Blog by Speedbag2000 Back in the 1990’s early 2000’s I saw the Oakland A's take on the baseball world. I watched as the Bash Brothers Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire bashed their way to three straight ALCS and one world title. Not only did they hit homerun’s over the fence 390ft, these balls were being crushed 500ft out of the park!
I loved watching the size of these players, not only were they good, they were near the best home run hitters ever in the sport. Not just McGwire, many baseball players were hitting 45, 50, 60 homeruns during the steroid era when just a decade before 30 homeruns was considered a super star. It was great for the sport, for the fans and for the owners pocketbooks….until the huge bombshell was dropped. Canseco came out to say...read on for more
Manny finally signed to fight - Joshua Clottey that is. Pacquiao will be fighting Clottey on March 13 in Dallas Texas at Cowboy Stadium. As of yet, HBO has not confirmed if it will be the one broadcasting the fight.
Bob Arum told ESPN , "This is the most incredible stadium setting I have ever seen. It is absolutely unbelievable. This is going to be much, much more than just a boxing match. A lot of things that happen are ordained by God. We weren't going to go here for Pacquiao-Mayweather fight because …read on for more
In an attempt to clear the air, Bob Arum told Michael Marley that Manny Pacquiao did indeed turn down Floyd Mayweather’s recent offer to have a 14 day testing free compromise.
“They made the 14 day offer and Todd sent a text message to (Pacquiao's agent) Michael Koncz in the Philippines. Five minutes later, Koncz replied and said Manny rejected that. The point is we have a written record of that,” Arum said.
Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaffer is still attempting to salvage the fight, however Arum is giving the impression that he is no longer interested and appears to be moving on to pit Manny against Joshua Clottey in Dallas. He went on to say…read on for more
The following is a statement released by Floyd Mayweather Jr. in response to the broken deal to fight Manny Pacquiao:
By Floyd Mayweather Jr.
"Throughout this whole process I have remained patient, but at this point I am thoroughly disgusted that Pacquiao and his representatives are trying to blame me for the fight not happening when clearly the blame is on them.
"First and foremost, not only do I want to fight Manny Pacquiao, I want to whip his punk ass….read on for more
The Mediator finds:
1. Various articles have appeared in the press purporting to
characterize the substance and outcome of the Mayweather-Pacquiao
mediation and the negotiations between the parties. Many of the reports
are incorrect. click for more...
Bob Arum spoke to USA Today and gave some context as to why the fight did not go through between Pacquiao and Mayweather. He puts the blame squarely on Floyd calling him a “coward“ and outlines other fights Mayweather turned down as evidence.
No word has come out from the Mayweather camp, however Paulie Malignaggi gave his reactions to Boxingscene about filling in for Pacquiao.
Bob Arum said, "Floyd Mayweather walked away…read on for more
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has reportedly said that the mega "fight is off." No deal has been reached during the mediation process in which a retired court judge tried to help negotiate Mayweather vs Pacquiao.
The blood testing protocol continues to hold up the fight.
The Pacquiao camp compromised to do blood testing... click for more...
Parviz Abdullayev of Azerbaijan (R) avoids a kick by Tomasz Mordarski of Poland during their semi-final bout in the low-kick 71kg kickboxing competition at the Combat Games in Beijing September 3, 2010. The Combat Games are being held until September 4, with around 1600 athletes from 60 countries competing in 13 sports. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA - Tags: SPORT BOXING)
