SI: Mayweather projected as top paid athlete for 2013
According to SI.com’s Fortunate 50, Floyd Mayweather Jr.is projected to be the highest-paid athlete in American sports for the second straight year, potentially earning between $90 million and $128 million.
read moreMayweather-Guerrero: Over a million PPV buys
Showtime’s Stephen Espinoza: “Floyd Mayweather is still, without question, the No. 1 pay per view star in boxing, and, actually, in all of sports.”
read more‘Paulette’ Malignaggi sees easy time vs. Broner
Adrien Broner has given the name “Paulette” to Paulie Malignaggi, who retorted, “Last time that I checked, you know, Adrien is a girl’s name.” On June 22, Broner will challenge for the WBA welterweight title owned by Malignaggi, who calls it an easy fight.
read moreQ&A: Schaefer talks about new Monday boxing series on FS1
Richard Schaefer on Golden Boy Promotion’s new deal with Fox Sports: “For Golden Boy, it is one of the most significant, if not, the most significant television deals we have ever put together.”
read moreLem’s latest: Golden Boy reaches new deal with Fox
A new deal between Golden Boy and Fox Sports will result in a new Monday boxing series and allow fans to rewatch classic bouts from the promoter’s fight library featuring Floyd Mayweather, Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao and Bernard Hopkins, among others.
read moreMosley-Cano slated for May 18
Former welterweight and junior middleweight champ Shane Mosley will return to the ring on May 18 to face Pablo Cesar Cano in a Fox Deportes-televised 147-pound bout in Cancun.
read moreDe La Hoya: Alvarez, Guerrero will beat Trout, Mayweather
Oscar De La Hoya is picking Robert Guerrero to upset Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez to possibly stop Austin Trout in their upcoming fights.
read moreQ&A: Alvarez focused on Trout, but thinking about Sept. 14
Saul Alvarez says he’s focused on his 154-pound title unification bout with Austin Trout on April 20, but he also says wants to headline a big show on Sept. 14 even if it competes with Floyd Mayweather’s planned pay-per-view date.
read moreLem’s latest: ‘The next 24 hours’ will determine Alvarez-Trout
The world should know soon whether it will witness a 154-pound clash of unbeatens between WBC beltholder Saul “Canelo” Alvarez and WBA titleholder Austin Trout.
read moreMayweather Jr., Sr. together again?
Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s on-and-off relationship with Floyd Mayweather Sr. appears to be on again as the pound-for-pound king Tweeted that his father and former coach will train him for his May 4 return to the ring.
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