Floyd Mayweather Jr.: record, next fight and profile →
By Lyle Fitzsimmons - It’s not easy. But Oleksandr Usyk makes it look that way. The Ukrainian phenom collected every belt to be had at cruiserweight before ditching the bejeweled stash, packing on a few pounds, and girding himself to chase glory at heavyweight.
Keith Thurman can relate to the generation of fighters calling out his name. There was a time when the former unified welterweight titlist was a rising prospect and contender, taking the same exact approach to invade the title stage. He is now at a point where he hopes to become a two-time champ, though at a time when the division’s young guns are eager to remove him from the mix.
Canelo Alvarez is cognizant that his first career loss to Floyd Mayweather in 2013 wasn’t so bad after all. The undisputed super middleweight champion tasted defeat for the second time in his career most recently in May when he stepped up to light heavyweight to challenge Dmitry Bivol, and ahead of his trilogy against Gennadiy Golovkin on Sept. 17, Alvarez reflected on his first blemish as a professional, and how it has shaped his perception on his life and career ever since.
Conor Benn believes he is one of the most fan-friendly attractions in boxing. The rising welterweight contender from Essex, England, took to social media recently to answer some questions from his fans.
Adrien Broner knows how to wind up with a cool $100 million payday—he just can’t figure out why Floyd Mayweather Jr. won’t oblige him.
Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. have been bitter rivals throughout their Hall of Fame careers, seemingly never pulling punches toward each other.
UFC president Dana White is standing firm that any and all talk regarding a rematch between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Conor McGregor is bullsh!t.
Ryan Garcia apparently has changed his mind about the lowest weight he can make for the only fight he seems to want. Garcia relayed a message Friday to Floyd Mayweather through his social media accounts to inform Davis’ promoter that he is willing to face Davis at the lightweight limit of 135 pounds. The undefeated Garcia had repeatedly stated in the aftermath of his sixth-round knockout of Javier Fortuna on Saturday night that Davis would have to move up to the 140-pound division if Davis wanted to fight him next.
By Keith Idec - Someone from Gervonta Davis’ team finally responded Wednesday to Ryan Garcia’s persistent social media campaign for the fight Garcia wants next. Floyd Mayweather, Davis’ promoter, told FightHype.com during a phone interview that Davis is willing to fight Garcia before the end of this year. Davis will “absolutely not,” however, face Garcia at the junior welterweight limit of 140 pounds, a demand Garcia divulged after he weighed in Friday for his sixth-round knockout of Javier Fortuna on Saturday night at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
There is no shortage of talented boxers across the 130, 135, and 140-pound divisions. A cavalcade of contests could be mixed and matched between the likes of Shakur Stevenson, Devin Haney, Gervonta Davis, Ryan Garcia, Vasiliy Lomachenko, Teofimo Lopez, and Josh Taylor, just to name a select few.