Pacquiao vs. Rios: Brandon could give Manny more than he bargained for 05/13/2013 Rob Smith Manny Pacquiao (54-5-2, 38 KO’s) hasn’t had an easy fight since his one-sided 12 round unanimous decision win over a completely shot Shane Mosley two years ago in May, 2011. read full article
Canelo needs Mayweather more than the other way around 05/13/2013 Rob Smith WBA/WBC junior middleweight champion Saul “Canelo” Alvarez hasn’t fought at 147 in the 11 fights dating back to his win over a tiny Jose Miguel Cotto back in May of 2010, but if Canelo wants a fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. read full article
Rios: Pacquiao made a mistake in picking me to fight 05/12/2013 Rob Smith Brandon Rios (31-1-1, 23 KO’s) expects to make former 8-division world champion Manny Pacquiao (54-5-2, 38 KO’s) sorry for picking him to fight in their upcoming November 24th in the tax friendly [at least for Pacquiao] Macau, China. read full article
Espinoza optimistic Mayweather vs. Canelo fight will happen in September 05/12/2013 Rob Smith Showtime Vice President of Sports Stephen Espinoza feels confident that the Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Saul “Canelo” Alvarez fight will take place on September 14th in Las Vegas, Nevada, as he says the negotiations between Mayweather and Canelo’s team are underway. read full article
Darchinyan defeats Gallo in 4th round stoppage 05/12/2013 Rob Smith Vic Darchinyan (39-5-1, 28 KO’s) smashed his over-matched opponent Javier Gallow (18-7-1, 10 KO’s) in a 4th round TKO on Saturday night at the Uni-Trade Stadium, in Laredo, Texas, USA. read full article
Mayweather-Guerrero to hit 1 million PPV buys, says Showtime boss 05/11/201305/10/2013 Rob Smith Showtime Sports big time boss vice president Stephen Espinosa came out of the woodwork on Friday quash the rumors about the Floyd Mayweather Jr. read full article
Mayweather hints that he’s going to box Guerrero instead of slug with him on 5/4 04/07/2013 Rob Smith WBC interim welterweight champion Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero (31-1-1, 18 KO’s) was recently able to WBC welterweight champ Floyd Mayweather Jr. read full article
Arum willing to match Donaire against Mares on HBO 04/03/2013 Rob Smith Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is saying that he’d be willing to match his fighter WBO super bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire (31-1, 20 KO’s) against the unbeaten Abner Mares (25-0-1, 13 KO’s) in the future, but only if the 27-year-old Mares was willing to face the 30-year-old Donaire on HBO rather than Showtime where Mares typically fights. read full article
Arum confident he can get Pacquiao-Marquez 5 fight made for September 04/04/201304/03/2013 Rob Smith Despite Juan Manuel Marquez’s apparent reluctance to fight Manny Pacquiao for a fifth time, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum remains extremely confident that he’s going to get the fight made for September in Singapore or Macao, two places where the fighters can escape the taxes from the pay per view money that they get from U.S read full article
Arum looking to make Pacquiao-Marquez 5 in Macau or Singapore in September 04/02/2013 Rob Smith Promoter Bob Arum is looking to put together a fifth fight between Manny Pacquiao (54-5-2, 38 KO’s) and Juan Manuel Marquez (55-6-1, 40 KO’s) in Singapore or Macau in September in order to dodge U.S read full article