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Pacquiao Watch: Measuring greatness
By Edwin G. Espejo, Asian Correspondent, Mon, 11 May 2015
When I was interviewed by Star Sports for a special on Manny Pacquiao, I was asked where he will rank in the history of Philippine boxing.
That was late in 2006.
Too bad, I did not get a copy of that sports special. While it was shown by the local cable TV provider here in General Santos City, Read Full Story >>>Nonito Donaire Makes Ring Return on July 18
By Loren Mack , The Jakarta Globe, Mon, 11 May 2015
Former five division world title holder, Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire is set to return to boxing?s squared circle, after easily disposing of William Prado by second-round TKO in his last outing. Donaire is set to return to Macau, China, in an event by Top Rank Promotions on July 18.
Donair Read Full Story >>> LOVERRO: Point blame at Manny Pacquiao for Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight debacle
By Thom Loverro, Washington Post, Mon, 11 May 2015
ANALYSIS/OPINION:
HBO threw two handfuls of salt Saturday night into the wounds of the American public who shelled out $100 million one week earlier to watch the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao record-setting pay-per-view fight.
First, there was the customary free rebroadcast of the fight Read Full Story >>> Saul Alvarez destroys James Kirkland in a 3 round war. Can Canelo become the next PPV star when Mayweather & Pacquiao retire?
By Jenna Jay, OTR Boxing Radio, Mon, 11 May 2015
A week after the match that was the biggest money fight in boxing history, another star would grace the boxing ring. Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez is one of the brightest stars in the sport and he has continued Mexico?s long tradition in boxing. Coming off of a win against Erislandy Lara from 2014, Alvarez Read Full Story >>> Brutal and sudden end shocked San Antonio trainer
By John Whisler, San Antonio Express, Mon, 11 May 2015
HOUSTON ? After a punishing opening round, Rick Morones knew his fighter was in trouble.
James Kirkland started fast, sprinting across the ring to apply pressure and fire away at Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez.
But he took more than he dished out, including a powerful straight right from the Mexican Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO IS NOT A 'COWARD' NOR A 'SORE LOSER'
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 11 May 2015
LOS ANGELES, Cal. -- Think of a man who won 10 world boxing titles in eight weight divisions and lineal belts in four weight classes. Picture him to be swaggering, cocky, bullying and throwing his weight around like Muhammad Read Full Story >>> Bill Brady resigns from Nevada Athletic Commission
By Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review Journal, Mon, 11 May 2015
Claiming his heart was no longer in it, Bill Brady has resigned his position as commissioner with the Nevada Athletic Commission.
His resignation, which was sent to Gov. Brian Sandoval on Wednesday, is effective immediately.
?I thought this through very carefully,? Brady, 69, said Friday from Read Full Story >>> Golovkin promoter sees no ?backlash? from Mayweather-Pacquiao fight
By Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review Journal, Mon, 11 May 2015
Is life going to be harder for boxing promoters and managers to generate business in the wake of the outcome of last week?s Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao megafight?
Tom Loeffler, managing director of K2 Promotions, doesn?t think so, especially since he has one of the sport?s biggest stars i Read Full Story >>> Canelo Open to Pacquiao & Mayweather: Not Below 154
By David P. Greisman, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 11 May 2015
Canelo Alvarez would be willing to have a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. or a fight with Manny Pacquiao, though not at a catch-weight.
Mayweather topped Alvarez by majority decision in 2013 in a bout held at a catch-weight of 152 pounds. Both Mayweather and Pacquiao largely compete at welterwe Read Full Story >>> Canelo Alvarez-James Kirkland?I?m Seeing Red: The Sunday Brunch
By Jesse Ian Lardies, The Boxing Tribune, Mon, 11 May 2015
Hola familia, amigos y enemigos. Welcome to a cilantro, lime and guajillo chili pepper flavored edition of Central America?s highest rated, most hard-hitting investigative pugilistic paper this side of the Panama Canal, The Sunday Brunch ? We are to run-on sentences what Manny Pacquiao is to impromp Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao?s loss could be his biggest political win
By Associated Press, New York Post, Mon, 11 May 2015
MANILA, Philippines ? Manny Pacquiao lost his biggest fight in the ring, but that won?t stop him from plotting a bigger comeback ? in the political arena that is.
In a country where elections are also entertainment and political programs secondary, candidates often win because of star power and m Read Full Story >>> Mayweather-Pacquiao fight hardly saved boxing
By David Hunter, Murfreesboro Post, Mon, 11 May 2015
The so-called "Fight of the Century" between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao on May 1 turned into the dud of the century.
This fight also showed boxing has a long way to go before getting back on the sports map here in the United States.
During the past few years, we have seen the rise Read Full Story >>> Canelo destructs and destroys
By Charles Saunders, Boxscorenews.com, Mon, 11 May 2015
SONAHR: May 10, 2015 - The surreally violent encounter between middleweights Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns back in 1985 remains the greatest three-round fight in boxing history. However, Saturday?s three-round war between junior-middleweights Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez and James Kirkland, fou Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao?s Exit Strategy
By Ted Sares, Boxing.com, Mon, 11 May 2015
Hopefully Manny?s injured shoulder was not irreparably damaged, but his reputation may well have been?
?The check may have been cashed, but Pacquiao?s reputation, like his shoulder, is tattered.??Gulf News (May 9)
?I thought I won the fight.??Manny Paquiao
?Huh. You did???Max Kellerman
H Read Full Story >>> Diplomatic De La Hoya Declines To Discredit May-Pac
By Peter Lim, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 11 May 2015
In the wake of the sensational and explosive Canelo-Kirkland affair, promoter Oscar De La Hoya resisted the temptation to gloat about his symbolic triumph over last weekend's dud that was (over)hyped as Fight of the Century. Baited by the media at the post-fight press conference to compare the thril Read Full Story >>> The Megafight: Material issues (Last of Two Parts)
By Bill Velasco, The Philippine Star, Mon, 11 May 2015
The definition of a winning performance has also changed, as pointed out by Evander Holyfield. The courage to slug it out is a rare commodity more readily available in mixed martial arts than in the boxing ring, which is so ironic, it?s almost funny. Boxers who claim to be champions have just found Read Full Story >>> Fight Fallout Won?t Hurt Pacquiao?s Legacy, Say Fil-Am Journalists
By Odette Keeley, New America Media, Mon, 11 May 2015
SAN FRANCISCO ? Filipino media are reporting that the legacy of Manny Pacquiao is untainted by his loss to Floyd Mayweather, Jr. in their mega fight in Las Vegas. But some wonder whether the scandal over his injury could be a different story.
Since the May 2 fight, Pacquiao has been dogged with Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather: Don't believe Manny Pacquiao 'bulls***'
ESPN.com, Mon, 11 May 2015
Floyd Mayweather has urged the public not to believe Manny Pacquiao's "bulls*** excuses" after the Filipino blamed his defeat on a shoulder injury.
The American secured a unanimous points decision in Las Vegas last weekend, with Pacquiao undergoing surgery on a torn rotator cuff earlier this week Read Full Story >>> How Pacquiao boosts the stock market
By Jenniffer B. Austria , Manila Standard Today, Mon, 11 May 2015
UTrade, the online stock trading platform of Unicapital Securities, presented some data showing that in general, the Philippine Stock Exchange performed positively, a day after a boxing bout of People?s Champion Manny Pacquiao.
?Since 2007, Pacquiao has fought a total of 16 times. Of the total nu Read Full Story >>> Wenceslao: Pacman: the contrary view
By Bong O. Wenceslao, Sun.Star Cebu, Mon, 11 May 2015
FROM hero to heel. That?s how fast some people?s view of Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao shifted in the wake of the revelation he suffered a right shoulder injury almost a month (not three weeks as I earlier stated) before his fight, the richest in boxing history, against Floyd Mayweather Jr. Bu Read Full Story >>>
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