Int'l ref's son works with poor
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Fri, 03 Jul 2009
International boxing referee Kenny Bayless’ son Kenny Jr. is coming to Manila on Monday with six companions on a mission to spread the Gospel, experience the local culture and work with the poor. Bayless Sr. e-mailed the other day wondering if a meeting with Manny Pacquiao could be arranged for t  Read Full Story >>>

Hatton is Too Tough, Too Strong For Khan, Says Froch
By Terence Dooley, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 03 Jul 2009
Nottingham's Carl Froch, 32, stands alone as Britain's only current world title holder. However, the WBC super-middleweight boss believes that he will soon be joined by Bolton's Amir Khan. Froch told The Sun that Khan will relieve Andreas Kotelnik of his WBA light-welterweight title on the 18th of  Read Full Story >>>

The Stars and Stripes of American Boxing
By Corey T. Willinger, Inside Fights, Fri, 03 Jul 2009
With one of the United States’ most highly regarded prospects, Victor Ortiz, suffering his first knockout loss this past weekend, it’s time to analyze the American boxing landscape in the spirit of Independence Day. Are fireworks on the way for American fight fans or will more fizzle out in the next  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao to tag team with Dave
By Gavin Glicksman, The Sun, Fri, 03 Jul 2009
REPORTS in the Philippines suggest Manny Pacquiao will star alongside WWE grappler Dave Batista in a kung fu movie. Wapakman, described as a martial arts comedy, is also expected to feature Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Szcheringer. Pound-for-pound king Pacquiao will be the film's hero with Ba  Read Full Story >>>

REQUIEM FOR A TRIPLE CROWN CHAMP
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 02 Jul 2009

There are articles that are too painful to write; especially when one’s words are not enough to pay tribute to the departed. During the 1980’s, when my classmates were hooked on Michael Jackson’s dance moves, I was hooked on rer  Read Full Story >>>

"I will beat him more than Donaire beat him" -- King Kong Agbeko
By Dennis Guillermo, Examiner.com, Thu, 02 Jul 2009

The war of words between Joseph "King Kong" Agbeko and Vic Darchinyan has been heating up. The two are scheduled to face each other on July 11 at the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise  Read Full Story >>>

Battle of the Nicknames: Raging Bull vs. King Kong
By Raymundo Dioses, 411mania.com, Thu, 02 Jul 2009

This week, Raymundo gives us all we need to look for at Don King's 'Summer Sizzler' show in Florida on July 11... The 118 pound class just inherited a boxer with the vernacular of a Heavyweigh  Read Full Story >>>

Pulse of the Game Gets Stronger: 2009 Mid-Year Review
By Cliff Rold, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 02 Jul 2009
In 2009 so far, TV has been the thing. After ‘not enough paid’-per-view bombs like Joe Calzaghe-Roy Jones and Bernard Hopkins-Kelly Pavlik in the second half of 2008, premium cable giant HBO got back to basics in a big way over the first half of this year. Three of the first half’s best and most  Read Full Story >>>

411 Boxing's Pound for Pound Ratings 07.02.09: For Month Ending June
By Ramon Aranda, 411mania.com, Thu, 02 Jul 2009
Check out the latest pound for pound ratings as we see a few changes to our list with one previous entrant now exiting, making way for a new top-10 fighter. Our pound for pound ratings are back, now with the new zone in full swing! This month, our list looks a little different with Ricky Hatton n  Read Full Story >>>

TOP RANK VS. GOLDEN BOY: ROUND 1
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Thu, 02 Jul 2009
From 2004 to 2007, Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions, the two biggest promotional companies in boxing, were entangled in a bitter feud. Competing cards, lawsuits about revenue and countersuits over accounting issues deprived fans of some of the biggest fights that could be made in the sport. Fortun  Read Full Story >>>

CANOY, VILLANUEVA READY TO WAGE WAR!
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 02 Jul 2009
MIDSAYAP, North Cotabato--All roads lead to this town on Saturday when the undefeated reigning WBO Oriental featherweight king Eric Canoy of the Blue Stallion Promotion defends his title against unbeaten Lorenzo "Thunderbolt" Villanueva of Braveheart Boxing Club at the town gymnasium here. Canoy,  Read Full Story >>>

Did Alexis Arguello commit suicide?
USA Today, Thu, 02 Jul 2009
In a 1985 Sports Illustrated story, Alexis Arguello told how he had contemplated suicide as an escape from his feelings of betrayal and despair. Now it appears the Nicaraguan boxing legend may have chosen that way out. Agence France Presse is reporting from Managua, where Arguello was mayor, t  Read Full Story >>>

OSCAR DE LA HOYA MOURNS THE LOSS OF ALEXIS ARGUELLO, "EL FLACO EXPLOSIVO"
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 02 Jul 2009
LOS ANGELES (July 1, 2009) - Six-time world champion Oscar de la Hoya mourns the tragic loss of the legendary Nicaraguan boxer, Alexis Arguello. The three-division former world champion and boxing icon was found dead Wednesday morning in his hometown of Managua, Nicaragua. De La Hoya shared sev  Read Full Story >>>

Tickets on Sale This Saturday July 4 for 'Pinoy Power 2'
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 02 Jul 2009

WBA Interim Super Flyweight Championship NONITO DONAIRE vs. RAFAEL CONCEPCION AND WBO Featherweight Championship STEVEN LUEVANO vs. BERNABE CONCEPCION Tickets on Sale This Saturday! July 4 at Noon LA  Read Full Story >>>

PINOY POWER 2 PRESSCON PHOTOS
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 02 Jul 2009

7/1/09, Las Vegas,Nevada -- (L-R) Steven Luevano, Nonito Donaire, Rafael Concepcion and Bernabe Concepcion pose during the press conference to announce their upcoming world champonship doubleheader "Pinoy Power 2" on   Read Full Story >>>

ARGUELLO GAVE NAVARETTE THE HARDEST BEATING IN HIS CAREER
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 02 Jul 2009

SAN FRANCISCO, California – It was three-time world champion Alexis Aruello who gave Filipino former world super featherweight champion Rolando Navarette the hardest beating in his career when the two squared off for the WBC 1  Read Full Story >>>

"Keeping up with the Donaires": Donaires fire back at Gary Shaw
By Dennis Guillermo, Examiner.com, Thu, 02 Jul 2009
As of press time, the Donaires are currently in Las Vegas preparing for their press conference to announce "Pinoy Power" at the Hard Rock Casino where Nonito Donaire Jr. will face Rafael Concepcion from Panama for the WBA interim super flyweight belt on August 15. Also scheduled to fight is Bernabe   Read Full Story >>>

PINOY POWER 2
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 02 Jul 2009

7/1/09, Las Vegas, Nevada -- World Boxing Organization (WBO) Featherweight champion Steven Luevano, La Puente, Ca. signs gloves before his press conference to announce the world champonship doubleheader "Pinoy Power 2" on A  Read Full Story >>>

Arum urges Pacquiao: Be a 'fighting congressman'
By Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News, Thu, 02 Jul 2009
Turning himself into a “fighting congressman” will surely send Manny Pacquiao’s boxing marketability through the roof, according to Top Rank promoter Bob Arum. Arum said that this is the reason why he hopes Pacquiao will fulfill his political ambitions while continuing to battle on the ring. “  Read Full Story >>>

Should HBO pamper prospects or see if they can swim?
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Thu, 02 Jul 2009
Cus D’Amato, the Mike Tyson and Floyd Patterson guru, used the term “brave quitter.” Boxing legend Big Al Braverman would say a fighter was a “cayoodle” if he thought the boxer’s heart was less than huge. Giving up in a fight like Victor Ortiz did has long been known as “the French exit.” F  Read Full Story >>>

Peñalosa returns to Cebu in Viloria card
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Thu, 02 Jul 2009
A FEW months after his “final” fight in Cebu, Gerry Peñalosa will get to fight in front of home fans anew on Aug. 29 at the Waterfront Hotel and Casino. Peñalosa, who last fought here in February against German Meraz, is being billed to face either No.1 World Boxing Organization bantamweight cont  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao’s seventh?
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Thu, 02 Jul 2009
THE World Boxing Organization (WBO) is pushing for the proposed bout between pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and Puerto Rican superstar Miguel Cotto on Nov. 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas to be a world title fight. WBO President Francisco Valcarcel plans to sanction Pacquiao’s ring return a  Read Full Story >>>

Sugar Shane Mosley-Where Does He Go Now
By Julius Stecker, Boxing24.com, Thu, 02 Jul 2009
Sugar Shane Mosley is one of the top 10 fighters of his generation. Yet he is a man without a fight. Some of that is on his own accord. Some of it is not. He has been begging to get a fight with the great Manny Pacquiao, but that is not going to happen. The closest Shane will get to Manny Pacquiao w  Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao defeats Juan Manuel Marquez...again
By Eric R. Sloan, Examiner.com, Thu, 02 Jul 2009
It should be no surprise that Manny Pacquiao remains the undefeated, undisputed pound-for-pound champion of the world according to major boxing publications. Tracking his every move, however, is the universal consensus number 2 pound-for-pounder and Pacquiao nemesis--Juan Manuel Marquez. The only th  Read Full Story >>>

Alexis Arguello, 1952-2009
By Dave "Large" Larzelere, SportingNews.com, Thu, 02 Jul 2009
What Manny Pacquiao is to the Philippines, what Julio Cesar Chavez is to Mexico, so Alexis Arguello is to Nicaragua, a boxer who transcended sport to become a fighting symbol of the collective heart of his people. He fought Ruben Olivares, he fought Aaron Pryor, and in the tumultuous 80’s in Nicarag  Read Full Story >>>

Michael Marley's personal 10 greatest fighters
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Thu, 02 Jul 2009
I have been at ringside since 1963. I was at the Ali-Liston rematch in Lewiston, Me., in 1965. I remain at ringside in 2009. Here are the greatest I've ever seen up close and personal: 1. MUHAMMAD ALI 2. ROBERTO DURAN 3. SUGAR RAY LEONARD 4. LARRY HOLMES 5. AARON PRYOR 6. ALE  Read Full Story >>>

A tag-team in the making: Manny Pacquiao and Dave Batista
By Rick Rockwell, Examiner.com, Thu, 02 Jul 2009

Manny Pacquiao and Dave Batista are becoming quite the tag-team these days. The latest news is that Manny Pacquiao and Dave Batista will be teaming up to make an action movie Wapakman.   Read Full Story >>>

ALEXIS ARGUELLO FOUND DEAD
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Wed, 01 Jul 2009

Former three-division champion Alexis Arguello has been found dead at his home. Presidential spokeswoman Rosario Murillo confirmed the news earlier today. Specific details of his untimely passing are still unknown, but he wa  Read Full Story >>>