Apr

Marcos Maidana ‘preparing to hurt’ Floyd Mayweather Jr. with every attack

Marcos Maidana’s team is well aware that those who have tried to attack Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the past have paid a price, but they say Maidana’s attack won’t be like any other.

Apr

Oscar De La Hoya: ‘Golden Boy is stronger than ever’

by Lem Satterfield

Golden Boy President Oscar De La Hoya dismissed rumors of company in-fighting with CEO Richard Schaefer during a media conference call on Wednesday, and also left open the potential for working with Bob Arum, with whom De La Hoya began his professional career.

Apr

Leonard Ellerbe: Floyd Mayweather Jr. , MGM ‘comes down to them dollars’

by Lem Satterfield

Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe says there’s a chance that Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., could land a Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight before the pound-for-pound king, who usually fights at the MGM Grand in his hometown of Las Vegas, retires.

Apr

Leonard Ellerbe: Mayweather faces ‘biggest puncher’ in Marcos Maidana

by Lem Satterfield

Leonard Ellerbe touted Marcos Maidana’s punching power at a recent press gathering for Maidana’s May 3 clash with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Ellerbe used Maidana’s decision over Adrien Broner as evidence of the Argentine’s threat to the huge odds favorite.

Apr

Lem’s latest: Bob Arum, Stephen Espinoza spar over ‘thug’ reference

by Lem Satterfield

Top Rank CEO said it was “thuggery” to hang posters advertising Showtime’s upcoming Mayweather-Maidana bout during the lead-up to HBO’s Pacquiao-Bradley rematch. Showtime Sports boss Stephen Espinoza critcized the “racial overtones” of Arum’s statement, after which Arum referenced horse anatomy.

Apr

Bob Arum rips MGM for advertising Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Marcos Maidana

by Lem Satterfield

Bob Arum lashed out at the MGM Grand for advertising Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s May 3 Showtime Pay Per View-televised fight with Marcos Maidana during the week of his promotion, the HBO Pay Per View-televised Tim Bradley-Manny Pacquiao rematch.

Apr

Anthony Ogogo added to Mayweather-Maidana undercard

by Lem Satterfield

British middleweight and Olympic bronze medalist Anthony Ogogo will fight for the sixth time as a pro on May 3, making his Las Vegas debut on the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Marcos Maidana undercard.

Apr

Mike Tyson on Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Marcos Maidana, Deontay Wilder

by Lem Satterfield

Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson opined on a variety of subjects during a Monday conference call, and also discussed his upcoming Iron Mike Productions card on April 18, the first to be broadcast on Showtime.

Apr

Luis Collazo wants Floyd Mayweather Jr. at Barclays post-Amir Khan

by Lem Satterfield

Luis Collazo revitalized his career with his KO of Victor Ortiz at Barclays Center in Brooklyn in February. The former welterweight beltholder, who faces Amir Khan on May 3, dreams of challenging Floyd Mayweather Jr. at Barclays.

Apr

Drug-tested Marcos Maidana ‘ahead of schedule’ for Floyd Mayweather Jr.

by Lem Satterfield

Strength and conditioning guru Alex Ariza characterized Marcos Maidana’s first round of random drug testing with the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) as being “discrete, organized, and professional” on Wednesday.