Boxing
Manny Pacquiao remains No. 2 to Floyd Mayweather in yet another way
The Pacquiao-Bradley PPV sales are expected to continue a Pacman trend and come in below one million, which of course trails Money May's standard.
Yahoo SportsIs Ronda Rousey the New Chuck Liddell?
Why did Alexis Davis get the next shot at UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey? Because Ronda Rousey wants to fight. At least, it is in the world of UFC president Dana White. She's the new Chuck Liddell.”
MMA WeeklyHopkins putting Father Time on the ropes at 49
Bernard Hopkins, boxing's oldest world champion at age 49, isn't getting knocked out by Father Time just yet. Hopkins, the International Boxing Federation light-heavyweight champion, risks his world title Saturday against World Boxing Association champion Beibut Shumenov of Kazakhstan. "He's a…
AFPRick Hawn Says Whoever Dodges the Bullet is the Next Bellator Welterweight Champ
After suffering only the second loss of his career in January of last year to then Bellator lightweight champion Michael Chandler, Rick Hawn rebounded with four straight victories, culminating in winning the promotion’s Season 9 welterweight tournament. Looking back on the year, Hawn admits it was…
MMA WeeklyShumenov gets big chance against ageless Hopkins
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The garage of Beibut Shumenov's waterfront mansion is filled with brand-new boxing gloves he likes to collect. There's a hyperbaric chamber in the master closet, and weights and machines are jammed into a large room.
Associated Press'40-and-up club': Ageless Hopkins after more belts
As Bernard Hopkins snatched two championship belts displayed in front of Beibut Shumenov and moved them to his own spot on the dais, the light heavyweight from Kazakhstan sat expressionless, seemingly unmoved by the brashness of the ageless American. But Thursday's event, promoting a title…
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