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The masterful skills of Floyd Mayweather Jr. and the powerful attack of Lucas Matthyyse have plenty of room to share the fans respect in boxing.

The fall showdown between welterweight titlist Timothy Bradley Jr. and Juan Manuel Marquez has moved a step closer to being finalized. Bradley signed his contract on Friday, manager Cameron Dunkin told ESPN.com. The fight is supposed to take pl...

If a random reader strolled into my office this afternoon, looked me up and down, then said I should hit the bricks because I'm no good at my job anymore, you can imagine where I'd tell him to go. (And then I'd wonder how the guy got in the building ...

The specter of The Gig hangs over Devon Alexander. The man is talented enough, and professional enough, and focused enough that it is more than likely that the mere possibility of The Gig -- i.e., a fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr., and the attenda...

Middleweight prospect J'Leon Love failed a drug test following his controversial 10-round unanimous decision win against Gabriel Rosado on May 4.

We'll never know who would have won a Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight, but it's clear who is coming out ahead in his financial affairs.

NEW YORK -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the highest-earning athlete in American sports for the second straight year. The boxer is projected to make $90 million in 2013, according to Sports Illustrated's annual list released Wednesday. Miami Heat star ...

Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the highest-earning athlete in American sports for the second straight year.

It was just a week ago that, along with everyone else with even a passing interest in the sport of basketball, I found myself asking, "Who is that idiot who voted for Carmelo Anthony over LeBron James for NBA Most Valuable Player?" Turns out there...

Floyd Mayweather Jr. is still the "Money" man, but not quite as much as he has been in the past.

Some news and notes from the boxing world: • Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer said Thursday that the post-fight drug tests for Floyd Mayweather Jr., Robert Guerrero, Abner Mares and Daniel Ponce De Leon al...

Just a few days removed from welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s dismantling of interim titleholder Robert Guerrero, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer told ESPN.com on Thursday that he is already at work on Mayweather's next fight.

Should Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s next fight be against Canelo Alvarez?...

The Cross-Sport Power Rankings rate the top 10 athletes making noise around the world of sports. This week, Kevin Durant gets the No. 1 spot.

In case you were busy stirring up debate, here's what you missed in sports last weekend. LeBron James was a near unanimous choice for the NBA's Most Valuable Player award, securing 120 of the 121 available votes. About Last Night is all about st...

Floyd Mayweather Jr. not only refuted the notion that he is in decline with Saturday's spectacular decision win but also showed that he has arguably never been better.