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Floyd Mayweather Jr. loses mind, calls Manny Steward an Uncle Tom
The closer it gets to fight night, the more Floyd Mayweather Jr. seems to get jumpy. Speaking with Kieran Mulvaney of ESPN.com, Mayweather had some observations on the American public being too negati...
HBO's ringside analysts weigh in on Hatton-Pacquiao
Everyone is starting to get their picks in for Saturday night's fight, and the HBO team of Jim Lampley, Larry Merchant and Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward have spoken. Here are some excerpts, but...
Tomato Cans: January 29, 2009
And it's finally done. It's finally done. The May 2 clash between junior welterweight champion Ricky Hatton and pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao is signed and completed. Hatton and Pacquiao will m...
HBO World Championship Boxing: New graphics, same Larry
Usually I wouldn't devote an entire post to talking about the actual broadcast from HBO or any other network, but there was some important stuff last night on the revamped World Championship Boxing p...
Wright piles on "racist" HBO commentators
I have said this a million times, and I'll say it a million more if I have to: I like watching any fighter that is great at what it is they do. I like watching Miguel Cotto take an opponent apart wit...
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