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As Pacquiao falls, Donaire picks up the pieces
By Ed C. Tolentino, The Manila Times, Fri, 28 Dec 2012
The law of gravity finally caught up with Manny ?PacMan? Pacquiao this year. Fortunately for Philippine boxing, as the PacMan?s career came to a screeching halt, Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire Jr. accelerated at break-neck speed.
Overall, the country is closing the year on a winning note Read Full Story >>>Donaire Aching To Fight Again
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Fri, 28 Dec 2012
Nonito Donaire is itching to get back into the ring and his manager said Thursday that they?re looking at four options for the Filipino fighter?s 2013 debut in March.
?Nonito wants to fight as soon as possible,? Camerin Dunkin told the Bulletin from the US, almost two weeks after Donaire?s sensat Read Full Story >>> Body Talk with Nonito Donaire Jr.
By Ricky Lo, The Philippine Star, Fri, 28 Dec 2012
For setting the highest standard as a fighter in the ring in 2012, ESPN named Nonito Donaire Jr. as its Boxer of the Year.
Dubbed as ?The Filipino Flash,? Donaire began the year having vacated his bantamweight belts and preparing to move up to junior featherweight. Four fights later, in an except Read Full Story >>> Marquez Looms As Mexico?s Highest-Paid Fighter
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Fri, 28 Dec 2012
Juan Manuel Marquez stands to become the highest-earning Mexican fighter in the event a fifth fight with Manny Pacquiao takes place in 2013, a fact that should force Marquez to postpone his retirement party to a much later date.
Marquez?s stature received a major boost following his sixth-round k Read Full Story >>> 2012 boxing awards: Robert Garcia wins Yahoo! Sports Trainer of the Year
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Fri, 28 Dec 2012
The best coaches in any sport are the ones who adapt to their athletes and make them better.
Robert Garcia talks during a press conference while Freddie Roach and Manny Pacquiao look on. (AP)
In boxing, no one did that better in 2012 than Robert Garcia, the Yahoo! Sports Trainer of the Year. Read Full Story >>> Mayweather pound-for-pound king as Pacquiao?s 2012 ranking dips
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Fri, 28 Dec 2012
MANILA, Philippines - Without throwing too many punches, Floyd Mayweather Jr. will end the year as the reigning and undisputed pound-for-pound champion.
The undefeated American, who is considered the best and the richest fighter today, only fought once in 2012 against Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto.
Read Full Story >>> The 2013 K9 Awards: Part One
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Fri, 28 Dec 2012
Another year has come and passed and it was another 12-month period where we didn?t see Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather square off. And guess what? It was actually still a very eventful and entertaining year for the sport of boxing, regardless. Better yet, it wasn?t completely overtaken by the M Read Full Story >>> Lem's latest: Ward's shoulder injury jeopardizes Pavlik fight
By Lem Satterfield, The Ring, Fri, 28 Dec 2012
The HBO-televised clash between RING, WBA and WBC super middleweight champion Andre Ward and former undisputed middleweight titleholder Kelly Pavlik could be canceled due to impending right shoulder surgery for Ward, according to a report by ESPN.com.
Targeted for March 2 after having already be Read Full Story >>> 2012 Boxing Breakout Performance Award
By Matt Andrzejewski , ProBoxing-fans.com, Fri, 28 Dec 2012
The breakout performance category for 2012 was littered with qualified candidates. Boxers broke out on the scene in 2012 with spectacular knockout victories and unforeseen upsets. But this year?s breakout performance of the year comes from a rising star who put on such a performance that many in t Read Full Story >>> My boxing predictions for 2013
By Chris Mannix, Sports Illustrated, Fri, 28 Dec 2012
1. Wladimir Klitschko will become the undisputed heavyweight champion: Vitali Klitschko doesn't have many, if any, fights left in him. Whether he retires next month or takes one or two more fights, that WBC belt he holds will likely become vacant in 2013. Wladimir yearns to be the first undisputed h Read Full Story >>> TRAGEDY STRIKES AMIR KHAN?S FAMILY
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 28 Dec 2012
Amir Khan.
Two young boys and their aunt have been killed in a highway accident while en route to Bolton, England to attend the wedding of boxing champion Amir Khan?s cousin on Christmas Day.
In an exclusive story by the Brit Read Full Story >>> Ted the Bull?s Boxing Awards for 2012
By Ted Sares, Boxing.com, Fri, 28 Dec 2012
Fighter of the Year: Nonito Donaire
?I believe I am still getting better.??Nonito Donaire
Nonito Donaire was an equal opportunity kind of guy in 2012 as he beat Puerto Rican Wilfredo Vazquez Jr., South African Jeffrey Mathebula, Japanese Toshiaki Nishioka, and Mexican Jorge Arce (and his resul Read Full Story >>> GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS SIGNS 2012 OLYMPIC BRONZE MEDALIST ANTHONY OGOGO
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 28 Dec 2012
POPULAR BRITISH MIDDLEWEIGHT TO MAKE PROFESSIONAL DEBUT IN EARLY 2013
LOS ANGELES, December 27 - Throughout the years, several British superstars, including Amir "King" Khan, Ricky "Hitman" Hatton and David "Hayemaker" Haye, have fought under the Golden Boy Promotions banner. Today, the Los Ange Read Full Story >>> Safety Bayless? priority in Pacman-Marquez bout
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Fri, 28 Dec 2012
MANILA, Philippines - Referee Kenny Bayless said the other day the first thing that entered his mind after stopping the recent Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez fight with a second left in the sixth round was the Filipino fighter?s safety.
Bayless didn?t bother to count as Pacquiao went down, fa Read Full Story >>> I Boxed A Legend: DeMarcus Corley Remembers Boxing Floyd Mayweather in 2004
By Scoop Malinowski, Examiner.com, Fri, 28 Dec 2012
Former WBO Junior Welterweight champion DeMarcus Corley recalls his 2004 fight with Floyd Mayweather in Atlantic City, NJ. Corley dropped Mayweather early in the fight with a two-punch combination but lost a unanimous decision.
Scoop Malinowski: What is it that makes Floyd Mayweather so difficult Read Full Story >>> DONAIRE NAMED 'FIGHTER OF THE YEAR' BY BOXING SCENE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 27 Dec 2012
The widely read internet site Boxing Scene has named Nonito "The Filipino Flash" Donaire as "Fighter of the Year" with another Filipino, WBO/WBA flyweight champion Brian Viloria given honorable mention in the same Read Full Story >>> AL BERNSTEIN HOSTS SHOWTIME YEAR-END SHOW
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 27 Dec 2012
Hall of Fame Boxing Announcer Al Bernstein closes out his broadcast year when he serves as host of ?The Best of Showtime Boxing 2012? airing on SHOWTIME at 10:30 EST and PST on Saturday, December 29.
The show looks back on the great matches and compelling stories on Showtime Boxing in this p Read Full Story >>> Round of the year: Martinez-Chavez
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Thu, 27 Dec 2012
One of the many reasons why boxing is so great is that because, unlike any other sport except MMA, it truly isn't over 'til it's over.
You can't hit a five-run homer or score a nine-poi Read Full Story >>> Chael Sonnen: Juan Manuel Marquez 'miraculously went through puberty a second time' before knocking out Manny Pacquiao
By Adam Guillen Jr. , MMA Mania, Thu, 27 Dec 2012
On Dec. 8, 2012, the boxing world was shook to its core as one of the most polarizing fighters of our generation, Manny Pacquiao, was knocked out cold for the first time in his illustrious career on HBO (watch it here), thanks to a huge right hand by his long-time rival, Juan Manuel Marquez.
In t Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez V: The Easy Way Out
By Alex Groberman, Opposing Views, Thu, 27 Dec 2012
Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez have unfinished business. The latter fighter earned far and away the most impressive win of the pair's entire rivalry. However, the former has recorded two wins in four tries, and would have had three had the first fight been scored properly. Even if you don?t Read Full Story >>>
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