Chris Robinson catches up with respected trainer Jeff Mayweather inside of the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas, Nevada, as he speaks on his nephew Floyd’s recent sparring sessions for his Sep. 14 bout with Saul Alvarez, while sharing his thoughts on Tim Bradley’s drug-testing issues surrounding the Juan Manuel Marquez fight, his take on Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios, and more
Eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao (Photo: Chris Farina/Top Rank)
By Chris Robinson
Floyd Mayweather Sr. has been a very busy man this year.
On top of reconnecting with his son Floyd as both a trainer and father, the elder Mayweather runs a busy schedule with a core group of professional fighters that consists of talented lightweights Mickey Bey and Lydell Rhodes, recently-debuted cruiserweight prospect Andrew Tabiti, and aspiring female prospect Maricela Cornejo.
With his son having beat Robert Guerrero convincingly this past May over twelve rounds, Mayweather Sr. now finds himself helping Floyd prepare for a huge clash with Mexican superstar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, who he meets on Showtime pay per view on September 14th at the MGM Grand.
With so much of his time and thought devoted to his role as a trainer, Mayweather Sr. admits that it’s been hard to keep track of anything else boxing-related outside of his duties in the gym.
“I try to, but over these last months I’ve been very busy, man,” Mayweather Sr. stated. “I’ve moving here, I’m going there. A lot of things, man. It’s been kind of difficult for me to keep my eyes on things. I try my best to look at as much boxing as I can.”
On November 23rd, a welterweight clash will take place in Macau, China as former titlists Brandon Rios and Manny Pacquiao face off.
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Chris Robinson catches up with outspoken trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. in Las Vegas, as he speaks on former eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao, who he feels is irrelevant following his December 2012 knockout loss to Juan Manuel Marquez
Chris Robinson catches up with talented amateur prospect Andrew Tabiti inside of the Mayweather Boxing Club, as he speaks on Floyd Mayweather’s victory over Robert Guerrero, upcoming fights such as Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios and Paulie Malignaggi vs. Adrien Broner, as well as his own personal career.
Mike Alvarado, right, battling Brandon Rios in Las Vegas on March 30th (Photo: Naoki Fukuda)
By Chris Robinson
The stage is set for Manny Pacquiao’s next fight, as the eight-division world champion will square off with all-action former titlist Brandon Rios on November 24th in Macau, China in an HBO pay per view face off.
Pacquiao is coming off of a devastating knockout at the hands of Juan Manuel Marquez this past December and there are mixed feelings on the Rios fight.
Some feel that that Oxnard, Calif. transplant will be easy prey given his straightforward style yet others see him as a formidable threat given his youth and relentlessness inside of the ring.
Speaking with Top Rank CEO Bob Arum on Tuesday evening, he insists that we will likely see something special in four months’ time.
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Chris Robinson catches up with former lightweight champion Brandon ‘Bam Bam’ Rios ahead of his recently-annoucned Nov. 23rd clash with Manny Pacquiao in Macau, China. Hear what Rios had to say about the match, whether or not Pacquiao was affected by his recent knockout loss to Juan Manuel Marquez, and much more
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Michael Koncz in Las Vegas, Nevada on Thursday afternoon (Photo: Chris Robinson – www.HustleBoss.com)
By Chris Robinson
As reported by various outlets, the ring return of eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao appears to be set for November 23rd in Macau, China.
And while the Filipino icon’s next opponent isn’t set, we do know two foes he won’t be facing; Juan Manuel Marquez and Tim Bradley.
Pacquiao lost a controversial split-decision to Bradley this past June and suffered a horrific, one-punch knockout at the hands of Marquez in December. The two men opted to turn down lucrative deals in facing Pacquiao again and instead will be squaring off with one another on September 14th inside of the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
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Chris Robinson catches up with International advisor Michael Koncz, as he speaks on Juan Manuel Marquez and Tim Bradley turning down millions to face Manny Pacquiao, 50 Cent’s new gym in Las Vegas, Pacquiao’s November return in Macau, and more
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Chris Robinson catches up with international advisor Michael Koncz, as he speaks on the September return of Manny Pacquiao. Koncz sizes up Pacquiao’s options and admits that he wasdisturbed when he saw him suffer a brutal knockout loss to Juan Manuel Marquez this past December
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Tim Bradley hosting a media event on Tuesday in Hollywood, California ahead of his March 16th match with Ruslan Provodnikov (Photo credit: Chris Robinson – HustleBoss.com)
By Chris Robinson
On Tuesday, February 26th, Tim Bradley hosted an open media event inside of the Fortune Gym in Hollywood, California ahead of his March 16th clash with Ruslan Provodnikov.
The proud owner of the WBO welterweight title, Bradley (29-0, 12 KO’s) will look to make the first defense of his belt against the bruising Russian inside of the Home Depot Center in Carson.
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Tim Bradley training in Indio, Calif. for his March 16th duel with Ruslan Provodnikov (Photo – Chris Farina / Top Rank)
By Chris Robinson
In late April of last year, I was able to spend a few days with one of the sport’s top prizefighters, Tim Bradley, as he prepared for his huge showdown with Manny Pacquiao.
Bradley’s camp in Indio, California offered up an intimate look at a man full of confidence and focus as he meticulously prepared the daunting challenge that awaited him.
Having always been a fighter who loves to impose his mental and physical will in the trenches, I was quick to notice just how much of an emphasis Tim was putting on his footwork, speed, and angles for that particular camp.
With the Pacquiao fight now behind him, as Bradley (29-1, 12 KO’s) would end up pulling out a controversial split-decision on June 9th inside of the MGM Grand, the man nicknamed ‘Desert Storm’ is now eyeing a match with Russia’s Ruslan Provodnikov (22-1, 15 KO’s).
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