Posted on Thursday, May 22nd, 2014 at 5:52 am.
Manny Pacquiao pretty much put the last nail in the coffin of any hope for a possible fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr by finally making good of a threat to signing a contract extension with his current promoter Top Rank helmed by octogenarian Bob Arum. It was announced earlier this week that Pacquiao will fight :READ MORE…
Posted on Friday, May 16th, 2014 at 6:32 pm.
Usually after a twelve round fight the future for the two fighters involved are changed. Tomorrow night when Juan Manuel Marquez faces Mike Alvarado at the newly renovated Forum in Inglewood, California, the result will actually affect a third fighter as well. Filipino star Manny Pacquiao waits anxiously for the winner since Bob Arum of :READ MORE…
Posted on Tuesday, April 29th, 2014 at 3:26 am.
As the cold war between Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank seems to be thawing, the civil war inside the Los Angeles-based promotional company owned by Oscar De La Hoya is heating up as the “Golden Boy” himself and his appointed CEO, Swiss banker Richard Schaefer, are not looking eye-to-eye on one major issue: Whether :READ MORE…
Posted on Saturday, February 22nd, 2014 at 3:35 am.
The last two days in the boxing world have brought some major implications for the near future. One or maybe two of the latest we knew were going to happen. The first tidbit of information was that after nearly what felt like months of negotiating, Martinez vs Cotto was finally made. I know that the :READ MORE…
Posted on Thursday, January 23rd, 2014 at 9:04 pm.
It seems all systems are a go for the return bout between WBO welterweight champion Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley and Filipino congressman Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao on Saturday, April 12th, from the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Despite his next fight date scheduled almost as soon as Pacquiao walked out the ring in China :READ MORE…
Posted on Thursday, January 9th, 2014 at 3:52 am.
The $64,000 question on top of the pyramid and on any other structure in boxing is if the pound for pound and PPV king Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr will ever climb into a ring and stare down Filipino congressman Manny Pacquiao before either one of them hangs up the gloves in the next couple of :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, July 10th, 2013 at 7:38 am.
This rarely seen but brilliant PBS documentary candidly shows the reality of the darker side of professional boxing. Made in 1992, it closely follows the career of a young Shannon Briggs and features fascinating and honest interviews with Evander Holyfield, Larry Holmes, Teddy Atlas, the late Dan Duva, Kathy Duva, Lou Duva, Bobby Czyz, Bob :READ MORE…
Posted on Wednesday, June 12th, 2013 at 8:07 pm.
Maxboxing.com’s Radio Rahim has another “nothing off limits” interview with Top Rank Chairman Bob Arum. Bob Arum answers questions on a host of issues including Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather, Juan Manuel Marquez, Brandon Rios , Nonito Donaire and the future of Top Rank.
Posted on Sunday, April 7th, 2013 at 5:27 am.
Chinese gold medalist Zou Shiming successfully made his pro debut Saturday at the Venetian in Macau, China on Saturday. Here is video highlights of both first win and his training session with hall of fame trainer Freddie Roach.
Posted on Thursday, March 21st, 2013 at 3:18 am.
Oh how the feud between Golden Boy and Top Rank never cools off. Maxboxing.com’s intrepid Radio Rahim caught up with Top Rank’s Bob Arum to discuss HBO’s decision to refrain from using Golden Boy Promotions for the foreseeable future. Arum did not disappoint in his response.
Boxing History: November 10, 1983 Marvelous Marvin Hagler W 15 Roberto Duran, Las Vegas. Retains World Middleweight Title. Record won 62 (KO 52) + lost 3 + drawn 2 = 67 Marvelous Marvin Hagler (born Marvin Nathaniel Hagler; May 23, 1954 in Newark, NJ) was Undisputed World Middleweight Champion from 1980 to 1987. Hagler made :READ MORE…
