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NBA -- Even scoring power Kings past Celtics, 118-96
By Alberto G. Montefalcon, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 31 Dec 2012
Playing minus their leader Tyreke Evans and steady point guard Aaron Brooks, the Sacramento Kings relied on patiently running their half-court plays and solid rebounding, to take their fourth straight home win, with a 118- Read Full Story >>>HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAURICIO SULAIMAN
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 31 Dec 2012
We at the Manila Standard and philboxing.com would like to join the boxing world in wishing our dearest friend Mauricio a truly happy birthday and resounding success as WBC executive secretary in the year ahead.
Read Full Story >>> 2012 THE YEAR IN PHILIPPINE BOXING (PART I)
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 31 Dec 2012
It was a year of tragedy and triumph, controversy and catastrophe. Boxing as a brand continued to generate public interest with a subsequent rise in television ratings. Manny Pacquiao remained the biggest newsmaker for actions in and out Read Full Story >>> 2012 THE YEAR IN PHILIPPINE BOXING (PART II)
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 31 Dec 2012
History will remember the second half of the year for Nonito Donaire?s rise and Manny Pacquiao?s fall. Johnriel Casimero got his recognition as a regular world champion. Brian Viloria engaged Hernan Marquez in a ?Fight of the Year? candidate Read Full Story >>> Fight of the Year: Pacquiao-Marquez 4
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 31 Dec 2012
MANILA(PNA)- Since his rise to international prominence, none of Manny Paquiao?s fights earned the honor of being judged as ?Fight of the Year? by any of the prestigious award-giving bodies.
This year, the Philippine pride final Read Full Story >>> Diminishing stars, rise of youth is focus of boxing in 2012
By Santos A. Perez, The Miami Herald, Mon, 31 Dec 2012
The possible descent of one of the sport?s best fighters and emergence of new faces into relevance underscored boxing in 2012. Transition appears imminent based on the year?s noteworthy events.
The sport?s mountaintop no longer features Manny Pacquiao. Exchanging turns with Floyd Mayweather Jr., Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao vs. Marquez IV leads list of top 10 fights of 2012
By Gayle Falkenthal, The Washington Times, Mon, 31 Dec 2012
SAN DIEGO, Dec 31, 2012 ? Every boxing columnist tries his (or her) hand at naming the top ten fights of any given year. Who am I to be any different?
What presents the biggest challenge to me isn?t choosing the fights. It?s defining exactly what is meant by ?top? fights. Are they the fights with Read Full Story >>> Q&A: Donaire's powerful message of hope
By Lem Satterfield, The Ring, Mon, 31 Dec 2012
RING and WBO junior featherweight champion Nonito Donaire told RingTV.com that he is hopeful that his compelling despair to success story is helpful to others who are enduring troubled times in their lives.
A four-division titlewinner who is nicknamed "The Filipino Flash," Donaire (31-1, 20 knoc Read Full Story >>> Manny?s worst, Cebu?s best
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Mon, 31 Dec 2012
THE year 2012 didn?t really go well for the country?s top dog Manny Pacquiao. The 34-year-old boxing superstar had the worst year of his career yet, dropping both of his fights, including a devastating knockout to long-time rival Juan Manuel Marquez.
Pacquiao?s lackluster year, however, was in co Read Full Story >>> Marquez: Wife Has Final Say
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 31 Dec 2012
Not so fast.
Although he is obviously tickled pink by the prospects of facing Manny Pacquiao for a fifth time in 2013, Juan Manuel Marquez clarified yesterday that a deal is not yet in place for another run-in with the Filipino star.
Marquez, still beaming with pride after scoring the biggest Read Full Story >>> Big fight boxing rumors: Pacquiao vs. Marquez V; Mayweather vs. Guerrero
By Jake Emen, ProBoxing-fans.com, Mon, 31 Dec 2012
Boxing is about big fights, and while the biggest fight of them all seems to have been officially crushed when Manny Pacquiao was leveled by one vicious, pinpoint punch from Juan Manuel Marquez in their fourth encounter, we have some rumors and news on other big fights potentially coming our way in Read Full Story >>> Broner to defend his title against Rees February 16
By John Raspanti, MaxBoxing.com, Mon, 31 Dec 2012
Adrien ?The Problem? Broner (25-0, 21 KOs) will put his newly won WBC lightweight belt on the line February 16 against Gavin ?The Rock? Rees (37-1-1, 18 KOs) at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ. He had had hoped to face Ricky Burns in a title-unification bout, but the deal fell apart over money.
Read Full Story >>> Five world title belts at stake tomorrow
By Joe Koizumi, FightNews.com, Mon, 31 Dec 2012
No one in the world but Japanese boxing people work on the last day of the year. The new year day is to Japan is what Christmas is to western countries. We truly wish to clean up our homes in the end of the year to welcome the prosperous-to-be 2013, but some television networks show great interests Read Full Story >>> 2012 Boxing Awards Pu Pu Platter, Part I
By Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules, Mon, 31 Dec 2012
Your Pu Pu Platter of boxing awards has arrived. So sorry it's late to your table. It's still 2012, so it remains warm to the touch. Please savor its many flavors.
In the first installment, that flavor is heavy and serious. In the second one, that flavor is light and fluffy. Just add "of the yea Read Full Story >>> Top 5 Boxing Upsets Of 2012
By Zac Hutton, Crave Online, Mon, 31 Dec 2012
For a gambler; this is why you win. For a writer: this is why you obsess. For a fan: this is why you cheer.
Upsets are why we all watch.
Here are boxing's top five upsets of 2012:
Lopez Shatters Ortiz's Big Pay Day (And Also His Jaw.) 6.23.12
This was suppose to be an easy fight for Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-Marquez IV is voted Fight of the Year for 2012
By Doug Fischer, RingTV.com, Sun, 30 Dec 2012
THE RING?s Fight of the Year for 2004 was awarded to the third bout of the Marco Antonio Barrera-Erik Morales trilogy (won by Barrera). That was the Read Full Story >>> NBA -- Golden State Warriors Cruise Past Boston Celtics, 101 - 83
By Joan Secuya-Medida, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 30 Dec 2012
Oracle Arena, Oakland, Calif -- The Boston Celtics (14-15) certainly didn't play its best basketball Saturday, but even if it did, it would have been difficult to overcome this Golden State Warriors team.
The Warr Read Full Story >>> Singwancha: "I will knock Kono out"
By Anson Wainwright, MaxBoxing.com, Sun, 30 Dec 2012
On New Year?s Eve, Tepparith Singwancha (also known as Kokietgym) heads to Japan for his fourth consecutive fight when he defends his WBA super flyweight crown against hardnosed Kohei Kono, 27-7 (10), who will be making his third attempt at winning a world title. The 24-year-old Tepparith has previo Read Full Story >>> Pound for pound, year in boxing tough to beat
By John Whisler, San Antonio Express, Sun, 30 Dec 2012
Boxing enjoyed one of its best years in recent memory, returning to network television, regularly attracting large crowds and featuring numerous outstanding bouts.
The year also ended very differently than the way it began. Thanks to Juan Manuel Marquez, the specter of a Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayw Read Full Story >>> Donaire world?s best in 2012, as Ward was in 2011 and Guerrero will be in 2013
By Colin Seymour, Examiner.com, Sun, 30 Dec 2012
Nonito Donaire is being acclaimed 2012 Fighter of the Year in more corners than anyone else as the year winds to a close. Justifiably so. Let?s hope The Ring magazine makes it official, as the Boxing Writers Association, ESPN?s Dan Rafael, Yahoo?s Kevin Iole and others have done.
What makes the F Read Full Story >>>
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