Published: September 26, 2011
This time when Miguel Cotto meets Antonio Margarito he says there will be a difference. They will meet again at Madison Square Garden in New York City on December 3rd, a fight televised on HBO Pay-Per-View at 153 pounds. There will be intense scrutiny by the New York state Athletic Commission when Margarito gets his [...]
Published: September 7, 2011
Manny Pacquiao has an agenda to keep fighting even if he does not meet Floyd Mayweather Jr. and he has moved past the questions about when or if he will ever meet his adversary. The emphasis Tuesday morning in New York City, the second of a four city media tour was about his November 12th [...]
Published: July 1, 2011
There was Floyd Mayweather Jr. on a stage at the Hudson Theatre in New York City. His next opponent, the WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz said his piece about their upcoming title fight at the MGM grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on HBO Pay-Per-View September 17th. It was a Mayweather we have not been [...]
Published: February 18, 2011
Late Monday morning Ken Hershman, executive vice president and general manager of Showtime Sports was in the Lighhouse Room at Chelsea Piers in lower Manhattan. He greeted welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and “Sugar” Shane Mosley before the two fighters spoke with media about their May 7th championship bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in [...]
Published: November 25, 2010
New York – Now it is up to Terry Collins to lead the New York Mets, at least for the next two years with an option for a third at least to 2013. He was introduced as the 20th manager of the New York Mets at Citi Field Tuesday morning and the questions were asked. [...]
Published: November 25, 2010
Atlantic City- Moments after his stunning and quick second round knockout over three-time champion Paul Williams, that retained the WBC middleweight title for Sergio Martinez, his promoter Lou Dibella proudly said, “He is the best fighter I ever promoted.” That statement alone described what Martinez has now achieved. A 35-year old champion that HBO Sports [...]
Published: November 15, 2010
ARLINGTON, TEXAS- Manny Pacquiao continued his claim as the best in boxing with a dominant 12-round unanimous decision win over Antonio Margarito Saturday evening at Cowboys Stadium. He gave away 17-pounds to the bigger and slower Margarito and it did not seem to make a difference. Pacquiao won the WBC super welterweight title adding an [...]
Published: September 2, 2010
New York – There was the usual pro boxing spectacle Wednesday afternoon at the Chelsea Piers in Manhattan. The New York portion press conference brought to you by Top Rank announcing the November 13 HBO pay-per-view telecast. The return of Antonio Margarito in the ring opposing seven-division champion Manny Pacquiao for the super welterweight championship [...]
Published: April 10, 2010
NEW YORK – Miguel Cotto did not want to discuss the last fight against Manny Pacquiao back in November. The twelfth round TKO loss out in Las Vegas, where Cotto would relinquish the WBO welterweight championship is a bad memory. So at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx New York Friday afternoon there was only mention [...]
Published: March 13, 2010
CLOTTEY READY FOR PACQUIAO: Before leaving for Dallas Texas last week for the biggest fight of his career against welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao, Joshua Clottey showed his skills sparring in the Bronx and at the Kingsway Gym in Manhattan. Pacquaio-Clottey Saturday evening on HBO pay-per-view is the replacement for what was supposed to be the [...]