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Will Donaire vs Vazquez live up to hype?
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sat, 04 Feb 2012
MANILA, Philippines - What happened during the press conference is just an assurance that Saturday?s fight between Nonito Donaire Jr. and Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. won?t be a bore. (Related story A-25)
Donaire and Vazquez had to be separated up in the stage after a lot of finger-pointing, jawing and t Read Full Story >>>Vazquez's wife strikes ire of Filipinos with #StupidPhillipines (sic) tweet
By Robert "Blaze" Belen, Fanvsfan.com, Sat, 04 Feb 2012
As a fan of boxing, the internet and Twitter have been my main source of boxing information and news. It's great to know that most boxers have Twitter accounts and actually do the tweeting themselves.
It's actually a double-edged sword. The pros of it is that it gives boxers and fans a tool to in Read Full Story >>> Kaliesha West is Ready to Lead Women?s Boxing Into the Spotlight
By Tim Harrison, The Boxing Tribune, Sat, 04 Feb 2012
As the sun breaks the horizon in the East, ?Joe and Jane Boxing Fan? reluctantly rise from their beds and shuffle around the kitchen in a subdued haze. When Joe and Jane finally leave for work in the morning, Kaliesha West might be gutting out the last few rounds of sparring for the day, only to hea Read Full Story >>> Lem's latest: Berto's recovery update; Malignaggi mulls Senchenko; Rodriguez-George forecasts fireworks
By Lem Satterfield, The Ring, Sat, 04 Feb 2012
Former IBF and WBC welterweight beltholder Andre Berto already was set to forego surgery in favor of rehabilitation as a result of having suffered a ruptured left biceps during training on Monday, but his rate of recovery has been re-characterized as "speedy."
Berto's injury forced the cancellat Read Full Story >>> GONE TOO SOON. KARLO MAQUINTO 6-0-1 ( 4 KO's) JULY 8, 1990 - FEBRUARY 3, 2012
By Rich Mazon , PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 04 Feb 2012
Karlo Maquinto's fight did not end last Saturday after eight grueling rounds. He fought and fought for seven straight days after suffering fatal injury in the ring in that bout. He fought even if prognosis of recovery was po Read Full Story >>> Manager welcomes probe on boxer's death
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 04 Feb 2012
MANILA, Philippines - Boxing manager Anson Tiu Co said yesterday he will actively participate in an investigation of the death of his fighter Karlo Maquinto to prevent a recurrence of the ring tragedy if summoned by government probers.
Neurosurgeon Rhoby Orata also said he will cooperate in case Read Full Story >>> Donaire not taking Vazquez lightly
By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 04 Feb 2012
MANILA, Philippines - Former IBF flyweight and WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. couldn?t care less about the odds in his 12-round fight against Puerto Rico?s Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. for the vacant WBO supe Read Full Story >>> Occupy Boxing: Why millions of fans are protesting
By Marv Dumon, Examiner.com, Sat, 04 Feb 2012
Boxing - Occupy Boxing is a protest movement. Through blogs, Facebook and Twitter, it's revolutionizing how fans react to the actions of fighters and decision-makers.
Numerous factors have le Read Full Story >>> Boxer Karlo Maquinto?s death sparks calls for inquiry
By Cedelf Tupas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sat, 04 Feb 2012
MANILA, Philippines?Boxer Karlo Maquinto passed away Friday, five days after falling into a coma because of a blood clot in his brain after a bout in Caloocan City. He was 21.
Maquinto battled back from two knockdowns to earn a majority draw against Mark Joseph Costa in their four-round flyweight Read Full Story >>> Underdog Boxing: RIP Karlo Maquinto
By Carlo Pamintuan, GMA News Online, Sat, 04 Feb 2012
I last talked to him at the lobby of the Midas Hotel. Karlo Maquinto was seated on one of the lobby chairs waiting to be picked up by his manager.
He was wearing his patented cap. He always wore it at an awkward angle. That?s how I got to know him when I was a newbie boxing writer who crashed Bag Read Full Story >>> Home-sweet-home: Ali had one in Dundee?s corner on history
By Norm Frauenheim, 15rounds.com, Sat, 04 Feb 2012
He was a trainer by trade. He was called an ambassador by everybody who knows that boxing desperately needs one. Angelo Dundee was all of that and yet so much more.
?That one minute with Angelo between rounds was like coming home to your mother and father,?? said Bill Caplan, who worked in 197 Read Full Story >>> Friends say Pacquiao is a changed man
By Aquiles Z. Zonio, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sat, 04 Feb 2012
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines?Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao is a gambling man no more and has even given up the nightlife, people close to him say.
He now keeps a mobile phone that has no passwords that would prevent other people, such as his wife, from accessing information stored in the gadget Read Full Story >>> Team Cotto: Weight Was Breaking Point in Pacquiao Talks
By Rick Reeno, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 04 Feb 2012
Gaby Penagaricano, the legal adviser to WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto, spoke to BoxingScene.com about the issue of weight - which in the end was the breaking point in a possible rematch with Manny Pacquiao. On Wednesday, Floyd Mayweather Jr. officially announced that he was fighting Read Full Story >>> Mayweather vs Cotto: Bob Arum Holds No Grudge With Cotto
By Scott Christ, Bad Left Hook, Sat, 04 Feb 2012
For those wondering how Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is feeling about Miguel Cotto working without him for a May 5 fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr, Robert Morales has the answer:
"Miguel lived up to every contractual provision that we had and we lived up to every contractual provision and the contra Read Full Story >>> Bob Arum on Cotto?s move for Mayweather, staging Marquez-Peterson, more
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Fri, 03 Feb 2012
For the first time in his professional career, WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto will be fighting outside of the Top Rank promotional umbrella as it was recently announced that th Read Full Story >>> Donaire looms large in debut at 122 Saturday, and he?ll win big
By Colin Seymour, Examiner.com, Fri, 03 Feb 2012
In our lingering image of Wildredo Vasquez Jr., he?s breaking down in the late rounds and getting caught by aged, overstuffed Jorge Arce last May. That?s reason No. 1 it?s difficult to imagine how Vasquez will avoid getting caught by Nonito Donaire on Saturday in San Antonio.
The bout on HBO mar Read Full Story >>> Nonito Donaire Doesn?t Allow Sloppiness
By David A. Avila, The Sweet Science, Fri, 03 Feb 2012
As written by many a boxing writer, a good big man beats a good smaller man should they meet in the ring.
Recent exceptions have proven otherwise.
Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire (27-1, 18 KOs) climbs up another weight division to meet former junior featherweight titleholder Wilfredo ?Papi Read Full Story >>> DOES COTTO HAVE A CHANCE?
By John McCormick, BoxingTalk.com, Fri, 03 Feb 2012
After weeks of speculation, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. announced yesteray that his May 5th opponent would be three-division champion Miguel Cotto. Although Cotto may be the best economic choice for Mayweather outside of Manny Pacquiao, is this really a competitive fight? Based simply on the fact that May Read Full Story >>> FROM PILLAR TO POST: DOES PACQUIAO VS. BRADLEY HINGE ON LAMONT PETERSON?
By Danny Howard, FightHype.com, Fri, 03 Feb 2012
Now that Miguel Cotto is out of the running for Manny Pacquiao, is Lamont Peterson the key to determine who he will face this June? Will the winner of Devon Alexander vs. Marcos Maidana find themselves across the ring from Floyd Mayweather this Fall? Has the fight between Yuriorkis Gamboa and Brando Read Full Story >>> COTTO IS NO LONGER A PAWN IN ARUM'S TOP RANK TOURNEY
By Chris Carlson, Rope-A-Dope Radio, Fri, 03 Feb 2012
With the announcement of the Mayweather vs. Cotto fight, we can finally let the domino?s fall where they may when it comes to the spring and early summer boxing schedule. A schedule that has been held up for month?s now from the ongoing drama between the top 2 pound for pound fighters in the world, Read Full Story >>>
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