Both Shane Mosley and Floyd Mayweather weighed in yesterday for their highly anticipated match up. Shane Mosley tipped the scales at 147 pounds and Floyd Mayweather came in at 146. Have a look at the video for more detail.
Roger Mayweather famously said, “Most people don’t know sh*t about boxing”. While this may be true, nonetheless we decided to post what many celebrities, and athletes are predicting in the fight. Also included are many boxers and trainers who have some great insight.
CELEBRITIES
"I'm picking Mayweather. Although I think they are both champions and I'm really looking forward to the fight!" read on…
As reported by the Nevada State Athletic Commission Floyd Mayweather will earn $22.5 million to fight Shane Mosley this Saturday. This does not include the percentage of pay-per-view and endorsement revenue Mayweather would earn.
Golden Boy Promotions CEO, Richard Schafer, has noted that the event is the most promoted fight he has been involved with and is expecting “3 million pay-per-view buys”. This would break the all time record set by Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather.
By MannyLP - While many others are asking the so called “experts” of boxing who will win Mosley vs. Mayweather, we believe boxing fans are the true experts with prediction records to prove it. I’ve compiled a list in no particular order of several predictions below (including my own, MannyLP) to see what fans are saying. Truth is a large majority, 77% are picking Mayweather to win.
Some interesting picks that came to my mind was from the aptly named LoneEagle 10-2 ( 0 KOs ) 209 points, who decided to go with Mosley. If he is right it could mean a big jump in the rankings for him. Read on for more…
The verbal jabs are getting sharper as the fight between Shane Mosley and Floyd Mayweather inches closer. This time Floyd went straight for the jugular and reminded Shane Mosley that he may be going to jail very soon for allegedly lying under oath about knowingly taking performance enhancing drugs.
Floyd said to the Grand Rapids Press, “We do know this: We know that Shane lies under oath. So we know one thing that is going to happen. If Marion Jones went to jail, we know that Shane is going to jail. That's one thing we do know he's going to do. He's going to do some time." Read on for more…
Shane Mosley and Floyd Mayweather kick-off fight week activities with fighting words. Hear what both fighters had to say about each other and the upcoming fight.
FLOYD "MONEY" MAYWEATHER
On Sugar Shane Mosley:
"When I beat him, they are going to say he is old.
"All these fighters get the belts that I gave up. When you are bigger than the sport, belts don't mean anything. He needs a belt...A belt means something to him."…read on for more..
By Manny V. - Nazim Richardson spent some time with Liverpuncher.com to tell us how he plans to be as detail oriented with Mayweather's hand wraps as he was with Antonio Margarito and Felix Trinidad. Many of you might remember that it was Richardson who found that there were problems with the wraps in each instance and he plans to keep a watchful eye on what some suspect Mayweather injects into his hands before a fight. This is a must see video below:
After suffering his first lost at the hands of Mikkel Kessler, Carl Froch is threatening to walk away from the Super Six tournament unless his next fight is guaranteed to take place in Britain.
"I am adamant that the next fight, with Arthur Abraham, will be taking place in Britain. I won't be fighting in Germany, it's as simple as that," Froch said….read on for more
After winning the WBA heavyweight crown two times the first Latino heavyweight champion, John “The Quiet Man“ Ruiz announced his retirement. Many people wrote him off after David Tua knocked him out in the first round, however Ruiz went on to win a title after the loss. His last fight was against David Haye, where Ruiz was knocked out in an attempt to regain his title. The former champ issued a statement below…
"I've had a great career but it's time for me to turn the page and start a new chapter of my life. It's sad that my final fight didn't work out the way I wanted“…read on for more…
By Manny V. - Nazim Richardson is considered to be one of the best boxing trainers in the world. He tells Liverpuncher.com in an exclusive interview why some fighters like Floyd Mayweather run their mouth before a fight. Very interesting insights and a must see video. In Part 2 he discusses the blood testing and Floyd Mayweather's hand wraps, coming soon.
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)