Jan

Manager: Marcos Maidana is ‘smoke screen’ for Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Marcos Maidana’s manager says Floyd Mayweather will likely face Amir Khan on May 3 and calls the pound-for-pound king’s mention of Maidana as a possible opponent for that date a “smoke screen.” Maidana is slated to face Adrien Broner in a rematch in April or later.

Jan

Floyd Mayweather Jr. gets royal treatment in South Africa

by Lem Satterfield

South Africa’s Minister of Sport and Recreation praised Floyd Mayweather Jr. with words befitting a monarch during a Wednesday press in Johannesburg. Boxing’s pound-for-pound king is currently on a week-long, four-city visit to the African nation.

Jan

Fabolous’ Adrien Broner insult the latest in long boxing-rap tradition

by Ryan Songalia

Rapper Fabolous’ insult to Adrien Broner in the song “The Hope” is just the latest in a long tradition of intertwining hip hop music with boxing. Hip hop can elevate a boxer and glamorize the sport or it can be used to kick a fighter when he’s down.

Jan

South Africa hopes Floyd Mayweather Jr. can ‘resuscitate’ boxing

by Lem Satterfield

Floyd Mayweather Jr. is expected to arrive in South Africa on Wednesday as part of a week-long, four-city visit whose organizers hope to “resuscitate” boxing in the nation, a spokesman for the country’s Ministry of Sport and Recreation told The Associated Press.

Jan

Floyd Mayweather calls Manny Pacquiao a ‘desperate dog’

by Doug Fischer

Floyd Mayweather continued to take shots at his out-of-the-ring rival Manny Pacquiao during a recent Q&A interview on the website FightHype.com.

Jan

Dougie’s Friday mailbag

by Doug Fischer

Love him or hate him, it’s hard to ignore Floyd Mayweather, whose name continues to buzz among fans and fight scribes even though he’s yet to name his May 3 opponent. The first mailbag of 2014 has its share of “Money-mails,” but also plenty of historical banter, stats and other subjects. Enjoy!

Jan

Boxing’s banner 2013 sets up a bright 2014

by Doug Fischer

RingTV.com’s resident boxing historian Lee Groves says that 2013 was the sport’s greatest year this century and perhaps the best in the last several decades. Groves believes 2014 can be equally great and he’s happy to list the reasons why.

Dec

Dougie’s Monday mailbag

by Doug Fischer

Fans share their opinions on Floyd Mayweather’s next opponent and his Fighter of the Year worthiness, Manny Pacquiao’s pound-for-pound longevity, a mythical matchup between Archie Moore and Bernard Hopkins, and Nonito Donaire’s RING ranking (or lack of) in this week’s Monday mailbag. Enjoy!

Dec

RingTV.com poll: Fighter of the Year: Gennady Golovkin

by Brian Harty

Fans selected the undefeated Kazakhstani KO-machine from a crowded field of contenders for 2013’s highest individual honor. [Editor’s note: this is not THE RING magazine’s official choice for Fighter of the Year. The magazine’s official year-end awards for 2013 will be announced in the March edition.]

Dec

Dougie’s Friday mailbag

by Doug Fischer

Fans share their thoughts on the potential big fights of 2014, Floyd Mayweather’s recent Twitter-jabs at Manny Pacquiao, Mayweather’s merits versus Oscar De La Hoya’s, mythical middleweight matchups and more in this week’s Friday mailbag. Enjoy!