By John F. McKenna (McJack) Now that the hoped for Mega Fight between undefeated WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) and WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) is off indefinitely what are “Pacman’s” options? … [Read more...] about What are Pacquiao’s options?
Opinion Articles
Arum and Pacquiao to meet in Los Angeles in January
By John F. McKenna (McJack) Top Rank CEO Bob Arum will be meeting with WBO welterweight champion and Ring Magazine pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) in Los Angeles in early January to discuss Manny’s plans for 2012. Obviously one of the chief topics will be a possible match up between Pacquiao and undefeated WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. … [Read more...] about Arum and Pacquiao to meet in Los Angeles in January
Bob Arum and Manny Pacquiao must be thrilled with Floyd’s sentence
By Jacoby Sharee Well what do you know, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has to spend time in jail, while celebrities like Lindsay Lohan can get off scot-free and keep getting into trouble with drugs, missing their meetings, and disobeying the authorities. … [Read more...] about Bob Arum and Manny Pacquiao must be thrilled with Floyd’s sentence
Golden Boy CEO to fight Khan loss
By John F. McKenna (McJack) Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer is not only still angry at what he describes as “home cooking” in the loss of former WBA/IBF light welterweight champion Amir Khan (26-2, 18 KO’s) to the new WBA/IBF champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s) he will attempt to have the loss overturned. … [Read more...] about Golden Boy CEO to fight Khan loss
LOGIC EXPLAINS WHY PACQUIAO VS. MAYWEATHER IS A NO GO
By Don Donatello Currently, there are two gooses that lay golden Pay-Per-View eggs, Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Each of their fights sell around 1 million plus per PPV. Those are huge numbers in comparison to the PPV fight between Chad Dawson and Bernard Hopkins. In a fight between Hopkins and Dawson a few months ago, it is circulated to only selling around 40K … [Read more...] about LOGIC EXPLAINS WHY PACQUIAO VS. MAYWEATHER IS A NO GO
Ward Sports Illustrated Fighter of the Year
By John F. McKenna (McJack) With his two impressive wins in 2011 in the Super Six Tournament over Arthur Abraham (32-3, 26 KO’s) last May and former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-2, 20 KO’s) last Saturday night WBA/WBC/The Ring super middleweight champion Andre Ward (25-0, 13 KO’s) has been awarded the Fighter of the Year by Sports Illustrated. … [Read more...] about Ward Sports Illustrated Fighter of the Year
Sergio Martinez shows his frustration
By John F. McKenna (McJack) The Ring middleweight champion Sergio Martinez (48-2-2, 27 KO’s) has become increasingly frustrated in his inability to land a big money fight against WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) who has been calling out for quite some time. Recently in his frustration he referred to the 8 division and pound for pound champion as a … [Read more...] about Sergio Martinez shows his frustration
Andre Ward shows his class
By John F. McKenna (McJack) WBA/WBC/The Ring Super middleweight champion Andre Ward (25-0, 13) demonstrated on Saturday night at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City why he is considered one of the elite fighters in boxing. His victory against former WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-2, 20 KO’s) proved to the boxing world that Ward is head and shoulders above … [Read more...] about Andre Ward shows his class
The ball is in Floyd’s court
By John F. McKenna (McJack) WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s), by his agreement to take a smaller percentage in a huge mega fight with undefeated WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) has successfully put the ball in “Money” Mayweather’s court. As if playing in a high stakes game of chess Pacquiao anticipating a possible … [Read more...] about The ball is in Floyd’s court
Mayweather is a master at self promotion
By John F. McKenna (McJack) It is generally acknowledged by boxing fans that WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) is the most technically brilliant fighter of his generation. It is also a given that he would have given any of the great fighters from past generations a run for their money. As great as they were fighters like Sugar Ray Leonard, … [Read more...] about Mayweather is a master at self promotion
Andre Ward will take Carl Froch to school
By Jacoby Sharee WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward is going to make a huge statement when he schools WBC champ Carl Froch and sends him back to England empty handed with no title or Super Six World Boxing Classic trophy. … [Read more...] about Andre Ward will take Carl Froch to school
What strategy will Andre Ward use?
By John F. McKenna (McJack) Saturday night will see the culmination of the much heralded Super Six Tournament at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City when undefeated American WBA super middleweight champion Andre Ward (24-0, 13 KO’s) faces off against the tough Brit WBC super middleweight champion Carl Froch (28-1, 20 KO’s). … [Read more...] about What strategy will Andre Ward use?
Mayweather has more to lose than Pacquiao
By John F. McKenna (McJack) After his controversial victory over WBO/WBA lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (53-6-1, 39 KO’s) on November 12 the perception of many boxing fans changed about the possible outcome of a showdown between WBC welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) and WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s). … [Read more...] about Mayweather has more to lose than Pacquiao
Klitschko says Chisora will be a tough fight
By John F. McKenna (McJack) WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (43-2, 40 KO’s) who faces Britain’s Derek Chisora (15-2, 10 KO’s) on February 18, 2012, says that Chisora may be the toughest fight of his career. He followed up those comments by saying that he rates Chisora’s chances of beating him at “50/50”. … [Read more...] about Klitschko says Chisora will be a tough fight
Roach’s fortunes change in 2011
By John F. McKenna (McJack) 2011 will probably not be a year that five time Trainer of the Year and recent Hall of Fame inductee Freddie Roach will fondly remember. The perception at the beginning of 2011 was that anything Freddie Roach touched turn to gold. What a difference a year makes. … [Read more...] about Roach’s fortunes change in 2011