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Floyd Mayweather to battle rising Marcos Maidana in May

"He's obviously very disappointed," Schaefer said. "He was going for the big fish, he had him on the hook and then somehow he jumps off. It looked for a while

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Floyd Mayweather to battle rising Marcos Maidana in May
Floyd Mayweather to battle rising Marcos Maidana in May /
Marcos Maidana's surprising win over Adrien Broner paved his way to a bout with Floyd Mayweather.
Marcos Maidana's surprising win over Adrien Broner paved his way to a bout with Floyd Mayweather :: Eric Gay/AP

"He's obviously very disappointed," Schaefer said. "He was going for the big fish, he had him on the hook and then somehow he jumps off. It looked for a while that Amir was going to get the fight. That doesn't mean Amir is out of the race forever. There are a lot of big names at 140 or 147. It's not like it's the end of everything. It's a little detour."

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CHRIS MANNIX

Chris Mannix is a senior writer at Sports Illustrated covering the NBA and boxing beats. He joined the SI staff in 2003 following his graduation from Boston College. Mannix is the host of SI's "Open Floor" podcast and serves as a ringside analyst and reporter for DAZN Boxing. He is also a frequent contributor to NBC Sports Boston as an NBA analyst. A nominee for National Sportswriter of the Year in 2022, Mannix has won writing awards from the Boxing Writers Association of America and the Pro Basketball Writers Association, and is a longtime member of both organizations.

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