Smokin' Joe Frazier speaks: If I had one loaf of bread, I would give Ali half
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Sun, 06 Nov 2011
Now comes the sad news that boxing icon Smokin' Joe Frazier, forever linked to his trilogy fights against Muhammad Ali, is fading fast from liver cancer. As the ultimate Philadelphia fighter slips away, and reports have him in a hospice which usually means a person is rounding third base and hea  Read Full Story >>>

Trilogy in jeopardy
By Hermie Rivera, Manila Standard Today, Sun, 06 Nov 2011
SO you thought all is set for the highly awaited Pacquiao-Marquez third war? ?Not a done deal yet, honey? said Lady Gaga, one of the Philippines? self-styled seers watching developments unfold in the continuing Manny-JuanMa fistic drama. A week to go and Manny Pacquiao decelerates his eight  Read Full Story >>>

Quick Jabs: Juan Manuel Marquez, Bob Arum And Steroids; Rude Jude And The Floyd Mayweather Flip-Flop; Who Needs Both Ears?; More
By Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules, Sun, 06 Nov 2011
Radio host Rude Jude doesn't score the cleanest, most effective blows in that widely examined and wildly amusing audio of him arguing with Floyd Mayweather, but he sure does win the rhetorical war. That means a lot, considering that Mr. Jude starts as a man who has the rhetorical handicap of deliber  Read Full Story >>>

Sergio Martinez: Manny Pacquiao Won't Fight, Floyd Mayweather Might
By Scott Christ, Bad Left Hook, Sun, 06 Nov 2011
Nicholas Samuliov of Notifight.com (via BoxingScene.com) has some quotes from reigning middleweight world champion Sergio Martinez regarding potential big fights with Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr, and "Maravilla" believes only one of the two could happen: Regarding Pacquiao - "He said h  Read Full Story >>>

Bute Steps up Against a Familiar Foe
By Gabriel Montoya, MaxBoxing.com, Sun, 06 Nov 2011
In a professional career that dates back to 2003 and includes 29 wins and 24 knockouts, IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute has yet to face the kind of opponent many would call elite. Yes, he was taken to the limit against Librado Andrade in their first fight in October 2008 which saw Bute f  Read Full Story >>>

Vitali Klitschko: the Greatest Heavyweight Champion of all Time
By Roman Kolaczek, Boxing Insider, Sun, 06 Nov 2011
Boxing has been a mainstream sport for over a century. Many generations have had great heavyweight champions, many of them household names all over the world. Anytime a major fight between two outstanding heavyweights occurs, the same question arises: who is the greatest of all time? Today, most are  Read Full Story >>>

Manny as global Pinoy symbol
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sun, 06 Nov 2011
There?s a new backer in WBO welterweight champion and the world?s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter Manny Pacquiao?s corner. LBC Express, the largest international Filipino cargo and courier company, is joining the Pacman bandwagon in a big way with the new partnership a long time coming. ?LBC has al  Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao and Roach View Each Other As Equals
By Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com, Sun, 06 Nov 2011
Seeing eye to eye on the big picture is the key to any successful relationship, though it doesn?t always require walking in cadence every step of the way. Even the most successful pairings are going to have their differences. Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and veteran trainer Freddie Roach c  Read Full Story >>>

Pacman all pumped up for big fight
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sun, 06 Nov 2011
LOS ANGELES ? Inside the tiny closet, well, actually the dressing room of the Wild Card Gym, boxing?s biggest superstar aired all his excitement. ?I?m excited. Nakapangahig na (I?m ready to go),? said Manny Pacquiao, exactly a week before the third, and hopefully his last fight with Juan Manuel M  Read Full Story >>>

HBO OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCES 690K PPV FOR MAYWEATHER VS ORTIZ?
By Don Donatello, NowBoxing.com, Sun, 06 Nov 2011
HBO is a publicly held company. What does that mean? It means anyone can buy a piece or share of HBO stock. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P. A publicly held company is governed by the rules and regulations of the federal agency of the U.S. Securities Exchang  Read Full Story >>>

Wildcard?s Efrain Esquivias stays unbeaten in Ontario
By Igor Frank, Examiner.com, Sun, 06 Nov 2011

Rising junior featherweight prospect from Carson, California, Efrain Esquivias Jr. passed the toughest test of his professional career banging out a well deserved split decision victory over experie  Read Full Story >>>

Freddie Roach, Nacho Beristain bask in supporting roles
By Percy D. Della, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sun, 06 Nov 2011
SACRAMENTO, California?The biggest hype machine for the third fight between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez is also its loudest squawk box. Views expressed on HBO?s ?24/7 Pacquiao-Marquez 3? reverberate around the world. It?s no wonder Hall of Fame trainers Freddie Roach and Nacho Berist  Read Full Story >>>

Quijano: Answers to Pacquiao vs. Marquez FAQs
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 06 Nov 2011
WITH the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez donnybrook just a week away, The Last Round offers its answers to some frequently asked questions (FAQ) on the last mega-fight of 2011. What must Marquez to do in order to win? Considering that Pacquiao blasted him to the canvas a total of four time  Read Full Story >>>

Mendoza: Steroids and all, it?s all hype if you ask me
By Al S. Mendoza, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 06 Nov 2011
NOW, it is Juan Manuel Marquez?s turn to become a Manny Pacquiao. The latest report is that Marquez has grown so big?bulging muscles and all?that he might have been into steroids himself to gain all that poundage. As the world knows, Marquez is a natural 135-pounder. Have something to report  Read Full Story >>>

Margarito: I'm Looking For Revenge, Bet on Me To Win!
By Jhonny Gonzalez, BoxingScene.com, Sun, 06 Nov 2011
On December 3rd in New York's Madison Square Garden, Antonio Margarito will be looking for payback for everything that happened in his career over the last three years. From his big defeats to Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley, to the handwraps controversy lingering over his 2008 TKO win over Miguel C  Read Full Story >>>

Pages: Before Floyd, Manny will destroy J. Manuel
By John Pages, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 06 Nov 2011
SEVEN mornings from today, traffic will halt. TV sets will be switched to full volume. Church masses at 11 a.m. will suffer few attendees. The crime rate? Down to zero. Movie theaters, previously empty before noon, will suffocate with viewers. The booze, San Mig Light, will ooze. Pigs will be slaugh  Read Full Story >>>

ABAP upbeat on SEA Games Medal Chances
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 05 Nov 2011
The replacement of the injured Joan Tipon and Rolando Tacuyan by Southeast Asian Games neophytes Junel Cantancio and Dennis Galvan does not seriously affect the national boxing team?s campaign to improve on their predecessor?s medal haul two years ago in Laos. This was the assessment made by head  Read Full Story >>>

Amateur Boxing in Mandaue City Nov. 6
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 05 Nov 2011

The ring of the bell and the thunderous thud of leather hitting flesh will be heard at the New Mandaue Public Market as competitors from various Cebu schools and clubs will be fighting in the 3rd Mayor Jonas Cortes Cup: Boxing at t  Read Full Story >>>

Two Networks to air SEA Games in the Philippines
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 05 Nov 2011
Filipinos back home can watch the exploits of their countrymen in the coming 26th Southeast Asian Games right in their living rooms from the three cities in Indonesia. The extensive coverage involving two networks, a first in the Philippine participation in the biennial meet since 1977, will be prov  Read Full Story >>>

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