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Boxing prediction: Keys to the Pacquiao-Rios fight, HBO PPV Saturday
By Gayle Falkenthal, The Washington Times, Sun, 24 Nov 2013
SAN DIEGO, November 23, 2013 ? Eight division boxing champion Manny Pacquiao is one of the most famous athletes in the world, a national hero in his native Philippines. His place in the Boxing Hall of Fame is assured.
Former lightweight champion Brandon Rios of California has risen in prominence Read Full Story >>>For Pacquiao, will the beat go on?
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Sun, 24 Nov 2013
Plenty of top boxers get brutally knocked out at some point in their career. But how many all-time greats recover from a big knockout and return to their once-lofty perch? It's uncommon.
Roberto Duran had some big wins after being flattened by Thomas Hearns via a brutal second-round knockout in 1 Read Full Story >>> Gennady Golovkin's trainer: ?Brandon Rios will make this bout with Manny Pacquiao one heck of a fight?
By Joseph Herron , Fight Saga, Sun, 24 Nov 2013
Earlier this week on "The Pugilist KOrner" radio show, Gennady Golovkin's head trainer, Abel Sanchez, shared his thoughts on tonight's main event between Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios.
Although many fight scribes and boxing fans alike have labeled the former WBO Junior Welterweight title hold Read Full Story >>> A country's favorite son will fight for a nation in distress
By Rich Mazon , PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 24 Nov 2013
The sport of boxing, the name Manny Pacquiao and the country of the Philippines go hand in hand with each other.
In recent years, all three form a manifestation of national pride, personal achievement and nationalistic fervor.
Pinoy Pride was born of Pacquiao's achievements in the squared ri Read Full Story >>> HUNGRY LIONS IN COLLISION: PACQUIAO VS. RIOS
By Reni M. Valenzuela, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 24 Nov 2013
The Paquiao-Rios fight may turn out to be cockfighting in a boxing ring, given the offense-minded style of both sluggers who savor head-on clashes.
Manny Pacquiao stated during the final press conference with his fight with Bam Bam Rios: ?Brandon says he?s hungry to win this fight and I also sa Read Full Story >>> Can Manny Still Pull The Trigger?
By Sid Bañez, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 24 Nov 2013
Freddie Roach sort of revived this colorful boxing expression in the lead up to the Pacquiao-dela Hoya fight in 2008. Soundly beaten, dela Hoya acknowledged to Freddie himself at the end of the abbreviated fight that the la Read Full Story >>> PAYPA STOPS MARAYAN IN CDO ALA-COBRA CARD
PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 24 Nov 2013
Jimmy ?Popeye? Paypa beat Jovil Marayan by knockout in the sixth round in the main event of the ALA ? Cobra ?Tunay na Lakas? fight card held in Cagayan de Oro Hall grounds Saturday. Time 0.46.
Albert Villacampa won by TKO against Roger Echavez during the rest period after the third round, Vi Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao-Brandon Rios: Pre-Fight Report Card
By Cliff Rold, BoxingScene.com, Sun, 24 Nov 2013
It?s not often a major pay-per-view event features two fighters coming in off a loss. When one fighter is Manny Pacquiao, loser of the 2012 Fight of the Year to Juan Manuel Marquez, and the other Brandon Rios coming off a split of Fight of the Year caliber wars with Mike Alvarado?
?well, there a Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao vs. Rios: Preview and prediction for showdown in Macau
By Brent Brookhouse, philly.com, Sun, 24 Nov 2013
With no stoppage wins since 2009 and having suffered a thunderous knockout at the hands of Juan Manuel Marquez in his last fight, does Manny Pacquiao have enough left to tame the wild fury of Brandon Rios?
Manny Pacquiao is a rarity in boxing. A superstar, a longtime, no doubt, pound-for-pound co Read Full Story >>> ?Now?s the best time to beat Pacquiao?
By Recah Trinidad, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sun, 24 Nov 2013
MACAU?Freddie Roach yesterday moved a level up from the ground floor weigh-in arena to the media center dining hall of The Venetian here looking fresh and fulfilled, a boy assured of a great Christmas present.
The gift, if ever, won?t be available until today, when Manny Pacquiao clashes with Br Read Full Story >>> Manny ready for whatever Rios brings
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sun, 24 Nov 2013
MACAU ? Manny Pacquiao hasn?t looked this confident in a long, long time. Glowing with a positive aura, Pacquiao greeted well-wishers in his North 38th floor suite at the Venetian Resort Hotel, posed for pictures and signed autographs early Friday evening before dinner. As usual, he was mobbed by fa Read Full Story >>> Never again will I fail you, Pacquiao vows
By Roy Luarca, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sun, 24 Nov 2013
MACAU?Manny Pacquiao cried when he first saw the devastation wreaked by Supertyphoon ?Yolanda? on Nov. 8.
On Sunday, he gets the chance to put the smile back on the faces of his suffering countrymen when he tangles with Brandon Rios at the 15,000-seat Cotai Arena of The Venetian Macao.
A run Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao will manhandle a pudgy Brandon ?Bam Bam? Rios
By Colin Linneweber, Examiner.com, Sun, 24 Nov 2013
Manny Pacquiao and Brandon ?Bam Bam? Rios tipped the scales Friday on live television for tonight?s bout at the CotaiArena.
The 5-foot-6 Pacquiao (54-5-2, 38 KOs) weighed 145 pounds and the 5-foot-9 Rios (31-1-1, 23 KOs) went 146.5.
The 27-year-old Rios, who once had the audacity to cruelly mo Read Full Story >>> Pacman: A Super typhoon to mere storm?
By Lito A. Tacujan, The Philippine Star, Sun, 24 Nov 2013
Macau ? He remembered and felt the scathing metaphor.
?He was like a typhoon that crossed the Pacific,? said Larry Merchant, the grand old man of HBO Boxing, when asked his impression upon seeing Manny Pacquiao for the first time.
That was in 2001 in Las Vegas when the Filipino icon burst into Read Full Story >>> Garcia and Roach settle differences but Pacquiao still won't shake Ariza's hand
By Gerry Ramos, Spin.ph, Sun, 24 Nov 2013
MACAU ? Just as Manny Pacquiao and Brandon Rios are set to engage in a big-time brawl, trainers Freddie Roach and Robert Garcia decided to bury the hatchet.
Pacquiao?s longtime trainer disclosed he and Garcia already talked to each other and apologized for their heated exchange of words that led Read Full Story >>> Typhoon-hit Philippine city to boost morale with Pacquiao?s fight
By Associated Press, TheSpec.com, Sun, 24 Nov 2013
TACLOBAN, Philippines Hoping to lift the spirits of thousands of people left homeless by Typhoon Haiyan, cable operators on Saturday set up TV screens inside a sports stadium, near a church and in other landmarks in the devastated region to broadcast Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao's comeback fi Read Full Story >>> Quijano: 3 possible scenarios for Pacquiao vs. Rios
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 24 Nov 2013
MACAU?There will be a total of 10 fights with the first bell sounding off at 8 a.m. The main event is pegged as the ninth fight and should start around 11 a.m. depending of course, on how long the undercard fights take to finish.
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SCENARIOS. Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao Could Put Fight Back in Philippines ETF
By Todd Shriber, ETF Trends, Sun, 24 Nov 2013
The iShares MSCI Philippines ETF (NYSEArca: EPHE), much like the nation it offers exposure to, could use a lift.
Since the start of November, EPHE has tumbled 7.4%, a decline hastened by devastating Typhoon Haiyan, which killed more than 4,000 Filipinos and injured nearly 18,600 others. Since the Read Full Story >>> Pacman carries hopes of a weary nation
By Unus Alladin, South China Morning Post, Sun, 24 Nov 2013
If there was ever a time for Manny Pacquiao to call on his God-given skills to lift his countrymen, this is it. If there was ever a time for him to prove to the world he still has something to offer, that time is now.
Pacquiao carries the hopes of a nation as he puts his ageing 34-year-old body t Read Full Story >>> Macau showdown: The fight that matters
By Lito A. Tacujan, The Philippine Star, Sun, 24 Nov 2013
MACAU ? This is one fight aching for a win ? for Manny Pacquiao and a grief-stricken nation.
While victories in the past had been a source of pride and joy for Filipinos, a decisive win over Brandon Rios today will not only reaffirm Pacquiao?s role as hero and inspiration to the people.
It wil Read Full Story >>>
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