By Ricardo Lois
Maybe the boxing power structure is getting it. When the boxing world is begging for a super fight, get the bout negotiated quickly, and inside a ring as soon as possible.
If the reports of Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather agreeing to fight on March 13 are true, …

BY JUN MEDINA SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
Renowned trainer Freddie Roach did not expect that he would start training camp for Manny Pacquiao six weeks after the Filipino ring icon won a record seventh world title in seven different weight classes. “We’re happy it could be happening, but I’m surprised it’s happened so …

By Ben Thompson
According to Dan Rafael of ESPN, pound-for-pound champion Manny Pacquiao has officially signed a contract to face undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. on March 13. Originally, it was reported that both sides had agreed to initial terms, but there were still some wrinkles to be ironed out, including the …

By Matt Stolow
Billionaire Jerry Jones of Dallas, Texas usually gets what he wants. I believe he’s going to get the Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather, Jr. fight in his brand new $1.2 billion Cowboys Stadium.
He envisioned the stadium and the 2011 NFL Super Bowl years ago and he now has …

By Lem Satterfield
Manny Pacquiao spoke to FanHouse from the Philippines in what his advisor, Michael Koncz, said is the WBO welterweight champ’s first interview — and his initial comments to the American media — since the start of the negotiations for a bout with Floyd Mayweather. All of this while …

Winky Wright:

I picked Cotto. I went against Pacquiao two times. Against De La Hoya and against Cotto. And both times I lost. Pacquiao is an exciting and dangerous fighter, man. Against Floyd or against whoever I’m not gonna bet against him. I thought Floyd would kill him before, but now he made me a believer.

By Barry Mcguigan
Matchmaking is almost as important as preparation.
In Freddie Roach, Amir Khan has the best of both worlds, a brilliant trainer and equally adept matchmaker.
You only have to look how Manny Pacquiao has prospered with Roach. Not just technically but in picking the right opponent at the right time.
Eyebrows …

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer
NEW YORK(AP)—Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have signed off on the major issues in the negotiation for a megafight on March 13, and contracts could be signed in the next few days, a person with knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press.
Top Rank …

By Scoop Malinowski
Michael Bentt once told me “Boxing is 90% bluffs.” Pretty strong quote there, right? Pretty reliable and credible source too, right? You better believe the WBO Heavyweight champion Michael Bentt knows what he’s talking about.
Well, Floyd Mayweather has already cost the sport some great fights – with …

By Kevin Mitchell
Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr, acclaimed as the two best pound-for-pound fighters in the world, have agreed in principle to split $50m (£30.3m) up front in a fight scheduled for 13 March at an American venue yet to be decided.
No contracts have been signed, according to …

By Michael Marley
No stalling, no balking and no squawking.
When his seen it all, done it all, turning age 78 this Tuesday promoter Robert Arum came to Manila with terms and conditions already agreed by Floyd Mayweather Jr., Manny Pacquiao listened to the Top Rank honcho carefully.
Pacman asked a few …

By Dan Rafael
Manny Pacquiao has signed a contract to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr. in boxing’s biggest fight on March 13, a source with knowledge of the meeting told ESPN.com on Friday night.
Arum and Pacquiao met for two hours Friday to discuss the proposed deal, according to Pacquiao adviser Michael Koncz, …

By Michael Marley
I just spoke with that “Man on a Mission” Bob Arum, and he says all systems are go for what he called “The Fight” or “Super Fight of the Century” between his charge Manny Pacquiao and unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. on March 13.
Or, to put it another way …

BBC News
Five-weight world champion Manny Pacquiao and unbeaten American Floyd Mayweather are set to meet on 13 March, according to the Filipino’s promoter.
Michael Koncz, who is in charge of Pacquaio’s promotional company, says the 30-year-old has agreed to a March proposal from promoter Bob Arum.
“We all believe that it …

By Ben Thompson
“We want to fight in March. They don't want to go that early, so we might take one fight before that, but it looks like it's going to happen in September Bob tells me,” commented world-class trainer Freddie Roach in a recent interview with Sky Sports, hinting that …

By Ronnie Nathanielsz
The negotiations for a possible $80 million super fight between pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and former No.1 Floyd Mayweather Jr have been stalled and its not because Top Rank promoter Bob Arum and Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer have hit a snag. Its all because of Pacquiao’s …

By Michael Marley
Let’s go green, let’s save some poor, innocent trees from being turned into wasted newsprint. Let’s save some bandwith online while we’re at it.
Please, I beg of you, no more stories about the brilliance that it will take for Bob Arum and Richard Schaefer to get the Floyd …

By Ally Fisher
Trainer Freddie Roach insists Amir Khan is in prime condition ahead of his first defence of his WBA light-welterweight title against Dmitriy Salita.
Khan’s career has taken a dramatic turn since July last year, when some thought it was over after he was knocked out in the first …

By Leo Reyes
The upcoming Pacquiao-Mayweather match is being promoted by via two contrasting ways in order to generate awareness and hype in what appears to be next year’s biggest boxing event.
The promoters of the proposed Mayweather-Pacquiao boxing fight must have already agreed at this time to stage the highly anticipated …

By Tim Kane
One pundit of pugilism suggests that a fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. be held at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas.
In a special report that ran in Saturday’s El Paso Times, stringer Matthew Aguilar demanded that a fight between Pacquiao and Mayweather be solidified for next …

By Mark Vester
During a recent appearance on BBC Radio 5 Live’s Sportsweek, WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan admits that he and Ricky Hatton are good friends, but business is business. Khan is willing to fight Hatton if the promoters can put the fight together. Khan says the idea of …

By Mark Vester
Bernard Hopkins tells BoxingScene.com that he doesn’t think a Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao mega-fight will come off. He is convinced that Bob Arum of Top Rank, and Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy Promotions will not reach a deal for the fight. He appears very sure that …

By Martin Rogers
Yahoo! Sports’ decade in review takes to the ring for a series of boxing-related top-fives. Next up is the fights of the decade, featuring five sensational bouts that electrified the sport.
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5. Israel Vazquez beats Rafael Marquez, August 4, 2007 – WBC super bantamweight …