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Olympic gold medilist and former world champion Pernell Whitaker was 55
MaxBoxing.com, Tue, 16 Jul 2019
Pernell Whitaker, one of the greatest boxers to ever lace on the gloves, died Sunday night from injuries suffered after being hit by car while crossing an intersection in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Whitaker was 55.
An emergency call was received at 10:04 P.M. E.T. about a pedestrian b Read Full Story >>>Pernell ?Sweet Pea? Whitaker Dies
By Caryn A. Tate, Boxing.com, Tue, 16 Jul 2019
On Sunday night, all-time great and former world champion boxer Pernell ?Sweet Pea? Whitaker was struck by a vehicle and killed in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He was only 55.
As reported by the Virginia Pilot, Whitaker was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the vehicle stayed and spoke wit Read Full Story >>> "IT WILL BE 'ONE TIME' VS. ALL TIME" - World-Famous Freddie Roach
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 15 Jul 2019
HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. (July 15, 2019) ? For the third time in 12 months, boxing?s only eight-division world champion and boxer laureate Senator Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao (61-7-2, 39 KOs) will be battling in a world championship fi Read Full Story >>> No longer at his peak, Manny Pacquiao is surprisingly not that far off
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Mon, 15 Jul 2019
LAS VEGAS ? There was a five-bout stretch in his career, from Dec. 6, 2008 until Nov. 13, 2010, in which Manny Pacquiao had never been better: Never faster, never quicker, never more powerful, never more dominant.
It was a span that began with a stoppage after eight brutally one-sided rounds agai Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao vs. Thurman: Early Fight Predictions, PPV Schedule and More
By Rob Blanchette, BleacherReport.com, Mon, 15 Jul 2019
Manny Pacquiao will fight Keith Thurman Jr. for the WBA welterweight championship in Las Vegas on Saturday.
The encounter is being billed as "Welterweight Supremacy," with Pacquiao holding the (regular) welterweight world title and Thurman the current (super) welterweight champion.
In one of t Read Full Story >>> Intangibles: Manny Pacquiao vs. Keith Thurman
By John Raspanti, MaxBoxing.com, Mon, 15 Jul 2019
Six-time world champion Manny Pacquiao is 40 years old.
Oft injured undefeated WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman, whom Pacquiao fights this Saturday night at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, NV, is 10 years younger. Thurman hardly impressed in his last fight.
Forty is old for most co Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao: The Final Chapter or a New Beginning
By Geno McGahee, Scared Stiff Reviews, Mon, 15 Jul 2019
My money is usually on Manny Pacquiao, 61-7-2, 39 KO?s, with a couple of exceptions. I picked Floyd Mayweather, JR., to beat him and I picked Timothy Bradley to win the rematch and my initial prediction for the Keith Thurman fight, happening this Saturday, was to pick the younger and stronger champi Read Full Story >>> Trainers 100 percent behind Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 15 Jul 2019
LOS ANGELES ? Cutting corners during training has never been Manny Pacquiao?s cup of tea.
Australian strength coach Justin Fortune says that Pacquiao, who battles Keith Thurman on July 20 in Las Vegas, is just ?training smart? despite the more than usual breaks that he?s had.
?He?s listening t Read Full Story >>> Thurman ready to pounce on Pacquiao ?mistakes?
By Mark Giongco, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mon, 15 Jul 2019
HOLLYWOOD?Keith Thurman is anticipating a heedless performance from Manny Pacquiao when they go toe-to-toe in their welterweight world title fight on Saturday at MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas.
And if that happens, expect Thurman to pounce on it.
?We know Manny Pacquiao is not a technical fighte Read Full Story >>> James: I Like Pacquiao Over Thurman, I'd Love To Fight Winner
By Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 15 Jul 2019
With each performance, Jamal James does his best to prove the old adage of not judging a book by its cover.
The 6?2? welterweight dug deep to pull out his latest win, a 10-round decision over former lightweight titlist Antonio DeMarco (33-8-1, 24KOs) in Saturday?s PBC on FS1 headliner at The Arm Read Full Story >>> Will the Manny Pacquiao legend march onward July 20th?
By Ace Freeman, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 15 Jul 2019
I was once struck by Manny Pacquiao. It was some time before the De La Hoya fight as the Filipino icon skated, fleet footed around a blank sheet of canvass at Freddie Roach?s Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood. I?d had Read Full Story >>> Antonio Campoy crowned WKN European Lightweight champion at Fight for Glory in Badalona
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 15 Jul 2019
The World Kickboxing Network returned to Spain this past Saturday (July 13) with the three-fight WKN championship card billed as ?Fight for Glory?. The event presented by Jordi Calvet Guillen took place at the Pabellon de Ll Read Full Story >>> Press release: Billel Dib responds to Sibusiso Zingange call out
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 15 Jul 2019
Billel Dib sits in a lofty position in the current world super featherweight ratings and the Australian lies on the cusp of a world title clash in the not so distant future. Currently ranked WBA number 5, it has been talked about a potential clash with current world champion Andrew Cancio. Dib discu Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao: My opponent is myself
By Roy Luarca, Rappler, Mon, 15 Jul 2019
LOS ANGELES, USA ? Manny Pacquiao's opponent isn't Keith Thurman, but himself.
The eight-division world champion told this to Philippine media after his training session at Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood over the weekend.
"Ang kalaban ni Manny Pacquiao ay 'yung sarili lang niya (Manny Pacq Read Full Story >>> Ghost of Marquez past still haunts Team Pacquiao
By Dino Maragay, The Philippine Star, Mon, 15 Jul 2019
LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao?s training team is still feeling the stigma of the Filipino icon?s devastating loss to Juan Manuel Marquez more than six years ago.
As Pacquiao heads into his showdown with Keith Thurman on Saturday (Sunday Manila time), head trainer Buboy Fernandez has only one conce Read Full Story >>> ANALYSIS: Can purported KO specialist Thurman make quick work of Pacquiao?
By Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News, Mon, 15 Jul 2019
Since their world welterweight title clash was announced, undefeated champion Kieth Thurman has insisted he could knock out Manny Pacquiao, even send him into retirement.
Thurman?s record somehow backs his words; he is undefeated in 29 fights, 22 of which he won via stoppage.
Thurman said he?l Read Full Story >>> John Scully: ?I think in a rematch Tyson Fury would beat Deontay Wilder even easier!?
By Robert Brown, OTR Boxing Radio, Mon, 15 Jul 2019
I recently had a chance to speak with former Light heavyweight contender and current trainer, ?Iceman? John Scully to discuss all the latest news going on in the sport. Besides training former world champions like Chad Dawson, Scully has worked with ESPN as an analyst and is one of the most respecte Read Full Story >>> Sean Gibbons: Viva Filipino Boxing Fans! (video worth a round)
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 15 Jul 2019
Hollywood, California:
What Mr. Gibbons probably meant to say was Mabuhay ang Philboxing!
Perhaps, the excitement got to him and everyone else at the Manny Pacquiao media day last Wednesday, July 10th at Freddie Roach?s Read Full Story >>> Dream Becoming Reality: Quibors Fighter ArAr Andales Set to Fight for the World Title
By Carlos Costa, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 15 Jul 2019
That hot summer day when young Filipino fighter ArAr Andales put his boxing gloves for the very first time, there was a beautiful, yet far away dream inside his head.
That dream was to one day fight for the world titl Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao cool, calm, collected as fight nears
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Mon, 15 Jul 2019
HOLLYWOOD ? Loud music filled the air as Manny Pacquiao, in a playful mood, concluded a two-hour training at the Wild Card Gym Saturday.
Pacquiao sang along as Neil Diamond?s 1969 hit ?Sweet Caroline? rang out. It was a fun-filled afternoon exactly a week before the fight.
The eight-division c Read Full Story >>>
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