Pacquiao-Bradley by the numbers
ESPN.com, Thu, 10 Apr 2014
TOP THINGS TO KNOW 1. Timothy Bradley Jr. defeated Manny Pacquiao by split decision (115-113, 115-113, 113-115) in their first fight June 6, 2012. Many boxing analysts and journalists believed Pacquiao had won the fight unanimously based on out-landing Bradley in 10 of 12 rounds. Round-by-roun  Read Full Story >>>

Bob Arum upset over Mayweather-Maidana hype at MGM Grand: 'I'm never going to forget this'
By Josh Slagter, mlive.com, Thu, 10 Apr 2014
Floyd Mayweather's arms are raised in a 20-story image that has been on the facade of the MGM Grand in Las Vegas for most of the last few years. "Home of the Champion" it reads. And inside, there's plenty of promotional material for his upcoming May 3 fight against Marcos Maidana, the ninth co  Read Full Story >>>

Ismael Laguna vs. Carlos Ortiz: A Star Is Born (April 10, 1965)
By Christian Giudice, Boxing.com, Thu, 10 Apr 2014
Laguna didn?t plod or charge aimlessly; Laguna glided, juked and jived his opponent offering a free shot and then immediately retracting the offer? ?Ismael was the sweetest kid I ever met,? said Ortiz, 38 years later. ?He was like a kid. But the son-of-a-bitch, once he stepped into the ring,   Read Full Story >>>

MANNY PACQUIAO -- PORTRAIT OF A SPIRITUAL FIGHTER
By Paul S. Pereyra, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 10 Apr 2014

No one would ever think this skinny poverty stricken boy who used to sell bread and doughnuts in the streets of General Santos City, Philippines would later become the world?s first & only eight-division world champio  Read Full Story >>>

Make-up Call?
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Thu, 10 Apr 2014
Despite Manny Pacquiao and Tim Bradley squaring off back in June of 2012, in the end, they weren?t the two most talked-about individuals involved. That distinction went to Duane Ford and CJ Ross. The two ringside judges were in the vast minority by scoring the fight for the ?Desert Storm? in what wa  Read Full Story >>>

BRADLEY LEARNS TO LAUGH OFF CRITICS
By Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review Journal, Thu, 10 Apr 2014
Timothy Bradley was recently in a Toys R Us in Palm Springs, Calif., when a woman approached him. They started up a conversation, and during the course of it, the woman asked Bradley when he was fighting again. He told her that his rematch with Manny Pacquiao was on Saturday at the MGM Grand Gard  Read Full Story >>>

SARANGANS AND HARIBON EYE MINING FREE SARANGANI BILL FROM PACQUIAO
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 10 Apr 2014
As Filipinos in the USA gear up to watch the Pacquiao-Bradley rematch in Las Vegas, Kiambans from all over the world hope not only for a Pacquiao win in the boxing arena, but also an announcement for his support to a Mining Free Sarangani and declaration of Mt. Busa as a protected area and Nationa  Read Full Story >>>

Tyler's 'Real Bite' w/ Paul Magno - Pacman beats Desert Storm
By David Tyler, DogHouseBoxing.com, Thu, 10 Apr 2014
Boxing's top expert once again visits the doghouse with his thoughts about the upcoming PPV events. Let's welcome Paul Magno. David Tyler: Do you still feel that this Saturday's fight (Timothy 'Desert Storm' Bradley vs. Manny 'Pacman' Pacquiao II) on HBO PPV is a sure thing for Pacquiao? Paul   Read Full Story >>>

Top Rank?s Arum unloads on MGM as poor hosts
By Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review Journal, Thu, 10 Apr 2014
Things have been, well, docile, in the run-up to Saturday?s Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley rematch. So Top Rank chairman Bob Arum decided to spice things up at Wednesday?s final news conference by taking a swipe at the host property for the fight ? the MGM Grand. Arum?s none too happy with the fa  Read Full Story >>>

Timothy Bradley?s big stink ? and 10 other wacky superstitions
EuroSport.com, Thu, 10 Apr 2014
Timothy Bradley has admitted he is causing a stink in the days leading up to Saturday?s big clash against Manny Pacquiao. His bizarre pre-fight ritual is not to bath or shower in the week leading up to a fight. Here are 10 boxers and fight figures who also have superstitions and wacky beliefs   Read Full Story >>>

Bradley looks to prove himself again vs. Pacquiao
By Allen Trieu, Fox Sports, Thu, 10 Apr 2014
It is rare for fighters to have to prove themselves after a win, but that is what Timothy Bradley had to do following his 2012 split-decision victory over Manny Pacquiao. Many questioned the decision, including legions of Pacquiao'??s dedicated fans, who bombarded Bradley with hate mail. Never  Read Full Story >>>

WBC OPEN SCORING SYSTEM MAKES AN IMPACT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 10 Apr 2014
The pioneering open scoring system launched by the World Boxing Council has clearly made a positive impact after it was successfully used during two world title fights in Japan where Naoya Inoue and Akira Yaegashi scored significant knockout victories. Yaegashi defended his WBC flyweight title a  Read Full Story >>>

Basadre vs Hilongwa for WBF-115 Lbs World Title Belt May 9 in Namibia
By Carlos Costa, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 10 Apr 2014

His dreams of one day fighting for a world title comes true for the 21-year-old Filipino Daryl "Flash" Basadre (L) when battles tough undefeated Namibian Joseph "Smokey Joe" Hilongwa (12-0, 5 KO's) for the vacant World Box  Read Full Story >>>

BIR chief hopes Manny wins over Bradley
By Camille Diola , The Philippine Star, Thu, 10 Apr 2014
MANILA, Philippines ? Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Kim Henares may be targeting Manny Pacquiao in her campaign to make people pay their taxes, but she hopes for his success. In a televised press conference on Thursday, Henares said her "wish" is for the Filipino eight-division ch  Read Full Story >>>

The Strange Case of Tom Hauser?s Strange Case of Steve Smoger
By Ted Sares, Boxing.com, Thu, 10 Apr 2014
?[Steve] Smoger is widely thought of as fair and unbiased. People in boxing know that certain referees favor the house fighter, but that?s not the case with Smoger. Fighters and trainers trust him far more than they trust most referees.??Thomas Hauser The Scandal Quite some time ago, Thoma  Read Full Story >>>

Floyd Mayweather Sr: ?Most people don?t think nobody can whoop Floyd. He?s gone way up to 154 and dominating them, that?s a bad man!?
By Jenna Jay, OTR Boxing Radio, Thu, 10 Apr 2014
During the most recent edition of ?On The Ropes? boxing radio, I was joined once again by trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. Floyd spoke in detail about his son?s upcoming bout with Marcos Maidana, and how he believes it will play out. Mayweather also gave his thoughts on the future of his son and if he w  Read Full Story >>>

Bob Arum has a pre-fight rant, and you could say there were signs
By Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, Thu, 10 Apr 2014
LAS VEGAS ? We went to write about Manny Pacquiao versus Timothy Bradley and SignGate broke out. It was Wednesday, this was boxing, and so the anger, hatred, rips, finger-pointing and innuendo were not unexpected. Nor, if you write a sports column for a living, unwelcome. For big fights here,   Read Full Story >>>

IBF/USBA TO LAUNCH FUND CAMPAIGN IN CASIMERO?S NAME FOR YOLANDA VICTIMS IN ORMOC
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 10 Apr 2014

The International Boxing Federation/United States Boxing Association will run a fund raising campaign in the name of light flyweight champion Johnreil Casimero for the victims of Typhoon "Yolanda" in Ormoc Cit  Read Full Story >>>

Pressure is on Pacquiao to prove he's still lethal
By Ryan Songalia, Rappler, Thu, 10 Apr 2014
MANILA, Philippines - As Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley concluded Wednesday afternoon?s press conference with the standard face-off photo opp, Bradley did something that he hadn?t been known to do in previous fights. He talked. The scene looked as tense as could be between two of the sport  Read Full Story >>>

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