Floyd Mayweather

Photographer Naoki Fukuda took this shot of the dynamic duo seated together at ringside for the Cornelius Bundrage-Ishe Smith card in Detroit.

WBA junior middleweight beltholder Austin Trout on a potential clash with WBC counterpart Saul "Canelo" Alvarez: "I'm just waiting for the paperwork."

Ishe Smith, who has often served as a gatekeeper against up-and-comers, has finally secured a title shot in his 14th year as a pro. The respected veteran will try to become the first Las Vegas native to win a major belt when he faces Cornelius Bundrage on Showtime's Championship Boxing this Saturday.

IBF lightweight beltholder Miguel Vazquez will face WBO counterpart Ricky Burns as part of an EPIX-televised quadrupleheader on March 16.

Fans ask for Dougie's thoughts on Floyd Mayweather's move from HBO to Showtime, this weekend's fights and upcoming showdowns, such as Donaire-Rigondeaux and Mayweather-Guerrero, in this week's Friday mailbag. Enjoy!

Leonard Ellerbe, the CEO of Floyd Mayweather's promotional company, said: "The business model that we have put into place, in my opinion, will never, ever be duplicated." 

Leo Santa Cruz has vacated his IBF bantamweight belt in favor of rising into the junior featherweight division. 

Fans have questions and comments on who Floyd Mayweather might fight next, the untimely passing of Omar Henry, overlooked middleweight titleholder Daniel Geale, and boxing's best punchers in this week's Monday mailbag. Enjoy!

Readers comment on Nonito Donaire's recent decisions and his legacy, tomorrow night's Frankie Gomez-Lanard Lane fight, major boxing cards being scheduled on the same day, and RingTV.com's current poll in this week's Friday mailbag.

WBO middleweight titleholder Peter Quillin is in the mix of a division that includes RING/WBC champ Sergio Martinez, WBA and IBF counterparts Gennady Golovkin and Daniel Geale, as well as ex-beltholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

Unbeaten welterweight Dusty Harrison has entered into an agreement with Washington-based attorney Jeff Fried to handle his budding career.

Floyd Mayweather's triumphs over Ricky Hatton, Shane Mosley and Victor Ortiz are among those featured in a four-day, four-night series of classics by Golden Boy and FOX Deportes.

HBO's exiting Larry Merchant: "I'm proud to be associated with so many talented people who made us into a groundbreaking network."

Yuriorkis Gamboa and his promoter, 50 Cent, spoke to the media after Gamboa beat tough Michael Farenas on the Pacquiao-Marquez 4 undercard. 50 Cent, who spoke about Pacquiao-Mayweather, wants Adrien Broner for Gamboa.

Strength and conditioning guru Angel Hernandez claims that trainer Freddie Roach has accused Juan Manuel Marquez of having used performance enhancing drugs out of fear that his fighter will defeat Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night.

Fans have questions about the promotional/business side of Saturday's Miguel Cotto-Austin Trout showdown, more feedback on Guerrero-Berto and a potential Mayweather-Guerrero fight, plus pro and con opinions on the late Hector Camacho in this week's Friday mailbag. Enjoy!

Miguel Cotto spoke to the media about his fights with Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito after the final presser for his showdown with WBA 154-pound titleholder Austin Trout on Saturday.

The prospect of a highly-anticipated clash of junior featherweights between Abner Mares and Nonito Donaire was among the many topics broached by Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer in New York on Wednesday.

Fans remember Hector "Macho" Camacho, comment on Robert Guerrero's decision victory over Andre Berto, Keith Thurman and Ricky Hatton, and pose questions on other subjects in this week's Monday mailbag. Enjoy!

Welterweight standout Robert Guerrero called out Floyd Mayweather at the post-fight press conference following his impressive HBO-televised unanimous decision over Andre Berto.

Fans weigh in on tomorrow's toss-up welteweight showdown between Andre Berto and Robert Guerrero as well as other upcoming fights and subjects in this week's Friday mailbag. Enjoy.

Oscar De La Hoya says Adrien Broner "is Floyd Mayweather, [Bernard] Hopkins, myself...all wrapped into one."

RingTV's Bill Emes and Lem Satterfield spoke exclusively with Oscar De La Hoya on a number of subjects including the Golden Boy-Top Rank feud, Amir Khan, Danny Garcia, Canelo Alvarez, and the big fights he wants to make.

Mexican amateur sensation Jose Ramirez participated in his first workout under the Top Rank banner at The Wild Card in Hollywood, Calif., on Wednesday, and will make his professional debut on the Dec. 8 undercard of Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez IV.

Nobody believes in Adrien Broner more than Adrien Broner, and now, on the verge of his first fight at lightweight -- against the No. 1 contender, no less -- Broner has declared his intention to become the best boxer of all time.

Highly-celebrated 2012 U.S. Olympian Jose Ramirez has signed with Top Rank. The lightweight will make his professional debut on the undercard of the fourth bout between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez on Dec. 8 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. 

Fans get Dougie's picks and opinions on upcoming major fights and potential machups -- including Mares-Morneo, Viloria-Marquez, DeMarco-Broner, Ward-Pavlik, Golovkin-Oosthuizen and Garcia-Judah -- as well as other subjects in this week's Friday mailbag. Enjoy!

Paulie Malignaggi: "Floyd Mayweather gets no appreciation, but he's just so dominant, that they have to just deal with it...I'm not saying that I'm as dominant as Floyd, but I consider myself to be a real craftsman of the sport. I'm a true craftsman of boxing."

RingTV's Bill Emes spoke to Danny Garcia after the undefeated 24-year-old Philadelphian iced Erik Morales in the fourth round of their rematch. THE RING 140-pound champ talked about Floyd Mayweather and Lucas Matthysse.

WBC junior middleweight titleholder Saul "Canelo" Alvarez has directed Golden Boy officials to launch an all-out effort to make his next fight on May 5 against either Floyd Mayweather Jr., Miguel Cotto or Sergio Martinez.

Of unbeaten lightweight Adrien Broner, hall-of-famer and fellow Cincinnati native Aaron Pryor says it's okay to be "a little bit cocky... but you gotta win."

Golden Boy Promotions would like to add British 2012 Olympic super heavyweight gold medalist Anthony Joshua to a stable that already boasts unbeaten American fighters Seth Mitchell and Deontay Wilder.

The California State Athletic Commission denied Antonio Tarver's request for a shortened suspension in the wake of his positive post-fight drug test for the banned anabolic steroid drostanolone.

The late Arturo Gatti is a new entrant on this year's International Boxing Hall of Fame ballot. RingTV.com's historian Lee Groves asks whether the beloved warrior is a first ballot-worthy Hall of Famer or if he should be bypassed. Groves makes compelling arguments for either proposition.

Fans give their opinions on super middleweight contender Edwin Rodriguez, welterweight standout Antonin Decarie, Amir Khan, the best matchups that can be made in every division, and much more in this week's Monday mailbag. Enjoy!

Manny Pacquiao claims that he will take a 45-55 split of the purse in a fight with Floyd Mayweather if he gets past Juan Manuel Marquez on Dec. 8.

Future hall of fame boxer/promoter Roy Jones, now helping to promote Paul Spadafora, wants to see the former lightweight titleholder challenge Robert Guerrero and eventually Floyd Mayweather. He also says he'll fight Lateef Kayode or any cruiserweight titleholder.

Unbeaten former lightweight beltholder Paul Spadafora eyes October return, then shots at 140-pound champ Danny Garcia or welterweight titleholder Paul Malignaggi. Spadafora outpointed Humberto Toledo on Aug. 18.

WBC middleweight titleholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has looked impressive against sparring partners in preparation for next month's clash with RING champion Sergio Martinez.

Former featherweight and junior lightweight titleholder Robert Guerrero overcame the bullying and roughhouse tactics from Selcuk Aydin to win his welterweight debut and the WBC's interim belt last Saturday.

Fans give their opinons on the Robert Guerrero-Selcuk Aydin matchup, Adrien Broner's antics and potential matchups and wonder how The Problem compares to the 22-year-old Floyd Mayweather in this week's Friday mailbag.

Vicente Escobedo: "Adrien Broner was the better man that night. He felt much stronger and he felt much faster. I definitely felt his power."

Fans have a lot of strong opinions on Adrien Broner's failure to make weight prior to his HBO-televised stoppage of Vicente Escobedo, his attitude, and his future in this week's Monday mailbag. Enjoy!

Robert Guerrero will make his welterweight debut in pursuit of his sixth title belt, his 14th straight win and his 10th knockout during that run against unbeaten Seluk Aydin on July 28.

Former super middleweight titleholder Anthony Mundine, who now campaigns at 154 pounds, can make good money fighting almost anyone in his native Australia but the former rugby star has relocated to the U.S. to pursue his dream of fighting Floyd Mayweather.

The next opponent for WBC junior middleweight titleholder Saul Alvarez could be named as early as Wednesday, according to Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer. 

RingTV.com's Ryan Songalia interviewed former junior welterweight champ Aaron Pryor Sr. "The Hawk" didn't pull punches when discussing the Pacquiao-Bradley controversy, who would win Pacquiao-Mayweather, Sugar Ray Leonard, old school vs. new school fighters, and other subjects.

Five-time, three-division world titleholder Shane Mosley has retired at the age of 40 with a final pro mark of 46-8-1, with 39 knockouts, according to a close friend and camp coordinator.