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Even though Ricky Lopez does not look a day over 12, he is a killer in the ring and has won 10 amateur titles. He recently turned pro, and so far in three fights he has already recorded two knockouts. In this video we talk to him and his roommate, Victor Ortiz, about the life of a boxer.
George Foreman III, one of the sons of former world heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman, knocked out an overweight human punching bag named Clyde Weaver to win his first professional boxing match on Saturday.
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Many experts think Victor Ortiz, who is currently ranked third by the WBA, is the next boxing superstar. Is he poised to be the next Oscar De La Hoya? In this video we talk to him about it as he prepares for his June 27th fight against Marcos Maidana, a fighter who has 25 wins, 24 of which are by knockout.
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Roger Mayweather is the trainer and uncle of Floyd "Money" Mayweather, one of the greatest boxers in American history. On July 18th, "Money" Mayweather will be facing Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas in what will be Floyd's first fight in 19 months. In this video we ask Roger who he thinks is going to win, and in the tradition of the Mayweather family his response does not disappoint. We also get a lesson in boxing history and find out what he really thinks about Manny Pacquiao.
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After a 19-month hiatus, Floyd "Money" Mayweather, one of the greatest boxers in American history, is getting back in the ring to face Mexico's No. 1 boxer, Juan Manuel Marquez. In this video we hear from Mayweather, who is known for his flashiness, as we ask him what he has to say to his fans, and find out where he gets his swagger from. We also hear from Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer on why Marquez is better than Manny Pacquiao and worthy of facing "Money" Mayweather.
In a crazy boxing match in Finland on Saturday, Juho Tolppola was disqualified in his fight against Giuseppe Lauri for repeated fouls. And it got worse from there: As the above video shows, a man -- later identified as Tolppola's father -- ran into the ring after the fight and attacked the ref.
Longtime boxing promoter Lou DiBella took part in the "boxing vs. MMA" debate with Joe Rogan on ESPN a couple of years ago that you see above, but he said in a recent interview that he doesn't think the growth of the UFC's popularity has had anything to do with the decline of boxing's popularity.
Floyd Mayweather got feisty this week when Brian Kenny suggested to him that Manny Pacquiao had taken the title of No. 1 pound-for-pound boxer in the world away from him. But In an interview on British television, Mayweather said he's fine with it.
No one has yet beaten Floyd Mayweather in the boxing ring, but ESPN's Brian Kenny gave Mayweather a beating in a hotly contested interview Wednesday. Kenny dodged Mayweather's verbal insults for 13 minutes and peppered Mayweather with strong arguments, making his case that Manny Pacquiao has taken the title of best pound-for-pound boxer in the world away from Mayweather, and that if Mayweather wants it back, he has to take it in the ring.