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January 15th, 2012 | by Felix Strunk
 “If I had died last year or in the last two years, I am sure I would’ve gone straight to hell,” remarked 8-division world champion Manny Pacquiao, who promised his wife, Jinkee, a “new Manny” as her gift on her 33rd birthday last week. It’s an honest and revealing statement from the devout Catholic, who in the past has been the subject of infidelity rumors. In fact, on the eve of his fight with Juan Manuel Marquez, Pacquiao and Jinkee reportedly had an argument that many believe may have impacted his performance.
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January 11th, 2012 | by Felix Strunk
 “My son talked to me,” stated world-class trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. during a recent interview with FightHype, revealing that both he and his son, undefeated pound-for-pound champion Floyd Mayweather, have set aside their differences and amended their strained relationship. “Yeah, Lil Floyd called me. We didn’t talk about the incident, but he did call and we talked about stuff,” he explained. The “incident” that he’s referrring to, of course, is the heated argument that took place between himself and his son following a training session at the Mayweather Boxing Club.
While preparing for his last fight, Floyd Mayweather berated his father during the confrontation that was captured by the HBO 24/7 flim crew, calling him a “faggot” and “bum ass trainer”. At one point, it appeared as though the two nearly came to blows before Floyd kicked him out of the gym. Neither one had spoken to each other since that day. Nearly 5 months have gone by and a lot has changed however. Floyd was sentenced to a 90-day jail sentence, postponed until June 1, after pleading guilty in his domestic violence case. Furthermore, he appears to be making a strong push to face Manny Pacquiao on his already scheduled May 5 ring return. Evidently, those two factors have prompted Jr. to reach out to Sr. in an effort to put their problems in the past.
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December 23rd, 2011 | by Felix Strunk
 “I like to use Pacquiao and Floyd as an example. Those guys took time,” remarked undefeated super middleweight champion Andre Ward when asked if he felt his victory in the finals of the Super Six tournament would be the catalyst to turn him into a pay-per-view star. In a recent interview with FightHype.com, Ward explained that although he looks at both Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather as an example of what it is to be a crossover pay-per-view attraction, he’s fully aware that it take time to reach that level. “Even Pacquiao. Pacquiao fought on many undercards. And even Floyd,” Ward continued. “It takes time. You can be a great champion, you know, you can make a good living, you can sell out arenas, but it just takes time.”
Although a lot of up-and-coming prospects are on the fast-track to attain the heights of a Manny Pacquiao or a Floyd Mayweather, Ward, who’s only 24 fights into his professional career and already holds the WBA and the WBC super middleweight titles, is in no rush to make that leap. “You know, a lot of people say ‘a star’. I don’t even know what that definition is. I don’t know what that looks like. I mean, obviously, again, Pacquiao and Floyd, I keep bringing them up because they’re basically the two biggest money generators right now. I guess you can call those guys stars, but when do you cross over? When do you cross that mark? That’s not really for me to say,” he commented, acknowledging that it’s not everyone can reach those heights, no matter how much success they have in the sport.
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October 13th, 2011 | by Felix Strunk
 In a recent interview, world-class trainer Naazim Richardson recalled the story behind the first time that five-time Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach ever worked with 8-division world champion Manny Pacquiao, a decision that has produced arguably the best fighter/trainer combination the sport has seen in quite some time. For those that were unaware, Richardson used to work with Roach several years ago. It was during that period when a small, skinny Filipino kid by the name of Manny Pacquiao first walked through the doors of the famed Wild Card gym. Read the rest of this entry »
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May 24th, 2011 | by Andre Zurbrug
 This weekend, UFC heavyweight contender Roy Nelson will step into the Octagon to face former champion Frank Mir at UFC 130 in Las Vegas, Nevada. It will be the first time that Nelson has fought since losing a 3-round unanimous decision to top-ranked contender Junior Dos Santos back in August of 2010. Nelson, who was forced to sit idle as the UFC resolved a contract dispute he had with Square Ring Promotions, is looking forward to fighting again and is honored to be facing the likes of a former 2-time heavyweight champion like Mir. It’s a fact that Nelson was quick to point out during a recent interview when he accused boxers Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather of handpicking their opponent as opposed to fighting the best fighters in their division.
“I’d like to fight any of the heavyweights from Strikeforce. My motto is to fight the best in the world. I like to fight everybody at least once just to find out where I rank in the world instead of doing the Pacquiao/Mayweather type of thing where it’s like, ‘Let me hand pick all of my guys first and then when the money is right, we will fight.’ I just want to fight,” Nelson would explain to FightHype’s own Percy Crawford when asked if there were any heavyweights in particular that he was looking forward to facing in the future. While some may brush off his comments, Nelson brings up a very valid point regarding the difference between boxing and mixed martial arts, or in this particular case, the UFC.
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May 6th, 2011 | by Gary Reynolds
 “I know exactly how to tell my son [how] to beat Pacquiao. I know how to tell my son how to beat him, but, you know what? You gotta remember, every day, he’s getting older,” stated Floyd Mayweather Sr., who spoke about his son, Floyd Mayweather Jr., and the possibility of a fight with Manny Pacquiao. According to Mayweather Sr., although he’s confident that he has the right gameplan to secure a victory over the Filipino superstar, he’s concerned that his son may be spending too much time away from the ring and may require, not one, but possibly two tune-up fights before a fight with Pacquiao can come to fruition.
“I don’t care who it is, man. Anybody that stays out of a ring, I don’t give a damn who they is…it’s something to be concerned about, anybody being out a length of time, because boxing, man, you have to, in order to stay crisp and sharp, you gotta be sparring and stuff,” Mayweather Sr. would tell FightHype’s own Ben Thompson in an exclusive interview. “It is a deal where he might have to fight a couple of tune-ups.”
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May 4th, 2011 | by Gary Reynolds
 In a recent interview, undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. revealed that he’ll be rooting for three-division world champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley when he steps into the ring to face pound-for-pound champion Manny Pacquiao this weekend at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. “I want Shane to win. Everybody says, ‘Well, if Shane wins, what about your money?’ I don’t worry about that. I got things outside the ring that I’m generating major income from,” he remarked in a recent interview with FightHype’s own Ben Thompson. Mayweather, who doesn’t appear too concerned with the possibility of Mosley pulling off the upset and spoiling the biggest fight in boxing, made it clear that despite rumors, he’s in no rush to return to the ring any time soon.
“At this particular time, my focus is my family. When I do have an opponent, my fans will be the first to know,” he explained. “You just hear different stories, different stories, different stories. Whenever Floyd Mayweather wants to get back into the ring, he’s going to get back in the ring.” Mayweather also took time to take another jab at Pacquiao, revealing his new nickname for the 8-division world champion while giving Mosley a “key to success” that perhaps has more than one meaning. “If I was Shane, you know what I would do? I would go back to the old Shane, so he can be on an even playing field.”
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March 21st, 2011 | by Felix Strunk
 “I don’t think Shane is gonna have what it takes. Pacquiao has a machine gun and everyone else has a pistol! Everyone that gets in the ring with this guy, he walks through them. You can’t match a pistol to a machine gun,” stated former middleweight title challenger Robert Allen, who shared his thoughts on one of the few fighters that he actually watches in the sport, pound-for-pound champion Manny Paquiao. Allen, who challenged future Hall of Famer Bernard Hopkins three different times in his bid to become a world champion, retired from boxing four years ago, but still works as a trainer to young up-and-coming fighters in hopes of building the future stars of the sports.
“I ain’t seen too many people with star quality lately. I like Pacquiao and Floyd, but that’s about it. I don’t see nothing else out there,” Allen remarked when asked his opinion of today’s top fighters. It is that very same lack of star quality that motivates Allen to work with young talent in the brutal blood sport, but he admits that attention span of today’s youth can make it difficult at times. “I train a couple of guys here and there, but a lot of them don’t want to listen now and I’ll be damn, my patience is real short,” he added.
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February 14th, 2011 | by Felix Strunk
 In a recent interview with FightHype.com, middleweight champion Sergio Martinez expressed his strong desire this year to prove that he’s the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. To do so, he’s more than willing to face either of the two reigning pound-for-pound champions, Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao, in the 154-pound jr. middleweight division, where both have fought and won titles at previously. Unfortunately for Martinez, neither one of them have shown much interest in a potential showdown since his devastating second-round knockout of Paul Williams last November. According to Martinez, it’s that very same one-punch knockout power he displayed against Williams that might be making both Mayweather and Pacquiao reluctant to step into the ring with him.
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December 8th, 2010 | by Felix Strunk
 Never one to hold his tongue, Floyd Mayweather Sr. shared his thoughts about the possibility of pound-for-pound champion Manny Pacquiao facing three-division world champion Shane Mosley. “They gonna check Shane good and not Pacquiao. Watch what I tell you. Shane is going to have to go through all kinds of shit, but Pacquiao won’t have to. And then Pacquiao will beat Shane up and they will say, ‘Oh, Mayweather didn’t do this and that to Shane, but Pacquiao did.’ The difference is Lil Floyd ain’t got nothing in him,” he would comment in an interview with FightHype’s Percy Crawford. Although he wouldn’t openly say it, his comment that “Lil Floyd ain’t got nothing in him” is a clear indication that Mayweather Sr. still strongly believes that Pacquiao’s success is due to the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
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