Recapping my weekend for the Manny Pacquiao fight: Vegas was done (mostly) right It was supposed to be the biggest fight of the year on August 21 — the legendary Manny Pacquiao versus undefeated pound-for-pound star Errol Spence Jr. Pacquiao — well into his 40s — was trying to prove he is still the best welterweight, and a win would likely cement his argument as the greatest of all time. The 31-year-old Spence was trying...
Conor McGregor notched a TKO victory over Dustin Poirier in 2014. Seven years later, Poirier returned the favor and recorded a TKO victory of his own in January. The two will meet for a trilogy fight Saturday and look to put a stamp in this rivalry. However, seeing Poirier in the Octagon for the last time might not be the only “lasts” for McGregor. If he loses, the 32-year-old McGregor hopes of ever becoming champion...
With a plethora of different sports going on right now, there are plenty of options for fans to choose from when it comes to what they will be tuning in to watch this Saturday. In a crowded sports weekend, it’s tough to get folks to spend their hard-earned money on a sporting event when pretty much everything else is free to watch. If there is an exception, it’s because Gervonta “Tank” Davis is fighting on...
No matter what people thought of the Floyd Mayweather and Logan Paul exhibition last week, a lot of people couldn’t help but be interested in the “fight.” Mayweather, one of the greatest boxers of all time, stepped in the ring with a YouTuber. Love it or hate it, millions are going to tune in. Millions did. Paul and his brother Jake have amassed a huge following across Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok. Logan has over...
It’s been a few days since the world saw Kamaru Usman knock out Jorge Masvidal in the second round of UFC 261. A lot of people expected Usman to win with his wrestling, and if Masvidal had a chance, it would be standing up in a fistfight. But Usman had different plans and proved he could punch too. After Usman delivered on of the hardest right hands in MMA History to put Masvidal to sleep,...
Mike Tyson and Roy Jones Jr. fought each other in boxing exhibition last November. Despite both fighters being in their 50s, the fight that resulted in a draw was a massive success. The event broadcasted on Triller generated over 1.6 million pay-per-view buys, according to reports. Overall, the bout generated over $80 million in total revenue. Neither Jones nor Tyson got seriously hurt, and both walked away millions of dollars richer. The success of that...
When you think of a stretch of dominance in sports, people think Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan and Usain Bolt. These are individuals who have produced one of the greatest primes ever. In a decade, Woods from 1997-2007 singlehandedly took the sport of golf to new heights by winning 13 majors in that span. Not only was Woods winning, but whoever was second was a distant second. Jordan, from 1991-1998, won six championships with six Finals...
Canelo Alvarez made easy work of Turkish boxer Avni Yildirim by scoring a third round TKO last Saturday night at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami to retain his WBA, WBC and Ring Magazine super middleweight titles. Alvarez (55-1-2, 37 KOs) was an enormous favorite at -5000, according to BetMGM. That meant you would have to wager $5,000 just to win $100 should Alvarez win. Whoever bet on the 30-year-old from Mexico likely had little...
Tom Brady was 24 years old when he and his former team, the New England Patriots, won Super Bowl 36 against the Rams in 2002. That would be the first of Brady’s record six Super Bowls. Patrick Mahomes was 6 years old. Six. That’s how old Brady is. As Brady won his first Super Bowl, Mahomes was still in the first grade — probably not even tall enough to ride half the rides at Disneyland....
Pacquiao represented more than just a boxer. He was the cultural icon for Filipino representation around the world. On his special day, I would like to elaborate what the “PacMan” has meant to his fans all over the globe. 1 – What it Means to Me Growing up as a kid entrenched in American pop culture, I never saw anyone that looked like me, spoke my language or shared by customs. No Filipino was represented...
