Lem's latest: HBO's best to feature Manny Pacquiao, Gennady Golovkin
By Lem Satterfield, RingTV.com, Thu, 12 Dec 2013
Over the course of five consecutive nights starting on Dec. 23, on HBO 2 will present 10 of 2013's standout fights entitled "Boxing's Best" featuring standouts and stars such as Manny Pacquiao, Tim Bradley, Gennady Golovkin, Adonis Stevenson and Sergey Kovalev. Also among them are bouts highligh  Read Full Story >>>

Will Marcos Maidana Solve the ‘Problem’ Adrien Broner?
By Peter Clarke, Tha Boxing Voice, Thu, 12 Dec 2013
As we approach the end of the year, boxing fans will have one last big event to celebrate before the holidays as Showtime will be live in San Antonio, Texas as Adrien “The Problem” Broner will square off and defend his WBA Welterweight Title against Marcos “El Chino” Maidana in the Alamodome. The wi  Read Full Story >>>

Joe Gallagher: Khan is desperate to take on Mayweather or Pacquiao
By Joe Gallagher, Manchester Evening News, Thu, 12 Dec 2013
Amir Khan has reached the point of his career where he must go in search of the biggest fights. That’s why he’s so desperate to get in the ring with Floyd Mayweather Jr. And if the Bolton hero cannot secure that clash then he should turn his attentions to Manny Pacquiao. These are the names  Read Full Story >>>

Bob Arum: Mikey Garcia-Juan Carlos Burgos 'done' for Jan. 25
By Lem Satterfield, RingTV.com, Thu, 12 Dec 2013
Top Rank CEO Bob Arum said that a deal is being finalized for a bout between WBO junior lightweight titleholder Mikey Garcia and respected two-time title challenger Juan Carlos Burgos. The bout, said Arum on Wednesday, will happen on Jan. 25 at New York's Madison Square Garden on HBO. "That   Read Full Story >>>

Peek Into the Soul of a Prizefighter—Part 1
By Peter Wood, Boxing.com, Thu, 12 Dec 2013
“MY FAVORITE BOOK IS…” I asked champion boxers, ex-champions, contenders, ex-contenders, and prominent boxing figures around the globe, to finish that sentence. Their responses were fascinating and illuminating. Sometimes their choice of reading material was surprising, and sometimes it was just pla  Read Full Story >>>

PENALOSA INSISTS HE WILL NEVER EXPLOIT PACQUIAO
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 12 Dec 2013

Former two division world champion Gerry Penalosa who has formed MAG Promotions along with boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and businessman Anson Tiu insists he will never exploit Pacquiao in the new promotional outfit. Penalosa issued  Read Full Story >>>

Marquez: Promoters Pushing, But No Fifth Pacquiao Fight
By Salvador Rodríguez, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 12 Dec 2013
Former four division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez (55-7-1, 40KOs), 40-years-old, says promoters continue to approach him, despite his objections, regarding a fifth bout with Manny Pacquiao. A year ago, Marquez knocked Pacquiao out cold in the sixth round of their fourth meeting in Las Vegas.   Read Full Story >>>

READ WBC FINE PRINT ON FLOYD MAYWEATHER-MANNY PACQUIAO
By Pedro Fernandez, RingTalk.com, Thu, 12 Dec 2013
TIME FOR FLOYD TO “MAN UP” San Francisco, CA- The relationship between the World Boxing Council and Floyd Mayweather is a bit involved. First up, Mayweather claims to pay no “sanctioning fees” to the Mexico City based group while other WBC titleholders forgo either 2% of their purse or a number  Read Full Story >>>

Dingdong, Pacquiao, GMA-7 personalities bag awards from respected orgs
GMANews.tv, Thu, 12 Dec 2013
GMA Network ends the year with numerous awards for its talents and public affairs personalities. The awards were given by highly respected organizations, among which are the International Business and Academe Conference (IBAC), People Management Association of the Philippines (PMAP), and the F  Read Full Story >>>

Juan Manuel Marquez could fight Manny Pacquiao again, promoter says
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Thu, 12 Dec 2013
Juan Manuel Marquez has instructed his Mexico-based promoter that he plans to fight twice more. Marquez, 40, is additionally a prominent candidate to be Manny Pacquiao's next opponent, his U.S. promoter, Bob Arum, told The Times on Wednesday. Reports from Mexico have indicated Marquez (55-7-1  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao's tax problems no effect on MAG Boxing's Friday show at Solaire
By Rich Mazon , PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 12 Dec 2013

Farenas. The recent financial issues of Manny Pacquiao will not affect the initial offering of the country’s newest boxing promotions of which he is a partner of. MAG International Boxing Promotions' first boxing ev  Read Full Story >>>

SHO STREAM: Broner vs. Maidana Presser & Weigh-In Streamed Live Across Multiple Platforms
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 12 Dec 2013

* SHO STREAM: BRONER vs. MAIDANA * SHOWTIME SPORTS® TO STREAM BRONER vs. MAIDANA FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE & WEIGH-IN LIVE ACROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE: LIVE Thursday, Dec. 12 at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. P  Read Full Story >>>

Floyd Mayweather: Winner 2 of 4 is a better choice than Manny Pacquiao?
By Sal Arteaga , Fight Saga, Thu, 12 Dec 2013
Floyd Mayweather may regret what he told radio DJ Kelly Mac recently. When asked by Ms. Mac where things stood with Mayweather vs. Pacquiao, Floyd stated, "Pacquiao is 1-2 in his last three fights." (Main pic courtesy of Crown Boxing, BoxingFanatik on Twitter) "That's where we stand." Wi  Read Full Story >>>

RICARDO "DINAMITA" ALVAREZ AND ROBERT EASTER JR. FEATURED IN BRONER-MAIDANA UNDERCARD
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 12 Dec 2013
"DANGER ZONE: BRONER VS. MAIDANA" PACKS EVEN MORE PUNCH WITH OUTSTANDING SHOWTIME EXTREME® HEAVY-HITTERS SHOWDOWN LIVE FROM THE ALAMODOME FEATURING RICARDO "DINAMITA" ALVAREZ AND ROBERT EASTER JR. PLUS, FORMER WORLD CHAMPION JERMAIN "BAD INTENTIONS" TAYLOR RETURNS TO THE RING AND U.S. OLYMPIANS J  Read Full Story >>>

CHARITY EVENTS HIGHLIGHT "DANGER ZONE" ADRIEN BRONER VS. MARCOS MAIDANA" FIGHT WEEK FESTIVITIES
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 12 Dec 2013
HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE TO RECEIVE COMPLIMENTARY TICKET TO SATURDAY'S FIGHTS AT THE ALAMODOME SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Dec. 11) - Before boxing's finest enter the DANGER ZONE at San Antonio's Alamodome live on SHOWTIME® this Saturday, Dec. 14, they will be giving back to the community during two special pre  Read Full Story >>>

The Irish are invading Allentown, PA as a part of the "Irish Fight Party" LIVE WORLDWIDE on GFL.tv!
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 12 Dec 2013
Tonight, LIVE around the WORLD on GFL.tv at 7pm EST, Anthony Cacace (8-0) & Tyrone McKenna (2-0) of "Green Blood" boxing will be fighting in separate bouts. Both men were Belfast bred but relocated to Philadelphia, PA to further their respective careers under the guidance of manager Tom Moran (Gree  Read Full Story >>>

Mayweather-Pac a pipe dream
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Thu, 12 Dec 2013
When the WBC released its December rankings last week, suddenly my Twitter timeline lit up about it for one simple reason. The organization had ranked Manny Pacquiao, who came off a one-year layoff to dominate Brandon Rios on Nov. 23, No. 1 at welterweight. As it happens, Floyd Mayweather Jr. ho  Read Full Story >>>

Attorney claims 'serious errors' Manny Pacquiao tax reports
By Lem Satterfield, RingTV.com, Thu, 12 Dec 2013
Manny Pacquiao's attorney claims there are "serious errors" in reports that the fighter owes $18.5 million in unpaid taxes to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service. The attorney, Steven Toscher, said that Pacquiao's "financial advisors are handling the situation." "We recently became aware of storie  Read Full Story >>>

Taxpayers beware!
By Francis Lim, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Thu, 12 Dec 2013
By any standard, the tax problem of boxing icon Manny Pacquiao is the most popular tax case in the recent past. Not only does it involve a “National Treasure” (Pambansang Kamao); it also leaves people speculating on the timing of the freezing of Pacquiao’s assets, which was done virtually on the eve  Read Full Story >>>

MANNY PACQUIAO DENIES OWING $18 MILLION; MICHAEL KONCZ SAYS "THE ISSUE" BEING DISCUSSED WITH IRS
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Thu, 12 Dec 2013
Multi-division world champion Manny Pacquiao has denied reports claiming that he owes more than $18 million to the IRS. Despite the fact that TMZ has obtained "official documents" outlining the IRS claims, Pacquiao insists that the report is simply the work of people who are "out to destroy my name.  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao, Penalosa, face tough task in new promotional venture
By Ryan Songalia, RingTV.com, Thu, 12 Dec 2013
MANILA, Philippines – The cause of providing purses to professional boxers that are commensurate with the extraordinary risk that they take each time that they step into the ring is one that is dear to Gerry Penalosa. After all, the former two division world champion fought his first amateur fig  Read Full Story >>>

Marvin Hagler: “Mayweather would have the advantage because he knows now that Pacquiao don’t have a chin”
By Jenna Jay, OTR Boxing Radio, Thu, 12 Dec 2013
The mega event, it is something often talked about in boxing, but rarely do these match ups ever happen. The fight between Marvin Hagler and “Sugar” Ray Leonard is the rare exception, and it was an event that even today is still talked about. In part 2 of my exclusive interview with Marvelous Marvin  Read Full Story >>>

Wrecking Ball / Tapia vs. Kirkland Part II
By Michael Schmidt , Boxing.com, Thu, 12 Dec 2013
Happy birthday Glen Tapia, December 11th. Not the birthday present that you wished but good to know that you will be spending it with those close to you… Wrecking Ball / Tapia vs. Kirkland Part I Selling the Sanctimony of a Stoppage / Let’s Talk Tapia Warrior Instead This past weekend Glen   Read Full Story >>>

Grudge Match: Pairing two of boxing’s favorite movies, and stars, together
By Evan Smith, ProBoxing-fans.com, Thu, 12 Dec 2013
Grudge Match - Robert De Niro & Raging Bull PLUS Sylvester Stallone and Rocky: The Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather match up has yet to be made, and if it does, it's well past when it would have been its best. But if we can’t get Mayweather vs. Pacquiao, why not have another dream fight, even   Read Full Story >>>

Boxing Insider Notebook: Pacquiao, Ricky Hatton, 50 Cent, and more….
By William Holmes, Boxing Insider, Thu, 12 Dec 2013
The following is the Boxing Insider notebook for the week of December 3rd to December 10th, covering the comings and goings in the sport of boxing that you might have missed. TMZ Reports: Pacquiao Owes 18 Million to IRS TMZ reports that the IRS claims Manny Pacquiao owes the government federal  Read Full Story >>>

ARIZA PREDICTS MAIDANA WILL HAVE A TOUGH FIGHT AGAINST WBA WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION BRONER
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 11 Dec 2013

Maidana. Argentine challenger Marcus Maidana’s strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza predicts Maidana will have a tough fight when he battles WBA welterweight champion Adrien Broner at the Alamadome in San Antonio,  Read Full Story >>>

DOLIGUEZ HEADLINES SBB BATANGAS CARD ON DEC. 14
By Dennis U. Eroa, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 11 Dec 2013

Doliguez. Rising Filipino star Jun ‘‘Hercules’’ Doliguez headlines a much-awaited boxing card under Elmer Anuran’s Saved by the Bell Promotions on December 14 at the Agoncillo Sports Complex in Agoncillo, Batangas. Dol  Read Full Story >>>

16 YEAR OLD BOXER IN A COMA AFTER AN AMATEUR BOUT IN IBA, ZAMBALES
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 11 Dec 2013
A 16 year old high school student from Bulacan is in a coma and reportedly “brain dead” after being rushed to the provincial hospital in Iba, Zambales when he complained of dizziness at the end of the second round of a preliminary bout at the Central Luzon Regional Athletic Association competition l  Read Full Story >>>

NBA -- Injury ravaged Bulls lose to Buck, 78-74
By Carla Mae Reroma, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 11 Dec 2013
CHICAGO -- In a battle between two injury-depleted teams, the Milwaukee Bucks narrowly edged the Chicago Bulls, 78-74, Tuesday night at the United Center here in the Windy City. John Henson led the charge with 25 points and 14 rebounds while point guard Brandon Knight added 19 points and 10 bo  Read Full Story >>>

NBA -- Pacers race past Heat in clash of titans
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 11 Dec 2013

CHICAGO -- The Indiana Pacers wiped out an early 13-point deficit and outscored the Miami Heat 50-37 in the second half to score a 90-84 victory Tuesday night at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse. It was Indiana's 10th win   Read Full Story >>>

IRS The Latest To Send Manny Pacquiao To The Mat: Boxer Reportedly Owes $18 Million
By Tony Nitti, Forbes.com, Wed, 11 Dec 2013
You know, for a guy who seems to be pretty proactive about this tax planning, boxer Manny Pacquiao sure gets hit with some hefty tax bills. Back in May, we detailed how Pacquiao made the decision to return to the ring in China – where the top marginal tax rate is 12% — rather than the United St  Read Full Story >>>