Pacquiao speaks about his recent lack of KO wins: I’m a 140-pounder, I can make 135

03/23/201603/22/2016 James Slater

Superstar Manny Pacquiao, a once vicious, unstoppable whirlwind of a fighter, has heard the criticism thrown his way for not scoring a knockout victory in quite some time (Pac-Man’s last stoppage win coming over Miguel Cotto back in 2009) – and the former multi-weight king has an explanation: he is not a welterweight.

Despite having fought in the 147-pound division for some time – included amongst his welterweight bouts the highest grossing fight in history with Floyd Mayweather Junior – 37-year-old Pacquiao, 57-6-2(38) told ESPN Deportes he is really a natural 140-pounder who could still make lightweight if he really wanted to. This, Pac-Man says, accounts for his long string of KO-less fights.

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New WBA heavyweight champ Lucas Browne fails drugs test, is seeking legal advice

03/22/2016 James Slater

Recently crowned WBA heavyweight titlist Lucas Browne, who made history by becoming the first Australian to win a portion of the world heavyweight title with his stunning stoppage win over Ruslan Chagaev, is today seeking legal advice after reports surfaced saying he failed a drugs test.

According to a story broken by ESPN.com and subsequently picked up by a vast number of publications and web sites, Browne tested positive for the metabolism booster, Clenbuterol. Browne, responding to the report via his Twitter page, insists he knows nothing about these events and that he will seek the advice of a lawyer immediately.

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Hughie Fury-Dominick Guinn set for Saturday night

03/22/201603/21/2016 James Slater

Hughie Fury, cousin of heavyweight ruler Tyson Fury, has a busy schedule planned; with two fights set for the next month. The unbeaten 22-year-old who is currently 18-0(10) will face a TBA on April 30th but this Saturday, durable, never stopped Dominick Guinn will face the contender on very short notice.

Nagy Aguilera was to have fought Fury – who has just signed a deal with promoter Frank Warren but will still work with Mick Hennessey also – but he pulled out injured, leaving the respective promoters of Fury to find a late replacement foe.

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Mayweather shows off his money, says he is happy in retirement “making seven figures a month”

03/22/201603/21/2016 James Slater

They don’t call him “Money” for nothing. All-time great Floyd Mayweather Junior, might be retired, but the 49-0 star has never been shy or retiring when it comes to talking about the incredible fortune he has amassed during his career. The recently turned 39-year-old took to Instagram yesterday to show off a large portion of his cash and to also state that he is more than content in retirement.

Mayweather, who is worth around $500 million or more, posted a picture of himself counting bundles of dollars and wrote the following:

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Roy Jones Junior takes out Vyron Phillips in two-rounds

03/22/201603/21/2016 James Slater

Last night in Phoenix, former great Roy Jones Junior destroyed part-time boxer/MMA fighter Vyron Phillips with a crushing 2nd-round KO. The 47-year-old legend, taking part in something of a novelty bout – with Phillips set to pick up $100,000 if he won – dropped Phillips flat on his face with a right hand shot. The fight was all over with less than a minute to go in the second-round.

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Porter-Thurman has a new date, will likely get a new venue too

03/20/2016 James Slater

Fans everywhere were disappointed when the potentially explosive, possible fight of the year welterweight showdown between Shawn Porter and Keith Thurman was postponed due to Thurman being injured with whiplash in a car crash. The fight should be in the history books now, as it should have gone down on March 12th in Uncasville, Connecticut.

But now, with a new date set for June 25th (this fight was simply too good not to happen) it appears the 147-pound clash will also have a new venue: the Barclays Centre in New York. This is the world according to Dan Rafael over at ESPN.com, who reports that the New York venue is now likely to play host to the fight. Which fighter this will benefit the most, is an interesting question. Thurman is from Florida, while Porter hails from Akron, Ohio (but now lives in Las Vegas). Which fighter will get the lion’s share of the fans on the night of June 25th and will this have any bearing on who wins the fight?

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Is Khan top 10 P4P if he beats Canelo? Froch says yes

03/20/2016 James Slater

Fight fans everywhere agree it will be a momentous result, upset, occasion if Britain’s Amir Khan can defeat Mexican superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and take his middleweight title in May. When the fight was first announced, there were not too many people seemingly willing to give Khan, a former 140-pound champion who has boxed just a handful of times as a welterweight, much of a chance.

But since then, and in seeing Khan bulk up but seemingly maintain his amazing hand speed (at least in the video footage that has been released of Khan shadowboxing) more and more fans and experts are giving Khan at least an outside chance of making his audacious challenge a success on may 7. One man who says he knows how Khan can win, but that he has to “box smart and not let his heart overrule his head” to do so, is British legend and (surely) future Hall of Famer Carl Froch.

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Juan Diaz, Mike Alvarado score stoppage wins in Houston

03/20/2016 James Slater

Last night in Houston, Texas, two popular and exciting fighters proved they still have something to offer the sport. Former unified lightweight king Juan Diaz, having his first fight in 17-months, went to war with Mexico’s tough and game Fernando Garcia, winning a fan-friendly affair by 9th-round TKO. While former top dog at 140-pounds, Mike Alvarado, also returning from a long layoff, beat Saul Corral via 3rd-round KO.

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Breidis Prescott predicts Canelo win over Khan in six

03/19/2016 James Slater

Back when unknown Colombian puncher Breidis Prescott flattened Amir Khan inside a minute of the very first round with a quite ruthless and impressive display of power, Khan’s career seemed all but over at top level. Instead, Khan, showing great character, regrouped and managed to reach the very top of the sport; showing his potential in beating the likes of Andriy Kotelnik (to become WBA 140-pound champ), Marcos Maidana and Zab Judah.

Prescott, by comparison, failed to live up to the September 2008 performance that suggested to some the long-armed banger was a future star. Prescott went on to fight plenty of recognizable names – such as Miguel Vazquez, Kevin Mitchell (in another UK appearance), Mike Alvarado and Terence Crawford. Prescott gave them all fair to tough fights, but he lost to each of these fighters. Prescott was, and more than likely still is, anxious for a second fight with Khan, but it never happened.

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Roy Jones Junior will fight Vyron Phillips in a cruiserweight affair this Sunday in Phoenix

03/19/2016 James Slater

The once great Roy Jones Junior, a guaranteed future Hall of Famer, insists on fighting on. Even the brutal and quite sad to see KO the once untouchable master suffered at the hands of big-hitting Welshman Enzo Maccarinelli in Russia was not enough to convince the 47-year-old to walk away. Jones Junior, and his co-promoters at URShow, came up with what you could call a novel idea in Jones fighting a fan, with the fan offered the sum of $100,000 as payment if he were to defeat the living legend.

The Arizona State Commission said no to this idea, however, insisting Jones Junior fight an actual fighter. Enter sometime MMA, sometime boxer Vyron Phillips, who has been granted a license, along with Jones, by the Commission to fight this Sunday evening in Phoenix. According to a piece on RingTV.com, the Jones-Phillips fight, a boxing match, not an MMA bout, will be fought at the cruiserweight limit of 200-pounds and will be scheduled for either six or eight-rounds.

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