WGRD 97.9 » boxing http://wgrd.com Sat, 25 May 2013 03:44:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Floyd Mayweather's Mansion Has Own Twitter Account…And Plenty To Say http://wgrd.com/floyd-mayweathers-mansion-has-own-twitter-account-and-plenty-to-say/ http://wgrd.com/floyd-mayweathers-mansion-has-own-twitter-account-and-plenty-to-say/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:40:58 +0000 Matt Milhouse http://rivergrandrapids.com/?p=143141 It's been a busy week for Grand Rapids native Floyd Mayweather.

The world's best boxer:  announced his next opponent (Robert Guerrero), announced a new TV deal which could be worth over $250 million, then visited Ottawa Hills High School in Grand Rapids to play a little basketball.

Mayweather's Las Vegas mansion has helped to keep us informed and entertained via Twitter.

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Saturday night Manny Pacquiao will defend his WBO welterweight title against undefeated Timothy Bradley.  Floyd Mayweather Jr. will apparently not be allowed to watch the fight from prison because he i

]]> http://wgrd.com/pacquiao-vs-bradley-poll/feed/ 0 Boxer Throws Punches at Referee [VIDEO] http://wgrd.com/boxer-throws-punches-at-referee-video/ http://wgrd.com/boxer-throws-punches-at-referee-video/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 11:58:44 +0000 gary.chenoweth http://wgrd.com/?p=8932 Referee Manfred Küchle stopped a WBO super-middleweight title fight between Robert Stieglitz and Khoren Gevor in 10th round after he ruled that Gevor had intentionally head-butted Stieglitz, opening a gash above his right eye.

Gevor was disqualified for his illegal move, which didn't sit well the Armenian-German, who tracked Küchler down in the corner of the ring after the match was declared and began throwing punches at the referee.

As you can see from the the video below, this excites the crowd. Although we'd like to think they're cheering because the security guards were so quick to pounce on Gevor, not because he was wailing on the ref.

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