Floyd Mayweather Sr believes it is only once his son has retired that his genius will be truly appreciated.

FLOYD Mayweather described the biggest fight of the generation as just another day at the office, and he was right.

Floyd Mayweather has declared “the time is now” as the gaze of the sporting world turns to Las Vegas for a seismic showdown with Manny Pacquiao that will end five years of disillusion.

Floyd Mayweather will view his success in providing financial security for his family as a greater achievement than retiring undefeated.

ONCE upon a long time ago there was only one world heavyweight boxing champion instead of three or four and he was a real hero in rural Ireland.

WHILE David Haye was still spewing excuses in Hamburg a joke started swirling social networking sites that Wladimir Klitschko was going to have a tee-shirt mocked up showing him holding up his vanquished opponent’s severed toe.

AHAB and Nemesis.

THIRTY FOUR years after boxing’s last headline act at Yankee Stadium saw Muhammad Ali handed a controversial points victory over Ken Norton, the sport is preparing to return to the venue tomorrow night.

There was a time well within living memory that such a contest would have dominated discussions for weeks beforehand – and afterwards.

CRAVEN COTTAGE hasn’t been known for its thrilling nights of European football – not until now, that is.

WORLD light-heavyweight champion Chad Dawson has compared Joe Calzaghe to the legendary Rocky Marciano following the Welshman’s announcement that he is to retire with his 46-fight unbeaten record intact.

JOE CALZAGHE has branded boxing “a dying sport” and is glad he is close to ending his career rather than just starting out.

Joe Calzaghe promised to end American veteran Bernard Hopkins’ legendary career when the pair came face to face in London today.

PASCHAL COLLINS predicts a big future for Corkman Gary ‘Spike’ O’Sullivan ahead of his pro debut, the undercard to the Billy Walsh/James Gorman Irish welterweight title fight at Neptune Stadium tomorrow night.

EVEN before Saturday’s super-fight against Oscar De La Hoya, few would have been willing to bet on Floyd Mayweather keeping his word and retiring from his sport undefeated at the age of 30.

MAKE no mistake about it, even though his replacement, Mick O’Driscoll, is a hell of a player, the loss of Paul O’Connell to the Irish second-row against Italy on Saturday is colossal.

Former world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis has announced he has no plans to come out of retirement for a one-off fight with old foe Vitali Klitschko.

Leading promoter Frank Warren has urged former undisputed world heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis to resist the temptation to make a comeback at the age of 41.

A PAINTING by Marilyn Monroe has been auctioned off with her personal phone book with numbers for Frank Sinatra, Jack Benny and scores of other celebrities for over $150,000 (€123,000) in Los Angeles.

A triumphant George Galloway will arrive back in the UK today confident he won the showdown with US senators who have accused him of profiting from Iraq’s oil-for-food scandal.

Frank Maloney has hit back at world heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko for accusing Lennox Lewis of running scared of coming out of retirement for a rematch.

DANNY WILLIAMS yesterday vowed to turn his lifelong dream into reality by seizing the world heavyweight title from Vitali Klitschko.

Lennox Lewis officially confirmed his retirement from boxing at a press conference in London today.

Lennox Lewis was set to quit as world heavyweight champion at a press conference in London today.

Lennox Lewis will be in good company today when he announces in London that he is to retire as reigning world heavyweight champion.

WITH ALL the hype and expectation that preceded him into the hallowed ring at Madison Square Garden last Saturday night, it was perhaps inevitable that disappointment and a bruised ego should clamber back out between the ropes and follow heavyweight boxing’s great white hope back to his dressing room.