Floyd Mayweather 2.0? A Motor City Postscript

Posted by Morgan Campbell on February 26, 2013 · 1 Comment 


Back in Canada and still recovering from 24 hours in Detroit, where the drinks are stiff (the young lady tending bar at Cutters promised her Jameson with a splash of Faygo ginger ale would put hair on my chest), and where rebirth has been a running theme for nearly four decades. On the banks of … Continue reading →

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Floyd Mayweather to Showtime: He’s Boxing’s Albert Pujols

Posted by Morgan Campbell on February 22, 2013 · Leave a Comment 


Thinking of words to describe Tuesday’s announcement that boxing’s current pound-for-pound king, Floyd “Money” Mayweather, had dumped cable network and pay-per-view partner HBO in favour of rival broadcaster Showtime. “Seismic” works. Mayweather’s movement tilts the pay-per-view landscape, instantly transforming Showtime from a big-time suburb to the centre of attention and action, and maybe not just … Continue reading →

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