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Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos.

Troy Rowland considers himself "a down-to-earth, small-town guy," even though that town is Grand Rapids, Mich., hometown of the great Floyd Mayweather Jr.

But on Saturday in one of boxing's meccas, Las Vegas, the fighter with no nickname has a chance to make a name for himself against unbeaten Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., son of a legendary Mexican great. Chavez-Rowland takes place on the undercard of Miguel Cotto vs. Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand.

See what's on Rowland's mind in the video after the jump.

TAMPA, Fla. -- Several times a year, Fred Tukes leaves his wife Heather, his two-year-old son Jeremiah, and his 14-year-old daughter Alana, at home in Atlanta to go and trade punches with some of the world's best professional boxers.

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos.

It's been over two years since the May 2007 fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr., and Oscar De La Hoya, which Mayweather won in a split decision.

Yet when you listen to Mayweather talk about De La Hoya, it seems he is still trying to promote that fight, trashing De La Hoya, wondering why anyone would love him.

In this FanHouse exclusive hear what Floyd has to say, get Oscar's reaction and find out what Mayweather thinks of the upcoming Amir Kahn - Dmitry Salita fight.

Check out the video after the jump.

Elie Seckbach, the Embedded Correspondent, brings his exclusive video reporting to FanHouse. Check back regularly for more videos.

Boxing star Bernard Hopkins is one of the most entertaining figures in sports and an interview with him never disappoints. In this FanHouse exclusive, Hopkins tells us what would happen if he got into the ring to face Manny Pacquiao, why fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. would be one of the easiest fight of his life and who he thinks is the best pound-for-pound boxer today.

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When Floyd Mayweather Jr. fought Arturo Gatti in Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall in June 2005, he was greeted by a hostile crowd partisan to the New Jersey native.

The acrimonious reception brought out the best in Mayweather, who stopped Gatti in six rounds after dropping him early during a generally dominant performance for the World Boxing Council light welterweight title.

The undefeated six-time champion expects a similar atmosphere Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, where Mayweather (39-0, 25 knockouts) takes on Mexico City's Juan Manuel Marquez (50-4-1, 37 KOs) at a catchweight of 144 pounds.

Undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s father, Floyd Sr., and the fighter's uncle and trainer, Roger, say the ice has thawed on their longtime feud.

But their relationship still seems a bit frosty.

"I have no beef with my brother," Roger Mayweather, 47, told FanHouse on Thursday. "My brother only had a beef with me because I trained his son."

Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Sr. both agree with Floyd Jr. that his return to the sport should be as boxing's best fighter, pound-for-pound.

"Nobody beat him. He's still undefeated. He's still Floyd Mayweather Jr. It's like your read a book and you're in the 10th chapter, and you close the book to take a nap," said De La Hoya. "You open the book, once again, when you wake up and you pick up where you left off. It's a continuation."

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. is back, ending his brief retirement from boxing.

The undefeated five-division champion plans to announce Saturday his return to the sport with a July fight against WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez, a person close to the fight confirmed Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the fight hadn't been officially announced.

Former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino is denying internet reports that he will be on the upcoming season of "Dancing With the Stars".

Marino even called the Dolphins to tell them the rumors are false. After all, the team was so thrilled that active player Jason Taylor did it.

A report on 'In Touch Weekly' said that Marino, singer Toni Braxton, model Kim Kardashian, rodeo champion Ty Murray, singer Lance Bass and Florence Henderson of Brady Bunch fame, are scheduled to compete on the ABC-TV reality dance competition in which Taylor finished runner-up last season.

Marino, a CBS-TV NFL analyst, attended the Dolphins intrasquad scrimmage last Saturday. One of the reasons Marino retired had to due with his lack of mobility after a ruptured Achilles' and several surgeries on his knees.

Marino's manager said that the show has been pursuing him for years and the Hall of Fame QB isn't interested. Former and current athletes have always been a part of the show. NFL players like Jerry Rice (who finished as a runner-up in Season 2), Emmitt Smith (Season 3 champion) and Taylor has competed.

Evander Holyfield, Floyd Mayweather Jr, Apolo Anton Ohno, Hélio Castroneves, Monica Seles, Kristi Yamaguchi and Clyde Drexler have also been on the show.

I will say this with confidence: most people who watch tonight's pay-per-view bout between Oscar De La Hoya, and Pretty Boy Floyd Mayweather Jr., will come away disappointed. Let me begin the diatribe of sorrow.

To start, the victory has already occurred; the real battle was getting two of the sport's most influential figures to agree to a fight. Mayweather Jr. was known as a boxer who cherry-picked his opponents and was never gravely challenged. Meanwhile, it seemed as if Oscar had no interest in returning to the ring given his age, career earnings, and success as a promoter. But the announcement that the two would meet in the ring married the needs of the boxing aficionados to see Mayweather face a larger, stronger, and more accomplished opponent, as well as the needs of the casual fan to see Oscar fight one more time. Hence, the war has already been won.

Secondly, the hype and media coverage surrounding the fight has been tremendous -- if not detrimental. HBO has been running a 24/7 series for weeks in order to promote the bout. The men were featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Nearly every sports talk show, both radio and TV, spent segments discussing the fight. All the major sports networks religiously covered the background stories leading up to the fight. Heck, even a big deal has been made about the pre-fight weigh-in. When was the last time that happened? And unfortunately, many people in the media are billing this as a fight to save boxing. Simply put, nothing short of an ear-biting incident could live up to the hype and anticipation that has been created.