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 >>>

WBC TELLS FLOYD MAYWEATHER TO FIGHT MANNY PACQUIAO
By Pedro Fernandez, RingTalk.com, Wed, 11 Dec 2013
PACQUIAO NOW #1 CONTENDER FOR MAYWEATHER San Francisco, CA– There is little doubt, especially since the shutout pitched by Manny Pacquiao a fortnight ago against Brandon Rios, people want to see Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather. One particular article that was the recent “Thrilla’ in Manila   Read Full Story >>>

Pay-Per-View or Not, Broner Says He Will Put On A Show Against Maidana
By James Myhre, Tha Boxing Voice, Wed, 11 Dec 2013
Coming into his second fight at Welterweight, and for the first time defending his new WBA Welterweight title, Adrien “The Problem” Broner (27-0 22KOs) takes on the hard-punching Argentinean Marcos “El Chino” Maidana (34-3 31KOs) at the Alamo Dome in San Antonio on December 14th. Broner won the WBA   Read Full Story >>>

It’s “Showtime” in 2014
By Bill Tibbs, MaxBoxing.com, Wed, 11 Dec 2013
Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, Shawn “Showtime” Porter surprised a few fans in beating defending two-time world champion Devon Alexander “The Great.” While the fight was by no means one-sided, Porter was aggressive, measured and carried the action through much of the fi  Read Full Story >>>

ALEXIS ARGUELLO AND SUGAR RAY ROBINSON
By Pedro Fernandez, RingTalk.com, Wed, 11 Dec 2013
San Francisco, CA– The picture you see here was taken in either the late 60s or early 70s, the great Alexis Arguello and the man who a lot of people feel was the greatest ever, “Sugar Ray” Robinson. By now Robinson had retired with his last bout being in 1964. Arguello on the other hand, Alexis look  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao denies owing $18.5M to IRS, says report the handiwork of people who are 'out to destroy my name'
By Snow Badua, Spin.ph, Wed, 11 Dec 2013
FILIPINO boxing hero Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday denied owing unpaid taxes to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) of the US, claiming the latest controversy he has found himself in is the handiwork of people who are "out to destroy my name." The former eight-division world champion said a report b  Read Full Story >>>

Op-Ed: Who's telling the truth in Manny Pacquiao's tax woes?
By Leo Reyes, Digital Journal, Wed, 11 Dec 2013
Manny Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum says his company, Top Rank Promotions has been religiously remitting at least 30% of Pacquiao's taxable income in the US to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) but a TMZ report says Pacquiao still owes IRS $18 million. In the Philippines, the Bureau of Internal Re  Read Full Story >>>

ONE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPT SIGNS UNDEFEATED WELTERWEIGHT KING BEN ASKREN
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 11 Dec 2013
ONE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP™ SIGNS UNDEFEATED WELTERWEIGHT KING BEN ASKREN PLUS: TOP ASIAN PROSPECTS DAE HWAN KIM, CHRIS LOKTEFF, HARRIS SARMIENTO AND AUNG LA NSANG JOINS ONE FC’S BURGEONING ROSTER 11 December 2013 – Singapore: ONE Fighting Championship™, Asia’s largest mixed martial arts organ  Read Full Story >>>

Larry Merchant wasn’t thrilled with Guillermo Rigondeaux’s latest showcase: ‘I think I went to sleep in the second round’
By Chris Robinson, Hustle Boss, Wed, 11 Dec 2013
On Saturday night, Dec. 7, Cuba’s Guillermo Rigondeaux again put on another clinic in outclassing former bantamweight titlist Joseph Agbeko inside of the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Rigondeaux, the sport’s reigning WBA and WBO junior featherweight champion, had his Ghanaian foe c  Read Full Story >>>

The Week’s Boxing Schedule, Featuring Marcos Maidana, Adrien Broner, Josesito Lopez And Sam Soliman
By Alex McClintock , The Queensberry Rules, Wed, 11 Dec 2013
Who knew that Disney movies had such badass characters? Maybe they could make an animated movie about Marcos Maidana. It could be called “The Ballad Of El Chino.” I’d watch, but I guess it might scare the children. Apart from The Ballad Of El Chino (AKA his welterweight fight with Adrien Broner),  Read Full Story >>>

Q&A Stafford: Broner will speak Spanish, punish Marcos Maidana
By Lem Satterfield, RingTV.com, Wed, 11 Dec 2013
SAN ANTONIO -- RingTV.com caught up to Mike Stafford, trainer of WBA welterweight titleholder Adrien "The Problem" Broner, for his thoughts on Saturday night's defense against hard-hitting Argentine Marcos Maida on Showtime from The Alamodome. In July, on the heels of Broner's split-decision vic  Read Full Story >>>

Nelson Mandela: The Loud And Silent 10 Count
By John Gatling, Examiner.com, Wed, 11 Dec 2013
If he were PPV, he’d offer it for your freedom with the proceeds going to your family. I felt Nelson Mandela’s greatness by hearing about it while never really seeing it. And since “seeing is believing”, all you had to do was open your eyes and look into his. Prisoner. President. A giant  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao Watch: The cookie crumbles
By Edwin G. Espejo, Asian Correspondent, Wed, 11 Dec 2013
Is the glass tower slowly crumbling? A report is out that the Internal Revenue Service of the US is after all running after Manny Pacquiao for tax deficiency to the tune of US$18.3 million covering the period between 2006 and 2010. The IRS is the counterpart of the Philippines’ revenue body –   Read Full Story >>>

PACQUIAO vs. MAYWEATHER IN NEW YORK?
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 11 Dec 2013

After Manny Pacquiao’s one sided victory over the young but overly matched Brandon Rios of Oxnard, CA at the Cotai Arena in Macau, China a few weeks ago, fans and media alike again opened the possibility of finally having the m  Read Full Story >>>

SHOWTIME VIDEO: MARCOS "EL CHINO" MAIDANA
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 11 Dec 2013

Marcos "El Chino" Maidana is one of the most feared punchers in boxing today. He is also consistently amongst the most exciting fighters in the game, one who has specialized in Fight of the Year-worthy battles against t  Read Full Story >>>

50 Cent moves from James Kirkland to Big Apple Boxing show Dec. 20
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 11 Dec 2013

Kirkland. 50 Cent moves from James Kirkland's Awesome performance to 'Big Apple Boxing' Dec. 20 at Resorts World Casino NYC NEW YORK (December 10, 2013) - Boxing promoter/rapper Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson intends to parlay  Read Full Story >>>

NBA --Bobcats sting Warriors despite Curry's 43 points
By Joan Secuya-Medida, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 11 Dec 2013

SAN FRANCISCO -- The Charlotte Bobcats survived a 43-point explosion by Stephen Curry and narrowly beat the Golden State Warriors, 115-111, Monday night at the Time Warner Cable Arena. Kemba Walker came to the res  Read Full Story >>>

NBA -- Kings blow out Mavs, 112-97
By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 11 Dec 2013

CHICAGO -- The 1-2 punch of DeMarcus Cousins and Derrick Williams proved way too much for the visiting Dallas Mavericks to handle. Cousins dropped 32 points and 19 boards and Williams pumped 31 more and the Kings ran ov  Read Full Story >>>

Floyd Mayweather: Still not interested in Manny Pacquiao, may change nickname?
By Lee Cleveland , Fight Saga, Wed, 11 Dec 2013
Floyd Mayweather, boxing's biggest star and the highest paid athlete in the world, may be ditching his moniker, "Money." After turning pro in 1996, Floyd was originally dubbed 'Pretty Boy' due to his ability to fight without being marked. No cuts, bruises or blemishes... The defensive maste  Read Full Story >>>

Q&A: Marcos Maidana wants to 'demolish' Broner
By Anson Wainwright, RingTV.com, Wed, 11 Dec 2013
This Saturday will feature an intriguing welterweight showdown at the Alamodome, as Adrien Broner puts his WBA title on the line against Argentine Marcos Maidana. The heavy-handed challenger admits the importance of the fight, saying via his manager Sebastián Contursi: “It’s a big fight for both  Read Full Story >>>

James Kirkland: About to Be a Legend
By Gabriel Montoya, MaxBoxing.com, Wed, 11 Dec 2013
For the third time, James “Mandingo Warrior” Kirkland returned to the ring after an incarceration of sorts. The first time was at age 19 following his first round destruction of Russell Jordan as a 10-0 welterweight prospect. Kirkland’s trainer, Ann Wolfe, along with Donald “Pops” Billingsley, was s  Read Full Story >>>

Another Strange Month for British Heavyweights
By Matt McGrain, Boxing.com, Wed, 11 Dec 2013
When our heavyweights go bad it is in the smallest and saddest of ways, as shown by Herbie Hide’s depressingly needless fall from grace… British heavyweights don’t go bad like American heavyweights. Not for our biggest men the psychotically propelled self-hatred of the luminously pornographic Mik  Read Full Story >>>

Rigondeaux's manager wants Donaire rematch, Lomanchenko
By Ryan Songalia, RingTV.com, Wed, 11 Dec 2013
The manager of RING junior featherweight champion Guillermo Rigondeaux is looking for a big fight off the heels of his dominant victory over Joseph Agbeko last week. Just not too big. Gary Hyde, who manages the two-time Olympic gold medalist from Cuba, said that Rigondeaux (13-0, 8 knockouts  Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao Socked By IRS: YOU OWE US $18 MILLION!!!
TMZ.com, Wed, 11 Dec 2013
Manny Pacquiao has 18 MILLION new tax problems ... in addition to his $50 million tax fight in the Philippines ... and this time, it's Uncle Sam that's trying to force Manny to pay up. TMZ Sports has obtained official documents which show the IRS claims Manny stiffed the government out of federa  Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao and Andre Ward Get Some TMZ "Love"
By Michael Woods, The Sweet Science, Wed, 11 Dec 2013
Boxers are today getting some TMZ love, which is maybe not the sort of pub they want. Manny Pacquiao is featured today on the gossip site, and the story made me cringe, as it involved the dreaded IRS. TMZ says Pacman owes $18 million plus to Uncle Sam's collection agency, including over $8 million f  Read Full Story >>>

FLOYD MAYWEATHER NOT CONVINCED MANNY PACQUIAO IS READY FOR A MEGA-FIGHT: "HE'S 1 AND 2 IN HIS LAST 3"
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Wed, 11 Dec 2013
"Where we stand is this, Pacquiao is 1 and 2 in his last 3 fights. That's where we stand...Juan Manuel Marquez, a guy...when I took a little bit of time off, I took a 2-year vacation off, came back and fought Marquez, beat him, unanimous, easy decision; I guess Pacquiao and Marquez fought 3 or 4 tim  Read Full Story >>>

Amir Khan Impressed With Pacquiao’s Performance Against Rios, Feels Pacquiao Should Face Bradley
By Julio Garcia, Tha Boxing Voice, Wed, 11 Dec 2013
Former world champion Amir Khan was really impressed Manny Pacquiao’s performance against Brandon Rios. Coming off a hard knockout loss and going into the ring against a hard puncher like Rios could have proven costly for Pacquiao but instead it was a great test for himself and his mind. “I was q  Read Full Story >>>

Marvin Hagler: “The best way to keep my anger inside me was to keep knocking these guys out until I got what I wanted”
By Jenna Jay, OTR Boxing Radio, Wed, 11 Dec 2013
Boxing legend and former undisputed Middleweight champion of the world Marvelous Marvin Hagler recently made a return appearance to “On The Ropes” to discuss his boxing career and also give his thoughts on the current landscape of the sport. Marvin talked about what lead him to get into boxing and   Read Full Story >>>

TAPIA VOWS TO COME BACK
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 10 Dec 2013

Glen Tapia (R), the former sparring partner of "Fighter of the Decade" Manny Pacquiao apparently wants to follow in Pacquiao's footsteps and come back from his 6th round TKO loss to tough James "Mandingo Warrior" Kirkland   Read Full Story >>>

WBO VISITS TYPHOON-RAVAGED LEYTE
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 10 Dec 2013

PALO, LEYTE--The World Boxing Organization (WBO), headed by its Asia Pacific Chairman Leon Panoncillo set foot here on Monday, bringing a busload of rice, water, brand-new clothing, slippers, canned goods and many other   Read Full Story >>>