Archive for the ‘Floyd Mayweather’ Category

Floyd Mayweather vs. Victor Ortiz: Live Blog

Saturday, September 17th, 2011

Floyd Mayweather vs. Victor Ortiz Live Blog

I Wasted $60 And An Hour, Thanks Floyd

Saturday, September 19th, 2009

Boxing sucks. If Floyd Mayweather vs. Juan Manuel Marquez is the best boxing can do, then I'm done. Floyd might be the best boxer in the game right now, but his fights are, for the lack of a better word, boring. We just watched 12 rounds and my friend's Pekingese running around ...

What Pacquiao’s Knockout Win Means

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

Manny Pacquiao's two-round destruction of Ricky Hatton this past Saturday night changed a lot of things in boxing in a very short time. In just 5 minutes and 59 seconds Pacquiao finally proved himself to his remaining doubters by flooring one of boxing's most beloved fighters and a guy (it ...

Sports Guys Who Went Out On Top

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

If you're one of the few people on Earth who hasn't seen The Dark Knight, I recommend you get off your ass and go take care of that. I don't gush about movies too often, but this one is everything it's been advertised to be and then some. The script, ...

Mayweather v. Hatton Live Blog: You Rat-Soup Eating, Honky Mother F***er!

Saturday, December 8th, 2007

Mayweather! Hatton! We're live from the Rumors and Rants Luxury Suite bringing you most of the action from tonight's clash of unbeaten champions taking place in Las Vegas. We couldn't afford to go to Vegas, but at least the couches we're on are comfortable. So sit back, relax, and enjoy ...

Programming Note

Friday, December 7th, 2007

Programming Note from Rumors and Rants:Tired of watching major boxing fights with only some snarky commentary and brilliant insight? Doing your best to avoid relying on Larry Merchant to get his thoughts out in under 10 minutes? You, sir or madam, should tune into Rumors and Rants: The Hatton-Mayweather Live ...

Shockingly, Floyd Mayweather Jr. Is Talking Trash

Friday, August 3rd, 2007

Just over a month ago I said that I would love to see a Ricky Hatton - Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight, but I thought it would never happen. I thought Hatton's trash-talking after his dominant win over Jose Luis Castillo would bring a response from Floyd, but that the fight ...

De La Hoya Planning Move Back To Welterweight

Monday, July 16th, 2007

The welterweight division has long been thought of as boxing's strongest and it's about to get even stronger. HBO's Larry Merchant reported Saturday night that Oscar De La Hoya is currently walking around at 152 pounds and feels he can make the 147-pound weight limit for his next fight. De ...

Floyd May Have Taken The Bait

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

After finishing off an aging Jose Luis Castillo via a fourth-round knockout Saturday night, Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton had some choice words for Floyd Mayweather Jr. Hatton claimed he wanted to face the man universally regarded as the top pound-for-pound fighter in the world, and he even tossed a little ...

Hatton KO’s Castillo, Calls Out Mayweather

Sunday, June 24th, 2007

Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton wanted to make an impression on American fight fans with his biggest fight on U.S. soil to date. The unbeaten boxer from Manchester, England had the Thomas & Mack Center rocking in Las Vegas Saturday night, as an estimated 11,000 British fans flew in for his ...