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© Tom Hogan – Hoganphotos The much awaited Mayweather vs. Marquez showdown happens tonight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, NV and the principal boxers on the card all weighed in yesterday. Welterweights, 12 rounds Floyd Mayweather: 146 lb Juan Manuel Marquez: 142 lb

Due to the high demand for tickets to the Floyd Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Marquez mega-fight this Saturday, closed circuit viewing will now be available in MGM Grand Premier Ballroom in Las Vegas.

The official weigh-in for the Floyd Mayweather and Juan Manuel Marquez fight will be more entertaining than anticipated with addition of the undisputed original king of comedy D.L. Hughley and the undisputed Latino king of the airwaves Eddie “Piolin” Sotelo as co-hosts the grand event on Friday, September 18 at …

Floyd Mayweather: “To go down as a legend, you have to face the best in your era and Marquez is one of the best in my era. “I have been around the sport and I have experienced many different styles, and I will adjust and adapt. Now I am back …

Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a little like the National Basketball Association. That seems a strange analogy, but it’s really not. In recent years the off-season of the NBA has been really entertaining. There are blockbuster trades, player feuds, always more than our share of police blotter stories involving players, and …

There has been plenty of speculation as to where Ricky Hatton can go following his recent destruction at the hands of Manny Pacquiao. There was a huge amount of press and fans alike that were immediately of the opinion that Hatton should retire, hang up the gloves and bow out …

18 months ago, Floyd Mayweather Jr announced his retirement, stating “I don’t have the desire I once did”. Now, from the sound of that statement, one is led to believe that the motivation that once existed is gone, the desire to train and compete is not what it was so …

When an athlete or any celebrity writes a book, an all important element is the title. And over the years, many projects have had titles that did not make the final cut. I had a book project that had an original title that I thought was inspired–“My Life As Boxing’s …

The age-old question about who the all-time greatest boxers are will soon be answered thanks to The World’s Greatest Ever Boxer promotion, presented by Greatest Ever Enterprises. Muhammad Ali was the self-proclaimed Greatest. Was it really Ali or Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Willie Pep, or Henry Armstrong? How about …

While we all wait for the apparently inevitable announcement that Manny Pacquiao will fight Miguel Cotto, I think it’s wise to really sit back and try and put the Pacquiao story in perspective. Our goal here is to come up with some historical perspective that is reasoned. In doing that …

This article is meant to be contrasted as only opinion, but there is more to it. This writer will explore the tale-of-the-tape, the circumstances and how it went down, who deserved to win, and most importantly, why. This will only cover modern-era fights, mainly between 1980’s until now, because one …

© Hoganphotos / Golden Boy Promotions Six-time world champion in five weight divisions, Floyd “Money” Mayweather, has returned to the sport. He will immediately put his undefeated record on the line when he faces the dangerous and highly touted five-time world champion in three divisions Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez in …