Mayweather Maidana: page 11

Mayweather-Maidana All Access Information

•Apr 17, 2014

NEW YORK –The latest edition of the Sports Emmy®-nominated series ALL ACCESS returns to document the blockbuster SHOWTME PPV® event headlined by the welterweight world championship unification showdown between pound-for-pound king Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Argentine brawler Marcos “El Chino” Maidana on Saturday, May 3 from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. ALL ACCESS: MAYWEATHER vs. MAIDANA, a four-part series from SHOWTIME Sports®, premieres this Saturday, April 19 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, preceding the live SHOWTIME CHAMPIONSHIP BOXING tripleheader headlined by Bernard Hopkins vs. Beibut Shumenov.

Maidana: I Don’t Need the KO to Beat Floyd Mayweather

David P. Greisman

•Apr 17, 2014

Though some might believe that there’s no way that Marcos Maidana can defeat Floyd Mayweather by decision on May 3 — that he would need to hurt Mayweather and finish him off — that’s not what Maidana believes. “With Broner, everybody thought I had to knock him out, and I [won] by decision,” Maidana said on a media conference call on April 16, as translated by his trainer, Robert Garcia.

Video: Maidana Aims To Pound Floyd Mayweather Jr.

BoxingScene Staff

•Apr 17, 2014

Luis Sandoval catches up with WBA welterweight champion Marcos Maidana to discuss the upcoming Showtime Pay-Per-View unification with undefeated WBC champion Floyd Mayweather Jr., taking place on May 3rd from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Maidana talks about strategy, Mayweather's tactics, being the underdog, training camp with Robert Garcia and more.

Photos: Marcos Maidana Grinding Down at Media Day

Boxing Photos

•Apr 16, 2014

OXNARD, Calif. - Approximately 200 fans and media that included several television camera crews, newspaper and online reporters, photographers and video bloggers turned out to watch WBA Welterweight World Champion Marcos "El Chino" Maidana during his media day on Tuesday, April 15 at The Robert Garcia Boxing Academy in Oxnard. The Argentine Maidana (35-3, 31 KOs) is winding down final preparations as he gets set for the biggest fight of his career when he faces undefeated boxing superstar, 10-time world champion and current WBC Welterweight World Champion Floyd "Money" Mayweather in the main event of "THE MOMENT" on Saturday, May 3 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena live on SHOWTIME PPV®.

Ellerbe: Floyd Knows He's in a Tough Fight With Maidana

David P. Greisman

•Apr 16, 2014

Perhaps you can chalk it up to Leonard Ellerbe speaking in a way that will help sell Floyd Mayweather’s upcoming May 3 pay-per-view match, but the executive with Mayweather Promotions is talking up Mayweather’s opponent, welterweight titleholder Marcos Maidana. “This is going to be a tough fight for Floyd,” Ellerbe said on an April 16 media conference call. “A lot of people have kind of paid attention to the odds, but when it comes down to a fight, we know that Maidana can end this thing with one punch. We almost saw it happen in the Shane Mosley fight [in the second round against Mayweather] a couple years ago. There was a nervous moment.”

Garcia Tabs Maidana To Beat Mayweather's Past Foes

Edward Chaykovsky

•Apr 16, 2014

Trainer Robert Garcia is preparing Marcos Maidana (35-3, 31KOs), the WBA welterweight champion, for the fight of his life. Maidana will face heavily favored WBC champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (45-0, 26KOs) in a unification on May 3rd from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. During his long career, Mayweather has fought and beaten some of the best fighters of his era. Garcia is impressed with Mayweather's record, but he also picks Maidana to beat any fighter on Mayweather's record.

Maidana, Garcia Respond to Bob Arum’s Criticism

David P. Greisman

•Apr 16, 2014

Bob Arum of Top Rank hasn’t shied away from criticizing the May 3 pay-per-view bout between Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana that is being put on by his company’s promotional rival, Golden Boy Promotions. Arum has noted the odds and called it a noncompetitive matchup. On a media conference call on April 16, Maidana and his trainer, Robert Garcia, responded to Arum’s criticism.

Maidana Feels Confident He Will Catch, Hurt Mayweather

Luis Sandoval

•Apr 15, 2014

Marcos Maidana is no stranger to big fights but the biggest one of his career is on the horizon as he will be facing the number fighter in the world when he meets Floyd Mayweather is just a few weeks. Maidana has been hard at work with trainer Robert Garcia and new strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza as he knows he must prepare to the best of his abilities to give himself the best chance to be victorious. Maidana, like all Mayweather opponents, is an underdog going into his fight. Despite beating the odds last December by defeating then undefeated champion Adrien Broner, the task of defeating Mayweather is a much more difficult one.

Video: Leonard Ellerbe Discusses Maidana Showdown

BoxingScene Staff

•Apr 15, 2014

Luis Sandoval catches up with Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe, who discuss Floyd Mayweather's upcoming welterweight unification with Marcos Maidana. The fight takes place on May 3rd, live on Showtime Pay-Per-View, from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

Ellerbe: Maidana, The Hardest Puncher of Floyd's Career

Rick Reeno

•Apr 14, 2014

Mayweather Promotions CEO, Leonard Ellerbe, is tabbing Marcos Maidana (35-3, 31KOs) as the hardest puncher of Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s career. Mayweather (45-0, 26KOs) will face Maidana in a WBC/WBA welterweight unification on May 3rd at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The fight has taken some public heat, because Maidana is viewed as a significant underdog in the fight. Ellerbe views Maidana as a very dangerous opponent with deadly power.