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Pacquiao?s Mayweather mission could be in vain
The Times (UK), Sat, 05 Nov 2016
It was the fight that the world waited years for and disappointed, but 18 months on from the richest bout of all time, Manny Pacquiao is still hopeful of facing Floyd Mayweather again.
Whether it is the thought of revenge after being hampered by a shoulder injury in that bout or merely anticipati Read Full Story >>>FRANK WARREN COLUMN: Manny Pacquiao vs Jessie Vargas - Anything can happen
By Frank Warren, Daily Star (UK), Sat, 05 Nov 2016
Pacquiao ? even at 37 ? can?t stop boxing because he spends so much cash on his political career and donating to those who need it in the Philippines.
That is why the senator is so adored in his homeland and why the country will again come to a standstill when he fights WBO welterweight champion Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao still feels like he has a lot to prove ahead of Jessie Vargas bout
By Chris McKenna, Daily Star (UK), Sat, 05 Nov 2016
There is no doubting he will be remembered as one of the sport?s greats with world titles in eight different weight divisions.
But at the age of 37, with his career as an influential Senator in the Philippines, no stoppage win since halting Miguel Cotto in 2009 and three defeats in his last seven Read Full Story >>> Las Vegas? Jessie Vargas ready to gain national fame in Manny Pacquiao fight
By Gilbert Manzano, Las Vegas Review Journal, Sat, 05 Nov 2016
Jessie Vargas is the perfect boxing ambassador for Las Vegas.
When a charity event needs a boxer to make an appearance. Vargas gets the first call.
Promoters, want a world champion at your local card? Better call Vargas.
Need a speaker? Vargas would say what language. He can do English and Read Full Story >>> Ready to rumble: Pacquiao, Vargas hurdle scales
By Dino Maragay, The Philippine Star, Sat, 05 Nov 2016
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao and Jessie Vargas on Friday (Saturday in Manila) overcame the last hurdle heading to their title showdown, safely making the welterweight limit and looking primed to go.
Pacquiao, the challenger to Vargas? WBO welterweight belt, was first to tip the scales, weighing in Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO-VARGAS COMPLETE WEIGHIN RESULTS AND PHOTOS
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 05 Nov 2016
Wynn Casino Resort, Las Vegas: After all the talk the seemingly much awaited return of the legend and the reigning WBO champion finally got its real start. Never mind what was all said at the past press conferences, this Read Full Story >>> WEIGHTS FROM LAS VEGAS: PACQUIAO - 144.8 LBS., VARGAS - 146.5 LBS.
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 05 Nov 2016
Eight division world champion and Philippine senator Manny 'Pacman' Pacquiao (58-6-2, 38KOs) weighed in at 144.8 lbs while Jessie Vargas (27-1-0, 10KOs) stepped the scales at 146.5 lbs during the official weighin held at Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao -- I Dropped $1 MILLION on Tix to Vargas Fight ... for Friends and Family (VIDEO)
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 05 Nov 2016
TMZ SPORTS -- Manny Pacquiao rolls deep -- and tells TMZ Sports he bought more than 2,000 TICKETS for his friends and family to attend his fight against Jessie Vargas this weekend ... spending over $1 MILLION!!!!
BTW, he's be Read Full Story >>> Senator Pacquiao Has More Left to Prove in the Ring
By Gordon Marino, The Wall Street Journal, Sat, 05 Nov 2016
Shortly after his victory over Timothy Bradley in April, Manny Pacquiao announced his retirement from boxing. But there is an adage in the fight game that you are not really a boxer unless you have retired from boxing at least once.
Retired from his retirement, Pacquiao (58-6-2, 38 knockouts) wil Read Full Story >>> Father Time hasn?t met the legend of Manny Pacquiao
By Ed Graney, Las Vegas Review Journal, Sat, 05 Nov 2016
If we are basing our judgment on the typical depiction of Father Time ? an elderly bearded man with wings, dressed in a robe and carrying a scythe and an hourglass or other timekeeping device ? then it?s pretty clear boxing icon Manny Pacquiao hasn?t yet reached that revealing moment when man walks Read Full Story >>> Jessie Vargas vows to press the action. 'I love that, that?s real boxing,' Manny Pacquiao says
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Sat, 05 Nov 2016
Manny Pacquiao's crusade to please people is a never-ending pursuit, evidenced by his generosity and his passion for an action-filled bout.
Pacquiao, 37, hopes to deliver on both in his return to the ring Saturday night at Thomas and Mack Center in his welterweight title fight against World Boxin Read Full Story >>> Undefeated fighters Kent Cruz and Darius Ervin collide in top undercard bout on Saturday night in Fort Washington, Maryland
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 05 Nov 2016
Mykal Fox takes Juan Rodriguez in main event at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, Maryland
Plus undefeated Mike Marshall, Jordan White, Patrick Rivera & Marcus Bates
Fort Washington, Maryland (November 4, 2016)--A pair of Uudefeated junior welterweight's collide in a top undercard as Kent Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao says he bought $1 million in tickets for family and friends
By Robby Kalland, CBS Sports, Sat, 05 Nov 2016
Manny Pacquiao makes his return to the boxing ring on Saturday after a brief retirement when he takes on Jessie Vargas for the WBO welterweight title.
Pacquiao's "retirement" was shorter than the layoff some active fighters take between bouts, but Pacquiao is making sure everyone he knows gets a Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao fights Jessie Vargas in bout that's a tough sell
Associated Press, Sat, 05 Nov 2016
LAS VEGAS (AP) ? The hook for Manny Pacquiao's latest fight is that he's the fighting politician, as eager to take on problems in the Philippines as he is to take on other welterweights in the ring.
Unfortunately for Pacquiao, at this stage of his career he needs a hook to sell his fights.
Pac Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao?s last hurrah?
By Efren L. Danao, The Manila Times, Sat, 05 Nov 2016
SEN. Manny Pacquiao?s fight tomorrow against Jessie Vargas in Las Vegas bodes ill for his claim as a pay-per-view star.
If the fight bombs at the gate and on PPV ? and indications are that it will ? then Sunday marks the end of his demands for seven figures per fight. He may still continue to fig Read Full Story >>> Roberto Duran: ?Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao ? they?re pitiful?
By John Dennen, BoxingNews, Sat, 05 Nov 2016
THE new autobiography of Roberto Duran, ?I am Duran?, is a must-read for boxing fans. The story of Duran?s fabled career might be well known but here for the first time he recalls those legendary fights in his own, with highlights like his approach to his first fight with Sugar Ray Leonard and his a Read Full Story >>> The Russians may be coming, but the Brits have arrived
By Ted Sares, The Boxing Tribune, Sat, 05 Nov 2016
With Tyson Fury out of the picture, many observers might think the fighters from across the pond have lost their panache. Not so; not by a long shot..The depth of solid fighters from the UK is astounding with guys like Dillian Whyte (who fights Dereck Chisora on December 10), Martin Murray (who batt Read Full Story >>> The Changing Landscape for Scott Quigg
By Jeff Weston , Boxing.com, Sat, 05 Nov 2016
It is just Gallagher and Bury pugilist, Quigg when I arrive ? sat on the humble, slat benches of the beige-tiled changing room in their archetypal black gear?
Put mittens on the two lads behind reception at Gloves Community Centre ? James Shorting and Carl Dyer ? and you?d expect a TKO in round s Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao is taking a massive financial risk in his fight against Jessie Vargas
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Sat, 05 Nov 2016
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao has admitted that, at least in part, his return after a brief retirement from boxing is about money. The man who last year earned well over $100 million for his bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr. needs the cash.
He?s one of the highest-earning athletes in the history of pro Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao?s left versus Vargas? right?Cooper
By Roy Luarca, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sat, 05 Nov 2016
LAS VEGAS?Beating fighting Manny Pacquiao won?t be easy, but it will be done.
After spending countless hours analyzing Pacquiao?s fights and movements, Cooper believes his ward, World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Jessie Vargas, is ripe to frustrate the Filipino icon?s ring debut as a Read Full Story >>>
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