Mayweather-Alvarez grosses record $150 million
Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe: “Floyd very well could make $100 million.”
read moreMayweathers are united for challenge to Alvarez
After years of acrimony, Floyd Mayweather welcomed his father back into the training fold to help him prepare for the Robert Guerrero fight in May. Mayweather Sr.’s return to his son’s corner is a signal that Mayweather Jr. won’t be an inviting target when he challenges Canelo Alvarez on Saturday.
read moreAll Access preview: Team Canelo responds to Ellerbe
In the Saturday, Sept. 7, premiere of Episode 3 of All Access: Mayweather vs. Canelo, the team of Saul Alvarez responds to comments from Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe in Episode 2 that they have “incompetent” management.
read moreMayweather guaranteed $41.5 million, strengthens family, legacy
Floyd Mayweather in regard to his past: “No one is perfect…The only thing that I can do is try to become a better person, each and every day.”
read moreTrainer: Alvarez’s speed will surprise Mayweather
Trainer Jose “Chepo” Reynoso believes that Canelo Alvarez will surprise Floyd Mayweather similarly to how Alejandro Gonzalez did Kevin Kelley during a 10th-round stoppage victory in 1995.
read moreMayweather-Canelo media day notes
RingTV.com contributor Mark E. Ortega attended both the Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Canelo Alvarez media days this week, compiling the following notes on their anticipated mega-fight, now just two weeks away.
read moreEllerbe: Alvarez at a disadvantage versus Mayweather
Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Floyd Mayweather’s promotional company, says that Canelo Alvarez has “an idiot manager” during this Saturday’s episode of All Access: Mayweather vs. Canelo.
read moreArtist Slone putting Mayweather, Alvarez on the canvas
Renowned painter Richard T. Slone, official artist for the International Boxing Hall of Fame, has been hired to illustrate Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez in advance of their Sept. 14 bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
read moreLem’s latest: Garcia targets ‘showcase night’ versus Matthysse
RING junior welterweight champ Danny Garcia says of No. 1-rated Lucas Matthysse, who challenges him on Sept. 14: “If he’s not careful, he’s gonna get hurt.”
read moreSchaefer: Broner-Maidana next after Mayweather-Canelo, Garcia-Matthysse
Now that Mayweather-Canelo and Garcia-Matthysse have been made, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer says the next fan dream match to be made is Adrien Broner vs. Marcos Maidana, which could happen this year.
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