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Much of the discussion regarding the sport of Boxing this week has centered on topics concerning Floyd Mayweather. The first topic of course has been about Floyd Mayweather’s dominant victory in his bout against former two-time world champion Andre Berto on September 12th. A fight, which Mayweather insists was his last. The second topic has centered on the estimates of how many pay-per-view buys the Mayweather-Berto bout generated. According to several media outlets including Yahoo Sports the pay-per-view broadcast, which was priced at $75 for the high definition broadcast and $65 for the standard definition feed only generated between 400,000-550,000 total buys. Some readers may recall when the Mayweather-Berto fight was officially announced in August that although this observer was not surprised that the fight would be broadcast on pay-per-view, I was somewhat critical of the decision due in large part to the success and increasing popularity of the Premier Boxing C...

Undefeated Welterweight prospect Sammy Vasquez scored an impressive fifth round stoppage over veteran contender Jose Lopez on Tuesday night at the California University of Pennsylvania Convocation Center in California, PA. This fight was controlled from the outset by Vasquez’ ability to use a consistent jab from the southpaw stance to set up opportunities to land short combinations. Vasquez’ use of angles and lateral movement were also key components to his success in this fight. Lopez seemed unable to find an answer that would nullify Vasquez’ rhythm as this fight progressed. Although Vasquez stood at a distance where he was willing to engage, Lopez simply could not land consistently with his offense and periodically walked into counter punches. As the fight progressed Vasquez continued to have success in landing punches with both hands often in combination. It was a combination from Vasquez that would knock Lopez down to the canvas early in round five. Vasquez appea...

The fight between undefeated multi-division world champion Floyd Mayweather and former two-division world champion Andre Berto on September 12th did not have one may argue the feeling or anticipation of a “Big Fight.” There were many who chose to criticize and/or outright ridicule Mayweather for choosing to defend his unified WBC/WBA Welterweight world championship against a fighter in Berto, who had gone 2-2 in his previous four fights prior to this encounter. Mayweather-Berto however, did have one intriguing storyline. The potential of the fight being the final time that Floyd Mayweather would enter the ring as a fighter. For a fighter that has been so dominant throughout his career, this was perhaps one of the best performances of Mayweather’s career. For twelve rounds, Floyd Mayweather simply put on a Boxing clinic. Mayweather consistently beat Berto to the punch, picked his shots, and dictated how the fight was fought from start to finish. Every facet of what has...