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Shane Mosley: Floyd Mayweather to 'Wonder Why Is He Hitting Me So Much?'

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On May 1, 38-year-old Shane Mosley will put his WBA welterweight (147 pounds) title on the line against 33-year-old, undefeated, Floyd Mayweather at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Mosley (pictured above, right, with Mayweather) will have been out of the ring for about 16 months by the time he throws...

Sparring Partner Fred Tukes No 'Punching Bag' for Champ Miguel Cotto

TAMPA, Fla. -- Several times a year, Fred Tukes leaves his wife Heather, his two-year-old son Jeremiah, and his 14-year-old daughter Alana, at home in Atlanta to go and trade punches with some of the world's best professional boxers."I just say, 'daddy's got to go to work,' you know?" said Tukes, whose son "goes to the gym...

Manny Pacquiao Would Beat Anyone Under 160 Pounds

On Saturday afternoon, I told someone that I thought Floyd Mayweather Jr. would beat Manny Pacquiao, if the fight between the world's two best boxers finally materializes. After watching Pacquiao destroy Ricky Hatton on Saturday night, I no longer think that.In fact, I now think this: Pacquiao, the little man who started...

Saturday Night at the Fights: Preview of Four Title Fights for Your Viewing Pleasure

There are four title fights on cable TV Saturday night, a bonanza for fight fans who won't have to pony up for pay-per-view to catch some good boxing. Since it's boxing in 2008, there's gotta be a drawback and in this case it is that two fights are on HBO and the other two are on Showtime. Still, some judicious flipping...

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04/12/12 Justice For Vernon Forrest Source: Black Athlete NEW YORK, NY ---Former two-division world champion boxer Vernon Forrest (41-3, 29 KOs) was shot and killed in an Atlanta gas station on July 25, 2009.
04/03/12 Man Found Guilty In Killing Of Boxer Source: CBS Local A Georgia jury has found a man guilty of murder in the death of former professional boxing champion Vernon Forrest.
04/02/12 Man found guilty in Atlanta of killing boxer Source: CBS - WTOC 11 A Fulton County jury has found a man guilty of murder in the death of former professional boxing champion Vernon Forrest.
03/30/12 Trial nears end for 2nd suspect in Vernon Forrest... Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution The trial of the second of three men charged in the slaying Atlanta boxing champ Vernon Forrest entered its closing phase Friday in Fulton County Superior Court.