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Denis Douglin Signs With Al Haymon

Unbeaten junior middleweight (154 pounds) propect Denis "Da Mommas Boy" Douglin of Marlboro, N.J., a winner of five straight fights, all by knockout, has signed with adviser Al Haymon. Haymon also has handled such fighters as six-time champion Floyd Mayweather (41-0, 25 knockouts), WBC welterweight (147 pounds) king Andre...

Promoter Eyes Floyd Mayweather, Shane Mosley, Andre Berto for Manny Pacquiao

Unbeaten six-time titlist Floyd Mayweather, former five-time champion Shane Mosley and WBC welterweight king Andre Berto are all top considerations as the next potential opponents for eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao, Top Rank Promotions' CEO Bob Arum told FanHouse on Saturday. Arum has said that he has spoken this...

Will Manny Pacquiao Fight a Top African-American Fighter?

While watching Manny Pacquiao dominate Antonio Margarito during Saturday night's HBO pay-per-view televised clash at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, many African-American boxers and fight fans wondered when they would see the Filipino superstar challenge Floyd Mayweather "or any other top notch black fighter." At...

Bob Arum Wants Floyd Mayweather to Face Manny Pacquiao

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Top Rank CEO Bob Arum sat at a table on an elevated stage in a back room of Cowboys Stadium. The 79-year-old promoter was surrounded by a crowd of reporters, many of whom extended their tape recorders into his face or craned their necks to read his lips against a noisy background before scribbling...

Ross Greenburg 'Optimistic' Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao Will Happen'

In late July, following the second round of failed negotiations for a Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao clash, HBO Sports President Ross Greenburg acknowledged that he acted as a mediator between Mayweather's handlers and those of Pacquiao's from Top Rank Promotions in an effort to bring their highly-anticipated fight to...