Silverman: Pacquiao Ready For His First Step Toward Redemption
By Steve Silverman, CBS New York, Sat, 23 Nov 2013
Manny Pacquiao is at the crossroads of his career. He has a chance to get things going back in the right direction if he can register a decisive victory over Brandon Rios when the two battle in Macau, China, on Saturday. Pacquiao still has dreams and goals in boxing. It appeared his career had  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao likely fighting for his career in Macau
By Agence France Press, The National, Sat, 23 Nov 2013
MACAU // The Filipino great Manny Pacquiao will need to shrug off the distractions of a deadly typhoon and a physical clash involving his trainer as he heads into a make-or-break comeback fight against Brandon Rios on Sunday. The only man to win world titles in eight different weight classes know  Read Full Story >>>

No Sugarcoating; HBO's 24/7 Shows The Ugly Slur-Filled Mayhem in Macao
By Michael Woods, The Sweet Science, Sat, 23 Nov 2013
Some thought maybe the HBO 24/7 crew would enter the sanitation business, and via editing choices, make either Team Pacquiao/Roach or Team Rios/Garcia look bad in the final episode of the documercial series focusing on the Manny Pacquiao-Brandon Rios fight and promotion, which debuted on Thursday ev  Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao v Brandon Rios: Macau is Sin City of the East ? but without the sin
By Tom Peck, The Independent, Sat, 23 Nov 2013
Macau?s tourist board has been going to great lengths in recent years to try and show the town is more than simply the Las Vegas of the east. That is a hard sell, and one that won?t be helped when the eyes of the world turn in the direction of the Venetian Macau on Sunday, and alight on what is l  Read Full Story >>>

Judo Chop: Manny Pacquiao and the Art of Aggression
By Connor Ruebusch , Bloody Elbow, Sat, 23 Nov 2013
Remember Manny Pacquiao? Once upon a time, nobody would stop talking about a potential fight between he and Floyd Mayweather, and then he lost a controversial decision. Then he attempted to redeem himself with a strong performance against long-time rival Juan Manuel Marquez, which resulted in Manny   Read Full Story >>>

Scuffle between Pacquiao, Rios camps was predictable and preventable
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Sat, 23 Nov 2013
MACAU -- The scuffle that erupted between the camps of Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios on Wednesday Macau time was not scripted in the manner that a professional wrestling match is staged. But this was an entirely predictable and preventable occurrence that happened only because no one took the s  Read Full Story >>>

Filipinos flock to back their man Manny
By Danny Lee, South China Morning Post, Sat, 23 Nov 2013
Filipinos are gathering en masse at the sprawling Venetian Macao on the Cotai strip to witness their icon Manny Pacquiao take on Mexican-American Brandon Rios for a world boxing title in a "once in a lifetime" opportunity. The Clash in Cotai could be the first and only chance for home-grown fans   Read Full Story >>>

Roach: I don't want Pacquiao and Provodnikov to fight
By Ryan Songalia, RingTV.com, Sat, 23 Nov 2013
MACAU, China ? Having been the sport's premier trainer for the past decade, Freddie Roach knows what it's like to have to choose between his fighters. Yet with Top Rank boss Bob Arum keen on a future showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Ruslan Provodnikov ? Roach's two top pupils ? Roach's loyalties   Read Full Story >>>

Rios could test Pacquiao early
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Sat, 23 Nov 2013
Since Manny Pacquiao is coming off such a huge knockout loss to Juan Manuel Marquez in his last fight, you have to figure he will have at least some doubts in his mind as he enters the ring to face Brandon Rios on Saturday night. No matter what a fighter says, coming back after such a shattering  Read Full Story >>>

Rios fit, says Pacquiao has slowed
By Kieran Mulvaney, ESPN.com, Sat, 23 Nov 2013
MACAU -- Alex Ariza may have made his most public mark on fight week so far with The Kick Heard ?Round the World, but for Team Brandon Rios, Ariza's biggest contribution came long before then, and the evidence of it was in the form of the light food that Rios was eating in his suite as he spoke to a  Read Full Story >>>

Marquez Will NEVER Fight Pacquiao Again
By Raymond Markarian, The Sweet Science, Sat, 23 Nov 2013
Juan Manuel Marquez will never fight Manny Pacquiao again. Think about the journey Marquez took to beat Pacquiao. It was not one of those ?Fighter A got beat and came back one year later to get his revenge against Fighter B? type of situations. And it was not one of those ?Fighter A dominate  Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao's mission is to be the victor ? but look great doing it
By Bryan Armen Graham, theguardian.com, Sat, 23 Nov 2013
You would never have known Manny Pacquiao was closely surrounded by several dozen writers and photographers as he methodically wrapped his hands before a workout this week, so accustomed and indifferent is the Filipino icon to the intense media presence that shadows his every move. Here in a make  Read Full Story >>>

The 10 Greatest Mexican Fighters Of All-Time
By John Gatling, Examiner.com, Sat, 23 Nov 2013
This coming Saturday night in China (you're aware of this, unless you're enjoying real estate in Antarctica), HBO PPV will showcase Manny Pacquiao and his much anticipated return to the ring against Mexican badass, Brandon Rios. While Rios is 100% tough, to go down as one of his nation's finest h  Read Full Story >>>

Roy Jones Jr. on Manny Pacquiao: ?Mentally he?s hungry and wants to prove that he can still get back to the top of his sport?
By Chris Robinson, Hustle Boss, Sat, 23 Nov 2013
We are less than 48 hours away from boxing?s next big event, as former eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao will square off with former lightweight titlist Brandon Rios inside of the Venetian Resort?s Coati Arena in Macau, China on Saturday night. No stranger to the world-class stage, box  Read Full Story >>>

Arum sidelines Ariza
By Nick Giongco, Tempo, Sat, 23 Nov 2013
MACAU ? Conditioning coach Alex Ariza, who kicked Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach during an altercation last Wednesday, will be watching the Manny Pacquiao-Brandon Rios fight on the sidelines. Top Rank chief Bob Arum said on Friday that Ariza, who was Pacquiao?s strength coach from mid-2008 un  Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao vs Brandon Rios Fight Week Notebook
By William Holmes, Boxing Insider, Sat, 23 Nov 2013
The following is a special edition of the Boxing Insider notebook for the upcoming Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios fight in Macau, China. All three episodes of 24/7 PACQUIAO/RIOS air back-to-back Friday, Nov. 22 on HBO, beginning at 7:30 p.m. (ET/PT). Remark Media Selected as Official Digital  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao-Rios: Is That What You Call A Superfight?
By Sean Crose, Boxing Insider, Sat, 23 Nov 2013
Some of us can still remember the good old days: Holmes-Cooney, Leonard-Hearns, Hagler-Hearns, Hagler-Leonard. Back then, you see, superfights were superfights. There was perhaps one a year ? at best. It received a lot of attention and is most likely still talked about today. Don?t believe me? Take   Read Full Story >>>

Timothy Bradley or Ruslan Provodnikov could await Manny Pacquiao after Brandon Rios
BoxingNews, Sat, 23 Nov 2013
But Floyd Mayweather and Juan Manuel Marquez are also possibilities, say Bob Arum and Freddie Roach Marquez talks so much s*** I want to shut him up MANNY PACQUIAO'S trainer and promoter are divided as to who they would like the Filipino star to fight if they could pick just one opponent.   Read Full Story >>>

Carl Froch: ?Pacquiao needs to be careful, because it would be quite a shame to see him knocked out again?
By Jenna Jay, OTR Boxing Radio, Sat, 23 Nov 2013
In part 2 of my interview with IBF/WBA champion Carl Froch, he discusses some of the super stars of the sport and a few of the fights being talked about in the media. Carl gives his thoughts on a potential Bernard Hopkins match up for himself and what he thinks would need to happen to make the fight  Read Full Story >>>

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