Attorneys for Deontay Wilder and Alexander Povetkin continue to joust in letters in the lawsuit filed in the Southern District of New York. A February 2017 trial date may be nixed due to issues related to finalization of a protective order to iron-out discovery issues. After a discovery conference, last week, the parties continue to […]
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Pacquiao-Vargas draws “a little over 300,000” PPV buys
USA Today reports that the November 5th fight between Manny Pacquiao and Jessie Vargas deliver “a little over 300,000” PPVs according to Bob Arum. The event was the first event in years without support without HBO as its PPV distributor. Pacquiao defeated Vargas via unanimous decision and won a welterweight title in the process. Arum […]
UFC 205: Payout Perspective
Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. In this edition we take a look at UFC 205 taking place at New York’s Madison Square Garden. McGregor wins lightweight title from Alvarez Conor McGregor once again backed up his talk as he stopped Eddie Alvarez in the second round to win the UFC lightweight title. He […]
USADA arbitration panel suspends Jon Jones 1 year
USADA has ruled that Jon Jones will serve a 1 year suspension after an arbitration on his drug test results last week. Jones’ suspension is retroactive to July 6, 2016 in which the results of an out-of-competition revealed banned substances. The full ruling can be found here. Jones’ took a Cialis-like sexual enhancement pill which, […]
Are we still interested in a Pacquiao fight?
For those not aware, Manny Pacquiao will be taking on Jessie Vargas at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Saturday. Without much buzz, Pacquiao returns to the ring which makes one wonder how many in the US will buy the PPV? There are several factors that contribute to the general disregard for […]