Floyd Mayweather ArchivesNews about Boxer Floyd Mayweather from Grand Rapidsnoemail@noemail.org (Josh Slagter | jslagter@mlive.com)Wed, 2 Apr 2008 17:16:21 GMTMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/http://blog.mlive.com/mayweather/en-usnoNews about Boxer Floyd Mayweather from Grand Rapidsnoemail@noemail.orgMayweather Promotions, sports commission helping Golden Gloveshttp://blog.mlive.com/mayweather/2008/04/mayweather_promotions_sports_c.htmlcat:Storiesnoemail@noemail.org (Josh Slagter | jslagter@mlive.com)Wed, 2 Apr 2008 02:46:12 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/mayweather//2922.846239GRAND RAPIDS -- Michigan Golden Gloves will receive a check from the West Michigan Sports Commission for $140,000 this week, a meaningful symbol of Floyd Mayweather's generosity, and the first major fund-raising coup of the sports commission's infancy. Wayman Britt,...Floyd Mayweather's generous gift must be treated with golden gloveshttp://blog.mlive.com/mayweather/2008/04/floyd_mayweathers_generous_gif.htmlcat:David Mayo columnnoemail@noemail.org (Josh Slagter | jslagter@mlive.com)Tue, 1 Apr 2008 15:11:16 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/mayweather//2922.843701Press File Photo/Cory OlsenFloyd Mayweather says he'll foot the bill for the National Golden Gloves tournament in Grand Rapids, enabling the MIchigan Golden Gloves to keep its tournament revenues as profit. GRAND RAPIDS -- The impact of the community gift...Mayweather on WrestleMania XXIV match: 'It hurt, absolutely'http://blog.mlive.com/mayweather/2008/03/mayweather_on_wrestlemania_xxi.htmlcat:Videonoemail@noemail.org (Josh Slagter | jslagter@mlive.com)Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:56:00 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/mayweather//2922.840434ORLANDO, Fla. -- Sure, it was scripted. But that doesn't mean it was easy for Floyd Mayweather to tangle with 7-foot, 441-pound Paul "Big Show" Wight at WrestleMania XXIV on Sunday....Mayweather leaves WrestleMania bruised, but with respect for WWEhttp://blog.mlive.com/mayweather/2008/03/mayweather_leaves_wrestlemania.htmlcat:David Mayo columnnoemail@noemail.org (Josh Slagter | jslagter@mlive.com)Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:00:17 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/mayweather//2922.840407Courtesy Photo/WWEFloyd Mayweather lands some punches to the face of Paul "Big Show" Wight during WrestleMania XXIV on Sunday. ORLANDO, Fla. -- Floyd Mayweather used a folding chair to pound Paul "Big Show" Wight over the back, used a pair...Mayweather to pay for National Golden Gloves in Grand Rapidshttp://blog.mlive.com/mayweather/2008/03/mayweather_to_pay_for_national.htmlcat:Storiescat:Videonoemail@noemail.org (Josh Slagter | jslagter@mlive.com)Mon, 31 Mar 2008 07:47:49 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/mayweather//2922.840381 ORLANDO, Fla. -- Floyd Mayweather's knockout win at WrestleMania was followed by an even bigger one for Grand Rapids boxing when he pledged Sunday to pay the entire operating budget of about $142,000 for the National Golden Gloves Tournament...Floyd Mayweather knocks out Big Show at WrestleMania XXIVhttp://blog.mlive.com/mayweather/2008/03/mayweather_knocks_out_big_show_1.htmlcat:Storiesnoemail@noemail.org (Josh Slagter | jslagter@mlive.com)Mon, 31 Mar 2008 03:08:34 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/mayweather//2922.840241AP PhotoFloyd Mayweather applies a choke hold on Paul "Big Show" Wight on Sunday night during WrestleMania XXIV in Orlando, Fla. Mayweather won the match after hitting Big Show with brass knuckles and knocking the wrestler out. ORLANDO, Fla. --...Wrestlers join Team Mayweather for WrestleMania match with Big Showhttp://blog.mlive.com/mayweather/2008/03/wrestlers_join_team_mayweather.htmlcat:Storiesnoemail@noemail.org (MLive.com)Mon, 31 Mar 2008 01:13:52 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/mayweather//2922.840044ORLANDO, Fla. -- Several professional wrestlers are dressed to pose as security officials for Team Mayweather tonight, amid widespread speculation that the WrestleMania XXIV match between Floyd Mayweather and Paul "Big Show" Wight will be determined by outside influences. One...Mayweather, WWE a promotional fithttp://blog.mlive.com/mayweather/2008/03/mayweather_wwe_a_promotional_f.htmlcat:David Mayo columnnoemail@noemail.org (Josh Slagter | jslagter@mlive.com)Sun, 30 Mar 2008 05:01:35 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/mayweather//2922.839253AP PhotoFloyd Mayweather signed on for WrestleMania XXIV for another chance to promote himself. And the WWE has been a pretty good partner. ORLANDO, Fla. -- The answer to why WrestleMania isn't $20 million, as Floyd Mayweather claims, although some...Floyd Mayweather vs. Big Show: Previewing WrestleMania XXIVhttp://blog.mlive.com/mayweather/2008/03/floyd_mayweather_vs_big_show_p.htmlcat:Videonoemail@noemail.org (Josh Slagter | jslagter@mlive.com)Sun, 30 Mar 2008 04:02:01 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/mayweather//2922.839223ORLANDO, Fla. -- Grand Rapids boxing champion Floyd Mayweather will venture into a World Wrestling Entertainment ring Sunday night to face Paul "Big Show" Wight at WrestleMania XXIV....Mayweather's WrestleMania XXIV foe Big Show an interesting characterhttp://blog.mlive.com/mayweather/2008/03/wwes_big_show.htmlcat:David Mayo columnnoemail@noemail.org (Josh Slagter | jslagter@mlive.com)Sat, 29 Mar 2008 05:01:38 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/mayweather//2922.837827AP PhotoPaul "Big Show" Wight, right, played three years of college basketball before becoming a pro wrestler. ORLANDO, Fla. -- Paul Wight mixed reality and wrestling entertainment when he predicted a difficult demise Sunday for Floyd Mayweather at WrestleMania XXIV....Big Show: No respect for Mayweatherhttp://blog.mlive.com/mayweather/2008/03/big_show_no_respect_for_maywea.htmlcat:Videonoemail@noemail.org (Josh Slagter | jslagter@mlive.com)Sat, 29 Mar 2008 03:13:11 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/mayweather//2922.837817ORLANDO, Fla. -- WWE wrestler Paul "Big Show" Wight hasn't had an easy time working with Floyd Mayweather for their upcoming WrestleMania XXIV match....Family that's tuned Mayweather out may tune in for WrestleMania matchhttp://blog.mlive.com/mayweather/2008/03/relatives_who_have_tuned_maywe.htmlcat:David Mayo columnnoemail@noemail.org (Josh Slagter | jslagter@mlive.com)Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:05:51 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/mayweather//2922.834905Press Photo/Josh SlagterFans check out some WrestleMania XXIV merchandise during a WWE block party in downtown Orlando on Thursday. Floyd Mayweather will face Paul "Big Show" Wight on Sunday. ORLANDO, Fla. -- Perhaps the best measure of the man-bites-dog intrigue...Promoter: Mayweather-Hatton rematch possible for next springhttp://blog.mlive.com/mayweather/2008/03/promoter_mayweatherhatton_rema.htmlcat:Storiesnoemail@noemail.org (MLive.com)Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:50:02 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/mayweather//2922.833910Press File Photo/Cory OlsenRicky Hatton, left, wants another shot at Floyd Mayweather, in front of 100,000 fans at London's Wembley Stadium. According to Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, Floyd Mayweather is considering a rematch next spring with Ricky...Here's how the WWE should end the Mayweather-Big Show matchhttp://blog.mlive.com/mayweather/2008/03/heres_how_the_wwe_should_end_t.htmlcat:David Mayo columnnoemail@noemail.org (Josh Slagter | jslagter@mlive.com)Thu, 27 Mar 2008 05:01:07 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/mayweather//2922.832158AP PhotoFloyd Mayweather speaks at a WWE news conference in New York on Wednesday. Press File Photo/Cory OlsenMaybe the WWE could get Floyd Mayweather Sr. to make an appearance at WrestleMania XXIV on Sunday. ORLANDO, Fla. -- Short of Floyd...Mayweather, 'Big Show' promote WrestleMania on 'The Today Show'http://blog.mlive.com/mayweather/2008/03/mayweather_big_show_promote_wr.htmlcat:Videonoemail@noemail.org (MLive.com)Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:57:18 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/mayweather//2922.831486 Courtesy Photo/MSNBC.comFloyd Mayweather appeared "The Today Show" on Wednesday in New York. In New York for the final WWE press conference before Sunday's WrestleMania XXIV in Orlando, Fla., Floyd Mayweather and Paul "Big Show" Wight also stopped by NBC's...WWE's 'Big Show' says he'll end Mayweather's career at WrestleManiahttp://blog.mlive.com/mayweather/2008/03/wwes_big_show_says_hell_end_ma.htmlcat:David Mayo columnnoemail@noemail.org (Josh Slagter | jslagter@mlive.com)Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:10:53 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/mayweather//2922.826179Paul "Big Show" Wight's declaration that he would end Floyd Mayweather's boxing career at WrestleMania XXIV met with a striking round of boos Monday from a World Wrestling Entertainment crowd in South Carolina. Mayweather's match with Big Show is one...Mayweather, Arum exchange legal punches over two pay-per-view fightshttp://blog.mlive.com/mayweather/2008/03/mayweather_arum_exchange_legal.htmlcat:David Mayo columnnoemail@noemail.org (Josh Slagter | jslagter@mlive.com)Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:48:51 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/mayweather//2922.818822AP File PhotoFloyd Mayweather, left, claims he's still owed money by former promoter Bob Arum from his fights against Arturo Gatti and Zab Judah, right. Arum counters that Mayweather owes him. GRAND RAPIDS -- Floyd Mayweather wants his money. Bob...Steve Forbes changes Mayweather trainers after Floyd Jr.'s complainthttp://blog.mlive.com/mayweather/2008/03/steve_forbes_changes_mayweathe.htmlcat:Storiesnoemail@noemail.org (The Associated Press)Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:37:11 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/mayweather//2922.818774AP PhotoSteve Forbes switched from trainer Roger Mayweather to Jeff Mayweather for his upcoming fight against Oscar De La Hoya. Floyd Mayweather Jr. is furious with yet another member of his fighting family, yet Steve Forbes ended up taking most...Mayweather thrown out of WWE ringhttp://blog.mlive.com/mayweather/2008/03/mayweather_sent_flying_out_of.htmlcat:Videonoemail@noemail.org (Josh Slagter | jslagter@mlive.com)Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:36:30 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/mayweather//2922.792087After their weigh in Monday night, Paul "Big Show" Wight gave Floyd Mayweather a different kind of exit from the WWE ring: through the air....Michael Buffer, Antonio Tarver weigh in on Mayweather's WWE matchhttp://blog.mlive.com/mayweather/2008/03/michael_buffer_antonio_tarver.htmlcat:Videonoemail@noemail.org (Josh Slagter | jslagter@mlive.com)Tue, 11 Mar 2008 05:48:11 GMTtag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/mayweather//2922.791884Boxing ring announcer Michael Buffer, boxing historian Burt Sugar and boxer Antonio Tarver weigh in on Floyd Mayweather's decision to wrestle Paul "Big Show" Wight at WrestleMania XXIV....