Lt. Col. Pacquiao keeps moustache
By Alexis Romero , The Philippine Star, Tue, 06 Dec 2011
MANILA, Philippines - Filipino boxing icon and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao yesterday added another feather to his cap after the Philippine Army conferred on him the rank of lieutenant colonel in the reserve corps. Army chief Maj. Gen. Emmanuel Bautista donned Pacquiao?s shoulder board, which ha  Read Full Story >>>

Quijano: Miguel Cotto cares about his legacy
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 06 Dec 2011
A RELIABLE and tested metric of a fighter?s true worth is how well he does in rematches. All the great ones did well and stepped up when it mattered. Muhammad Ali exacted revenge on Joe Frazier. Sugar Ray Leonard had some payback with Roberto Duran. And even though nobody cared about their re  Read Full Story >>>

Cotto Gets His Vengeance, But Pain & Anger Will Likely Remain
By Raj Parmar, 3MoreRounds.com, Tue, 06 Dec 2011
There he stood, staring silently at the man who had haunted him for 3 long years. Miguel Cotto had just beaten his nemesis Antonio Margarito last Saturday night and was looking at him dead in the eye in order to close out all the negativity, anger and hatred he held for the man who he felt illegally  Read Full Story >>>

SMOGER: STOPPING THE FIGHT "WAS THE DOCTOR?S ORDERS"
By Doveed Linder, BoxingTalk.com, Tue, 06 Dec 2011
Last Saturday, Steve Smoger was the referee for the rematch between WBA 154-pound super champion Miguel Cotto and his 2008 conqueror, Antonio Margarito. On Saturday, Cotto won via technical knockout due to the fact that Margarito?s surgically repaired right eye being completely closed at the end of   Read Full Story >>>

LEFT-HOOK LOUNGE: COTTO, MARGARITO, MARES AND MORE
By Vivek Wallace, FightHype.com, Tue, 06 Dec 2011
Boxing Scribe Vivek Wallace brings his Left-Hook Lounge mailbag to FightHype.com, answering questions for fans and giving his own unique perspective on all the latest current events in boxing. This week, check out his response to fans as they discuss last Saturday's rematches between Miguel Cotto an  Read Full Story >>>

Wladimir Klitschko Has To Pull Out Of His Fight With Mormeck Because Of Surgery
By Joe Habeeb, Rope-A-Dope Radio, Tue, 06 Dec 2011
It has been confirmed by Wladimir Klitschko?s management team, that he will have to pull out of his fight against France's Jean-Marc Mormeck that was scheduled for this Saturday, because he recently had to have surgery to remove a kidney stone. The fight had originally been set to take place   Read Full Story >>>

SEGURA SAYS HIS POWER WILL DICTATE TITLE FIGHT VS VILORIA
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 05 Dec 2011

Giovanni Segura. Former world light flyweight champion Giovanni Segura (28-1-1, 24 KO's) says his power will dictate the WBO flyweight title fight against Filipino champion Brian Viloria (29-3, 16 KO's) when they clash at the Yn  Read Full Story >>>

Thank God for Sir David Beckham
By Recah Trinidad, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 05 Dec 2011

IT bore the dark promise of a public flogging. The Philippine Azkals indeed took the risk of being severely beaten and humiliated before the hometown crowd. In fact, there was no hint whatsoever of a soft so-so stand from t  Read Full Story >>>

Juan Manuel Marquez still angry, favors Mayweather over Pacquiao
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Mon, 05 Dec 2011

One of the interested spectators at this weekend?s rematch between WBA junior middleweight king Miguel Cotto and former champion Antonio Margarito was Mexico City?s Juan Manuel Marquez. A three-divisi  Read Full Story >>>

There is magic in Pacquiao Mayweather fight- Arum
By Igor Frank, Examiner.com, Mon, 05 Dec 2011
New York ? There was magic in the air at the Madison Square Garden on Saturday night as Miguel Cotto was able to turn back the clock and dominate Antonio Margarito on the way to a ninth round stoppage . The eye of Margarito did not hold up and forced the premature ending. Most fans at the sold out a  Read Full Story >>>

Mansour, Delgado & Hendrix Lift WBF Titles
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 05 Dec 2011
Amir ?Hardcore? Mansour won the vacant World Boxing Federation (WBF) Intercontinental Heavyweight title on Friday night, December 2, at the Dover Downs Hotel & Casino in Dover, Delaware as he scored a sixth round stoppage over former world title-challenger Epifanio Mendoza from Columbia. Rapidly   Read Full Story >>>

Masterclass from Milano as they crush Astana Arlans
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 05 Dec 2011
Lausanne, Switzerland, 5 December 2011 - Exceptional weekend of high-octane boxing as Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder and Baku Fires set early WSB pace. The Italian outfit plunder their way past Astana Arlans then Baku make it two successive away victories after overcoming Paris United. Leipzig Leopa  Read Full Story >>>

Bob Arum on How Cotto Rebounded From Pacquiao Loss
By David P. Greisman, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 05 Dec 2011
Bob Arum of Top Rank, promoter of Miguel Cotto, was asked after Cotto-Margarito 2 about how Cotto was able to have such success rebounding from his loss two years ago to Manny Pacquiao. ?Because he lost to Pacquiao. That?s no disgrace,? Arum said. ?The first four rounds with Manny, if you remembe  Read Full Story >>>

Floyd Mayweather vs. Miguel Cotto: Big Business, Utter Mismatch
By Hans Olson, Boxing Insider, Mon, 05 Dec 2011
It was December 8, 2007. Floyd Mayweather had just knocked out Ricky Hatton, hanging the first loss on ?The Hitman?s? record. As Larry Merchant interviewed Floyd in the ring post-fight, Floyd stated that he ?needed a vacation,? and he had ?done what he had to do in the sport;? he had ?accomplished w  Read Full Story >>>

Dougie's Monday mailbag
By Doug Fischer, RingTV.com, Mon, 05 Dec 2011
BEST NIGHT OF FIGHTS All I can really say is, this was the best night of fights THAT I CAN REMEMBER IN YEARS. I enjoyed every single fight tonight. Anselmo ?Chemito? Moreno was extremely impressive, but I have a feeling he's going to have a hard time finding fights. Brandon Rios did what Rio  Read Full Story >>>

Lewkowicz says Sergio Martinez only becomes an option if Cotto leaves Top Rank
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Mon, 05 Dec 2011

It was almost a year ago to the day that Sampson Lewkowicz, advisor to lineal middleweight champion Sergio Martinez, spoke about the possibility of his fighter facing off w  Read Full Story >>>

OBSERVE AND FIGHT: MAYWEATHER MAY HAVE JUST FOUND HIS NEXT CHALLENGER
By David Kassel , FightHype.com, Mon, 05 Dec 2011
It's Monday. Welcome back for the final edition of Observe and Fight in 2011. Get caught up on The Boxing Observer's compilation of observations and random thoughts from the week that was in boxing. Check out some of the most recent events you may have missed out on including Miguel Cotto's revenge   Read Full Story >>>

One is up there, the other about to regain old fire
By Al S. Mendoza, Manila Standard Today, Mon, 05 Dec 2011
MANNY Pacquiao and Tiger Woods are celebrators this month. On Dec. 17, Pacquiao turns 33 and on Dec. 30, Woods will be 35. Expect fireworks from Pacquiao?s camp, but not from Woods?s. Pacquiao remains entrenched at the top as the eight-division world boxing champion?thus, the expected boiste  Read Full Story >>>

The Exorcism of Miguel Cotto: Magno?s Monday Rant
By Paul Magno, The Boxing Tribune, Mon, 05 Dec 2011
I was all ready to dedicate this Monday Rant to a career post-mortem examination of a Miguel Cotto once again beaten into submission by the Tijuana Sewer Rat, Antonio Margarito. But Cotto had enough mojo, Margarito was light on the plaster, and/or Manny Pacquiao?s eye-busting assist gave the Bori  Read Full Story >>>

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