Lem’s latest: An old Pacquiao or the Pacquiao of old?
Manny Pacquiao on Brandon Rios: “I have seen Rios fight, and I am confident that I will win the fight. One of my advantages is my experience against better opposition. A more diversified opposition.”
read moreGolovkin 159.6, Stevens 159.2
WBA middleweight titleholder Gennady Golovkin and challenger Curtis Stevens weighed 159.6 and 159.2, respectively, in advance of Saturday’s bout.
read moreBradley finally has the credit to go with his wins
WBO welterweight titleholder Tim Bradley: “I feel that I’m finally going to get my just due. I feel that I am finally one of the best fighters in the world.”
read moreLem’s latest: Bradley, Diaz dissed by bitterly defeated Marquez, Beristain
Juan Manuel Marquez said he was “scared of the judges more than” Tim Bradley during the post-fight press conference for their WBO welterweight title bout that Bradley won by split decision on Saturday in Las Vegas.
read moreLem’s latest: Thurman expects ‘war’ vs. Chaves
“Honestly, I can’t wait to see how he’s going to try to knock me out,” said Keith Thurman of rival Diego Chaves. “That’s part of the excitement in this game and in this sport. I’m definitely willing to step into that danger zone.”
read moreBuffer to be profiled on HBO’s debut of ‘Cornered’
Ageless Hall of Fame ring announcer Michael Buffer will be profiled on HBO’s debut series “Cornered” on March 5.
read moreBoxing luminaries attend Fight Night For Children
Michael Buffer attended Thursday night’s Fight Night For Children in Washington, D.C., alongside boxing legends such as Sugar Ray Leonard, Larry Holmes, Michael Spinks, Aaron Pryor, Pernell Whitaker, James “Buster” Douglass and Ray Mancini.
read moreQ&A: Leonard discusses child sex abuse, today’s fighters
Sugar Ray Leonard on being sexually abused as a teenager: “It knocked me down, but it didn’t knock me out.”
read moreBuffer calls Steward ‘an icon.’
Michael Buffer on Emanuel Steward: “As a fan and colleague, I mourn the loss of a legend… an icon. As a friend, I have lost a loved one and my heart is broken.”
read moreLem’s latest: Did Pacquiao’s marital woes affect Marquez fight?
Manny Pacquiao’s trainer, Freddie Roach, believes the fighter’s marital troubles might have factored in to his sub-par performance against Juan Manuel Marquez in November.
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