Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the primary attraction tonight at the MGM Grand Garden, but he’s not the only attraction.
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Logic is boring. It lacks emotion and creativity and imagination. But it sure makes sense when Floyd Mayweather Jr. talks Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.
There are probably 1,000 differences between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez. But the biggest difference might be this: Alvarez believes he can beat Mayweather, and Mayweather knows he will beat Alvarez tonight at the MGM Grand Garden.
Too frequently, when Floyd Mayweather Jr. takes center stage, fans overpay to see something resembling a dance competition and a pillow fight.
Badou Jack is still chasing that elusive first title.
One thing never changes. Whenever the father and trainer of world junior welterweight champion Danny Garcia steps in front of a microphone, stuff happens.
Just because Floyd Mayweather Sr. wasn’t seen at Wednesday’s final news conference to promote Saturday’s junior middleweight title fight between his son Floyd Jr. and Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, it doesn’t mean he wasn’t heard.
The man who has been at Saul “Canelo” Alvarez’s side throughout his preparation for the biggest fight of his career will not be at his side Saturday.
Oscar De La Hoya has admitted himself to a treatment facility as he continues to fight his substance abuse.
Like every fighter from 140 to 154 pounds, Lucas Matthysse wants a shot at Floyd Mayweather Jr. and the big payday that comes with it.
Ishe Smith is convinced things happen for a reason.
It never was about one big fight — even though it easily could have been, and few would have complained.
Though too late to help Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., his positive test for marijuana a year ago wound up bringing about change in the Nevada Athletic Commission’s rules on the drug.
Tommy Morrison, a former heavyweight champion who gained fame for his role in the movie “Rocky V,” has died. He was 44.
Under normal circumstances, J’Leon Love would have been a perfect fit for the undercard of Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s Sept. 14 junior middleweight world title fight against Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.
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