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Pressure's on Thurman, not Manny
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 20 Jul 2019
LAS VEGAS. Take it from boxing guru Sean Gibbons who?s been involved in the fight game as a matchmaker, promoter and boxer for over 30 years. The pressure is on Keith Thurman, not Manny Pacquiao, to perform in the Read Full Story >>>Pacquiao vs Thurman: Supervisor Jose Oliver Gomez, Referee Kenny Bayless; Will the Fight Go the Distance?
By Carlos Costa, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 20 Jul 2019
L-R: Gibbons, Gomez and Ellerbe in Las Vegas.
Manny Pacquiao's battle to enhance even further his spectacular, stellar career reaches its climax tomorrow Saturday, July 20, when the hugely popular fighting senator Read Full Story >>> Julian Santos Chua: Filipino-American trainer weighs in on Pacquiao vs. Thurman, Caleb Plant vs. Mike Lee
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 20 Jul 2019
Julian Chua.
Las Vegas, Nevada: At the final press conference for the Manny Pacquiao versus Keith ?One Time? Thurman, a Filipino-American trainer rises to the occasion, gets credit but stays mainly behind the scenes.
Jul Read Full Story >>> Cleveland welterweight Delante "Tiger" Johnson Uncaged going into Pan-Am Games
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 20 Jul 2019
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (July 19, 2019) - Boxing medal collector Delante "Tiger" Johnson has been so busy placing at tournaments that he'll soon need an extension on his home to accommodate his overflowing display case.
The Cleveland welterweight has 8 national and 9 international medals. He has Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquaio tries, at 40, to prove he?s a fighter for the ages
By Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, Sat, 20 Jul 2019
To many people, Manny Pacquiao is becoming an ageless wonder. Others wonder why somebody his age is stillboxing .
An argument can be made that watching an aging sports legend is more a treat than tribulation for fans. As a 2014 article in New Yorker magazine theorized, ?In most sports, veterans w Read Full Story >>> The inexplicable resurrection of Manny Pacquiao?s boxing career
By Andreas Hale, SportingNews.com, Sat, 20 Jul 2019
LAS VEGAS - Almost a year ago to the day, this writer penned a column titled "Manny Pacquiao is fighting again and nobody cares." It was published the day before Pacquiao was set to fight Lucas Matthysse in Malaysia on the relatively new ESPN+ streaming platform. He was a year removed from losing a Read Full Story >>> Keith Thurman Tells Us Manny Pacquiao Is 'Not Gonna Like the End Result' of Their Title Fight
By Adam Caparell, Complex.com, Sat, 20 Jul 2019
Keith Thurman is a talker, like the kind that uses the third person when you chat him up. He?s also the kind of talker that isn?t afraid to say something that might upset people for the sake of entertainment. Which is exactly what he did when he said he was going to ?crucify? the ultra religious Man Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao vs Thurman: Staff picks and predictions
By Scott Christ, Bad Left Hook, Sat, 20 Jul 2019
This Saturday night on pay-per-view, the legendary Manny Pacquiao returns once more, as he faces Keith Thurman for the WBA welterweight title in the main event from Las Vegas.
The BLH staffers make their picks for the big fight.
Scott Christ
My early pick for this fight was Pacquiao, but it?s Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao Vs Thurman [Vol.VI]: Crucifixion
By John Gatling, NYFights.com, Sat, 20 Jul 2019
To fear any conflict is to hope for a consequence. When this fight was formally announced in New York City on May 23, WBA welterweight champion Keith ?One-Time? Thurman (29-0, 22KOs), he of the super variety, made it abundantly clear, both in body language and soul of voice, that ordinary WBA welter Read Full Story >>> Danny Garcia: Keith Thurman is a good style for Manny Pacquiao
By Wil Esco, Bad Left Hook, Sat, 20 Jul 2019
In this video interview caught by Fight Hub TV, former welterweight champion Danny Garcia talks about this weekend?s big fight between Manny Pacquiao and Keith Thurman. Check out some excerpts below as he breaks down his thoughts on the fight...
Garcia on the Pacquiao-Thurman fight:
?Pac Man h Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-Thurman Predictions: Case for Both Fighters
Sports Illustrated, Sat, 20 Jul 2019
Manny Pacquiao has a history of prevailing in big fights. Can he add another blockbuster win to his storied career with a victory over Keith Thurman? Or will the undefeated welterweight take down the 40-year-old and claim the world title?
SI.com's boxing experts Chris Mannix and Greg Bishop weigh Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao v Thurman: Predictions for Las Vegas world title fight closely split
BBC Sport, Sat, 20 Jul 2019
Undefeated WBA super-welterweight champion Keith Thurman believes beating Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas on Saturday will further his legacy.
The hard-punching American, 30, is looking for a 30th win - and a 23rd by knockout.
Filipino Pacquiao, 40, has held world titles at multiple weights and wi Read Full Story >>> Why Freddie Roach Says Floyd Mayweather is Scared of Manny Pacquiao Rematch
Radio.com, Sat, 20 Jul 2019
(CBS Sports Radio) -- Manny Pacquiao will fight WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman this Saturday at the Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, but his trainer, Freddie Roach, isn?t worried. In fact, Roach is already looking ahead.
?I?m already thinking about the next opponent,? Roach said on Ferra Read Full Story >>> Morales, Barrera root for Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Sat, 20 Jul 2019
LAS VEGAS- Manny Pacquiao has a potent crew of believers on his side when he collides with Keith Thur?man Saturday night (Sunday noon Manila time) at the MGM Grand.
Mexican legends Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera and his former sparmate Shawn Porter and ex-world lightweight champion Ray ?B Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao vs. Keith Thurman preview: How 'One Time' can pull the upset
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Sat, 20 Jul 2019
LAS VEGAS ? On Keith Thurman?s first appearance on boxing?s biggest stage, he knocked out Orlando Lora on July 21, 2012, at 1:37 of the sixth round of a one-sided bout in his debut on HBO. He raised his record to 18-0 with his 17th knockout and let it be known the welterweight division had a new sta Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao has plenty to say while he prepares for Thurman
By Associated Press, Fairmont Sentinel, Sat, 20 Jul 2019
LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Manny Pacquiao has had a whole lot more to say about boxing ever since he became a politician.
The 40-year-old Filipino senator who once understandably shied away from lengthy conversations in English is more comfortable in the language. A fighter who once kept most conversations Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao aims to silence big-talker Thurman in Vegas thriller
By Leslie Wilson Jr,, GulfNews.com, Sat, 20 Jul 2019
Dubai: Eight division world champion Manny Pacquiao says that he has ?something to prove? when he takes on American Keith Thurman in Saturday?s WBA super welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Thurman is 10 years younger than the 40-year-old Filipino boxing i Read Full Story >>> Reevaluating Floyd Mayweather
By Robert Ecksel, Boxing.com, Sat, 20 Jul 2019
Anyone who anoints themselves ?The Best Ever,? whether it?s in boxing, another sport, or any other endeavor, as wily Floyd Mayweather has done, is undeserving of the title.
When Mayweather made that pronouncement, the bobbleheads gobbled it up, going so far as to parrot his inaccuracy, almost as Read Full Story >>> Boxer Keith Thurman on Saturday showdown with Manny Pacquiao: 'This is a legacy fight'
By Mike Jones, USA Today, Sat, 20 Jul 2019
The words echo in the boxer?s head again and again, just as clear as they did during every training session during his childhood and before every bout during his teens.
?Go out there and show them your power, boy,? Ben Getty would always tell Keith Thurman. ?Then we?ll see what they want to do.?
Read Full Story >>> Nonito Donaire: Manny Pacquiao beats Keith Thurman by decision
By Mark Giongco, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sat, 20 Jul 2019
LAS VEGAS?Age is just a number and Manny Pacquiao is a testament to it as far as his compatriot Nonito Donaire Jr. is concerned.
Donaire said that even though Pacquiao is turning 41 this year, the eight-division champion is still equipped with the punching power of old.
?It will all depend on Read Full Story >>>
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