Scott Shaffer
16 articles · BoxingTalk.net
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AUSTIN TROUT NOW A BIG FISH
Austin Trout W12 Miguel Cotto... Austin Trout outboxed Miguel Cotto over twleve exciting rounds in Madison Square Garden to become a major player in the talent-deep 154 pounds (and retains his WBA…
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COMPETING SHOWS YIELD COMPELLING BOXING
Dueling dates? Let's do it again! For months now, the boxing world has been wringing its hands about the supposed insanity of Top Rank and Golden Boy staging competing shows at the…
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TROUT TO GET HUGE OPPORTUNITY: FACES COTTO ON DEC. 1
According to Sports Illustrated, Miguel Cotto has decided that, rather than try to avenge a 2009 loss to Manny Pacquiao, he will face Austin Trout in New York City's Madison Square Garden…
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JUDGING THE JUDGES FOR CHAVEZ-LEE
Does Andy Lee need a KO to take the WBC title? Given the recent flood of bad decisions we've had over the last year in boxing (Paul Williams-Erislandy Lara, Brandon Rios-Richard Abril,…
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PACQUIAO’S ATTORNEYS DEMAND TO KNOW MAYWEATHER’S BOXING INCOME
Manny Pacquiao's attorneys have asked Judge Larry R. Hicks to force Floyd Mayweather to provide copies of the promotional agreements between Mayweather and Golden Boy Promotions for Mayweather's three most recent bouts…
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TYSON: GEORGE ZIMMERMAN SHOULD BE SHOT
Mike Tyson gave some very strong words to Yahoo! News today regarding the killing of African-American teenager Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman. It's undisputed that Zimmerman shot Martin and that Martin was…
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DE LA HOYA TWEETS HIS RETIREMENT
Last week Oscar De La Hoya promised his Twitter followers that on Tuesday, he would make a "major announcement that will shake the boxing industry in a major way." So far, the…
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SICK OF CORRUPTION, SERGIO MARTINEZ JUNKS THE WBC BELT
According to Univision, world middleweight champion Sergio Martinez today renounced the WBC diamond belt after the sanctioning body broke its own ruling by letting its "world champion" Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. fight…
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FLOYD MUST PAY SOME OF MANNY’S LEGAL BILLS AS PUNISHMENT FOR FAILING TO SHOW UP AT DEPOSITION
A Nevada court denied Manny Pacquiao?s motion for a default judgment against Floyd Mayweather, but said that Mayweather will likely have to pay some of Pacquiao's legal bills as a penalty for…
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NEW CHAMPION ALERT: MOISES FUENTES WINS WBO 108-POUND BELT BY UPSET
Moises Fuentes W12 Raul Garcia... Going into last night's fight in Guadalajara Mexico, Moises Fuentes appeared to be a very safe opponent for WBO 108-pound champion Raul Garcia. Fuentes' record was a…
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CORRUPTION TRIUMPHS AGAIN: HOLT SIGNS FOR IBF ELIMINATOR AFTER WBC SKIPS HIM
Kendall Holt, who has a legal right to fight for the vacant WBC 140-pound world title ahead of Lucas Matthysse, has instead agreed to fight Danny Garcia in an elimination bout for…
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PACQUIAO VS. GOLDEN BOY AND MAYWEATHER LAWSUIT UPDATE
The Manny Pacquiao vs. Golden Boy and Mayweather lawsuit is still pending in federal court in Nevada, and Manny Pacquiao won a small victory today when a portion of Golden Boy's motion…
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EVANDER HOLYFIELD TO RETURN IN 2011
It was announced in Denmark today that legendary Evander Holyfield will face Danish fan favorite Brian Nielsen in Copenhagen on March 5, 2011. Now 48 years old, Holyfield fought once in 2010,…
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CLOTTEY SIGNS FOR PACQUIAO FIGHT
Boxingtalk has learned from reliable sources that welterweight contender Joshua Clottey has agreed to terms for a fight against Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao has approved Clottey as an opponent and the fight will…
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SUNDAY LAST DAY TO SAVE PACQUIAO-MAYWEATHER?
Although promoter Bob Arum has declared the proposed superfight between Manny Pacquaio and Floyd Mayweather dead, there are still three more days for both sides to put aside their seemingly surmountable differences…
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PACQUIAO CONTINUES LEGEND AS MEXICAN ASSASSIN
Manny Pacquiao W12 Juan Manuel Marquez... In Las Vegas, Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao battered each other over twelve thrilling and competitive rounds, but thanks to the only knockdown of the…