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Ken Shamrock Says MMA Has Caused Boxing to Put on Better Match-Ups Posted by Jeffrey Harris on 05.15.2013 Except for Floyd Mayweather... MMAjunkie Radio featured UFC Hall of Famer, Ken Shamrock, as a guest this week.

Oscar De La Hoya told TSS that he's with the rest of the boxing world, that he'd like to see Floyd Mayweather glove up against Canelo Alvarez in his next fight, in September.

Lists aren't usually my thing, but for some reason, I am in a list-y mood, so I'd like to present my own pound for pound list, the tip top top ten in the game today.

Let's cut to the root. Floyd Mayweather is the best boxer out there pound-for-pound. Before meeting fellow pound-for-pound fighter Robert Guerrero, this writer felt "Money" had lost his legs.

At Iron Boy gym in Phoenix, you will find 18-year old Francisco "Panchito" De Vaca.

"Sugar" Shane Mosley of Pomona will one day land in the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer continued to push back against reports that the negotiations for a fight between Floyd Mayweather and Canelo Alvarez include a demand that the bout must take place in Mayweather's division at 147 pounds rather than at Alvarez's division at 154 pounds.

Unlike Young's skills as a wide receiver, there seems to be a pattern developing.

Boxing: He goes by the name "Lights Out," but Britain's Lee Purdy is hoping to have his name in bright lights this weekend in Atlantic City as he gets an unexpected crack at a world title.

Johnson allegedly violated his probation by not reporting to his probation officer.

On Saturday, May 4, boxing's biggest star Floyd Mayweather defeated four-division World Champion Robert Guerrero via 12-round unanimous decision on SHOWTIME PPVA .

A knee surgery and sub-par season kept the Dallas Mavericks and Dirk Nowitzki out of the playoffs, but it didn't keep Nowitzki from earning yet another distinction.

Boxing champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr. was named the highest-paid U.S. athlete for the second year in a row, but it shouldn't be a huge surprise, said Stephen Greyser, professor emeritus at the Harvard Business School and an expert in the business of sports.

Middleweight prospect J'Leon Love failed a drug test following his controversial 10-round split decision win against Gabriel Rosado on May 4, Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer said Wednesday.

's Fortunate 50 list totals the salaries and the endorsement deals for the top athletes in America in 2012.

Boxing nicknames can be funny, sometimes to the point of parody. There are "Dominators" with losing records, "Destroyers" with little punching power, plodding "Ghosts." But Floyd Mayweather's nom de guerre, "Money," fits perfectly.

His talents and accomplishments in the boxing ring are undeniable. But his flashy - some say arrogant - style outside of it rubs many people the wrong way.

Floyd Mayweather has lived up to his nickname "Money" once again as boxing's pound-for-pound king topped Sports Illustrated's 50 highest paid American athletes list for the second year in a row .

Lee Purdy insists Devon Alexander is not an 'elite' fighter and he plans to dethrone the IBF welterweight champion on Saturday night.

Tiger Woods is the No. 1-ranked player in golf again, but he hasn't been able to reclaim his spot at the top of Sports Illustrated's annual "Fortunate 50" ranking of the highest earners in sports because he lost more than $20,000,000 in endorsements last year.