Dougie’s Monday mailbag
Fans share their thoughts on the Krzystoff Glowacki-Marco Huck thriller, Tarver-Cunningham, Cotto-Canelo, GGG-Lemieux, boxing clinics, legacies, Manuel Ortiz and much more in this week’s Monday mailbag. Enjoy!
read moreOscar De La Hoya to Argentine media: “I believe in Lucas Matthysse”
Oscar De La Hoya envisions big things for his promotional company’s top junior welterweight Lucas Matthysse, who faces Ruslan Provodnikov on Saturday, but the Argentine boxer-puncher has to beat the Russian pressure fighter. De La Hoya recently visited Buenos Aires for a press conference attended by over 300 local members of the media.
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Fans share their thoughts on a variety of subjects — including the fear of an Al Haymon-run sport, missing Antonio Margarito, the Garcia-Peterson catchweight, the hateful back-and-forth between Mayweather/Pacquiao fans in the Disqus comments section, and mythical matchups — in this week’s extra-long Monday mailbag.
read moreBob Arum, Michael Koncz: Manny Pacquiao agrees to face Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Manny Pacquiao has agreed to his side of the terms for a May 2 fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr., the Filipino fighter’s promoter, Bob Arum, and his adviser, Michael Koncz, have informed RingTV.com.
read moreHBO to replay Pacquiao, Golovkin, Cotto, Marquez bouts, and others
HBO will replay eight bouts featuring the network’s premier fighters over the course of four days starting tonight. The fight will highlight victories by Sergey Kovalev, Gennady Golovkin, Manny Pacquiao, Wladimir Klitschko, Juan Manuel Marquez and Terence Crawford.
read moreFloyd Mayweather Jr. to Manny Pacquiao: Boxing’s an art, not a slugfest
In his latest attack on Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather Jr. mocked the Filipino superstar for “slugging” during his sixth-round knockout loss to Juan Manuel Marquez in 2012.
read moreSam Watson: Floyd Mayweather Jr. wants Manny Pacquiao ‘real bad’
According to Sam Watson, right-hand man to adviser Al Haymon, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has talked about a potential superfight with Manny Pacquiao every day following Pacquiao’s win over Chris Algieri.
read moreManny Pacquiao to Floyd Mayweather: Call collect and say ‘yes’
Manny Pacquiao said Floyd Mayweather Jr. can “call collect, say yes, and then the fight will be on” during a Thursday evening appearance on “The Crowd Goes Wild” on Fox Sports 1.
read moreFloyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao? Maybe in 2015
Manny Pacquiao says that a bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr. could not happen until 2015 if Mayweather is not willing to work with Pacquiao’s promoter, Bob Arum.
read moreManny Pacquiao’s next opponent likely Tim Bradley or Ruslan Provodnikov
Manny Pacquiao is familiar with the top two candidates to be his next opponent, having lost by split-decision to Tim Bradley in 2012 and having sparred many rounds with Ruslan Provodnikov.
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