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Manny Pacquiao retained his WBO world welterweight title courtesy of a hotly-disputed points victory over his great rival Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Marquez fought masterfully in his bid to finally gain a victory over the reigning P4P king at the third attempt.

Manny Pacquiao, who will fight Juan Manuel Marquez on Saturday, affects increases in everything from hotel rates to the price of bottle service at nightclubs.

Former heavyweight boxing champion Joe Frazier died Monday, after he was diagnosed with liver cancer, his family said in a statement. Frazier was 67. "We The Family of ... Smokin' Joe Frazier, regret to inform you of his passing," the statement said. "He transitioned from this life as 'One of God's Men,' on the eve of November 7, 2011 at his home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania."

Former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier has liver cancer and is under hospice care. The 67-year-old boxer was diagnosed four or five weeks ago, Frazier's personal and business manager said Saturday.

By now the routine is a familiar one for Manny Pacquiao. Twice a year he leaves his native Philippines – where he doubles as a congressman – to train with Freddie Roach in a Los Angeles gym. He goes on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" to croon a tune or two, then heads to this gambling city.

After taking a headbutt from opponent Victor Ortiz, Floyd Mayweather Jr. landed a devastating right, knocking Ortiz to the canvas, where he would remain for several minutes.

Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. doesn't mind if people hate him. He's going to be who he is, not ashamed of his wealth of talent and cash. He will readily remind you of both.

Oscar De La Hoya figures that as long as he’s coming clean about drug abuse and cheating on his wife, he may as well tell all about this. Yes, says Golden Boy in an interview Tuesday on Univision, it was him dressed in drag in those infamous photos first shown in the New York Post in 2007. De La Hoya was photographed posing with stripper Milana Dravel, and the Post today reported that the boxer paid Dravnel $20 million to keep quiet about the pictures.

On some days, Michael Arkush’s interviews with Sugar Ray Leonard would last from 9 a.m. into the night. Other days, the boxing great would tell Arkush to stop the recorder, his mood darkened by the retelling of a troubled past. But in small doses over 18 months, Leonard began to open up about a career full of highs and lows. The result was “The Big Fight: My Life In and Out of the Ring,” a book co-authored by Leonard and Arkush that was released June 6.

Iron Mike Tyson recently made the move from the boxing ring to the ballroom when he joined “Dancing With the Stars” — in Argentina.