The lengthy negotiations to try to make the megafight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao are almost over, and the boxing world should know this week whether the two will meet May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden or face different opponents.
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Former world middleweight champion Jermain Taylor, who is facing assault charges in two gun-related incidents, should receive psychiatric care and be monitored for substance abuse in lieu of incarceration, a psychiatrist told a court hearing on Tuesday.
Wednesday, Feb. 11 will mark the 25th anniversary of the day James “Buster” Douglas, a 42-1 long shot, knocked out Mike Tyson in Tokyo to win the world heavyweight title.
Miracle On Ice arguably is the greatest upset in sports history. A team of American college hockey players rallied to defeat the mighty Soviet Union in the semifinals of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y.
Richard Steele has experienced it all in the world of boxing.
Days after boxing legends Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao appeared set to finalize a fight, ESPN.com reported Monday that talks are stalled.
Keith Thurman has a warning for his detractors who thought he had slipped a little in his last fight — don’t believe everything you see.
Promoter Bob Arum expects a fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. to be set in the next few days.
Not long after their courtside meeting Tuesday night at halftime of an NBA game, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao met again, this one in a more private setting and apparently more meaningful.
If Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao ultimately meet in the ring, it might have been a canceled airplane trip and a chance get-together Tuesday in Miami that helped make the dream megafight a reality.
Manny Pacquiao says Floyd Mayweather Jr. has until the end of January to agree to a deal for a May 2 megafight at the MGM Grand. If they can’t agree to the megafight, here’s a look at how Pacquaio and Mayweather could be fighting next.
It seems the boxing world finally might be getting close to seeing the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight it has wanted for several years. Imagine how excited fans would be if this was still 2010.
Boxing champion Jermain Taylor pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to multiple criminal charges related to allegations of threatening a family at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade in Little Rock, and was ordered held pending $50,000 bond.
Bermane Stiverne has been released from the hospital after suffering from severe dehydration following Saturday’s loss to Deontay Wilder in a heavyweight title bout at the MGM Grand.
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