By Phil Barnett, PA Sport
Ricky Hatton has finally secured his second shot at becoming the world’s best pound-for-pound fighter after his Las Vegas showdown with Manny Pacquiao was confirmed.
The Mancunian, currently the world’s top light-welterweight, will face pound-for-pound king Pacquiao on May 2, a year and a half after losing …

By Jake Donovan
Fighter A beats Fighter B, who previously beat Fighter C. Therefore, A beats C, right?
Wrong. Very wrong.
That’s what much of the boxing public was once again, as “Sugar” Shane Mosley, amidst a sea of pre-fight distractions and scandal, turned back the clock in delivering by far the best …

By Michael Woods
It’s why we love boxing, the theater of the unexpected. Shane Mosley had a megacluster of storm clouds, including steroids allegations, a split with his trainer/father Jack and a divorce from wife Jin, hanging over his head as he got ready to face off with the real life …

by Mike Cassell
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Larry Merchant about all things boxing. In usual Merchant style, he gave his honest hit on the mind of the modern fighter, and the possible comeback of Floyd Mayweather Jr. He also touched on the state of the Heavyweight division and …

By Dong Secuya
Bacolod City — After a long night and as the sun glimmers in the Philippines’ eastern sky Friday, Pacquiao has finally gave the nod to his team to accept the existing offer from the Hatton camp to maybe finally seal the May 2 Pacquiao-Hatton superfight at MGM Garden …

AFP
Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines said on Friday he has agreed to fight fellow boxing superstar Ricky Hatton of Britain, two days after walking out on the May 2 deal over a dispute on the megabucks purse.
“The world is looking forward to it, so the fight is on,” the …

by Lance Pugmire
In the latest, unexpected turn in an unpredictable negotiation, Manny Pacquiao’s representatives told the boxer’s promoter, Bob Arum, that Pacquiao’s signature on a contract to fight Ricky Hatton will be faxed and e-mailed tonight to Arum’s Top Rank headquarters in Las Vegas.
“Manny has assured me he’s signed the …

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A May 2 showdown between Britain’s Ricky Hatton and Phillipines star Manny Pacquiao has been called off after the fighters’ camps could not agree on how to split the purse.
Bob Arum, who promotes Pacquiao, said the boxer wanted more money and a bigger split of the profits from the …