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Thursday, 28 June 2012
HBO Boxing: Manny Pacquiao vs Antonio Margarito Highlights (HBO)
Boardwalk Empire Season 3: Invitation to the Set
Girls Season 1: Inside the Episode #9
Girls Season 1: Episode #10 Preview (Season Finale)
HBO Boxing: Fights of the Decade - Morales vs. Pacquiao II (HBO)
The Pacific: Trailer (HBO)
HBO Boxing: Floyd Mayweather - Speaking Out
HBO 1983 Intro (HBO)
Game Of Thrones
True Blood In Under 5 minutes (HBO)
Superheroes HBO Trailer
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HBO Boxing: Manny Pacquiao vs Antonio Margarito Highlights (HBO)
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  • Published: 23 Nov 2010
  • Duration: 4:49
  • Updated: 20 Jun 2012
Author: HBO
Watch highlights from Manny Pacquiao vs Antonio Margarito. The fight originally aired on 11/13/10. For more information go to itsh.bo Watch HBO Sports series and events online at HBO GO® itsh.bo With HBO GO, you can watch your favorite HBO Sports series and events on your iPad® (itsh.bo iPhone® (itsh.bo or Android™ (itsh.bo smartphone. Free with your HBO subscription through participating TV providers. Connect with HBO Boxing on Facebook & Twitter: www.twitter.com www.facebook.com
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Boardwalk Empire Season 3: Invitation to the Set
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  • Published: 11 Jun 2012
  • Duration: 1:47
  • Updated: 21 Jun 2012
Author: HBO
Go on set with Creator/Executive Producer, Terence Winter, as he talks about what to expect in the new season of "Boardwalk Empire." The new season premieres this Fall only on HBO. For more on Boardwalk Empire click itsh.bo Watch Boardwalk Empire online at HBO GO® itsh.bo Check out Boardwalk Empire: www.facebook.com www.twitter.com #boardwalkempire getglue.com
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Girls Season 1: Inside the Episode #9
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  • Published: 11 Jun 2012
  • Duration: 3:07
  • Updated: 20 Jun 2012
Author: HBO
Go inside episode #9. And catch all new episodes every Sunday night at 10:30 only on HBO. For more on the new HBO comedy series Girls, go to itsh.bo Connect with Girls: www.facebook.com www.twitter.com #girls getglue.com
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Girls Season 1: Episode #10 Preview (Season Finale)
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  • Published: 11 Jun 2012
  • Duration: 0:42
  • Updated: 19 Jun 2012
Author: HBO
A new episode of "Girls" premieres every Sunday night at 10:30 only on HBO. For more on the new HBO comedy series Girls, go to itsh.bo Connect with Girls: www.facebook.com www.twitter.com #girls getglue.com
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HBO Boxing: Fights of the Decade - Morales vs. Pacquiao II (HBO)
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  • Published: 17 Mar 2010
  • Duration: 5:43
  • Updated: 20 Jun 2012
Author: HBO
Highlights of Morales vs Pacquiao II, featured in HBO.com's greatest fights of the decade. For more on this series, go to visit itsh.bo Watch HBO Sports series and events online at HBO GO® itsh.bo With HBO GO, you can watch your favorite HBO Sports series and events on your iPad® (itsh.bo iPhone® (itsh.bo or Android™ (itsh.bo smartphone. Free with your HBO subscription through participating TV Connect with HBO Boxing on Facebook & Twitter: www.twitter.com www.facebook.com
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The Pacific: Trailer (HBO)
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  • Published: 13 Jul 2009
  • Duration: 1:32
  • Updated: 20 Jun 2012
Author: HBO
HBO Presents an epic mini-series from the creators of "Band Of Brothers". For more, log on to HBO.com.
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HBO Boxing: Floyd Mayweather - Speaking Out
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  • Published: 26 Apr 2012
  • Duration: 26:37
  • Updated: 20 Jun 2012
Author: HBOsports
Watch the complete episode of Floyd Mayweather: Speaking Out. 24/7 Mayweather/Cotto episode 3 debuts April 28 and the finale debuts Fri., May 4 at 8pm ET/PT on HBO. It all leads up to their live pay-per-view fight on Sat., May 5. For more information on HBO Boxing, visit itsh.bo Watch HBO Sports series and events online at HBO GO® itsh.bo With HBO GO, you can watch your favorite HBO Sports series and events on your iPad® (itsh.bo iPhone® (itsh.bo or Android™ (itsh.bo smartphone. Free with your HBO subscription through participating TV providers. Connect with HBO Sports on Facebook & Twitter: www.facebook.com www.twitter.com
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HBO 1983 Intro (HBO)
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  • Published: 22 Feb 2008
  • Duration: 1:23
  • Updated: 19 Jun 2012
Author: HBO
Check out the HBO Opening from 1983. For more information about HBO, log onto HBO.com
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Game Of Thrones
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  • Published: 25 Feb 2011
  • Duration: 1:42
  • Updated: 20 Jun 2012
Author: GameofThrones
Let the game begin! Game Of Thrones airs Sundays at 9pm only on HBO. For more information on Game of Thrones, go to itsh.bo Watch Game of Thrones online at HBO GO® itsh.bo WithHBO GO, you can watch every episode of Game of Thrones on your iPad® (itsh.bo iPhone® (itsh.bo or Android™ (itsh.bo smartphone. Free with your HBO subscription through participating TV providers. Check out Game of Thrones on Facebook & Twitter: www.facebook.com www.twitter.com - #gameofthrones
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True Blood In Under 5 minutes (HBO)
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  • Published: 20 Jun 2011
  • Duration: 4:54
  • Updated: 21 Jun 2012
Author: trueblood
Get caught up with the first three seasons of True Blood in under 5 minutes. Thenew season of True Blood premieres on June 26th only on HBO. For more information on True Blood, go to itsh.bo or jump in on the Twitter conversations twitter.com #TBWITHDRAWAL. Watch True Blood online at HBO GO® itsh.bo With HBO GO, you can watch every episode of every season of True Blood on your iPad® (itsh.bo iPhone® (itsh.bo or Android™ (itsh.bo smartphone. Free with your HBO subscription through participating TV providers. Check out True Blood on Facebook & Twitter: www.facebook.com www.twitter.com
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Superheroes HBO Trailer
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  • Published: 13 Jul 2011
  • Duration: 2:00
  • Updated: 19 Jun 2012
Author: SuperheroesDoc
From New York to San Diego and everywhere in between, "Superheroes" is the definitive look in to the ever-growing Real Life Superhero community. Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com or go to superheroesthemovie.com
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HBO Boxing: Portrait Of A Fighter - Floyd Mayweather
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  • Published: 06 Apr 2012
  • Duration: 5:16
  • Updated: 19 Jun 2012
Author: HBOsports
HBO follows Floyd Mayweather for 2 days. For more information on HBO Boxing, visit itsh.bo Watch HBO Sports series and events online at HBO GO® itsh.bo With HBO GO, you can watch your favorite HBO Sports series and events on your iPad® (itsh.bo iPhone® (itsh.bo or Android™ (itsh.bo smartphone. Free with your HBO subscription through participating TV providers. Connect with HBO Sports on Facebook & Twitter: www.facebook.com www.twitter.com
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HBO Boxing: Fights of the Decade - Marquez vs. Pacquiao I (HBO)
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  • Published: 02 Mar 2010
  • Duration: 5:07
  • Updated: 20 Jun 2012
Author: HBO
Highlights of Marquez vs Pacquiao I, featured in HBO.com's greatest fights of the decade. For more on this series, visit itsh.bo Watch HBO Sports series and events online at HBO GO® itsh.bo With HBO GO, you can watch your favorite HBO Sports series and events on your iPad® (itsh.bo iPhone® (itsh.bo or Android™ (itsh.bo smartphone. Free with your HBO subscription through participating TV Connect with HBO Boxing on Facebook & Twitter: www.twitter.com www.facebook.com
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HBO Face Off-Manny Pacquiao vs Timothy Bradley
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  • Published: 13 May 2012
  • Duration: 13:16
  • Updated: 21 Jun 2012
Author: ibhof33
NEW: HBO Face Off between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley; hosted by Max Kellerman
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  • Girls Season 1: Episode #10 Preview (Season Finale)...0:42
  • HBO Boxing: Fights of the Decade - Morales vs. Pacquiao II (HBO)...5:43
  • The Pacific: Trailer (HBO)...1:32
  • HBO Boxing: Floyd Mayweather - Speaking Out...26:37
  • HBO 1983 Intro (HBO)...1:23
  • Game Of Thrones "Iron Throne" Clip Preview...1:42
  • True Blood In Under 5 minutes (HBO)...4:54
  • Superheroes HBO Trailer...2:00
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Watch highlights from Manny Pacquiao vs Antonio Margarito. The fight originally aired on 11/13/10. For more information go to itsh.bo Watch HBO Sports series and events online at HBO GO® itsh.bo With HBO GO, you can watch your favorite HBO Sports series and events on your iPad® (itsh.bo iPhone® (itsh.bo or Android™ (itsh.bo smartphone. Free with your HBO subscription through participating TV providers. Connect with HBO Boxing on Facebook & Twitter: www.twitter.com www.facebook.com
4:49
HBO Box­ing: Manny Pac­quiao vs An­to­nio Mar­gar­i­to High­lights (HBO)
Watch high­lights from Manny Pac­quiao vs An­to­nio Mar­gar­i­to. The fight orig­i­nal­ly aired on 1...
pub­lished: 23 Nov 2010
au­thor: HBO
1:47
Board­walk Em­pire Sea­son 3: In­vi­ta­tion to the Set
Go on set with Cre­ator/Ex­ec­u­tive Pro­duc­er, Ter­ence Win­ter, as he talks about what to expec...
pub­lished: 11 Jun 2012
au­thor: HBO
3:07
Girls Sea­son 1: In­side the Episode #9
Go in­side episode #9. And catch all new episodes every Sun­day night at 10:30 only on HBO. ...
pub­lished: 11 Jun 2012
au­thor: HBO
0:42
Girls Sea­son 1: Episode #10 Pre­view (Sea­son Fi­nale)
A new episode of "Girls" pre­mieres every Sun­day night at 10:30 only on HBO. For ...
pub­lished: 11 Jun 2012
au­thor: HBO
5:43
HBO Box­ing: Fights of the Decade - Morales vs. Pac­quiao II (HBO)
High­lights of Morales vs Pac­quiao II, fea­tured in HBO.​com's great­est fights of the dec...
pub­lished: 17 Mar 2010
au­thor: HBO
1:32
The Pa­cif­ic: Trail­er (HBO)
HBO Pre­sents an epic mi­ni-se­ries from the cre­ators of "Band Of Broth­ers". For mo...
pub­lished: 13 Jul 2009
au­thor: HBO
26:37
HBO Box­ing: Floyd May­weath­er - Speak­ing Out
Watch the com­plete episode of Floyd May­weath­er: Speak­ing Out. 24/7 May­weath­er/Cotto episod...
pub­lished: 26 Apr 2012
au­thor: HBOsports
1:23
HBO 1983 Intro (HBO)
Check out the HBO Open­ing from 1983. For more in­for­ma­tion about HBO, log onto HBO.​com...
pub­lished: 22 Feb 2008
au­thor: HBO
1:42
Game Of Thrones "Iron Throne" Clip Pre­view
Let the game begin! Game Of Thrones airs Sun­days at 9pm only on HBO. For more in­for­ma­tion ...
pub­lished: 25 Feb 2011
au­thor: Game­ofThrones
4:54
True Blood In Under 5 min­utes (HBO)
Get caught up with the first three sea­sons of True Blood in under 5 min­utes. The­new sea­son...
pub­lished: 20 Jun 2011
au­thor: true­blood
2:00
Su­per­heroes HBO Trail­er
From New York to San Diego and ev­ery­where in be­tween, "Su­per­heroes" is the defin...
pub­lished: 13 Jul 2011
5:16
HBO Box­ing: Por­trait Of A Fight­er - Floyd May­weath­er
HBO fol­lows Floyd May­weath­er for 2 days. For more in­for­ma­tion on HBO Box­ing, visit itsh.​bo...
pub­lished: 06 Apr 2012
au­thor: HBOsports
5:07
HBO Box­ing: Fights of the Decade - Mar­quez vs. Pac­quiao I (HBO)
High­lights of Mar­quez vs Pac­quiao I, fea­tured in HBO.​com's great­est fights of the deca...
pub­lished: 02 Mar 2010
au­thor: HBO
13:16
HBO Face Off-Man­ny Pac­quiao vs Tim­o­thy Bradley
NEW: HBO Face Off be­tween Manny Pac­quiao and Tim­o­thy Bradley; host­ed by Max Keller­man...
pub­lished: 13 May 2012
au­thor: ib­hof33
10:37
HBO Intro: Be­hind the Scenes
A Be­hind-the-scenes docu on how the "HBO Star­ship" intro from the 1980's was...
pub­lished: 13 May 2007
au­thor: ktwdal­las
20:08
Mak­ing The Pa­cif­ic (HBO)
Be­hind the scenes of HBO's high­ly an­tic­i­pat­ed new World War II­minis­eries "The Pac...
pub­lished: 25 Feb 2010
au­thor: HBO
2:33
HBO Box­ing: Pac­quiao vs. Bradley - Under the Lights
Can a young and hun­gry Tim­o­thy Bradley upset the leg­endary Manny Pac­quiao? Watch Under the...
pub­lished: 04 Jun 2012
au­thor: HBOsports
1:52
The News­room Sea­son 1 Trail­er #2
HBO pre­sents The News­room, a new orig­i­nal se­ries from Aaron Sorkin. Pre­mieres 6/24 at 10PM...
pub­lished: 30 Apr 2012
au­thor: HBO
4:50
HBO Box­ing: Pac­quiao vs. Bradley - Press Con­fer­ence
Watch pre­dic­tions for Pac­quiao vs. Bradley and other videos in­clud­ing fight high­lights, pr...
pub­lished: 08 Jun 2012
au­thor: HBOsports
22:02
Game of Thrones: You Win or You Die
Enter the world of the hit HBO se­ries 'Game of Thrones' in this vivid and il­lu­mi­na...
pub­lished: 23 Mar 2012
au­thor: Game­ofThrones
3:20
True Blood: Kristin Bauer PSA (HBO)
Join True Blood's Kristin Bauer as she takes the "It Gets Bet­ter" pledge: ww...
pub­lished: 25 Jul 2011
au­thor: true­blood
1:42
Game Of Thrones "Of­fi­cial" Show Open (HBO)
Make sure to catch all new episodes of "Game Of Thrones" every Sun­day night at9p...
pub­lished: 18 Apr 2011
au­thor: Game­ofThrones


  • In this photo provided by StarPix, from left to right, Kieran Culkin, Hayden Panettiere and Macaulay Culkin attend the after party for the New York premiere of HBO films Temple Grandin, Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Dave Allocca, StarPix)
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  • Actor Tom Hanks, center, points to 250 veterans at the World War II Memorial March 11, during a speech by HBO co-president Richard Plepler (not pictured). Fellow executive produce Steven Spielberg is seated on Hanks' right.
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  • NORFOLK, Va. (March 16, 2007) - Sailors aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) watch the HBO documentary, “SMASHED: Toxic Tales of Teens and Alcohol.
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  • Family members of Chance Phelps attend the Virginia premiere of HBO Films in February 2009
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  • Smoke billows from Rome´s famed Cinecitta film studios, Friday, Aug. 10, 2007, where a large fire broke out late Thursday. The blaze broke out on the set of an already-completed HBO series on Rome. No injuries were reported. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borg
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24 Jun 2012
Recent indicators that America's expanding waistline is threatening to become a permanent epidemic have intensified calls for the nation to lay off sugary beverages. More than one-third of U.S. adults...



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22 Jun 2012
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20 Jun 2012
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    Home Box Office (HBO)
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    Launched November 8, 1972
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    HBO (Home Box Office) is an American premium cable television network, owned by Time Warner, under the operating subsidiary Home Box Office Inc. As of January 2012, HBO's programming reaches 29 million subscribers in the United States,[1] making it the second largest premium network in the United States (Encore's programming reaches 33.2 million subscribers as of March 2012).[2] In addition to its U.S. subscriber base, HBO also broadcasts in at least 151 countries worldwide.[3]

    HBO's programming consists primarily of theatrically released motion pictures and original series, along with made-for-cable movies and documentaries, boxing matches, and occasional stand-up comedy and concert specials.

    Contents

    History[link]

    Development and launching[link]

    In 1965, Charles Dolan, who had already done pioneering work in the commercial use of cables, won a franchise to build a cable system in Lower Manhattan in New York.[4] The new system, which Dolan called "Sterling Manhattan Cable", became the first urban underground cable system in the United States. Rather than stringing cable on telephone poles or using microwave antennas to receive the signals, Sterling laid underground cable beneath the streets of Manhattan — because the multitude of tall buildings blocked television signals. In the same year Time-Life, Inc. purchased 20 percent of Dolan's company.[5][6]

    Dolan presented his "Green Channel" idea to Time-Life management, and though satellite distribution seemed only a distant possibility at the time, he persuaded Time Life to back him. Soon afterwards, on November 8, 1972, "The Green Channel" became "Home Box Office". HBO began using a network of microwave relay towers to distribute its programming.[7][8][9] The first program and film broadcast on HBO, Sometimes a Great Notion, starred Paul Newman and Henry Fonda. It transmitted with a CATV system in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania (a plaque commemorating this event is found in Wilkes-Barre's downtown Public Square).[8] HBO's first sports event was broadcast immediately afterwards, an NHL hockey game from Madison Square Garden featuring the New York Rangers and the Vancouver Canucks.

    Sterling Manhattan Cable lost money because the company had only a small subscriber base of 20,000 customers in Manhattan. Dolan's media partner, Time-Life, Inc., gained 80-percent control of Sterling and decided to pull the plug on the Sterling Manhattan operation. Time Life dropped the Sterling name to become Manhattan Cable Television and gained control of HBO in March 1973. Gerald Levin replaced Dolan as HBO's President and Chief Executive Officer. In September 1973, Time-Life, Inc. completed its acquisition of the pay service. HBO was soon the fastest growing TV pay service in America, but the churn rate was exceptionally high. Subscribers would sample the service for a few weeks, get weary of seeing the same films, and then cancel. HBO was struggling and something had to be done. When HBO first came to Lawrence, Massachusetts, the idea was to allow subscribers to preview the service for free on channel 3. After a month, the service moved to channel 6 and was scrambled. The preview proved popular, obtaining many subscriptions and the concept was used elsewhere.

    National expansion, innovation and rise to prominence (1975–1996)[link]

    The RCA Satcom domestic communication satellite launched December 13, 1975, spurred the cable television industry to unprecedented heights with the assistance of HBO.

    On September 30, 1975, HBO became the first TV network to continuously deliver signals via satellite when it showed the "Thrilla in Manila" boxing-match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier.[7][10] HBO switched its domestic satellite transmissions from Westar 1 to Satcom 1 in February 1976 and by 1977 was joined by Ted Turner's Atlanta superstation WTCG-TV (soon to become WTBS) and Pat Robertson's Christian Broadcasting Network (later to become the present-day ABC Family), laying the foundation for satellite delivery in the modern cable television industry.[7][11]

    The network had broadcast only for nine hours a day for its first nine years on air, from 3 p.m. to midnight ET. In September 1981, HBO began broadcasting a 24-hour schedule on weekends, until midnight ET on Sunday nights. On December 28, 1981, HBO expanded its programming schedule to 24 hours a day, seven days per week (Cinemax had a 24-hour schedule from its launch, and Showtime and The Movie Channel went to a 24-hour schedule earlier). On August 1, 1980, HBO launched a companion network, Cinemax, a movie-based pay service created as HBO's answer to The Movie Channel; in its early years, Cinemax carried music specials and some limited original programming such as SCTV and Max Headroom, in addition to movies, but the network has since become known for airing softcore adult films and series during its late night schedule, and has forayed into original programming with the addition of weekly action series to its lineup in August 2011.

    In 1983, HBO's first original movie and the first made-for-pay-TV movie The Terry Fox Story premiered. That year also saw the premiere of the first kids' show broadcast on the channel: Fraggle Rock; HBO continued to air various original programs aimed at children until 2001, when such programs were almost completely moved over to HBO Family.[12] HBO became involved in several legal suits during the 1980s; these involved cable systems and legal statutes imposed by state and city laws that would have censored some programming on HBO and other pay-TV networks. In January 1986, HBO also became the first satellite network to encrypt its signal from unauthorized viewing by way of the Videocipher II System. Four months later, HBO became a victim of broadcast signal intrusion when satellite TV dealer John R. MacDougall, a man calling himself "Captain Midnight", intercepted the network's signal during a movie presentation of The Falcon and the Snowman. The Federal Communications Commission subsequently prosecuted MacDougall.

    In 1987, HBO launched a short-lived channel, Festival.[13] Festival featured classic movies and recent hit movies, along with specials and documentaries from HBO. Distinctively, Festival's programmers aimed to provide family-friendly fare; R-rated movies were edited for broadcast and only high-quality series, specials and movies were shown. Also, the pricing for subscribing to the channel was cheaper than HBO and Cinemax. Only a few cable systems carried Festival and the channel shut down in late 1988.[14] In 1988, HBO's userbase expanded greatly on account of the Writers Guild of America going on strike; HBO had new programming while standard television channels could only broadcast reruns. In 1989, HBO compared programming against pay-television network Showtime, with the slogan "Nobody Brings it Home Like HBO", using the Tina Turner single "The Best".[15]

    When Time Inc. merged with Warner Communications in 1989, HBO became part of Time Warner (which as of 2011, continues to serve as the parent company of the network). Coincidentally, Warner Communications had created rival The Movie Channel (now owned by CBS Corporation) in the late 1970s before Viacom, which purchased a 50% stake in The Movie Channel in 1983, bought Warner's remaining half-ownership of that network in 1985.[16]

    In 1991, HBO and Cinemax became the first premium services to offer multiplexing to cable customers.[17] Providing multiple options of HBO and Cinemax instead of just single channel services, HBO2 (renamed HBO Plus from 1998 to 2002) and Cinemax 2 (known as MoreMax since 1998) debuted to three cable systems in Wisconsin, Kansas and Texas. The move proved successful, resulting in HBO and Cinemax launching additional multiplex channels of its service, HBO 3 (launched in 1995, renamed HBO Signature in 1998), HBO Family (launched in 1996), HBO Comedy & HBO Zone (launched in 1999) and HBO Latino, a Latin-themed channel of HBO (launched in 2000). Cinemax also launched the multiplex services Cinemax 3 (launched in 1996, ActionMax in 1998), ThrillerMax (launched in 1998) and WMax, @Max, OuterMax and 5StarMax (all launched in 2001). In 1993, HBO became the world's first digitally transmitted television service.[citation needed] HBO.com, subsequently well known for its online web shows, launched in 1995.

    Before 1997, HBO did know success to some extent with shows such as Tales from the Crypt, Dream On, Tracey Takes On..., Mr. Show, and Arliss. HBO did have a series that gained major success although not commercially as successful as shows on the Big Three networks and Fox the show did enjoy a cult status, critical acclaim, and did get nominated for and won many major awards.[18] This series is The Larry Sanders Show and the show is arguably HBO's flagship series during the 90's and possibly the entire HBO time period before 1997. The show is the only HBO comedy to make TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time list and it was also on Time Magazine's list of 100 Best TV Shows of All Time and is ranked by various critics and fans as one of the best TV comedies of the 1990s.[19] The series ranked #38 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, the only HBO comedy to make the list.[20] It was also included in Time magazine's list of the "100 Best TV Shows of All Time."[21] Other shows which subsequently aired on HBO, such as Curb Your Enthusiasm, Extras, and Entourage, have used traits from the show.

    Rising prominence of original programming (1997–present)[link]

    HBO has developed many original programs before and since 1997, which has earned the channel numerous Emmy awards.[22] As a subscription-only service, HBO does not carry "normal" commercials; instead the network runs promotions for upcoming HBO programs and behind-the-scenes featurettes between programs. This relieves HBO from some pressures to tone down controversial aspects of its programs, and allows for explicit content, such as graphic violence, sex, and profanity, to be aired.

    Beginning in 1997, with its first one-hour dramatic narrative series Oz, HBO started a trend that became commonplace with premium cable providers. Although critically acclaimed, it was not until 1999, when their second one-hour narrative series The Sopranos premiered, that the network achieved both critical mass and Emmy success. In its six-season run, The Sopranos received 111 Emmy nominations, resulting in 21 wins - two of them for the Emmy for Best Drama. In 1999, HBO became the first national cable TV network to broadcast a high-definition simulcast channel. In July 2001, HBO launched the first premium subscription video-on-demand enhancement in the United States, called HBO on Demand, to Time Warner Cable subscribers in Columbia, South Carolina. A few years later in 2002, HBO launched a new show called The Wire; that although it did not surpass The Sopranos' ratings-wise, it did however surpass it critically and academically and further cemented HBO's reputation as being a network that produced quality programming. The series ran for five seasons over six years.

    HBO subscribers generally pay for an extra "tier" of service even before paying for the channel itself (though HBO often prices all of its channels together in a single package). However, federal law requires that a cable system allow a person to get just basic cable, local broadcast channels, Public, educational, and government access (PEG) Channels and HBO, without subscribing to expanded service.[23][24] Cable systems can require the use of a converter box (usually digital) to receive HBO.

    Other networks and local syndication have re-aired several HBO programs (usually after some editing), and a number of HBO works have become available on DVD. Since HBO's more successful series, most notably Sex and the City, The Sopranos, The Wire, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Entourage, Deadwood, Six Feet Under, Boardwalk Empire, Game of Thrones, and True Blood, go to air on non-cable networks in other countries, such as in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and much of Europe, HBO programming has the potential of exposure to a higher percentage of the population of those countries as compared to the U.S. Because of the high cost of HBO,[citation needed] many Americans only view HBO programs on DVDs or in basic cable or broadcast syndication, months or even years after the network has first broadcast the programs, and with editing for advertising time and content, although several series have filmed alternate 'clean' scenes meant for syndication runs.[25]

    As of 2012, continuing a long-held policy, the primary HBO channel still does not run R-rated films or TV-MA rated programming before 8 p.m. (Eastern and Pacific),[26] despite the existence of the V-chip and even after all of its rival premium services began including R-rated films on their daytime schedule as early as the mid-1980s. However, since 2010, a minimal amount of TV-MA rated programming, generally programs that contain some strong profanity and violence but are largely devoid of nudity, and graphic violent and/or sexual content (such as Real Time with Bill Maher), has aired on weekends during the daytime hours on the main HBO channel.[27] HBO's multiplex channels (excluding HBO Family, which does not run R-rated films or programs with a TV-MA rating at all)[28] will air TV-MA and R-rated programming during the daytime. This policy may have once stemmed from the availability of HBO on analog cable tiers (while the multiplex channels generally required digital cable or at least scrambling).

    Channels[link]

    The HBO pay service consists of seven multiplex channels and a video on demand service (HBO On Demand). HBO also packages the Eastern and Pacific feeds of the main channel together, allowing viewers a second chance to watch the same movie/program three hours later/earlier — depending on their geographic location. However, some cable systems only offer the main channel (and in some cases, HBO2) in this manner. However, it does not allow most NC-17 rated films.

    • HBO: The flagship service; it airs popular feature films, first-run films, boxing events and sports specials, original movies, original series, comedy specials and documentaries; also typically debuts new movies on Saturday nights. The main HBO channel will only air R-rated films and TV-MA rated programming after 8 p.m. ET/PT, but does air PG-13 rated films during the daytime hours, and a minimal amount of TV-MA rated programming has aired during the daytime hours on weekends.
    • HBO2: Secondary channel, which features more movies, series, specials and original movies. HBO2 airs R-rated films during the day, unlike the main HBO channel. Launched in 1991, the channel was renamed HBO Plus in 1998, before reverting back to the HBO2 name in 2001. In Brazil and Latin America, a local version of HBO 2 repeats all the movies that original HBO channel plays, and HBO Plus functions as a separate channel.
    • HBO Comedy: Features less-serious films and series, as well as rebroadcasts of HBO original comedy series and specials; airs R-rated films during the day, but only broadcasts adult comedy specials at night.
    • HBO Family: Features movies and series aimed at a younger audience, as well as films for the whole family; airs series aimed at preschoolers during the morning hours; with specials and G, PG and PG-13 rated films starting at or after 12:30 p.m. ET/PT.[29] Uniquely, it is one of only two HBO spin-offs with its own website, along with HBO Latino — all the others are integrated within the main HBO site. This channel will not show R or NC-17 rated films or TV-MA rated programming.
    • HBO Latino: A Spanish-language version of HBO for Spanish-speaking audiences, simulcasting much of the same programming seen on the main channel. This channel airs HBO productions, including original series dubbed in Spanish, as well as Hollywood blockbusters and Spanish-language films. Also airs boxing events, including the original boxing series Boxeo De Oro.
    • HBO Signature: Features high quality films, HBO original series and specials; the channel was originally known as "HBO 3" from its 1991 launch until 1998, when the format changed completely from the similarities to HBO and HBO2 to movies, shows and specials targeted at a female audience.
    • HBO Zone: This channel airs movies and HBO original programming aimed at the 18-35-year-old demographic. Also broadcasts adult-oriented programming at night, similar to those on Cinemax's Max After Dark block, the only HBO channel that does so.

    HBO HD[link]

    HBO provides 1080i high definition simulcast feeds of all seven of its multiplex channels. HBO HD is available on Cox Communications, DirecTV, Charter Communications, Time Warner Cable, Dish Network, Xfinity (by Comcast), AT&T U-verse, Verizon FiOS and several other major cable providers, although few providers offer all seven multiplex channels in HD.

    The HBO family of networks[link]

    In 1991, HBO and Cinemax became the first premium services to offer multiplexed services to cable customers as companions to the main network, offering multiplex services of HBO and Cinemax to three cable systems in Overland Park, Kansas, Richardson and Plano, Texas, and Racine, Wisconsin operated by TeleCable.[30] A year later, research from A.C. Nielsen Co. showed that multiplex delivery of HBO and Cinemax had positive impact on subscriber usage and attitudes, including subscribers' retention of pay cable subscriptions.[citation needed] HBO2 was launched as a multiplex channel in 1992, launching on these three systems.

    In 1995, HBO3 was launched, and a year later HBO Family was launched, becoming the first family-oriented multiplex service of a premium channel (Showtime, Starz and Encore have similar family-oriented multiplex channels). In April 1998 the HBO multiplex channels became collectively known as "HBO The Works", and the Cinemax channels became known as "MultiMax". Also, HBO2 and HBO3 underwent major rebrands: HBO2 was renamed HBO Plus, and HBO3 became HBO Signature (a network aimed at women). In May of the following year, HBO Comedy & HBO Zone (a network aimed at young adults) were launched[31] and in 2000, HBO Latino, a Latino-themed channel of HBO was launched (HBO also offered a Spanish-language enhancement called HBO En Español, airing select HBO programs in Spanish via second audio programming (SAP), that was launched in 1988). Finally in 2002, HBO Plus reverted back to its original HBO2 name.

    The HBO Multiplex became collectively known under the name "HBO The Works" for several years starting in 1998, while the Cinemax channels became known as "MultiMax". As of 2009 the HBO multiplex, individually, has no "official" name. However, HBO and Cinemax's respective multiplex packages are referred collectively as the "HBO/MAX Pak".[32] Subscribers of DirecTV, Dish Network and some cable providers can get the Cinemax networks without subscribing to HBO, though most cable providers offer the two services and their respective multiplexes as a package.

    HBO Family[link]

    HBO Family launched in 1996 as a family-oriented multiplex channel of HBO.[33] It was originally launched in 1990 as HBO For Kids and was rebranded under the "HBO Family" name six years later. HBO Family programming consists of educational and original programs for preschoolers from 6 a.m. to noon (Eastern and Pacific time). Programs during this time include The Road Runner Show, Kids On, Crashbox, Stuart Little, Harold and the Purple Crayon, The Little Lulu Show, A Little Curious, George and Martha, Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child, The Adventures of Paddington Bear, HBO Storybook Musicals and others; from 12 p.m. to 6 a.m. ET, the channel's schedule consists of G, PG and PG-13 rated movies, along with some original specials. No R-rated or TV-MA rated programs are broadcast on the channel. Times may vary depending on which feed (east or west) they are provided by their satellite or cable provider.

    As of 2011, HBO Family's on-air look is the same as HBO's other multiplexed channels. Prior to 2011, HBO Family's on-air look was different from HBO's other multiplexed channels. Between programs until 2007, HBO Family provided graphic text at the end of promo spots displaying the date and time for the next airdate of that program, something that the original HBO had done but now is no longer provided in this format, HBO Family now only references most programs as airing this month or the following month with typically no reference to a specific air date and time.[34] Also during the interstitial programming, viewers of HBO Family are shown interstitials aimed at families and an HBO Family ID before a movie.

    HBO Latino[link]

    HBO Latino was originally launched on January 2, 1989 as Selecciones en Español de HBO y Cinemax (Spanish selections from HBO and Cinemax), as the Spanish-language service from HBO. The service was originally restricted to Spanish-language broadcasts of live boxing matches which HBO has rights for (except for others, already broadcast in Spanish on Galavisión and others), first-run movies from HBO's movie suppliers dubbed into Spanish (then HBO was still owned by Time, Inc. soon to be merged with Warner Communications, to form Time Warner) and first-run Spanish-language movies (mostly from Mexico, Argentina and Spain). Selecciones en Español was renamed HBO en Español on September 27, 1993.[35] It was eventually changed to its current name, HBO Latino on October 31, 2000. HBO Latino began to broadcast HBO original series dubbed into Spanish. Beginning in 2004, however, HBO Latino began to screen original Spanish-language programming (mostly from HBO Latin America). In 2006, it began to add Portuguese language programming to its schedule. The original boxing anthology series, Boxeo de Oro has been a staple of HBO Latino since its inception in 2000.

    HBO Latino largely serves as a simulcast of the main HBO channel, albeit with the alternate Spanish-language audio track (that can also be accessed on the main HBO channel, via the Secondary Audio Program function on TVs and digital cable-ready converter boxes) dubbed over the program, but with limited program substitutions and differences in network promotions featured in-between programs. HBO Family, along with HBO Latino, have the distinction of being the only HBO spin-offs with their own websites; all the others are integrated within the main HBO site. The site includes schedules and more.

    Other services[link]

    HBO on Demand[link]

    HBO on Demand is the video on demand counterpart to HBO; it offers movies, original series and specials previously seen on the network.[36] The service is provided at no additional costs to HBO subscribers, who already pay a premium fee to cable and satellite providers regularly just have access to the channel. By reducing the frequency in which viewers were unable to find a program they would like to watch, as well as limiting cancellations to the service for the same reason, HBO launched HBO on Demand, allowing access to the channel's programing on their customers' times.

    The standard definition and high definition versions of the HBO on Demand service are available on most cable and satellite providers, delivered to customers who subscribe to the linear HBO channels at no additional charge. On January 3, 2011, HBO became the first premium channel and the first cable network to offer a 3D-only VOD service as it launched a subscription video on demand service offering select feature films in 3D to Time Warner Cable, Comcast and Verizon FiOS customers who subscribe to the HBO service.[37]

    HBO GO[link]

    On February 18, 2010, HBO launched HBO GO, a web site which features 600 hours of content available for streaming in standard or high definition. Content includes HBO original programming, movies, comedy specials, documentaries, sports, and late night adult programming.[38] It is available to HBO subscribers of Verizon FIOS,[39] AT&T U-verse, Google TV,[40] Cox Communications, Comcast,[41] DirecTV,[42] Dish Network,[43] Suddenlink Communications,[44] and Charter Communications.[45] The HBO GO iPad, iPhone, and Android app launched on April 29, 2011.[46] The app was downloaded over one million times in its first week,[47] and had over three million downloads by the end of June 2011.[48] Time Warner Cable is projected to launch HBO GO in January 2012 after beta testing is complete.

    HBO GO is the successor to HBO on Broadband, originally launched in January 2008 to Time Warner Cable customers in Green Bay and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[49][50] It featured 400 hours of movies and original series that could be downloaded to computers, at no extra charge for HBO subscribers; viewers had to be a digital cable customer who was an HBO subscriber, and used their cable company as their internet service provider. Programming included 130 movie titles that rotated monthly and top hits ranging from movies, series and specials.

    On October 11, 2011, it was announced that HBO GO would be available through the Roku streaming player, though under the same requirements that a cable or satellite subscription to HBO is required. It is unknown if there are any plans to offer HBO GO on a stand alone subscription basis like some channels are offered on Roku.[51][52]

    As of March 27, 2012, HBO GO is available on Xbox 360 as an app; both HBO GO and Xbox Live Gold subscriptions are required to use the app.[53]

    Programming[link]

    Original series[link]

    Since 1977, HBO has produced original programming, which includes dramas and comedies in addition to its slate of theatrical films. Most of these shows are intended for adults, and often feature suggestive themes and high amounts of profanity, violence, and nudity - content that would be much more difficult to get on basic cable or over-the-air broadcast channels, for fear of losing sponsors.

    Movies[link]

    As of 2011, HBO has exclusive first-run licensing deals with DreamWorks Animation (which last until 2013, at which time the Netflix streaming service will assume pay-TV rights),[54] 20th Century Fox, Universal Studios, Focus Features, and network sister companies Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema. HBO also held rights to live-action films from DreamWorks Pictures, but it relinquished those rights at the end of 2010, when the distribution rights shifted from Paramount Pictures to Touchstone Pictures (whose films are broadcast by Showtime through a distribution agreement with Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group). On May 2011, HBO announced a licensing agreement with Summit Entertainment to obtain pay-cable rights to theatrically released films from the studio released between 2013 and 2017, after Summit's exclusive licensing deal with Showtime expires in late 2012.[55]

    HBO also shows sub-runs (runs of films that have already received broadcast network/syndicated television releases) of theatrical films from Viacom subsidiaries Paramount Pictures and Republic Pictures, Universal Pictures, The Walt Disney Company, Sony Pictures, Fox Searchlight (select films from all five studios are shared with Starz and Encore), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, DreamWorks Pictures, and Lionsgate. Starting in 2008 and continuing so forth, HBO also has exclusive pay-cable rights to its own in-house theatrical films made through HBO Films.

    Usually films which HBO has pay-cable rights to will also run on Cinemax during its time of license, although some feature films from the aforementioned studios that HBO and Cinemax have broadcast rights to will make their premium television debut on Cinemax several weeks before its premiere on HBO.

    Sports[link]

    As previously mentioned, HBO's first sports broadcast was of a New York Rangers / Vancouver Canucks game, transmitted to a CATV system in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on November 8, 1972. HBO is known for its boxing match-ups including those shown on HBO World Championship Boxing. In 1975, the "Thrilla in Manila" boxing match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier aired on HBO and was the first program on the pay-cable network to air via satellite. Also in 1975, HBO began airing coverage of Wimbledon and did so until 1999. Coverage then moved to sister network TNT and later to ESPN2.

    In 1973, HBO aired a World Wide Wrestling Federation event from Madison Square Garden, headlined by George Steele facing Pedro Morales. The event has aired as part of the WWE 24/7 on-demand service. During the mid-1970s, HBO aired several NBA and ABA basketball games (notably, the last ABA Final in 1976, between the New York Nets and Denver Nuggets) as well as some NHL hockey games. HBO Sports also aired PBA bowling events during the 1970s. Dick Stockton was the play-by-play announcer and Skee Foremsky was the color commentator.[56]

    In 1977, HBO launched Inside the NFL, the channel's longest-running program, but cancelled it in February 2008, with rival pay TV network Showtime picking up the series starting in September 2008. HBO launched Boxing After Dark in 1996, showcasing some of boxing's newest talents. HBO currently operates HBO PPV (formerly TVKO) to broadcast boxing matches to pay-per-view subscribers.

    In 2001, HBO hired Bob Costas to host a 12-episode sports show called On the Record with Bob Costas. A revamped version of On the Record began in 2005, Costas Now, which ended its run in 2009. Both shows are very similar to another HBO sports show called Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel that currently runs on the network. The channel debuted another sports show Joe Buck Live, hosted by longtime baseball commentator Joe Buck in 2009. HBO and NFL Films have also jointly produced Hard Knocks, which follows a team in training camp and their preparations for the upcoming NFL season. The series, which first premiered in 2001, returned in August 2009 to document the Cincinnati Bengals.[57]

    HBO Sports has been headed by several well-known television executives over the years, including its founder Steve Powell (later head of Programming at ESPN), Dave Meister (later head of The Tennis Channel), Seth Abraham (later head of Madison Square Garden Sports) and Ross Greenburg.

    Documentaries[link]

    Many of HBO's documentary series appear under the America Undercover brand. Among the regular AU features are Real Sex and Autopsy.

    In 2004, guided by human rights activist Ansar Burney, an HBO team for Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel used a hidden camera to document slavery and torture in secret desert camps where boys under the age of five were trained to race camels, a national sport in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This half-hour investigative report exposed a carefully hidden child slavery ring that bought or kidnapped hundreds of young boys in Pakistan and Bangladesh. These boys were then forced to become camel jockeys in the UAE. The report also questioned the sincerity of U.S. diplomacy in pressuring an ally, the UAE, to comply with its own stated policy of banning the use of children under 15 from camel racing.

    The documentary won a Sports Emmy Award in 2004 for "Outstanding Sports Journalism" and the 2006 Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Award for outstanding broadcast journalism. It also brought world attention to the plight of child camel jockeys in the Middle East and helped Ansar Burney Trust to convince the governments of Qatar and the UAE to end the use of children in this sport.

    HBO is also noted for its Sports of the 20th Century documentary brand. One of its most recent documentaries was Dare to Dream about the U.S. Women's Soccer Team and their effort to make a difference. This documentary featured Mia Hamm, Kristine Lilly, Brandi Chastain, Joy Fawcett, and Julie Foudy.

    In 2006, film director Spike Lee made a four-hour documentary on Hurricane Katrina called When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts, which was broken up into two parts. Also in 2006, documentary artist Lauren Greenfield directed a feature length film about four young women struggling with eating disorders in the Renfrew Clinic in Florida, called Thin. 2008 saw the US television premiere of the documentary film Baghdad High, which depicted the lives of four boys attending a high school in Baghdad, Iraq, over the course of one year in the form of a video diary. The documentary was filmed by the boys themselves, who were given video cameras for the project.[58]

    In November 2008, HBO paid low seven figures for U.S. TV rights to Amy Rice and Alicia Sams's documentary, By the People: The Election of Barack Obama. It covers Obama's 2006 trip to Africa, his presidential primary campaign, the 2008 general election and his inauguration. The documentary has been released to theatres in New York and Los Angeles and aired in November 2009.[59]

    Branding[link]

    When the network launched in 1972, HBO's logo featured the channel's full name "HOME BOX OFFICE" and a ticket stub surrounded by a marquee light design. In 1975, it began using an uppercase 'HBO' with a circle inside the 'O'; however for the first few years, the logo featured the 'O' cutting into the 'B'. The logo was modified in 1980 (not completely replacing the original until 1981) when HBO started using the current version of the logo with the 'B' and the 'O' still attached to each other but with the 'O' no longer intercutting the 'B'. The simplicity of the logo makes it fairly easy to duplicate, something HBO has taken advantage of many times over the years. The logo became iconic due to what is perhaps the network's most famous program-opening sequence, "HBO in Space", used from 1982 until 1997, and produced by Liberty Studios of New York City in 1982 and debuted on the network later that year.[60] The original full version begins with a look in a window at a family (sometimes only a husband and wife) sitting down to watch TV, with their cable box and/or TV tuned to HBO (that part was later replaced with a cloudscape). It then pans and flies through a cityscape and into the countryside and then moves up into outer space, where a starburst appears and the HBO logo (in starship form) appears and rotates toward the camera before multi-colored beams move around the "O" and take the camera inside it, where the type of program is revealed (generally the feature presentation). For many years, HBO also used a shortened version of this opening sequence which began with a fade in to show the starry night sky. The starburst (or stargate effect) occurs, and the logo flies towards you as in the regular opening. Several versions of the intro appear on YouTube, including one posted by HBO's official YouTube channel.[61] The accompanying fanfare, originally composed by Ferdinand Jay Smith III of Jay Advertising for Score Productions, has been re-orchestrated several times over the years, with arrangements from the traditional horns to piano. The current feature presentation bumper still uses a modified version of this theme.

    Another famous HBO ID, "Neon Lights," designated non-8 p.m. movies from December 1986 to 1997. The sequence, set to an electric guitar theme, begins with a purple HBO logo on a vertical filmstrip as light rays shoot through it; the camera then pans around several CG slots glowing in blue, green and pink until a light flash hits several spheres glowing in various rainbow colors. The spheres zoom out forming the HBO logo in light purple with "Movie" written in cursive in magenta with the rainbow spheres on a black background behind the words.[62]

    Between 1997 and 1999 HBO used several "Feature Presentation" opens which showed the HBO logo in different situations, such as a fish in water, a celebrity in a limo, a large HBO logo chasing a man, and on the rooftop of a building.

    The next HBO "Feature Presentation" bumper used from 1999 until April 1, 2011 also used CGI graphics. The version seen every day featured the camera flying over ground as spotlights rapidly turn on, one by one. The camera suddenly slows, begins to face the "ground" and reveals a HBO logo-shaped lake, and the words "Feature Presentation" appear one by one, in 3D. The full version, only seen during Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night movies, began on a city street, showing a movie theater marquee which reads "HBO FEATURE PRESENTATION" in all caps. The camera zooms into a box office booth and then flashes, changes scenery and zooms through a country road passing under a "H"-shaped tower, then a snowy mountain road jumping over a drop-down cliff, and goes through a "B"-shaped tunnel on the other side, then rapidly coming upon a desert road catching up to a "O"-shaped tanker truck. It then appears in a urban neighborhood with skyscrapers visible in the background passing by houses and stores, and a city bus. The road becomes a bridge, coming upon the downtown of the city, bypassing the buildings seen earlier. The same animation that is seen in the more common shorter version then plays as usual.[63]

    The current HBO "Feature Presentation" bumper used since April 2, 2011 features a blue aurora background, the HBO logo, and the words "Feature Presentation".

    HBO bucks the general trend in pay-TV networks (including the themed networks of sister channel Cinemax) and does not brand programming with digital on-screen graphic logos of the main network and each respective theme channel.[64]

    Slogans[link]

    Source:[65]

    • November 1972–August 1975: "This is HBO, the Home Box Office. Premium Subscription Television from Time-Life."
    • August 1975–June 1976: "Different and First"
    • June 1976–May 1978: "The Great Entertainment Alternative"
    • May 1978–October 1979: "The Home Box"
    • October 1979–February 1982: "HBO People Don't Miss Out"[66]
    • February 1982–March 1984: "Start with Us on HBO"/"America's Leading Premium Television Network"/"All the Day, Premium Television, HBO"
    • March 1984–June 1985: "There's No Place Like HBO"[67]
    • June 1985–July 1988: "Let's All Get Together"
    • July 1988–February 1989: "Watch Us Here on HBO"
    • February 1989–July 1990: "Nobody Brings It Home Like HBO"[68] (used alternatively between 1988 and 1989)
    • October 1989–November 1990: "Simply The Best", used song "The Best" by Tina Turner as image theme
    • November 1990–November 1992: "The Best Time on TV"/"The Best Movies"
    • November 1992–October 1993: "We're HBO"
    • October 1993–September 1995: "We're Out of Town Today"
    • September 1995–October 1996: "Something Special's On"[69]
    • October 1996–April 2009: "It's Not TV. It's HBO."[70]
    • 2006–2009: "Get More" (slogan for the HBO website)
    • April 2009–present: "It's More Than You Imagined. It's HBO."
    • 2010–2011: "This is HBO." (only used for IDs)
    • 2011–present: "It's HBO."

    Other ventures[link]

    HBO has expanded considerably with its HBO and Cinemax family of networks as well as influencing television- and film-production.

    In 1990, HBO launched HBO Independent Productions, a production company that produced mainly sitcoms for broadcast and basic cable television, including Martin, Roc and Everybody Loves Raymond (distributed by CBS Television Distribution). HBO Downtown Productions launched a year later, producing comedy specials for the network as well as content for Comedy Central (which HBO formerly co-owned).

    HBO also operates HBO Films, established in 1999 as a reconfiguration and consolidation of its former movie divisions, HBO NYC Productions and HBO Pictures. HBO also operated another film-division called HBO Showcase, which ceased in 1996 to become HBO NYC Productions.

    HBO has participated in a number of joint ventures:

    • TriStar Pictures: In 1982, HBO joint-ventured with Columbia Pictures and CBS Theatrical Films to form a motion picture studio: Tri-Star (the hyphen disappeared later). HBO, CBS and Columbia decided to pool resources to split the ever-growing costs of making movies. Their first production, The Natural, was released in 1984. CBS sold its stake in the studio in 1985.[71] In April 1987, Tri-Star entered into the television business as Tri-Star Television. In December 1987, HBO dropped out of the Tri-Star venture and Columbia Pictures bought their venture shares and merged Columbia and Tri-Star into Columbia Pictures Entertainment. As of 2008 Sony Pictures Entertainment continues to use the name "TriStar".
    • In 2005, HBO Films and New Line Cinema launched Picturehouse, a worldwide theatrical distribution company for high-quality independent films. The company shut down in 2008 as part of the consolidation of New Line with its sister studio Warner Bros.

    Merchandising[link]

    Various products have used the HBO trademark. In 2005, HBO launched a deal with Cingular Wireless (now AT&T) to establish HBO Mobile. HBO Mobile, a pay service feature much like the cable network itself, features information on HBO original series such as The Sopranos, Sex and the City and others, including episode guides, wallpapers and ringtones voiced by cast-members of HBO series.

    In 2005, a version of the DVD interactive game Scene It was released by Mattel, tailored to the HBO network itself; it features trivia on various HBO series.

    Festival[link]

    File:FestivalChannelguide0188.jpg
    Example of Festival guide

    In 1987, HBO launched a short-lived channel called "Festival".[13] It featured classic movies and recent hit movies as well as HBO's specials and documentaries. The difference with Festival was that it was programmed as a family-friendly service. Atypical for a premium channel, "R"-rated movies were edited for broadcast on Festival and no low-quality programs or movies were shown on the channel. Also, pricing for a subscription of the channel was lower than that of HBO and Cinemax. Festival provided its subscribers with a nicely printed 20-page monthly color guide. Festival, like HBO, also showed free previews - such as the October 30-November 2, 1987 preview, hosted by Tony Randall in-between programs. Festival's slogan was Quality Entertainment You Welcome Home.[72] But only a few cable systems carried Festival and the channel went dark in 1988.[14]

    In 1996, HBO re-entered the family premium channel arena with HBO Family, a channel similar to Festival.

    Programming on Festival included:

    • Hollywood Classics - fondly remembered movies from the great studios
    • Star Salutes - collections of movies linked by a selected movie-star
    • Centerstage - "Here's Your Front Row Seat for Great Entertainment" which included:
    • Documentaries - nature shows, biographies, etc.
    • Recent hit movies - also commercial-free; however, R-rated movies that were shown were edited to fit a "PG" rating for the Festival channel.

    International[link]

    Since 1991, HBO has overseen a number of partnerships that operate HBO-branded programming-networks around the globe. As HBO was launched in new markets the brand has been used in several countries.

    • HBO Canada, launched on October 30, 2008 by the Canadian movie services Movie Central and The Movie Network, is a dedicated multiplex channel carried on both services. Beyond the required brand license by Astral Media (owner of The Movie Network) and Corus Entertainment (owner of Movie Central) to use the HBO trademarks and logomark, Time Warner does not own HBO Canada and has no stake in the network. The channel carries HBO's original programming (though some programming on the network also includes programs that air in the United States on HBO's rival Showtime). It also airs a selection of Canadian films and series to satisfy Canadian content requirements.
    • HBO Asia was originally co-owned by UIP Pay TV, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Time Warner and SingTel.
    • HBO Brasil was launched in 1991 by TVA, Time Warner and Sony as an analogue pay channel, but using OTA UHF frequencies and broadcasting nine hours a day. After the Brazilian financial crisis of the late-1990s, TVA sold its share to Time Warner.
    • HBO Central Europe (Poland, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, and Montenegro).
    • HBO Adria (Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, Serbia, and Montenegro, as part of HBO Central Europe).
    • HBO OLE (now HBO Latin America), was originated as a partnership between Venezuelan broadcaster Omnivisión and HBO. Then Sony and The Walt Disney Company joined the partnership. Later, Omnivisión sold its share to Time Warner.
    • Movie Network an Australian premium television service launched in 1995, was founded by HBO (Time Warner), Village Roadshow, MGM and Disney-ABC International Television.
    • Sky Movies (New Zealand) was originally a joint-venture between HBO and Sky Network Television. The channel was renamed HBO in 1993, but Time Warner sold its share to Sky in 1998 and was renamed back to Sky Movies.
    • HBO Caribbean offers English-language broadcasts of HBO material geared towards the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean. HBO set up the channel to replace the Spanish foreign-language feed which formerly served the English-speaking Caribbean market. The cable-TV systems of Columbus Communications, Cable Bahamas, and Multi-Choice TV (among others) sell HBO Caribbean.
    • In 2005, the HBO Mobile wireless service launched via Vodafone in the UK, Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and South Africa, and via SK Telecom in Korea in 2006. In 2006, HBO's SVOD service, HBO On Demand, launched in Israel on HOT, marking the first HBO stand-alone service offered outside the U.S. The service was launched in the UK in 2007 via BT Vision, TalkTalk TV and Virgin Media. Following in 2008 was Cyprus launching HBO On Demand via PrimeTv of PrimeTel Ltd.
    • In February 2011, audiences within the UK and Ireland will be able to watch the majority of HBO programming on one channel with the launch of Sky Atlantic on the Sky platform in both territories. Under a five year broadcasting agreement between HBO and Sky, all new HBO programming will air on the channel before airing on other television channels within the United Kingdom and channels in Ireland.
    • In February 2012, audiences within the Netherlands will be able to watch a small number of HBO programming on three channels with the launch of HBO Nederland on the Ziggo area. HBO GO will also be made available and viewers will have a 1 day delay from the US broadcast time.

    See also[link]

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    2. ^ 2012 Company Overview
    3. ^ Time Warner: HBO: Home Box Office
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    12. ^ About Fraggle Rock
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    18. ^ "Awards for "The Larry Sanders Show"". IMDb. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103466/awards. Retrieved December 4, 2010. 
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    69. ^ HBO Something Special's On Falling TV Commercial (1996)
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    72. ^ Festival program guide

    External links[link]

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    Manny Pacquiao

    Pacquiao during the ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game
    Statistics
    Real name Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao
    Nickname(s) Pac-Man,
    Ang Pambansang Kamao (The Nation's Fist),
    The Destroyer,
    Fighting Pride of the Philippines,
    Pambansang Ninong (National Godfather),[1]
    The Fighting Congressman[citation needed]
    Rated at Flyweight
    Super Bantamweight
    Featherweight
    Super Featherweight
    Lightweight
    Light Welterweight
    Welterweight
    Light Middleweight
    Height 5 ft 6 12 in (1.69 m)[2]
    Reach 67 in (170 cm)
    Nationality Filipino
    Born (1978-12-17) December 17, 1978 (age 33)
    Kibawe, Bukidnon, Philippines
    Stance Southpaw[3]
    Boxing record
    Total fights 59
    Wins 54
    Wins by KO 38
    Losses 3
    Draws 2
    No contests

    0

    Official Site

    Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao, PLH (English pronunciation: /ˈpæki.aʊ/ PAK-ee-ow; Tagalog: [pɐkˈjaʊ];[4] born December 17, 1978) is a Filipino professional boxer and politician. He is the first eight-division world champion; having won six world titles,[5] as well as the first to win the lineal championship in four different weight classes.[6] He was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 2000s (decade) by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA). He is also a three-time The Ring and BWAA "Fighter of the Year," winning the award in 2006, 2008 and 2009.[7]

    As of 2012, Pacquiao is the WBO Welterweight Champion. He was long rated as the best pound for pound boxer in the world by some sporting news and boxing websites, including BoxRec.com, Sporting Life and The Ring.[8][9] However, in April 2012, Pacquiao dropped to number two in the rankings, behind Floyd Mayweather Jr.[10] In their ratings ending May 7, 2012, Ring Magazine declared the top position vacant and jointly ranked Pacquiao and Mayweather in the number two spot.[11]

    Aside from boxing, Pacquiao has participated in acting, music recording and politics. In May 2010, Pacquiao was elected to the House of Representatives in the 15th Congress of the Philippines, representing the province of Sarangani.[12]

    Contents

    Personal life[link]

    Pacquiao was born on December 17, 1978, in Kibawe, Bukidnon, Philippines. He is the son of Rosalio Pacquiao and Dionesia Dapidran-Pacquiao.[13] His parents separated when he was in sixth grade, after his mother discovered that his father was living with another woman.[13] He is the fourth among six siblings: Liza Silvestre-Onding and Domingo Silvestre (from first husband of his mother) and Isidra Pacquiao-Paglinawan, Alberto "Bobby" Pacquiao and Rogelio Pacquiao.

    Pacquiao is married to Maria Geraldine "Jinkee" Jamora,[14] and they have four children: Emmanuel Jr. "Jimuel", Michael, Princess, and Queen Elizabeth "Queenie." He resides in his hometown General Santos City, South Cotabato, Philippines.[15] However, as a congressman of lone district of Sarangani, he is officially residing in Kiamba, Sarangani, the hometown of his wife.

    Pacquiao is a devout Roman Catholic.[16] Within the ring, he frequently makes the sign of the cross and every time he comes back from a successful fight abroad, he attends a thanksgiving Mass in Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, Manila to kneel and pray.

    Pacquiao is also a military reservist with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Reserve Force of the Philippine Army.[17]

    Education[link]

    Pacquiao completed his elementary education at Saavedra Saway Elementary School in General Santos City, but dropped out of high school due to extreme poverty.[18] He left his home at age 14 because his mother, who had six children, was not making enough money to support her family.[18]

    In February 2007 he took, and passed, a high school equivalency exam making him eligible for college education.[19] He was awarded with a high school diploma by the Department of Education. Pacquiao enrolled for a college degree in business management at Notre Dame of Dadiangas University (NDDU) in his hometown in General Santos City.

    On February 18, 2009, Pacquiao was conferred the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Humanities (Honoris Causa) by Southwestern University (SWU) at the Waterfront Hotel and Casino in Lahug, Cebu City in recognition of his boxing achievements and humanitarian work.[20]

    In preparation for his career as a lawmaker in the House of Representatives, Pacquiao enrolled in the Certificate Course in Development, Legislation and Governance at the Development Academy of the Philippines – Graduate School of Public and Development Management (DAP-GSPDM).[21]

    Amateur boxing career[link]

    At the age of 14, Pacquiao moved to Manila and lived, for a time, on the streets. He started boxing and made the Philippine national amateur boxing team where his room and board were paid for by the government. Pacquiao reportedly had an amateur record of 64 fights (60–4).[22]

    Professional boxing career[link]

    Light Flyweight[link]

    In 1995, the death of a young aspiring boxer and close friend, Eugene Barutag, spurred the young Pacquiao to pursue a professional boxing career.[23] Pacquiao started his professional boxing career when he was just 16 years of age, stood at 4'11'' and weighed 98 pounds (7 pounds under the minimumweight division). He admitted before American media that he put weights in his pockets to make the 105-pound weight limit.[24] His early light flyweight division fights took place in small local venues and were shown on Vintage Sports' Blow by Blow, an evening boxing show. His professional debut was a four-round bout against Edmund "Enting" Ignacio, on January 22, 1995, which Pacquiao won via decision, becoming an instant star of the program.

    Pacquiao's weight increased from 106 to 113 pounds before losing in his 12th bout against Rustico Torrecampo via a third-round knockout. Pacquiao failed to make the required weight, so he was forced to use heavier gloves than Torrecampo, thereby putting him at a disadvantage.[25]

    Flyweight[link]

    Following the Torrecampo fight, Pacquiao continued undefeated for his next 15 fights. He went on another unbeaten run that saw him take on the vastly more experienced Chokchai Chockvivat in flyweight division. Pacquiao knocked out Chockvivat in the fifth round and took the OPBF Flyweight title.[26] After one official defense and two non-title bouts, Pacquiao got his first opportunity to fight for a world title.

    Pacquiao vs. Sasakul[link]

    Pacquiao captured the Lineal and WBC Flyweight titles (his first major boxing world title) over Chatchai Sasakul by way of knockout in the eighth round. He defended the titles successfully against Mexican Gabriel Mira via a fourth-round technical knockout. However, Pacquiao lost the Lineal title in his second defense against Medgoen Singsurat, also known as Medgoen 3K Battery, via a third-round knockout. The bout was held in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand. Singsurat got Pacquiao on the ropes and landed a flush straight right to the body, coiling Pacquiao over and keeping him there. Pacquiao lost the WBC title at the scales, as he surpassed the weight limit of 112 pounds.

    Super Bantamweight[link]

    Pacquiao with his trainer Freddie Roach at Pacquiao's Christmas and birthday bash in Los Angeles

    Following his loss to Singsurat, Pacquiao gained weight and skipped the super flyweight and bantamweight divisions. This time, Pacquiao went to super bantamweight, or junior featherweight, division of 122 pounds, where he picked up the WBC International Super Bantamweight title. He defended this title five times before his chance for a world title fight came. Pacquiao's big break came on June 23, 2001, against IBF Super Bantamweight title holder Lehlohonolo Ledwaba. Pacquiao stepped into the fight as a late replacement on two weeks' notice but won the fight by technical knockout to win the title, his second major boxing world title. The bout was held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Pacquiao went on to defend this title four times under head trainer Freddie Roach, owner of the famous Wild Card Gym in West Hollywood.

    Featherweight[link]

    Pacquiao vs. Barrera I[link]

    On November 15, 2003, Pacquiao faced Marco Antonio Barrera at the Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, in a fight that many consider to have defined his career. Pacquiao, who was fighting at featherweight for the first time, brought his power with him and defeated Barrera via technical knockout in the eleventh round, the only knockout loss in Barrera's career, and won the Lineal & The Ring Featherweight Championship, making him the first Filipino and Asian to become a three-division world champion, a fighter who won world titles in three different weight divisions. He defended the title twice before relinquishing it in 2005.[27]

    On November 24, 2003, the then Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo conferred on Pacquiao the Presidential Medal of Merit at the Ceremonial Hall of Malacañang Palace for his knockout victory over the best featherweight boxer of the world. The following day, the members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines presented the House Resolution No. 765, authored by the then House Speaker Jose De Venecia and Bukidnon Representative Juan Miguel Zubiri, which honored Pacquiao the Congressional Medal of Achievement for his exceptional achievements. Pacquiao is the first sportsman to receive such an honor from the House of Representatives.[28][29]

    Pacquiao vs. Marquez I[link]

    Six months after the fight with Barrera, Pacquiao went on to challenge Juan Manuel Márquez, who at the time held both the WBA and IBF Featherweight titles. The fight took place at the MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, on May 8, 2004. After twelve rounds, the bout was scored a draw, which proved to be a controversial decision that outraged both camps.[30]

    In the first round, Márquez was caught cold, as he was knocked down three times by Pacquiao. However, Márquez showed great heart to recover from the early knockdowns and went on to win the majority of rounds thereafter. This was largely due to Márquez's counterpunch style, which he managed to effectively utilize against the aggressive style of Pacquiao. At the end of a very close fight, both boxers felt they had done enough to win the fight. The final scores were 115–110 for Márquez, 115–110 for Pacquiao and 113–113.[30] One of the judges (who scored the bout 113–113) later admitted to making an error on the scorecards, having scored the first round as 10–7 in favor of Pacquiao instead of the standard 10–6 for a three-knockdown round. If he had scored the round 10–6 for Pacquiao (as the other two judges did), the result would have been a split decision in favor of Pacquiao.[30]

    Super Featherweight[link]

    Pacquiao vs. Morales I[link]

    On March 19, 2005, Pacquiao moved up in super featherweight, or junior lightweight, division of 130 pounds, in order to fight another Mexican legend and three-division world champion Érik Morales for the vacant WBC International and vacant IBA Super Featherweight titled. The fight took place at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas. In this fight, Pacquiao sustained a cut over his right eye from an accidental clash of heads in the fifth round. He lost the twelve-round match by a unanimous decision from the judges. All three scorecards read 115–113 for Morales.[31]

    Pacquiao vs. Velázquez[link]

    On September 10, 2005, Manny Pacquiao knocked out in six rounds Héctor Velázquez at Staples Center in Los Angeles to capture the WBC International Super Featherweight title, which he went on to defend five times. On the same day, his rival, Érik Morales, fought Zahir Raheem and lost via unanimous decision.

    Pacquiao vs. Morales II[link]

    Despite Morales's loss to Raheem, Pacquiao got matched up against Morales in a rematch which took place on January 21, 2006 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas. During the fight, Morales escaped being knocked down twice, once in the second round by holding onto the ropes and once in the sixth by falling on the referee. Pacquiao eventually knocked Morales out in the tenth, the first time Morales was knocked out in his boxing career.[32]

    Pacquiao vs. Larios[link]

    On July 2, 2006, Pacquiao defended his WBC International title against Óscar Larios, a two-time Super Bantamweight Champion who had moved up two weight divisions to fight Pacquiao. Pacquiao won the fight via unanimous decision, knocking down Larios two times in the 12-round bout at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines. The three judges scored the fight 117–110, 118–108 and 120–106 all for Pacquiao.[33]

    On July 3, 2006, the day after winning the fight against Larios, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo personally bestowed the Order of Lakandula with the rank of "Champion for Life" (Kampeon Habambuhay) and the plaque of appreciation to Pacquiao in a simple ceremony at the Rizal Hall of Malacañang Palace.[34]

    Pacquiao vs. Morales III[link]

    Pacquiao and Morales fought a third time (with the series tied 1–1) on November 18, 2006. Witnessed by a near record crowd of 18,276, the match saw Pacquiao defeat Morales via a third-round knockout at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.[35] Morales' knockout losses to Pacquiao are the only knockout losses in his professional career. After the Pacquiao–Morales rubber match, Bob Arum, Pacquiao's main promoter, announced that Manny had returned his signing bonus back to Golden Boy Promotions, signaling intentions to stay with Top Rank. This prompted Golden Boy Promotions to sue Pacquiao over breach of contract.[36]

    Pacquiao vs. Solis[link]

    After a failed promotional negotiation with Marco Antonio Barrera's camp, Bob Arum chose Jorge Solís as Pacquiao's next opponent among several fighters Arum offered as replacements. The bout was held in San Antonio, Texas, on April 14, 2007. In the sixth round, an accidental headbutt occurred, giving Pacquiao a cut under his left eyebrow. The fight ended in the eighth when Pacquiao knocked Solis down twice. Solis barely beat the count after the second knockdown, causing the referee to stop the fight and award Pacquiao a knockout win. The victory raised Pacquiao's win–loss–draw record to 44–3–2 with 34 knockouts. This also marked the end of Solis's undefeated streak.

    Pacquiao vs. Barrera II[link]

    On June 29, 2007, Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions announced that they agreed to settle their lawsuit, meaning the long-awaited rematch with Marco Antonio Barrera would occur despite Pacquiao being the top-ranked contender for Juan Manuel Márquez's WBC Super Featherweight title. On October 6, 2007, Pacquiao defeated Barrera in their rematch via an easy unanimous decision. In the eleventh round, Pacquiao's punch caused a deep cut below Barrera's right eye. Barrera retaliated with an illegal punch on the break that dazed Pacquiao, but also resulted in a point deduction for Barrera. Two judges scored the bout 118–109, whereas the third scored it 115–112.[37]

    In The Ring Magazine, Pacquiao (45–3–2) remained at the top of the super featherweight division (130 pounds). He had been in the ratings for 108 weeks.[38][39] On November 13, 2007, he was honored by the World Boxing Council as Emeritus Champion during its 45th Annual World Convention held at the Manila Hotel.[40]

    On November 20, 2007, José Nuñez, manager of WBO Super Featherweight Champion Joan Guzmán, accused Pacquiao's handler Bob Arum of evading a match between the two boxers to protect Pacquiao.[41] Guzmán went as far as to directly call out Pacquiao at the postfight press conference of the Pacquiao–Barrera rematch in front of the crowd at the Mandalay Bay Events Center's media room in Las Vegas.[42]

    Pacquiao vs. Marquez II[link]

    On March 15, 2008, in a rematch against Juan Manuel Márquez, called "Unfinished Business," Pacquiao won via split decision. The fight was held at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. With the victory, Pacquiao won the WBC Super Featherweight and The Ring Super Featherweight titles, making him the first Filipino and Asian to become a four-division world champion, a fighter who won world titles in four different weight divisions. The fight was a close hard fought battle, during which both fighters received cuts.[43] Throughout the fight, Márquez landed the most punches at a higher percentage; however, the decisive factor proved to be a third-round knockdown, wherein Márquez was floored by a Pacquiao left hook.[43] At the end of the fight, the judges' scores were 115–112 for Pacquiao, 115–112 for Márquez and 114–113 for Pacquiao.[43]

    In the post-fight news conference, Márquez’s camp called for an immediate rematch. In addition, Richard Schaefer, Golden Boy Promotions CEO, offered a $6 million guarantee to Pacquiao for a rematch.[44] However, Pacquiao ruled out a third clash with Márquez, saying, "I don't think so. This business is over."[43] The reason that Pacquiao did not want a rematch was because he intended to move up to the lightweight division to challenge David Díaz, the reigning WBC Lightweight title holder at that time.[43] Díaz won a majority decision over Ramón Montano that night as an undercard of the "Unfinished Business" fight.

    Lightweight[link]

    Pacquiao vs. Díaz[link]

    On June 28, 2008, at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Pacquiao defeated David Díaz in lightweight division via ninth-round knockout and won the WBC Lightweight title. With the victory, Pacquiao became the first and only Filipino and Asian to become a five-division world champion, a fighter who won world titles in five different weight divisions,[45] and also became the first Filipino fighter to ever win a world title at lightweight.[46] During the fight, which Pacquiao dominated, Díaz was cut badly on his right eye in the fourth round.[47] After the bout, Díaz acknowledged Pacquiao's superior hand speed, stating "It was his speed. It was all his speed. I could see the punches perfectly, but he was just too fast."[48]

    Bob Arum reported that the fight had made 12.5 million dollars, earning Díaz his best payday of 850,000 dollars, whilst Pacquiao earned at least 3 million dollars.[45] Official records revealed an attendance of 8,362 (out of a maximum capacity of 12,000).[49]

    Holding both the WBC Super Featherweight and Lightweight titles following the win, Pacquiao decided to vacate his super featherweight title in July 2008.[50]

    On August 7, 2008, the members of the House of Representatives of the Philippines issued a House Resolution, sponsored by South Cotabato Congresswoman Darlene Antonino-Custodio, which recognized Pacquiao as a "People’s Champ" — "for his achievements and in appreciation of the honor and inspiration he has been bringing... to the Filipino people." He received a plaque from the then House Speaker Prospero Nograles.[51]

    Welterweight[link]

    Pacquiao vs. De La Hoya[link]

    On December 6, 2008, Pacquiao moved up to the welterweight division in order to face the six-division world champion Oscar De La Hoya at the MGM Grand, in a fight called "The Dream Match." Presented by Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank, the bout was scheduled as a twelve-round, non-title fight contested at the 147-pound welterweight limit. Although Pacquiao went into the fight widely recognized as the leading pound-for-pound boxer in the world, some boxing pundits had speculated that 147 pounds could be too far above his natural weight against the larger De La Hoya.[52] However, due to rehydration after the weigh in, De La Hoya came into the fight actually weighing less than Pacquiao and close to 20 pounds under his usual fighting weight. Pacquiao dominated the fight and, after eight rounds, De La Hoya's corner was forced to throw in the towel, awarding Pacquiao the win via technical knockout.[53]

    Pacquiao was ahead on all three judges' scorecards before the stoppage, with two judges scoring the fight at 80–71 and one scoring it at 79–72.[54] Moreover, Pacquiao landed 224 out of 585 punches, whilst De La Hoya landed only 83 out of 402 punches.[54] After the bout, trainer Freddie Roach stated, "We knew we had him after the first round. He had no legs, he was hesitant and he was shot."[55] The fight would be De La Hoya's last, as he announced his retirement from boxing shortly after.[56]

    Pacquiao received 15 to 30 million dollars (share of the pay-per-view), plus a guaranteed amount.[57] Tickets reportedly sold out just hours after they went on sale. Moreover, the total gate revenue for the fight was said to be nearly 17 million dollars, making it the second largest gate revenue in boxing history.[58]

    On December 22, 2008, Pacquiao has been decorated with the Philippine Legion of Honor with the rank of "Officer" (Pinuno) in a ceremony marking the 73rd founding anniversary of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. As an army reservist, he was given recognition for bringing pride and honor to the country through his remarkable achievements in the ring.[59]

    Light Welterweight[link]

    Pacquiao vs. Hatton[link]

    Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton with their trainers at the Trafford Centre

    On May 2, 2009, Pacquiao fought at light welterweight, or super lightweight, division for the first time against Ricky Hatton at the MGM Grand Las Vegas, in a fight billed as "The Battle of the East and West." Pacquiao won the bout via knockout to claim Hatton's The Ring and IBO Light Welterweight titles. In doing so, Pacquiao became the second man in boxing history to become a six-division world champion, a fighter who won world titles in six different weight divisions and the first man ever to win lineal world titles in four different weight classes.[60]

    The fight was originally placed in jeopardy due to disputes with both camps over the fight purse money.[61] Eventually, the money issue was settled and the fight went on as scheduled. HBO aired the contest.[62]

    Pacquiao started the fight strong, knocking down Hatton twice in the first round.[63] A somewhat shaken Hatton beat the count, only to be saved by the bell seconds later. In the second round, Hatton seemed to have recovered, as he stalked Pacquiao for most of the round. However, with less than ten seconds remaining in the second round, Hatton was knocked out cold by a sharp left hook, prompting the referee to award Pacquiao the win by knockout (at 2:59 of the round).[64] The knockout won him the The Ring Magazine "Knockout of the Year" for 2009.

    Return to welterweight[link]

    Pacquiao vs. Cotto[link]

    On November 14, 2009, Pacquiao defeated Miguel Cotto via technical knockout in the twelfth round at the MGM Grand Las Vegas in a fight billed as "Firepower." Although the bout was sanctioned as a world title fight in the welterweight division, where the weight limit is 147 pounds, Cotto agreed to fight at a catchweight of 145 pounds.[65]

    Pacquiao dominated the fight, knocking Cotto down in round three and round four, before the referee stopped the fight at 0:55 of round twelve.[66] With this victory, Pacquiao took the WBO Welterweight title, was awarded the WBO Super Championship title and became the first seven-division world champion, the first fighter in boxing history to win world titles in seven different weight divisions.[67] Pacquiao also won the first and special WBC Diamond Championship belt.[68] This belt was created as an honorary championship exclusively to award the winner of a historic fight between two high-profile boxers.[69] After the fight, promoter Bob Arum stated "Pacquiao is the greatest boxer I've ever seen, and I've seen them all, including Ali, Hagler and Sugar Ray Leonard."[70] Miguel Cotto said in a post fight interview: "Miguel Cotto comes to boxing to fight the biggest names, and Manny is one of the best boxers we have of all time."

    The fight generated 1.25 million buys and $70 million in domestic pay-per-view revenue, making it the most watched boxing event of 2009.[71] Pacquiao earned around $22 million for his part in the fight, whilst Cotto earned around $12 million.[71] Pacquiao–Cotto also generated a live gate of $8,847,550 from an official crowd of 15,930.[71]

    On November 20, 2009, in a simple rites at the Quirino Grandstand, President Macapagal-Arroyo conferred Pacquiao the Order of Sikatuna with the rank of Datu (Grand Cross) with Gold distinction (Katangiang Ginto) which usually bestowed to foreign diplomats and heads of state. It was awarded to Pacquiao for winning his historical seventh weight division world title.[72]

    Following the victory against Cotto, there was much public demand for a fight between the seven-division world champion Manny Pacquiao (the number-one pound-for-pound boxer) and the five-division world champion Floyd Mayweather, Jr. (the number-two and former number-one pound-for-pound boxer). Pacquiao reportedly agreed to fight Mayweather on March 13, 2010 for a split of $50 million up front.[73] And it was later agreed that the venue for the fight would be the MGM Grand Las Vegas. However, the bout was put in jeopardy due to disagreements about Olympic-style drug testing. The Mayweather camp wanted random blood testing by the United States Anti-Doping Agency,[74] whereas Pacquiao refused to have any blood testing within 30 days from the fight, because he thought it would weaken him, but he was willing to have blood taken from him before the 30-day window as well as immediately after the fight.[75] Freddie Roach, on the other hand, commented that he would not allow blood to be taken from Pacquiao one week before the fight.[76][77] In an attempt to resolve their differences, the two camps went through a process of mediation before a retired judge. After the mediation process Mayweather agreed to a 14-day no blood testing window. However, Pacquiao refused and instead only agreed to a 24-day no blood testing window.[78] Consequently, on January 7, 2010, Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum declared that the fight was officially off.[79]

    Because of Pacquiao's reluctance to submit to random blood testing to the extent requested by Mayweather, despite lack of evidence, the Mayweather camp repeated their suggestion that Pacquiao was using banned substances, which resulted in Pacquiao filing a lawsuit for defamation, seeking damages in excess of 75,000 dollars.[80] The lawsuit cited accusations made by Floyd Mayweather, Jr., Floyd Mayweather Sr., Roger Mayweather, Oscar De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer.[80][81]

    Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey shortly after the weigh in for their fight in Dallas, Texas. In the background are Bob Arum and Jerry Jones

    After negotiations for the Mayweather fight fell through, other boxers were considered to replace Mayweather as Pacquiao's next opponent, including former Light Welterweight Champion Paul Malignaggi,[82] and WBA Light Middleweight title holder Yuri Foreman.[83] However, Pacquiao chose to fight former IBF Welterweight title holder Joshua Clottey instead.

    Pacquiao vs. Clottey[link]

    On March 13, 2010, at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, Pacquiao defeated Clottey via unanimous decision to retain his WBO Welterweight title. The judges scored the fight 120–108, 119–109 and 119–109, all in favor of Pacquiao.[84] During the fight, Pacquiao threw a total of 1231 punches (a career high), but landed just 246, as most were blocked by Clottey's tight defense. On the other hand, Clottey threw a total of 399 punches, landing 108.[85]

    The fight was rewarded with a paid crowd of 36,371 and a gate of $6,359,985, according to post-fight tax reports filed with Texas boxing regulators.[86] Counting complimentary tickets delivered to sponsors, media outlets and others, the Dallas fight attracted 41,843,[86] well short of the 50,994 that was previously announced,[87] but still an epic number for boxing. In addition, the bout drew 700,000 pay-per-view buys and earned $35.3 million in domestic revenue.[88]

    Manny Pacquiao was named as the Fighter of the Decade for years 2000–2009 by the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA). This award was presented by legendary boxer Joe Frazier, who was also a recipient of the award himself back in 1978 for defeating Muhammad Ali. Aside from this prestigious recognition, he was also named as the Sugar Ray Robinson Fighter of the Year for 2009, having received the same honor in 2006 and 2008. The awards ceremony was held at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City on June 4, 2010.[7]

    After his victory over Clottey, Pacquiao was expected to return to boxing in late 2010 with a possible matchup against Floyd Mayweather, Jr.. It was later reported that Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer and Top Rank Chief Bob Arum worked out a '"Super Fight" between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, Jr.. However, complications arose when Mayweather requested Pacquiao undergo random blood and urine testing up until the fight day. Pacquiao responded that he would agree to undergo blood and urine testing up until 14 days before the fight (as requested by Mayweather in the first round of negotiations), stating that giving blood too close to the fight day would weaken him. On May 13, 2010, Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum announced that he had penciled in November 13, 2010 as the date of Manny Pacquiao's next fight, possibly against Mayweather. However, the stumbling block over demands that Pacquiao submit to Olympic-level random drug testing put the fight in jeopardy.[89]

    On June 12, 2010, the President of Golden Boy Promotions, Oscar De La Hoya, stated during an interview with a Spanish network that the deal for the fight was very close and the negotiation process has been very difficult.[90] On June 30, 2010, Arum announced that the management of both sides had agreed to terms, that all points had been settled (including Pacquiao agreeing to submit to both blood and urine testing) and only the signature of Floyd Mayweather, Jr. was needed to seal the deal that could have earned both fighters at least $40 million each. Mayweather was then given a two-week deadline for the fight contract to be signed.[91] Arum also announced that Pacquiao accepted the terms of the random drug testing, blood and urine, leading up to the fight.[92]

    On July 15, 2010, Bob Arum announced that Pacquiao's camp would give Mayweather until Friday midnight to sign the fight. The next day, the Top Rank website embedded a countdown clock on their website with the heading "Money" Time: Mayweather's Decision.[93] On July 17, 2010, Arum announced that there was no word from Mayweather's camp and the deal for a November 13, 2010 fight with Mayweather was not reached.

    On July 19, 2010, Leonard Ellerbe, one of Floyd Mayweather, Jr.'s closest advisers, denied that negotiations for a super fight between Mayweather and Pacquiao had ever taken place. Ellerbe stated that Bob Arum was not telling the truth.[94] Bob Arum responded, questioning that if there was no negotiation, then who imposed the gag order (referring to a gag order about the negotiation allegedly imposed on both camps) and who could there be a gag order from if there were no negotiations. He also criticized Oscar De La Hoya and his Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer for denying that negotiations took place, when De La Hoya himself had previously stated that they were "very, very close in finalizing the contracts."[95] Arum revealed that HBO Sports President Ross Greenburg acted as the mediator between Mayweather’s handlers and those of Pacquiao’s from Top Rank Promotions.[96] On July 26, 2010, Ross Greenburg said in a statement that he has been negotiating with a representative from each side since May 2, 2010, carefully trying to put the fight together and he did in fact act as a go-between in negotiations with the two sides, but they were unable to come to an agreement, contradicting what Arum and the Pacquiao camp had said.[97][98] Floyd Mayweather, Jr., after the second negotiation had been officially declared off, told the Associated Press that he had fought sixty days ago and that he was not interested in rushing into anything and was not really thinking about boxing at the moment.[99] Almost a year later, on July 8, 2011, Manny Pacquiao's top adviser Michael Koncz confirmed that Pacquiao had in fact never agreed to testing up until fight day, which contradicted what Bob Arum and the Pacquiao camp had been saying for well over a year.[100]

    Light Middleweight[link]

    Pacquiao vs. Margarito[link]

    On July 23, 2010, Bob Arum announced that Pacquiao would fight Antonio Margarito on November 13, 2010. The fight for the vacant WBC Light Middleweight title gave Pacquiao the chance to win a world title in his eighth weight class, the light middleweight, or super welterweight, division.[101] A catchweight of 150 pounds was established for the fight, although the weight limit for the light middleweight division is 154 pounds. During the pre-fight, Pacquiao weighed in at a low 144.6 pounds, while Margarito weighed in at the limit of 150 pounds. Pacquiao said he was pleased with his weight because he loses too much speed when he gains pounds. During the fight itself, Pacquiao weighed 148 lbs, 17 pounds lighter than Margarito's 165.[102]

    Prior to the fight, Pacquiao's team demanded to the Texas officials to test Margarito for banned substances after a weight loss supplement, reportedly Hydroxycut, was found in his locker. It was stated that the officials would undergo testing for both boxers after the fight.[103] In the fight, Pacquiao defeated Margarito via unanimous decision, using his superior handspeed and movement to win his 8th world title in as many divisions. In the penultimate round, Pacquiao implored referee Laurence Cole several times to stop the fight as Margarito had a swollen face and a large cut beneath the right eye, but the referee let the fight continue.[104] Margarito had to be taken directly to the hospital after the fight, where it was discovered his orbital bone had been fractured; he had to undergo surgery.[105]

    On November 22, 2010, after winning world title in his eighth weight division, Pacquiao was awarded with another Congressional Medal of Distinction from his fellow congressmen led by House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte during the ceremony at the Philippine House of Representatives.[106]

    Because Pacquiao had no plans to defend the WBC Light Middleweight title that he won against Margarito, the WBC Board of Governors voted to declare the title vacant.[107]

    Second return to welterweight[link]

    Pacquiao vs. Mosley[link]

    On May 7, 2011, Pacquiao successfully defended his WBO Welterweight title against three-division world champion Shane Mosley via lopsided unanimous decision at the MGM Grand Arena. Rapper LL Cool J performed as Mosley entered first the arena, while vocalist Jimi Jamison of the rock band Survivor sang "Eye of the Tiger" as Pacquiao approached the ring. Pacquiao knocked Mosley down in the third round using a one-two capped with a left straight. Mosley was left dazed by the knockdown but managed to stand up.[108] Mosley floored Pacquiao in the tenth round with a push, but referee Kenny Bayless inexplicably ruled it a knockdown. None of the judges seemed to have bought it judging from the scores. Replays showed that Pacquiao was throwing a punch off balance, had his right foot stepped on by Mosley's left foot and went down with a little help from Mosley's right hand. Bayless apologized to Pacquiao after the fight for the mistake. Pacquiao gained one-sided verdicts from all three judges – 119–108, 120–108 and 120–107.[109] Pacquiao reported that the only thing preventing him from knocking out Mosley was a cramp in his legs. Freddie Roach said that Pacquiao had problems with cramping before but usually in training sessions and not in the middle of bouts.[110] After the fight, there was much controversy over Shane Mosley reportedly telling Floyd Mayweather that he should have made Pacquiao "take the test."[111]

    Bob Arum talked about having Pacquiao's next bout at the MGM Grand on November 5, 2011 or across town at the Thomas and Mack Center on November 12, 2011. Arum listed Juan Manuel Marquez as the first choice and then mentioned Timothy Bradley and Zab Judah as other options.[112]

    Pacquiao vs. Marquez III[link]

    Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum stated that a third meeting with Márquez could happen in November 2011, providing Pacquiao defeated his next opponent Shane Mosley on May 7.[113] On May 10, Márquez accepted an offer from Top Rank to fight Pacquiao for his WBO Welterweight title at a catchweight of 144 pounds.[114] On May 18, Márquez signed the deal to fight Pacquiao for the third time on November 12 at Las Vegas.

    On November 12, Marquez lost to Pacquiao via majority decision by garnering scores 114–114, 115–113 & 116–112 from scorecards of three judges. Upon the results being announced, the crowd reaction was largely negative with thousands continuing to boo[115] as Pacquiao spoke with Max Kellerman. Tim Smith of New York's Daily News wrote that Márquez "was robbed of a decision by judges who were either blind or corrupt."[116] However, ringside punch stats showed Pacquiao landing more strikes, 176 to 138, and landing more power punches, 117 to 100.[117] Michael Woods of ESPN stated that Marquez was not robbed noting the Compubox stats, all of which favored Pacquiao.[118]

    Pacquiao vs. Bradley[link]

    Bob Arum announced that Pacquiao is having his next bout on June 9, 2012, following another failed negotiations for a showdown with the now WBC titleholder Floyd Mayweather, Jr. on Cinco De Mayo. Timothy Bradley, Miguel Cotto, Juan Manuel Marquez and Lamont Peterson were the names on Arum's list of his next possible opponents.

    On February 5, Timothy Bradley was announced as Pacquiao's next opponent on June 9 for his WBO Welterweight title.[119][120]

    Professional boxing record[link]

    54 Wins (38 knockouts, 16 decisions), 3 Losses (2 knockouts, 1 decision), 2 Draws[121]
    Res. Record Opponent Type Round, Time Date Location Notes
    N/A N/A United States Timothy Bradley -  ? (12) 2012-06-09 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada Defends WBO Welterweight title.
    Win 54-3-2 Mexico Juan Manuel Márquez MD 12 2011-11-12 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained WBO Welterweight title. Fight at 144-pound catch weight.
    Win 53-3-2 United States Shane Mosley UD 12 2011-05-07 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained WBO Welterweight title.
    Win 52-3-2 Mexico Antonio Margarito UD 12 2010-11-13 United States Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas Won vacant WBC Light Middleweight title. Fight at 150-pound catch weight.
    Win 51-3-2 Ghana Joshua Clottey UD 12 2010-03-13 United States Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas Retained WBO Welterweight title.
    Win 50-3-2 Puerto Rico Miguel Ángel Cotto TKO 12 (12), 0:55 2009-11-14 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada Won WBO Welterweight title. Awarded WBC Diamond belt. Fight at 145-pound catch weight.
    Win 49-3-2 United Kingdom Ricky Hatton KO 2 (12), 2:59 2009-05-02 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada Won The Ring & IBO Light Welterweight titles.
    Win 48-3-2 United States Oscar De La Hoya RTD 8 (12), 3:00 2008-12-06 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada A non-title welterweight bout.
    Win 47-3-2 United States David Díaz TKO 9 (12), 2:24 2008-06-28 United States Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada Won WBC Lightweight title.
    Win 46-3-2 Mexico Juan Manuel Márquez SD 12 2008-03-15 United States Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada Won WBC & vacant The Ring Super Featherweight titles.
    Win 45-3-2 Mexico Marco Antonio Barrera UD 12 2007-10-06 United States Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained WBC International Super Featherweight title.
    Win 44-3-2 Mexico Jorge Solís KO 8 (12), 1:16 2007-04-14 United States Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas Retained WBC International Super Featherweight title.
    Win 43-3-2 Mexico Érik Morales KO 3 (12), 2:57 2006-11-18 United States Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained WBC International Super Featherweight title.
    Win 42-3-2 Mexico Óscar Larios UD 12 2006-07-02 Philippines Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Metro Manila Retained WBC International Super Featherweight title.
    Win 41-3-2 Mexico Érik Morales TKO 10 (12), 2:33 2006-01-21 United States Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained WBC International Super Featherweight title.
    WBC Super Featherweight Title Eliminator.
    Win 40-3-2 Mexico Héctor Velázquez TKO 6 (12), 2:59 2005-09-10 United States Staples Center, Los Angeles, California Won vacant WBC International Super Featherweight title.
    Loss 39-3-2 Mexico Érik Morales UD 12 2005-03-19 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada For vacant WBC International & vacant IBA Super Featherweight titles.
    Win 39-2-2 Thailand Fahsan Por Thawatchai TKO 4 (12), 1:26 2004-12-11 Philippines Fort Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City, Metro Manila Retained The Ring Featherweight title.
    IBF Featherweight Eliminator for the #2 Spot.
    Draw 38-2-2 Mexico Juan Manuel Márquez SD 12 2004-05-08 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained The Ring Featherweight title. For WBA (Super) and IBF Featherweight titles.
    Win 38-2-1 Mexico Marco Antonio Barrera TKO 11 (12), 2:56 2003-11-15 United States Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas Won Lineal & The Ring Featherweight titles.
    Win 37-2-1 Mexico Emmanuel Lucero KO 3 (12), 0:48 2003-07-26 United States Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California Retained IBF Super Bantamweight title.
    Win 36-2-1 Kazakhstan Serikzhan Yeshmagambetov TKO 5 (10), 1:52 2003-03-15 Philippines Rizal Park, Manila, Metro Manila A non-title featherweight bout.
    Win 35-2-1 Thailand Fahprakorb Rakkiatgym KO 1 (12), 2:46 2002-10-26 Philippines Rizal Memorial College Gym, Davao City Retained IBF Super Bantamweight title.
    Win 34-2-1 Colombia Jorge Eliecer Julio TKO 2 (12), 1:09 2002-06-08 United States The Pyramid, Memphis, Memphis Retained IBF Super Bantamweight title.
    Draw 33-2-1 Dominican Republic Agapito Sánchez TD 6 (12), 1:12 2001-11-10 United States Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California Retained IBF Super Bantamweight title. For WBO Super Bantamweight title.
    Bout stopped due to cut on Pacquiao's eye caused by headbutt.
    Win 33–2 South Africa Lehlohonolo Ledwaba TKO 6 (12), 0:59 2001-06-23 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada Won IBF Super Bantamweight title.
    Win 32–2 Thailand Wethya Sakmuangklang KO 6 (12), 2:40 2001-04-28 Philippines Kidapawan City, Cotabato Retained WBC International Super Bantamweight title.
    Win 31–2 North Korea Tetsutora Senrima TKO 5 (12) 2001-02-24 Philippines Ynares Center, Antipolo City, Rizal Retained WBC International Super Bantamweight title.
    Win 30–2 Australia Nedal Hussein TKO 10 (12), 1:48 2000-10-14 Philippines Ynares Center, Antipolo City, Rizal Retained WBC International Super Bantamweight title.
    Win 29–2 South Korea Seung-Kon Chae TKO 1 (12), 1:42 2000-06-28 Philippines Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Metro Manila Retained WBC International Super Bantamweight title.
    Win 28–2 Australia Arnel Barotillo KO 4 (12) 2000-03-04 Philippines Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila, Metro Manila Retained WBC International Super Bantamweight title.
    Win 27–2 Philippines Reynante Jamili KO 2 (12) 1999-12-18 Philippines Elorde Sports Complex, Parañaque City, Metro Manila Won WBC International Super Bantamweight title.
    Loss 26–2 Thailand Medgoen Singsurat KO 3 (12), 1:32 1999-09-17 Thailand Pakpanag Metropolitan Stadium, Nakhon Si Thammarat Lost Lineal Flyweight title. Pacquiao was overweight at weigh-in and stripped of WBC Flyweight title.
    Win 26–1 Mexico Gabriel Mira TKO 4 (12), 2:45 1999-04-24 Philippines Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Metro Manila Retained Lineal & WBC Flyweight titles.
    Win 25–1 Australia Todd Makelim TKO 3 (10), 2:52 1999-02-20 Philippines Kidapawan City, Cotabato
    Win 24–1 Thailand Chatchai Sasakul KO 8 (12) 1998-12-04 Thailand Tonsuk College Ground, Phutthamonthon Won Lineal & WBC Flyweight titles.
    Win 23–1 Japan Shin Terao TKO 1 (10), 2:59 1998-05-18 Japan Korakuen Hall, Tokyo
    Win 22–1 Thailand Panomdej Ohyuthanakorn KO 1 (12), 1:38 1997-12-06 Philippines South Cotabato Stadium, Koronadal City, South Cotabato Retained OPBF Flyweight title.
    Win 21–1 Philippines Melvin Magramo UD (10) 1997-09-13 Philippines Cebu Coliseum Cebu City, Cebu
    Win 20–1 Thailand Chokchai Chockvivat KO 5 (12), 2:46 1997-06-26 Philippines Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila Won OPBF Flyweight title.
    Win 19–1 Philippines Ariel Austria TKO 6 (10) 1997-05-30 Philippines Almendras Gym, Davao City
    Win 18–1 South Korea Wook-Ki Lee KO 1 (10), 1:04 1997-04-24 Philippines Ritsy's, Makati City, Metro Manila
    Win 17–1 Philippines Mike Luna KO 1 (10), 1:56 1997-03-03 Philippines Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila
    Win 16–1 South Korea Sung-Yul Lee TKO 2 (10) 1996-12-28 Philippines Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila
    Win 15–1 Indonesia Ippo Gala TKO 2 (10) 1996-07-27 Philippines Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila
    Win 14–1 Philippines Bert Batiller TKO 4 (10) 1996-06-15 Philippines General Santos City, South Cotabato
    Win 13–1 Philippines John Medina TKO 4 (10) 1996-05-05 Philippines Malabon City, Metro Manila
    Win 12–1 Philippines Marlon Carillo UD (10) 1996-04-27 Philippines Ramada Hotel, Manila, Metro Manila
    Loss 11–1 Philippines Rustico Torrecampo KO 3 (10), 0:29 1996-02-09 Philippines Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila Pacquiao was one pound over the specified catch weight of 111 lbs. He was penalized by wearing heavier gloves.
    Win 11–0 Philippines Lito Torrejos TD 5 (10) 1996-01-13 Philippines Parañaque City, Metro Manila
    Win 10–0 Philippines Rolando Toyogon UD 10 1995-12-09 Philippines Sampaloc Metro Manila
    Win 9–0 Philippines Rudolfo Fernandez TKO 3 (10) 1995-11-11 Philippines Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila
    Win 8–0 Philippines Renato Mendones TKO 2 (8) 1995-10-21 Philippines Puerto Princesa City, Palawan
    Win 7–0 Philippines Lolito Laroa UD 8 1995-10-07 Philippines Makati City, Metro Manila
    Win 6–0 Philippines Armando Rocil KO 3 (8) 1995-09-16 Philippines Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila
    Win 5–0 Philippines Acasio Simbajon UD 6 1995-08-03 Philippines Mandaluyong Sports Complex, Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila
    Win 4–0 Philippines Dele Decierto TKO 2 (6) 1995-07-01 Philippines Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila
    Win 3–0 Philippines Rocky Palma UD 6 1995-05-01 Philippines Montano Hall, Cavite City, Cavite
    Win 2–0 Philippines Pinoy Montejo UD 4 1995-03-18 Philippines Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro
    Win 1–0 Philippines Edmund Enting Ignacio UD 4 1995-01-22 Philippines Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro Professional boxing debut at light flyweight.

    Titles in boxing[link]

    Major World Titles:

    Minor World Titles:

    The Ring/Lineal Championship Titles:

    Regional/International Titles:

    Special Titles:

    Acting career[link]

    Manny Pacquiao
    Born Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao
    Other names Manny, Pacman
    Occupation Professional Boxer, Actor, Politician
    Years active 2000 – Present

    Pacquiao started his acting career as an extra in some local films and guest appearances on ABS-CBN shows.

    In December 2005 Pacquiao took his first lead role in Violett Films' Lisensyadong Kamao (Licensed Fist).[122] The movie is titled so because (according to director Tony Bernal), being a Boxer, Pacquiao is licensed to use his hands.[citation needed]

    In 2008, Pacquiao starred with Ara Mina and Valerie Concepcion in Anak ng Kumander (Son of Commander). The movie was not a commercial success and was panned by critics.[citation needed]

    Pacquiao starred in the superhero/comedy film entitled Wapakman, which was released on December 25, 2009 as an entry to the 2009 Metro Manila Film Festival.[123] Like his previous films, Wapakman was not commercially successful.[124]

    Upon the expiration of his contract with ABS-CBN, Pacquiao signed with GMA Network as an actor in September 2007. On December 17, 2007, he taped his first episode of the networks infotainment show Pinoy Records.[125] His other projects with the network included Totoy Bato and the sitcom Show Me Da Manny in which his mother, Dionesia, also appeared.

    In 2012, American actor Sylvester Stallone was reportedly in talks with Pacquiao over co-starring in one of Stallone's future films, which is in the planning stages. The project did not push through as no further updates were given after the initial report.[126]

    In 2011, Pacquiao appeared on Tosh.0 in which he was paired in a fight with Daniel Tosh. It resulted in Pacquiao winning in one punch.

    On May 18, 2012 it was reported that Pacquiao will shoot his first Hollywood film after his June 9 fight with Tim Bradley. He will play a gangster in this movie that will also feature other fighters and martial artists such as Hector Echavarria, Lyoto Machida, Anderson Silva and Frank Mir. Filipino-American Rob Schneider also confirmed the report in an interview that he'll be workign with Pacquiao in a movie. The working title is Brass Knuckles and will be directed by Erick Geisler.[127][128]

    Political career[link]

    Emmanuel D. Pacquiao
    Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Sarangani's Lone District
    Incumbent
    Assumed office
    June 30, 2010
    Preceded by Erwin L. Chiongbian
    Personal details
    Political party PDP-LABAN (2012–)
    Liberal Party (2007, 2010–12)
    Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (2008)
    Nacionalista Party (2009–10)
    People's Champ Movement (2010–)
    Residence Kiamba, Sarangani
    Alma mater Notre Dame of Dadiangas University
    Profession Professional Boxer, Actor
    Religion Evangelical Roman Catholic
    Website www.congress.gov.ph

    2007 Election[link]

    On February 12, 2007, Pacquiao officially announced that he would be running for a seat in the House of Representatives in the May 2007 legislative election as a candidate of the Liberal Party, aiming to represent the 1st District of South Cotabato.[129] Pacquiao, who has been known to be supportive of the administration of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, said that he was persuaded to run by local officials of General Santos City, who hoped he would act as a bridge between their interests and the national government.[129] Pacquiao was defeated in the election by incumbent Rep. Darlene Antonino-Custodio, who said, "More than anything, I think, people weren't prepared to lose him as their boxing icon."[130]

    2007 Philippine House of Representatives election at South Cotabato's 1st district
    Party Candidate Votes Percentage
    NPC Darlene Antonino-Custodio 139,061 64.49%
    Liberal Manny Pacquiao 75,908 35.51%
    Valid votes 214,969 100.00%
    NPC hold

    In September 2008, Pacquiao was sworn in as member of Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (KAMPI), a pro-administration political party.

    2010 Election[link]

    On November 21, 2009, Pacquiao confirmed that he would run again for the congressional seat, but this time in Sarangani province, the hometown of his wife Jinkee.[131] He originally planned to run for congress under his own party, the People's Champ Movement, but has since joined the Nacionalista Party headed by Manny Villar. Villar said arrangements were made to accommodate Pacquiao’s People’s Champ Movement in a coalition with the Nacionalista Party for the May 2010 elections in Sarangani.[132]

    On May 13, 2010, Pacquiao was officially proclaimed congressman of the lone district of Sarangani. He scored a landslide victory over the wealthy and politically well-entrenched Chiongbian clan that had been in power in the province for more than thirty years. Pacquiao got 120,052 votes while his opponent for the seat, Roy Chiongbian, got 60,899 votes.[133]

    2010 Philippine House of Representatives election at Sarangani
    Party Candidate Votes Percentage
    PCM Manny Pacquiao 120,052 66.35%
    SARRO Roy Chiongbian 60,899 33.65%
    Valid votes 180,591 97.57%
    Invalid or blank votes 4,499 2.43%
    Totals 180,951 100.00%
    PCM gain from SARRO

    On June 28, 2010, Pacquiao took his oath of office as congressman before Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio in the Provincial Capitol of Sarangani in Municipality of Alabel. He announced that he will transfer to President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III's Liberal Party from Nacionalista Party as he wants to ensure the entry of more projects to his province.[134]

    Pacquiao later moved to the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) led by Vice-President Jejomar Binay. He took his oath on April 16, 2012 in front of PDP-LABAN President and Senator Aquilino Pimentel III and Secretary-General Joey de Venecia in preparation for the upcoming 2013 elections.[135]

    In popular culture[link]

    A film based on Pacquiao's life, Pacquiao: The Movie, was released on June 21, 2006, featuring Filipino actor Jericho Rosales as Manny Pacquiao and was directed by Joel Lamangan.[136] The film flopped at the box office, grossing a total of only P4,812,191 (approximately US$99,322), as confirmed by Lamangan.

    Pacquiao is featured in the boxing video games Fight Night Round 2, Fight Night Round 3, Fight Night Round 4 and Fight Night Champion. EA Sports released a limited edition demo of Fight Night Round 4, featuring Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton prior to their May 2 fight.[137]

    Pacquiao became the first Filipino athlete to appear on a postage stamp.[138]

    Pacquiao became the first Filipino Olympic non-participant to be Team Philippines’ flag-bearer during the August 8 opening ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics at the Beijing National Stadium. Swimmer Miguel Molina, 2005 Southeast Asian Games’ Best Male Athlete, yielded the honor to Pacquiao, upon the request of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to the national sports officials on the Philippines at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[139]

    Pacquiao plays basketball as a cross-training to keep himself in shape. He is playing in the semi-professional basketball league, Liga Pilipinas, with the team he owns, the MP-Gensan Warriors. He made his debut in the Smart-Liga Pilipinas Conference II in January 16, 2009. He wears jersey number 17.[140]

    Pacquiao became an honorary member of the Boston Celtics. The honorary membership was bestowed on him in a brief ceremony and he was presented with a replica of a green and white Celtics jersey bearing his name and number 1.[141] As a measure of gratitude, Pacquiao delivered a stockpile of red autographed boxing gloves to TD Garden. On March 10, 2010, prior to the night's game with Memphis Grizzlies, many of the Celtics had a special motivational gift waiting for them in their lockers.[142]

    With his popularity, various business sectors have solicited Manny Pacquiao's help in endorsing their products through commercial advertisements in print and in broadcast media. These include detergents, medicines, foods, beverage, garments, telecommunications and even a political ad for politicians during the 2007 and 2010 Philippine elections. His most acclaimed commercials yet were for Nike's "Fast Forward" campaign (alongside Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant, Maria Sharapova, Roger Federer, Cristiano Ronaldo and Liu Xiang)[143] and San Miguel Beer with Jet Li[144] and Érik Morales.[145]

    Pacquiao has been included by Time Magazine as one of the world's most influential people for the year 2009, for his exploits in boxing and his influence among the Filipino people.[146] Pacquiao was also included by Forbes Magazine in its annual Celebrity 100 list for the year 2009, joining Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie and fellow athletes Tiger Woods and Bryant.[147] Forbes also listed Pacquiao as the World's 6th Highest Paid Athlete, with a total of 40 Million Dollars ($40,000,000.00) or 2 Billion Pesos (₱2,000,000,000.00) from the second half of 2008 to the first half of 2009. Tied with him on the sixth spot was the NBA player LeBron James and golfer Phil Mickelson.[148] Pacquiao was again included in Forbes' list of Highest Paid Athletes from the second half of 2009 to the first half of 2010; he was ranked 8th with an income of $42 million.[149] Pacquiao had also won the 2009 ESPY Awards for the Best Fighter category, beating fellow boxer Shane Mosley and Brazilian mixed martial arts fighters Lyoto Machida and Anderson Silva.[150] More recently, ESPN Magazine reported that Pacquiao is one of the two top earning athletes for 2010, alongside American Major League baseball player Alex Rodriguez. According to the magazine's annual salary report of athletes, Pacquiao earned $32 million (approximately PhP 1.38 billion) for his two 2010 boxing matches against Clottey and Margarito.[151]

    Pacquiao has also graced the cover of Time Magazine Asia for their November 16, 2009 issue. According to their five-page feature story, "(Pacquiao is) a fighter with enough charisma, intelligence and backstory to help rescue a sport lost in the labyrinth of pay-per-view. Global brands like Nike want him in their ads." They also added, "Pacquiao has a myth of origin equal to that of any Greek or Roman hero. He leaves the Philippines to make it even bigger, conquering the world again and again to bring back riches to his family and friends."[150][152] He became the eighth Filipino to grace the cover of the prestigious magazine, after former Philippine presidents Manuel L. Quezon, Ramon Magsaysay, Ferdinand Marcos, Corazon Aquino, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Benigno Aquino III and Filipino actress and environmentalist Chin Chin Gutierrez. Pacquiao was also featured on the cover of Reader’s Digest Asia, where a seven-page story was written about the Filipino boxing superstar. The issue came out before Pacquiao’s epic match against De La Hoya on November 2008.

    Recognitions[link]

    International:

    National:

    Filmography[link]

    Year Film Role Other Notes
    2000 Di Ko Kayang Tanggapin Dong
    2001 Mahal Kita... Kahit Sino Ka Pa!
    2001 Basagan ng Mukha Dodong
    2005 Lisensyadong Kamao Ambrosio "Bruce" Lerio
    2008 Anak ng Kumander Kumander Idel Writer/Producer
    2008 Brown Soup Thing Cousin Manny
    2008 Pangarap Kong Jackpot Abel segment "Sa Ngalan ng Busabos"
    2009 Wapakman Magno Meneses/Wapakman
    Year Television Shows Role Other Notes
    2004 Walang Bakas Himself (uncredited)
    2004 No Fear: The Manny Pacquiao Story Himself Video documentary
    2004 The People's Champion Himself Video documentary
    2005 Kamao: Matira Ang Matibay Himself – Host
    2005 Ok Fine Whatever Himself – Guest
    2006 Ako ang Simula Himself TV documentary
    2007 The Battle of Cebu: Moment of Truth Himself – Crowd
    2009 Kababayan LA: Manny Pacquiao Specials Himself
    2009 Pinoy Records Himself – Host
    2009 Totoy Bato Emmanuel
    2009 Show Me Da Manny Manny Santos
    2009 Rome is Burning Himself – Correspondent Episode dated May 1
    2009 Jimmy Kimmel Live Himself – Guest Episode dated November 3
    2009 MMA H.E.A.T. Himself Episode dated November 12
    2010 Jimmy Kimmel Live Himself – Guest Episode dated March 3
    2010 HBO Boxing After Dark Himself – Audience Member Episode dated June 18
    2010 ESPN Friday Night Fights Himself Episode dated July 2
    2010 Jimmy Kimmel Live Himself – Guest Episode dated November 1
    2010 60 Minutes Himself – Guest [176]
    2011 Manny Many Prizes Himself – Host

    Discography[link]

    Manny Pacquiao
    Birth name Emmanuel D. Pacquiao
    Origin General Santos City
    Occupations Boxer, Actor, Singer, Politician
    Years active 2006–present
    Labels Star Records
    MCA Records
    GMA Records
    Associated acts Lito Camo
    Francis Magalona

    Most of the Tagalog songs of Pacquiao were composed by Lito Camo. The following are the songs from Manny Pacquiao's albums:

    • Laban Nating Lahat Ito (2006) – under Star Records
      • "Bilog" (Circle)
      • "Para Sa'Yo Ang Laban Na 'To" (This Fight is for You)
      • "Pagsubok Lamang Yan" (It's Just a Challenge)
      • "Byaheng Pag-asa" (Voyage of Hope)
      • "Ipakita Mo" (Show Them)
      • "Ikaw at Ako" (You and Me)
      • "Hindi Ko Kaya" (I Can't Do It)
      • "Kanta Tayo" (Let's Sing)
      • "Champion Sa Kantahan" (Champion in Singing)
      • "Laban Nating Lahat Ito" (This is Our Fight) (feat Francis M.)
    • Pac-Man Punch (2007) – under MCA Records
      • "Pac-Man Punch" – Willie Wilcox feat. Nemesis Yankee and Manny Pacquiao
      • "Pac-Man Punch (R U Ready?)" – Willie Wilcox feat. Nemesis Yankee
      • "Pac-Man Punch (Knockout Remix)" – Willie Wilcox feat. Nemesis Yankee and Manny Pacquiao
      • "Pac-Man Punch (Minus One)"

    See also[link]

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    Antonio Margarito
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    Statistics
    Real name Antonio Margarito Montiel
    Nickname(s) El Tornado de Tijuana
    Tony
    The Express Train
    Rated at Lightweight
    Light Welterweight
    Welterweight
    Light Middleweight
    Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
    Reach 73 in (185 cm)
    Nationality Mexican
    American
    Born (1978-03-18) March 18, 1978 (age 34)
    Torrance, California, United States
    Stance Orthodox
    Boxing record
    Total fights 47
    Wins 38
    Wins by KO 27
    Losses 8
    Draws 0
    No contests 1

    Antonio Margarito Montiel (born on March 18, 1978 in Torrance, California) is a Mexican-American professional boxer. He is a former WBA, WBO & IBF Welterweight Champion.[1] Nicknamed El Tornado de Tijuana, he is known for his aggressive fighting style and his iron chin. He is currently trained by former IBF Super Featherweight Champion Roberto García.[2] Antonio also manages IBF Lightweight Champion Miguel Vázquez.[3]

    Margarito was in an incident in which his corner was caught tampering with his hand wraps prior to his bout with Shane Mosley. The hand wraps were found by the CSAC to contain sulfur and calcium which, when combined with oxygen, forms Plaster of Paris.[4]

    Contents

    Personal life[link]

    He resides in Tijuana, Baja California with his wife Michelle Margarito. He is the brother-in-law of undefeated prospect Hanzel Martinez.[5]

    Amateur career[link]

    Margarito compiled a record of 18–3 in his relatively brief amateur career, indicating that he may have turned pro quickly due to financial concerns.[6]

    Professional career[link]

    Welterweight[link]

    Margarito made his debut at the age of 15, beating Jose Trujillo in Tijuana by decision. On April 25 he achieved his first knockout, defeating Victor Angulo in the second round. On October 17 he suffered his first defeat, a six round decision to Victor Lozoya. Over the next six bouts, he went 4–2. Following that, he went 28–2–1, with notable wins over Alfred Ankamah, Juan Soberanes, future World Middleweight Champion Sergio Gabriel Martinez, Buck Smith, David Kamau and Frankie Randall, a former World Light Welterweight Champion who became the first man to beat Julio César Chávez in 91 fights.

    WBO Welterweight Championship[link]

    On July 21, 2001, he got his first world title try against southpaw Daniel Santos for the WBO Welterweight title at Bayamón, Puerto Rico's Rubén Rodríguez Coliseum. The fight had to be stopped in the first round as a consequence of a clash of heads that opened deep gashes on both fighters and sent them both to a nearby hospital. Because the fight had not gone at least four rounds, a technical decision could not be awarded. The bout was declared a no contest and Santos retained the belt.

    Capturing the title[link]

    Santos then vacated the WBO title to go up in weight and pursue the WBO Light Middleweight Championship and Margarito was assigned to fight Antonio Díaz for the vacant title in front of an HBO Boxing audience. On March 16, 2002, Margarito crowned himself world champion, beating Diaz by knockout in round ten. He defended that crown with a decision in twelve over Danny Perez Ramírez and a knockout in two over former WBA title holder Andrew Lewis. Lewis was a southpaw and a hard puncher, but had been exposed as having a weak chin, while Margarito proved that he has a world class chin. He publicly asked for a unification bout with then WBC and WBA Champion Ricardo Mayorga.

    At this point, Margarito considered going up in weight to try to lure Fernando Vargas, Oscar De La Hoya or Shane Mosley into a lucrative fight, or Santos into a rematch at the light middleweight division. On October 17, 2003, Margarito made his light middleweight division debut with a two round knockout win over Maurice Brantley in Phoenix, Arizona.

    On January 31, 2004, back in the welterweight division, he retained his title with a second round knockout of Canada's previously undefeated Hercules Kyvelos.

    Margarito faced Daniel Santos in a rematch on September 11 of the same year at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan for Santos' WBO Light Middleweight title. The rematch also ended because of a headbutt, but this time, as the fight had already reached the four rounds mark needed for fights like these to be decided by judges, Margarito lost by a split ten round technical decision. He was down on two scorecards when the fight was stopped.

    On April 23, 2005, Margarito retained his WBO welterweight title against another Puerto Rican, undefeated world class puncher Kermit Cintron, dropping him four times on his way to a fifth round knockout. This was regarded as one of his best wins.

    After almost a ten month layoff, Margarito returned to the boxing ring on February 18, 2006, retaining his title with a first round knockout of Jaime Manuel Gomez, who had lasted eleven rounds with Mosley for the IBF Lightweight title eight and a half years before.

    On December 2, 2006, Margarito defeated future champion Joshua Clottey by a twelve round unanimous decision. Margarito set a Compubox all-time record of 1675 total punches thrown in a twelve round bout.[7]

    Losing the title and regaining it[link]

    On July 14, 2007, Margarito lost a 12 round unanimous decision to undefeated challenger Paul Williams, losing his WBO belt. After the bout, Margarito heavily disputed the decision, claiming that he had landed the most meaningful punches. Williams, however, landed the most punches (outhitting Margarito by almost a 2–1 ratio and throwing an average of over 100 punches per round) according to compubox.[8]

    On April 12, 2008, Margarito engaged in a rematch with Cintron, who had won the IBF Welterweight title belt following his loss to Margarito in 2005. In the early rounds, Cintron struck Margarito with several flush power shots to the head, but Margarito remained unhurt and continued to execute a game plan of continuously moving forward and pressuring Cintron. In the sixth round, Margarito landed a liver shot, knocking Cintron out and taking the IBF title. As the referee counted Cintron out, HBO cameras captured Margarito from a neutral corner, gesturing upward with his arms and urging Cintron to get up so that the two men could continue fighting for a longer period of time.[9]

    Margarito vs. Cotto[link]

    Following his successful rematch with Cintron, the IBF ordered him to fight a mandatory defense against the organization's number-one contender, Joshua Clottey, whom Margarito had previously defeated in 2006. Rather than agreeing to a rematch with Clottey, Margarito vacated the IBF title and agreed to a fight with undefeated WBA Welterweight Champion Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico. The Cotto-Margarito match took place on July 26, 2008, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

    Margarito won in the 11th round via technical knockout. Margarito had lost almost all the early rounds, but he came back with relentless pace, eventually winning in the 11th round, in which was one of the fights of the year.[10] At the time of the stoppage, Margarito was ahead by two rounds on two judges' scorecards, with one judge having it even. Prior to his fight with Shane Mosley, Margarito had a record of 37 wins, 5 losses and 1 no contest, with 27 wins by knockout.

    Margarito vs. Mosley[link]

    Margarito fought Shane Mosley on January 24, 2009 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California[11][12] to defend his WBA title and for the vacant Lineal Welterweight Championship of Lineal Champs and Cyber Boxing Zone (CBZ).[13][14] The Ring did not recognize this bout for its vacant Welterweight Championship despite the fact it pitted The Ring #1 ranked welterweight, Antonio Margarito, vs. The Ring #3 ranked welterweight, Shane Mosley. Coming in the bout, Margarito had just stopped the previous The Ring #1 ranked welterweight and current The Ring #2 ranked welterweight, Miguel Cotto.[15] In the fight, Margarito was battered and outclassed by Mosley and lost the fight and his WBA title by 9th round technical knockout.

    Tampered handwraps controversy[link]

    Controversy erupted before the fight when Mosley's trainer, Naazim Richardson, observed that Margarito had a pasty white substance in his handwraps.[16] One doctor described this material as plaster hidden in the wrapped hands of Margarito, leading to accusations that he may have been trying to cheat. At Richardson's insistence, California State Inspector Dean Lohuis called for Margarito's hands to be rewrapped. According to Judd Burstein, the attorney for Mosley, Margarito had wet pads in the wrapping. Mosley's doctor, Robert Olvera, likened the material to the type of plaster used to make casts. Burstein said he seized the pad removed from the wrapping and another pad found in Margarito's dressing room. Both were placed in a sealed box that was given to Lohuis for further study.[17] The California Department of Justice laboratory later confirmed the substance to be similar in nature to plaster of Paris.[18]

    In late January, the California State Athletic Commission suspended Margarito and his trainer, Javier Capetillo, pending investigation.[19] At the hearing, Margarito claimed he did not know what was in the wraps, while Capetillo admitted to making "a big mistake" by placing the wrong inserts into Margarito's hand wraps. The commission voted unanimously to revoke Margarito and Capetillo's licenses for at least one year. While it found Margarito did not know about the gloves, it took the line that as head of the team, he was responsible for Capetillo's actions. Since state boxing commissions generally honor suspensions imposed in other states, this action effectively banned Margarito from boxing in the United States.[20]

    In November 2009, it emerged that red stains on the hand wraps Margarito used in the Cotto fight were similar to the stains on the inserts seized before the Mosley fight. This has raised suspicions that Margarito's gloves were loaded for that fight and possibly others as well.[21]

    Latin Fury 14[link]

    Margarito was scheduled to return to the ring on March 13, 2010 against Carson Jones, pending his relicensing, on the Pacquiao-Clottey undercard. But for reasons unspecified, promoter Top Rank announced he would not return.[22] Margarito expressed interest in fighting Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao if the latter's bout with Floyd Mayweather did not materialize.

    His comeback fight was postponed until May 8 and was held at Aguascalientes, Mexico, where he faced light middleweight contender Roberto García (21–2).[23] Margarito won a ten round unanimous decision over Garcia to capture the vacant WBC International Light Middleweight title.[24][25] The judges’ score cards were 99–89, 100–88 and 99–90, all in favor of Margarito.[26]

    Margarito vs. Pacquiao[link]

    On July 23, 2010, Bob Arum announced that Margarito would face Manny Pacquiao for the WBC Light Middleweight Championship that was vacated by current Middleweight Champion Sergio Gabriel Martinez.[27][28] The fight took place on Saturday, November 13, 2010 in Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, as Margarito got a boxing license in Texas, United States.[29][30] In his Camp for this fight, Margarito had four southpaw sparring partners who are the undefeated; Karim Martínez, Cleotis Pendarvis,[31] number one mandatory for the WBA Light Middleweight title, Austin Trout, and U.S. Olympic Silver Medalist Ricardo Williams.[32][33] Despite having a 17 pound weight advantage, a 4.5 inch height advantage, and a six inch reach advantage, Margarito was dominated by Pacquiao and took a savage, brutal beating.[34] The fight wound up being a unanimous decision loss for Margarito, with the judges' scorecards being 120–108, 119–109, and 118–108.[34][35] Margarito was taken to the hospital directly after the fight where it was discovered that his right orbital bone had been fractured. Surgery had to be postponed to three days later as his face was too swollen to operate on.[36]

    Five weeks before the fight, Margarito and boxer Brandon Rios were interviewed by Elie Seckbach and the video taken showed the group mocking Manny Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach who has Parkinson's disease.[37][38] On the Thursday before the fight, Margarito publicly apologized to Roach and to everyone suffering from Parkinson's.[37]

    Margarito vs. Cotto II[link]

    On December 3, 2011, Margarito was defeated by Miguel Cotto via TKO by doctor stoppage in the 10th round. The fight was stopped at the start of the 10th round because of the condition of Margarito's right eye, which was swelled shut. This was the same eye that was badly damaged in his previous fight with Manny Pacquiao and the one that almost kept the New York State Athletic Commission from granting him his boxing license because of the special procedure that was performed on it in 2010.

    Professional boxing record[link]

    38 Wins (27 knockouts, 11 decisions), 8 Losses (2 knockouts, 6 decisions), 0 Draws[39]
    Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
    Loss 38–8
    1 NC
    Puerto Rico Miguel Cotto TKO 10 (12) 2011-12-03 United States Madison Square Garden, New York, United States For WBA (Super) Light Middleweight title.
    Loss 38–7
    1 NC
    Philippines Manny Pacquiao UD 12 2010-11-13 United States Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, United States For vacant WBC Light Middleweight title.
    Win 38–6
    1 NC
    Mexico Roberto García UD 10 2010-05-08 Mexico Plaza de Toros, Aguascalientes, Mexico Won WBC International Light Middleweight title.
    Loss 37–6
    1 NC
    United States Shane Mosley TKO 9 (12), (0:43) 2009-01-24 United States Staples Center, Los Angeles, United States Lost WBA (Super) Welterweight title.
    Win 37–5
    1 NC
    Puerto Rico Miguel Ángel Cotto TKO 11 (12) (2:05) 2008-07-26 United States MGM Grand, Las Vegas, United States Won WBA Welterweight title.
    Win 36–5
    1 NC
    Puerto Rico Kermit Cintrón KO 6 (12), (1:57) 2008-04-12 United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States Won IBF Welterweight title.
    Win 35–5
    1 NC
    United States Golden Johnson TKO 1 (12), (2:28) 2007-11-10 United States Madison Square Garden, New York, United States Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental Welterweight title.
    Loss 34–5
    1 NC
    United States Paul Williams UD 12 2007-07-14 United States Home Depot Center, Carson, United States Lost WBO Welterweight title.
    Win 34–4
    1 NC
    Ghana Joshua Clottey UD 12 2006-12-02 United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States Retained WBO Welterweight title.
    Win 33–4
    1 NC
    Mexico Manuel Gomez TKO 1 (12), (1:14) 2006-02-18 United States The Aladdin, Las Vegas, United States Retained WBO Welterweight title.
    Win 32–4
    1 NC
    Puerto Rico Kermit Cintrón TKO 5 (12), (2:12) 2005-04-23 United States Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, United States Retained WBO Welterweight title.
    Win 31–4
    1 NC
    Argentina Sebastian Lujan TKO 10 (12), (2:57) 2005-02-18 United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, United States Retained WBO Welterweight title.
    Loss 30–4
    1 NC
    Puerto Rico Daniel Santos TD 10 (12), (3:00) 2004-09-11 Puerto Rico Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico For WBO Light Middleweight title.
    Win 30–3
    1 NC
    Canada Hercules Kyvelos TD 2 (12), (0:54) 2004-01-31 United States Dodge Theater, Phoenix, United States Retained WBO Welterweight title.
    Win 29–3
    1 NC
    United States Maurice Brantley TKO 2 (10), (2:47) 2003-10-17 United States Celebrity Theater, Phoenix, United States
    Win 28–3
    1 NC
    Guyana Andrew Lewis TD 2 (12), (2:31) 2003-02-08 United States Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, United States Retained WBO Welterweight title.
    Win 27–3
    1 NC
    United States Danny Perez UD 12 2002-10-12 United States Arrowhead Pond, Anaheim, Anaheim, United States Retained WBO Welterweight title.
    Win 26–3
    1 NC
    Mexico Antonio Díaz TKO 10 (12), (2:17) 2002-03-16 United States Bally, Las Vegas, United States Won vacant WBO Welterweight title.
    NC 26–3
    1 NC
    Puerto Rico Daniel Santos NC 1 (12), (2:11) 2001-07-21 Puerto Rico Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez, Bayamon, Puerto Rico For WBO Welterweight title.
    Win 25–3 United States Robert West KO 1 (10), (2:19) 2001-03-30 United States Convention Center, Fort Worth, United States
    Win 24–3 United States Frankie Randall RTD 4 (10) 2000-12-10 United States Memphis, United States
    Win 23–3 Mexico José Luis Benítez TKO 1 (4), (1:06) 2000-09-17 United States El Gran Mercado, Phoenix, United States
    Win 22–3 Kenya David Kamau TKO 2 (12), 2:59 2000-06-16 United States Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, United States Won WBO NABO Welterweight title.
    Win 21–3 Argentina Sergio Martinez TKO 7 (10), (2:57) 2000-02-19 United States Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, United States
    Win 20–3 Mexico Efrain Munoz KO 2 (10), ?:?? 1999-12-15 United States Quiet Cannon, Montebello, United States
    Win 19–3 United States Buck Smith TKO 5 (8), ?:?? 1999-10-23 United States Will Rogers Coliseum, Fort Worth, United States
    Win 18–3 United States Danny Perez SD 8 1999-06-12 United States Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, United States
    Win 17–3 Mexico Daniel Mendez KO 3 (?), ?:?? 1999-06-07 United States Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Mexico
    Win 16–3 Mexico Reyes Estrada KO 2 (?), ?:?? 1998-12-04 Mexico Auditorio Municipal Tijuana, Mexico
    Win 15–3 Mexico Francisco Méndez KO 10 (?), ?:?? 1998-06-27 United States Fantasy Springs Casino, Indio, United States
    Win 14–3 Mexico Miguel González UD 8 1998-04-24 United States Scottish Rite Center, San Diego, United States
    Win 13–3 Mexico César Valdez TKO 5 (10), ?:?? 1997-11-29 United States Orleans Hotel, Las Vegas, United States
    Win 12–3 United States Horatio García UD 10 1997-06-26 United States Country Club, Reseda, United States
    Win 11–3 Mexico Juan Soberanes UD 10 1996-12-02 United StatesThe Pond, Anaheim, United States
    Win 10–3 Ghana Alfred Ankamah TKO 4 (10) 1996-10-14 United States Honda Center, Anaheim, United States
    Loss 9–3 United States Rodney Jones UD 10 1996-06-28 United States Culver City, United States
    Win 9–2 United States Yoani Cervantes KO 4 (10), ?:?? 1996-04-18 United States Los Angeles, United States
    Loss 8–2 United States Larry Dixon UD 10 1996-02-26 Mexico Tijuana, Mexico
    Win 8–1 Mexico Antonio Ojeda KO 4 (?), ?:?? 1995-09-10 Mexico Tijuana, Mexico
    Win 7–1 Mexico Carlos Palafox PTS 4 1995-03-18 Mexico Tijuana, Mexico
    Win 6–1 Mexico Efrain Muñoz PTS 4 1995-01-26 MexicoTijuana, Mexico
    Loss 5–1 Mexico Victor Lozoya PTS 6 1994-10-17 Mexico Tijuana, Mexico
    Win 5–0 Mexico Francisco López TKO 3 (4), ?:?? 1994-08-05 Mexico Ensenada, Mexico
    Win 4–0 Mexico Cesar Roland KO 1 (4), ?:?? 1994-06-27 Mexico Tijuana, Mexico
    Win 3–0 Mexico Victor Angulo TKO 4 (4), ?:?? 1994-04-25 Mexico Tijuana, Mexico
    Win 2–0 Mexico Gilberto Plata UD 4 1994-01-21 Mexico Tijuana, Mexico
    Win 1–0 Mexico Jose Trujillo UD 4 1994-01-14 Mexico Tijuana, Mexico Margarito's professional debut.

    Titles in boxing[link]

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    Regional/International Titles:

    See also[link]

    References[link]

    1. ^ Who Will WBO Boxing Champ Margarito Fight Next? | Boxing News. Saddoboxing.com (2006-08-01). Retrieved on 2011-12-04.
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    7. ^ CompuBox – Every Punch Counts
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    17. ^ "The Fabulous Forum". The Los Angeles Times. January 24, 2009. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2009/01/officials-found.html. 
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    19. ^ Margarito, trainer suspended pending outcome of investigation – ESPN. Sports.espn.go.com (2009-01-29). Retrieved on 2011-12-04.
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    21. ^ "The Fabulous Forum". The Los Angeles Times. November 13, 2009. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sports_blog/2009/11/margarito-controversy-continues-to-swirl-around-cotto.html. 
    22. ^ Antonio Margarito To Return Against Carson Jones On Pacquiao-Clottey Card?. Eastsideboxing.com (2009-01-24). Retrieved on 2011-12-04.
    23. ^ Photos/Quotes: Antonio Margarito-Roberto Garcia Presser – Boxing News. Boxingscene.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-04.
    24. ^ Photos: Antonio Margarito is Back; Beats Roberto Garcia – Boxing News. Boxingscene.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-04.
    25. ^ Photos: Antonio Margarito, Roberto Garcia Hit Los Angeles – Boxing News. Boxingscene.com. Retrieved on 2011-12-04.
    26. ^ Antonio Margarito vs Roberto Garcia[dead link]
    27. ^ Main Lead – Why “The Tornado” Gobbles Up “Pac-Man”. Max Boxing (2011-10-05). Retrieved on 2011-12-04.
    28. ^ Bishop, Greg (July 26, 2010). "Mayweather and Pacquiao Can't Seem to Agree". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/27/sports/27boxing.html. 
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    External links[link]

    Awards and achievements
    Preceded by
    Daniel Santos
    Vacated
    WBO Welterweight Champion
    March 13, 2002 – July 14, 2007
    Succeeded by
    Paul Williams
    Preceded by
    Kermit Cintron
    IBF Welterweight Champion
    April 12, 2008 – July 23, 2008
    Vacated
    Vacant
    Title next held by
    Joshua Clottey
    Preceded by
    Miguel Cotto
    WBA Welterweight Champion
    26 July 2008 – 3 October 2008
    Promoted
    Vacant
    Title next held by
    Yuriy Nuzhnenko
    as Regular Champion
    Vacant
    Title last held by
    Zab Judah
    WBA Welterweight Super Champion
    October 3, 2008 – January 24, 2009
    Succeeded by
    Shane Mosley

    http://wn.com/Antonio_Margarito



    Floyd Mayweather redirects here. For his father, see Floyd Mayweather, Sr.
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    Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
    Reach 72 in (183 cm)
    Nationality American
    Born (1977-02-24) February 24, 1977 (age 35)
    Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
    Stance Orthodox
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    Total fights 43
    Wins 43
    Wins by KO 26
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    Floyd Joy Mayweather, Jr. (born Floyd Sinclair; February 24, 1977) is an American professional boxer.[1] He is a five-division world champion, where he has won eight world titles, as well as the Lineal Championship in three different weight classes.[2] He is a two-time The Ring "Fighter of the Year," winning the award in 1998 and 2007[3] also won the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) "Fighter of the Year" award in 2007 and Best Fighter ESPY Award 2007, 2008 and 2010.[4] He is undefeated as a professional boxer.[5]

    Currently, Mayweather is the WBC Welterweight Champion,[6] WBA (Super) Light Middleweight Champion[7] and recipient of the WBC Diamond belt.[8] He is also rated as the best pound for pound boxer in the world by most sporting news and boxing websites, including Sports Illustrated, ESPN, BoxRec, Fox Sports, Yahoo! Sports and About.com.[9][10][11][12][13][14]

    Contents

    Early life[link]

    Mayweather was born in Grand Rapids, Mich., into a family of boxers. His father, Floyd Mayweather Sr., was a former welterweight contender who fought Hall of Famer Sugar Ray Leonard and his uncles, Jeff Mayweather and Roger Mayweather, were all professional boxers, with Roger – Floyd’s current trainer – winning two world championships. Mayweather was born with his mother's last name,[15] but his last name would change to Mayweather shortly thereafter.

    Boxing has been a part of Mayweather's life since his childhood. He never seriously considered any other profession. "I think my grandmother saw my potential first," Mayweather said, smiling. "When I was young, I told her, 'I think I should get a job.' She said, 'No, just keep boxing.'"[16] "When I was about 8 or 9, I lived in New Jersey with my mother and we were seven deep in one bedroom and sometimes we didn't have electricity," Mayweather says. "When people see what I have now, they have no idea of where I came from and how I didn't have anything growing up."

    It was not uncommon for young Floyd to come home from school and find used heroin needles in his front yard[citation needed]. His mother was also addicted to drugs and he had an aunt who died from AIDS because of her drug use. "People don't know the hell I've been through," he says.

    The most time that his father spent with him was taking him to the gym to train and work on his boxing, according to Mayweather. "I don't remember him ever taking me anywhere or doing anything that a father would do with a son, going to the park or to the movies or to get ice cream," he says. "I always thought that he liked his (Floyd's older stepsister) better than he liked me because she never got whippings and I got whippings all the time."

    Floyd Sr. says Mayweather is not telling the truth about their early relationship. "Even though his daddy did sell drugs, I didn't deprive my son," Floyd Sr. says. "The drugs I sold he was a part of it. He had plenty of food. He had the best clothes and I gave him money. He didn't want for anything. Anybody in Grand Rapids can tell you that I took care of my kids."[17]

    Floyd Sr. says he did all of his hustling at night and spent his days with his son, taking him to the gym and training him to be a boxer. "If it wasn't for me he wouldn't be where he is today," Floyd Sr. says.

    "I basically raised myself," Mayweather says. "My grandmother did what she could. When she got mad at me I'd go to my mom's house. My life was ups and downs." Floyd Sr. says he knows how much pain his incarceration caused his son, but insists he did the best he could. "I sent him to live with his grandmother," he says. "It wasn't like I left him with strangers."

    Boxing became Mayweather's outlet – a way to deal with the absence of his father[citation needed]. As his father served his time, Mayweather, with speed and an uncanny ring sense, put all his energies into boxing. He even dropped out of high school. "I knew that I was going to have to try to take care of my mom and I made the decision that school wasn't that important at the time and I was going to have to box to earn a living," Mayweather says.[17]

    Amateur career and Olympics[link]

    Mayweather had an amateur record of 84–6[18] and won national Golden Gloves championships in 1993 (at 106 lb), 1994 (at 114 lb) and 1996 (at 125 lb).[19] He was given the nickname "Pretty Boy" by his amateur teammates because he had relatively few scars, a result of the defensive techniques that his father (Floyd Mayweather, Sr.) and uncle (Roger Mayweather) had taught him.[20] In his orthodox defensive stance, Mayweather often utilizes the 'shoulder roll'. The shoulder roll is an old-school boxing technique in which the right hand is held normally or slightly higher than normal, the left hand is down around the midsection and the lead shoulder is raised high on the cheek in order to cover the chin and block punches. The right hand (from orthodox stance) is used as it normally would be to block punches coming from the other side, such as left hooks. From this stance, Mayweather blocks, slips and deflects most of his opponents' punches, even when cornered, by twisting left and right to the rhythm of their punches.[21]

    At the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, Mayweather won a bronze medal by reaching the semi-finals of the featherweight (57 kg)[22] division.

    In the opening round, Mayweather led 10–1 on points over Bakhtiyar Tileganov of Kazakhstan before he won in Round 2 by referee stoppage. In the second round, Mayweather outpointed Artur Gevorgyan of Armenia 16–3. In the quarterfinals, the 19-year-old Mayweather, narrowly defeated the 22-year-old Lorenzo Aragon of Cuba in an all-action bout to win 12–11, becoming the first U.S boxer to defeat a Cuban in 20 years.[23] The last time this had occurred was at 1976 Summer Olympics when the U.S Olympic boxing team captured five gold medals, among its recipients was boxing great Sugar Ray Leonard. In his semifinal bout against the eventual silver medalist, Serafim Todorov of Bulgaria, Mayweather lost by a controversial decision, similarly to the Roy Jones Jr.'s decision.[24] Referee, Hamad Hafaz Shouman of Egypt, mistakenly raised Mayweather's hand, thinking he had won, as the decision was announced giving the bout to the Bulgarian.[25]

    The U.S team filed a protest over the Mayweather bout, claiming the judges were intimidated by Bulgaria's Emil Jetchev, head of the boxing officials, into favoring Bulgarian Serafim Todorov by a 10–9 decision in the 125-pound semifinal bout. Three of Jetchev's countrymen were in gold medal bouts. Judge Bill Waeckerle, one of the four U.S judges working the games for the International Amateur Boxing Federation, quit both as an Olympic judge and as a federation judge after Mayweather lost a decision loudly booed by the crowd at the Alexander Memorial Coliseum.[26][27]

    "I refuse to be part of an organisation that continues to conduct its officiating in this manner," Waeckerle wrote in a letter of resignation to federation President Anwar Chowdhry.[28]

    In the official protest, U.S team manager Gerald Smith said Mayweather landed punches that were not counted, while Todorov was given points without landing a punch.[29] "The judging was totally incompetent," Waeckerle said. The judges failed to impose a mandatory two-point deduction against Todorov after he was warned five times by the referee for slapping.[25]

    "Everybody knows Floyd Mayweather is the gold-medal favorite at 57 kilograms," Mayweather said afterward. "In America, it's known as 125 pounds. You know and I know I wasn't getting hit. They say he's the world champion. Now you all know who the real world champion is."[29]

    Qualification as a Featherweight for the United States Olympic Team.

    • Defeated William Jenkins RSC/TKO-3
    • Defeated James Baker RSCH/TKO-1
    • Lost to Augie Sanchez PTS (11–12)
    • Defeated Carlos Navarro PTS (31–11)
    • Defeated Augie Sanchez PTS (12–8) at the Box-offs
    • Defeated Augie Sanchez PTS (20–10) at the Box-offs

    Olympic Results

    Controversial decision was officially protested (unsuccessfully) by the U.S. team.

    Professional career[link]

    Super Featherweight[link]

    Mayweather fought his first professional bout on October 11, 1996 against fellow newcomer Roberto Apodaca, who was knocked out in round two. Mayweather's trainer at the time was his uncle, Roger Mayweather, because Floyd Mayweather, Sr. was still imprisoned after having been convicted of illegal drug trafficking in 1993. Mayweather, Sr. took over as Mayweather, Jr.'s trainer when he was released from prison (after Mayweather, Jr.'s fourteenth fight—a second-round knockout of Sam Girard).[30] From 1996 to early 1998, Mayweather won most of his fights by knockout or TKO.

    Early in his pro-career, Mayweather received praise from all corners of the boxing world and was touted as a prodigal pugilist.[31]

    During Floyd Mayweather vs. Tony Duran,[32] the ESPN commentator remarked, "(IBHOF & WBHF trainer) Emmanuel Steward was quoted as saying, there have been very few who have been more talented than this kid [Mayweather], he will probably win two or three world championships, I think he will go on to be the best ever."[33]

    The IBHOF trainer and commentator, Gil Clancy, commented before Floyd Mayweather engaged in his 9th professional fight against Jesus Chavez, boldly declaring, "I thought that Floyd Mayweather was the outstanding pro prospect in the entire Olympic games."[34]

    Mayweather vs. Hernandez[link]

    In 1998, within two years of entering into professional boxing, Mayweather decisively won his first world title, the WBC Super Featherweight (130 lb) Championship, with an eighth-round technical knockout of The Ring No. 1 ranked Super featherweight in the world, Genaro Hernández, after the corner of the outclassed opponent stopped the fight. Hernández had never been defeated at that weight class, until then. Hernández remarked post-fight: "He defeated me, he is quick, smart and I always knew he had the speed. I give him respect. He is a true champ."[35]

    With Mayweather's win, he became the Lineal Champion of the division as Genaro Hernández had previously beaten Azumah Nelson, whose dominance of the super featherweight division had prompted all boxing publications to give him the vacant Lineal Championship.[36][37] The Ring stopped awarding belts to world champions in the 1990s, but began again in 2002,[38] Azumah Nelson had won his Lineal status in the 1990s, therefore The Ring's vacant title was not awarded to him, Hernández or Mayweather, although it was not needed as Mayweather was The Ring No. 1 ranked super featherweight.

    Furthermore, Mayweather became the first 1996 U.S Olympian to win a world title.[39] Following his victory, Floyd Mayweather's promoter Bob Arum had the following to say: "We believe in our heart of hearts that Floyd Mayweather is the successor in a line that starts with Ray Robinson, goes to Muhammad Ali, then Sugar Ray Leonard," Bob Arum trumpets. "We believe that he epitomizes that style of fighting."[40]

    After capturing the title, Mayweather defended it against top contender Angel Manfredy in dominating fashion with a TKO victory in round two, giving Manfredy his first defeat in four years.[41]

    By the end of 1998, Mayweather was ranked by the The Ring as the No. 8 pound-for-pound best boxer in the world[42] and became one of the youngest recipients of The Ring "Fighter of the Year" award, aged only 21, the same age Sugar Ray Robinson and Muhammad Ali had won their first awards.[43][44]

    In 1999, Mayweather continued his domination over the super featherweight division by defending his title three more times. Mayweather's second defense of his title, was against the Argentine Carlos Rios, winning by unanimous decision. Mayweather, fighting past the eighth round for only the third time in his career, won on the judges' cards 120–110, 119–108, 120–109.[45] Mayweather's third title defense was against Justin Juuko, winning by ninth round knockout. Juuko could not beat the count of 10 by referee Mitch Halpern and the fight was scored a knockout for Mayweather at 1 minute 20 seconds of the round.[46] Mayweather's final title defense of 1999 was against Carlos Gerena with Mayweather winning by seventh round referee technical decision (RTD). Mayweather said post-fight, "I want to show the world that along with Oscar De La Hoya and Roy Jones, Jr., I'm the best fighter in the world."[47] This dominance did not go unnoticed in the boxing world and by the end of the year, the 22-year-old Mayweather was ranked The Ring No. 2 pound-for-pound best boxer in the world, behind boxing great Roy Jones, Jr..[42]

    Before he made the fifth successful defense of his title against former WBC Featherweight Champion Gregorio Vargas in early 2000, Mayweather fired his father as his manager and replaced him with James Prince. A few months after the fight, the rift between the father and son grew and Mayweather, Jr. fired Mayweather, Sr. as his trainer as well.[48] In an interview in 2004, Mayweather, Jr. said that he loves Mayweather, Sr. as his father but feels that he has better chemistry with Roger and his father had put too much pressure on him to be perfect.[49] The younger Mayweather, in his fifth title defense, won a near shutout over 'Goyo' Vargas in Las Vegas. In the 10th round, Mayweather overheard HBO announcer Jim Lampley say that the champ had switched to a southpaw stance for the second time in the bout. Mayweather leaned ringside and said, "It was the third time." Even after a six-month layoff, Mayweather was elusive. In the sixth round Mayweather dropped Vargas with a hook to the ribs.[50] Mayweather cruised to a comfortable unanimous decision.

    Roger Mayweather returned to his role as Mayweather, Jr.'s trainer in his next bout—a non-title Lightweight fight against Emanuel Burton. Mayweather would go on to win by technical knockout in round nine.

    Mayweather vs. Corrales[link]

    In one of the more defining and memorable fights of Mayweather's career, Mayweather fought the hard-hitting, former IBF Super Featherweight Champion Diego Corrales (33–0 27 KO's). Coming in to the bout, both Mayweather and Corrales were undefeated and neither fighter had touched the canvas. Mayweather was at the time, The Ring No. 2 ranked super featherweight in the world and The Ring No. 7 pound-for-pound while Corrales was The Ring No. 1 ranked super featherweight in the world and The Ring No. 5 pound-for-pound.[42][51] Before the fight was announced, Mayweather had stated he wanted to fight Corrales, who was facing jail time for allegedly beating up his pregnant wife. "I want Diego because I'm doing it for all the battered women across America," Mayweather said. "Just like he beat that woman, I'm going to beat him."[52] While both fighters were the same age, 23, Corrales had multiple physical advantages over Mayweather, such two inches in height, an inch in reach and despite coming in to the official weight-in both at the 130 Lbs super featherweight limit, Carroles came to the ring, weighting unofficially 146 Lbs to Mayweather's 136½ Lbs; thereby making Carroles 9½ Lbs heavier.[53] In the bout, Mayweather won every round and knocked down Corrales five times (three times in round 7 and twice in round 10). After the fifth knockdown, Corrales' cornermen climbed onto the apron and stopped the fight, thereby establishing Mayweather as one of the claimants to boxing's mythical pound-for-pound title. At the time of the stoppage, Mayweather was way ahead on the scorecards, leading by the official tallies of 89–79, 90–79, and 90–78.[54] Throughout the Corrales fight, HBO commentators and analysts made notable comments of Mayweather, with Larry Merchant stating, "Mayweather fights in a tradition of boxing and quick handedness that goes back in Michigan, all the way to fighters like Sugar Ray Robinson." Harold Lederman commented, saying, "Jim (Lampley), I gotta tell ya, I'm terribly impressed, I don't think I've seen an exhibition of boxing like this since Willie Pep, this kid is unbelievable, great legs, great speed, unbelievable ring-generalship. I mean he's got tremendous presence in that ring, Floyd Mayweather knows where he is, every minute of this fight..."

    Corrales landed 60 of 205 punches and landed no more than nine punches in a single round. Mayweather landed 220 of 414 punches.[55] Corrales was unable to land any clean shots as he stalked Mayweather through the early rounds. He landed an average of six punches a round, according to Compubox stats – the only time that a fighter has landed in single digits in the 20 years CompuBox has been tracking punch stats.[56]

    After the fight, Mayweather remarked, "I would like to fight Prince Naseem [Hamed], hopefully we can meet at 128 (Lbs) or he can come up-to 130 (Lbs), we can fight or I can fight the winner of Casamayor..." "Prince Naseem isn't going to fight you," intervened HBO commentator Larry Merchant, "after he saw this, it aint gonna happen." "I really want to fight Prince Naseem..." Mayweather continued, "but hopefully I can face the winner of Casamayor (vs) Freites."[57] Although both fights did not materialise, Mayweather's victim, Diego Corrales, would go on to hand Freites (the winner of the Casamayor vs. Freites fight) his first professional defeat. Corrales would also go onto defeat Casamayor in a rematch of their first bout.

    Afterward Arum was ecstatic about his new star. "Better than Sugar Ray Leonard," he gushed. "And did you see him at those press conferences...?"[58]

    The fight was met with tremendous acclamation throughout the boxing world and sports in general. 'Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s speed was dazzling. His power was unexpected.' -CBS,[55] '... a near flawless performance...' -BBC,[59] 'Floyd Mayweather Jr., displaying blazing speed and punishing power...' -New York Daily News,[56] '... a fistic masterpiece.' -Sports Illustrated.[60]

    On October 10, 2001, legendary boxing trainer, Eddie Futch, died aged 90. Tim Smith of the New York Daily News, recollected an encounter with the famed trainer in an article- 'One of the last times I saw Futch was before the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Diego Corrales Junior lightweight title bout in Vegas. Futch was talking about how much he admired Mayweather's style, how Mayweather was such a beautiful boxer, able to slip along the ropes and avoid punches. Corrales said he was going to neutralize Mayweather's hand speed by hitting Mayweather on the arms.

    "I guess he thinks he's going to stand there and let him hit him on the arms all night," said Futch, who correctly predicted that Mayweather would completely dismantle Corrales in a defensive masterpiece. Futch had a way of cutting to the heart of a matter. I don't know anyone in boxing who won't miss him. I don't know anyone in boxing that can take his place.'[61]

    On May 26, 2001, Floyd Mayweather, fighting in his hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan, pounded out a 12-round unanimous decision over future IBF Super Featherweight title holder Carlos Hernández to retain his WBC Super Featherweight title. Calling it "one of the toughest nights of my career," the 130-pound champion overcame injuries in both hands to improve his record to 26–0. "He is a very, very tough fighter," Mayweather said of the challenger, whose record fell to 33–3–1. "I'm disappointed in my performance." Mayweather, 24, suffered the first knockdown of his career when he hit Hernández with a left hook in round six, which caused him sufficient pain that he dropped his injured left hand to the canvas. He wasn't hit, but was given a standing eight-count by the referee.[62]

    Mayweather's last fight in the super featherweight division was against future super featherweight and lightweight title holder Jesús Chávez. Jesús Chávez was the WBC's top-ranked contender[63] and came into the fight with a 31-fight winning streak. This was Mayweather's eighth defense of the WBC Super Featherweight title, which he had held for more than three years. He won when Chávez's corner stopped the fight after round 9. Mayweather had such difficulty making weight for this fight that he did not eat for four days before the weigh-in.[64] Jesús Chávez stated after the fight, "He's [Mayweather] the champ! And now I become his number one fan."[65]

    Mayweather commented after the fight, "Although it will take some time to make the match, I want to fight Kostya Tszyu."[66] Tszyu, an Australian-based Russian, by then had established himself as the best light welterweight in the world. Mayweather did not get a chance at fighting Tszyu, but he would go on to fight Ricky Hatton, the man who defeated Tszyu and won his The Ring Light Welterweight Championship.

    By the end of 2001, Mayweather was still ranked The Ring No. 1 super featherweight in the world and was The Ring No. 5 pound-for-pound best boxer in the world.[67]

    Lightweight[link]

    Mayweather vs. Castillo I[link]

    In his first fight as a lightweight, Floyd Mayweather Jr. took on WBC Champion & The Ring No. 1 ranked Lightweight, José Luis Castillo. Despite both fighters weighting officially within the 135 Lb lightweight limit, Mayweather came to the ring weighting unofficially 138½ Lbs to Castillo's 147½ Lbs; giving Castillo a 9 Lb weight advantage over Mayweather. He defeated Castillo and won the WBC and vacant The Ring Lightweight titles with a 12-round unanimous decision at the MGM Grand Garden Arena before a crowd of 6,920. With Mayweather's win, he became the first The Ring Lightweight Champion since Pernell Whitaker.[68] Judges Jerry Roth and John Keane scored it 115–111 and judge Anek Hongtongkam scored it 116–111, a decision that was loudly booed by the pro-Castillo crowd. The Associated Press had Mayweather winning 115–111.[69] Also, the New York Daily News scorecard had Mayweather winning, 116–112.[70]

    Castillo (45–5–1, 41 KOs) could not touch the speedy Mayweather in the first round, with Castillo throwing twenty-seven punches and landed only three. Although, after round one, Larry Merchant pointed-out, "Mayweather made a comment in the corner about his left shoulder. We'll see if somethings wrong with it, he seems to be rotating it, trying to keep it loose." George Foreman noticed likewise, adding, "Massage my left shoulder, he [Mayweather] said, that's not a good sign."[71]

    Within the first minute, of the second round, Castillo went down on a shot by Mayweather which was ruled by the referee as a slip. Later in the fight, Harold Lederman alluded to it, saying "... By the way, that knockdown in the second round [is] extremely questionable, I thought Floyd did throw a left hook and this guy [Castillo] went down at the end of the hook but what you going to do, it's a judgement call by the referee, so it doesn't go as a 10–8 round..."[71] Drakulich took a point away from Castillo for hitting on the break in the eighth round after several warnings throughout the fight. With Castillo continuously hitting on the break, this led undoubtedly to a large accumulation of his power-punches landing. Commentator, George Foreman agreed with the decision, saying, "That's what you want a referee to do," although his counterpart, Larry Merchant, had an alternative view, "I think this referee has been altogether too involved in the fight. Too officious."[72] Drakulich struck again in the ninth round, this time taking a point away from Mayweather for using his elbows. Mayweather won the fight by using his jab effectively and by staying away from Castillo (45–5–1) much of the fight.[73] Also Mayweather, who injured his left shoulder on the last day of training, changed to a southpaw stance on several occasions to throw more right hands.

    At the end of the fight, Harold Lederman had Castillo winning 115–111. ESPN's Max Kellerman disputed Lederman's dubious scoring, writing in his boxing column, the following: "Harold Lederman, the (HBO) unofficial ringside television judge, gave the third round to Castillo, which I think demonstrates that Mayweather suffers from the same scoring syndrome that afflicted Pernell Whitaker. Mayweather is so seldom hit cleanly in his face, that when a clean shot is landed against him it registers all out of proportion in the observer's mind. Meanwhile, the three clean shots Mayweather just landed against his opponent do not make the same kind of impression."[74]

    Compubox statistics indicated that Castillo landed more overall punches and significantly more power shots over the course of the fight, however these statistics did not accurately reflect the judging as rounds are scored in isolation. Also, Mayweather out-scored Castillo with jabs thrown and landed. Lederman's scoring for this fight can be seen as inconsistent, for instance, in both of the Bernard Hopkins vs. Jermain Taylor fights, Lederman had Taylor winning, 115–113, despite Hopkins landing more overall punches and significantly more power shots over the course of both fights.[75][76] Jermain Taylor did throw and land more jabs, however.

    In the post-fight interview, Mayweather said, "My last training day, I hurt my rotator cuff in my left shoulder, so I couldn’t use my jab the way I want to. My left wasn’t as strong as I wanted it to be, but I didn’t want to have no excuses, you know, like other champions, you know, when they get hurt they won’t even show up to the fight. I get hurt I keep fighting, you know, I want to bring the fans a victory."

    Mayweather vs. Castillo II[link]

    Due to the supposed closeness of their first bout, Mayweather accepted an immediate rematch with Castillo that took place on December 7, 2002. Before the rematch, Mayweather again reiterated that he had torn his left rotator cuff two days before the first fight and could not throw a jab or a left hook. He had surgery following the controversial decision over Castillo and he said his shoulder had completely healed now.[77]

    The smaller Mayweather was again outweighed by Castillo on the night of the fight, as Castillo weighed 147 Lbs to Mayweather's 138.[78] In the rematch, Mayweather used his footwork, combinations and jab to earn another unanimous decision victory. There were no knockdowns or notable exchanges in the fight and the judgment was close, with Mayweather winning 115–113 on two scorecards and 116–113 on a third. The Associated Press had Mayweather winning 116–112.[78] Also, HBO unofficial scorer Harold Lederman and fellow analyst Larry Merchant both had scored it 115–113 for Mayweather.[79]

    Other Fights at Lightweight[link]

    On April 19, 2003, Floyd Mayweather Jr. successfully defended his WBC Lightweight title with a lively unanimous decision over Dominican Victoriano Sosa. Mayweather (30–0) fought another tactically sound 12-round bout against an aggressive challenge from Sosa (35–3–2).

    Mayweather's next fight (on November 1, 2003) was in his hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan. He fought against the WBC's No. 1 ranked contender, Phillip Ndou, whose record was 31–1 with 30 KOs.

    During the days leading up-to the fight, Nelson Mandela had invited Ndou to his office for a pre-fight pep talk before his departure for the States, advising him to "keep Mayweather on the outside with the jab, work the body and the head will become available." The President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, also dropped a note saying he had "full confidence" Ndou would put up a performance to make all South Africans proud and that he would return home with the coveted WBC belt. When told of his opponent's high level support, Mayweather responded by saying: "Nelson Mandela's a great man, he's big in America, but Mandela can't get in there and fight for him."[80]

    Mayweather dominated N'dou before flooring him with a series of right hands in the seventh. N'dou got up on shaky legs, forcing a stoppage at 1:50. In the fifth, Mayweather connected on a series of straight rights and lefts and when Ndou would not go down, Mayweather gave a little smile and then continued the barrage. At times, Mayweather, clad in black trunks outlined with fur, toyed with Ndou.[81]

    By the end of 2003, Mayweather was still The Ring Lightweight Champion and was The Ring No. 5 pound-for-pound best boxer in the world.[67]

    Light Welterweight[link]

    Mayweather, 27, made his 140-pound debut as he clinically dissected former titlist DeMarcus "Chop Chop" Corley, knocking him down twice officially in rounds 8 & 10 and scoring a lopsided decision of 119–108 (twice) and 119–107. The fight was billed as a WBC elimination bout, with the winner earning a shot at 140-pound champ Arturo Gatti.[82]

    "Mayweather can flat-out fight," Corley's trainer Don Turner said. "He's like magic. He makes you move into the punches."[82] Mayweather would, after this fight, shortly ascend to No. 1 on the USA TODAY's pound-for-pound rankings with Middleweight Champion Bernard Hopkins at #2.[83]

    On January 22, 2005, Mayweather fought against Henry Bruseles in another WBC title eliminator bout. Mayweather easily outclassed Bruseles throughout the first seven rounds. In round 8, Mayweather knocked down Bruseles twice and the fight was stopped. The win over Bruseles made Mayweather the mandatory challenger for Arturo Gatti's WBC Light Welterweight Championship.

    Mayweather vs. Gatti[link]

    The pay-per-view fight between Mayweather and The Ring No. 1 ranked contender, Arturo Gatti, occurred on June 25, 2005 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, where the fans heavily supported Gatti. Before the fight, Mayweather was supremely confident. He described Gatti with terms such as "a C+ fighter," "a fake" and "a blown-up club fighter."[84] Near the end of round one, Mayweather pushed Gatti's head down in close, Gatti broke and left himself vulnerable while Mayweather continued to land punches. Gatti turned to the referee to complain and Mayweather capitalised, sending Gatti to the canvas with more shots for what was scored a knockdown.[85] Throughout the next five rounds, the much faster Mayweather landed with nearly every big shot against Gatti, who had no offense with which he could return fire. Gatti's corner stopped the fight after round 6, giving Mayweather his third world title.

    In the post-fight interview, Mayweather praised Gatti and claimed that his pre-fight comments "were just to sell tickets." Among many boxing experts, Mayweather's one-sided dominance over Gatti solidified his position as one of the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world.[86] Compubox had Mayweather outlanding Gatti by a total of 168 to 41,[87] Gatti had landed only 10 power-punches (anything other that a jab).[88]

    Mayweather's fight with Gatti would be his last in the light welterweight division. Mayweather would leave as The Ring No. 1 ranked contender, with Ricky Hatton as The Ring Light Welterweight Champion.

    Welterweight[link]

    After his fight with Gatti, Mayweather moved up to the welterweight division. On November 19, 2005, Mayweather fought a non-title bout at 147 lb (67 kg) against welterweight Sharmba Mitchell. In round 3, Mayweather knocked down Mitchell with a straight right hand to the head. In round 6, another straight right hand—this one to Mitchell's body—dropped Mitchell again and ended the fight.

    Mayweather vs. Judah[link]

    On April 8, 2006, Mayweather defeated Zab Judah for the IBF Welterweight title by unanimous decision. Beforehand, the fight had been jeopardized after Judah lost the WBA, WBC and The Ring Welterweight titles to Carlos Manuel Baldomir on January 7, 2006, but Mayweather's and Judah's camps reworked the contract and decided that the fight would go on.[89] In the fight, Mayweather stayed calm during Judah's aggressive early rounds. Mayweather began to dominate Judah in round 5 and Judah eventually bled. Near the conclusion of the tenth round, Judah hit Mayweather with a left hand that was clearly below the belt and followed up with a right-handed rabbit punch. After referee Richard Steele called time with five seconds remaining in the round, Roger Mayweather entered the ring and approached Judah, but Steele restrained him. Judah's father and trainer, Yoel Judah, entered the ring as well. Floyd remained in the neutral corner while both Yoel and Zab scuffled with Roger (and others who had entered the ring) until police and security managed to restore order. Roger was thrown out, but the fight continued and went the scheduled 12 rounds. Mayweather won by the official scores of 116–112, 117–111 and 119–109. Compubox statistics showed Mayweather as landing 188 punches to 82 for Judah.[90]

    Five days after the fight, the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) decided not to overturn the result of the bout, but Roger Mayweather was fined US$200,000 and suspended for one year.[91] The suspension entailed that Roger could train Mayweather, Jr. in the gym but could not work the corner during fights.[92] On April 17, 2006, the IBF ordered a rematch between Mayweather and Judah, but the NSAC suspended Judah for one year on May 8, 2006.[93] Mayweather vacated the IBF title on June 20, 2006.

    After his fight against Judah, it was reported that Mayweather rejected an offer of US$8 million to fight Antonio Margarito, citing his split with promoter Bob Arum as the reason.[94] Oscar De la Hoya, however, postponed his decision until 2007, leaving Mayweather to choose his next opponent.[95] Mayweather considered moving up in weight again to fight Light Middleweight Champion Cory Spinks, but because of negative publicity and Spinks' impending mandatory defense of his title, he finally decided to face WBC and The Ring Welterweight Champion Carlos Baldomir on November 4, 2006 in Las Vegas.[96]

    The bout took place on November 4, 2006. Despite having not lost in over 8 years, Baldomir was seen as a heavy underdog in the fight. Mayweather would ultimately defeat Baldomir by unanimous decision for both titles. Ringside punch statistics showed Mayweather landing 199 of 458 punches, while Baldomir landed just 79 of 670. Mayweather earned $8 million for the fight, while Baldomir was paid $1.6 million. Both were career highs in earnings for each fighter at the time.

    During the fight, Baldomir chased Mayweather, unable to land any meaningful shots but tried to remain the busier fighter, while Mayweather picked away with sharp jabs and hooks and cut Baldomir over his left eye in the first round. This pattern continued throughout the fight. The defensive-minded Mayweather put on what many witnesses and Mayweather himself called a "boxing clinic" to take Baldomir's WBC and The Ring Welterweight titles in a lopsided 12 round decision. Two judges had Mayweather winning all 12 rounds, with the other giving all but two rounds to Mayweather. After the fight, Mayweather called out for a fight with Oscar De La Hoya.

    With Mayweather's win, he became the first fighter since Roberto Durán to have captured The Ring title in both the lightweight and welterweight divisions.[97] Mayweather also captured his third Lineal Championship in as many weight-classes (Super featherweight, Lightweight and Welterweight), following in the footsteps of such fighters as Henry Armstrong and Sugar Ray Leonard.

    Light Middleweight[link]

    Mayweather vs. De La Hoya[link]

    The World Awaits

    Mayweather's next match was the long-anticipated superfight against six-division champion and current WBC Light Middleweight titleholder Oscar De La Hoya on May 5, 2007. De La Hoya's belt was on the line, which required Mayweather to move up in weight from 147 pounds to 154. However, Mayweather was outweighed by more than 10 pounds on the night of the fight, coming in at only 150 pounds. Despite De La Hoya's insistence that money was not a factor, the Mayweather-De La Hoya bout set the record for most PPV buys for a boxing match with 2.7 million households, shattering the record of 1.95 million for Evander Holyfield-Mike Tyson II. Around $120 million in revenue was generated by the PPV, which set another record. With the percentages factored in, Oscar De La Hoya earned $58 million for the bout, the highest purse ever for a fighter. The previous record was $35 million, held by Tyson and Holyfield. Floyd Mayweather earned about $25 million for the fight.[98]

    At one time, Floyd Mayweather, Sr., Mayweather, Jr.'s father, was in talks to train Oscar De La Hoya and be in his corner during the fight but he decided to train with Freddie Roach. Mayweather won the fight by split decision in 12 rounds, capturing the WBC title. However, many analysts and ringside observers felt Mayweather should have won the clear unanimous decision. In the early rounds, De La Hoya had some success cutting off the ring, attempting to pound Mayweather on the inside. Despite being very active on the inside, many of De La Hoya's punches were ineffective and landed on Mayweathers arms or shoulders. By the middle of the fight, it was seen as an even bout by the announcers. However, Mayweather turned the tide in the middle and late rounds, often hitting De La Hoya at will. Official scorecards read 116–112 (Mayweather), 115–113 (Mayweather) and 115–113 (De La Hoya). Compubox had Mayweather out landing De La Hoya 207 to 122 in total punches and 134 to 82 in power punches, as well as having better accuracy in the entire fight. After the bout, Mayweather contemplated retirement, saying he had nothing left to prove in the boxing world.

    Return to Welterweight[link]

    Mayweather vs. Hatton[link]

    Undefeated

    Press Conference in Manchester, 2007

    After his fight with De La Hoya, Mayweather decided to relinquish his WBC Light Middleweight Championship[99] and kept his WBC Welterweight Championship. On July 28, 2007, it was announced that Mayweather would come out of his short retirement to fight The Ring Light Welterweight Champion Ricky Hatton, which was promoted by Oscar De La Hoya's promotion company Golden Boy Promotions and Floyd Mayweather's "Mayweather Promotions." The bout was labelled "Undefeated" and took place on December 8, 2007, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, in a fight which was the biggest welterweight showdown of two undefeated fighters since Oscar De La Hoya and Félix Trinidad met in their 1999 superfight. In the build up to their fight, Mayweather claimed that he was the greatest boxer ever, saying: "I respect what Robinson and Ali did for the sport. But I am the greatest and this is my time."

    Mayweather controlled the fight from the start and knocked Hatton out in the 10th round to retain the Welterweight Championship.[100] Hatton suffered a cut over his right eye in round three from the punches of Mayweather and it seemed that it was at this point that his pace and movement began to slow. In round six Hatton lost a point for punching the back of Floyd's head as he was caught draped on the ropes. In the tenth round, Hatton was caught with a check left hook thrown from Mayweather's hip and, as a result, he fell forward head first into the turnbuckle and hit the deck. Hatton managed to make it to his feet, but was clearly dazed. Two more big lefts in a flurry put Ricky down again and Cortez stopped it at 1:35 of round ten.[101] Official scorecards read 88–82, 89–81 and 89–81, at the time of stoppage, all in favor of Mayweather.

    After the fight, Mayweather said that Hatton was one of the toughest fighters he had ever fought, that he just kept coming and coming and that he wants to promote fights, with Hatton being his first client. Mayweather announced his retirement from boxing to concentrate on his promotional company.[102]

    Comeback[link]

    Mayweather vs. Marquez[link]

    Number One/Numero Uno

    On May 2, 2009, it was confirmed that Mayweather was coming out of a 21-month retirement to fight The Ring Lightweight Champion and The Ring No. 2 pound-for-pound, Juan Manuel Márquez, at a catchweight of 144 lb on July 18 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on HBO PPV.[103] The fight was postponed due to a rib injury Mayweather received during training. HBO's reality series 24/7 was also postponed to start on August 29. The fight took place on September 19, 2009 in conjunction with Mexican Independence Day, traditionally a big boxing weekend. During the official weigh in for their 144 lb bout, Mayweather failed to meet the required limit by weighing in at 146 lb, two pounds heavier than Marquez. He was subsequently fined as a result.[104] However, it was later revealed that the contract was changed so that Mayweather could make weight within the welterweight limit of 140–147 lb as long as Marquez received a large guaranteed sum of money.[105] Mayweather won a unanimous decision after 12 rounds in one of the most statistically lop sided fights between two world class opponents. Scorecards read 120–107, 119–108 and 118–109, all in favor of Mayweather. Marquez only managed to land 12% of his total 583 punches while Mayweather landed 59% of 490 total punches.[106] This fight marks only the fifth time in boxing history that a non-heavyweight fight sold more than 1 million pay-per-views, with the official HBO numbers coming in at over 1 million buys equalling a total of approximately $52 million. Four of those fights all featured Oscar De La Hoya as the main event, making this fight the one of two events where a non-heavyweight fight sold over 1 million PPVs without Oscar De La Hoya. The other fight was Manny Pacquiao versus Miguel Cotto, which sold 1.25 million PPVs.[107]

    Mayweather vs. Mosley[link]

    Who R U Picking?

    Negotiations for a proposed matchup between Mayweather and The Ring No. 3 pound-for-pound, Shane Mosley immediately began after Andre Berto pulled out of his scheduled January 30 unification bout with the latter, due to the 2010 Haiti earthquake.[108] Both sides eventually agreed to fight on May 1, 2010 for Mosley's WBA (Super) Welterweight title. It was later revealed that Floyd Mayweather refused to pay sanctioning fees required by WBA. Mayweather said "all belts do is collect dust." However, the belt was only on the line for Mosley to defend against Mayweather.[109] Both Mayweather and Mosley agreed to Olympic-style testing for this bout.[110][111] Mosley started the fight well, landing two solid right hands in Round 2 which caused Mayweather's knees to buckle. Mayweather recovered well and went on to dominate the remainder of the fight, soundly outboxing Mosley and showing more aggression than in his recent fights. Mayweather eventually won a unanimous decision, with the judges scoring the fight 119–109, 119–109 and 118–110. In round 4, Compubox picked up Mosley throwing seven power punches without landing any, making Mayweather the second boxer after Roy Jones, Jr. to go an entire round without being hit by a power punch. After the fight, the president of Golden Boy Promotions, Oscar De La Hoya, stated that he believes Mayweather is the best in the game right now.[112]

    The fight was the second highest selling non heavyweight pay-per-view bout in the history of boxing, with 1.4 million buys. HBO officially released that the fight generated $78.3 million in revenue. After the fight Mayweather expressed interest in moving up in weight to capture a world title in six different weight classes and to challenge newly crowned Middleweight Champion Sergio Martinez.[113]

    Negotiations with Manny Pacquiao[link]

    Seven-division world champion Manny Pacquiao had reportedly agreed to fight Mayweather on March 13, 2010 for a split of $50 million which the promoters of both camp already agreed.[114] However, the fight was called off due to disagreements about Olympic style drug tests. Floyd Mayweather's camp wanted blood tests by the United States Anti-Doping Agency, which will conduct the tests anytime from training up to the fight date.[115] However the Pacquiao camp refused to provide these samples, only willing to allow blood to be taken from Pacquiao if the test were scheduled. On the other hand, Pacquiao's coach, Freddie Roach, has commented that he would allow a blood sample to be taken from Pacquiao if there was a cut-off date for the blood testing or at least one week before the fight. In an attempt to resolve their differences, the two camps went through a process of mediation before a retired judge. After the mediation process Mayweather agreed to a 14-day no blood testing window. However, Pacquiao refused and instead only agreed to a 24-day no blood testing window.[116] Consequently, on January 7, 2010, Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum declared that the fight was officially off and that he has offered the chance to fight Pacquiao instead to Joshua Clottey, while Mayweather accepted the offer to fight Shane Mosley.[117]

    It was also reported that Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer and Top Rank Chief Bob Arum were trying to work out the failed negotiation for a fight between Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. Mayweather has asked Pacquiao to undergo random blood and urine testing up until the fight day. Pacquiao finally then agreed to give blood up until 14 days before the fight, which is closer to the fight day than the 18-day cut-off in Mayweather's previous bout against Mosley. Pacquiao said that giving blood too close to the fight day will weaken him, and also stating that he has a fear of needles, despite having tattoo's on his body. On June 12, 2010, the President of Golden Boy Promotions, Oscar De La Hoya, stated during an interview with a Spanish network that the deal for the fight was very close and the negotiation process has been very difficult.[118] On June 30, 2010, Arum announced that the management of both sides had agreed to terms, that all points had been settled (including Pacquiao agreeing to submit to both blood and urine testing) and only the signature of Floyd Mayweather, Jr. was needed to seal the deal that could have earned both fighters at least $40 million each. Arum also announced that Pacquiao accepted the terms of the random drug testing, blood and urine, leading up to the fight.[119] Mayweather was then given a two-week deadline for the fight contract to be signed.[120]

    On July 15, 2010, Mayweather was given until Friday midnight to sign the fight. The next day the Top Rank website embedded a countdown clock on their website with the heading "Money" Time: Mayweather's Decision.[121] On July 17, 2010, Arum announced that there was no word from Mayweather's camp and the deal for a November 13, 2010 fight with Mayweather was not reached.

    On July 19, 2010, after waiting for Mayweather's response, Leonard Ellerbe, one of Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s closest advisers, denied that negotiations for a super fight between Mayweather and Pacquiao had ever taken place. Ellerbe stated that Bob Arum was not telling the truth and that Pacquiao never once agreed to testing up until the fight.[122] Bob Arum later criticized Oscar De La Hoya and his Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer for denying that negotiations took place, when De La Hoya himself had previously stated that they were "very, very close in finalizing the contracts."[123] Arum revealed that HBO Sports President Ross Greenburg acted as the mediator between Mayweather’s handlers and those of Pacquiao’s from Top Rank Promotions.[124] On July 26, 2010, Ross Greenburg said in a statement that he has been negotiating with a representative from each side since May 2, 2010, carefully trying to put the fight together and he did in fact act as a go-between in negotiations with the two sides, but they were unable to come to an agreement at all, contradicting what Arum and Top Rank had previously said.[125][126] Floyd Mayweather Jr., after the second negotiation had been officially declared off, told the Associated Press that he had fought sixty days ago and that he was in no rush to fight Pacquiao and was not really thinking about boxing at the moment.[127] Almost a year later, on July 8, 2011, Manny Pacquiao's top adviser Michael Koncz confirmed that Pacquiao had in fact never agreed to testing up until fight day, which contradicted what Bob Arum and the Pacquiao camp had been saying for well over a year.[128] However, Arum stated in confirmation that Pacquiao had agreed to unlimited random testing to be administered by the Olympic Organization.[129] Further obstacles to the fight were introduced when Mayweather refused a 50/50 split of earnings with Pacquiao in the event of the fight being made. Pacquiao was reportedly offered a flat fee of $40 million with no share of the pay per view earnings.[130] Mayweather has since affirmed that a 50/50 split will not be offered to Pacquiao despite Pacquiao's desire for an even split.[131]

    Return to the Ring[link]

    Mayweather vs. Ortiz[link]

    Star Power

    Floyd Mayweather, Jr. at the Mayweather-Ortiz Press Conference

    On June 7, 2011, Mayweather announced via Twitter that he was set to fight WBC Welterweight Champion & The Ring No. 2 ranked Welterweight, Victor Ortiz, on September 17, 2011. Ortiz was Mayweather's first challenger in 16 months.[132]

    The fight took place at MGM Grand Garden Arena. From round one, Mayweather used his speed, skills and accurate right hand to tag Ortiz repeatedly. Mayweather seemed in control through the first three rounds (judges scores: 30–27, 30–27, 29–28 for Mayweather), but in the fourth round, Ortiz found some success, landing a few shots and stinging Mayweather before bulling him into the corner. Then Ortiz rammed Mayweather in the face with an intentional headbutt, opening a cut on the inside and outside of Mayweather's mouth. Referee, Joe Cortez, immediately called timeout and docked Ortiz a point for the blatant foul. Ortiz, seemingly acknowledging his wrongdoing, hugged Mayweather in the corner and even appeared to kiss him.

    Cortez motioned the fighters back together to resume the fight, albeit unauthoritatively and without putting them in a neutral corner. Both fighters touched gloves and Ortiz gave Mayweather another hug. At this point, it was noted that Cortez was not looking at the fighters. As Ortiz let go, Mayweather took advantage of Ortiz not having his hands up and unloaded a left hook that wobbled Ortiz. Ortiz then looked at the referee and Mayweather connected with a flush right hand to Ortiz's face. Ortiz dropped and was unable to beat Cortez's count as the crowd of 14,687 jeered Mayweather. Although Mayweather's controversial victory was generally accepted as legal, it was also labelled as a sucker punch and unsportsmanlike.[133][134][135]

    After the fight, Ortiz claimed that he was merely obeying the referee's instructions when he was 'blindsided' by Mayweather, while Mayweather defended his actions by saying that "in the ring, you have to protect yourself at all times."[136]

    Mayweather vs. Ortiz generated buys from 1.25 million homes with a value of $78,440,000 in pay-per-view revenue. These numbers make the event the second highest grossing non-heavyweight pay-per-view event of all time. Mayweather has appeared in the three biggest non-heavyweight pay-per-view events in the sport’s history, including Mayweather vs. Oscar De La Hoya ($136,853,700), Mayweather vs. Ortiz ($78,440,000 million) and Mayweather vs. Shane Mosley ($78,330,000 million).[137]

    Return to Light Middleweight[link]

    Mayweather vs. Cotto[link]

    Ring Kings

    Floyd Mayweather's adviser, Leonard Ellerbe, announced on November 2, 2011, that Mayweather would return to the ring on May 5, 2012, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.

    After negotiations with Manny Pacquiao failed again, on February 1, 2012, it was confirmed that Mayweather would be moving up in weight to fight WBA (Super) Light Middleweight Champion & The Ring No. 1 ranked light middleweight, Miguel Cotto.

    On the evening of Saturday, May 5, Mayweather defeated Cotto in 12 rounds via unanimous decision, improving his record to 43-0.[138]

    Mayweather earned the biggest guaranteed purse in boxing history, $32 million, when he fought Cotto, according to contracts filed with the Nevada State Athletic Commission.[139]

    Professional boxing record[link]

    43 Wins (26 knockouts, 17 decisions), 0 Losses, 0 Draws[140]
    Res. Record Opponent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
    Win 43–0 Puerto Rico Miguel Cotto UD 12 2012-05-05 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada Won WBA (Super) Light Middleweight title.
    Awarded WBC Diamond Welterweight title.
    Win 42–0 United States Victor Ortiz KO 4 (12), 2:59 2011-09-17 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada Won WBC Welterweight title.
    Win 41–0 United States Shane Mosley UD 12 2010-05-01 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada A non-title welterweight bout.
    Win 40–0 Mexico Juan Manuel Márquez UD 12 2009-09-19 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada A non-title welterweight bout. Fight at 142-pound catch weight.
    Win 39–0 United Kingdom Ricky Hatton TKO 10 (12), 1:35 2007-12-08 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained WBC & The Ring Welterweight titles.
    Win 38–0 United States Oscar De La Hoya SD 12 2007-05-05 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada Won WBC Light Middleweight title.
    Win 37–0 Argentina Carlos Baldomir UD 12 2006-11-04 United States Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained IBO and won WBC, IBA & The Ring Welterweight titles.
    Win 36–0 United States Zab Judah UD 12 2006-04-08 United States Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada Won IBF & vacant IBO Welterweight titles.
    Win 35–0 United States Sharmba Mitchell TKO 6 (12), 2:06 2005-11-19 United States Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon A non-title welterweight bout.
    Win 34–0 Canada Arturo Gatti RTD 6 (12), 3:00 2005-06-25 United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey Won WBC Light Welterweight title.
    Win 33–0 Puerto Rico Henry Bruseles TKO 8 (12), 2:55 2005-01-22 United States American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida WBC Light Welterweight Title Eliminator.
    Win 32–0 United States DeMarcus Corley UD 12 2004-05-22 United States Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey WBC Light Welterweight Title Eliminator.
    Win 31–0 South Africa Phillip N'dou TKO 7 (12), 1:08 2003-11-01 United States Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan Retained WBC & The Ring Lightweight titles.
    Win 30–0 Dominican Republic Victoriano Sosa UD 12 2003-04-19 United States Selland Arena, Fresno, California Retained WBC & The Ring Lightweight titles.
    Win 29–0 Mexico José Luis Castillo UD 12 2002-12-07 United States Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained WBC & The Ring Lightweight titles.
    Win 28–0 Mexico José Luis Castillo UD 12 2002-04-20 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada Won WBC & vacant The Ring Lightweight titles.
    Win 27–0 Mexico Jesús Chávez RTD 9 (12), 3:00 2001-11-10 United States Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, California Retained Lineal & WBC Super Featherweight titles.
    Win 26–0 United States Carlos Hernández UD 12 2001-05-26 United States Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan Retained Lineal & WBC Super Featherweight titles.
    Win 25–0 United States Diego Corrales TKO 10 (12), 2:19 2001-01-20 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained Lineal & WBC Super Featherweight titles.
    Win 24–0 United States Emanuel Augustus TKO 9 (10), 1:06 2000-10-21 United States Cobo Center, Detroit, Michigan A non-title lightweight bout.
    Win 23–0 Mexico Gregorio Vargas UD 12 2000-03-18 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained Lineal & WBC Super Featherweight titles.
    Win 22–0 Puerto Rico Carlos Gerena RTD 7 (12), 3:00 1999-09-11 United States Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained Lineal & WBC Super Featherweight titles.
    Win 21–0 Uganda Justin Juuko KO 9 (12), 1:20 1999-05-22 United States Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained Lineal & WBC Super Featherweight titles.
    Win 20–0 Argentina Carlos Rios UD 12 1999-02-17 United States Van Andel Arena, Grand Rapids, Michigan Retained Lineal & WBC Super Featherweight titles.
    Win 19–0 United States Angel Manfredy TKO 2 (12), 2:47 1998-12-19 United States Miccosukee Indian Reservation, Miami, Florida Retained Lineal & WBC Super Featherweight titles.
    Win 18–0 United States Genaro Hernández RTD 8 (12), 3:00 1998-10-03 United States Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, Nevada Won Lineal & WBC Super Featherweight titles.
    Win 17–0 Canada Tony Pep UD 10 1998-06-14 United States Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City, New Jersey
    Win 16–0 Argentina Gustavo Cuello UD 10 1998-04-18 United States Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
    Win 15–0 Dominican Republic Miguel Melo TKO 3 (10), 2:30 1998-03-23 United States Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, Connecticut
    Win 14–0 United States Sam Girard TKO 2 (10), 2:47 1998-02-28 United States Bally's Atlantic City, Atlantic City, New Jersey
    Win 13–0 Puerto Rico Hector Arroyo TKO 5 (10), 1:21 1998-01-09 United States Grand Casino Biloxi, Biloxi, Mississippi
    Win 12–0 United States Angelo Nuñez TKO 3 (8), 2:42 1997-11-20 United States Grand Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, California
    Win 11–0 Mexico Felipe Garcia KO 6 (8), 2:56 1997-10-14 United States Qwest Arena, Boise, Idaho
    Win 10–0 United States Louie Leija TKO 2 (10), 2:33 1997-09-06 United States El Paso County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas
    Win 9–0 Mexico Jesús Chávez TKO 5 (6), 2:02 1997-07-12 United States Grand Casino Biloxi, Biloxi, Mississippi
    Win 8–0 United States Larry O'Shields UD 6 1997-06-14 United States Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas
    Win 7–0 United States Tony Duran TKO 1 (6), 1:12 1997-05-09 United States Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
    Win 6–0 United States Bobby Giepert KO 1 (6), 1:30 1997-04-12 United States Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
    Win 5–0 United States Kino Rodriguez TKO 1 (6), 1:44 1997-03-12 United States DeltaPlex Arena, Walker, Michigan
    Win 4–0 United States Edgar Ayala TKO 2 (4), 1:39 1997-02-01 United States Swiss Park Hall, Chula Vista, California
    Win 3–0 United States Jerry Cooper TKO 1 (4), 1:39 1997-01-18 United States Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada
    Win 2–0 United States Reggie Sanders UD 4 1996-11-30 United States Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico
    Win 1–0 Mexico Roberto Apodaca TKO 2 (4), 0:37 1996-10-11 United States Texas Station, Las Vegas, Nevada Mayweather's professional debut.

    Titles in boxing[link]

    Major World Titles:

    Minor World Titles:

    The Ring/Lineal Championship Titles:

    Special Titles:

    World Wrestling Entertainment[link]

    Mayweather in WWE ring

    Mayweather appeared at World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)'s No Way Out pay-per-view on February 17, 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he was involved in a storyline physical altercation with The Big Show, after Mayweather jumped a security barricade and attacked him with a punching combination, in an attempt to help Rey Mysterio, whom Show threatened to chokeslam. Originally, Mayweather took on a babyface role in the storylines, though met with some reluctance from the fans.[141] The attack resulted in Big Show receiving an actual broken nose, reportedly not part of the storyline. The following night on Raw, Big Show challenged Mayweather to a one on one No Disqualification match at WrestleMania XXIV, which Mayweather accepted. At WrestleMania, Mayweather defeated Big Show by knockout using brass knuckles to maintain his unbeaten record.[142] Mayweather claimed that he was paid $20,000,000 USD for the fight, but WWE's financial statements do not show the number.

    Mayweather was the guest host for WWE Raw in Las Vegas on August 24, 2009. He interfered with a tag team match that resulted in a loss for the Big Show (now heel again) and his partner Chris Jericho as Mayweather gave Montel Vontavious Porter brass knuckles to use to knock Jericho out, giving Porter and his new tag team partner Mark Henry the win and a shot at the Unified WWE Tag Team Titles at WWE Breaking Point against Big Show and Jericho. He then celebrated with Henry and Porter, thus turning face. Later on in the night he was involved in a backstage segment with Mr. McMahon, D-Generation X and Carlito where he helped Mr. McMahon get ready for his 6 Man Tag Team Match against Legacy along with DX. During the segment, McMahon knocked out Carlito.

    Dancing with the Stars[link]

    Mayweather appeared on the fifth season of Dancing with the Stars. His partner was the famous Ukrainian American born professional ballroom dancer Karina Smirnoff. On October 16, 2007, Karina and Floyd were the fourth couple to be eliminated from the competition and came in 9th place.[143]

    Domestic violence cases[link]

    In 2002, Mayweather was charged with two counts of domestic violence and one count of misdemeanor battery. He received a 6 month suspended sentence, 2 days of house arrest and was ordered to perform 48 hours of community service.[144] In 2004, he was given a one year suspended jail sentence, ordered to undergo counseling for "impulse control" and pay a $1000 fine or perform 100 hours of community service after being convicted of two counts of misdemeanor battery against two women.[145] In 2005, Mayweather pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor battery charge after kicking a bouncer and received a 90 day suspended jail sentence.[146]

    On September 9, 2010, it was reported that Mayweather was being sought by police for questioning after his former girlfriend, Josie Harris, filed a domestic battery report against him. Harris has accused Mayweather of battery in the past, but those charges were later dropped in July 2005 after Harris testified that she had lied and that Mayweather had not, in fact, battered her.[147] Mayweather was taken into custody on September 10, 2010, but was released after posting $3000 bail. Initially, Mayweather was charged with felony theft stemming from the disappearance of Harris's iPhone, but on September 16, 2010, two felony coercion charges and one felony robbery charge were added to the case, along with one misdemeanor domestic battery charge and three misdemeanor harassment charges.

    On December 21, 2011, a judge sentenced Mayweather to serve 90 days in the county jail for battery upon his ex-girlfriend in September 2010. Mayweather reached a deal with prosecutors in which he pled guilty to misdemeanor battery in exchange for prosecutors dropping the felony battery charge. Mayweather also pled no contest to two counts of misdemeanor harrasment which stemmed from Mayweather threatening to beat his kids. In addition to the sentence of 90 days in the county jail, Mayweather was ordered to complete 100 hours community service, a 12-month domestic violence program, and pay a fine of $2,500.[148]

    On June 1, Mayweather began serving his county jail sentence. [149]

    Honours, awards and recognitions[link]

    See also[link]

    Notes[link]

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    Awards
    Preceded by
    Evander Holyfield
    The Ring Fighter of the Year
    1998
    Succeeded by
    Paulie Ayala
    Preceded by
    Manny Pacquiao
    The Ring Fighter of the Year
    2007
    Succeeded by
    Manny Pacquiao
    Preceded by
    Manny Pacquiao
    BWAA Fighter of the Year
    2007
    Succeeded by
    Manny Pacquiao
    Preceded by
    Oscar de La Hoya
    Best Fighter ESPY Award
    2007, 2008
    Succeeded by
    Manny Pacquiao
    Preceded by
    Manny Pacquiao
    Best Fighter ESPY Award
    2010
    Succeeded by
    Manny Pacquiao
    Sporting positions
    Preceded by
    Genaro Hernández
    WBC Super Featherweight Champion
    October 3, 1998 – April 20, 2002
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    Vacant
    Title next held by
    Sirimongkol Singwangcha
    Lineal Super Featherweight Champion
    October 3, 1998 – April 20, 2002
    Vacated
    Vacant
    Title next held by
    Manny Pacquiao
    Preceded by
    José Luis Castillo
    WBC Lightweight Champion
    April 20, 2002 – May 22, 2004
    Vacated
    Vacant
    Title next held by
    José Luis Castillo
    Vacant
    Title last held by
    Pernell Whitaker
    The Ring Lightweight Champion
    April 20, 2002 – May 22, 2004
    Vacated
    Preceded by
    Arturo Gatti
    WBC Light Welterweight Champion
    June 25, 2005 – March 23, 2006
    Vacated
    Vacant
    Title next held by
    Junior Witter
    Preceded by
    Zab Judah
    IBF Welterweight Champion
    April 8, 2006 – June 20, 2006
    Vacated
    Vacant
    Title next held by
    Kermit Cintron
    Preceded by
    Carlos Manuel Baldomir
    WBC Welterweight Champion
    November 4, 2006 – June 7, 2008
    Retired
    Vacant
    Title next held by
    Andre Berto
    The Ring Welterweight Champion
    November 4, 2006 – June 7, 2008
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    Vacant
    Preceded by
    Oscar De La Hoya
    WBC Light Middleweight Champion
    May 6, 2007 – July 4, 2007
    Status Changed: Emeritus champion
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    Title next held by
    Vernon Forrest
    Preceded by
    Victor Ortiz
    WBC Welterweight Champion
    September 17, 2011 – present
    Incumbent
    Preceded by
    Miguel Cotto
    WBA Light Middleweight Champion
    Super Title

    May 5, 2012 – present
    Incumbent
    Olympic Games
    Preceded by
    Julian Wheeler
    1996 Atlanta Olympics Bronze medalist
    Summer 1996
    Succeeded by
    Ricardo Juarez

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    Timothy Bradley
    Statistics
    Real name Timothy Ray Bradley, Jr.
    Nickname(s) Desert Storm
    Rated at Light Welterweight
    Welterweight
    Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
    Reach 69 in (175 cm)
    Nationality American
    Born (1983-08-29) 29 August 1983 (age 28)
    Cathedral City, California, USA
    Stance Orthodox
    Boxing record
    Total fights 29
    Wins 28
    Wins by KO 12
    Losses 0
    Draws 0
    No contests 1

    Timothy Ray Bradley, Jr. (born August, 29 1983) is an undefeated American professional boxer. A native to the Coachella Valley. Born in Cathedral City, California, and training out of Indio, California. He is the current WBO Light Welterweight Champion and former two-time WBC Light Welterweight Champion.

    Contents

    Professional career[link]

    Light Welterweight[link]

    Bradley had his first professional bout on the 20th of August 2004, knocking out Francisco Martinez in the second round. In his rise through the ranks, he gained the WBC Youth World Welterweight and Light Welterweight crowns. He also beat IBF Lightweight Champion Miguel Vazquez by a unanimous ten round decision. Bradley finally got his chance for the title when José Luis Castillo failed to make weight in a title eliminator for the full WBC Light Welterweight belt. He then won the WBC Light Welterweight title by defeating British fighter Junior Witter in England.[1]

    WBC/WBO Unification[link]

    On 4 April 2009, Bradley fought Kendall Holt to unify his WBC and Holt's WBO titles. Bradley was dropped in the first round by a huge left hook and was badly hurt but regrouped and outboxed Holt for most of the fight, before being sent to the canvas again in the 12th round. Nonetheless, Bradley got up and finished the fight. He won the fight by unanimous decision and became the new WBO Champion.[2]

    Bradley vs. Campbell[link]

    Several days after his unification bout with Holt, Bradley was stripped of his WBC Light Welterweight title, because of failure to fight Devon Alexander, his mandatory challenger.[3] As a result, the title became vacant and Alexander stopped Witter at the end of eight rounds to win the belt. The Alexander-Witter fight was on the undercard of Bradley's August 1 fight with Nate Campbell in Bradley's hometown of Palm Springs. Campbell,a former lightweight champion, was coming up in weight after he failed to make the lightweight limit in his last fight. Bradley's fight with Campbell only lasted three rounds after Campbell chose not to continue when a cut formed over and behind his left eye. Bradley was awarded the TKO victory, but the verdict was later changed.[4] A replay showed that the cut was caused by an accidental clash of heads. The rules states, that if a fight is stopped by a cut caused by an accidental headbutt before the end of round four, it should be called a no contest. The California State Athletic Commission therefore changed the result.

    Bradley vs. Peterson[link]

    On December 5, Bradley took on Mandatory Challenger Lamont Peterson. Bradley dominated the fight, knocking Peterson down in the third round and went on to win a lopsided unanimous decision.

    Welterweight[link]

    Bradley vs. Abregu[link]

    In his HBO Debut, Bradley was scheduled to face Luis Abregu in a nontitle bout at welterweight. However, Bradley's promoter told ESPN.com that he had made a deal with Golden Boy Promotions to fight Interim title holder and knockout artist Marcos Maidana at the Agua Caliente Casino in Rancho Mirage, California, only a few miles from Bradley's hometown of Palm Springs. The fight was scheduled to take place on June 19, but due to a back injury to Marcos Maidana the fight was postponed. So he went back to his original plan to move up in weight and the fight with Abregu was back on for July 17 at the Agua Caliente Casino.[5] Although clearly out-sized, Bradley proved too quick and too skilled for the hard-hitting Abregu winning by unanimous decision, with the judges' scorecards reading 119–111, 118–112 and 117–113. At the end of the fight, Bradley openly made a challenge to pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao, calling for him to "Come break down this wall." Bradley also called out Devon Alexander, Amir Khan and Marcos Maidana.

    Return to Light Welterweight[link]

    Bradley vs. Alexander[link]

    On January 29, 2011, Timothy Bradley defended his WBO Light Welterweight title in a unification fight against fellow light welterweight title holder, WBC Champion Devon Alexander, at the Silverdome Arena in Detroit. Bradley won via 10th round technical decision.

    As stipulated in the contract of the fight against Devon Alexander, Bradley would be given a $1.3 million payday regardless of whomever he selected as his opponent for his next fight. While the public wanted Bradley to fight WBA Light Welterweight Champion Amir Khan and unify the division,[citation needed] Bradley opted to not take the fight.

    Stripped of WBC Title[link]

    Timothy Bradley was stripped of his title as he refused to fight World Boxing Association Light Welterweight Champion Amir Khan. Many have speculated that Bradley was not satisfied with the $1.3 million to fight a boxer of Khan's caliber, although this was Bradley highest pay day in his entire career so far. Also, he had admitted that it was too risky to fight Amir Khan, stating What if I lose then I am out the sweep-stake to fight pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao for 7.5 million dollars on American radio show Leave It In The Ring.[6] Bradley's refusal to take the fight led to a falling out between him and his promoter Gary Shaw. Subsequently he was stripped of the WBC title due to inactivity.[7]

    Joins Top Rank[link]

    Timothy Bradley joined Top Rank and made his debut with them November 2011 when he defeated Joel Casamayor on the under card of Marquez-Pacquiao III.

    Bradley vs. Casamayor[link]

    On November 12, 2011, Bradley defended his WBO Light Welterweight title against former lightweight titlist Joel Casamayor, 40, on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez III. Bradley won by TKO in the eighth round in making his case for a shot at Pacquiao.

    Bradley vs. Pacquiao[link]

    Bradley will now fight Manny Pacquiao on June 9, 2012.

    Professional boxing record[link]

    28 Wins (12 Knockouts, 16 decisions), 0 Losses, 0 Draws, 1 No Contest[8]
    Res. Record Opponnent Type Rd., Time Date Location Notes
    N/A N/A Philippines Manny Pacquiao - ? (12) 2012-06-09 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada For WBO Welterweight title.
    Win 28–0
    1 NC
    Cuba Joel Casamayor TKO 8 (12), 2:59 2011-11-12 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada Retained WBO Light Welterweight title.
    Win 27–0
    1 NC
    United States Devon Alexander TD 10 (12), 3:00 2011-01-29 United States Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan Retained WBO & won WBC Light Welterweight title.
    Win 26–0
    1 NC
    Argentina Luis Abregu UD 12 2010-07-17 United States Agua Caliente Casino, Rancho Mirage, California
    Win 25–0
    1 NC
    United States Lamont Peterson UD 12 2009-11-14 United States Agua Caliente Casino, Rancho Mirage, California Retained WBO Light Welterweight title.
    NC 24–0
    1 NC
    United States Nate Campbell NC 3 (12), 3:00 2009-08-01 United States Agua Caliente Casino, Rancho Mirage, California Retained WBO Light Welterweight title. Fight stopped due to Campbell's cut over his left eye.
    Win 24–0 United States Kendall Holt UD 12 2009-04-04 Canada Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec Retained WBC & won WBO Light Welterweight title.
    Win 23–0 The Bahamas Edner Cherry UD 12 2008-09-13 United States Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi Retained WBC Light Welterweight title.
    Win 22–0 England Junior Witter SD 12 2008-05-10 England Nottingham Arena, Nottingham Won WBC Light Welterweight title.
    Win 21–0 Mexico Miguel Vazquez UD 10 2007-07-27 United States Omega Products International, Corona, California Retained WBC Youth World Light Welterweight title.
    Win 20–0 United States Donald Camarena UD 10 2007-06-01 United States Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California
    Win 19–0 Kenya Nasser Athumani TKO 5 (10), 1:35 2007-04-13 United States Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California
    Win 18–0 Mexico Manuel Garnica UD 8 2007-02-02 United States Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California Retained WBC Youth World Light Welterweight title.
    Win 17–0 Colombia Jaime Rangel TD 8 (8), 1:54 2006-12-01 United States Chumash Casino, Santa Ynez, California The fight was stopped due to Rangel's cut over right eye and he was unable to continue.
    Win 16–0 Mexico Alfonso Sanchez KO 1 (8), 2:44 2006-10-16 United States Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California
    Win 15–0 United States Martin Ramirez RTD 5 (8), 3:00 2006-08-18 United States Omega Products International, Corona, California
    Win 14–0 Mexico Arturo Urena TKO 3 (10), 0:27 2006-06-23 United States Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California Retained WBC Youth World Light Welterweight title.
    Win 13–0 United States Jesus Abel Santiago KO 6 (8), ? 2006-05-13 United States Antelope Valley Fairgrounds, Lancaster, California
    Win 12–0 United States Eli Addison UD 8 2006-03-31 United States Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California Retained WBC Youth World Light Welterweight title.
    Win 11–0 Mexico Rafael Ortiz RTD 2 (10), 3:00 2006-02-17 United States Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California Retained WBC Youth World Light Welterweight title.
    Win 10–0 Mexico Jorge Alberto Padilla RTD 9 (10), 3:00 2005-11-21 United States Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California
    Win 9–0 Mexico Francisco Rincon UD 10 2005-09-23 United States Omega Products International, Corona, California Won vacant WBC Youth World Light Welterweight title.
    Win 8–0 United States Juan Yoani Cervantes UD 6 2005-08-26 United States Omega Products International, Corona, California
    Win 7–0 Brazil Marcos Andre Rocha Costa TKO 5 (6), 2:15 2005-07-21 United States Athletic Club, Los Angeles, California
    Win 6–0 Mexico Justo Almazan UD 6 2005-06-03 United States Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California
    Win 5–0 Mexico Ramon Ortiz KO 3 (6), 2:49 2005-04-25 United States Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California
    Win 4–0 Mexico Carlos Parra KO 1 (4), 1:59 2005-03-28 United States Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California
    Win 3–0 Mexico Luis Medina TKO 1 (4), 0:18 2004-11-22 United States Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California
    Win 2–0 United States Raul Nunez UD 4 2004-10-29 United States Doubletree Hotel, Ontario, California
    Win 1–0 United States Francisco Martinez TKO 2 (4), 1:17 2004-08-20 United States Omega Products International, Corona, California Bradley's professional debut.

    See also[link]

    References[link]

    1. ^ Christ, Scott. "Bradley scores early Upset of the Year contender". http://www.badlefthook.com/2008/5/11/507447/bradley-scores-early-upset. Retrieved 7 February 2012. 
    2. ^ "Bradley was lucky to outpoints Holt to unify WBC and WBO titles". Associated Press. Sporting News holt was unlucky not to win the fight. 2009-04-05. http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=535252. Retrieved 2009-04-05. 
    3. ^ WBC strips Timothy Bradley Jr. of junior welterweight title – ESPN. Sports.espn.go.com (2009-04-28). Retrieved on 2012-01-15.
    4. ^ Bradley Defends WBO Strap With Controversial Victory Over Campbell On SHOWTIME. Eastsideboxing.com (2009-08-02). Retrieved on 2012-01-15.
    5. ^ "Fight set for Bradley, Abregu". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5208294. Retrieved 22 May 2010. 
    6. ^ Timothy Bradley Turns Down Over $1.3 Million for Amir Khan Fight « Beats, Boxing and Mayhem. Beatsboxingmayhem.com (2011-04-27). Retrieved on 2012-01-15.
    7. ^ Fighthype \\ Gary Shaw And Tim Bradley Heading To Litigation Soon?. Fighthype.com (2011-06-12). Retrieved on 2012-01-15.
    8. ^ Timothy Bradley – Boxer. Boxrec.com. Retrieved on 2012-01-15.

    External links[link]

    Achievements
    Preceded by
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    WBC Light Welterweight Champion
    May 10, 2008 – April 28, 2009
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    Title next held by
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    Preceded by
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    WBO Light Welterweight Champion
    April 4, 2009 – present
    Incumbent
    Preceded by
    Devon Alexander
    WBC Light Welterweight Champion
    January 29, 2011 – July 28, 2011
    Status Changed:Emeritus champion
    Vacant
    Title next held by
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