Floyd Mayweather Sr

Floyd Mayweather, a six-time world champion and a proud member of the 1996 U.S. Olympic Team, is back, and hopes to breathe new life into the long-standing tradition of American dominance in the sport of boxing. In recognition of his heritage and in celebration of two of America’s upcoming holidays—the nation’s Flag Day, June 14th, and Independence Day, July 4th—Mayweather has wrapped his Las Vegas-based boxing gym with an American flag and will host an early July 4th barbecue for Las Vegas youth on Wednesday, July 1 when he opens training camp to the media covering his upcoming bout with Juan Manuel Marquez on ... Read Full Story

Many have tried – all of them have failed. A few lucky lesser lights met their end early on in proceedings, caught out and flattened by the blinding speed of a sharp right hand or a stinging left hook. Others fared a little better, forced to hit the showers midway through the schedule after a brutal and unrelenting accumulation of punishment. Some managed to reach the sanctity of the final bell, though they too arrived at that same inevitable fate and had that big eye-soaring ‘L’ chalked up next to their name. And so after a pro career which spanned eleven years the first ... Read Full Story

A pair of releases. First, CBS with its official extension of the NFL TV deal and Super Bowl news for the "eye" and then HBO has a special 24/7 with Mayweather/Marquez. Here are the details... CBS AND NFL REACH AGREEMENT ON TWO-YEAR EXTENSION OF BROADCAST RIGHTS TO THE AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE THROUGH 2013-14 SEASON NEW DEAL INCLUDES CBS TELEVISION NETWORK TO BROADCAST SUPER BOWL XLVII IN FIRST YEAR NEW YORK, May 19, 2009 – The National Football League announced today that CBS has been awarded a rights extension to broadcast the American Football Conference (AFC). The two-year extension agreement runs through the 2013-14 season ... Read Full Story

Floyd Mayweather Jr and Juan Manuel Marquez are due in London next week as part of their media tour to promote their bout on July 18. The fight - the first of Mayweather's comeback, was announced in Las Vegas (where it will take place) on the day of the Hatton-Pacquiao fight. There will be three stops on the media tour - Los Angeles, New York and London, kicking off on Sunday. "Now that Floyd is back, we need to let the world know it," Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions, said. "The fight against Marquez will be one to remember and I am looking ... Read Full Story

[UPDATED: This is all official. More details at the end of the post.] Today at noon Pacific Time, Golden Boy Promotions will make a "major boxing announcement," and The Los Angeles Times , ESPN and BoxingScene all report that the announcement is that Floyd Mayweather, Jr., will unretire to face Juan Manuel Marquez on a July 18 pay-per-view. The good news is that Mayweather, the former pound-for-pound king with transcendent skills who instantly becomes the biggest American boxing star now that Oscar De La Hoya is gone, is returning. The bad news is that Mayweather, who apparently has never met a smaller boxer he ... Read Full Story