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Boxing: Floyd Mayweather Is Still The One

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Floyd Mayweather remains undefeated. Photo credit Showtime by Kendrick Johnson Leading up to his clash with Mexican Superstar Saul “Canelo” Alvarez, boxing’s pound for pound king Floyd “Money” Mayweather told anyone who would listen September 14 would be easy work. For nearly all 16,000 in attendance, Mayweather’s latest masterpiece looked very easy as the “Money Man” rung up another victory while making a guaranteed $41.5 million.

Boxing: Floyd Mayweather vs Canelo Alvarez Press Tour "The One"

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by Kendrick Johnson Triple digit temperatures in Houston, Texas couldn’t keep an overflowing crowd of about 30,000 from showing up to Union Station at Minute Maid Park to see the Floyd Mayweather/Canelo Alvarez press tour up close in personal. There were so many fans not all in attendance where allow into the station, something not taken for granted by the pound-for-pound king.

Boxing: Floyd Mayweather Will Fight Canelo Alvarez On September 14th At 152

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Mayweather vs Alvarez Sept. 14th. Photo Credit Boxing.com  Save the date everyone. "Clash of the Undefeated" will take place at the Las Vegas MGM Grand between Floyd "Money" Mayweather (44-0) and Canelo Alvarez.(42-0-1, 30 KOs).

Boxing: Canelo Tops Trout in Texas to Unify Super Welterweight Belts

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Photo credit Kendrick Johnson When a raucous crowd of 40,000 people are doing the wave all the way around the stadium 2 hours before a championship fight like they did this weekend at the Alamodome in San Antonio, you officially have an electric atmosphere, which was exactly the case when Saul “Canelo” Alvarez took on Austin “No Doubt” Trout. With a star studded crowd that included everyone from Super Bowl Champ Ray Lewis, IBF Light middleweight champion Ishe Smith, and the Golden Boy himself Oscar De La Hoya, the electricity in the air could be felt from San Antonio to Dallas. Combine this with the show-stopping performance by Texas native Omar Figueroa, whose first round knockout on the front end of the main event, had the crowd in a frenzy and the stage set for major fireworks. The pro Canelo crowd was 95 percent fully behind the Mexican born Alvarez. While there were a few but not many T-shirts in the crowd, which read something different: "Team Trout." ...