Sep

Floyd Mayweather Jr. hints at shakeup in Mayweather Promotions

Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s recent hints at having “a totally new team” for his next fight in May leads a packed Lem Satterfield notebook that includes news items on Orlando Salido, Joseph Diaz Jr. and Dusty Hernandez-Harrison.

Sep

Sergio Martinez’s examination results expected next week

by Lem Satterfield

Former RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez has undergone an orthopedic examination in order to determine his professional future.

Sep

Thabiso Mchunu calls out Krzysztof Wlodarczyk

by Lem Satterfield

Cruiserweight contender Thabiso Mchunu hasn’t even faced his upcoming opponent, Garrett Wilson yet and he already has his sights on WBC titlist Krzysztof Wlodarczyk.

Sep

Jim Lampley defends scathing criticism of Floyd Mayweather Jr.

by Lem Satterfield

Jim Lampley defended the closing commentary he delivered on Tuesday night’s edition of “The Fight Game,” in which he described Floyd Mayweather Jr. as “an often aggressively distasteful human being whose behaviors are a blight on the boxing landscape,” adding that “Mayweather’s retirement can not come a moment too soon.”

Sep

Can Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao unify the networks?

by Lem Satterfield

The topic of Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao was broached, yet again, during an edition of HBO’s “The Fight Game,” when host Jim Lampley discussed with Max Kellerman the notion of a “two-network shared pay-per-view” to make the fight a reality.

Sep

Oscar De La Hoya: ‘I’ve talked to Al Haymon about various possibilities’

by Lem Satterfield

Golden Boy President Oscar De La Hoya stated that he has “talked to Al Haymon about various possibilities” for matching his boxers against those from Top Rank during an interview on Tuesday night’s episode of HBO’s “The Fight Game with Jim Lampley.”

Sep

Freddie Roach says Lucian Bute has a lot of tools

by Lem Satterfield

Lucian Bute has “a lot of tools,” according to the veteran’s new trainer Freddie Roach, who will work his first bout with the former IBF super middleweight titleholder on Dec. 6 when Bute returns against an opponent to be determined at Bell Centre in Montreal.

Sep

Bob Arum: Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao ‘seems so logical’

by Lem Satterfield

Top Rank’s Bob Arum is stating the obvious: he believes Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao is the logical fight to be made.

Sep

Jessie Vargas to face Antonio DeMarco, eyes Manny Pacquiao

by Lem Satterfield

Junior welterweight Jessie Vargas has his eye on a match-up with WBO welterweight titlist Manny Pacquiao in the future. Vargas will get his third straight crack at a left-hander on Nov. 22 in Macao, China.

Sep

Bob Arum and Oscar De La Hoya to be featured on ‘The Fight Game’ Sept. 16

by Lem Satterfield

In Lem Satterfield’s latest notebook, we learn that Bob Arum and Oscar De La Hoya will both be featured on HBO’s “The Fight Game with Jim Lampley” tonight.