This is what’s going down! Come September 19, 2009.      

Floyd Mayweather Jr. takes on Juan Manuel Marquez

In this corner we have, Floyd Mayweather Jr. who comes in with an undefeated record of 39-0. He went on to win six world boxing championships in five separate weight divisions. In his last fight he won the WBC welterweight championship title from Ricky Hatton with a 10 round TKO. Then he announced his retirement from boxing, in which it was “short lived” by lasting only 2 years. Prior to his so call retirement, The Ring magazine had rated him as number one amongst the pound for pound boxers around the world, and he was named the Fighter of the year twice by the same magazine, both in 1998 and 2007.                                                                                                                                                                                And in the other corner we have Juan Manuel Marquez who is the present WBO and WBA world lightweight champion. He was also the WBC Super Featherweight title holder before moving up, and held the WBO, IBF and WBA titles as a Featherweight boxer. Juan Manuel Marquez is the 4th amongst the Mexican boxers to have achieved the boxing world champion titles in three weight categories. He has won as many as 50 out of his 55 fights, and out of this, 37 has been through knock-outs.

It would be an exciting fight because Mayweather Jr. is yet to lose. He has won all his 39 fights till now, and 25 of them have been through knock outs. Marquez has won as many as 50 out of his 55 fights, and out of this, 37 has been through knock-outs. Now Marquez has moved up to the Welterweight division. This is Mayweather first fight after 2 years layoff; this is Marquez first fight as a welterweight. Don’t miss out on this battle of 2 little great champion putting it all on the line in this night of boxing extravaganza.

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With a little less than three months remaining before showtime, fight fans around the globe eagerly anticipate what could go down as the best fight of the year.  Scheduled for May 2, Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao will square off in a showdown that some thought would never happen, yet here we are talking about the fact that it’s a done deal.
When you size up the two little ‘big’ men, there are so many thoughts and subplots surrounding this fight that will undoubtedly make for a burner come fight night.

On Ricky Hatton
Among those subplots would be the fact that Ricky Hatton has looked absolutely brilliant under the tutelage of famed trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. after only one fight.  Many wondered what Hatton would look like if he ever took his training serious and actually learned that defense in the ring is not supposed to start with his forehead.
Absent is the over aggression that once made him famous; present is a well-devised strategy that allows him to pick his spots and land well-placed shots.
So much about Hatton looked good in his last fight, but one must quickly remember that the soft-hitting Malignaggi is no Pacquiao

On Manny Pacquiao
For Pacquiao, this is a fight that comes at a point where he realizes he is on the cusp of accomplishing something even more grand than his last outing. Oscar De la Hoya was a big name, but it was established from the beginning that he no longer had the ability to “pull the trigger,” as cornerman Freddie Roach vehemently stated.
This time around, Pacquiao has a chance to defeat a fighter in his prime whose only loss came to the last man noted as the sport’s pound-for-pound king, Floyd Mayweather jr.

Already the most accomplished Asian fighter in the history of the sport and currently viewed as the pound-for-pound king, Pacquiao relishes in the opportunity to solidify that position on the big stage.

Both men plan to do major damage and have styles to make it happen, but perhaps the biggest influence on the fight will come down to the vicious body attack — mainly the rib section.

Never in the history of his career has Manny Pacquiao faced a fighter with the powerful body shots presented by Ricky Hatton, whose aggression to the ribs has sent many men to the showers early.

Pacquiao is clearly the better boxer, but as we saw in the early going with Floyd Mayweather jr., constant aggression is enough to confuse anyone in the ring, even if it is only for a few rounds.

In the end…
When it all boils down, both men will be in for a long night, and neither have been shy when asked. Can Pacquiao handle the aggressive power? Can Hatton stop the Pac-man from detonating first?

No one knows how things will end on the night of May 2, but I’d hate to be the guy who missed the fight and has to wait for the headlines to print on the morning of the third.

Stay tuned.

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At age 37, Shane Mosley’s better days appeared to be behind him following a narrow loss to Miguel Cotto in November 2007 and an unimpressive victory over Ricardo Mayorga four months ago. That all changed with his domination of Antonio Margarito.

Sugar Shane Mosley shocked a sold out Staples Center with 20,820 people on Saturday night in Los Angeles, USA with a brutal 9th round knockout of Antonio Margarito.

The boxing match was not even close and Mosley won every round convincingly. Speed was the key to the win. Margarito simply had no answer to Mosley’s fast combinations and lethal straight right hand. Every time Margarito tried to set himself for his punches, Mosley’s fast hands had rattled off an explosive combination which unsettled the champion and kept him out of any sort of offensive rhythm.

30 year-old Margarito 37-6 (27) was knocked down at the end of round 8 by a sizzling right hand, left hook combination. Still wobbly on his legs, the champion was then defenceless on the ropes in the opening seconds of round 9 after a follow-up Mosley barrage.

Referee Raul Caiz jumped in to save the Mexican from any further punishment as his corner threw in a white towel. The match was stopped at the 0:43 minute mark. CompuBox punch stats recorded Mosley landing 178 total punches to Margarito’s 108.

Mosley, who weighed the maximum 147 pounds, raised his record to 46-5 with 39 knockouts.

Margarito, who weighed 145.8 pounds, dropped to 37-6 with 27 knockouts.