Watch exclusive interviews of Floyd Money Mayweather and Sugar Shane Mosley

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Watch the Mayweather/Mosley Live Weigh-In at 6 pm ET today.‏

Watch the Mayweather/Mosley Live Weigh-In at 6 pm ET today at http://www.hbo.com//boxing?cmpid=ABC183"




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Mayweather vs. Mosley Fight Night Undercard Preview To Be Shown By Cable Providers & Satellite Distributors‏

MAYWEATHER VS. MOSLEY: WHO R U PICKING?
FIGHT NIGHT FREE UNDERCARD PREVIEW TO BE SHOWN BY

CABLE PROVIDERS AND SATELLITE DISTRIBUTORS

...With the Mayweather vs. Mosley: Who R U Picking? mega-fight tomorrow night, fans now have something extra to look forward to on fight night, as a free undercard preview will be broadcast by several satellite and cable providers, including DirecTV, Dish Network, inDEMAND and TVN. The "free-view" will feature two of the exciting non-televised undercard fights before the pay-per-view telecast begins. The special one and a half-hour show will begin at 7:00 p.m. ET / 4:00 p.m. PT.

The two fights included in the broadcast will be Mayweather Promotions' fast-rising star Jesse Vargas (9-0, 4 KO's) vs. Arturo Morua (25-13-1, 14 KO's) in an eight round junior welterweight fight and Golden Boy Promotions' undefeated junior lightweight prospect Eloy Perez (16-0-2, 4 KO's) vs. Gilberto Leon (23-7-2, 7 KO's) in a ten round NABO title fight. The free telecast will feature color commentary by "The Colonel" Bob Sheridan and Dave Botempo.

"Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions both have young talent featured on this show that we feel deserve a chance to showcase their talent," said Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions. "Both of these fights are expected to be competitive and exciting, and will be a great start to what is going to be the biggest night in boxing this year."

"May 1 is going to be a great night of boxing from start to finish," said Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions. "The Mayweather vs. Mosley undercard is so packed with talent, we wanted to give fans a chance to see even more than what is already being offered on the pay-per-view telecast."

The finale of HBO®'s all-access reality series "24/7 Mayweather/Mosley" debuts Friday, Apr. 30 at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT. Episodes one thru three are available on HBO ON DEMAND®. All four episodes will air consecutively on Saturday, May 1 at 9:30 a.m. ET/PT on the main service.

Mayweather vs. Mosley: Who R U Picking? is promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions, and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, AT&T, DeWALT Tools and StubHub. The 12-round welterweight battle is set for Saturday, May 1 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.

Tickets, priced at $1,250, $1,000, $600, $300 and $150 not including applicable service charges, are on sale now and limited to 10 per person and ticket sales at $150 are limited to two (2) per person with a total ticket limit of 10 per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000. Tickets also are available for purchase at www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com.

Seven of the MGM MIRAGE properties will host closed circuit viewing of Mayweather vs. Mosley. Tickets for the closed circuit telecasts at all venues are priced at $50, not including applicable service charges and handling fees are on sale now. All seats will be general admission and will be available at each individual property's box office outlets and at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith's Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo Latino). To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (800) 745-3000, or visit www.mgmgrand.com or www.ticketmaster.com. Ticket sales are limited to 20 per person.


The Mayweather vs. Mosley pay-per-view telecast, beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT, has a suggested retail price of $54.95, will be produced and distributed by HBO Pay-Per-View® and will be available to more than 71 million pay-per-view homes. The telecast will be available in HD-TV for those viewers who can receive HD. HBO Pay-Per-View®, a division of Home Box Office, Inc., is the leading supplier of event programming to the pay-per-view industry. For Mayweather vs. Mosley fight week updates, log on to www.hbo.com.

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MAYWEATHER PROMOTIONS' RISING STAR JESSE VARGAS TO FIGHT ARTURO MORUA IN EIGHT ROUND, NON-TELEVISED JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT BOUT ON THE UNDERCARD

MAYWEATHER PROMOTIONS' RISING STAR JESSE VARGAS TO FIGHT ARTURO MORUA IN EIGHT ROUND, NON-TELEVISED JUNIOR WELTERWEIGHT BOUT ON MAYWEATHER VS. MOSLEY UNDERCARD

...Just shy of his twenty-first birthday, Mayweather Promotions rising star, Jesse Vargas (9-0, 4 KO's) prepares to defend his undefeated record in a showdown with Arturo Morua (25-13-1, 14 KO's) in a non-televised undercard bout on the highly anticipated Mayweather vs. Mosley: Who R U Picking? mega-fight night on Saturday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

With an impressive amateur career including an appearance in the 2007 National Golden Gloves Tournament and a spot on the 2008 Mexican Olympic Team, Vargas is a fighter to keep an eye on. Relatively new to the boxing scene, the junior welterweight is quickly making a name for himself as he stands undefeated with nine wins, four of which were by knockout.

Boxing since the age of eight, the 20-year-old is eager to once again shine in his hometown of Las Vegas. "It's such an honor to be on the same card as Floyd Mayweather who's support and advice has already helped me a lot," said Vargas. "The opportunity to fight alongside so many talented fighters is a dream come true and once my fight is over I am going to sit down and watch the rest of them myself."

Vargas, who is trained by Roger Mayweather out of the Mayweather Boxing Gym, has been working as hard as his boss, six-time world champion Floyd "Money" Mayweather, to make sure he comes out victorious. Keeping a careful eye on the young fighter's development is Mayweather Promotions CEO Leonard Ellerbe.

"Jesse is an exceptionally talented young fighter and has a very bright future in front of him," said Ellerbe. "We're happy to have him on the fight card. Mayweather Promotions continues to recruit and attract the best up and coming talent in the sport and I am sure that we will continue to see great fights from him too."

Vargas made his professional debut on September 5, 2008 with a 59 second knockout of Joel Gonzalez. Another eight wins under his belt and Jesse Vargas is well prepared for his chance to show the world yet again how great of a fighter he truly is.

Vargas will take on Morua prior to the HBO-Pay-Per-View® live telecast in a unique boxing showcase aired live by several satellite and cable providers including DirecTV, Dish Network, inDEMAND and TVN. The free undercard preview will also feature an exciting eight round showdown between Eloy Perez (16-0-2, 4 KO's) and Gilberto Leon (23-7-2, 7 KO's). The special one and a half-hour show will begin at 7:00 p.m. ET/4:00 p.m. PT.

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Bring On The Heat . . . Training Camp Intensity Like Never Before, Lights, Camera, Mayweather . . . Another 24/7, Mayweather Hosts Foundation Dinner

FLOYD "MONEY" MAYWEATHER

Bring On The Heat . . . Training Camp Intensity Like Never Before

The mood has been very serious in the Mayweather Boxing Gym as superstar and six-time World Champion Floyd "Money" Mayweather prepares for his May 1 showdown against WBA Welterweight World Champion Sugar Shane Mosley at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and live on HBO Pay-Per-View®. Since arriving back in Las Vegas on March 4 following publicity stops at the Super Bowl, NBA All-Star Game and a three-city media tour, Mayweather has made the gym his home, sometimes doubling-up boxing sessions before heading outside to run like a hare through the streets, parks and hills of Las Vegas. Never one to cut corners and already known for his intense, high-level workouts, Mayweather is pushing himself to a new level that is even amazing his own team. He knows the caliber of fighter that Shane Mosley is and the undefeated Mayweather, with a record of 40-0, is ready to make Mosley the 41st notch on his belt.

"I have kept my mind focused on training for this fight with very few distractions. Everyone knows I am pretty much an open book with plenty of access to my gym when I am training for a fight," said Mayweather. "But for this one it's different. I recognize what Mosley brings to the ring and he's going to be one hell of an opponent. He's one of the best fighters of this era and he's been talking a lot about knocking me out. That is not going to happen and on May 1 people are going to see another side of me. I am ready to capitalize on this opportunity and come fight night, I will leave no doubt in anyone's mind that I am the best in the world."

"Floyd always trains with intensity and passion but this camp is unlike others in that he has a singleness of purpose and a focus that is phenomenal," said Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions. "I can only imagine what is going to happen to Shane Mosley on May 1."

Lights, Camera, Mayweather . . . Another 24/7

Wherever Mayweather goes the 24/7 cameras are not far behind. Photo credit: Gene Blevins- Hogan Photos/Golden Boy Promotions Floyd Arrival
The Mayweather family is back on HBO®'s 24/7 starring none other than Floyd himself along with the ever-famous trainer Uncle Roger and father Floyd Sr. The tight-knit clan can't wait for the premier on April 10 at 10:00 p.m. ET/ 7:00 p.m. PT. when they too plan to watch "the rest of the story."

"I'm an entertainer, and the upcoming 24/7 will be the best one yet. The cameras have been rolling since the fight was announced, and you know you're going to see something exciting when you follow me. Fans will not want to miss it," said Mayweather. "Marquez tried drinking his own urine last time around, and people do crazy things when they know they have to face the best fighter in the world. Hopefully Mosley got the memo that drinking pee doesn't work. Let's see what he tries to do. Nothing, absolutely nothing works when you have to face me."

Mayweather Hosts Foundation Dinner

Mayweather hosted the First Annual Floyd Mayweather Jr. Foundation Benefit Dinner at the MGM Grand premier ballroom last Friday night, April 2 in Las Vegas. The event was attended by nearly 250 guests and raised money to fund the Foundations' generous charitable work throughout the Las Vegas community. The Foundation, which Mayweather started in 2007, has a mission statement of empowering and encouraging community alliances, impacting youth leadership and strengthening family foundations through community development, entrepreneurialism and education. The funds raised at the dinner will be allocated among various programs in the areas of education, community outreach, mentoring programs and a youth summer camp. Dinner honorees, recognized for their service to the community, included comedian George Wallace and local school Matt Kelly Elementary.

"I want to thank Floyd and his Foundation for honoring me at their first gala event," said Wallace. "Floyd is an integral part of this community and he gives back generously. Last year he helped me fund bicycles for kids in need and if it wasn't for his help, those kids might not have received those special gifts. I commend Floyd for his work and achievements as a boxer and as a man."

"The event was extremely successful and the funds raised will go directly to improving our community," said Mayweather. "Although I am very focused on my May 1 fight, giving back is always a nice break, whether it is feeding the homeless or working with youth in Las Vegas is something that is very important to me. It's something I'll continue to do over the next month and beyond."

Spring Break!

It might have been Spring Break for Floyd Mayweather's kids last week, but that only meant they could spend more time with their dad in the gym who was hard at work. No strangers to supporting their father ringside or while training, his four children Koraun, Zion, Iyanna, and Jirah (ages 6-10) came to the gym everyday to give their dad encouragement and great happiness by them just being there. As the boys Koraun and Zion continue to find their own love for boxing while learning from Roger or getting tips from their grandfather Floyd Sr., his beautiful girls Iyanna and Jirah made sure they were having fun and smiling with their Dad kissing them throughout the day. After the hard work was over, Mayweather took time to step away from the "office" to have some fun with this brood as the entire clan celebrated Zion's ninth birthday with a trip to the movies to see "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" followed by a night at the Thomas and Mack Center to see WWE Smack Down with his two sons.

"My kids are my life and when they have Spring break and can spend more time with me it is just the greatest feeling," said Mayweather. "Boxing is in the Mayweather blood, so they're no strangers to the gym. To see them here enjoying boxing is great. Having them around just gives me extra motivation to go out and do my job."
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Mosley Confident With Camp Underway , Small Tribe, Strong Tribe, Ready For 24/7

Sugar Shane Mosley

Mosley Confident With Camp Underway

For Sugar Shane Mosley, his May 1 mega-fight against Floyd Mayweather cannot come soon enough. Having longed for this fight for many years, he is mentally and physically ready for battle, with training preparations well underway.

Following a three-city media tour which wrapped up in Los Angeles on March 4, Mosley immediately returned to Big Bear, Calif., where he owns a home and has trained since 1996. In the serene mountain environment, Mosley is relaxed, but working extremely hard in preparation for what he knows will be one of the toughest battles of his career. The fact that Mayweather steps into the ring with a record of 40-0 is not intimidating to the former pound-for-pound champ who is ready to take back his throne.

"I was 38-0 with 35 knockouts when I stepped into the ring and lost for the very first time," said Mosley. "So when you say 40-0, that doesn't mean a thing to me. All it means is that I'll be the one giving him his first loss. No disrespect, but I really don't think he's been in there with a fighter like me, and I believe that when I beat Floyd, I will send him into retirement. May first will be May's first loss."

Small Tribe, Strong Tribe

The calm, quiet, and relaxed atmosphere that Mosley is enjoying at camp has been coupled with intense workouts. He and the rest of the Mosley Tribe (as Shane refers to them) stay on the property Mosley has owned since 2000, which includes his private home and a boxing gym. There is also plenty of room for housing sparring partners recruited to help with training. Running begins by 7:00 a.m. each morning and is followed by work with fitness trainer and massage therapist Gustavo Satragni, who is in camp with Mosley for the second time.

Satragni, who has worked with the likes of Carlos Baldomir as well as some of the top soccer players from his native Argentina, concentrates his attention on improving Mosley's stamina, balance and flexibility. Then it is off to breakfast with his team and a small group of familiar faces including his trainer Naazim Richardson, his best friend from childhood and second assistant Hassan Abdulrahim Jr., Elliott Ness who handles personal security, sparring partner Karl "Dynamite" Dargan and most importantly, his son Shane Mosley Jr. eats healthy, though weight is not a problem. After doing media interviews and resting during the day, it's back to the gym in the evening, this time to concentrate on boxing training with Richardson and Hassan.

In addition to hitting the heavy bags, mitts, and sparring, the team works on a full arsenal of strategies. After boxing, Mosley's day wraps up with some additional stretching and a massage.

"I love Big Bear and have gotten very comfortable with the surroundings and the people who live up here," said Mosley. "It's quiet, peaceful, the air is clean and the altitude can't be beat. There is no other place that I could feel more relaxed and ready to prepare for a fight, particularly a big one like this."

Ready For 24/7

Mosley has been a fan of HBO's Emmy award winning 24/7 since the series debuted in 2007. With the shows first episode airing on April 10 at 10:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. PT, Mosley, along with Mayweather, who has appeared on the show three times before, has allowed cameras behind-the-scenes to capture moments the often reserved Mosley has never shared before. Mosley was asked if he was concerned about the expected on-screen battle with the entertaining Mayweather.

"People who watch 24/7 Mayweather/Mosley will get to see the real me. I'm not worried about being over the top and doing anything crazy like Floyd. He's playing a character and doing his thing. I'm just excited to let the fans in and give them a glimpse of my life and what it's like leading up to one of the biggest fights of my career."

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MAYWEATHER VS MOSLEY—A POUND FOR POUND FIGHT

By Kerry Daigle

MAYWEATHER VS MOSLEY—A POUND FOR POUND FIGHT

So, you ask……..Who is the best? Is it the Mosley who defeated Oscar De La Hoya twice and recently dismantled Alfredo Margarito or Mayweather who hasn’t been beaten in 40 professional fights? The mythical pound-for-pound title will belong to one of them Saturday night. Manny Pacquiao will not be able to claim the title with wins over Miguel Cotto and a Ricky Hatton who was previously knocked out by Mayweather before Pac-man took the Hit-Man on. This title will belong to one of Saturday night’s contestants.

I attended the last big welterweight showdown in Las Vegas in 1981 when Sugar Ray Leonard took on Thomas Hearns. That was one of the biggest fights in my adulthood until now. The welterweight division is now the ‘money’ division with even more competition as more junior welters will be moving up to the ‘cash’ division.

Golden Boy Promotions would like none other than their partner, Sugar Shane Mosley, to win this fight although Golden Boy is also doing the negotiations for Mayweather. Mayweather still remains independent and not is promotional tied down so the consensus is that Mosley is their ‘wish’ to win.

Come to think of it, I don’t know of many recent fights where Mayweather competed that he wasn’t really the opponent of sorts. It never did matter as he continued to dominate. The question is, “Will Mayweather dominate against a strong tough welterweight like Mosley or will he be in his first ‘real war’?”

Don’t kid yourself folks. This is a mega-fight. Are we going to see a super busy Mosley throwing punches at a defensive minded Mayweather giving Mosley the edge in punch output? Or will we see a Mayweather letting his hands go instead? I believe after round 4 we will see a very busy Mayweather throwing punches in bunches. Question is, “Is it going to be enough to win?”

The Mayweather/Mosley fight will be Saturday night, May 1^st, 9pm Eastern on HBO PPV. This event may be the best selling PPV in history with an estimated sale of 70 to 80 million homes at a cost of $54.95.

I’ve received numerous texts on who will win this fight and wanted to share those thoughts with you.

AARON NAVARRO, TRAINER, HOUSTON, TEXAS, LOU SAVARESE GYM

“I see Floyd’s safety first style squeaking out a decision.”

DR. ERIC PRATHER, CHIROPRACTOR TO ATHLETES, LAFAYETTE, LA

“Mayweather wins via majority decision, 115-113 is my score with a rope-a-dope and shoulder roll defense early then starts timing a tiring Mosley with slick and speedy angle counters in the later rounds. Mayweather’s ultra fast straight right hand starts finding its home in round 7. My heart is with Mosley though.”

JAY DEAS, TRAINER/MANAGER, ALABAMA

“It is a good fight and almost certainly a distance fight. Shane is in his late 30’s and has been off a year and a half and I think that is the difference. I think Mayweather is a little too fresh and a little too young for Shane. In a close fight, 115-133 Mayweather.

BEAU WILLIFORD, TRAINER/CUT MAN, LAFAYETTE, LA

“Mosley by late TKO or decision. Too smart for Mayweather.”

AHMAD ALAAJIY, PROMOTER, DALLAS, TEXAS

“This is a hard call because both are very good at what they do. I have to give the edge to Mayweather because he is better at developing a strategy to win and knows how to follow his plan perfectly.”

JEFF HORCHAK, SPORTSCASTER, KLFY-TV LAFAYETTE, LA

“For Mosley to win he will have to use his power. Mayweather, I feel, will get the fight to the later rounds and tire Mosley and win a decision.”

ANTHONY CAVAZOS, PROMOTER, MCALLEN, TEXAS

“Mosley upsets Mayweather and makes history. Mosley by decision.”

ISAAC MEDINA, FAN, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX

“Mosley has a chance if he beats Mayweather to the punch and avoids Mayweather’s counters. I have to go with Mayweather, however. Close fight.”

BRAD SOLOMON, UNDEFEATED JR WELTERWEIGHT PROSPECT, LAFAYETTE, LA

“Mayweather much too smart for Mosley.” Mayweather easily.”

SPARKY MCDUFFIE, FORMER PRO FIGHTER, TRAINER, WEST MONROE, LA

“Mayweather by decision. Speed about the same but I like Mayweather’s movement and youth.”

RONNIE SHIELDS, TRAINER, HOUSTON, TEXAS

“Floyd by 12 round decision.”

ACE MILLER, TRAINER, TENNESSEE

“It’s hard to go against Mayweather. I have to go with him. The kid can fight.”

TERMITE WATKINS, FORMER PRO BOXER AND OLYMPIC BOXING COACH, HOUSTON, TEXAS

“Mayweather in eight to ten rounds. He stops Mosley.”

RUDY SILVA, TRAINER, HOUSTON, TEXAS

“Mayweather wins even though I am a huge fan of all the ‘Sugars’ including Shane. Mayweather is too smart inside the square circle and his jab and defense will control the pace. I think Mosley’s age will show up in this fight. But I’m still pulling for Shane.”

DAMIEN ST. PIERRE, PROMOTER, LOUISIANA

“I think as fast as Mosley is that Mayweather is faster. Mosley will be Mayweather’s toughest test to date but his aggressive style will work against him. Mayweather by close decision.”

There you have it. Order the fight. This is one worth paying for.

Keep Punching.

Kerry Daigle

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Floyd Mayweather Conference Call Transcript & MP3‏

Floyd Mayweather Conference Call Transcript & MP3‏
Good afternoon and welcome to today's conference call featuring the money man himself: Floyd Mayweather. We have a week to go and I have to say, this is, as I just predicted, shaping up as the most heavily promoted fight of all time. We are for the first time utilizing all available new media and all media platforms and generating a pre-fight buzz, which I frankly have never seen before.

This fight is not just getting coverage in the boxing and sports media, but it has captured the interest of the financial and the entertainment press here in the United States, but frankly around the world. The general public is embracing this fight as what it is, truly one of the all time greatest showdowns between two of the best athletes of our time.

The talk is 'Who Are You Picking?'. Your opinions are changing everyday as we have seen in the many polls which are up. It seems that the urban sites, such as Spike and the financial sites like CNN, entertainment sites like People and Entertainment Weekly are heavily favoring Floyd Mayweather, while the Hispanic polls and the general sports fans are more towards Shane Mosley. Within the boxing community, it is shaping up as a dead even race.

The one fact I want to point out here is that with nine days to go, we have already experienced an unprecedented 20 million impressions. The number of people participating in these various polls is approaching over a quarter of a million votes. I am convinced that we are on track to break the all-time pay-per-view record.

Don't miss this weekend as well, the third episode of 24/7, which is bringing in itself record ratings. And by the way, Floyd, I was really impressed with Cash Flow. That kid is going to be very special just like you are. It's a pleasure now to introduce to you, our co-promoter Leonard Ellerbe, CEO of Mayweather Promotions.

L. Ellerbe

Thanks, Richard. First off, I'd like to thank everyone for joining the call today. It is my great pleasure to introduce not only an extremely talented individual who is a complete athlete, but is a great father, son and a provider to a lot of people.

Floyd has been training with unbelievable intensity. It's amazing. For this fight, not only has he been training so hard, he still finds the time to be a great father, as he's doing today. Right after this call, he's going to see his daughter for an award ceremony. So without further ado, none other than the greatest fighter of all time, the best fighter in the world today, Floyd Mayweather.

F. Mayweather

Thanks for having me on this call today. I want to thank all the writers and all the media. I also want to thank Richard Schaefer and Golden Boy, and I want to let Richard Schaefer know that they've done a tremendous job with Shane Mosley, layering Shane Mosley's career, but also with the rest of their fighters. I wish everybody nothing but the best.

I really want to thank Leonard Ellerbe and Al Haymon and the rest of my team. I truly believe in my heart they've done a tremendous job with my career and I'm very, very appreciative. I just want to thank all the writers and everybody.

May 1, I know we're not that far away. I'm going to give the fans one hell of a fight. I'm in tiptop condition and tiptop shape.

Q:

Last week when I asked you about remaining undefeated, you said that wasn't what was driving you. Let me ask you this. As far as the legacy of your career is concerned, is this fight about enhancing it or preserving it?

Mayweather

Every fight at this point is always about...it all depends on who the opponent is. At this point, it's about enhancing it. So like I said before, I think Shane's a solid welterweight. He's been around the sport for a long, long time and he's done some things in this sport. I've done a lot of things in this sport. I've done a lot of things that a lot of fighters weren't able to do in this sport and didn't do in this sport. So like I said before, I think with Shane Mosley, it's going to of course, enhance my legacy.

Q:

First of all, can I get your thoughts in which ways do you think that you and Shane are similar as fighters and which way you think you're different?

Mayweather

I think we're totally different.

Q:

Do you? In what ways?

Mayweather

I think we're totally different. I think that he's a fighter that always worries about landing one big shot. He's worried about who is extremely strong and I worry about being smart and winning. So we approach fighting in two total different ways, always.

I mean, Shane may be loading up with wide shots and kind of using not really a fuller jab and I use a fuller jab. You know when I shoot my shots, I look at my opponents and I look where I'm punching. When Shane punches a lot of times, he closes his eyes if you go back and look at some of Shane's fights. So I think we are two total different fighters.

Q:

Is there any way you think you might be similar?

Mayweather

Yes, we're fighting May 1st.

Q:

What are your thoughts on the fact that you cannot fight for the WBA title in this fight? Did you know that?

Mayweather

I'll let Leonard answer that. I didn't want to fight for the WBA title.

Q:

You didn't?

Ellerbe

At this level, Floyd did not; it's not about belts. It's about fighting, like he said, to improve his legacy and also it's about money.

Q:

Okay. So the title never entered into the equation?

Ellerbe

Never.

Mayweather

No.

Ellerbe


Floyd's already the best fighter in the world. What does he need to fight for a belt to prove that?

Q:

Hey, Floyd. I'm curious if you could talk about some the fighters you admired while growing up and if you modeled your style after any of them? And then also, this fight coming up, kind of talk about the potential for it to be along the lines of some of the great Hagler/Hearns fights or Leonard/Hagler fights of the 80's.

Mayweather

As a kid, I always liked to go watch. I used to like to watch the fights always, especially either on HBO or closed circuit. I used to love to go watch Hagler, Hearns, Leonard, Duran, Larry Holmes, Pryor and Pernell Whitaker, Roger Mayweather, Mike Tyson and the list goes on and on. I used to love just to go watch boxing. I was just a fan of boxing. I used to love just to go. I used to love just to go watch boxing, especially and of course, the build up to the fight before the two get in the ring on HBO, it used to be just so unbelievable.

I don't know, I can't say how this fight matches up, but I think I'm a 15-round fighter. I think I'll show the world that I'm always in tiptop shape and I'm in the best condition. You know, the guys from 24/7 say that they went to every other fighter's camp and they went to some other guy's camps, some mixed martial arts guys and they said they always ask them, well who works the hardest and they say well, hands down Floyd Mayweather. Nobody pushes to the limit like I do, so I was happy when I heard that. Like I said before, the only thing I want to do is just be the best. So I'm going to continue just to work hard and I'm pretty sure Shane's in good condition, we're going to put on one hell of a show May 1.

Q:

If I can just go back to when Shane entered the ring last September, like you, I didn't think it was very cool. I thought that was your moment. I'm wondering did him doing that have anything to do with your prefight hype talk being a little bit more personal than usual?

Mayweather

No. If you ever noticed, I think that Shane is out of character. That is not Shane Mosley to be trash talking. I've been doing that my whole career, so this is nothing new. If you go back and do your homework, Floyd Mayweather has been doing this since I've been fighting the Tuesday night fight, since I've been fighting on HBO, ESPN, my early days, since the '90s. I've never known Shane to be a big trash talker. And the thing that I think that is not cool is how Shane is talking about; well, I didn't like when 24/7 was out, Shane kind of downplayed Jack Mosley. That's not cool. Jack Mosley stuck by us on our side. Jack Mosley was a good trainer and a good father. He helped his son. He stood by his son's side through the ups and through the downs of his career. For him to say his Dad wasn't giving him 100% and I didn't like that at all. I think Jack Mosley is a cool guy, personally.

And as far as taking it personally, no, this is my job. I know what I have to go out there and do. Like I've always said before and it's the truth, period. There's no remedy on how to beat Floyd Mayweather. There's no remedy on how to beat me yet. So the thing is this, everyone is trying to solve the problem. It's like a difficult math problem that no one can solve. No one can solve it. So, they go and try to solve the problem, how to beat Floyd Mayweather. That's the ultimate goal. I mean they say, "Who are you picking?" but the ultimate goal is, "How can I beat Floyd Mayweather?"

Q:

One last thing. You mentioned on the last 24/7 that you think you're better than Ali and Sugar Ray Robinson. Why do you think that, Floyd?

Mayweather

Why not? I take my hat off to them. I got respect for Sugar Ray Robinson. I've got respect for Muhammad Ali. But I'm a man just like they're men. I put on my pants just like they put on their pants. What makes them any better than I am? Because they fought a thousand fights? In my era, it's totally different. You know? It's pay-per-view now, so things change. It's out with the old and in with the new. Things change. Like I said, Muhammad Ali is one hell of a fighter. But Floyd Mayweather is the best. Sugar Ray Robinson is one hell of a fighter, but Floyd Mayweather is the best.

Q:

In 24/7 you talk about being better than Ali and Robinson. I'm curious where you put Mosley and Manny Pacquiao on that list.

Mayweather

Well, I don't know where I could put Mosley. I can't see how a guy can call himself great. I can't see how a guy like Mosley can even call himself great or he can't talk about; I can't see Mosley talk about putting himself as a future Hall of Famer and this was a guy we don't know how long he was taking enhancement drugs. So this is something that we don't know.

Okay, Manny Pacquiao struggled twice, which we really know he got beat, struggled twice with Marquez, which we know he really lost, right? And we know he's been knocked out twice. And he's been out-boxed by Eric Morales, but they still give him Boxer of the Decade. So that's something I don't understand. He beat a Miguel Cotto who just got pummeled with a cast. So I mean, tell me what it really is. He beat Miguel Cotto that got pummeled with a cast and he beat a Ricky Hatton that got stretched by me. I'm trying to find out what it really is. That's not for me to choose. That's not for me to put him in the Hall of Fame. All I'm saying, if you're a clean athlete, take your test. That's all I'm saying. That's all I've got to say. If you're a clean athlete, take the test. Show the world, you know what, I'm a natural. Take the test, that's all I say. That you saw they come get you at any time and take the test.

We're talking about what these guys are doing. We're talking about me. I've been dominating since the 90's. That's what we talk about what I've been doing. Like I said before, when guys like this fight De la Hoya and then they say, "Oh, it's unbelievable." When I fight De la Hoya, they said, "De la Hoya's washed up." See? Things like this that I don't like. Would you like when I go out and beat Mosley, I'm going to go say he's over the hill. It's always an excuse. But they don't talk about how I won the title in one year. I had the title all through my career, retired, came back and beat the number two dude pound-for-pound, but they say you was too big for Marquez, but you got too big for Manny Pacquiao. Well him and Marquez are the same size.

Q:

In your view, would it shut everybody up if, you just fought?

Mayweather

I don't care about nothing. I don't care about shutting anybody up. I don't care about shutting anybody up. I'm happy with myself. I'm happy with my career and I'm happy with my family.

Q:

Floyd you talked a lot, just mentioned actually your retirement in your last comments to the other reporter.

Mayweather

Hold on real quick. Let me find out when my daughter...Hold on real quick. Hold on one sec.

Rafael

Hey, Floyd. Being a good Dad, right?

Mayweather

Yes. My daughter is getting an award today. She's like the number one kid at her school.

Q:

What I was going to ask you is you had mentioned in one of your past comments you were talking about how you had retired and come back and still easily defeated Marquez in September. I wondered if at any point since you've come out of your retirement and well, let me put it like this. When you were retired and you gave up your Welterweight Championship and you gave up your perch as the number one fighter in the world because you weren't fighting and you had said you were retiring and you were done for a year and a half or more, and at that point, other fighters moving up the ladder, that's when Pacquiao took over the number one mantle in most people's thoughts and was winning along the way, at any point do you regret retiring for the year and a half because you obviously could have had some big fights during that period of time?

Mayweather

No, not at all. No, not at all. I'll let Leonard answer that.

Ellerbe

No, I mean and actually when Floyd came back, he's bigger than he was when he left the sport. All it did was allow him a chance to spend more time with his family and get a chance to really enjoy his time off. He came back and he's still the best and the reason why he's the best is because he's never been beat.

Q:

No, understood, understood, Leonard. But I wondered from Floyd's point of view if he hadn't of retired, he theoretically would still be considered number one and there really wouldn't be....

Mayweather

That's only opinionated. We know that. We say numbers never lie. Numbers and stats, stats don't lie. Numbers and stats don't lie.

Q:

It seems Floyd when others say that somebody else is number one, it does seem in your comment that it seems to irritate you a little bit.

Mayweather

No, I'm not worried about that. I know where I stand there. I'm not worried about that. I know where I stand there. It's like this. Most people that got an opinion don't know nothing about boxing. And that's one thing that Roger, when Roger be on the show, when he be talking about, which is true, most people that got an opinion about boxing; you've got to realize that most of the commentators on HBO knows nothing about boxing. The only one that knows something about boxing is Lennox Lewis. The rest of the commentators on HBO knows nothing about boxing.

Q:

Okay. Let me change the topic real quick, wanted to ask you about 24/7. I think is like your fourth time or fifth time being on the show. It's it your fourth? Fourth time?

Mayweather

Yes, I think. Something like that.

Q:

Been a lot of times, so I wonder is it getting to the point where whenever you go into your training camp to do your thing that that's just, they're as much, the guys that do it, are just as much a part of your daily routine in life as it would be getting your hands wrapped or working the mitts with your Uncle? Does it just sort of go along with training for a big fight? And if so, we've seen so much of you on the show. What else can you do to sort of make it different than what maybe it's been for the past several fights, even though it's still entertaining?

Mayweather

Well, the thing with 24/7, I asked them, we have a lot of different things, a lot of other things. But I'm not the editor. I'm not in the office. I'm not in the office or the editing room editing the tapes. So it has nothing to do with me. If it was up to me, there's a lot of other things that I would love to put in there. There's a lot of other things that I would love to put in there.

Q:

Like what?

Mayweather

It's so much stuff, you know. They've got so many behind the scenes things that they can't show.

Q:

Could you say an example or two?

Mayweather

I mean 24/7, you talk to 24/7 they could tell you guys. It's so, so much stuff. It's just a lot of stuff.

Q:

Floyd, I've tried to rank your top like one through five victories based on the circumstances, your performance, and I kind of went Corrales, Hernandez, De la Hoya, Hatton, Gatti, maybe Castillo and I wondered whether you could briefly address what of those performances you thought were the best and maybe address the circumstances around why your performance was so good in those fights.

Mayweather

I don't know. I don't even rate myself. Like I said before, I don't even watch boxing. All I do is go out there and just do my job. I go do my job. The main thing is I was just giving my kids my time. That's the main thing now because I'm a critic, I'm a harsh critic of myself, so no matter how I go, I always say to myself I could have done better. When I fought Corrales, I said well, I could have done this better. When I fought Gatti, I said I could have done this better. Even when I fought Oscar De la Hoya, if we had fought in eight ounce gloves or I would have fought him in gloves that I chose, we would have chopped him up. So things happen, but like I say, you just take the good with the good and you take the bad with the bad and you just keep striving. My main thing is I don't worry about; I try not to rate myself. I just try to go out there and perform well, at least when I go out.

Q:

Okay Floyd, obviously when you took all that time off, you came back and you came back, you came back against Marquez and there were some things said about you by like Dana White and Bob Arum that you had no drawing ability. But your pay-per-view numbers went right through the roof with the Marquez fight...

Mayweather

Okay, no, no. I was talking to my daughter. She came up and people told me I had to wait a little bit longer.

Q:

But yeah, there was some things said about your drawing ability, that you couldn't draw flies, that kind of stuff, but then your pay-per-view numbers went right through the roof with that first fight back. Do you in any way feel vindicated by that?

Mayweather

Well, the thing is this, like I said before, of course I want to please the fans and I want to please everybody that's buying pay-per-view. But self-preservation is the law of the land. I come first. I must fight for Floyd Mayweather first. But everybody's entitled to their own opinion. I called Dana White up because the thing is, I was friends with Dana White before, before he even got involved with the MMA. That's the thing. Dana White used to hang around. He used to be with my Uncle Jeff. My Uncle Jeff is one of the people, he's the guy who got Dana White started. Dana White was teaching boxing aerobics and somebody had to teach him about boxing, so my Uncle Jeff Mayweather taught him about boxing. And in the beginning of my career, White had asked me, he said basically, he asked me can I wear this little patch.? He was trying to build this thing I told him I could do it as a favor. In the beginning of my career, you go back and look at my trunks and it had a little thing on it, a little dog on there, this little patch on my shorts for Dana White. So after the fight, I called Dana White up, after the Marquez fight and I just talked to him like a man. I said I don't have nothing against you at all. You do your thing and I wish you guys nothing but the best and I'm pretty sure you feel the same way. That was it and I asked him if he wanted to go eat lunch and sit down like men and talk about it and he said he would get back with me, but he never called. But I never worried about it.

You know Bob Arum always says that I can't draw flies and he says black fighters can't do numbers. That's something that he's going to say that forever. But the thing is, he's always trying to get his fighters to fight me. So like I said before, every fighter often goes to fight Floyd Mayweather not matter what happens because if you notice, I mean with De la Hoya, he got his biggest pay fighting Floyd Mayweather. Shane Mosley is getting his biggest payday with Floyd Mayweather and the list goes on and on.
Q:

Okay, Floyd. I really appreciate that. Last question, you mentioned Shane's Dad and how he disrespected him or how you felt he disrespected him on 24/7. How has it been for you to have your Dad in camp and has it made things better? Are you more motivated? What is different about having him in camp and can you talk a little bit about the reconciliation process?

Mayweather

I just think that I think we got the bomb squad in camp. It's truly unbelievable. I got my Uncle Roger. He's not just got experience as a trainer, but he's got experience at being in the crunch, being in a championship fight. My father of course, like I said before, he got experience with being a top contender in the sport of boxing.

The thing with Shane's trainer, if I'm not mistaken, when it comes down to crunch time, how can you possibly tell a fighter what to do if you've never been in crunch time? And the thing is this, when he was talking about, just like Shane's trainer said he wasn't going to get into a debate, a back and forth debate. But once again, we baited him in, so he's going back and forth, you know and that's something that he said he wasn't going to do. He wasn't going to be trash talking. He wasn't going to go back and forth. He wasn't going to get baited into doing that. I guess we up one cause we baited him in to talking trash and he said that that's something he wouldn't do. He said he wouldn't stoop that low. Well, it's obviously not that low if he stooped to that level.

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No Holds Barred: Mayweather-Mosley Preview with Charles Farrell

On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman speaks with our colleague and correspondent Charles Farrell about some of the latest and not-so-greatest in boxing, and the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Shane Mosley fight, which takes place Saturday, May 1, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Mayweather-Mosley fight will be shown live in the U.S. on HBO pay-per-view.

But we begin with a commentary on one of the truly underrated overachievers in boxing, John Ruiz, who just announced his retirement. Few appreciated why he fought like he did, in a clutching style often not pleasing to the eye, but which landed him near the top of the heavyweight division for almost a decade.

The Mayweather-Mosley event has once again been preceded by a series of near-mindless infomercials on the HBO 24/7 series. Instead of ruminating on whose uncle said what, we discuss the careers of both fighters, their styles, and what each man must do to win this fight. Despite the cheapening of it by all the nasty rubbish which has been heaped upon us, this fight still is an important one and may actually end up being rather entertaining.

We also once again rip the clueless and compromised boxing media, whose members seem only to understand how to please promoters and networks enough to be buddies with the suits and get ringside press credentials. We give no quarter to these shills, hypocrites, and mediocrities who pose as journalists and writers, and we even do so without cussing.

Our lengthy discussion also takes us to many other issues in boxing, and is candid and on a high level because, unlike the guys who run the sport, we respect our audience.

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THE PRESSURE OF A PERFECT RECORD; WHEN SOMEONE'S "0" JUST MIGHT GO‏

THE PRESSURE OF A PERFECT RECORD; WHEN SOMEONE'S "0" JUST MIGHT GO

Boxing is not a sport that readily lends itself to statistics, but one set of numbers is as elemental as a left-right combination: a fighter's wins, losses and draws. We often overvalue a good record and misinterpret a mediocre one; there are dozens of 10-loss veterans who are better than young fighters with only one or two defeats.

Nothing, however, catches our eye like a perfect record and when one or both undefeated fighters square off, you can count on either the ring announcer or the TV commentators declaring, "Somebody's '0' has got to go!" or "Maybe tonight his '0' might just go!"

Yet the fascination with a fighter who's never lost remains strong. For instance, the appeal of Floyd Mayweather, who's "0" is on the line against Sugar Shane Mosley on May 1 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and live on HBO Pay-Per-View®, can be attributed to his sustained excellence and his star power, but there's something more. Over the course of his 15-year career, Mayweather's engaged in 40 fights, and each time he's proven himself the better man.

Maybe we focus on a perfect record more than the fighters do...

"I don't think about the '0'," said Mayweather, whose last loss came on July 22, 1996, at the Olympic Games in Atlanta. "I think about winning. Everything takes care of itself if you win.

"Of course it's a great thing to be undefeated, but I don't consciously think about it when I'm preparing for the next fight."

The record against which all others are judged is former heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano's mark of 49-0. In September 1985, then-WBC titlist Larry Holmes was 48-0 when he lost to Michael Spinks.

"I was always tying records, breaking records; it didn't mean [expletive] to me," Holmes said. "I didn't care. What was important was making money, keeping the title, and proving people wrong.

"The undefeated record meant I wasn't getting beaten up, and that meant a lot to me."

In November 2008, super middleweight/light heavyweight champion Joe Calzaghe fought for the last time. He retired with a record of 46-0. What made Calzaghe different from most unbeaten fighters is that his toughest tests, vs. Jeff Lacy, Bernard Hopkins and Mikkel Kessler, came toward the conclusion of his hall of fame career.

"I never really dwelled on the '0' until close to the end, when I realized I had only a couple of fights left, I was undefeated and I could retire that way," Calzaghe said. "I always hated to lose, and when I did so as an amateur, it burned me up inside and created my motivation for winning.

"Taking big fights wasn't a risk for me because I believed in myself and went for it. I can say, however, that it was a relief when it was all over and I finished undefeated and ahead of the game."

Calzaghe certainly fought the best available opposition, as did unbeatens Marciano and Ricardo Lopez (51-0-1), but in today's boxing world, there are four major titles per division and, as a result, champions can protect their records more easily than in the past. That's largely why alphabet titlists like junior welterweight Terry Marsh (26-0-1), welterweight Michael Loewe (28-0) and junior featherweight Ji Won Kim (16-0-2) were able to retire without having lost. Marsh and Loewe defended their respective titles only once each.

The question remains...is a perfect record a sign of perfection or does an imperfect record reveal anything at all? Consider the following:

*Ninety-nine percent of boxing historians rank Sugar Ray Robinson as the best fighter in history. He lost 19 times.

*Muhammad Ali was "The Greatest" despite losing five fights. In fact, he arguably gained more respect in his first loss, to Joe Frazier, than in building a record of 31-0.

*Since 1900, eight world champions have retired-and stayed retired-without having lost a fight. Even at their respective peaks, five of them never made the pound-for-pound top 10.

*Among today's elite, Bernard Hopkins lost his professional debut and Manny Pacquiao lost to an opponent who went 2-4-1 in his next seven fights.

*Robinson's only loss in his first 132 bouts

In evaluating recent champions, then, we must look at their body of work, and not just their records. The resume of five-division titlist Mayweather is impressive, making his perfect record all the more eye-popping. Maybe, just maybe, remaining undefeated and keeping his "0" means more than he'll acknowledge.

"No one wants to lose their '0'," said Floyd Mayweather Sr., a top trainer and Mayweather's father. "I'm sure he thinks about it and it motivates him. Fortunately for my son, it's so far so good and I don't see anyone taking that '0' away from him either."

Boxing superstar and six-time World Champion Floyd "Money" Mayweather and welterweight mega-star, five-time World Champion and current WBA Welterweight World Champion Sugar Shane Mosley, are set to meet on Saturday, May 1 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas in a spectacular bout which will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.


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MAYWEATHER VS MOSLEY GRAND ARRIVALS with Fighting Words

FLOYD "MONEY" MAYWEATHER AND SUGAR SHANE MOSLEY GRAND ARRIVALS

FLOYD "MONEY" MAYWEATHER

On Sugar Shane Mosley:

"When I beat him, they are going to say he is old.

"All these fighters get the belts that I gave up. When you are bigger than the sport, belts don't mean anything. He needs a belt...A belt means something to him."

On breaking records:

"All I can do is hope for the best. There is no limit to what we can do. The sky is not even the limit. If they did say a fight is going to do 700,000 homes, it will do something like 1.4 million. We can never predict a certain number.

"The ultimate goal is to always break records."

On USADA Drug Testing:

"There are all these athletes out there cheating. I am clean and pure.

"I know I am a clean athlete. I didn't start taking vitamins until I was 30, so I know I am a clean athlete.

"You see so many different fighters going into comas and dying. All fighters are taking is a urine test. From what I hear, enhancement drugs are making these fighters punch harder and all it is doing is hurting the sport.

"I want to be able to separate the average from the good and from the great. I want to separate the ordinary from the extraordinary.

On the success of 24/7:

"I truly believe that we have so many different characters. My father, when he is in the boxing gym, is 'Floyd Joy.' My uncle is 'The Black Mamba.' We have children that are characters. And of course, myself, I am leading the pack. So many different personalities and so many people inside the gym and outside the gym. We have fun, but we know when to turn it on and when to turn it off.

"This is something that we talked about for a long time. Going in depth and behind the scenes, and showing things that no one had ever shown about a fighter. We talked about this back in the 90s.

"I think that in my household, when I am with my family, we are always positive and thankful for what we have. As far as the world right now, people love to watch controversy. Any show that is really controversial. I think I am versatile. I am very controversial, but when I get home, I am Floyd Mayweather and to my children, I am just dad."

On his team:

"Our whole circle has changed totally. The only two people that are still here are me and you (to Leonard Ellerbe). Mainly the guys that are with me now are the guys I grew up with (in Grand Rapids, MI).

"I have Rafael Garcia. He does a tremendous job. You get what you pay for in life. You want your hands to be wrapped by the best so you have no hand problems, you get Rafael Garcia. If you want to make tremendous money, you hire the best to make you the best deals. Simple as that."

SUGAR SHANE MOSLEY

On the fight:

"This is what makes Sugar Shane Mosley; being able to fight, being able to box, and being ready mentally.

"I can box too. I have boxed guys I was supposed to punch out. This is what makes me Sugar Shane. Being able to box, being able to slip and slide, being able to do everything.

"Every time I fight, I'm looking to knock the guy out.

"I don't think I am going to spend the whole fight trying to outbox him. I am going to do everything Sugar Shane is supposed to do.

"Every fight has its own significance. This fight would be a great win. Beating Floyd would be a big feather in my cap."

On Floyd Mayweather:

"He brings a lot of mouth and we'll see what this mouth is about.

"He had to fight somebody if he wanted to be considered the best.

"It's not really what Floyd says or believes; it's about what I believe.

"I see where he has slipped and I see some things where his body is beginning to go. But he doesn't see that.

"He has great defense. He's a great fighter. That's why we are looking at each other May 1. I am happy he accepted this challenge."

On his love of boxing:

"I'm always doing something. I'm never really that far away from the gym.

"Even when I retire, I'll probably never be far from the gym. I will be sparring. I can't get away from the gym.

"It depends on how you train. That's the most important part of the picture.

On the scuffle in the ring following Mayweather vs. Marquez:

"You guys seem to forget, I am part of Golden Boy Promotions. That's why I was in the ring.

"The reason why I said something was because I was called over and I was welcomed into the conversation."

On trash-talking:

"Floyd says a lot of things that are sometimes out of line. I guess right now we are enemies.

"A lot of times when people say something that's true it hurts. But then when they say something that isn't true, it just rolls off your shoulder.

"When they say those different things and I know they're not the truth, I can't change their mind. I know the truth."

On past losses:

"The fight game is really a mental game. People don't realize that. It's not really that physical. I think mentally, at that point in my career I wasn't on top of my game mentally."

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"24/7 Mayweather/Mosley" Finale Friday, Apr. 30 at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT on HBO

The finale of HBO®'s all-access reality series "24/7 Mayweather/Mosley" debuts Friday, Apr. 30 at 8:30 p.m. ET/PT. Episodes one thru three are available on HBO ON DEMAND®. All four episodes will air consecutively on Saturday, May 1 at 9:30 a.m. ET/PT on the main HBO service.



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MAYWEATHER VS. MOSLEY SET FOR MAY 1 AT MGM GRAND IN LAS VEGAS, NV AND LIVE ON HBO PPV‏

The buzz surrounding the biggest night of boxing this year, superstar and six-time World Champion Floyd "Money" Mayweather and welterweight mega-star, five-time World Champion and current WBA Welterweight World Champion Sugar Shane Mosley, are set to meet in Mayweather vs. Mosley: Who R U Picking?, on Saturday, May 1 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas in a spectacular bout which will be produced and distributed live on HBO Pay-Per-View® beginning at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT.

The bout, promoted by Mayweather Promotions and Golden Boy Promotions, and sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, AT&T, Dewalt Tools and StubHub,promises to be a spectacular display of talent and skill with Mayweather and Mosley will meet in a 12-round welterweight battle that is already being compared to other great and historic welterweight match-ups like Sugar Ray Leonard against Tommy Hearns and Oscar de la Hoya against Felix Trinidad.

"Ever since I came back to the sport I said I only wanted to fight the best and Shane Mosley is one of the best," said Mayweather (40-0, 25 KO's). "Not only does he have the skills, but he is also fast, strong and a very tough competitor. His speed and power won't mean much that night against my will and determination to dominate him inside the square circle. When I compete against the best, I am always at my best; so on May 1 the fans will see one great performance."


"I have always wanted to fight Floyd Mayweather and now that dream is finally coming true," said Mosley, (46-5, 39 KO's). "Floyd is excellent at what he does, but my past record of beating the best competition and other great champions shows that he is just another one of my opponents I intend to beat. He has never faced anyone like me before and I think that will be a big factor on May 1 when I plan to show him just what it means to meet a true champion in the ring."

"This fight has been in the making for a long time and now Floyd has the opportunity to showcase his skills against a great champion like Shane," said Leonard Ellerbe, CEO, Mayweather Promotions. "It is these kinds of opportunities that elevate and excite Floyd. The people and the polls might be wondering who is going to win this fight, but on May 1, I have no doubt that Floyd is going to give them a dominant performance and continue to prove why he is the best fighter in the world today. "

"The theme of this fight is "who are you picking?" because when two champions of this caliber meet in the ring, you can expect nothing but an extremely competitive fight and an unknown outcome that will only reveal itself on May 1," said Richard Schaefer, CEO, Golden Boy Promotions. "Shane Mosley is one of the greatest fighters of this era and so is Floyd Mayweather, so it is a true gift that the fans will have the opportunity to see a fiercely competitive and fantastic night of boxing."

"MGM Grand is thrilled to host two of the sport's superstars," said Richard Sturm, President of Sports and Entertainment for MGM MIRAGE. "Mayweather and Mosley bring tremendous speed and skill to the ring and will no doubt electrify the fans on May 1."

"Mayweather vs. Mosley is a showdown of superstars that fans have been talking about for years," said Mark Taffet of HBO Pay-Per-View. "It has all the elements of a pay-per-view mega-fight."

A 1996 Olympic Bronze medalist for the United States, the undefeated Floyd Mayweather has since gone on to strike gold in the professional ranks, winning six world titles in five weight classes to firmly establish himself as one of the most elite fighters of his era. With dominating wins over the likes of World Champions Diego Corrales, Jose Luis Castillo, Arturo Gatti, Zab Judah, Oscar de la Hoya and Ricky Hatton, Mayweather was on a meteoric rise to hall of fame greatness when he announced his retirement from the ring in 2008. But he left the door open for a return if the right challenge presented itself and after 18 months of a much needed physical and emotional break from the ring, he returned to boxing on September 19, 2009 with a dominating and spectacular victory over future Hall of Famer Juan Manuel Marquez. He now faces Mosley on May 1 in what will be one of his most challenging contests to date.

In addition to his boxing accomplishments, Mayweather has managed to become a crossover star, appearing in HBO®'s Emmy® award winning reality series "24/7" three separate times as he provided cameras with an all access look at his training and personal life. Additionally, as a competitor on ABC's Dancing With The Stars, Mayweather was introduced to a completely new audience with over 35 million viewers tuning in each week.

It would be easy for Sugar Shane Mosley to be a satisfied man, but Mosley will not be content until he feels that he has climbed every mountain the sport has to offer, including beating Floyd Mayweather on May 1. His goal is to continue to win as this future Hall of Famer always has, compiling six world titles and having ruled the lightweight, welterweight and junior middleweight divisions over his storied 16-year career. Mosley has defeated them all, including the likes of Oscar de la Hoya, Fernando Vargas (twice), Luis Collazo and Ricardo Mayorga, but his most recent victory could be his most spectacular - a ninth round stoppage of Antonio Margarito in January 2009 to win the welterweight world title for the third time.

Mosley has a worldwide fan base and feels that he can continue to win, including one more world championship, his sixth, which is an amazing feat for any fighter, but seems easy when you're a given the hallowed "Sugar" nickname, shared by Mosley with the legendary "Sugars," Robinson and Leonard. He also hopes to ascend back to the number one spot on the mythical pound for pound list, which will only happen by taking on the best in the world, fight in and fight out.

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MAYWEATHER VS. MOSLEY: WHO R U PICKING? POLL UPDATE

MAYWEATHER VS. MOSLEY: WHO R U PICKING? POLL UPDATE

Countdown To Fight Night - 3 Days To Go!

The polls on the internet asking "Who R U Picking?" for Mayweather vs. Mosley are producing very interesting results. With less than a week to go, the buzz has spread across all media platforms breaking the general boxing barriers and into mainstream sports, entertainment, political and many other sites. See what people are saying on who they think will be victorious on May 1 when Floyd "Money" Mayweather and Sugar Shane Mosley meet in the ring at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in a mega-fight which will be produced and distributed live by HBO-Pay-Per-View® beginning at 6 p.m. PST/9 p.m. EST:

Sugar Shane Mosley picked up 3% of East Coast votes and 2% of West Coast votes since we last tallied. The data still points to Mayweather dominating the East Coast voting, while Mosley still has the West Coast fans on his side.



Mayweather Mosley

East Coast 59% 41%

West Coast 46% 54%



A more in depth look at the country's top cities shows that Floyd Mayweather increased votes in Houston, Dallas and Phoenix while Sugar Shane Mosley gained votes in the seven other cities that have been tracked:



Mayweather Mosley

Los Angeles 44% 56%

New York 54% 46%

DC 67% 33%

Miami 63% 37%

Chicago 58% 42%

Houston 49% 51%

San Francisco 41% 59%

Dallas 49% 51%

Atlanta 66% 34%

Phoenix 51% 49%



In the Male/Female breakdown, Floyd Mayweather gained a percentage point in both categories and now the women have the votes split dead even:



Mayweather Mosley

Male 54% 46%

Female 50% 50%



International polls are favoring Sugar Shane Mosley:



Mayweather Mosley

Canada 42% 58%

Non US 48% 52%



Results have been derived from online polls currently running on:

CNN

USA Today

ESPN

People

Spike

Entertainment Weekly

Univision

www,Whorupicking.com

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Mayweather vs. Mosley - A Throwback to the Rich History of American Fights and the Welterweight Division‏

...Check your almanac: On the night of September 16, 1981, time stopped for one hour while welterweight champions Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns traded punches in Las Vegas. That's how big a fight it was. On May 1, welterweights Floyd "Money" Mayweather and Sugar Shane Mosley will clash in the biggest bout of 2010. The mega-matchup of multi-division champions, pound-for-pound kings and future Hall of Famers summons memories not only of Leonard-Hearns, but also of the rich history of American welterweights.

In recent years, boxing's headlines have been made largely by foreign-born fighters like Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko, Ricky Hatton, Manny Pacquiao, Joe Calzaghe and Juan Manuel Marquez. At welterweight or otherwise, there have been precious-few all-American matchups. In that sense, Mayweather-Mosley is a throwback fight.

In the boxing-rich 1980s, the majority of super-fights were contested between Americans. Among the memorable matchups were Leonard-Hearns, Leonard-Marvin Hagler, Hagler-Hearns, Larry Holmes-Gerry Cooney, Holmes-Muhammad Ali, Michael Spinks-Holmes and Mike Tyson-Spinks.

The same can be said for many of the major fights of the 1990s, including Evander Holyfield-Riddick Bowe, Holyfield-Tyson, Holyfield-George Foreman, Michael Moorer-George Foreman Roy Jones-Bernard Hopkins, Jones-James Toney and Pernell Whitaker-Oscar De La Hoya.

The first decade of the new century has seen a shift. There have been big fights involving Americans (De La Hoya-Mayweather, De La Hoya- Hopkins, Mosley-De La Hoya I and II), but nowhere near as many as in previous years. Perhaps Mayweather-Mosley represents the beginning of a shift back to the way it used to be.

No one is quite sure of the origin of the word "welterweight," but boxing historians are certain that the 147-pound division's first world champion was Boston's Paddy Duffy, who was crowned in 1888. In the 122 years since, the division has been dominated by Americans.

Consider the following:

*In 1939, St. Louis' Henry Armstrong, who is usually ranked below only Sugar Ray Robinson on all-time pound-for-pound lists, defended his welterweight title an incredible 11 times. This feat took place only a year after Armstrong defeated Chicago's Barney Ross, an all-time great himself, to win the title.

*New York City's Sugar Ray Robinson is remembered primarily as a middleweight, but was at his fighting best as a welterweight. He defended his title five times and was beaten only once, by a middleweight...Jake LaMotta.

*A handful of the fighters who have held the mythical pound-for-pound title did so as welterweights, including Whitaker (Norfolk, Virginia), Leonard (Palmer Park, Maryland), Mayweather (Grand Rapids, Michigan), Mosley (Pomona, California), De La Hoya (Los Angeles) and Donald Curry (Fort Worth, Texas).

*Other legends who held the welterweight title before jumping to middleweight include Mickey Walker (Elizabeth, New Jersey) and Carmen Basilio (Canastota, New York).

*Four of Ring Magazine's 10 best welterweight fights of all time were all-American affairs: Basilio-Tony DeMarco II, Leonard-Hearns I, Simon Brown-Maurice Blocker and De La Hoya-Mosley I.

American athletes have historically been bigger than their foreign counterparts. Scan boxing's various divisions and you'll see that while the vast majority of heavyweight champions have been American, the United States has produced very few notable flyweights and bantamweights.

With a limit of 147 pounds, the welterweight division lies somewhere near the middle of boxing's eight original weight classes. One might say it is the average or median of all weight classes and as a result, there have been great fighters from all over the world competing in the division. Pacquiao hails from the Philippines; Miguel Cotto, Felix Trinidad, and Wilfred Benitez from Puerto Rico; Ike Quartey from Ghana; Ted "Kid" Lewis from England; Joe Walcott from Barbados; Jimmy McLarnin from Ireland; Pipino Cuevas from Mexico; Roberto Duran from Panama and Jose Napoles and Kid Gavilan from Cuba.

Still, Ring Magazine lists Americans as the four best fighters in the history of the division (Armstrong, Robinson, Leonard, and Ross). Until the recent influx of titlists from the former Soviet Union and elsewhere, Americans dominated at heavyweight, and their excellence was best explained by genetics. Not so at welterweight, where the fighters have always battled on an even playing field.

Mayweather-Mosley serves as a reminder not only that Americans remain among the world's best fighters, but also that the welterweight division is still red, white and blue.

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