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*In the wake of Floyd Mayweather‘s slaughter of Robert Guerrero last week, there’s been talk of who his next opponent will possibly be. Saul “Canelo” Alvarez is out there on the horizon who’s just itching to get in the ring with him. And you know what folks? He could very well be the toughest opponent [...]
*Terry Foster, an African American columnist for the Detroit News, recently wrote about his disgust of boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. for the way he taunted the wife of another boxer during a recent fight, according to Yahoo Sports. It all went down at a Feb. 23 boxing match in Detroit, which featured Cornelius “K9″ Bundrage [...]
*In a bold new move Floyd Mayweather has switched from HBO recently and has inked a 3 year six fight deal with Showtime and is also wearing several hats now. In addition to being an undefeated champion fighter, he’s now a promoter, and trainer ( that’s enough to keep him busy). In a recent Showtime [...]
*Floyd Mayweather Jr. said Thursday he is excited about both a weekend fight he’s promoting as well as his lucrative new deal with the Showtime cable network. Boxing’s top pound-for-pound fighter signed a blockbuster six-fight deal with Showtime on Tuesday, ending a 23-fight affiliation with HBO Sports. The boxer, who was in Detroit for a [...]
*Boxing champ Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is suing the owners of a bar in New Orleans over claims they used his name to promote a pre-Super Bowl party without permission. Mayweather filed legal papers at Nevada District Court on Thursday (Feb. 7) alleging The Wine Bistro used his name and image, as well as the name [...]
*50 Cent has just expanded his business portfolio. The Nevada Athletic Commission said Monday that the rapper won approval last week for a promoter’s license, clearing the way for him to set up fights through his new company SMS promotions. SMS is handling a Dec. 8 bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las [...]
*50 Cent’s former friendship with boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr. has spiraled down into an inevitable exchange of insults played out across Twitter. The former partners and BFFs fell out when plans to set up fight promotion company TMT fell through. As previously reported, the rapper, real name Curtis Jackson, is now in business with Mayweather’s [...]
*Boxers Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao have moved a step closer to finally stepping into the ring together after both agreed to settle a federal defamation case in Las Vegas, according to a lawyer involved in the case. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Terms of the deal are confidential, Malcolm LaVergne, a lawyer representing [...]
*Not only is it splitsville for BFFs 50 Cent and Floyd Mayweather Jr. when it comes to business, but the rapper has rubbed salt in the wound by sparking a new venture with the boxer’s longtime rival. 50 told New York’s Power 105.1 that he has partnered with Manny Pacquiao to set up a new [...]
*Taking a page from Floyd Mayweather Jr., Dr. Conrad Murray is begging a judge to release him from L.A. County Jail because it’s taking an extreme physical toll on his body, adding if he doesn’t get help soon, he believes he’ll die behind bars. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] Unlike Mayweather, Murray is not asking [...]
*Floyd Mayweather Jr. turned himself in to a Las Vegas jail this afternoon to begin serving the remaining 87 days of his 90-day jail sentence for domestic violence. [Scroll down to watch.] [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The boxer was given a three-day credit for time served after his arrest. 50 Cent was present in [...]
*Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. is scheduled to surrender in court this morning to begin a three-month jail sentence in Las Vegas for a domestic violence case. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The case stems from a hair-pulling, arm-twisting attack on the mother of three of his children in September 2010. Mayweather pleaded guilty last December [...]
*Nobody’s ever lost by betting on Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Saturday was no exception. He used his speed and accuracy to win a unanimous decision over a game Miguel Cotto in one of his toughest fights ever. Mayweather dominated late, rocking Cotto in the 12th round to pull out a win and remain unbeaten in [...]
*Floyd Mayweather Jr. has scheduled his next fight for May 5, 2012, but an opponent has yet to be chosen. If the boxer has his way, Manny Pacquiao will be in the opposite corner. “We’re looking to make the biggest fight possible and everyone knows what that fight is, the little fella,” Mayweather’s advisor [...]
*Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been ordered to begin giving testimony today in a defamation case against him filed by rival boxer Manny Pacquiao, reports the AP. Mayweather is being sued over statements accusing Pacquiao of taking performance-enhancing drugs. The two, considered the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world, have repeatedly failed to reach terms on [...]
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