I had two choices of videos to post this morning, but I had to go with Floyd Mayweather giving Larry Merchant a serious talking to. He’s just making some seriously entertaining stuff for HBO. First he does the 24/7 show in which he recreates a scene from The Fighter, then he KO’s Ortiz with the dirtiest punch since I used NO Xplode to make jungle juice, and finally wraps it up with a post-fight interview that ends up with Larry Merchant nearly losing it on live TV. This interview keeps making me think about Pedro and Don Zimmer. Check out reason #32,156 that boxing is on its way out after the jump!

The Show must go on?
Well apparently nobody told “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather!  Mayweather refused to step into the ring with international superstar Manny Pacquioa, widely regarded as “Pound for Pound” the best boxer in the world, after negotiations about drug testing practices failed.
Drug testing? . . .But the fight held a… Click to read more

For decades, boxing reigned as king of the sparing sports. Crowds from around the world would cheer for their favorite heavy hitters, like Muhammad Ali, George Foreman and Mike Tyson. But despite paving the way for the new generation of fighting sports, boxing has taken a real hit in fans and ratings to the new breed, mixed martial arts. Here’s why…

I’ve never been one for little guys fighting, but Saturday Night’s Pacquiao Vs. Hatton fight in Las Vegas had me goin’ pretty good. Sure, HBO’s Pacquiao-Hatton 24/7 helped to build the hype, but Hatton had no chance from the get go. Hatton went down twice in the 1st round and met his fate with a last minute left-cross in the 2nd to end his title run.

Rashad Evans defeated Chuck Liddell in explosive fashion Saturday, September 7th at the Phillips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. The final blow, an overhand right, was one of the few that Rashad connected with. He spent most of the first round avoiding ‘The Iceman’ and doing a bizarre combination of dancing moves and punch slipping.
However, when… Click to read more