LARRY MERCHANT ON THE LINK BETWEEN HBO & AL HAYMON
By Pedro Fernandez, RingTalk.com, Tue, 27 Dec 2011
SOME THINK THE ?H? IN H-BO IS FOR HAYMON San Francisco, CA- Last week while appearing on ?Ring Talk Worldwide,? the Godfather of HBO Boxing, Hall of Famer broadcaster Larry Merchant, was asked to discuss an issue that other people in a position like Merchant would duck, run or avoid. But this is   Read Full Story >>>

TEDDY ATLAS UNPLUGGED: "ARUM SHOULD GET ON HIS KNEES AND THANK GUYS LIKE ALI AND PACQUIAO"
By Percy Crawford, FightHype.com, Tue, 27 Dec 2011
"When are people going to remove the cover, the cloak that's over that table? When are they gonna remove that cloth and then you see it's not a table underneath it. Oh my goodness, it's not a table at all. That's not a table. When are they gonna realize that that cloth or cloak is Arum and be honest  Read Full Story >>>

AFTER JANUARY 6TH, THE BOXING WORLD SHOULD FOCUS ON BOXING AND FORGET MAYWEATHER FOR A WHILE
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 27 Dec 2011

It never cease to amaze me why people still keep on writing stories about Floyd Mayweather Jr and his again aborted ?super? fight with Manny Pacquiao when many know that with the issues that continually pop up, a fight betwe  Read Full Story >>>

The 2011 K9 Awards: Part One
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Tue, 27 Dec 2011
Another year has come and gone in the world of boxing and it?s time to look back at the best, worst and most sublime that have taken place in this business. As usual, a lot took place in -and out of- the ring. Like I?ve said before, there?s nothing quite like this sport. I?m glad I got a press row s  Read Full Story >>>

2011 fighter of the year: Andre Ward
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Tue, 27 Dec 2011
As Ward said, he was just a "young puppy" when the tournament began, even though he had high expectations for himself. "I expected from the beginning to make it to the final," he said. "And slowly but surely we made believers out of a lot of people that doubted me." Now, 26 months later, few d  Read Full Story >>>

Quijano: What goes around...
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 27 Dec 2011
COMES around. There is order and justice in this world after all. Years of aberrant behavior have finally caught up with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Yes, indeed. Jolly old St. Nick made sure to do the rounds this year, giving gifts and cheers to the good boys and jeers and jail time for the ?Pretty Boy  Read Full Story >>>

Mayweather's jail cell could resemble this
By Lem Satterfield, The Ring, Tue, 27 Dec 2011
Yahoo!Sports has obtained a photo of what the jail cell of Floyd Mayweather Jr. could look like. Mayweather, who turns 35 in February, was sentenced to 90 days in jail starting on January 6 as a result of Wednesday's guilty plea to a charge of misdemeanor battery domestic violence and no contes  Read Full Story >>>

Does Mayweather?s 90 Day Sentence Make A Fight With Pacquiao More Intriguing?
By Joe Habeeb, Rope-A-Dope Radio, Tue, 27 Dec 2011
Once again another monkey wrench has been thrown into the possibility of a potential Pacquiao - Mayweather clash, when the news was released last week that Floyd Mayweather was sentenced to 90 days in prison. After hearing reports that Manny Pacquiao had agreed to Mayweather?s entire drug testing de  Read Full Story >>>

Top Ten Fights of 2011: Best boxing moments from Cotto, Pacquiao and friends
By Gayle Falkenthal, The Washington Times, Tue, 27 Dec 2011
SAN DIEGO, Dec 26, 2011 ? Boxing fans got twelve full months of superb competition plus plenty of controversy and a few surprises to spice up the Sweet Science in 2011. We were treated to some extremely close fights between some of today?s greatest boxers. We saw a few rising stars continue their  Read Full Story >>>

Readers vote opener of Kirkland-Angulo "Round of the Year" for 2011
By Brian Harty, The Ring, Tue, 27 Dec 2011
It's appropriate that the vote for Round of the Year should happen on Christmas day, as 2011 certainly was a year of "give and take." From the inhuman resilience of Porpramook-Yaegashi to the last-second turnaround of Concepcion-Marquez, fighters around the world gave generously of their leather and  Read Full Story >>>

Boricua Bomber Miguel Cotto: Mauled Mayorga, wrecked Margarito, Fighter of Year
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Tue, 27 Dec 2011
From Day One, Miguel Angel Cotto has been a solid citizen in Boxing Nation. But you could say the Boricua Bomber has never stood taller than he did during 2011 and that is why he is my personal choice as Fighter of the Year. Like many, I was leaning towards undefeated Andre "SOG" Ward especially   Read Full Story >>>

How big is Manny Pacquiao?s charitable heart?
By Recah Trinidad, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 27 Dec 2011

THERE was great expectation and everybody was wary how Manny Pacquiao would respond to the horrible devastation dealt by typhoon Sendong on our unfortunate countrymen in Mindanao. All eyes were on Pacquiao as though he  Read Full Story >>>

PONGSAKLEK READY TO GIVE MUKAI A REMATCH AND AVOID FILIPINO CHALLENGERS
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 27 Dec 2011

World Boxing Council flyweight champion Pongsaklek Wonjongkam is ready to give Japan?s Hirofumi Mukai a rematch which the inexperienced Japanese has said he wants following their title fight which ended in 47 seconds of  Read Full Story >>>

SOD KOKIETGYM WINS ABC SUPER BANTAM TITLE IN MISMATCH
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 27 Dec 2011
Thailand?s Sod Looknongyangtoy (Kokietgym) has won the WBC Asian Boxing Council super bantamweight title with a 6th round knockout of Zhandos Zhetpisbayev of Kazakhstan in Cheng Mail. Sod, the interim champion proved too strong for the overmatched 25 year old Kazakh fighter whom according to box  Read Full Story >>>

Arum eyes November date to hold megafight
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Tue, 27 Dec 2011
MANILA, Philippines - Top Rank chief Bob Arum said the highly anticipated Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. superfight could take place in November 2012 after the flamboyant unbeaten American fighter was sentenced 90 days in prison for a 2010 domestic violence case. The earliest Mayweather coul  Read Full Story >>>

For Pacquiao, a question of word and cash
By Al S. Mendoza, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 27 Dec 2011
IT doesn?t get any better than this. With Floyd Mayweather Jr. being sent to jail for domestic violence, chances are Manny Pacquiao?s case against The Fraud will also draw a favorable ruling from the court. Mayweather will start serving his 90-day sentence on Jan. 6 in Las Vegas, Nevada.   Read Full Story >>>

THE RASKIES: Raskin's Rants, From A. Ward to Awards
By Eric Raskin, The Sweet Science, Tue, 27 Dec 2011
As you may have noticed, I haven?t had a byline here within the TSS universe in about three weeks. Time to come clean: I did 21 days in county for beating up one of Floyd Mayweather?s ex-girlfriends. For what it?s worth, she had her hands up and wasn?t looking at Joe Cortez at the time. I feel good   Read Full Story >>>

How luxurious is Manny Pacquiao's P25-M yacht?
By William Esposo, The Philippine Star, Tue, 27 Dec 2011
When Manny Pacquiao?s P25 million yacht acquisition ? his Christmas gift to his wife and kids ? was reported on TV, your Chair Wrecker immediately recognized it as the yacht named Cristina that my good friend of many years, Bobby del Rosario, had owned. My wife Mey and I rode on the Cristina on at l  Read Full Story >>>

What does Jermain Taylor have left to offer?
By Darren Barcomb, 8countnews, Tue, 27 Dec 2011
To end out 2011, ShoBox is bringing us a must-see card on Friday, December 30th at the Morongo Casino Resort & Spa in Cabazon, California. Shown at 11PM on Showtime, the night will feature the return of former undisputed middleweight champion Jermain Taylor as he takes on the young and hungry Jessie  Read Full Story >>>

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