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Obama sews up Filipino vote, hosts Manny, Jinkee at White House
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Wed, 16 Feb 2011
I don't know if former amateur boxer and Nevada Sen. Harry Reid ever promised Pinoy Congressman Manny Pacquiao and his "boxing campaign manager" Bob Arum a rose garden, but he surely delivered one Tuesday afternoon.
After the powerful Democrat read a proclamation praising the life and achievement Read Full Story >>>Reid returns favor as Pacquiao visits Capitol
By Steve Tetreault, Las Vegas Review Journal, Wed, 16 Feb 2011
WASHINGTON -- A couple of well-known scrappers walked through the U.S. Senate chamber on Tuesday.
Harry Reid and Manny Pacquiao both grew up in poverty: Reid in Searchlight, and Pacquiao in the southern Philippines.
Now at the top of their professions, the Senate majority leader from Nevada an Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao's a knockout during visit to Capitol Hill
By Associated Press, Washington Post, Wed, 16 Feb 2011
WASHINGTON -- Manny Pacquiao is a knockout in the nation's capital.
The boxer who has won eight world titles - and has been elected to Congress in his native Philippines - received the royal treatment on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.
Pacquiao was walked across the floor of the Senate by Nevada Se Read Full Story >>> Reid thanks boxing champ for election help by scoring him lunch with Obama
By Alexander Bolton, The Hill, Wed, 16 Feb 2011
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) credits boxing champ Manny Pacquiao with helping him win reelection and has found a way to return the favor.
Reid helped Pacquiao set up a private lunch meeting with President Obama at the White House on Tuesday.
Reid said he tries ?not to bother the Read Full Story >>> Boxing champ Manny Pacquiao gets Senate tour from Harry Reid
By Catalina Camia, USA Today, Wed, 16 Feb 2011
Boxing champ Manny Pacquiao got a tour of the U.S. Senate today, courtesy of the Democrat he helped re-elect: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
Reid also praised the eight-time world champion boxer and politician in a speech on the Senate floor, and formally thanked Pacquiao for helping him defe Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao mobbed in US capital
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Wed, 16 Feb 2011
WASHINGTON D.C. ? Manny Pacquiao, the world?s greatest boxer, felt right at home the moment he set foot at the nation?s capital Monday evening.
?Welcome to my crib (home),? Pacquiao said as the train that carried him and his group Read Full Story >>> Donaire, Montiel cerebral fighters
By Philip Ella Juico, The Philippine Star, Wed, 16 Feb 2011
?Very tough? are the words to describe the fight of Nonito Donaire Jr. on Feb. 19 (Feb. 20 in the Philippines) at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas against Mexican Fernando Montiel for the latter?s World Boxing Organization (WBO) and World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight titles.
The 28-year old Donaire Read Full Story >>> The Big YAHOO! Manny Pacquiao!
By Johnny Benz, DogHouseBoxing.com, Wed, 16 Feb 2011
Manny Pacquiao is popular. Yes, the man who transcends the sport, makes it look good and gives Boxing some desperately needed attention, is one hot item on a global scale. Of course me telling you the Filipino icon is popular really means nothing unless I can back it up. Ok, so it's pretty da Read Full Story >>> A Numbers Game? Assessing Boxing?s Place In The Statistical Revolution
By Eric Raskin, The Sweet Science, Wed, 16 Feb 2011
In baseball, they use DIPS, FIP, VORP, WAR, and PECOTA. In football, it?s YACO, ANYPA, DVOA, and DYAR. In basketball, there are fewer acronyms, but we have PER, usage rate, and win shares.
Measuring a player by his batting average, receptions, or rebounds is soooo 2005. The sports world has chang Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao to woo US Congress for garments bill
By Jessica Anne D. Hermosa, Business World Online, Wed, 16 Feb 2011
BOXING STAR Emmanuel "Pacman" D. Pacquiao will again be making a trip to the United States, not to enter the Las Vegas arenas but instead mount the podiums of Washington, to champion a bill that will benefit Philippine garment exports.
The acclaimed fighter and Sarangani representative in Congres Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-Mosley fight a boon for Vegas economy
ABS-CBN News, Wed, 16 Feb 2011
MANILA, Philippines ? It?s still two months away from Manny Pacquiao?s May 7 fight date with ?Sugar? Shane Mosley, but Las Vegas?s betting industry is already working feverishly.
Odds makers see Pacquiao as a 7-1 favorite over Mosley, a former world champion who has won several welterweight title Read Full Story >>> Opinion: Boxing publicity soars from Mayweather vs Pacquiao stalemate
By William Charles Baker, Digital Journal, Wed, 16 Feb 2011
Maybe there is something more to the delay of the so called fight of the century between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Maybe it?s better for boxing if it drags on a while longer.
The hype, the pictures, Pacquiao tours for Mosley fight, Floyd Jr. has his trial postponed, uncle Roger has h Read Full Story >>> Mosley trainer sees best in Pacman
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Wed, 16 Feb 2011
WASHINGTON D.C. ? Shane Mosley?s chief trainer sounded like he?s working for Manny Pacquiao.
Naazim Richardson, who caught Antonio Margarito with his illegal handwraps prior to his fight with Mosley two years ago, said all the nice things about Pacquiao Tuesday you?d think he?s the Filipino?s pub Read Full Story >>> Obama-Pacquiao summit points to annexing Philippines back to the US - Arum
By Granville Ampong, Examiner.com, Wed, 16 Feb 2011
Casual Talk - The Commonwealth of the Philippines was a designation of the Philippines from 1935 to 1946 when the country was a commonwealth of the United States, which was created by the Tydings-McDuffie Act passed by the U.S. Congress in 1934. In fact, the Commonwealth government was in exile fro Read Full Story >>> Even His Next Opponent Is Annoyed Pacquiao Isn't Facing Mayweather
Business Insider, Wed, 16 Feb 2011
During the press tour promoting his May 7 pay-per-view bout with Manny Pacquiao, Shane Mosley said even he wants to see the super-fight fans ? and BI Sports Page! ? have clamored for the past 36 months.
Via the AP:
"I don't know what to make of Floyd not fighting this fight. It's mind-boggli Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao ecstatic after viewing White House
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Tue, 15 Feb 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. ? After having a sumptuous Valentine?s Day dinner, boxing icon and Sarangani Lone District Rep. Emmanuel ?Manny? Pacquiao and his wife Jinkee were escorted to the roof-top of the Hay-Adams Hotel for a view of one of the most breathtaking sceneries in the world?s most powerful city.
Read Full Story >>> GENTLEMEN OF THE RING
By Rich Mazon , PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 15 Feb 2011
NEW YORK -- Manny Pacquiao does not like trash talking. Shane Mosley does not like trash talking. That's why when the two gladiators faced off on their promo tour Monday morning at Chelsea Piers, the boxer from the Phi Read Full Story >>> Pacquiaos wait for nod from Obamas; Manny rejects show biz life for Jinkee
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Tue, 15 Feb 2011
MANNY PACQUIAO'S CAPITAL IDEA: Pinoy Idol, Promoter Bob Arum and media group prep for visit to United States Senate Tuesday, where Senator Harry Reid, powerful Nevada Democrat who got a late election campaign boost by the fighter, will speak about him on the Senate floor and then host a press confer Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-Mosley more than just a fight
GMA News Online, Tue, 15 Feb 2011
As Manny Pacquiao casually inspects a turkey sandwich from the Carnegie Deli in the New York Daily News conference room, a group comprised mostly of some of New York City's influential sports journalists watches his every movement and mannerism. The atmosphere is tranquil, calm, the antithesis of th Read Full Story >>> Long odds no concern, Shane Mosley says
By Keith Idec, Boston Herald, Tue, 15 Feb 2011
NEW YORK ? Shane Mosley swears he wasn?t offended when oddsmakers installed Manny Pacquiao as a 7-1 favorite in their May 7 welterweight title fight in Las Vegas.
?I (couldn?t) care less,? Mosley said after a news conference Monday to promote the pay-per-view fight. ?I just figure somebody?s goin Read Full Story >>>
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