Manny Pacquiao

Rapper 50 Cent has contacted super middleweight Andre Dirrell about a promotional deal and may also have his sights on a partnership with Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Richard Schaefer: "Adrien Broner is obviously going to be one of the superstars in the sport of boxing."

Trainer Freddie Roach does not believe that Amir Khan's fourth-round knockout loss had anything to do with Khan's parting with strength and conditioning guru Alex Ariza, a former assistant to Roach.

Freddie Roach on his conversation with Amir Khan: "I had a very nice breakfast with Shah Khan and Amir. So we had a nice meeting yesterday, and no one talked about getting fired."

Newly-crowned WBO welterweight titleholder Tim Bradley says he's recovering from the foot injuries suffered during his upset of Manny Paquiao, and that he welcomes a rematch.

Adrien Broner says upsets happen in boxing for two reasons: The losers are not him, and they are not Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Lucas Matthysse will face Ajose Olusegun on the Devon Alexander-Randall Bailey card Sept. 8 on Showtime. No site has been determined.

Floyd Mayweather heads a list of Sports Illustrated's top 50 highest-paid American athletes.

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.

Feisty at fifty: Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. says RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez has "been talking a lot of bulls--t." Martinez meets his son, WBC beltholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., on Sept. 15 in Las Vegas.

Floyd Mayweather trumped Andre Ward and mixed martial artists Jon Jones and Anderson Silva for the ESPYs' "Best Fighter" honors.

WBC junior middleweight titleholder Saul "Canelo" Alvarez wants to defeat Josesito Lopez on Sept. 15, challenge Floyd Mayweather Jr. and eventually face countryman and WBC middleweight beltholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

Devon Alexander will apparently get a shot at his third title belt before his hometown fans in St. Louis opposite IBF welterweight titleholder Randall Bailey on Sept. 8.

Former featherweight and junior lightweight titleholder Robert Guerrero sees a victory over Selcuk Aydin as an opportunity to secure much bigger fights, such as a showdown with Manny Pacquiao.

An investigation by the Nevada attorney general has determined that there was no criminal activity involved in Tim Bradley's split-decision victory over Manny Pacquiao on June 9.

A Nov. 10 rematch with either Tim Bradley, Juan Manuel Marquez or Miguel Cotto appears to be the likely scenario for Manny Pacquiao, while a highly-anticipated mega bout against Floyd Mayweather Jr. is considered a long shot.

Tim Bradley has vacated the WBO's 140-pound belt in the wake of his split-decision victory that dethroned Manny Pacquiao for the organization's 147-pound title.

Nonito Donaire's manager, Cameron Dunkin, calls the WBO junior featherweight titleholder "pound-for-pound, maybe the best fighter in the world."

Promoter Lou DiBella: "I don't care who you are, if Randall Bailey hits you on the button, you're going to be knocked out."

Manny Pacquiao told media in Manila, Philippines that he wanted to "get that title" back from Tim Bradley, whose controversial split-decision dethroned Pacquiao as WBO welterweight titleholder on June 9.

A five-member panel of international judges has unanimously scored in favor of Manny Pacquiao against Tim Bradley after watching video of Bradley's disputed split-decision win that dethroned Pacquiao as welterweight titleholder on June 9.  

Hard-hitting IBF welterweight titleholder Randall Bailey calls Devon Alexander "a full-blown midget," adding Tim Bradley "doesn't want a part of fighting me -- not even in his wildest dreams."

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.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao rank Nos. 1 and 2 among the world's top 100 highest-paid athletes, according to Forbes Magazine.

In the wake of the Tim Bradley-Manny Pacquiao fight controversy, HBO's Harold Lederman says boxing should employ the best judges for the biggest fights, no matter what.

Can aging RING middleweight champion Sergio Martinez stop young juggernaut Julio Cesar Chavez, the unbeaten WBC beltholder? The two are scheduled to meet in a pay-per-view showdown this fall.

Newly-crowned IBF welterweight titleholder Randall Bailey could face former junior welterweight beltholder Devon Alexander on Aug. 25 on Showtime

Juan Manuel Marquez on Tim Bradley-Manny Pacquiao: "I think that Pacquiao beat Bradley maybe by four points, because I had Pacquaiao winning eight rounds and Bradley winning four rounds."

HBO commentator Jim Lampley calls Duane Ford, one of two referees who had Tim Bradley defeating Manny Pacquiao, "a standup guy." Ford will be a guest on Lampley's Fight Game, which airs Saturday night.

Trainer Manny Steward says challenger Andy Lee is looking to score a knockout against WBC middleweight titleholder Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.

Tim Bradley on the Manny Pacquiao fight: "I wanted this, and I won it. You saw me raise my hands before the third card was even announced, because I was like, 'I won.'"

Bob Arum on Tim Bradley-Manny Pacquiao: "We have to have everybody, including myself and everybody connected with the fight in for some serious questioning."

Trainer Freddie Roach says he had a bad feeling as soon as he heard the first scorecard being read after Manny Pacquiao's fight against Tim Bradley.

Nevada Commission executive director Keith Kizer said that he will review the video of Tim Bradley's decision over Manny Pacquiao separately with each the three judges.

Promoter Bob Arum calls the notion that he somehow influenced the results of Tim Bradley-Manny Pacquiao "not true," and "preposterous."

Tim Bradley: "All of those other big shots that he landed, I took them, I ate them, and it was nothing. Manny Pacquiao was supposed to stop me. He was supposed to knock me out. But I took his punches and I fought back hard."

Tim Bradley on the fight with Manny Pacquiao: "I told my trainer, Joel Diaz, that I might have broken a bone in my left foot because I heard a pop. And he said, 'well, what do you want to do?' And I said, "well, I want to continue on and to fight like a champion.'"

Images from Tim Bradley's controversial split-decision win over Manny Pacquiao to take the WBO welterweight title in Las Vegas.

Tim Bradley overcame an ankle injury in the second round to rise to 29-0 with Saturday night's split-decision victory over Manny Pacquiao for the WBO welterweight title

WBA junior featherweight titleholder Guillermo Rigondeaux delivered the kind of performance his promoter was looking for, as he floored Teon Kennedy five times on the way to Saturday night's fifth-round knockout victory.

Jesse Hart, son of Philadelphia middleweight legend Eugene "Cyclone" Hart, debuted with a first-round knockout of Manuel Eastman on Saturday night.

Light heavyweight Chad Dawson will challenge super middleweight Andre Ward in a clash of RING champions Sept. 8 on HBO.

Tim Bradley's the smaller man, but he believes that he can break Manny Pacquiao's spirit, end his winning streak at 15-bouts and take the WBO welterweight belt on Saturday night. "He's in for a real fight," said Bradley.

WBO featherweight titleholder wants to face Yuriorkis Gamboa in a clash of unbeatens if he gets beyond Vicente Escobedo on July 21 before his hometown fans in Cincinnati.

A serene Manny Pacquiao faced a ripped-and-ready Tim Bradley at the weigh-in for Saturday's show in Las Vegas. Photos by Naoki Fukuda.