Ricky Hatton will announce in February whether or not he plans to return to the ring, a spokesman said today , adding, "but Amir Khan is not on his radar at the moment". The fight that has suddenly become the one British boxing wants, however, after Khan's 76-second blow-out...
• Amir Khan destroys Salita with 76-second burst of skill • Mitchell closer to WBO title fight after beating Prescott From the signing of the contract to the delivery of the punch, boxing was, is and always will be about timing. This is Amir Khan's time. In the space of 76 seconds (only 18 more than he himself lasted against Breidis Prescott 15 months ago) the Bolton superstar – for...
Ricky Hatton has some weighty issues to overcome if he wishes to return to the ring He won't be coming to the fight but Amir Khan's mate and possible future opponent, Ricky Hatton, turned up in Newcastle on Thursday night in his other job, the late Bernard Manning's doppelganger. Hatton spoke to a packed Newcastle Civic Centre audience comfortable in the assumption they would find his anecdotes amusing,...
RSR got word from a reliable source that the super bout that the world is demanding will take place in March of 2010. The teams are currently working out the specifics but have tentatively agreed to a showdown early next year, which shouldn’t be a surprise to any boxing fan. What other fight does either man have that the boxing public would want? Floyd Mayweather, JR., could take on the winner...
RSR got word from a reliable source that the super bout that the world is demanding will take place in March of 2010. The teams are currently working out the specifics but have tentatively agreed to a showdown early next year, which shouldn’t be a surprise to any boxing fan. What other fight does either man have that the boxing public would want? Floyd Mayweather, JR., could take on the winner...
MANILA - Top Rank boss Bob Arum is currently in the Philippines to talk to seven-time world boxing champ Manny Pacquiao into sealing the deal for the much-awaited fight with former pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. Mayweather has reportedly acceded to terms for a welterweight title fight with the Filipino superstar at 147 lbs. "I'm obviously over here to talk to Manny," Arum told...
Manny Pacquiao's trainer believes no one will be able to stop his new protégé Amir Khan at light-welterweight He talks in a mumbled rush, with the urgency and gratitude of a sick man anxious to live every minute of every day. And Freddie Roach sees nothing but life-affirming, good times ahead. Before him lies more glory for Manny Pacquiao. He predicts big nights for Amir Khan. And he...
Top 12 Welterweights of the Past 40 Years With the big 12-Round Welterweight Championship fight between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto having just concluded, it seems appropriate to obtain a historical perspective about this much-acclaimed division. Thus, the DSH decided to break down the top 12 Welterweights of the last 40 years. Our rankings are based on how we would rate these fighters if all...
The Pacman's power – in the box office and the ring – has given his sport some momentum again, but at a price When the numbers came in from Las Vegas this week, showing boxing has finally landed a left hook on Ultimate Fighting Championship , they disguised a more complicated, and more interesting, story. Clearly, what the 1.25m pay-per-view hits for Manny Pacquiao v Miguel Cotto underlined...
The former IBF light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton is about to try to shed four stone and have one fight too many So, after hibernating since May, Ricky Hatton is coming back. He's going to put down the bacon butty and rip four stones off that small frame to get into fighting trim for the tough Mexican Juan Manuel Márquez. I can't say this is the best news I've heard in a while, for boxing...
Miguel Cotto got beat bad. And besides the first three rounds, he had nothing against Manny Pacquiao. Previous wins by “Pac Man” against Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton were lopsided in his favor but beating a legitimate opponent such as Cotto establishes his status amongst the best of all time. Winning the WBO [...]
So now that Pacquiao has beaten Ricky Hatton, Oscar Delahoya, and Miguel Cotto who were all bigger fighters, there is no doubt he is the best pound for pound fighter in the world. However, the previously considered best pound for pound fighter in world Floyd Mayweather Jr would disagree. This video is actually a good interview [...]
MANILA – Manny Pacquiao admitted that he was pushed to the limit when he went against Miguel Cotto in their “Firepower” bout Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena (Sunday in Manila). “It was a hard fight,” Pacquiao said in a televised ringside interview as quoted by Reuters. “This is the last weight division for me. This is history for me and more importantly a...
The fight is on! Boxing fans are excited by the news that one of the biggest contests of the years is finally happening. After the delay, the much awaited come back fight of the former pound for pound king Floyd "The Pretty Boy" Mayweather against the technician boxer Juan Manuel Marquez is now set. The clash billed as "Number One/Numero Uno," is scheduled on September 19, 2009 at the MGM Grand, Las
Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Juan Manuel Marquez: Full Fight Expectations Former welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr., who retired as boxing's mythical pound-for-pound titlist in 2007, is fighting current lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez at a catchweight of 144 pounds on Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Since the 32-year-old Mayweather left the sport after an impressive 10th-round