Wladimir Klitschko on Floyd Mayweather Leaving Boxing for MMA: 'He'd Get Hurt'

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 Wladimir Klitschko on Floyd Mayweather Leaving Boxing for MMA: 'He'd Get Hurt'
Floyd Mayweather has so thoroughly dominated boxing that he has indicated he's considering giving the sport up and trying a new challenge: mixed martial arts. I think Mayweather could be great at MMA , but most people disagree with me. And one such person is heavyweight boxing champ Wladimir Klitschko , who said in an interview on ESPN today that he sincerely hopes Mayweather stays out of ... [link]

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The Week In Boxing, 1/7/08: Malignaggi's rough outing, Mayweather's bad rapping and more
Published 1/7/2008 by Tim -- tstarks2@gmail.com at Seven Punch Combo
... is a 154-pound crossroads fight. I wouldn't mind seeing, either. Boxing lost one of its own when Korean former titlist Yo-Sam Choi died last week. I've avoided the topic because generic sympathies from me would mean little, and I've already said what I have to say about ring deaths in general. But it's a sad occasion. Floyd Mayweather, Jr.'s video is out. Review: I've heard worse rappers, but he's far short of very good. Nice beat, crappy video. Also, the calls are pretty unanimous for him to stay the hell away from mixed martial arts. I'd ...

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