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Marquez: #MayPac fight should have been moved
ABS-CBN News, Sun, 10 May 2015
Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao should have asked for a postponement of his "Fight of the Century" against Floyd Mayweather Jr., according to Mexican legend Juan Manuel Marquez.
Pacquiao lost to Mayweather via unanimous decision only to admit after the fight that he fought despite having a se Read Full Story >>>Daniel Geale: ?Floyd Mayweather is extremely fast, skillful, and hard to hit. He did everything that he needed to against Pacquiao?
By Robert Brown, OTR Boxing Radio, Sun, 10 May 2015
I recently was afforded an opportunity to speak to former IBO middleweight champion, Daniel ?The Real Deal? Geale who is scheduled to face Miguel Cotto on June 6th, at a catchweight of 157lbs. Geale is coming off of a win in December and is looking to recapture a middleweight title belt. Geale discu Read Full Story >>> ?CANELO? ALVAREZ IN SPECTACULAR 3RD ROUND KO HELPS FANS FORGET THE CONTROVERSY-RIDDLED PACQUIAO-MAYWEATHER FIGHT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 10 May 2015
Former world champion Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez, the 24 year old Mexican superstar scored a spectacular 3rd round knockout over slugger James ?Mandingo Warrior? Kirkland at the Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas and helped f Read Full Story >>> Unlike Mayweather-Pacquiao, ?Canelo? Alvarez puts on show with KO
By Associated Press, New York Post, Sun, 10 May 2015
HOUSTON ? Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez knocked out James Kirkland with a sweeping right at 2:19 of the third round in their 154-pound fight Saturday night at Minute Maid Park.
?I?m happy about the win,? Alvarez said. ?The result was what I expected.?
Moments after getting off the canvas after being d Read Full Story >>> Canelo Alvarez Brutalizes, Stops James Kirkland In Three Rounds
By Alex McClintock , The Queensberry Rules, Sun, 10 May 2015
Boxing fans left unsatisfied by last week?s ?Fight of the Century? were treated to a brutal one-sided shootout between Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez and James Kirkland in Houston Saturday night on HBO. The junior middleweight bout was entertaining as long as it lasted, but it was clear from early on that Ca Read Full Story >>> Mayweather: Khan Up Next Then Pacman Despite Rant
By Matthew R. Fellows, Liberty Voice, Sun, 10 May 2015
Word out of Vegas is that Floyd Mayweather has Amir Khan up next, then despite his recent rant, he fully intends to give Pacman the rematch he originally offered in a tweet to Stephen A. Smith of ESPN. Much has been made of his post-tweet reversal, but as insiders indicate, things change quickly whe Read Full Story >>> Money men crank up narratives for another steal of the century
By Tommy Conlon, Independent.ie, Sun, 10 May 2015
For the millions who watched the fight just hoping to get a decent bang for their buck, the news that Manny Pacquiao came into it carrying a bad shoulder only rubbed salt into the wound.
Feeling suckered - again - by boxing's recidivist talent for selling promises it cannot deliver on clouds of h Read Full Story >>> TIM COWLISHAW: After long history with sport, I'm done with boxing
GoSanAngelo.com, Sun, 10 May 2015
You could feel boxing settling uncomfortably onto its deathbed when you read ?The Professional? by W.C. Heinz, a remarkably clean writer who was in many ways a mentor for Elmore Leonard. Heinz wrote the book in 1958.
If boxing was simply in its death throes in the ?50s, then surely the very real Read Full Story >>> Canelo ?lvarez destroys James Kirkland with brutal third-round KO
By Nick Schwartz, USA Today, Sun, 10 May 2015
Millions of casual boxing fans that paid $100 to watch Mayweather-Pacquiao ?megafight? were left supremely disappointed, but Canelo ?lvarez did his best to prove that boxing isn?t dead with an electrifying knockout victory over James Kirkland Saturday.
From the opening bell, ?lvarez and Kirkland Read Full Story >>> Canelo KO?s Kirkland in Texas massacre
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Sun, 10 May 2015
James Kirkland's return to the ring following a long absence concluded in devastating fashion as the Texan was completely ended in the third round by Mexican superstar Canelo Alvarez.
On his home turf, where most of the fans were pro-Canelo, Kirkland attempted to fight fire with fire from the fir Read Full Story >>> Clottey and Diaz ease to victory in Texas; Taishan moves to 4-0
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Sun, 10 May 2015
Jospeh Diaz Jr kept up his unbeaten run as the 2012 Olympian dominated Giovanni Delgado through ten rounds. Diaz is now 16-0 since entering the paid ranks and hardly left first gear in taking a wide points win.
I could only give Delgado a share of the third round throughout the bout, although the Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao's fight was boxing at its best
By Palash Krishna Mehrotra, Mail Online (UK), Sun, 10 May 2015
It was the sweetest bout I ever watched.
Manny versus Mayweather.
Now here?s the thing. The oldtimers said, this was so, oops, it?s a terrible word: ?so commercial?.
Man, all boxing is commercial! Ever heard about prize fighters?
They play it up beautifully, like only the Americans c Read Full Story >>> Poor Pacquiao pushed his luck
By Recah Trinidad, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 10 May 2015
IT?S a pity Manny Pacquiao didn?t know when to stop, the reason he now has to hunt for a fresh new opponent when he returns to the ring after undergoing surgery on his right shoulder in Los Angeles, California earlier in the Read Full Story >>> ?Canelo? vs. Kirkland in Potential Fight of the Year
By Brian Opal , Fight Saga, Sun, 10 May 2015
In the minds of some fight fans, the Mayweather vs. Pacquiao mega-fight didn?t live up to the years of build-up and tremendous hype that understandably led to great expectations.
But that was then, this is now. The hottest news in boxing at the moment is that Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez (44-1-1, 31 KO Read Full Story >>> Manny retirement among future plans
By Nick Giongco, Tempo, Sun, 10 May 2015
Manny Pacquiao will have plenty of time to think about his future, including the possibility of retirement from boxing.
As Pacquiao recovers from surgery to repair his torn rotator cuff he suffered during training and got aggravated in his 12-round unanimous decision loss to Floyd Mayweather last Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao in a bind
By Editorial, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sun, 10 May 2015
Last week in Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather did for 12 rounds what he had been doing for five years?run away from Manny Pacquiao?turning the promised ?Fight of the Century? into the ?Sleeper of the Year.? Failing miserably to land the big punch as he chased the slippery Mayweather around the ring, Pacq Read Full Story >>> NBA Playoffs -- Sunshine amidst the rain for the Bulls
By Kristy Gonowon, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 10 May 2015
CHICAGO -- A rainy Friday evening in Chicago had the air of playoffs electricity. The familiar jumbotron intro video featuring digital bulls running through downtown Chicago blasted overhead. Fireworks popped and sizzled through the air. Read Full Story >>> THE WORM?S EYEVIEW: Manny Pacquiao should know he has duties
By Manny Valdehuesa, MindaNews, Sun, 10 May 2015
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/09 May) ? The Pacman is a billionaire many times over. And he?s getting wealthier by the day?not just from boxing but from all sorts of lucrative endorsements, sponsorships, and other contracts.
The amounts, rewards, and entitlements he receives are way beyond ordi Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao: The Fight That Was
By Lev Jackson, The Province, Sun, 10 May 2015
On May 2nd, the world waited with baited breath as Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao finally stepped into the ring to determine boxing supremacy.
To many fans disappointment, the fight did not live up to the anticipated hype.
For hardcore boxing fans, it played out exactly as most expected; Read Full Story >>> We expected a slugfest and got a hugfest
By Duane M. George, Guampdn.com, Sun, 10 May 2015
After all that waiting for the "Fight of the Century," are there any boxing fans -- either those who love Floyd Mayweather Jr. or those who adore Manny Pacquiao -- who were actually satisfied by the bout?
I'm grateful I didn't shell out any money to order the pay-per-view or on a ticket to watch Read Full Story >>>
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