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It?s been a long, ugly week for fight fans
By Tom Couzens, SacBee.com, Thu, 07 May 2015
Boxing fans waited more than five years for last Saturday?s showdown between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.
But the so-called fight of the century was a pay-for-snooze, and the aftermath might have done even more to hurt the sport than the lame bout.
Immediately after the decision in fav Read Full Story >>>How the use of 'Gayweather' shows how sexist, homophobic, and pikon Filipinos are
By Shakira Sison, Rappler, Thu, 07 May 2015
'While Pacquiao's global success is admirable and truly something to feel pride about, being on the world stage with him exposes how shortsighted we Filipinos are about our heroes'
It's not news that Filipinos are pikon (sore losers). No matter the contest, game, or event, many of us are unable t Read Full Story >>> Timothy Bradley Jr. to meet Jessie Vargas in 12-round welterweight fight
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Thu, 07 May 2015
LAS VEGAS -- Former two-division titleholder Timothy Bradley Jr. and Jessie Vargas, a secondary junior welterweight titleholder, will square off in a 12-round welterweight fight on June 27 at the StubHub Center in Carson, California.
Vargas will rise in weight to take on Bradley in the HBO-televi Read Full Story >>> A Floyd spy in Manny's camp? Mayweather claims he knew everything about Pacquiao's training
GMA News Online, Thu, 07 May 2015
Did Floyd Mayweather have a spy in the camp of Manny Pacquiao prior to their mega-fight this past weekend?
The unbeaten American champion is claiming that he had inside information about the Filipino ring icon's training even before they stepped into the ring.
"Everything Manny Pacquiao did in Read Full Story >>> Frankie Gomez has chance to turn heads Saturday on HBO Boxing
By Mark Whicker, L.A. Daily News, Thu, 07 May 2015
At times he would take it to the yard, which earned him a trip to a neutral corner, away from school.
?So my dad would take me to work with him, on the construction site, when I?d get suspended,? Gomez said, smiling and shuddering. ?I?d mix cement, and it was hot. I?d do some roofing with him, an Read Full Story >>> Cotto's Adviser: Mayweather Rematch is a Mega-Fight
By Miguel Rivera, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 07 May 2015
Gabriel Pe?agar?cano, the legal adviser to WBC middleweight champion Miguel Cotto, says a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr. would be a mega-fight event.
Cotto and Mayweather collided in a junior middleweight unification in 2012, with Floyd winning a hard-fought decision over twelve rounds.
C Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao still champion in Filipinos? hearts
By Robert B. Roque, Jr., Tempo, Thu, 07 May 2015
The Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather ?Fight of the Century? last Sunday in Las Vegas that everyone expected to be a tight brawl, turned out to be a ?catch-me-if-you-can? kind of battle.
As in every Pacquiao match, streets were clear of traffic and even lawbreakers, like everyone else, took time ou Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao?s surgery a success
By Agence France Press, iOL Sport, Thu, 07 May 2015
Los Angeles - Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao had surgery on Wednesday on his injured right shoulder, coming through with flying colours according to Dr Neal ElAttrache.
ElAttrache, of the Kerland Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, said he couldn't be more pleased with the results and ful Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao undergoes rotator cuff surgery, expected to completely recover
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Thu, 07 May 2015
Eight-division former world champion Manny Pacquiao underwent successful surgery on Wednesday in Los Angeles to repair a torn rotator cuff in his right shoulder. The 90-minute operation, performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache, was deemed successful and Pacquiao is expected to fully recover and resume his Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao's Surgery is Successful, Rehab of 4-6 Months
By Carlos Boogs, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 07 May 2015
According to orthopedist Dr. Neal ElAttrache, he "could not be more pleased" with the results of Manny Pacquiao's surgical procedure on his right shoulder. The boxer underwent surgery in Los Angeles for an injury that was aggravated during last Saturday night's twelve round decision loss Floyd Maywe Read Full Story >>> Arizona Boxing News & Notes With Don Smith: Boxing Fans Irate! & Jose Benavidez Homecoming
By Don Smith, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 07 May 2015
Boxing Fans, Floyd Mayweather remains undefeated after easily defeating his longtime rival, Manny Pacquiao on Saturday, May 2 in Las Vegas, Nevada at the MGM Hotel. Now, fights fans will debate whether the much ballyhoo Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather will never be forgiven for delivering knock-out blow to boxing's romantic ideal
By Oliver Brown, Telegraph.co.uk, Thu, 07 May 2015
Folded into all the venom and vitriol at Floyd Mayweather, who at face value has done nothing more than win a fight very clinically, is an element of unsatisfied bloodlust. ?C?mon, Floyd,? was the muffled cry of those major-leaguers inside the MGM Grand, unanimous in their disdain. ?We had to double Read Full Story >>> Superfights and the Mayweather effect
By Nigel Collins, ESPN.com, Thu, 07 May 2015
Unlike what happened to Franz Kafka's unfortunate protagonist, Gregor Samsa, metamorphosis doesn't normally take place overnight. What we saw inside the ring at the MGM Grand Garden Arena last Saturday, when Floyd Mayweather outpointed Manny Pacquiao, was the apex of a transformation that has been g Read Full Story >>> Boxing?s Fight for Relevance
By Evander Holyfield, The Players' Tribune, Thu, 07 May 2015
t was supposed to be boxing?s big moment. I was hoping Mayweather vs. Pacquiao would start a renaissance and help bring boxing back as a major sport in America. But with the whole world watching, instead of The Fight of the Century, we got a fight that highlighted everything that?s wrong with boxing Read Full Story >>> PALARO 3 DAVRAA boxers enter semifinals
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 07 May 2015
TAGUM CITY (PNA) May 7 ? All three remaining boxers of the host Davao Regional Athletic Association (Davraa) beat their separate rivals to barge into the semifinal round of the on-going 2015 Palarong Pambansa last Wednesday at the Tagum City Pavilion here.
Mosquito weight John Michael Diocares pull Read Full Story >>> PALARO SOCSARGEN, CVIRAA BOXERS LEAD OPENING DAY WINNERS
By Lito delos Reyes, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 07 May 2015
TAGUM CITY (PNA) May 6 ? Defending champion SOCCSKSARGEN and last year?s runner-up Central Visayas lived up to their billings at the start of the Palarong Pambansa boxing championships held Tuesday at the Tagum Trade and Cultural Center Pavilion here.
SOCCSKSARGEN won three of four fights while CV Read Full Story >>> TIMELINE (US time): Pacquiao injury
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Thu, 07 May 2015
April 4?Manny Pacquiao sustains a shoulder injury while throwing a right hook and his arms then get entangled with those of his sparring partner.
April 6?The injury is examined at Kerlan-Jobe Orthopedic Clinic, and the Pacquiao camp finds out about the tear. They do not disclose the injury right Read Full Story >>> A legal breaking down of the Al Haymon lawsuit
By Joe Roche, 3MoreRounds.com, Thu, 07 May 2015
Hey, remember that guy who wrote long winded columns about New England boxing back in the early heyday of 3MoreRounds? No? Well I don?t blame you. It?s been an incredibly long time since I?ve been a productive member of the team here at 3MR, but thankfully Ramon hasn?t lost my number. In response Read Full Story >>> Golden Boy Goes for the Jugular
By Robert Ecksel, Boxing.com, Thu, 07 May 2015
?I thought I?d seen every trick in the book,? said B-Hop, ?aimed at undermining those who step into the ring??
Boxing is a contact sport. In that spirit, Golden Boy Promotions filed a $300 million lawsuit today in Los Angeles Federal Court against Al Haymon, alleging repeated violation of the antit Read Full Story >>> Another day, another boxing lawsuit
By Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review Journal, Thu, 07 May 2015
Another day, another lawsuit involving someone in boxing.
Tuesday, Manny Pacquiao was sued for $5 million by two Las Vegans after disclosing he was less than 100 percent when he fought Floyd Mayweather Jr. Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden. Later that day, Mayweather himself was sued for $20 milli Read Full Story >>>
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