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Images from Las Vegas: Behind the scenes at the Montiel-Donaire weigh-in
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
Moments ago WBC and WBO bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel and challenger and two-time champion Nonito Donaire weighed in ahead of their clash this Saturday night at the M Read Full Story >>>COMMENTARY: WHY CAN?T FIGHTERS CONSISTENTLY MAKE WEIGHT?
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
LAS VEGAS -- To begin with, allow me to state I have been to many fights, some up close and personal either as a cut-man or a photographer. Of course that does not make me a boxing expert. However, I know enough to Read Full Story >>> 2011 Palaro celebrates historic events
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
The 2011 Palarong Pambansa scheduled May 8-14 in Dapitan City will be celebrating five significant events in the history of Philippine sports.
Former congressman Romy Jalosjos, chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 64th anniversary of the sporting conclave among the country?s student athle Read Full Story >>> Donaire: Under Pacquiao?s shadow
By Edwin G. Espejo, Asian Correspondent, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
Until Nonito Donaire proves he can handle men bigger than he is, he will continue to live under the shadow of his more illustrious compatriot and fellow General Santos City resident Manny Pacquiao.
On Sunday, he is challenging Mexico?s Fernando Montiel for the WBC and WBO versions of the bantamwe Read Full Story >>> Tricky Variables: Montiel?s experience and Donaire?s hunger
By Kenneth Ragpala, Filipino Boxing Journal, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
Forget Abner Mares and Joseph Agbeko, for the time being at least. They may be good, but they will have to settle for the third spot as Fernando Montiel and Nonito Donaire will determine who gets first and second places. Arguably, Montiel is the division?s main man, but Donaire is closing in and wil Read Full Story >>> Roy Jones Jr sets record straight on balance issues
By Brad Cooney, 8countnews, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
Roy Jones Jr told a Pittsburgh TV station WTAE the following, ? I started having to work to keep my balance, and I wasn't liking it at all. So the last 4 years I have been looking for someone to reverse the effects that the punches have had on me.?
With that said, some people ran with that quote Read Full Story >>> WEIGHTS FROM LAS VEGAS
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
Melligen (R) and Martinez pose during the weighin.
Las Vegas, Nevada: Early this afternoon Top Rank Promotions held the official weigh-in for the fight card tomorrow night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. Read Full Story >>> DONAIRE - 118 LBS, MONTIEL - 118 LBS
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
Feb. 18, 2011, Las Vegas, Nevada -- Two-time world champion Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire (L) and WBC/WBO Bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel weigh in (both fighters were 118 lb) for their upcoming world t Read Full Story >>> Nonito Donaire Dares to Dethrone the King
By Ryan Maquiñana, MaxBoxing.com, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
At the Undisputed Gym in San Carlos, Calif., the heavy bag suffers a princely beating at the hands of four different legends in one night.
?Here?s Mike Tyson,? says bantamweight Nonito ?Fi Read Full Story >>> 'Montiel is the best puncher in all the lighter divisions' -- Harold Lederman
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
Las Vegas, NV - As the big fight between Fernando Montiel and Nonito Donaire Jr. draw closer and closer, the buzz among both boxing fans and aficionados is reaching a fevered Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao disciple Nonito Donaire faces Fernando Montiel for WBC and WBO bantamweight titles
By Tim Smith, New York Daily News, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
The most frequently asked question that promoter Bob Arum hears - after when will Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. meet in the ring - is who is the next Manny Pacquiao?
Just like the Pacquaio-Mayweather question, there are no simple answers. But there is one boxer, Nonito Donaire, who is t Read Full Story >>> CEBU'S TOP ATHLETES TO BE FETED TODAY
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
Cebu's best and brightest athletes who shot to fame and made
headlines last year will formally be feted for their stirring exploits today in the 29th Sportswriters Association of Cebu-San Miguel Corporation (SAC-SMC) All-Cebu Sports Read Full Story >>> MASYADORS IN VEGAS: DONAIRE JR. VS. MONTIEL!
By Anthony 'Duljoman' Andales, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
East Coast, USA ? The American way of betting according to Bodog.com, the challenger Donaire Jr. is -220 while the champion Montiel is +180.
In other words, if you bet for the champion your hard earned $100 will Read Full Story >>> Nonito Donaire ? Fernando Montiel: End of the Road Part 1
By Mike Colapietro, Boxing Dispatch, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
Nonito Donaire.
Some are calling him the next Manny Pacquiao.
The comparison would be daunting to any boxer.
To know Donaire though is to know a boxer who has just begun to appreciate his worth.
To Donaire, the comparison must feel like cool rain falling from a long dry sky.
Donaire?s Read Full Story >>> The Purses: Nonito Donaire $350,000, Fernando Montiel $250,000
By Lem Satterfield, Fanhouse, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
LAS VEGAS -- Former WBA interim super flyweight (115 pounds) titlist, Nonito Donaire, will make $100,000 more than his rival, WBO and WBC king, Fernando Mon Read Full Story >>> Quick Jabs: Belt Politics At The WBC And The Ring; Bob Arum Vs. Lou DiBella Vs. Golden Boy; Victor Conte And Drug Testing; More
By Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
Has any boxer had a better Best Week Ever in recent memory than Manny Pacquiao?s Best Week Ever? There was the meeting with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, then the meeting with President Obama. (They talked about basketball and reportedly the president said he?d buy the Shane Mosley pay-per-view Read Full Story >>> Boxing needs a barnburner
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
LAS VEGAS ? A bad game between great teams in the NFL doesn?t cast a pall over the sport. Nor does it have that kind of impact in baseball or basketball.
But after the heavily hyped super lightweight bout on Jan. 29 in Pontiac, Mich., between Timothy Bradley and Devon Alexander turned out to be a Read Full Story >>> Mexico-Philippines boxing rivalry heats up with great matchup
By Chris Iorfida, CBCNews, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
The first great big fight of 2011 could take place at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on Saturday when Nonito Donaire and Fernando Montiel clash for the bantamweight title.
The two little men will try and do what Tim Bradley and Devon Alexander failed at in a junior welterweight unification bout a few Read Full Story >>> Weekend card backs up the big talkers
By Lyle Fitzsimmons, The Miami Herald, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
The hyperbole is easy to come by.
As a routine lead-in to nearly every big fight, promoters rarely duck a microphone opportunity to tag the imminent show as a "classic," a "must-see" or a "fight-of-the-year" favorite.
Yet in spite of those wordy promises, the delivery too frequently falls shor Read Full Story >>> BORGES: Who Rules Bantam, Fighters Or Promoters?
By Ron Borges, The Sweet Science, Sat, 19 Feb 2011
It is often difficult to be sure who a world champion should fight next but in the case of Nonito Donaire and Fernando Montiel the answer is obvious. What is not is how to make the obvious happen.
Montiel is risking the unified (WBO and WBA) bantamweight championship he holds against the younger Read Full Story >>>
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