Tag: Floyd Mayweather

An Ode to the Hitman from Manchester

Boxing, Features | 08 October 2025

Ricky Hatton was my favorite active boxer back in the 2000s when I first started watching boxing closely. I followed his career, from his early fights, when he upset Kostya Tszyu, shut Jose Luis Castillo’s body down, to even his big losses to Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. Win or lose, I always rooted for Ricky, even if it hurt towards the end. A big part of me becoming a boxing fan was watching his fights and being enamored by his style of going to the body with relentless pressure, as well as his humility even at the peak of his powers. He also struggled with his mental health, and his honesty about it was helpful. (more…)

Mayweather vs. McGregor — Kid Gloves

by: Sonny Go

Boxing | 28 August 2017

With the announcement of Mayweather vs. McGregor, I had planned to write about it here. Never mind how it has been a circus show with a ton of dosh on the line, it was still a circus show. Since it did happen anyway, let’s do something most aren’t willing to do—take it (kind of) seriously. Conor did something most wouldn’t, and Mayweather did what he needed to even at 40 to bring his record up to 50-0. I watched it (because I had to) and it was entertaining while it lasted. I then turned off the stream as soon as the referee stopped the fight. (more…)

5 Boxing Matches Better than Mayweather vs Pacquiao

by: Sonny Go

Boxing, Lists | 03 June 2015

This is the first proper post in this website on combat sports (the only sports I’ll ever write about here), which is something I have immense passion for. In this occasion, let’s talk about something that temporarily made the Philippines the top producer of salt in the world. It has been a month since the so-called “Fight of the Century”—Mayweather vs. Pacquiao—an over-hyped pay-per-view that should have happened 5 years before that has already proven to be forgettable. The reason why it happened is because it just had to happen and for the money. But that doesn’t mean boxing is a dead sport; not by a long shot. (To hell with those who do think so.) (more…)