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Which of These Boxers are Really Retired?
By Scott Levinson, ProBoxing-fans.com, Fri, 15 Oct 2010
-Tyson, Oscar, Lennox and Calzaghe, Oh My- Which Boxers are Going to Stay Retired, and Which Will Come Back into the Ring-
In boxing, retirements are always taken with a grain of salt. As it stands now, there are a slew of big-name fighters who are technically retired. Which ones are merely bidin Read Full Story >>>Tyson plans to be a boxing ambassador in China
By Associated Press, Salon.com, Fri, 15 Oct 2010
Just call him Ambassador Iron Mike.
Mike Tyson was once the baddest man on the planet. Now he'll be circling that planet as a self-titled ambassador to spread the gospel of boxing to the Chinese.
"I didn't even know what an ambassador really was," he said Thursday. "When I think of ambassado Read Full Story >>> Gesta Happy Training in San Diego
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 15 Oct 2010
After traveling north to the famed Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles, CA, for his two past training camps, unbeaten WBO Youth lightweight champion Mercito "No Mercy Gesta (19-0-1, 9KOs) decided to stay put and set up camp in his Read Full Story >>> Rematch in the works
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Fri, 15 Oct 2010
Boxing manager Gabriel (Bebot) Elorde Jr. is bidding to promote a rematch between Zamboanga Sibugay?s Silvester Lopez and Mexico?s Juan Jose Montes in Manila on Dec. 4 with WBC president Jose Sulaiman confirming that the proposal will be taken up in the governing body?s annual convention in Cancun o Read Full Story >>> Intensity Reaches Boiling Point and Shoving Match Breaks out at Face-Off Vazquez vs Hernandez
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 15 Oct 2010
FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES VAZQUEZ JR, HERNANDEZ, VAZQUEZ SR, ARROYO, ROJAS & LaPORTE JR.
Saturday, October 16 at Silver Spurs Arena
Live on Pay-Per-view
On Saturday, October 16, 2010, All Star Boxing, Inc and Promoter Tuto Zabala, Jr. will return to the city that has hosted many of the c Read Full Story >>> 'Bigger, better Margarito will whip Pacman'
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Fri, 15 Oct 2010
MANILA, Philippines - Antonio Margarito has the tools, whatever is needed, to dismantle Manny Pacquiao.
?Anything... it could be an uppercut, a right hand, a body shot, whatever, he?ll get him with,? Margarito?s chief trainer, Robert Garcia, told Fan House yesterday.
Garcia, a fighter himself, Read Full Story >>> Margarito looking very sharp
By Jun Medina, The Manila Times, Fri, 15 Oct 2010
Top boxing promoter Bob Arum has only glowing words for Antonio ?Tijuana Tornado? Margarito, who is training ?like there is no tomorrow? for his November 13 showdown with pound-for-pound king Manny ?PacMan? Pacquiao.
?Margarito looks great and he?s very sharp,? Arum said by phone on Wednesday. ?H Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao model for Wahlberg role
By Ruben V. Nepales, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Fri, 15 Oct 2010
LOS ANGELES?Mark Wahlberg plays boxer ?Irish? Mickey Ward in the coming film ?The Fighter.? Who did he study to come across as a convincing pugilist? Filipino boxing champ Manny Pacquiao.
?I would love for Manny to see the movie,? Mark said of the biopic drama about Mickey and his Rocky-like rise Read Full Story >>> What's Next for Filipino Boxing After Manny Pacquiao Retires?
By Michael Flood McNulty, Opposing Views, Fri, 15 Oct 2010
It was a bittersweet moment for Philippines boxing fans on Oct. 10 as one of their heroes, Gerry Penalosa (55-8-2, 37 Kos), a former two-division world champion (super flyweight, bantamweight), beat Yodsaengkeng Kiatmungmee (12-3, 8 KOs) by fourth-round knockout and then promptly retired after the b Read Full Story >>> The Pinoy as celebrity tattoo artist
By Marinel Cruz, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Fri, 15 Oct 2010
MANILA, Philippines?Hollywood superstar Miley Cyrus has a tattoo on her left breast that says ?just breathe? and another, ?love,? on her right ear. These were done by Las Vegas-based Filipino tattoo artist Chris Garcia, who was in Manila recently for a two-week visit.
?She heard about me from her Read Full Story >>> While Pacquiao Takes it Easy, Foe is All Business
By Nick Giongco, Manila Bulletin, Fri, 15 Oct 2010
MANILA, Philippines ? In sharp contrast with his superstar opponent, Antonio Margarito hasn?t missed a beat in his training for his crossroads November 13 showdown with Manny Pacquiao.
?He is in great shape,? said chief trainer Robert Garcia, who has presided over the Mexican?s build-up since lat Read Full Story >>> HALL OF FAME PUBLICIST BILL CAPLAN JOINS GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 15 Oct 2010
LOS ANGELES, October 13 - Golden Boy Promotions is pleased to announce that Hall of Fame publicist Bill Caplan, who has over 40 years of experience in boxing and sports publicity, has joined Golden Boy Promotions as a Public Relations Consultant. Caplan has worked with virtually every major fighter Read Full Story >>> Manfredo returns to headline ?Homecoming King?
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 15 Oct 2010
CES show Nov. 12 at Twin River Event Center, RI
PROVIDENCE (Oct. 14, 2010) ? IBO Middleweight Champion ?The Pride of Providence? Peter Manfredo Jr. returns to his roots November 12, headlining ?Homecoming King? in a 10-round, non-title fight at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln, Rhode Island Read Full Story >>> BRIGGS: I'LL KNOCK OUT BOTH KLITSCHKOS
By Geoff Marsh, Daily Star (UK), Fri, 15 Oct 2010
WBC World Heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko and challenger Shannon Briggs have come to blows just days before their massive title fight.
New Yorker Briggs insulted Klitschko's family by claiming he would knock out Vitali - and then go on to make mincemeat of his younger brother Wladimir.
Read Full Story >>> This Son Also Rises
By Marty Mulcahey, MaxBoxing.com, Fri, 15 Oct 2010
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. receives too much hype due to a bloodline derived of boxing royalty. Hector Camacho Jr. tried too hard to be just like his father. Laila Ali used her name most advantageously, a crossover success in various media outlets because of her lineage. Ronald Hearns, Jorge Paez Jr., a Read Full Story >>> Vitali Klitschko Vs Shannon Briggs: The WBC Heavyweight Title Breakdown
By Geno McGahee, RingsideReport.com, Fri, 15 Oct 2010
This Saturday, Shannon Briggs will stand in a ring in Germany, across from the WBC Heavyweight Champion, Vitali Klitschko, 40-2, 38 KO?s. Klitschko is imposing enough without an arena full of fans screaming his name, which is testament of how well the Klitschko brothers were sold overseas. This figh Read Full Story >>> When a Hero falls . . .
By Marv Dumon, Examiner.com, Thu, 14 Oct 2010
Boxing Classic - A fan - a sports witness - holds his own unique story. His 'narrative conception of the self' traces to his lineage, his community Read Full Story >>> Roger Mayweather's criticisms of Pacquiao apply equally to his nephew
By Scott Heritage, Examiner.com, Thu, 14 Oct 2010
Roger Mayweather went on the record once again yesterday in an effort to undermine and criticize 7 weight world champion Manny Pacquiao ahead of his N Read Full Story >>> Chavez Jr setting his sights too high with talk of fighting Pacquiao next year
By Scott Heritage, Examiner.com, Thu, 14 Oct 2010
Rising middleweight star Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. recently announced that he would not be sparring with Manny Pacquiao ahead of Pacquiao's November clash with Antonio Margarito. The reason for this, according to Chavez Jr, is that he and Pacquiao might meet in the ring in the near future.
Speaking Read Full Story >>> Common Sense First, Safety Second
By Steve Kim, DogHouseBoxing.com, Thu, 14 Oct 2010
Hardcore fight fans were in a bit of a panic as bantamweight standout Fernando Montiel was involved in a motorcycle mishap over the weekend in Mexico. Various reports had his injuries from being just bumps and bruises to his leg getting bent like Joe Theismann's after being sacked by Lawrence Taylor Read Full Story >>>
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