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Pound for pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. is asked his thoughts on TRT or testosterone replacement therapy. Mayweather, who is 35 has no clue what it is as the therapy has created controversy in

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So Floyd Mayweather put on a singularly entertaining performance to get the unanimous decision win over a formidable Miguel Cotto this weekend. We don't even need to get into how badly Mayweather vs Cotto kicked the crap out of UFC on Fox 3 as a cultural/business phenomenon. Having watched both cards in full, I'd have to say the UFC card was very competitive as an entertainment package but in terms of ratings and media coverage it was no contest. Floyd Mayweather is the biggest name in combat sports, no exceptions. There's only one name who's nearly as big as "Money" Mayweather and it's a man who by all rights should have stepped into the ring with Floyd on Cinco de Mayo: Manny Pacquiao. Unfortunately the boxing writers I pay the closest attention to are pretty insistent that Mayweather vs. Pacquiao won't happen. Here's Scott Christ of Bad Left Hook talking about Mayweather's next opponent: The quickest thing that needs to be said: Guys, it's not going to be Manny Pacquiao. We'll still talk about every stupid tidbit about that fight that comes up, but it's about 99.6% certain that Mayweather vs Pacquiao will not be coming this year. There is that 0.4% chance it could happen, but it's really, really unlikely. And here's our own Brent Brookhouse moonlighting at SBNation: Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao is "the fight" for boxing. It's the one that gets the conversation going, no matter how big of a boxing fan someone is. And it's the fight that everyone wants to talk about yet again on the heels of Floyd's tremendous win over Miguel Cotto this past Saturday. "It HAS to happen! It WILL happen!" fans and media shout. But no, unfortunately it does not have to happen and it almost certainly will not happen. It should happen. But the very money that everyone claims makes the fight "worth it" for the fighters is why it's not worth it to the fighters or promoters. Years of fighting without losing and making a lot of money each time out with the claim of being the "real" best pound-for-pound fighter outweigh one fight that would involve working with hated rivals and significantly diminishing the value of the loser. Most ominously, Brent even predicts that Pacquiao will lose his next fight, a disaster that would kill the Mayweather-Pacquiao momentum completely. Some thoughts about why the fight isn't happening after the jump. The quickest summary is this: Floyd Mayweather works with Oscar de la Hoya's Golden Boy Productions and Manny Pacquiao works with Bob Arum's Top Rank. And Top Rank insists on a 50/50 split and Mayweather insists on getting more than 50%. Add the fact that Pacquiao actually signed with Golden Boy in 2006 only to renege on the deal and return to Top Rank and you've got a recipe for inertia. We'll let Bob Arum of Top Rank have his say: "[Mayweather] looked very, very vulnerable," Arum said during an interview with Boxingscene.com. "It was a good fight and I had Cotto winning 5 rounds to 4 after nine rounds and then Cotto faded down the stretch and that Mayweather won the fight but not as wide as the scoring. ... [He] is great with that shoulder roll that just blocks the right hand but he can't defend against the left hand. You see how Cotto was hitting him with that left hand almost at will, and if he's fighting a southpaw who has a punch like Pacquiao, he'll suffer. He doesn't want to fight Pacquiao." And Mayweather isn't sounding optimistic either, per Yahoo!: "There really isn't anybody out there for me to fight," Mayweather said at the post-fight press conference. "So I really don't know where my career is going to go from here. ... I've been feeling like [I want to retire] before this fight. Like I said before, if it is my last my fight at least I gave the fans [what they wanted]."

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It was a busy weekend in combat sports, as Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returned to the FOX network with its "Diaz vs. Miller" event on Saturday night (May 5, 2012) from the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey, featuring Nate Diaz submitting Jim Miller to earn himself a shot at the lightweight championship. The better fighter won in "The Garden State." A few thousand miles away, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, a much bigger battle unfolded as pound-for-pound boxing great Floyd Mayweather returned to the ring for one more mega payday -- a record haul of $32 million guaranteed, in fact -- against Miguel Cotto. As it turns out, the Puerto Rican super welterweight champion had more to offer Mayweather than any previous opponent before him, taking "Money" the distance and hanging around for 11 full rounds of action. But come round 12 it was clear who the better man was and Pretty Boy Floyd spent the final three minutes dancing his way to a unanimous decision victory to push his career record to an unbelievable 43-0. Is there anyone out there who can beat this man? Anyone at all? If you were too wrapped up in the world of mixed martial arts to notice Mayweather vs. Cotto, or perhaps just too high and mighty to give the "sweet science" the time of day, you can bring yourself up to speed with highlights and event links after the jump. Fans of combat sports won't be disappointed. Rewatch the complete HBO 24/7 video series to see why this bout was such a big deal: Mayweather vs. Cotto 24/7 videos from HBO: The complete series Relive the drama from last Saturday with MMAmania.com's own live results and blow-by-blow coverage for every round of Mayweather vs. Cotto: Mayweather vs. Cotto results and live online play-by-play of HBO PPV A complete breakdown and post-fight analysis of their "Sin City" showdown and why Cotto was far more competitive than previous Mayweather opponents: Mayweather vs. Cotto results: Floyd Mayweather wins title from Miguel Cotto in a classic Watch highlights from the big fight to see exactly how "Money May" utilized his tuck and roll, counter punching style to once again rule the ring: Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto full fight video highlights from Las Vegas The fighting was good but sometimes the spectacle of Mayweather is just as interesting. Such was the case when he trotted out Justin Bieber and WWE superstar Triple H to carry his belts for him: Mayweather vs. Cotto results: Justin Bieber and Triple H hold up Floyd Mayweather's belts You don't have to take my word for it that Cotto was Mayweather's toughest test to date. You can hear it from the man himself in his post-fight interview with ESPN: Floyd Mayweather video: Miguel Cotto hit me with a lot of good shots but I fought like a champion So if Cotto couldn't get the job done, who can? Of course talk immediately turned to Manny Pacquiao and the fight every fan wants but doesn't believe will ever happen. Mayweather explains why: Floyd Mayweather's next fight: 'Money' wants Manny Pacquiao but says Bob Arum is in the way Finally, check out a complete photo gallery from not just the Mayweather vs. Cotto fight but the complete HBO PPV main card, as well. That includes Saul Alvarez crushing Shane Mosley: Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto fight photos gallery from Las Vegas More Mayweather-Cotto Coverage From SBNBad Left Hook | SB Nation | MMA Mania | Bloody Elbow

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Miguel Cotto and Floyd Mayweather went to war in a great HBO pay-per-view main event that saw Mayweather get a deserved, but very hard fought, victory. Cotto was able to punish the body and land enough punches to Floyd's face to actually draw blood from a man who almost never gets hit clean. For Cotto, it was a fight that proved that he is truly an elite fighter, capable of hanging with any man in the world. While Floyd was forced to fight an entertaining, crowd pleasing fight and couldn't coast to an easy decision victory. It was a fight that may be deserving of a rematch as a mega-fight between Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao seems unlikely and Oscar De La Hoya says that Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, who trounced Shane Mosley on the undercard, isn't quite ready to step up to Floyd. Here are the video highlights of the bout: More Mayweather-Cotto Coverage From SBNBad Left Hook | SB Nation | MMA Mania | Bloody Elbow

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Floyd Mayweather was pushed harder than he has been since 2002 in his HBO pay-per-view event when he faced Miguel Cotto. Cotto was able to push Floyd into the ropes repeatedly in the fight, landing to the body and eventually to the head, even drawing blood from the usually untouchable "Money." Mayweather was able to get off with hard right hands and uppercuts though. That was enough in the eyes of the judges to win him the vast majority of the rounds as he took the judges scores at 117-111, 118-110 and 117-111. But the official scores don't show how competitive the fight really was. Floyd was never fully comfortable in the fight, being forced to fight off his back foot and off the ropes. He still had the incredible technique to win rounds while out of position, even managing to use his patented shoulder roll to avoid many of the punches that had the crowd reacting as though Cotto was dominating. It was a great fight though, and one that I'll have much more to say about in the coming day. More Mayweather-Cotto Coverage From SBNBad Left Hook | SB Nation | MMA Mania | Bloody Elbow

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Boxing's biggest star Floyd Mayweather faces off against Miguel Cotto tonight on the HBO pay-per-view boxing event of the young year. "Money" Mayweather is, of course, the undefeated, undisputed pay-per-view champion of the sport and Cotto is no slouch himself. Mayweather and Cotto are fighting for Cotto's Super Welterweight (154 pound) belt in Las Vegas, Nevada's MGM Grand Garden Arena. They are headlining one of the more stacked boxing PPV cards of recent years as Saul Alvarez faces Shane Mosley in the co-main event. More Mayweather-Cotto Coverage From SBNBad Left Hook | SB Nation | MMA Mania | Bloody Elbow Bloody Elbow's own Brent Brookhouse is covering the fight for SBNation and here's some of his insight: At 35-years-old, Mayweather isn't quite as fleet of foot as he once was but remains as dedicated to his training as ever. He has traded footwork for increased shoulder-rolls and an improved willingness to stand (still nearly impossible to hit clearly) in front of his foe, picking the perfect spot to unleash his straight right hand. Floyd utilizes that weapon the way a 14 year-old abuses a broken, unstoppable play on the latest edition of the Madden franchise. His opponents know the punch will come, they prepare for it, but it happens and it lands with such speed as to leave his foe unable to respond with a return shot. The unstoppable simplicity of his offense (Floyd doesn't really dabble in elaborate combinations) combined with the brilliant subtle complexities of his defense set him apart from not only his contemporaries, but practically every human being to ever set foot in a boxing ring. Diego Corrales, Jose Luis Castillo (twice), Zab Judah, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Juan Manuel Marquez and Shane Mosley are just some of the elite names to have stepped in the ring with Floyd only to end up another number on Mayweather's record. Standing across from Floyd, looking to avoid becoming "43," is Miguel Cotto. The latest in a long line of great Puerto Rican fighters, Cotto has a resume that would be looked at as fairly incredible against any other opponent. Winning titles at junior welterweight, welterweight and now sitting alone atop the junior middleweight division, Cotto has been one of the most successful boxers of his era. The holder of a 37-2 record, one of his losses is questionable at best, a crushing TKO loss to Antonio Margarito who was discovered to be loading his gloves against Shane Mosley and the other was to a once-in-a-lifetime type of fighter in Manny Pacquiao, at a catchweight. We'll hear from Bad Left Hook's Scott Christ and MMA Mania's Luke Nelson after the jump.. Here's Scott Christ from Bad Left Hook: Miguel Cotto's best wins have come over the likes of Shane Mosley (when he still had it), Margarito in the rematch, Zab Judah, top junior welterweights like Ricardo Torres and Paulie Malignaggi. He's had a terrific career. If I had a vote for the Hall of Fame, he'd have been stamped a while back. When you add it all up -- Cotto's wins, his valiant losses against top opponents, his willingness to face the best, his titles in three divisions, his popularity, and his character -- you have what I consider a Hall of Fame fighter. A guy who deserves to be immortalized. Mayweather is another story. When you think Floyd Mayweather, you could say "Money" is the first thing that comes to mind, but that's unfair since it's a (self-appointed and later earned) nickname. For me, I think of words like "winning," and "greatness," even "genius." Mayweather is such a brilliant tactician in the ring, always so well-prepared, so ready for anything that comes his way, and so calm, cool, and confident between the bells, that I see him as playing a different game than anyone else has in his generation, even the great Manny Pacquiao. There is an aura to Mayweather that nobody else has, and part of it is that he's never been defeated, and really has only had one debatable fight in his 16-year professional boxing career. This is a man who has personified excellence in the ring over his time in the sport. He's won titles from super featherweight to junior middleweight, and despite some complaints about his level of opposition, he has faced great fighters, top fighters, at-the-time elite fighters, and he has beaten them all. From Genaro Hernandez to Victor Ortiz, with the likes of Oscar De La Hoya, Diego Corrales, Jose Luis Castillo, and Ricky Hatton in between, Mayweather has earned his place in rare air. He may have no true peers in the sport as stands today. Luke Nelson has a nice write-up at MMA Mania as well: (Mayweather) won his first world championship at 130 pounds in 1998 and since then, he has won four more world championships at 135 pounds, 140 pounds, 147 pounds and 154 pounds. He's beaten such great fighters as Oscar De La Hoya, Diego Corrales, Arturo Gatti, Zab Judah, Juan Manuel Marquez and Shane Mosley. ... (Cotto's) professional record stands at 37-2, with his only two losses coming to Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito. The loss to Margarito was marred by a loaded hand-wraps controversy and when the two men met in a highly anticipated rematch, Cotto stopped Margarito in the tenth round, avenging his honor and giving even more credence to the theory that Margarito was only able to beat him because of the hardened plaster he placed in his gloves. Stay tuned to Bloody Elbow for more coverage of tonight's big boxing bout.

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Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto weigh-in video highlights from ESPN show us "Money May" tipping the scales at 151-pounds while Cotto clocked in at 154 for their light middleweight championship showdown tomorrow night (Sat., May 5, 2012) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The weigh-ins, a typically uneventful affair, are always interesting when Mayweather is fighting, as he's been known to cause a ruckus or two. This time, however, he was met by the icy stare of Cotto, who looked like a stone cold killer with his eyes locked firmly on his prey. It wasn't long before Mayweather starting jawing, though. So what did he have to say? "I just told him 'when you're facing Floyd Mayweather, you're facing the best.' I don't feel like I'm just any ordinary opponent and I don't want him thinking I'm just an ordinary opponent." At 42-0 and with a track record like Mayweather's something tells me Cotto isn't taking him lightly. But why don't we hear from the man himself, as well as more from Floyd, after the jump. And for complete Mayweather vs. Cotto weigh-in results click here. For staredowns click here. For a Mayweather vs. Cotto weigh-ins photo gallery click here and for a complete fight preview click here. Mayweather speaks: Cotto answers: More Mayweather-Cotto Coverage From SBNBad Left Hook | SB Nation | MMA Mania | Bloody Elbow

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Calling all Boxing fans! MMAmania.com will be your home for results, updates and LIVE fight coverage of the Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto WBA light middleweight championship bout this Saturday night (May 5, 2012), at 10 p.m. ET from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. "Mayweather vs. Cotto" will be one of the biggest combat sports events of the year, as is usually the case whenever "Money" fights. To help get you better prepared for this weekend's festivities, we've laid out a breakdown of how each competitor has fared up to this point within their respective pugilistic careers, as well as a comparison of their common opponents and a couple of highlight videos so you can familiarize yourselves with each man's style. We'll start with none other than Floyd "Money" Mayweather after the jump: Floyd Mayweather The American-born Mayweather is widely considered to be the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world. Not only that, his popularity amongst fans of the sport is rivaled only by that of Manny Pacquiao, whose Filipino compatriots treat every "Pac-man" fight as though it were a national holiday. Adding to his intrigue, Mayweather holds a professional record of 42-0, and we all know as mixed martial arts (MMA) fans that when an undefeated champion fights, it's just that much more exciting. He won his first world championship at 130 pounds in 1998 and since then, he has won four more world championships at 135 pounds, 140 pounds, 147 pounds and 154 pounds. He's beaten such great fighters as Oscar De La Hoya, Diego Corrales, Arturo Gatti, Zab Judah, Juan Manuel Marquez and Shane Mosley. At 35 years old, Mayweather is entering the twilight of his career and there is now a very real possibility that he will join Rocky Marciano and Joe Calzaghe as one of the greatest fighters in boxing history to go through his entire professional career undefeated. Of course, should he finish his career without facing Pacquiao, there will be a considerably large asterisk next to his name and he will forever be dogged by the question, "Did he avoid 'Pac-man' because he was afraid to lose?" Miguel Cotto Cotto hails from Puerto Rico and while he is not as well known as Floyd (in part due to his very reserved and humble public persona), he is a very accomplished and dangerous fighter. His professional record stands at 37-2, with his only two losses coming to Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito. The loss to Margarito was marred by a loaded hand-wraps controversy and when the two men met in a highly anticipated rematch, Cotto stopped Margarito in the tenth round, avenging his honor and giving even more credence to the theory that Margarito was only able to beat him because of the hardened plaster he placed in his gloves. If we ignore that loss, Cotto has only fallen to Pacquiao, which is certainly nothing to be ashamed of. He is an inch shorter than Mayweather, but he is a little bit bulkier and has fought most of his career in a class above that in which "Money" was competing. He won his first world championship in 2003 at a weight of 140 pounds. He has since won championships at 147 and 154 pounds. The biggest wins of his career are over Joshua Clottey, Zab Judah, Shane Mosley and the aforementioned Margarito. Despite having almost the same number of fights on his record as Mayweather, Cotto is just 31 years old, four years younger than Floyd. I'm not sure how long he plans of fighting for, but with the recent addition of trainer Pedro Diaz, Cotto could easily be in the game for five or six more years. When the curtain goes up on Saturday, he will become the fifth man to have faced both Mayweather and Pacqiao, something that he can definitely tell his grandchildren about when he is an old man. Common Opponents: Shane Mosley. Fought Mayweather in 2010, Cotto in 2007.How Mayweather did: The fight with Mosley brought some drama for Mayweather in the second round, as he was stunned and forced to cover up for a large portion of the round. Mosley was unable to capitalize on the damage and Mayweather would end up winning a unanimous decisionHow Cotto did: Cotto won a decision that was never much in doubt, outworking Mosley for the majority of the fight, making "Sugar" look rather slow in comparison. Zab Judah. Fought Mayweather in 2006, Cotto in 2007.How Mayweather did: In a fight that saw Roger Mayweather get tossed for entering the ring following a low blow in the tenth round by Judah, pretty boy Floyd won a unanimous 12 round decision.How Cotto did: Cotto knocked Judah down once in the fight and stopped him via technical knockout in the eleventh round. DeMarcus Corley. Fought Mayweather in 2004, Cotto in 2005.How Mayweather did: Mayweather won a unanimous 12 round decision over Corley in a pretty unheralded fight.How Cotto did: Cotto stopped Corley in the fifth round by technical knockout in a fight that took place in Cotto's home country. Victoriano Sosa Fought Mayweather in 2003, Cotto in 2004.How Mayweather did: Another unanimous 12 round decision for Mayweather.How Cotto did: Another stoppage for Cotto, this time in the fourth round, again by technical knockout. What can we make out of the fact that of the four common opponents they have, Cotto has stopped three, while Mayweather has stopped none? Well, not much. Mayweather has never been one to post gaudy knockout numbers (26 in his 42 wins), preferring to use a spectacular defensive style (and if defense could ever be called spectacular, Floyd's qualifies) to frustrate his opponents and win on points. Cotto is a much more of a power puncher, scoring 30 knockouts in his 37 wins, so don't look at these results against common opponents and expect that Cotto should be the favorite. To show you what I mean about their different styles, check out these highlight videos that HBO released just a few weeks ago. Mayweather: Cotto: If you missed any of the first three episodes, you can get up to speed with our recaps and full video of each installment of HBO's hype vehicle below: Episode OneEpisode TwoEpisode Three Saturday night is fight night, and we'll have everything covered, from live round-by-round results, a post-fight recap and quotes from the post-fight press conference. See you then!

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The weigh in for Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto will be shown live on HBO starting at 6 p.m. ET. But we do have an actual stream below courtesy of UStream which should go live around 5:45 p.m. Boxing weigh-ins move fast, usually with the main event fighters hitting the scales first so if you want to see Floyd and Miguel make it official, make sure you're locked in. Mayweather is moving up to junior middleweight for the first time since battling Oscar De La Hoya in 2007. Cotto is well adjusted to the weight, with this being his fourth fight in the division. He hasn't taken his power up with him, but he still will probably be the heavier man with Mayweather making noise about coming in closer to 150 pounds, but size isn't a part of Floyd's plan for this fight. More Mayweather-Cotto Coverage From SBNBad Left Hook | SB Nation | MMA Mania | Bloody Elbow

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Tuesday, Floyd Mayweather met with reporters ahead of Saturday night's bout with Miguel Cotto and ended up turning a small question and answer session into a full-on rant. When the inevitable topic of Manny Pacquiao came up, Floyd launched into a tirade about how he has tried to make the fight, how American's don't support him despite his Olympic credentials while throwing their love behind foreign fighters and, of course, the fact that he believes Manny uses performance enhancing drugs. From Floyd's rant to the media: "Come on, it's basic common sense now. Guess what, it took me years to get to here. Go back and look at the pictures. His head is small and then all of a sudden his head just grew? Come on man, stop this. Ray Charles can see this shit. Go back and look at the pictures and tell me this man's head didn't get bigger. You're going to tell me this shit is all natural. Come on man, stop." Scott Christ of Bad Left Hook took the time to gather up a few pictures of Pacquiao over the years and put them in a single post so you can try to judge if his head has really gotten bigger. Bob Arum, Manny's promoter, decided that the blame for all of this falls on a Hennessy ad. Here's what Arum said to Yahoo about it: "There is this actor who sort of looks like Manny, but you can't really tell and they shoot it in a way that makes you think it's a younger Manny, and he's in a gym working out," Arum said. "Then it segues to a scene where it is Manny. So when Mayweather is talking about the size of the head, that's got to be where he gets it. He's seeing this commercial over and over and over in just about every NBA game that's on television and we know he loves to watch basketball. He's a basketball junkie. And yeah, there are two different-sized heads, but one's an actor's and the other's is Manny's." Which is kind of an "only in boxing" response to an "only in boxing" problem. The drug testing situation was a problem for a while, it appears not to be now. The real problem, as it always is, is money. Floyd claims that he offered Manny $40,000,000 guaranteed to take the fight, Manny (well, Top Rank more than Manny) wants a 50/50 split on everything. Neither side is likely to budge, and the fight isn't likely to happen until it's so far past it's expiration date that you might get sick just from coming into contact with it. In the end, both guys have fights they can take but Manny probably needs Floyd more than vice versa. Floyd got to Mosley first, he demolished Marquez while Manny continues to struggle with him, he won Cotto in the last round of "win the profitable opponent" and he'll likely have Canelo Alvarez waiting for him after serving his little jail stint. Manny is going to have a hell of a time just getting past Timothy Bradley (a fight I've gone on record multiple times saying Bradley will win) and even if he does, the options aren't exactly overflowing for the next fight. A fourth fight with Juan Manuel Marquez is out there, but it's questionable how many times people will pay $70 to watch that fight. The winner of the Amir Khan vs. Lamont Peterson rematch will represent a legitimate test, but not exactly a box office sensation if it's Peterson. Their careers will go on, they'll both make plenty of money, Floyd will shout about Manny using steroids, Arum will come up with crazy explanations for things and they'll keep not fighting each other. As for me? I'll just keep tuning in for great nights of fights like boxing fans got last Friday night with Friday Night Fights and ShoBox. And, yes, I'll even plunk down my hard earned dollars to watch Floyd take on an old, but still dangerous (enough), version of Miguel Cotto. More Mayweather-Cotto Coverage From SBNBad Left Hook | SB Nation | MMA Mania | Bloody Elbow

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Fox Sports has released a video of Dana White talking about a variety of topic along with Ed O'Neill (star of Married With Children). In this video, Dana discusses the Alistair Overeem situation (he isn't sure if he will take action beyond what the NSAC handed down) and Floyd Mayweather (including an interesting story about a casino encounter). Check out the video and read the best quotes after the jump: On if Overeem should be given additional punishment beyond what Nevada imposed: "That's a great question. I gotta fly back to Las Vegas today, get together with my crew and we're gonna figure out what's going to happen with Alistair Overeem. He's got a nine month suspension from the Nevada State Athletic Commission so I need to get back into the office and figure out what we're gonna do. ... Bottom line is, the Nevada State Athletic Commission regulates us and what happens in the sport. They've given him a nine month suspension, which I thought was gonna be bigger...I thought they were gonna give him a bigger suspension. The fact that they gave him nine months, says that they found some validity in his story." Dana did take a shot at Overeem's chin and the fact that he was knocked out by Chuck Liddell at 205 pounds. On if Dana wants to "put a hurting" on Floyd Mayweather by going up against his fight on May 5: "Here's what's happening. We've done this many times now. Basically, it's a great night for television because you're going to have a group of people who stay home for Mayweather and a group of people..wait a minute, I'm a fight fan, I can watch both on the same night? So you stay home on that Saturday, you watch the UFC card, and then you flip over to pay-per-view and watch Mayweather fight. Every time we've done it, it's been a huge success for us and a huge success for the PPV that night for boxing. So we really don't go head to head, we got the same night. Because really, this is what you think about...when you're buying PPV, it's not really about laying down the $50. We all work hard, we've all got things to do, we've got family. We've got choices we've got to make on weekends. Am I gonna go out tonight? Am I gonna go to dinner? Or am I gonna stay home and watch the fight? And when you have both fights on the same night? More people make that decision to stay home on Saturday." On why Floyd is able to fight despite his upcoming jail sentence, which was pushed back until after the fight: "I love the city of Las Vegas. I have lived there most of my life. I will defend Las Vegas against anyone saying it's not a good place to raise your kids, it's not this, it's not that. But I'll tell you what, the judge that decided to let Floyd Mayweather not go to jail and fight instead. I mean, Floyd is lucky to live in a city where they care more about money than they care about justice. The craziest thing I've ever seen in my life." Would the same exception be afforded to a big name UFC fighter? "There's no way in hell. There's no way in hell...There's absolutely a double standard." And one last Floyd story: "I'll tell you a real quick story here. First of all, me and Floyd go way back. Me and Floyd have been going at each other in the media quite a bit. Recently when he made the Jeremy Lin comments I called him a racist and everything else. So, the other night I'm playing cards at the Palms and someone taps my back, and it's Floyd. I'm like 'What's up Floyd?' He said 'I just wanna tell ya, what you're doing with the UFC is awesome, man. I'm really happy for you. Happy everything's going well.' So then, don't I feel like the biggest dick in the world? He comes over and he's killin' me with kindness." More Mayweather-Cotto Coverage From SBNBad Left Hook | SB Nation | MMA Mania | Bloody Elbow

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White recently sat down with "Barfly" host and FOX Sports columnist Mark Kriegel at the Palm restaurant to break down all the current events in the world of mixed martial arts (MMA) and beyond. And they're joined by Al Bundy Ed O'Neill! No topic was safe, including the UFC 145 main event between Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans, performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) in sports (including Alistair Overeem) and yes, even Boxing champion Floyd "Money" Mayweather, one of White's favorite topics. "Me and Floyd have been going at each other in the media quite a bit, recently when he made the Jeremy Lin comments and I called him a racist. The other night I'm playing cards at the Palms and [someone] taps me on the back, I turn around, it's Floyd. He says 'I just wanted to tell you, what you're doing with the UFC is awesome, man. I'm happy for you, really happy everything's going well.' I said 'Well, thank you.' Now don't I feel like the biggest dick in the world? I'm out there smashing him and he's killing me with kindness." A far cry from his "ignorant outburst" back in February. See the rest of the Barfly installments after the jump. For more on White's rocky relationship with Floyd Mayweather click here.

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UFC president Dana White has always been very clear that he is a boxing fan. He may have his issues with how boxing does business (who doesn't?) but he does know a fair amount about the sport and enjoys watching big fights. In a recent Yahoo! video, Dana sat down to discuss Saturday night's bout between Floyd Mayweather and Miguel Cotto as well as talk about the potential fight between Floyd and Manny Pacquiao: Transcript after the jump... From the video: Cotto Vs. Mayweather is an interesting fight. I think the question in this fight is what does Cotto have left? A lot of people question really what he has after that beating he took from Margarito. Came back and he beat Margarito. But Floyd Mayweather? I truly do believe that Floyd is one of the best ever. His defense is awesome, he hasn't fought in a long time. Floyd's taking these big layoffs now and Floyd's not that young. He's 34-35 years old. But I think he should beat Cotto, he should beat Cotto pretty easilly. The fight I'm interested in, as is the rest of the world, is the Manny Pacquiao/Floyd Mayweather fight. Which I'm dying to see that fight. And I actually think that Pacquiao has the style to beat Floyd. A lot of people don't think so now because he fought that last fight. If you do him and Marquez ten times, that fight looks exactly the same ten times because that's how they match up. Him and Floyd? I still think...Floyd's whole game is speed and Pacquiao's whole game is counterpunching...POWER counterpunches and I think that he'll end up clipping Floyd with something. But who knows? We could sit here and argue this fight all day. People who think Pacquiao would win, people who think Floyd would win and there's only one way to find out, and that's for them to fight. That fight needs to happen and it needs to happen soon.

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When Floyd Mayweather steps into ring to face Miguel Cotto this Saturday on HBO pay-per-view he will bring a 42-0 record with him. Odds are, he'll add one more to the win column before going off to do a stint in jail (nine month sentence, likely to serve 5-6 months). In his mailbag today, Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports addressed the issue of where he sees Floyd fitting in as far as the top fighters of the past 25 years. I don't really get Iole's methodology on a lot of this, he has guys who were great but well past their prime on the list simply because they did fight in the last 25 years. George Foreman is not someone I'd put at #6 on a list of the best fighters of the past 25 years, but his methodology is his, not mine. Regardless, here's where Kevin ranked Floyd and his synopsis: 9. Floyd Mayweather Jr., 1996-present, 42-0, 26 knockouts - Mayweather was at his best at super featherweight, when he had a streak in which he beat a string of elite fighters. He remains a masterful defensive fighter who has underrated counterpunching ability. I think a guy like Julio Cesar Chavez belongs above Floyd, and I have no problem with Evander Holyfield, Pernell Whitaker and Roy Jones, Jr. It does remain straight up crazy for people to treat Floyd like he's in the running for greatest fighter of all time, a fight with Pacquiao (who ranked #12 on the list) would be a great help to his legacy, but there are simply too many great fighters ahead of him. Then again, I also think his "0" has an asterisk given that i think he lost the first fight with Jose Luis Castillo (which necessitated a rematch to "clean up"). Regardless, nothing can take away from Floyd's status as a great fighter and his accomplishments to this point are outstanding.

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MMAmania.com is your home for comprehensive coverage for the upcoming Floyd Mayweather vs Miguel Cotto WBA Light Middleweight championship bout that takes place this weekend (May 5, 2012) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. This past Saturday, episode three of "24/7 Mayweather vs Cotto" feature aired on HBO. You can catch the video (and our recap) of episode one here and episode two here. You should also check out our opening remarks on the fight. The third episode continues to portray Floyd Mayweather as a larger than life figure, following the fighter as he participates in a 5k charity walk for "Habitat for Humanity." The emcee thanks Mayweather for his $100,000 donation to the cause and the fighter and his entourage have some fun at the expense of a Manny Pacquiao look-a-like as he crosses the finish line. The champ explains his attitude toward philanthropy: "Like I always say, money don't make me. I make money. When someone say 'I'm not materialistic,' you gotta realize, somebody broke made that up. Somebody who don't want to strive for sh** made that up. You know, beauty is only skin deep. An ugly person made that up. I tell you this: I'm a well groomed individual and I like money. But with me being in this position, I'm going to give back to families." Of course, the very next scene shows Mayweather and 50 cent hitting up the Vegas strip for some high class shopping, and we see Floyd spend $10,800 on a pair of shoes for his one and only, Miss Jackson. It's been rather difficult for the 24/7 production team to get any kind of footage of Cotto outside of his home or the gym, and the first segment of the third episode is no different: Cotto spars in front of the watchful eyes of Pedro Diaz and his medical advisor, Osvaldo Nartello, who draws blood from Cotto's ear after one of the rounds in order to test his lactic acid threshold. Nartello explains: "The training of any athlete, in any sport, without medical advice for the trainer, is useless." I'm not sure that I can agree with him on that, as many elite athletes have emerged from impoverished backgrounds without the modern tools that are available to prize-fighters like Cotto, but it's certainly smart to use whatever technology you have at your disposal. We catch back up with Mayweather who, despite his earlier claims of being a well rounded individual, isn't above jumping into the gutter to make fun of Cotto and his sleeping arrangement with Bryan Perez in classic fifth grade style before continuing his preparations. We hear a little from Roger Mayweather about the level of preparation Floyd has reached for this fight and then we hear a little more about the relationship between the trainer and his nephew, which has been going strong for 16 years and has produced a professional record of 42-0. On the flip side, Cotto and his current trainer Diaz have only been together for one fight and we get to see the former Cuban national team coach kickback with some of his old pals from their days together in Cuba, smoking cigars and playing dominos. Five years after leaving the country, Diaz gives us some insight into how he got involved with Cotto: "I felt like I was missing something. I looked at the greatest trainers and boxers in the world, including boxers who lost to Cubans as amatuers and later became great stars. This made me think very hard about professional boxing. If I hadn't made that decision [to defect], I wouldn't be working with Cotto." The final Cotto segment of the episode sheds a little light on Cotto's late father, Don Miguel, who is the namesake for Cotto's gym. We see the Cotto camp share another meal together, while Mayweather has his final optometrist appointment, mugs for the camera and makes more absurd declarations about himself and Cotto. I'll leave it to you guys to check out what he had to say, along with the rest of the episode: The final episode of 24/7 goes down this Friday at 8 p.m. ET, following the weigh-ins that kick off two hours earlier. The fight itself happens this Saturday night of course, with the pay-per-view (PPV) getting started on HBO at 9 p.m. ET. Cotto looked a bit lighter in this episode, perhaps a little drawn out from the weight cutting process. (I'm not sure how much weight he is cutting for this fight at 154 pounds) Do you think his Cuban trainer will have the correct strategy for taking Floyd apart? If he does, will it be enough to bring Cotto the victory, or is Mayweather simply too quick and sharp for him, no matter the gameplan?

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Following Sergio Martinez's incredible knockout of Paul Williams in their 2010 rematch, he was ranked among the top pound-for-pound boxers in the world. While he retained his middleweight crown in stoppage wins over Serhiy Dzinziruk and Darren Barker, some of the luster had faded. Martinez was clearly better than Dzinziruk and Barker but he didn't seem to preform so much better that he looked like the same man who most saw as only behind Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather in the "who is the best boxer in the world?" debate. Last night he faced a true test in Matthew Macklin and, after a spirited back-and-forth bout, was able to score two knockdowns late in the eleventh round and get the TKO victory when Macklin's corner stopped the fight before the final round. Scott Christ of Bad Left Hook sizes up the performance: It wasn't Sergio's greatest performance, but I think an honest assessment reveals that really, this wasn't too far off of par for the course. When it came time to reveal what all he had in his toolbox, he did so, as he did last year with Darren Barker. He outgutted Kelly Pavlik, too, making adjustments and winning the fight at crunch time. Martinez now marches on, still the middleweight champion of the world, still clearly the world's best 160-pound fighter. Andre Ward spent the night on Twitter saying he's ready for Martinez, but we'll get into what's next for Sergio tomorrow. What's next for Martinez, if his camp has their way, is a mega-fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Promoter Lou Dibella made the most concessions possible to try to get the Mayweather/Martinez fight to happen: Floyd would be favored at 150. Cotto is a dead man at 154. Cotto is a half-shot. He's a great fighter, but he gets hit by everything. He incented Cotto to make a big money fight. It's very smart business. If he wants to handicap Sergio, we'll fight him as low as 150. And we'll give him 80% of the money. Martinez hasn't fought at 150 since 2003, so that is a serious "handicap" (as Lou put it). And it's strange that they're even willing to offer it when Floyd's fight against Cotto will be at 154. They're basically trying to tempt Floyd to take the fight by making it seem as easy as possible for Floyd given that he is much more of a threat than anyone Mayweather has fought recently. And to be clear, this is much more realistic than Manny Pacquiao going on record saying that he'd fight Floyd with a 30-30 split with the remaining 40% of the purse going to the winner. Top Rank would never agree to that, that was just the fighter talking. Meanwhile, this is Martinez's promoter saying that they'd do it, which means that it's on the table. And 20% of a Mayweather purse is more than Martinez is making anywhere else.

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In his weekly segment on Fuel TV's "UFC Tonight," UFC president Dana White on Tuesday night went after boxer Floyd Mayweather for his Jeremy Lin comments – and more.

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Talented but polarizing boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. drew fire from UFC President Dana White once again this week after the outspoken executive took issue with some comments Mayweather Jr. had recently made regarding the success of New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin and Manny Pacquiao’s sushi-making potential. “First of all, what he said, I think, is racist. He’s made a couple of racist comments and, yes Floyd, you’re racist with the stuff that you said,” explained White on an episode of UFC Tonight, responding to a recent statement from Mayweather saying it was unfair for Lin to receive a ton of media attention for being Asian while African-American players in the NBA do the same things without receiving much notice. “Really, Kobe Bryant doesn’t get any praise? Michael Jordan never got any praise? The list goes on and on with guys who completely get praised for being great NBA basketball players,” continued White. “Not only can (Lin) compete and make it in the NBA, the guy is tearing it up and breaking records you knucklehead.” White Blasts NSAC for Preferential Treatment of Mayweather Jr. “Sushi’s from Japan, he’s from the Philippines dummy,” replied White on the topic of Mayweather Jr. saying Pacquiao should make him some sushi, also labeling him as “yellow chump”. White went on to say Mayweather Jr. should focus on putting the fight together that the world wants to see instead of making ignorant remarks. Check out the full rant from White below: Tweet

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White blasted boxing big mouth Floyd Mayweather Jr. on "UFC Tonight" last Tuesday (Feb. 22, 2012), calling the pesky pugilist "racist" for comments he made towards NBA star Jeremy Lin. Mayweather claimed the breakout star, who was born in California to Taiwanese parents, is only getting praised by the media because he's Asian, and that "black people do the same thing he does every night and don't get the same praise." Said White: "First of all, what he said I think was racist. He's made a couple of racist comments and, yes, Floyd, you're racist with the stuff that you've said." Leonard Ellerbe, Mayweather's manager, quickly fired back at the UFC boss and told him he should mind his own business, even threatening to hold a fee seminar for ZUFFA employees on how to get a better cut of the promotion's pay-per-view (PPV) revenue. Those comments (via Yahoo! Sports) after the jump. "He needs to shut the [expletive] up and mind his own business, stay in his own lane and keep on taking advantage of the UFC fighters, while underpaying them. If he keeps on running his mouth, we may decide to give a free seminar to all of the UFC fighters on how the pay-per-view revenue should be distributed. This is typical Dana, who is always prone to ignorant outbursts. He should be the last person to try to judge someone else." Mayweather is expected to trade blows with Miguel Cotto on May 5, 2012, before turning himself over to authorities to serve 90-days in the clink for domestic violence. After that, expect the Mayweater headlines to be the same. When is he fighting Manny Pacquiao? In the meantime, fight fans will have to settle for him fighting Dana White. More on White's Mayweather rant here and here.

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Dana White goes off on Floyd Mayweather Jr. in this video from FUEL TV for “racist” comments Floyd recently made about the New York Knicks’ Jeremy Lin and fellow boxer Manny Pacquiao.

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UFC president Dana White on Tuesday night called out popular boxer Floyd Mayweather for making "racist" comments about NBA star Jeremy Lin.

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"Yes Floyd, you're racist." Here it is, the video footage of FUEL TV's "UFC Tonight," which aired tonight (Feb. 21, 2012), during which Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White went ballistic on Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his history of racially-charged sentiments. White was fuming over Mayweather's recent attack on New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin, who is of Taiwanese decent. In addition to calling perhaps the best boxer on the planet a "racist," White also referred to "Pretty Boy" as a "knucklehead" and a "dummy." Don't hold back, Dana. He then challenged Mayweather to "shut up" and to finally make the fight that all the boxing fans want to see, which is against Manny Pacquaio. That's going to be hard, considering Mayweather opted to instead fight Miguel Cotto instead on May 5, 2012, and then surrendering himself four weeks later to serve a 90-day jail sentence in Las Vegas, Nevada, for domestic violence. Ho-hum. Read all about who said what and when, including a partial transcript of White's comments, right here.

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ESPN reports that HBO has secured the rights to the Floyd Mayweather-Miguel Cotto fight on May 5th. Despite a challenge from rival Showtime, HBO PPV will have the fight. The rights acquisition was the first major move by former Showtime sports head Ken Hersman after Ross Greenburg left the post amidst the premium channel’s first loss of a Manny Pacquiao fight to Showtime. The fight will likely include its standard 24/7 lead-up to the big fight as well as additional marketing and cross-promotional opportunities with Time Warner’s other properties. Payout Perspective: It appears that HBO has stepped up its game since losing the Pacquiao-Mosley fight. Despite whether or not you like Floyd Mayweather, he is a boxing draw and made for promotional shows like HBO’s well-done “24/7” series. Showtime had an exceptional show last night but it was overshadowed by the Haye-Chisora brawl (more on this later). Unfortunately for Showtime, its first big fight in 2012, Victor Ortiz-Andre Berto, was put off due to an injury to Berto. As for Mayweather-Cotto, you can expect some definite hype based upon the success of Cotto since his loss to Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather being Floyd Mayweather. Certainly, 24/7 will be much more attractive considering Mayweather going to jail, Manny Pacquiao and his recent comments about Jeremy Lin.

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There’s no question Dana White is one of the more outspoken executives in the sporting world but even he may have crossed the line in recent comments addressing the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s treatment of Floyd Mayweather Jr. According to the UFC President, “Money” Mayweather, who is poised to fight in May despite a looming prison sentence, has been given preferential treatment while the UFC has not received the same considerations. Mayweather’s Jail Time Delayed Until June “They’re very consistent at being inconsistent. So, Floyd Mayweather is allowed to…first off not only by the NSAC but by the judge…is allowed to not go to jail until his fight is over,” began White in an interview after his organization’s event on Fuel TV. “Chael Sonnen, who had paid all his dues and everything was behind him, was not allowed to coach the Ultimate Fighter. Recently a boxer tested positive for marijuana. He’s suspended for a year and they take 40% of his purse. Floyd Mayweather walks into the NSAC and they literally kiss his ass.” Sonnen was considered for a coaching spot opposite Michael Bisping but was not allowed based on his previous suspension for testosterone use. White’s later statements about marijuana are relevant as one of his stars, Nick Diaz, was recently popped for having traces of the substance in his system. “Double standard, bias…whatever you want to call it,” an upset White continued. “There’s one thing that’s consistent there. Inconsistent as hell. It’s one of the most insane things that I’ve ever seen in my life. And the response would be, ‘This guy brings a lot of money to the city of Las Vegas.’ So do we. So do we.” When asked for comment, NSAC Executive Director Keith Kizer responded, “That’s neither factually nor legally correct, so I am guessing Mr. White made those comments to mess around with Mr. Mayweather. In addition to being quite successful in their professional endeavors, Dana and Floyd are, at times, entertaining trash-talkers.” Tweet

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In news that directly impacts the UFC, Floyd Mayweather will be fighting Miguel Cotto in Las Vegas on May 5. The news came during Floyd's licensing hearing with the Nevada State Athletic Commission today, ending speculation about who Mayweather would fight after the idea of a bout with Manny Pacquiao was shot down yet again. While Mayweather was calling out Pacquiao, Top Rank said Manny wouldn't be ready by May 5 due to a cut suffered in the Juan Manuel Marquez fight last November while Floyd is locked into the date due to the terms of his delayed jail sentence. The UFC is holding their third effort on the Fox network that same night and I imagine the plan will be to play up the "our fights will be done before Floyd and Miguel enter the ring" angle as they did for the first Fox show, which was the same night as Marquez vs. Pacquiao. I don't know if they'll find the same success this time around given the dip in ratings for the second Fox effort but it will be interesting to see if the idea of piggybacking on big boxing dates continues to pay off for the UFC. And, make no mistake, this was a planned move. Mayweather had May 5 locked up before the UFC announced the date and it is traditionally a major boxing weekend. I do think we can count on some juicier quotes from Floyd on the UFC trying to steal some of his thunder than we got from Arum and Pacquiao last time around.

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. may be all about “the green” when it comes to his career but, at least for a short while, his mind was on the color pink after donating $100,000 to the Susan G. Komen organization, a non-profit specializing in breast cancer research. The contribution was made by Mayweather Jr. as part of a promise he made to the judge who sentenced him to 90 days behind bars this past December in relation to a battery case. “Pretty Boy” Floyd Headed to Jail for Assault Ex-Girlfriend Mayweather Jr. presented the figure to a Komen spokesperson in front of news cameras at his gym. While his motivation might be in question there’s no doubt the unbeaten champion’s money will be put to good work. The Komen for the Cure fund is one of the largest, must trusted charities in the world and have raised billions of dollars for their cause. The news marked the second time Mayweather Jr. was in headlines this past week, the other relating to his phone call to Manny Pacquiao. The 34-year old is set serve his sentence on June 1 and has been lobbying for a May 4 bout with “Pac-Man” Tweet

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Posturing, nonsense and the same old problems in boxing. Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao have been going back and forth in an intense PR war over the past month. Floyd got his jail date pushed back so he could fight on May 5 and said he wanted Pacquiao, Bob Arum said Manny would be ready in May, but then changed it to June because of a cut suffered in November. Then Manny said he wanted to fight Floyd more than anyone else, so Arum said he didn't know who to call to discuss the fight. Then Floyd decided to say that there'd be no 50/50 purse split, effectively killing any chance of the fight. Now word has come out that Manny will rematch Miguel Cotto with Cotto already having agreed to almost all terms for the bout. Scott Christ of Bad Left Hook with some reaction: The fight is already receiving backlash from many in the boxing community and the fanbase who feel that no matter what, Cotto simply isn't a tough style matchup for Pacquiao. The two went pretty even for the first four rounds of their November 2009 bout, but in the end Pacquiao simply wound up the much better man, and by the time Kenny Bayless mercy-stopped it in the 12th round, Cotto was refusing to engage Pacquiao. It was unrealistic to think that he and Floyd were ever going to meet in May, but this is still not exactly a thrilling development. It's not so much that Cotto/Pacquiao is a horrible fight, it's not really. It's just that it already happened once and pretty much anything was going to be a letdown with the constant "will they/won't they?"

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Dave Meltzer is reporting that the third UFC on Fox event will take place on May 5. That is the same date that Floyd Mayweather, Jr. has blocked out for his next fight. Despite all the bluster from Floyd on Twitter yesterday there is almost no chance of the fight that date being against Manny Pacquiao. The next best option would be for a bout with Saul "Canelo" Alvarez but the reported negotiations with Robert Guerrero probably mean that's what we're more likely to see. Regardless, the UFC will probably take the same tactic that they did when they aired the UFC on Fox show against Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez and insist that they'll be off the air in time for the Floyd fight. If it is Mayweather against Guerrero it's much less important to play that up since it won't do half the number of buys as the standard Floyd or Manny show with "The Ghost" having no name value whatsoever. No word yet on what the target main event would be for the UFC on Fox 3 card. Cinco de Mayo weekend is traditionally a big fight weekend in boxing where promoters have looked to put on big cards featuring Latino fighters. Given Cain Velasquez's loss on the first Fox fight, I doubt they'd try to use the same tactic with his rumored bout with Antonio Silva. Update: Bloody Elbow has been able to confirm this news. The target date is May 5.

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We're not to the point where the UFC 142 talk is ramping up (that starts tomorrow, and it's going to be good) so now is a good time to follow up on my story from the weekend about the PR battle between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. With Bob Arum having said that Manny vs. Floyd won't happen on May 5 because of a cut suffered by Pacquiao back in November things appeared to have died down until after Floyd served his 90 day sentence in jail starting in June. But then Manny Pacquiao went ahead and threw Bob Arum under the bus a bit when talking to PhilBoxing: "I‘ve said this over and over before and I'm saying this again, I want Floyd Mayweather Jr. to be my next opponent and I haven't changed my choice despite recent developments. ... I am meeting with my promoter, Bob Arum on Tuesday and I will insist that the fight with Mayweather be given the preference (over) the four others in the list [Miguel Cotto, Timothy Bradley, Juan Manuel Marquez, Lamont Peterson] I will fight next." ... "It's not really fair for some quarters to blame me if, in the long run, the fight wouldn't push through. As I have also been saying many times before, I fight for the fans. I want the fans to be happy always." "Whoever the fans want me to fight, I will face him (in) the ring. I don't choose (who to) fight. It is my promoter who does because it's his job. My job is to fight, everybody must realize that." Today Floyd hit up Twitter with a few gems to continue pushing for the fight: @FloydMayweatherFloyd Mayweather Manny Pacquiao I'm calling you out let's fight May 5th and give the world what they want to see.Jan 10 via webFavoriteRetweetReply @FloydMayweatherFloyd Mayweather My Jail Sentence was pushed back because the date was locked in. Step up Punk.Jan 10 via webFavoriteRetweetReply This isn't the first time Floyd has stated publicly that he's ready for the fight either. He made it quite clear in a video released a few months back. Of course, part of the reason for this could be the backlash to news that Floyd Mayweather vs. Robert Guerrero is in final negotiations. Fans hated hearing that Floyd (fighting at 147 pounds as a welterweight) would dare fight a guy who has never fought over lightweight (other than one horrible fight at 138) and never held a legitimate title above 130 pounds. To top it off, he has been off over a year after having surgery on his shoulder. This could be a way to make it seem like "well, you guys. I tried my best, now I pretty much have to fight Guerrero" even though there are many better options out there. Which isn't to run down the very talented Guerrero, but rather to point out that he hasn't proven that he deserves the shot. Then again, maybe the public pressure will finally get to everyone involved. It has to happen eventually... Right?

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I don't pay attention to boxing very much, but I like to keep tabs on the super mega non-fight that is Mayweather vs Pacquiao. The latest update is that Floyd Mayweather is going to jail for punching the mother of his children several times and threatening to beat the kids as well. This would be the third time he's been charged with abusing women (not counting another incident his baby mamma later denied), proving that Floyd is a big ol piece of shit.That didn't stop the court from only sentencing him to 90 days in jail. And the kicker: he won't start his sentence until June 1st, specifically so he can go through with a tentative May 5th fight date (against a non-Pacquiao opponent, no less!). Lady Justice, I admire how you dispense equal justice to all. Now here's Dana White talking about it: "Nothing surprises me with boxing anymore. Good for Floyd, he must have some damn good lawyers. 'Let's let this guy fight and make a few million bucks, then we'll have him go to jail.' That's incredible,"..."What's strange to me is the Nevada State Athletic Commission wouldn't even let Chael Sonnen coach "The Ultimate Fighter and that guy cleared up all his problems. He didn't have a jail date pending and he wasn't even allowed to coach," White said on ESPN1100/98.9 FM in Las Vegas."Hey listen if these guys can keep milking the public for millions and millions of dollars to put on the fights that nobody is asking to see, why wouldn't they?" asked White. "When you stop making money, they'll put on the fights the fans want to see." It's worth pointing out that Floyd and Chael's situations are slightly different - Chael lied to the commission during a hearing to get his sentence reduced and that's the key issue with him being persona non grata in Nevada. While commissions have been pretty laid back about allowing fighters with skeezy backgrounds to fight, they are anal about the sanctity of their internal processes. But rubber stamping a POS like Mayweather certainly does put things into an interesting juxtaposition, doesn't it?

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Let's get this out of the way right up front. Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Bob Arum, Oscar De La Hoya and more all share blame for Pacquiao and Mayweather not stepping into the ring to face each other. But there has been quite the shift in terms of public perception in the ongoing war of words and actions between the two over the past six months. Somewhere along the line it was Floyd, the convicted criminal and obnoxiously cocky fighter, who became the good guy while the smiling, singing Pacquiao has participated in the assassination of his character by the coward Bob Arum. Floyd had a May 5 date booked in Vegas and made it known that he was ready to make the fight with Pacquiao. Bluster or not, he put the ball in Manny and Top Rank's court. But then it seemed that his jail conviction would get in the way of the fight. Bob Arum showed up after the conviction and said the following (via BoxingScene): "It's not an option," Arum said. "Manny is going to fight in May or June and if Floyd is available and Manny is successful, we'll fight Floyd in November. We are not going to operate Manny's career on what if, what if, what if. That doesn't make any business sense." That was January 5. On January 6, Floyd was able to get his sentence delayed to June 1, allowing him to keep his May 5 date. Given that Arum said Manny would fight in May or June, that had to mean the fight was a possibility, right? Not so fast: "I don't think it has any impact," Arum said, upon learning of the ruling. "No impact at all. Manny isn't going to be ready to fight until summertime." The excuse for May suddenly being out of the picture? A cut Manny suffered against Juan Manuel Marquez on November 11 (pictured to the right, enlarged view here). Yes, there's a cut and it wasn't a pretty one. But how dumb do you have to be to believe that Manny can't be ready to fight in six months? Because of a pretty standard cut? Andre Ward suffered a nasty cut in training for his Super Six finals bout with Carl Froch and the bout was pushed from late October to mid-December. Does anyone remember the cut Diego Sanchez suffered against B.J. Penn in December of 2009? Here's a reminder: As horrible as that cut was, Diego returned to action in May of 2010. And it's not like that was a rare case. Vitali Klitschko suffered two horrible cuts (picture) against Lennox Lewis on June 21, 2003 and was back in the ring on December 6. As Scott Christ pointed out at Bad Left Hook, it's always something: It's kind of hard to think that Bob Arum wants this fight to happen. "Maybe later, maybe later, maybe later." He's said the fight could happen in November, or five months after Pacquiao is expected to be in the ring next. But that leaves plenty of time to find excuses again. And I'm not saying Mayweather is the good witch, either. But we're at a point where you get this great big opening, with Floyd's sentence delayed, and now Manny won't be ready until a few days after Floyd has to report to jail? It's always something, isn't it? Met with the expected amount of criticism, Arum tried to deflect and insult Floyd's ability to do business in Vegas: In an overseas telephone conversation with BoxingScene.com/Manila Standard, Arum said Mayweather "is apparently going to fight Robert Guerrero. Can you believe that. They won't do any business at all." Arum claimed that MGM Grand which Mayweather's camp had long announced as the venue for the planned May 5 fight even before he was sentenced to a prison term, was "bulls**t because MGM didn't want to give him the date until they found out what Pacquiao was doing. Mayweather brings in no business." First off, Floyd Mayweather vs. Oscar De La Hoya? $18.419,200 at the gate. Floyd Mayweather vs. Shane Mosley? $11,032,100 at the gate. Floyd Mayweather vs. Ricky Hatton? $10,393,950 at the gate. Floyd Mayweather vs. Victor Ortiz? $9,000,000. Seems like Floyd can do a little business. Bad Left Hook: Floyd Mayweather vs Canelo Alvarez Leading Candidate For May 5 But that's really beside the point. It's just Arum trying to deflect. And it's Arum trying to deflect because he's lost the PR battle. Manny was the hero of the people for much of the Mayweather/Pacquiao nonsense. For a while it was Floyd shooting himself in the foot with racist videos and other ill advised public outbursts. Now Manny is the man who the public can point at and say "he doesn't want it!" Maybe he does want the fight, maybe he doesn't. But that's simply irrelevant with Bob Arum's inability to handle the situation. Even in potential opponents you have Arum talking about Manny facing Marquez for a fourth time, Miguel Cotto in a rematch of a fight that Pacquiao dominate, Lamont Peterson who holds no advantage anywhere in what would be a farce of a fight or Tim Bradley (and Arum had the balls to talk about Guerrero being a nobody). All while Floyd seems set to fight Canelo Alvarez, a rising star and larger man. Things are getting ugly for Manny.

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Manny Pacquiao's strength and conditioning coach, Alex Ariza, is an outspoken guy. After Pacquiao had a very close call a few weeks ago against Juan Manuel Marquez, Ariza went on the record blaming Manny for slacking in his conditioning routine in camp. Now he has decided to go after promoter Bob Arum and Top Rank (Manny's promoter) for the fight against Floyd Mayweather, Jr. not happening in a recent FightHype interview. Including talking about exactly why Dana White was right about Arum's greed: I think that's the fight that everybody wants to see. Here's the thing, Dana White is 100% absolutely correct. Bob Arum is a greedy pig. Now I see. That's exactly why Dana White has been so successful and Bob Arum sees him as such a threat, because he puts the ights together that the people want to see. It's about putting the best fights on. That's why people love the UFC so much, because the fights are so competitive. Even though he had the biggest fight with Nick Diaz and they went back and forth at each other, Dana did the right thing by the sport and he still put him and BJ Penn together and made them fight. Arum hates Floyd Mayweather, can't stand him, doesn't want to see him make a dollar, can't stand Golden Boy, doesn't want to do business with them, but instead of doing what's best for the sport, what's best or the fans, and what's best for the fighters because they'll get the payday of a lifetime, no, it's all about him. "I don't like him, so f**k him!" I mean, right or wrong? Unless you can tell me and convince me otherwise, because I'm thoroughly convinced and believe that Floyd really does want to have this fight. I think he really wants to have this fight. As far as he knows, he's right. He's right. Bob is the one interfering and f**king s**t up. There are a few things to take away here. First off, it's unfair to compare Pacquiao vs. Mayweather to Diaz vs. Penn. Fights between UFC fighters don't carry the same risk to Dana that putting Pacquiao up against Mayweather does to Arum. Should Manny lose that fight, suddenly Arum's biggest fighter has his brand significantly damaged while not gaining anything on the other side. Penn losing to Diaz or Diaz losing to Penn, neither of those outcomes had profoundly worse consequences for Dana and the UFC. It's the same reason we didn't see Dana going out of his way to make Fedor vs. Couture or Fedor vs. Lesnar when those were the most talked about "must-see" fights in the sport. The fact that Dana controls damn near every fighter worth controlling allows for much more ease to make "the fights the fans want to see." Although I still don't exactly think there is a list of any consequence beyond Floyd vs. Manny that boxing hasn't delivered. Ariza also conveniently ignores that it was a combination of Manny's "fear of needles" and Floyd's constantly moving targets with drug testing that shot the fight down when it was even bigger than it would be right now. There are so many more people at fault here than simply Bob Arum. And this is coming from a guy who wrote previously about how Arum is a greedy pig. And one could also mention how Ariza was talking two days after the fight about how he and Manny wanted a fourth fight with Marquez next. Not exactly the kind of thing someone who was knocking down walls to try to get to a fight with Floyd would be saying. So yeah, Arum is a greedy pig. But things are never as simple as people try to make them out, especially when it comes for Floyd vs. Manny.

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After Floyd Mayweather Jr. landed a clean (both in its effectiveness and legality) left hook-straight right combination that put down the headbutting Victor Ortiz, Larry Merchant entered the ring for his usual post-fight shenanigans. He pressed Mayweather on the "unsportsmanlike" blows, which Mayweather deflected ("Protect yourself at all times.") and celebrated ("And that's all she wrote."). Merchant questioned Mayweather three times about the ending, and sounded like he was phrasing it a fourth way until Mayweather cut him off, telling Merchant he's never given him (Mayweather) a fair shake, he doesn't know "s***" about boxing, and that HBO should fire him. Merchant now famously retorted, telling Mayweather he would "kick his ass" if he were 50 years younger. UFC President Dana White has let his feelings be known about the fight, ultimately placing blame on referee Joe Cortez for his inability to control the action after the headbutt. White spoke to MMA Fighting about the Mayweather-Merchant altercation following the bout: "I actually thought that that was very embarrassing for HBO," the UFC president said. "The guy is senile, he's out of his mind. He's up there berating Floyd, but Floyd can't say anything back to you? You've been disrespecting guys your whole career, and guess what, you can go back 60 years, you're not kicking Floyd's ass, okay? Give me a break. And what's Floyd going to do? A 102-year-old guy just said that to him." Now, I don't think HBO should fire Merchant for this situation. (He should...be fired...for...sounding...like...he would...rather...be...watching...Golden Girls reruns...from...the comfort...of his...home.) But this was a less-than-professional, though hilarious, moment for Merchant. And, in my opinion, it came on the heels of Mayweather saying nothing that hasn't been said by viewers of HBO boxing over the last few years. Merchant came dangerously close to assaulting a fighter in the ring, his "if I was 50 years younger" qualifier and 1931 birth year saving him from that accusation. Yet, like the Ortiz situation, it's Mayweather who is portrayed as the villain.

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And according to the UFC President, he's also 102-years-old. Dana White is referring to the latest controversy surrounding boxing, a quick end to the Floyd Mayweather vs Victor Ortiz fight that wrapped after Floyd's "Money" shot, which came as Ortiz was trying to kiss and make up following an illegal headbutt, sent his foe crashing to the canvas. In his post-fight interview, boxing analyst Larry Merchant interrogated Mayweather over the incident and the situation escalated to the point where Merchant was asking for a time machine to go back and "kick his ass." White tells MMA Fighting it was an "embarrassing" moment for HBO: "It's my big beef with Merchant for years. These guys get done fighting and he jumps in the ring and just starts saying off-the-wall, weird, rude [expletive] to these guys. Who the hell would want to do an interview with him? It's probably the thing they dread worse than training and cutting weight and everything, is their interview with Larry Merchant. It's ridiculous. I actually thought that [his statement] was very embarrassing for HBO. The guy is senile, he's out of his mind. He's up there berating Floyd, but Floyd can't say anything back to you? You've been disrespecting guys your whole career, and guess what, you can go back 60 years, you're not kicking Floyd's ass, okay? Give me a break. And what's Floyd going to do? A 102-year-old guy just said that to him." Footage of the "Star Power" knockout, as well as the infamous "Mayweather vs. Merchant" video, after the jump. The controversial ending: via Iron Forges Iron Followed by the controversial post-fight interview: How about it Maniacs, did Merchant cross the line? Or stick up for the little guy? Whose side are you taking in this debate? Sound off!

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Filed under: UFCDENVER -- With as fired up as UFC president Dana White gets when talking about last weekend's Floyd Mayweather-Victor Ortiz boxing match, you almost wouldn't know that his organization put on some fights of its own that same night. Following Wednesday's UFC 135 press conference, White ripped into referee Joe Cortez for "destroying" the highly-anticipated bout, but he saved his most virulent criticism for HBO commentator Larry Merchant, who found himself in a bizarre confrontation with Mayweather after the controversial ending. "It's my big beef with Merchant for years," White said. "These guys get done fighting and he jumps in the ring and just starts saying off-the-wall, weird, rude [expletive] to these guys. Who the hell would want to do an interview with him? It's probably the thing they dread worse than training and cutting weight and everything, is their interview with Larry Merchant. It's ridiculous." Merchant drew Mayweather's ire in the post-fight interview for asking about the dubious fight-ending punch combo that, while legal, seemed dirty to many. As Mayweather criticized Merchant for what he regarded as a history of bias on the part of the 80-year-old TV commentator, suggesting that HBO should fire him, Merchant retorted, "I wish I was 50 years younger and I would kick your ass." It was a lapse in professionalism that apparently didn't help to endear him to White, an avid boxing fan. "I actually thought that that was very embarrassing for HBO," the UFC president said. "The guy is senile, he's out of his mind. He's up there berating Floyd, but Floyd can't say anything back to you? You've been disrespecting guys your whole career, and guess what, you can go back 60 years, you're not kicking Floyd's ass, okay? Give me a break. And what's Floyd going to do? A 102-year-old guy just said that to him." For the 35 minutes that White spoke to reporters following the pre-fight press conference inside the Pepsi Center, no subject seemed to hold as much interest for him as the Mayweather-Ortiz bout and its aftermath. Though he claimed not to have watched the Strikeforce World Heavyweight Grand Prix event on Showtime the weekend before, Mayweather-Ortiz prompted a lengthy rant from White on all the ways Cortez had erred in his handling of the fight, and how it only proved that "something needs to be done" about the athletic commissions that handle both MMA and boxing events. "Realistically, when you look at it, boxing puts on two big fights a year," White said. "Two big fights a year. They [expletive] up one of them. The referee destroyed that fight. He destroyed it. ...That was a multi-, multi-million dollar fight that this one guy destroyed. Because I don't know about you guys, but I was watching the fight, I would have liked to have seen how that really would have ended." White added that what really scares him is the potential for an athletic commission or a referee to wreak similar havoc on a UFC bout at a juncture as critical for MMA as the Mayweather-Ortiz bout may have been for boxing. "The last thing that I want to have happen is that, to me, on FOX," White said. At least White doesn't have to worry about Merchant on any of his broadcasts. From the sound of things, the veteran boxing commentator can rule out any potential future with the UFC.  Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

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If Mark Pavelich is the Floyd Mayweather of MMA, then I'm the H. Jon Benjamin of MMA journalism. That's right, try to comprehend that obscure reference. I'm not even going to give you guys a handy hyperlink to a page that explains who H. Jon Benjamin is. Not this time. If you want to know, put on your Inspector Gadget hat and use one of those yellow glove contraptions to find your true path in life. Alternatively, if you want to know why Mark Pavelich claims he's the Floyd Mayweather of MMA, read this quote from an interview with FightLine. "I'm on the grind. Actually, forget that, I invented the grind. I'm the Floyd Mayweather of MMA. I don't get my props. Eleven years, undefeated. Sold out eighteen straight shows. I'm the only promotion in Canada on live television. The ONLY show. And I don't ever get my respect and I don't care anymore. I'm gonna keep kicking ass and taking names" The Pav, what an interesting human being -- and it seems like just yesterday he was selling his entire organization for a pricetag of $3,200,000. We will never be able to fully understand you, Mark. [Source]

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Floyd Mayweather finds the public verdict on his win over Victor Ortiz to be grudgingly on his side...

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"Who exactly is Floyd "Money" Mayweather? It depends on who you ask. Is he the greatest boxer of his generation? Or is he a coward who ducks the best opponents? A showman playing the game? Or a disrespectful loudmouth?" These are the questions Fraser Coffeen over at Bloody Elbow has posed to the readers, and his answer is the unequivocal affirmative: boxing and MMA need Floyd Mayweather. I do disagree with this (for reasons made explicit by the title), but only on certain points, so before you tell me I'm clueless (largely true), let me explain myself in a few hundred words. Yes, Floyd's actions attract fans. But his actions are intimately connected to his ability: people tune in precisely because he's a bombastic constellation of all of the above. As a showman, as a phenomenal boxer, as a sport politician, and as a goon...he's the perfect storm of what attracts us to sports because no matter how much we hate him, he's a brilliant boxer. And no matter how brilliant his boxing is, he's disrespectful, and a clown. To the end that MMA needs a big draw like Floyd himself, no. An emphatic no. Moreover, why? Floyd Mayweather, despite his obvious boxing draw, is a headcase. Writers, specifically MMA writers, seem knee deep in this pro wrestling mentality that how you put on a show is more important than the show itself (not that the former is unimportant). Mayweather is a certified headcase. For as much money as he's made for boxing, he's also cost them. Have people suddenly forgotten the frustration over the lack of Mayweather vs. Pacquiao on the horizon? Newsflash: Ortiz will lose the rematch, and lose it badly. As far as I can tell, the question on everyone's mind, and the question Mayweather dodged that Larry Merchant was surely approaching before suggesting 50 years is all that separated Merchant from attacking Floyd with a busted beer bottle and his walking cane, was "what about Manny?"  In addition, this ignores Floyd's troubled history away from the ring. It would be one thing if Floyd were simply a loudmouth. But he's not. He's a loudmouth with a rich history of domestic disputes involving assault against women: the count is up to 8 charges of domestic violence in fact. Should this be ignored in favor of saying "well, it's ok because you make boxing a lot of money, and us writers get more material". Manny Pacquiao will fight Juan Manuel Marquez in what should be a fantastic scrap. Boxing will live on. UFC 136 and 137 are on the horizon, and they are fantastic cards. Guess what, MMA will live on. Speaking for myself, I don't care about the extracurricular activity. It's amusing, and in last night's case, I got a good laugh, but do the people that paid good money to watch the fight pay because they were under the impression boxing was finally delivering (insofar as they could without offering the Mayweather/Pacquiao fight), or because Floyd would do something classless in the 4th round (I've already articulated, however, why Ortiz and Cortez are equally if not more so, at fault in this case however)? Everyone I talk to feels like they got ripped off. People like Mayweather are compelling, but only up to a point. And their behavior deserves condemnation, as opposed to the type of enabling you see in the blogosphere. So no, boxing and MMA don't need Floyd Mayweather. Not because he's valuable to the sport, and one of a kind (which he is), but because he's a luxury, plain and simple. Poll Boxing and MMA: do they need Floyd Mayweather? Yes No   1114 votes | Results

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