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Team Khan Suspects Lamont Peterson Will Sign With Top Rank, Fight Pacquiao
According to an article by Nick Parkinson of The Daily Star, Amir Khan's business manager Asif Vali believes that Lamont Peterson has signed or soon will sign with Top Rank to set up a fight with Manny Pacquiao in June, which would mean that the desired Khan vs Peterson rematch wouldn't happen no...
Top Rank Boxing on Spike TV: Tournament Format Being Discussed
Lem Satterfield of The Ring has more on the Top Rank-Spike TV relationship and negotiations, as the boxing promotional firm and the cable channel are discussing something a bit different for a potential 36-week run. Spike TV spokesperson David Schwarz acknowledge that discussions about bringing...
Top Rank, Spike TV Rumored to Be Working on 36-Week Deal
RingTV.com is reporting that Top Rank Inc. and cable channel Spike TV are working on a deal to produce a weekly, 36-show boxing program, which could help Top Rank get better coverage for its fighters on a more widely-watched outlet than Fox Sports Net, which tends to preempt their shows anyway, and...
Bob Arum's Top Rank Wins 2011 Promoter of the Year (Bad Left Hook Boxing Awards)
Bob Arum may be a lightning rod for criticism, but it still is easily argued that nobody puts on a big event the way the now 80-year-old head of Top Rank does, and thanks to his big fights and a strong stable of fighters, as well as the increasing input of Todd duBoef, Top Rank Inc. is the winner...
Manny Pacquiao's Strength and Conditioning Trainer Says UFC's Dana White Right About Bob Arum
Manny Pacquiao's strength and conditioning coach, Alex Ariza, is an outspoken guy. After Pacquiao had a very close call a few weeks ago against Juan Manuel Marquez, Ariza went on the record blaming Manny for slacking in his conditioning routine in camp. Now he has decided to go after promoter Bob...
Pacquiao vs. Mosley Shows Strong Signs in Early PPV Estimates
This past Saturday saw "Sugar" Shane Mosley give a lackluster effort against top pound-for-pound boxer Manny Pacquiao in their Showtime pay-per-view main event. But there is no denying the force that Pacquiao is at the box office and the early indicators of PPV buys bear that out. From the New York...
Can Manny Pacquiao and Showtime Get Boxing Back on Network TV?
Over the past three years Manny Pacquiao has emerged as the biggest star in combat sports. First he established himself as one of the most accomplished boxers in the history of the sport, then mega fights with big names Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton and a much-hyped but failed attempt to book a...
Shane Mosley Meets With Bob Arum, Says He's Fighting Manny Pacquiao Next
Still desperately hoping for the Pacquiao vs Mayweather mega-fight? Well it's really not going to happen anytime soon, cause it looks like they're already settling for Mosley instead. Shortly after Bernard Hopkins pulled out the race card by saying that Manny has never faced an African-American...
Humberto Soto likely to face yet another patsy
Whenever big fights have been brought up at 126, 130 and now 135 pounds in the last few years, the name of exciting Mexican fighter Humberto Soto always gets attached. Fans want to see him in with the top dogs. Right now, many would absolutely love to see Soto, who holds a paper title at 135, take...
Mandatory Eight Count: Mundine having weight issues
The Fight Isn't On, but 'the Cold War' Could Resume (MaxBoxing.com)Steve Kim looks at the potentially very ugly possibility that Top Rank and Golden Boy go back to refusing to work together after two relatively peaceful years. Both Mayweather and Pacquiao plan to fight on March 13, and Kim asks the...
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