Mixed Martial Arts Links (8-12-11)
Shaquille O’Neal includes Ron Artest on MMA fight wish list Los Angeles Times (blog) But for now, we can enjoy running down O’Neal’s list of NBA players he’d like to face in a mixed martial arts fight. One of them includes a beloved Laker, and no, it’s not Kobe Bryant. “Ron Artest, you could probably put in there,” O’Neal […]
HP signs Pacquiao for new tablet campaign
By Bill King, Senior Writer, Sports Business Journal Published May 2, 2011, Page 28 Two months after taking over management of Manny Pacquiao’s largely dormant global endorsement portfolio, promoter Top Rank has landed the fighter a spot in Hewlett-Packard’s upcoming campaign around its recently released tablet computer. Working through agency William Morris, Top Rank submitted Pacquiao to […]
Floyd Mayweather: NBA Playoff Analysis
Who Is Mayweather Picking? Who R U Picking? That is the question on everyone’s minds when it comes to the match-up between Floyd “Money” Mayweather and Sugar Shane Mosley which is set to take place May 1 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and live on HBO Pay-Per-View®. While this mega-fight is fast approaching, the […]
MAYWEATHER VS PACQUIAO IN JEOPARDY AS PACQUIAO REFUSES TO COMPLY WITH UNITED STATES ANTI DOPING DRUG TESTING PROCEDURES
LOS ANGELES, CA (December 22, 2009). . . The mega-fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao is now in jeopardy after Golden Boy Promotions, on behalf of Mayweather Promotions, learned today that Manny Pacquiao is refusing to comply with Olympic style drug testing as outlined and mandated by the United States Anti Doping Agency (USADA) […]