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Pacquiao Marquez 24/7 Premiere Recap...
By Michael Woods, The Sweet Science, Tue, 25 Oct 2011
The first installment of HBO's stellar 24/7 series focusing on the third Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez debuted on Saturday night.
"Supremacy remains very much unresolved," narrator Liev Schrieber intoned with the heft of gravity that makes me want to buy the damned pay-per-view three times. Read Full Story >>>Manny Pacquiao?s Revenge: Floyd Mayweather Loses PPV Draw Ability
By Alex Groberman, Opposing Views, Tue, 25 Oct 2011
The one feather in Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s cap over the last few years was that he could call himself a massive draw.
Sure, he may not be liked ? but people still pay to see him. Yes, he may have a very boring, dreary fighting style ? but folks still buy his pay-per-views (PPV).
As it turns out Read Full Story >>> Mismatches & controversies
By Chris Iorfida, CBCNews, Tue, 25 Oct 2011
There have been some tremendous upsets, knockouts and a couple of ridiculous thrillers this year in boxing.
In the latter category, there was the cartoonish level of violence in the Hernan Marquez-Luis Concepcion fight, and Pawel Wolak gutting out a draw against Delvin Rodriguez despite possibly Read Full Story >>> Difficult Argentine bull not solely to blame
By Recah Trinidad, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 24 Oct 2011
NONITO Donaire Jr. retained his twin world bantamweight boxing crowns and, in the process, added a name to winning in boxing?s rich lexicon.
If not by knockout, world crowns are won either by unanimous decision, maj Read Full Story >>> The Tao of Sir ALA: A Fight Fan?s visit to the Philippines?
By Ace Freeman, FightFan.com, Mon, 24 Oct 2011
Take a trip to Cebu, Philippines as Ace Freeman recounts his visit to the world renowned ALA Gym earlier this year to see some of the roots of boxing in the Southeast Asian hotspot.
I stood transfixed in the world renowned ?ALA? Gym nestled away like a diamond in the rough in a busy Cebu City, Read Full Story >>> Arthur ?El Matador? Villanueva Signs Under ALA Promotions
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 24 Oct 2011
Arthur Villanueva.
Filipino boxing prospect from Bacolod City, Arthur ?El Matador? Villanueva is the latest addition to ALA Promotions? roster of fighters.
He sports an impressive 17-0-0 record since making h Read Full Story >>> Ah, boxing, who said this was a sport for saints?
By Al S. Mendoza, Manila Standard Today, Mon, 24 Oct 2011
THE challenger did not challenge.
He came to cover his face. And he called that defense.
The referee?s right: ?Protect your self at all times.?
And we thought we had seen the last of cowards in Joshua Clottey.
Remember Clottey?
Like Omar Narvaez yesterday against Nonito Donaire Read Full Story >>> Garcia: Mikey Garcia Might Get Yuriorkis Gamboa First
By Bill Emes, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 24 Oct 2011
Trainer Robert Garcia spoke to BoxingScene.com about a possible fight between Nonito Donaire (27-1, 18KOs) and Yuriorkis Gamboa (21-0, 16KOs), which Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum believes will happen in the not too distant future. Donaire, the WBC/WBO bantamweight champion, is moving up to 122-pounds in e Read Full Story >>> HBO?s Larry Merchant sympathizes with Nonito Donaire and eyes his future
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Mon, 24 Oct 2011
Nonito Donaire wanted to deliver a scintillating performance last night in his first appearance at the famed Madison Square Garden in New York, but he simply had a dance partner in front of him who wouldn?t let that happen. For twelve frustr Read Full Story >>> Manny and Floyd?and Nobody Else
By Steve Kim, DogHouseBoxing.com, Mon, 24 Oct 2011
There is a train of thought in college football that in the 2011 season, there is Alabama and LSU and then everybody else. That these two storied SEC programs are head and shoulders better than anyone else out there (with apologies to the likes of Boise State, Oklahoma State and Stanford) and that t Read Full Story >>> Donaire, Wonjongkam Dominate: Review, Ratings Update
By Cliff Rold, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 24 Oct 2011
It?s a shame they never crossed paths.
When the history of the Flyweight division in the 2000?s is written, two names will top the list. Nonito Donaire appeared the most talented to pass through the 112 lb. domain. Pongsaklek Wonjongkam was, and remains, the division?s pillar of championship Read Full Story >>> ?Fighting Words? ? Deconstructing Pacquiao-Marquez Ep. 1
By David P. Greisman, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 24 Oct 2011
Conflict, though universal and timeless, is not a 24/7 institution. War is punctuated by periodic negotiations. Professional wrestling needs promos to set up, flesh out or add to the storylines. Even ?The Jerry Springer Show? prefaces its tussles with bleep-filled conversation.
A fight with no co Read Full Story >>> Underdog Boxing: Who is to blame for the Donaire-Narvaez travesty?
By Carlo Pamintuan, GMA News Online, Mon, 24 Oct 2011
A reigning and defending unified champion battled a former two time world champion who went up in weight for the first time. The fight, even if the names are withheld, should have been at least fun to watch.
Nonito Donaire scored a unanimous decision victory over the erstwhile undefeated Omar Na Read Full Story >>> ?20-1 odds are too much?
By Bart Barry, 15rounds.com, Mon, 24 Oct 2011
The quote above belongs to HBO analyst Roy Jones, who said those words Saturday in a context far different from how they deserve to be remembered. Jones was selling the HBO audience, pre-fight, on a chance oddsmakers had things all wrong about the main event to come. But the oddsmakers were right, o Read Full Story >>> Weekend Review: Don't blame it on Donaire
By Michael Rosenthal, The Ring, Mon, 24 Oct 2011
Nonito Donaire: The Filipino-American?s disappointment after his shutout victory over Omar Narvaez on Saturday in New York City said a lot about him. Donaire isn?t satisfied merely to win; he wants to win in spectacular fashion on the biggest stage. That he wasn?t able to do so this time shouldn?t b Read Full Story >>> OBSERVE AND FIGHT: MARQUEZ IS MAKING ME BELIEVE HE CAN COMPETE WITH PACQUIAO
By David Kassel , FightHype.com, Mon, 24 Oct 2011
It's Monday. Welcome back for another edition of Observe and Fight, The Boxing Observer's compilation of observations and random thoughts from the week that was in boxing. Get caught up on some of the most recent events you may have missed out on, including episode one of 24/7 Pacquiao/Marquez, Noni Read Full Story >>> MANNY PACQUIAO: "IT'S GOING TO BE A BIG DIFFERENCE COMPARED TO THE LAST TWO FIGHTS"
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Mon, 24 Oct 2011
"It's really important, but, you know, like I said, nothing personal. I'm going to do my job in the ring and make sure that I'm going to win the fight, and I will pray to God that nobody gets hurt and the fight will be successful...I don't think it's the same fight, you know. It's going to be a big Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao: If Sergio Martinez Can Make 147, I'll Fight Him
By Chris LaBate, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 24 Oct 2011
WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao is not interested in moving up to a higher weight division. The WBC Diamond champion at middleweight, Sergio Martinez, has been chasing a possible fight with Pacquiao. During last month's pre-fight promotion for his title defense against Darren Barker, Martin Read Full Story >>> Pound-For-Pound Top 20 Boxers Update, 10/11
By Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules, Mon, 24 Oct 2011
September and October had the potential to disturb these pound-for-pound rankings more than they did, but the onset of fall didn't do as much rumbling as anticipated. It didn't help that the Super Six finale got canceled and that there were some lackluster performances where nobody really separated Read Full Story >>> My Next Victim: Donaire Takes Aim at Jorge Arce & Toshiaki Nishioka
By Carlos Acevedo, The Cruelest Sport, Mon, 24 Oct 2011
It took 12 stupefying rounds, but Nonito Donaire whitewashed Omar Narvaez last night at the WaMu Theater in New York City, scoring a monotonous shutout over an opponent who turned out to be a wallflower in the ring.
With a high guard that might have doubled as barding, Narvaez succeeded in neutra Read Full Story >>>
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