Dougie’s Friday mailbag
Fans from around the globe share their thoughts on the Keith Thurman-Robert Guerrero welterweight fight, the “PBC on NBC,” Roman Gonzalez, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., mythical matchups and much more in this week’s Friday mailbag. Enjoy!
read morePeter Quillin to play Roger Mayweather in Vinny Pazienza movie
Peter Quillin has accepted a role playing Roger Mayweather in the upcoming Martin Scorsese-directed movie about Vinny Pazienza entitled “Bleed For This,” the former WBO middleweight titleholder informed RingTV.com on Sunday.
read moreStretch Drive: Travelin’ Man in Atlantic City – Part I
The first of the final two legs of “Travelin’ Man” Lee Groves’ five-week “Stretch Drive” to end 2013 saw him work the CompuBox keys on an HBO-televised tripleheader involving Guillermo Rigondeaux in Atlantic City, where he learned of the passing of Nelson Mandela and the death of the South African icon’s favorite boxer, Jacob “Baby Jake” Matlala.
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 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 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 moreFirst episode of All-Access: Mayweather-Canelo debuts Saturday
During the Saturday debut of All-Access: Mayweather-Canelo on Showtime, Floyd Mayweather claims that Canelo Alvarez mimics his style. Alvarez, meanwhile, reveals that he was called “freckles” and “cheese head,” by other children growing up in Guadalajara, Mexico.
read more‘Excited’ Pacquiao discusses drug testing, Rios
Manny Pacquiao says random drug testing is “really important” for his upcoming bout with Brandon Rios “because, you never know, some fighters use drugs.”
read moreLem’s latest: Pacquiao wants random drug testing
Manny Pacquiao is requesting random drug testing in advance of his Nov. 23 clash with Brandon Rios.
read moreQ&A Guerrero: Mayweather’s ‘a little guy,’ and ‘a mastermind’
Robert Guerrero on Floyd Mayweather: “He’s not that big. Floyd’s not like Andre Berto, who, I mean, was just bulked up and huge. But you’ve got to respect Floyd, because, I mean, he’s fast, he’s slick and he’s smart and he’s a mastermind in the ring.”
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