Manny Pacquiao Losses WBO title to Aussie Jeff Horn, Horn Calls Out Mayweather

 

Manny Pacquiao was the favorite to win the world welterweight title match against unknown Australian Jeff Horn and with Pacquiao's performance it looked like he had won, he rocked Horn, Horn was bloodied and he was nearly floored in the ninth round. unfortunately, for Pacquiao the judges didn't favor him. Horn was awarded a stunning unanimous decision Judge Waleska Roldan had it 117-111, and judges Chris Flores and Ramon Cerdan both had it 115-113 for Horn. ESPN.com scored it 117-111 for Pacquiao, and ESPN ringside analyst Teddy Atlas also had it for Pacquiao, 116-111.


"That's the decision of the judges. I respect that," Pacquiao said.

Pacquiao holds the contractual right to a rematch, and he said he would exercise it.

"Absolutely, yes," Pacquiao said of fighting Horn again in Australia. "We have a rematch clause, so no problem."

The fight, which aired live on ESPN, was Pacquiao's first non-pay-per-view fight since 2005 and supposed to be a showcase. That Horn was still standing at the end of the rough, tough fight was a surprise, but Pacquiao looked to be the clear winner until his belt was handed to Horn, a 29-year-old former Olympian and former school teacher with a very thin ring résumé.

Horn seemed as shocked as anyone that he got the decision.

Pacquiao also dominated the CompuBox punch statistics, getting credit for landing 182 of 573 blows (32 percent), while Horn landed 92 of 625 (15 percent). Pacquiao also landed more punches in 11 of the 12 rounds, according to CompuBox.

Neuro-Peak Natural Brain Function Support for Memory, Focus & Clarity $19.99
Brain Function Booster Nootropic - Super Ginkgo Biloba complex $18.99 
Dr. Tobias Colon: 14 Day Quick Cleanse to Support Detox, Weight Loss & Increased Energy Levels $12.98
Fruit Infuser Water Bottle - FREE Infusion Recipe eBook & Anti Sweat Sleeve  $14.97
Gaia Herbs Adrenal Health Daily Support Liquid Phyto-Caps $27.87



Twitter Reacts to Controversial Upset targeting the Judges:

Scores: 117-111, 115-113 115-113 for @jeffhornboxer Horn is your new WBO welterweight champion. WOW

— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) July 2, 2017

Manny Pacquiao robbed again!! Good, grief, boxing

— Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger) July 2, 2017

This is an atrocious decision. Just another Black Eye For Boxing Saturday.

— Bad Left Hook (@badlefthook) July 2, 2017

Seriously?! Are we watching @WWE it's rigged. Idk if they were watching the same Boxing Match as we were.

— ManningFan1998 (@ManningFan19981) July 2, 2017

Manny has been robbed twice and Timothy Bradley was there for both#PacquiaoHorn

— Robert Flores (@RoFlo) July 2, 2017

Miguel Cotto Knock Out Daniel Geale in 4th-round

This is what boxing should be, unlike the boring Mayweather - Pacquiao fight which is real snoozer. Middleweight champion Miguel Cotto utterly destroyed former unified middleweight titleholder Daniel Geale in the 4th round  to retain the Middleweight world title  in front of 12,157 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

Cotto's last fight was with Sergio Martinez. He knocked out Martinez in the 10th round.

Boxing Fight: Floyd Mayweather Vs. Manny Pacquiao DONE DEAL

There are unnamed sources that are saying that the mega fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao is done and the fight is already set. Floyd has agreed to the terms and will be fighting Manny Pacquiao.  Manny has been hounding Floyd for a fight for a number of years now.

Both camps have been trying to set a deal for a while now to fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 2. Both fighters met, talk to each, exchange numbers and shake each others hands at the Miami Heat and Milwaukee Bucks game. Looking at the pictures above looked like Floyd is having a hard time reading something on Manny's phone. It is expected for them to make a formal announcement in the coming days.

One thing for sure based on the pictures above, they are both short.

Mayweather After so many Years Finally Challenge Pacman on May 2

Undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. finally challenged Manny Pacquiao for a much awaited blockbuster world title fight on May 2, however he wants the bigger share of the proceeds. Well, that's reasonable since he is undefeated but it should not be too much. Pacquiao, had an impressive decision win against Chris Algieri last November in Macau, China.

Mayweather 37 (47-0, 26 KOs) said during an intervie on Showtime Sports last Friday, "We want the fight, we are ready. Let's make it happen on May 2. Mayweather versus Manny Pacquiao. Let's do it. I am not ducking or dodging any opponent. Bob Arum is stopping the fight."

"I wanted that fight a long time ago and I am just waiting on them."

Pacquiao said Mayweather tried to offer him $40 million for a fight and Mayweather will also keep the pay-per-view money.
There there were the blood testing excuse by Floyd, it is clear that Floyd is ducking and making things up. I just hope this time he is really serious about fighting Pacman.

Floyd has been ducking Manny for years.

"I want to go out with a bang," Floyd said.

Manny Pacquiao Decisions Chris Algieri, Knocks him Down 6x

It was a lopsided fight, Chris Algieri was in defensive mode all through out the bout. Manny Pacquiao though he lost some speed and power due to age was impressive against an overmatched Algieri. Pacquiao knocked Algieri down 6 times Sunday November 23 (Saturday US time), had an easy time getting the decision victory before a sell-out crowd of 13,202 in their fight for the WBO welterweight title at Cotai Arena, Macau China.

Algieri had nothing to offer for Pacquiao, it seems that he just wanted to survive and finish the fight standing. He didn't threw enough punches he just kept on guard, placing his hands high and circled away constantly. He didn't even plant his feet and throw or throw counter punches.

Pacquiao is in attack mode, he chased Algieri aggressively around the ring and throw big shots.

Now, we need to see Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight Manny Pacquiao!

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone watching Pacquiao fight in Macau

Pacquiao, Marquez rumbles tonight

LAS VEGAS — Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez will try to put to rest Saturday evening lingering doubt about who is the superior man in the ring.

The welterweights collide for a fourth time in a scheduled 12-round non-title fight at the MGM Grand Arena (HBO pay-per-view, 9 p.m. ET). The card is promoted by Top Rank's Bob Arum.

A sellout crowd of more than 16,000 is expected to watch the fight mainly supporters from the Philippines and Mexico.

Pacquiao (54-4-2, 38 KOs) has never lost to the Mexican counterpuncher. A draw and two slim decisions led to a fourth bout with Marquez (54-6-1, 39 KOs), considered the greatest fighter to emerge from his country since Julio Cesar Chavez.

Pacquiao knocked down Marquez three times in the first round of their initial battle in 2004.

The Nevada Athletic Commission also concedes to appoint two of the three judges from outside its jurisdiction to score the main event, because of Pacquiao's questionable lost to Timothy Bradley in Las Vegas last June.

Promoters 50 Cent and Snooki (Nicole Polizzi) will also be at the fight.

50 Cent, the renowned hip-hop star, represents Yuriorkis Gamboa, the undefeated featherweight (21-0, 16 KOs) from Miami. Gamboa will fight Michael Farenas (33-3-4, 25 KOs) of the Philippines.

Polizzi and her father, Andy Polizzi, operate Team Snooki Boxing. Their fighter, Irish featherweight Patrick Hyland (27-0, 12 KOs), will challenge unbeaten Javier Fortuna (20-0, 15 KOs) of the Dominican Republic.

USA today

Nonito Donaire win by decision

One might be tempted to dismiss Donaire’s performance against Jeffrey Mathebula on Saturday as so-so because he struggled to find his target much of the fight and failed to put him away. The fact is Donaire (29-1, 18 knockouts) did an excellent job in difficult circumstances. The 5-foot-11 Mathebula is a nightmare of an opponent, one with in impossibly long jab – designed to keep his foe at bay and more all-around ability than might be obvious at first glance. Donaire had to work extremely hard – bobbing, weaving, leaping to get inside Mathebula’s defense and do damage. That he succeeded more than enough to win a one-sided decision and unify the WBO and IBF junior featherweight titles was an impressive accomplishment. Donaire is more than ready for anyone in or near his weight class.

ringtv

Pacquiao-Bradley Fight

The Yahoo! Sports No. 2 pound-for-pound fighter in the world, Manny Pacquiao, takes on young up-and-comer Timothy Bradley Jr. at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. This will be exciting but not as awesome as Mayweather vs Pacquiao, I really hope that will go through soon.

Manny Pacquiao wins against Juan Manuel Marquez

Though it is controversial, Juan Manuel Marquez didn't do enough, he's the challenger he should have been more aggressive than Pacman. If that's what happened then he deserve to win. It is his own fault.

Marquez lost a majority decision at the MGM Grand Garden Arena with judge Robert Hoyle scoring it 114-114 and Glenn Trowbridge and Dave Moretti giving it to Pacquiao by 116-112 and 115-113, respectively.

Pacquiao was roundly booed by the crowd with most fans believing Marquez was a clear victor. The Filipino champion was pelted with beer and popcorn as he left the arena. Marquez also felt he had won the second fight of the trilogy in 2008, only to lose on the scorecards.

Heading into the closing rounds of the fight, Marquez was informed by trainer Nacho Beristain that he was clearly ahead.

“I always thought the judges and the commission in Nevada were the fairest,” Beristain said. “But this has been a robbery of the utmost.”

RIP Joe "Smokin' Joe" Frazier

Joe Frazier won the heavyweight title in 1970 by stopping Jimmy Ellis in the fifth round at Madison Square Garden. He defended it successfully four times before George Foreman knocked him down six times in the first two rounds to take the title from him in 1973.

In 1971 he was in "The Fight of the Century," at Madison Square Garden where he knocked Ali and won in a unanimous decision. Ali won a less-dramatic rematch in New York in 1974, and the rubber match was "The Thriller in Manila," held in a sweltering arena in Manila in 1975, where Ali outlasted Frazier, who was disqualified in the 14th round after his eyes nearly shut, streaming with blood. Frazier wanted to go out for the 15th round but was held back by trainer Eddie Futch.

Rest in Peace Smokin' Joe!

Manny Pacquiao and archrival Juan Manuel Marquez Highlights

MANILA, Philippines -- This video contains highlights of yesterday's press tour to promote the third fight between WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and archrival Juan Manuel Marquez.

A press conference was held at the Manila Hotel in the morning, followed by a star-studded show at the Quirino Grandstand in Luneta in the afternoon.

Pacquiao and Marquez will clash for a deciding third fight on Nov. 12 (Nov. 13 in Manila) at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The two fighters engaged in two close bouts before -- the first one ending in a controversial draw in 2004 and the second one seeing a disputed split-decision win for the Filipino in 2008.

Mayweather discusses how much his fans mean to him.

One of the best parts about my job is interacting with the fans. Without the fans, none of this would be possible. First and foremost, I fight for my family, my children. I want to give them the best life possible so I remember that with every fight and each victory is for them. And I even appreciate the fans that don’t support me either. It’s all love.

But after my family and children, I fight for the fans. I have always appreciated their support and when I am in public there really isn’t an autograph I won’t sign. If it wasn’t for the fans, I would not be the king of pay-per-view. I am in awe of their support and that is why I go out of my way to make them happy.

For my last four fight announcements I have always made sure they are included by inviting them to the media tour press conferences. They show me such love and support and it is for this reason that I can continue to train and work hard for each fight in front of me.

The fans are what brought me back to the square circle this time too. I knew that they waited long enough to see me fight again. So when I step into the ring against Victor Ortiz on Sept. 17, I plan on giving them another great performance. It’s the only way to make them happy. It’s the Mayweather way and experience.

I have had some great times with my fans over the years. When we announced this fight against Ortiz , we started the press tour in June in New York City and fans started to line up in the heat beginning at 6 a.m. for a press conference which started at noon. The fans filled the two balconies at the Hudson Theatre in Times Square and stayed for hours for autographs and pictures.

Then we went to Los Angeles and tons of fans came out to this event too. We had it at night because it’s Hollywood, baby and we were promoting “Star Power.” They too were lining up in the early morning to get a great seat to watch the show. My fans know that when I fight, it is a mega-event, and they wanted to be a part of it, which means the world to me.

But I think my most memorable fan moment was in London when I went there to promote my fight with Juan Manuel Marquez. I told my CEO, Leonard Ellerbe, that I wanted to do a public workout. He found the Peacock Boxing Gym and we arranged for the workout and invited the fans.

It was unbelievable how many people showed up. The gym was packed, standing room only. I let them come right to the edge of the ring and surround me on all sides while we worked out. The energy and commotion was something I will never forget. After we finished the workout, I walked out to the balcony of the building so the fans who waited hours to see me, but couldn’t get in the gym, felt my gratitude for their support. I remember we could barely make it back to our cars. It was a fantastic experience and after my September fight I plan to go back and do it again. This time we will find a bigger place.

I also have to give much love to my 1.5 million Twitter followers. When I announced that I was returning to the ring on my Twitter account, even I was amazed at how fast the news spread. I love being able to reach all of my fans at one time and all the time. The responses and messages I get every day are motivation for me to keep working hard in the gym and bring home a win on September 17.

Ricky Hatton retired from boxing

Well, it should happened a long time ago. Ricky Hatton finally announced in London overnight that he had decided to hang up his gloves after two years out of the sport.

Hatton said: 'I am very upset. It's a very sad day for me.

"I know it is the right decision though. I've known it was the right thing to do for 18 months to be honest.

'It's a bit of a relief to finally do it. It's been hovering over my head for such a long time. These last two years have been really frustrating. I hit rock bottom and it almost drove me insane.

'There's nothing more I love than training for a fight but I have no dreams left now.'

Hatton's  retirement signals the end of a dramatic career that has seen him achieve success at welterweight and light-welterweight level.

Hatton beat Jon Thaxton to become the British light-welterweight champion in 2000 and went on to dominate the division, with his most notable victory at that weight coming in 2005 against IBF champion Tszyu.

Hatton then beat Carlos Maussa before moving up to welterweight where he defeated Luis Collazo to claim the WBA world title.

Rapidly earning a reputation as one of Britain's most popular sportsmen, Hatton went on to challenge Mayweather in Las Vegas.

Billed as the defining fight of his career, watched by millions around the world, Hatton failed to take the American's WBC welterweight title after being knocked out in the 10th round.

Undeterred by his first loss in boxing, Hatton returned to winning ways with victories over Juan Lazcano and Paulie Malignaggi before calling out pound-for-pound champion Pacquiao.

The two met at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in May 2009, when Hatton was knocked out cold in the second round to leave him with a 45-2 career record.

source 

Tyson rights a wrong with Nick Charles

There are few things worse thank knowing you’ve wronged another person and then realize that it’s too late to make things right.

In the case of Mike Tyson, who marks his 45th birthday on Thursday, and sportscaster Nick Charles, who died at 64 from bladder cancer over the weekend, a past wrong was amended for while the former CNN Sports anchor and boxing lover was still breathing.

Not that Tyson’s bad deed was on the felony level but I’m sure Tyson feels some satisfaction that he went to visit the ailing Charles right before he died, a feel good story covered by Dr. Sanjay Gupta, appropriately enough on CNN.

On Saturday, on his Twitter page, Tyson saluted the universally popular Chicago native:

“Mourning the loss of a true warrior. My Friend & Brother, Nick Charles.”

It wasn’t really the Mellow Mike we see in the media today, the suburban Las Vegas father and husband of wife Kiki, who did something wrong to Charles.

No, it was the raging egomaniac named Iron Mike Tyson, back when we were in Los Angeles at the Century Plaza Hotel hyping Tyson’s first out of prison bout, his laugher against windy Hurricane Peter McNeeley.

Someone had assured the always diligent Charles that, if he jetted in from Atlanta, he was sure to land an exclusive, one on one chat with Mercurial Mike.

Tyson seemed to get into a foul mood, a bit of a rage, even at the presser when McNeeley tried to hold up his end of the brutal mismatch bargain by warning Tyson that he would take him “into my cocoon of horror.” (Only, with his thick Boston accent, it came out sounding like “hurrah.”)

Steve Brener, ex-Dodgers PR ace for 17 years, was handling fight pr on behalf of Showtime and he told me to ask if Tyson would carve out a few minutes for Charles and his camera crew.

Tyson answered negatively and Charles was rightfully irritated.

“I flew in from Atlanta just for this and am flying back right away, I can’t believe this,” the atypically furious Charles said to me and to Brener.

So Charles and his crew went back to Georgia with nothing special.

Charles, like I say, was a pro’s pro and not completing his assignment because of Tyson’s mood was something he surely brooded about for a while.

But, when Charles’ days on earth dwindled to a precious few, Tyson went to visit him.

This time, the cameras were rolling.

And, more importantly, Tyson’s 1995 one day, one interview blowoff was surely forgotten.

Tyson may have many regrets about how he treated some people when he boxing’s No. 1 attraction but his minor wrong to Charles was made up in a major way.

Happy birthday, Mellow Mike.

[Michael Marley]

Continue reading on Examiner.com Mike Tyson's minor wrong to Nick Charles was amended in major way before death - National Boxing | Examiner.com

http://www.examiner.com/boxing-in-national/mike-tyson-s-minor-wrong-to-nick-charles-was-amended-major-way#ixzz1QVwx9YOk