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Mayweather again top-earning US athlete on SI list: Wednesday, May 15, 2013; Associated Press; Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the highest-earning athlete in American sports for the second straight year.

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Adult Swim plans a cartoon show to star Mike Tyson: Friday, May 10, 2013; Associated Press; Adult Swim says it's turning Mike Tyson into a cartoon detective.

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Manny Pacquiao to fight Brandon Rios in China on Nov. 23: Monday, May 6, 2013; By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times; Manny Pacquiao will return to the ring Nov. 23 against Brandon Rios at the Macau Venetian resort in China, Pacquiao’s promoter and lead adviser announced Monday.

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Mayweather Jr. puzzles Guerrero, plots next move under father's watchful eye: Sunday, May 5, 2013; Mayweather sticking to plan of fighting in September but not necessarily against Canelo Alvarez; By Case Keefer; Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s first reaction was to keep this a secret, to conceal the sharp pain that engulfed his right hand in the ninth round of his fight against Robert Guerrero. He didn’t want to show discomfort.

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Mayweather vs. Guerrero blog: 'Money' takes easy unanimous-decision victory: Saturday, May 4, 2013; Mayweather said injured hand kept him from knocking out Guerrero; By Case Keefer; The fans started heading to the exits before the last round had even begun. That says plenty in boxing, a sport where controversial decisions are as commonplace as hand wraps and ring girls. There was just no possible way the judges were going to mess this one up. Floyd Mayweather Jr. was too quick, too evasive and too dominant for Robert Guerrero.

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Mayweather vs. Guerrero weigh-in: With title fight official, boxers keep their cool: Friday, May 3, 2013; Fathers exchange words while sons make weight; By Case Keefer; Robert Guerrero stood toe-to-toe with Floyd Mayweather Jr. and refused to back down at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. That was during a stare-down pose after Friday’s weigh-in when Mayweather and Guerrero made their WBC welterweight championship official. Guerrero vows he will do the same come fight time Saturday night. “Nobody is intimidating me,” Guerrero exclaimed. “When we get in the ring, it’s on. That’s it.”

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Floyd Mayweather Jr. recounts jail time ahead of first bout since release: Thursday, May 2, 2013; Fighting: Mayweather predicts Robert Guerrero is 'going away to do time after this fight'; By Case Keefer; Floyd Mayweather Jr. responded to the bravado-laced theatrics of Ruben Guerrero Wednesday with a counter few were aware was in his arsenal: self-restraint.

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Boxing's future is in Asia, promoter Bob Arum predicts: Thursday, May 2, 2013; Fighting:; By Greg Bishop, New York Times News Service; When boxing promoter Bob Arum put on a fight last month in Macau, China's gambling enclave, knew that he had seen the next frontier, both for boxing and, to a greater extent, for sports. “Look into the future, and the truth is, the U.S. market is going to be secondary. The opportunities in the Asian market far exceed what you can do here.”

Photo: Undefeated welterweight boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. questions if Robert Guerrero is on his level to start fight week: Wednesday, May 1, 2013; fighting: Boxers make arrivals to MGM Grand ahead of Saturday's "Mayday" card; By Case Keefer; Floyd Mayweather Jr. is wondering a lot of the same things as boxing fans when it comes to Robert Guerrero. As he held a media session Tuesday after arriving at the MGM Grand for his first bout in a year, Mayweather didn’t partake in his unofficial fight week ritual of rattling off the merits of Saturday’s opponent. “Money,” instead, asked rhetorical questions about “The Ghost.” “You’ve got to look at certain things and then say, ‘Is this guy on the same level as Floyd Mayweather?’” Mayweather said. “You’ve got to ask yourself those certain questions.”

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When Don King talks, it's tough not to listen: Thursday, April 18, 2013; The legendary boxing promoter touches on everything from politics to his appreciation for UNLV basketball; By Ray Brewer; Don King’s office last week was the 36th floor penthouse at Treasure Island. He felt right at home — it’s Las Vegas, after all. This is the fighting capital of the world, thanks largely to King.

Photo: Jack Johnson, born in Galveston,Texas, seen in thi

Harry Reid, Mike Tyson seeking pardon for former boxing champ Jack Johnson: Wednesday, April 3, 2013; By Karoun Demirjian; Sen. Harry Reid has forged some unorthodox alliances to better fight for his pet issues. But a new partnership with former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson is arguably his most unexpected coupling yet.

Photo: Mike Alvarado, left, connects with a punch on Bran

Alvarado wins rematch over Rios by decision: Saturday, March 30, 2013; Boxing:; Tim Dahlberg, Associated Press; The action was much the same, only this time the result was different. Mike Alvarado boxed and punched his way to a narrow but unanimous 12-round decision Saturday night over Brandon Rios in the rematch of their slugfest from five months ago.

Photo: Light welterweight boxers Brandon Rios, left, list

Rios, Alvarado promise boxing sequel will produce same action as classic first fight: Friday, March 29, 2013; boxing:; By Ray Brewer; Brandon Rios estimates he’s watched the replay of this memorable fight more than 400 times. In the morning when he wakes up, in the afternoon and some time later in the day, the undefeated boxer makes sure to take a moment to watch the fight that partially defines his career. He can hardly be blamed for admiring his work. The slugfest that was Rios’ seventh-round TKO victory against Mike Alvarado last October at the Home Depot Center in Southern California was the undisputed top fight of 2012.

Harry Reid wants pardon for first black heavyweight boxing champ: Tuesday, March 5, 2013; By Karoun Demirjian; Nevada Sen. Harry Reid, a boxer in his time, is joining several other lawmakers to push President Barack Obama to pardon the world’s first black heavyweight boxing champion.

Photo: Richard Abril, right, of Cuba connects with a punc

Abril defends WBA lightweight belt against Bogere: Saturday, March 2, 2013; Associated Press; Richar Abril defended his WBA lightweight title with a unanimous decision against Sharif Bogere on Saturday

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Nick Diaz fails to back up years worth of talk

A welterweight title fight that felt incredibly different wound up remarkably the same. Georges St. Pierre manhandled nemesis Nick Diaz with his wrestling. St. Pierre won every round on every judges' scorecard in Montreal for his sixth straight unanimous-decision victory. Diaz had preached his superiority over St. Pierre for years, but when he finally got his chance, he looked as helpless as all the other challengers to the 170-pound division's throne in the last six years. St. Pierre's consistency continued to amaze. Now it's on to Johny Hendricks, who defeated Carlos Condit in the evening's co-main event. Could he be the one to finally threaten St. Pierre?

Main Card Results
Winner	Loser	Method
Georges St. Pierre	Nick Diaz	Unanimous Decision
Johny Hendricks	Carlos Condit	Unanimous Decision
Jake Ellenberger	Nate Marquardt	Knockout
Chris Camozzi	Nick Ring	Split Decision
Mike Ricci	Colin Fletcher	Unanimous Decision

Date	Event	Headlining Match	Location
May 3	NABF Super Featherweight Title	Francisco Vargas vs. Jose Aguiniga	Las Vegas: The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan
May 4	WBC Welterweight Title	Floyd Mayweather vs. Robert Guerrero	Las Vegas: MGM Grand Garden Arena
May 18	UFC on FX 8	Vitor Belfort vs. Luke Rockhold	Jaragua, Brazil
May 25	UFC 160	Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva	Las Vegas: MGM Grand Garden Arena
June 8	UFC on FUEL TV 10	Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Fabricio Werdum	Fortaleza, Brazil
June 15	UFC 161	Renan Barao vs. Eddie Wineland	Winnipeg, Manitoba
June 22	WBA Welterweight Title	Paulie Malignaggi vs. Adrien Broner	Brooklyn, N.Y.