Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Floyd Mayweather vs. Shane Mosley


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. Dipankan ( Have a chat? ) 07:09, 29 May 2012 (UTC) (non-admin closure)

Floyd Mayweather vs. Shane Mosley

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This event fails WP:NOT and WP:EVENT as there is no demonstration or indication that the event has any enduring notability; there has been no follow up as to why this event is significant in any way. BearMan998 (talk) 00:02, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep - A fight between two of the biggest names in the sport who are both multi-division champion that received world-wide coverage is clearly notable and I would argue meet WP:SPORTSEVENT. -- KTC (talk) 00:30, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Note - I would argue the multiple nomination by BearMan998 of boxing fight articles as WP:POINT disruption as a result of deletion of UFC events articles. KTC (talk) 00:37, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Sports-related deletion discussions.  • Gene93k (talk) 00:32, 23 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Note - Based on the circumstances I would say your argument is fair and in good faith, however, your accusation is wrong in this case as I have read and reviewed WP:NOT and WP:EVENT after I made those comments and I am now in agreement that based on Wikipedia's policies as such articles are indeed not fit for inclusion on Wikipedia, at least not standalone articles for such events and therefore should be removed. Everything that is stated in the notability guidelines states that these articles are not fit for inclusion. Besides, this fight itself already is summarized quite nicely on the Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Shane Mosley articles. As for notability, it was notable for the time, but does it have enduring notability?BearMan998 (talk) 02:50, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Notability is permanent. Dricherby (talk) 20:26, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment - Per WP:EVENT "Per Wikipedia policy, routine news coverage of such things as announcements, sports, and tabloid journalism are not sufficient basis for an article." Additionally, "Events that are only covered in sources published during or immediately after an event, without further analysis or discussion, are likely not suitable for an encyclopedia article."BearMan998 (talk) 23:39, 23 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep - this fight drew considerable attention (much more so than a typical fight) both before and after the fight. Boxing, as it is currently (dis)organized doesn't have meaningful championships.  This fight was a de facto championship event since it featured two of the sports biggest names. --ThaddeusB (talk) 16:54, 23 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep Many news articles on this fight, more than routine reports, over a period of 6 months.   Th e S te ve   11:09, 24 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep - The topic has received significant coverage in diverse reliable sources, and passes WP:GNG. Northamerica1000(talk) 20:17, 25 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep per the tremendous coverage of the topic in reliable, third-party sources. → B  music  ian  12:46, 26 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment - All sources listed are either a WP:PRIMARYNEWS source or WP:ROUTINE coverage of the event so it doesn't actually pass WP:GNG. BearMan998 (talk) 02:58, 28 May 2012 (UTC)
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