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Manny Pacquiao: The Pride and Burden of the Philippines
By William Holmes, Boxing Insider, Tue, 28 Apr 2015
The Philippines has long been a fighting nation.
When Ferdinand Magellan landed in the Southern Philippine islands in March of 1521, he discovered that the natives were marred in warfare and conflict. He unwisely got involved in the internal affairs of the Filipinos and died in battle while suppo Read Full Story >>>MayPac predictions: Champions edition
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Tue, 28 Apr 2015
World Boxing News have been busy gathering a huge collection of predictions for this weekend's massive pay-per-view clash between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao taking place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Personalities from the whole spectrum of the sport have given their input into the p Read Full Story >>> MayPac predictions: Trainer's edition (Part I)
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Tue, 28 Apr 2015
World Boxing News have been busy gathering a huge collection of predictions for this weekend's massive pay-per-view clash between Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao taking place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Personalities from the whole spectrum of the sport have given their input into the p Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather's conqueror is boxing's forgotten man
By Alex Thomas, CNN.com, Tue, 28 Apr 2015
(CNN)?"'Cause it's a bitter sweet symphony, this life.
Try to make ends meet
Try to find some money then you die."
The hit song by British band The Verve is playing on the car radio as we drive into Pazardzhik, a small town just over an hour from Bulgaria's capital city Sofia.
The ly Read Full Story >>> FIGHT WEEK DIARY: Our man in Vegas takes you behind the scenes on Mayweather v Pacquiao
By Chris McKenna, Daily Star (UK), Tue, 28 Apr 2015
The world?s media arrived in Sin City on Monday to cover the richest bout in this sport?s history.
Around 1,500 journalists have been accredited from the 15,000 that applied to witness Mayweather and Pacquiao go toe-to-toe.
A special tent has had to be set up outside the MGM Grand to accommoda Read Full Story >>> Kid Kulafu: Pacquiao?s film bio gets stamp of approval from champ?s family
By Francis Ochoa, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tue, 28 Apr 2015
HOLLYWOOD?Film director Paul Soriano said he was ecstatic that his movie, Kid Kulafu, was well received during its Los Angeles premiere here Saturday but added that his greatest triumph was when he got the ?stamp of approval? from the Pacquiao family.
?Well, we had a very successful premiere here Read Full Story >>> The Floyd Mayweather Vs Manny Pacquiao Undercard, Previewed (And The Rest Of The Week?s Boxing Schedule)
By Alex McClintock , The Queensberry Rules, Tue, 28 Apr 2015
Thank God nobody is buying the Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather pay-per-view for the undercard. Because it?s bad. Really bad, even by the low, low standards of recent PPV undercards. Ah well, preview it we shall, along with the rest of the week?s boxing schedule, including a few televised bouts in Read Full Story >>> Prostitution crackdown in Vegas before big fight
Associated Press, Tue, 28 Apr 2015
LAS VEGAS ? Las Vegas police will be increasing patrols this week as they expect a rise in prostitution because of fans descending on the city for the weekend's big fight.
KSNV-TV reports that police will be on the lookout for people who engage in illegal prostitution as crowds flock to the Strip Read Full Story >>> NATION OF 100-MILLION PRAYS FOR PACQUIAO
By Manny Piñol, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 28 Apr 2015
"I am proof of God's power to create something from nothing."
This statement made by Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao in an interview with American TV host Katie Couric touched off a renewed Pacquiao-mania not only i Read Full Story >>> A SUPER DUEL OF RECYCLED HEROES
By Recah Trinidad, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 28 Apr 2015
Who between these two recycled boxing stars can bag all the marbles on May 2?
Pardon this, but looking back into their careers, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao can?t be rightfully branded as truly sweet and big Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao arrives in Las Vegas ahead of showdown with Floyd Mayweather and says he will beat the unbeaten American in EVERY ROUND in the fight of the century
By Oliver Todd, Daily Mail (UK), Tue, 28 Apr 2015
Manny Pacquiao has arrived in Las Vegas for this Saturday's fight of the century against Floyd Mayweather at the MGM Grand.
The 36-year-old was seen arriving on the world-famous Strip in the Nevada desert on Monday night at the Mandalay Bay hotel, which will be his base for the week.
Pacquiao Read Full Story >>> Killer instinct back, Pacquiao brings his best to Vegas
By Francis Ochoa, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tue, 28 Apr 2015
HOLLYWOOD?There he was, the people?s champ, dazzling onlookers with blinding hand speed while shadow boxing, flaunting the power of his legs as he shuffled around the ring, showing just how he would utilize footwork to cut the ring into tiny, suffocating spaces and, well, smiling.
There was more Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao arrives in Las Vegas
By Ryan Songalia, Rappler, Tue, 28 Apr 2015
LAS VEGAS, USA - Floyd Mayweather Jr may live and train in Las Vegas, but Manny Pacquiao felt like the hometown fighter as he arrived at the Delano Las Vegas on Monday evening, April 27 ahead of his fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Pacquiao (57-5-2, 38 knockouts) of General Santos City, Philippine Read Full Story >>> Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquiao's trainer, stakes his reputation in superfight
By Nick Groke, DenverPost.com, Tue, 28 Apr 2015
LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao bops around the ring with a big grin at Freddie Roach's Wild Card Boxing Club, a converted laundromat in the back of a small Hollywood strip mall. But Roach isn't smiling. He's quiet, thinking, looking at the floor.
Pacquiao hops over and snaps a jab at the top rope, Read Full Story >>> Mayweather-Pacquiao: Why Pacman Is a Safe Bet
By Matthew R. Fellows, Liberty Voice, Tue, 28 Apr 2015
As Manny Pacquiao and his entourage pull into Vegas today the city is hot with anticipation. As bad as the traffic is on the strip it is getting worse. Vacationers love to cruise the strip and ooh and ahh at the lights, watch the people and imagine sudden wealth in the eye-popping casinos. The norma Read Full Story >>> Mayweather vs Pacquiao prediction: Southpaw stance may lead to Floyd's demise (video)
By Lee Cleveland , Fight Saga, Tue, 28 Apr 2015
"He's a southpaw. I don't want you messing with southpaws. They do everything backwards."
Do you remember the scene in Rocky (1976) where Cornerman Duke attempted to dissuade his fighter, Apollo Creed, from facing Rocky Balboa?
It's an all-too-familiar occurrence in boxing.... A dominant right Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao's plan: 'Throw a ton of punches' at Mayweather
By Associated Press, San Jose Mercury News, Tue, 28 Apr 2015
LOS ANGELES -- Manny Pacquiao and trainer Freddie Roach have spent the past two months trying to solve the biggest puzzle in modern boxing.
How does anybody hit Floyd Mayweather Jr., a fighter whose perfect career is built on being nearly impossible to touch?
Pacquiao and Roach will reveal t Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao sees fist of God delivering win over Mayweather
By Agence France Press, The Times of India, Tue, 28 Apr 2015
MANILA: Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao is confident he can beat American arch-rival Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on Saturday with the power of God, after abandoning a life he said was packed with sin condemning him to hell.
Pacquiao is in top form both in mind and spirit after he traded hi Read Full Story >>> How Mayweather-Pacquiao Doubled Fight Revenue by Waiting 6 Years
By Eben Novy-Williams, Bloomberg.com, Tue, 28 Apr 2015
Patience has been profitable for Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.
Six years after the two welterweight champions first discussed fighting, they?ll meet Saturday in Las Vegas for the most lucrative boxing match in history. At least $300 million in revenue, largely from pay-per-view purchases a Read Full Story >>> Tuteja: I?m picking Pacquiao
By Shawn Tuteja, The Stanford Daily, Tue, 28 Apr 2015
This Saturday marks the most anticipated fight in the history of televised boxing. This Saturday, we?ll see the undefeated and 47-0 Floyd Mayweather Jr. take on arguably the greatest pound-for-pound boxer of all time in Manny Pacquiao. This Saturday, we?ll have an answer to the question we?ve been a Read Full Story >>>
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