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Pac-Man payday eludes Williams-Martinez winner
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Thu, 18 Nov 2010
The world middleweight championship is one of the marquee titles in professional boxing, a prize held by some of the greatest fighters who ever lived.
It?s not, ap Read Full Story >>>Pacquiao simply the best of all time, says Arum
By Mark Lamport-Stokes, Reuters, Thu, 18 Nov 2010
Arum has worked with giants of the ring such as Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler and Roberto Duran but none of them, in his opinion, ever dominated with both fists in the manner of the diminutive Filipino southpaw.
"I look at Manny as being the best that I've ever seen, including Al Read Full Story >>> Greatest fighter ever
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Thu, 18 Nov 2010
I went through five books with lists of the world?s greatest fighters ever and found only four common picks ? Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson, Henry Armstrong and Jack Dempsey.
The books I consulted were: ?Boxing Legends of All Time? by Steve Nicholaisen and Robert Cassidy Jr. (1996), ?100 Great Read Full Story >>> Veteran Ring Observer Bill Gallo Classes Pacquiao with Robinson and Pep
By Scoop Malinowski, Boxing Insider, Thu, 18 Nov 2010
The praises just keep on pouring in for the potent Filipino punching machine Manny Pacquiao.
Bill Gallo, the legendary columnist and cartoonist for The New York Daily News watched Pacquiao conquer Margarito and was thoroughly impressed by the performance.
He wrote in a column in Tuesday?s edit Read Full Story >>> Battle Of South: Sergio Martinez and Paul Williams
By David A. Avila, The Sweet Science, Thu, 18 Nov 2010
A battle of the south takes place when South America?s Sergio ?Maravilla? Martinez defends the WBC middleweight world title against Georgia?s Paul ?The Punisher? Williams.
They?re reloading.
Martinez (45-2-2, 24 KOs) looks to avenge a razor close majority decision loss of a year ago Read Full Story >>> Margarito fight PPV buys to hit 1.5 million
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Thu, 18 Nov 2010
HOLLYWOOD ? The pay-per-view buys of Manny Pacquiao?s fight with Antonio Margarito last Saturday may surpass those for the Oscar dela Hoya fight in 2008.
Mike Koncz, Pacquiao?s chief adviser, said Tuesday that all indications point to 1.4 million buys at $54.95 a pop, and it means total sales of Read Full Story >>> Pacman?s next role: Tourism poster boy?
Malaya, Thu, 18 Nov 2010
HOUSE minority leader Edcel Lagman yesterday said the Aquino administration should capitalize on eight-time boxing champ and Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao?s fame by making him the poster boy for tourism.
Lagman said the outstanding ticket sales of Pacquiao?s bout with Mexican Antonio Margarito wh Read Full Story >>> Opinion: Boxing James ?Lights Out? Toney Ducked By the Best of Them
By William Charles Baker, Digital Journal, Thu, 18 Nov 2010
So we now have the new title of the one that was ducked the most by the rest of boxing and that title goes to James ?Lights Out? Toney
The time has come to end the speculation about great fighters with a new title. There is now pound for pound that leads the headlines. Little guys running around f Read Full Story >>> Carnage should have been stopped
Malaya, Thu, 18 Nov 2010
A FORMER Nevada State Athletic Commission Medical Advisory Board chairman and chief ringside physician, who has worked more than 400 professional fights, is convinced Antonio Margarito would have been spared from further harm had the bout been stopped.
In an interview with Lem Satterfield of FanH Read Full Story >>> Two Bishops Can?t Checkmate The King
By Mark F. Villanueva, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 17 Nov 2010
Almost in the same breadth that in this modern day and age presidents can govern over nations from an aircraft thousands of feet above the air Manny Pacquiao?s job as a congressman of the province of Saranggani, Philipp Read Full Story >>> PINOY PRIDE 2: FLORANTE CONDES HIGHLY MOTIVATED
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 17 Nov 2010
Former IBF Minimum weight Champion Florante ?Little Pacquiao? Condes will once again be in the spotlight come November 27, 2010 at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino for ALA Promotions and ABS-CBN Sports presentation of Read Full Story >>> Ariza: Forget Mosley, He's a Quitter, Marquez Has Balls
By Mark Vester, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 17 Nov 2010
Strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza doesn't see any reason for Manny Pacquiao to fight Shane Mosley next. Ariza is a core member of Pacquiao's team. He views Mosley as a quitter who mentally gave up in his May fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. After coming close to knocking Mayweather out in th Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao assured of P1 billion payday
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Wed, 17 Nov 2010
LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao has been asured of getting over a billion pesos after early tracking figures showed he can get an additional $10 million from pay-per-view sales from his action-packed win over Antonio Margarito.
Estimates showed that the fight may have registered between 1.4 million Read Full Story >>> Pay-per-view hits on Pacquiao-Margarito fight seen to reach 1.5 million
By Roy Luarca, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wed, 17 Nov 2010
HOLLYWOOD ? What the Manny Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito fight failed to generate at the gates it drew from pay-per-view (PPV).
Figures show the Pacquiao fight stands to be the most-watched ever in boxing history: as many as 1.5 million PPV hits.
?Numbers say we?re going to hit 1.4 to 1.5 mil Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao commended as ?greatest Filipino athlete? in Senate
By Maila Ager, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wed, 17 Nov 2010
MANILA, Philippines ? At least six resolutions have been filed at the Senate this week, commending the victory of world-boxing champion and now Saranggani Representative Manny Pacquiao
over Mexican Antonio Margarito.
The resolutions were filed separately by Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile Read Full Story >>> Team Alexander To Shaw: Forget Pacquiao, Do Your Job
By Ryan Burton, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 17 Nov 2010
WBC junior welterweight champion Devon Alexander's manager and trainer Kevin Cunningham reached out to BoxingScene.com to let us know Team Alexander officially opens camp on November 27th in Las Vegas. He also wanted to respond to comments recently made by promoter Gary Shaw who promotes WBO champio Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao ? Antonio Margarito: A Sucker?s Bet
By Geno McGahee, RingsideReport.com, Wed, 17 Nov 2010
We?ve all had time to digest the fight, a one-sided beating of an overmatched opponent, but that?s not what we were led to believe. The general public was given the false hope that the heavy underdog Antonio Margarito was going to be a tougher challenge then most thought and would possibly pull the Read Full Story >>> Solons to DOT: Ditch 'Pilipinas Kay Ganda,' tap Pacquiao
ABS-CBN News, Wed, 17 Nov 2010
MANILA, Philippines- Minority congressmen took turns bashing the newly launched slogan of the Department of Tourism (DOT), advising the agency to ditch it and make Sarangani Rep. boxing champion Manny Pacquiao as its new endorser.
The lawmakers urged the DOT to capitalize on Pacquiao?s global Read Full Story >>> Enrile: No to Pacquiao as peace negotiator, yes as bodyguard
GMA News Online, Wed, 17 Nov 2010
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile on Wednesday rejected the idea of getting Saranggani Rep. Manny Pacquiao as a peace negotiator, saying the boxing superstar would probably be better off serving as a bodyguard.
"I can trust him to gain a good reputation for the country in the field of boxing (bu Read Full Story >>> Hatton drops comeback hint
By James Robson, Manchester Evening News, Wed, 17 Nov 2010
Ricky Hatton has dropped the biggest hint yet that he is ready to make a comeback.
And the legendary Oscar de la Hoya is ready to offer him a dream farewell clash if the Hitman decides to fight on.
Hatton has refused to quell speculation about a dramatic return to the ring in 2011 after embark Read Full Story >>>
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