Boxing News Podcast

WE have left Las Vegas. The Boxing News team look back on Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao and consider whether it lived up to its billing. We wonder what Pacquiao could have done differently, what to make of 'shoulder-gate' and we ask where Floyd Mayweather goes from here, highlighting his next best options as retirement looms.

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CELEBRATE world, Boxing News has recorded the 100th edition of The Opening Bell podcast. Matt Christie is overcome with emotion, not only for passing this milestone, but at seeing a spectacular weigh-in for the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight. The fight of the century now truly is on. We digest what we've seen, how the crowd reacted to the two combatants, how the boxers responded to them and to each other. We speculate on what might happen in Saturday's fight and ask the big questions, like who won the weigh-in...

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THE trainers took centre stage the day before the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao weigh-in. Floyd Mayweather Snr and Freddie Roach provided a fascinating contrast, with "Money's" trainer dismissive of Pacquiao's chances while Manny's coach insisted that they've been working towards this moment for the last five years. The Boxing News team look at the new clues as to how either fighter might approach Saturday's fight.

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FLOYD MAYWEATHER and Manny Pacquiao finally came face-to-face at the MGM Grand. The Boxing News team were there for the last press conference before the big showdown, as well as seeing what the fighters and their teams had to say before and afterwards. We discuss the ins and outs of fight week and try to get to the bottom of the big question - why exactly are Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao being so nice to each other?

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FLOYD MAYWEATHER and Manny Pacquiao have begun the festivities ahead of their May 2 mega-fight. Pacquiao held a fan rally at the Mandalay Bay to celebrate his arrival in Las Vegas. That attracted the ire of Floyd Mayweather who conducted his 'grand arrival' at the MGM. The Boxing News team covered both occasions, spoke to members of either camp and discuss the events so far in Las Vegas as well considering whether perceptions on how the fight itself will unfold are shifting.

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THE first members of the Boxing News have arrived in Las Vegas and set up camp in the media centre at the MGM Grand to take in the atmosphere as fight week for the big one, Floyd Mayweather versus Manny Pacquiao begins.

As well as discussing the fight of the century, we were ringside to see Wladimir Klitschko's return to America and analyse his performance against Bryant Jennings and consider what the future holds for the heavyweight champion.

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REALITY is beginning to kick in as the fight of the century looms ever closer. The Boxing News team discuss what we've seen from the respective training camps of Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao in the build up so far.

We look back on another thrilling fight for WBO middleweight champion Andy Lee in the US as he took on Peter Quillin, as well as wondering what should happen next for Lamont Peterson and Danny Garcia.

Plus we look forward to a weekend of action as Ruslan Provodnikov and Lucas Matthysse collide, Julio Cesar Chavez Jnr returns and Terence Crawford moves up to fight for a light-welterweight world title. All this and much more on the latest edition of the Opening Bell.

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THE big news in the build-up to the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao showdown has been the former’s mouthpiece, and the latter’s calves. The Boxing News boys analyse the latest developments and look ahead to the mega-fight.

Anthony Joshua’s blitzing of Jason Gavern, and its suitability for Main Event material, pondered alongside Adonis Stevenson’s latest victory and the impressive Artur Beterbiev’s win over Gabriel Campillo. The WBO middleweight title fight between Andy Lee and Peter Quillin is previewed, and we explain why Lamont Peterson’s clash with Danny Garcia is not nearly as inviting as it should have been.

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HOW impressive was Kell Brook against Jo Jo Dan, and does Amir Khan now need to fight the IBF welterweight champion? The Boxing News team review the rest of the results from the weekend and wonder where Gary Russell Jnr now stands.

We mull over David Haye's comeback and where he will go next. We ask who would fight Tony Thompson, look forward to Anthony Joshua's return from injury in Newcastle this Saturday and discuss Adonis Stevenson light-heavyweight world defence against Sakio Bika.

With a month to until The Fight, we assess the latest news from Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao as they prepare for the big one.

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KELL BROOK is emerging from an astonishing period in his life. Will there be any scars from the machete attack that ruined his world title celebrations? The Boxing News team weight this issue up and monitor the threat that Romanian Jo Jo Dan brings as Brook makes the first defence of his IBF welterweight title in Sheffield.

If Brook is victorious, does he deserve a shot at the winner of Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao? Or should he do all he can to secure Amir Khan showdown?

We look back on wins for Juergen Braehmer and Alfonso Gomez, while discussing where Wladimir Klitschko belongs in boxing history.

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