News - Floyd Mayweather

Оn Friday, pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. was found not guilty of charges of domestic violence stemming from an incident in late 2003. Mayweather was accused of punching, kicking and pulling the hair of the mother of his three children. But at trial, the woman testified she made the story up because she was mad at Maywaether for leaving her. read more ...

Floyd sounds like he's trying to talk himself into a fight. Trash talking is for some scared ass (brothers). I do my talking with my fists. He sees me in Vegas, he sees me everywhere. I'm not one of these cats out here talking shit with anything but my hands. I'm happy he wants to fight me, because I'd get paid a lot of money to beat up on a little guy. He could say what he wants about my punching power read more ...

What may have initially sounded like a crazy boxing rumor could turn out true. Unnamed sources close to the situation are reporting that promoters Bob Arum, Gary Shaw and Don King are in deep negotiations to match former undisputed junior middleweight boss Ronald “Winky” Wright and WBC Super Lightweight king “Pretty Boy” Floyd Mayweather, possibly in late October or November of this year. read more ...

Undisputed world welterweight champion Zab "Super" Judah extended his congratulations to "Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather today after his dominating performance against Arturo "Thunder" Gatti on Saturday. "Floyd's performance speaks for itself," Judah said. "He's now won world titles at 130, 135 and 140 pounds. This is a tremendous accomplishment for any boxer, and I congratulate him on that read more ...

"I think it was a good fight and I was the better man tonight," stated newly crowned, three-time WBC champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. Saturday at the post-fight press conference in Atlantic City following his demolition of Arturo Gatti. "I don't hate Arturo Gatti," said Floyd. "He gave it his all. I respect him as a fighter." As to his future plans, Mayweather stated "In the future, I will have to do it in New York. read more ...

Undefeated Floyd Mayweather seized the WBC super lightweight title by stopping Arturo "Thunder" Gatti at the end of round six after a dominating, virtuoso performance Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Mayweather (34-0, 23 KOs) floored Gatti in round one while Gatti was distracted expecting referee Earl Morton to step in. Floyd's hand speed allowed him to pick apart Gatti at will with hard shots. Gatti's left eye was swelling badly by round three. read more ...

WBC super lightweight champion Arturo Gatti weighed in at 140, immediately rehydrated and then left the building. Floyd Mayweather weighed in at 139. Flexed and made a few comments before leaving. read more ...

Bold. Brash. Flamboyant. Cocky. Those are just some of the words used to describe Floyd Mayweather Jr. and his behavior in recent days. Those same words were recycled ad nauseum Wednesday afternoon when the former two-division champion interrupted Arturo Gatti's final press conference for their fight on Saturday. Originally Gatti and his camp were slated to have their own conference at 11AM at the Copacabana night club in New York City. read more ...

2002 Trainer of the Year Buddy McGirt who is preparing Arturo Gatti for his showdown with Floyd Mayweather in Atlantic City on June 25 took the time out of his busy schedule to speak with Boxingtalk about the upcoming fight. Buddy talks about Arturo and his training and what concerns if any there are about this fight. He also touches on who he would like Arturo Gatti to face next... read more ...

The next reporter asked if Mayweather feels slighted when everyone talks about Gatti’s heart and iron will, while they only celebrate Mayweather’s physical ability. “Well, sometimes I wonder. You know, I’ve fought with hurt hands. I’ve finished nine rounds like that. I have proved myself – that I am willing to fight. I showed my heart when I fought Castillo, but then I read about all these other guys that have heart, and they won’t take a rematch. I’ll always take the rematch, I show you heart..." read more ...