Michael Koncz: Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley Not a Done Deal
By Lem Satterfield, San Francisco Chronicle, Wed, 22 Dec 2010
Five-time titlist Shane Mosley was the main subject of conversation as the next opponent for eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao during last week's meetings between the Filipino champion, Top Rank Promotions CEO, Bob Arum, and Pacquiao's the fighter's adviser, Michael Koncz, producing a counter p  Read Full Story >>>

The 10 Most Badass Sports Moments Of 2010
By Kevin Scheitrum, MTV.com, Wed, 22 Dec 2010

In many ways, 2010 provided us with a sports year we'll never see again. Not only did we have a Super Bowl worthy of the title and a World Series that featured an unwashed mass of bearded hippies b  Read Full Story >>>

Is Roach waffling or did Filipino journalist throw his credibility away?
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Wed, 22 Dec 2010

Freddie Roach is one of boxing's most respected trainers. Quinito Henson is one of Philippine Sports media's most respected and credible writers. The two are currently on the opposite end   Read Full Story >>>

Plenty of choices for fight of the year
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Wed, 22 Dec 2010
Boxing is a sport rife with comebacks. Many of the sport?s legends, such as Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali, George Foreman and Sugar Ray Leonard, retire only to decide to come to fight again. Given that, perhaps it?s fitting that the sport itself performed a comeback of sorts in the final two months of   Read Full Story >>>

Boxing, politics over dinner with Arum, Roach
By Philip Ella Juico, The Philippine Star, Wed, 22 Dec 2010
Although I came in around 9:30 p.m. (after my last day of class before the Christmas break at the De La Salle University Graduate School of Business) exactly a week ago for a dinner that started at 8 p.m., I was still able to catch enough of and take part in the interesting after- dinner conversatio  Read Full Story >>>

Mayorga: After I Handle Miguel Cotto, Pacquiao is Next!
By Ryan Burton, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 22 Dec 2010
Ricardo Mayorga, fresh off his knockout of Michael Walker, arrived back in Nicaragua yesterday to a mob of fans and reporters. Mayorga told reporters that before he left the United States (the Walker fight took place on the Solis-Austin undercard in Miami, FL) he had signed a contract to take on WB  Read Full Story >>>

A Boxing Star on the Rise: Abner Mares Talks about the Journey
By Marc Anthony, RingsideReport.com, Wed, 22 Dec 2010
?I just try to stay with the people that have been with me since day one with my ups and downs: Which is my family, my daughter, my wife, my mom and dad. I listen and I thank them for everything they say and how they see me. I see that as an encouragement to train hard and become someone in this spo  Read Full Story >>>

Great fighters make great trainers, not the other way around
By William Dettloff, RingTV.com, Tue, 21 Dec 2010

Manny Pacquiao?s many successes have made an unlikely star out of his trainer, Freddie Roach, who has become the most-covered and most-quoted cornerman in all of boxing. It is no coincidence that  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao-Mosley Possible at 148, For WBC 154 Title
By Lem Satterfield, BoxingScene.com, Tue, 21 Dec 2010
In a deal that many are expecting to be finalized by Thursday, "Sugar" Shane Mosley will likely be announced as the next opponent for eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao in an HBO pay-per-view televised clash on May 7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. According to a source close to the fighters'  Read Full Story >>>

Ring Ratings Update: B-hop back in top spot
By Doug Fischer, RingTV.com, Tue, 21 Dec 2010
The inspirational effort Bernard Hopkins put forth against Jean Pascal on Saturday in Quebec City, Canada was not enough to lift THE RING light heavyweight title from the 18-years-younger champ to become the oldest fighter ever to win a major title but it was enough to vault the 45-year-old veteran   Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao-Mosley? Three months ago Arum said 'Sugar' Shane was too old
By Steve Cofield, Yahoo! Sports, Tue, 21 Dec 2010
We're probably days, if not hours away from the official announcement that Cinco de Mayo weekend in Las Vegas will be highlighted by Filipino Manny Pacquiao facing American Shane Mosley. "SugarShaneM" Tweeting with @lennoxlew1s indicated that the May 7 fight was a done deal. That's right, Mos  Read Full Story >>>

Andre Berto Looks Forward to Possibilities in 2011
By Gabriel Montoya, MaxBoxing.com, Tue, 21 Dec 2010
While many boxing insiders feel that a deal has already been made for Shane Mosley to face Manny Pacquiao, May 7 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, NV, there is one fighter who holds out hope he might get a shot at either man: WBC welterweight titleholder Andre Berto. However, there are a few problem  Read Full Story >>>

Qatar?s bid, Tendulkar and Pacquiao mark golden year for Asia
By Reuters, Dawn.com, Tue, 21 Dec 2010
SINGAPORE: Tiny Qatar?s success in winning the right to host the 2022 soccer World Cup, arguably sport?s greatest extravaganza, capped a glittering year for Asian sport which began with Olympic gold in Vancouver. Kim Yuna carried the weight of expectation from 50 million South Koreans on her dain  Read Full Story >>>

Mosley fight a done deal ? Bob Arum
The Manila Bulletin, Tue, 21 Dec 2010
MANILA, Philippines ? Less than 24 hours after getting back to his familiar haunt in Las Vegas, Bob Arum was back in business, meeting with rap mogul James Prince in an effort to close out a deal for a May 7 showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley. ?We had a very good meeting,? Arum told  Read Full Story >>>

Upset-minded Ricardo Mayorga hoping to sink his teeth into Miguel Cotto
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Tue, 21 Dec 2010

Whenever Ricardo Mayorga enters a boxing ring you are sure to find your share of theatrics. The Nicaraguan slugger has left a lasting impression over the years because of his pre-fight trash talk, aggr  Read Full Story >>>

Mosley says talks set for May Pacquiao fight
By Agence France Press, Google News, Tue, 21 Dec 2010
LOS ANGELES ? "Sugar" Shane Mosley, a former world champion in three weight classes, told the Los Angeles Times that his advisor was to meet with Manny Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum about a May 7 fight. Hours after sending a Twitter message about a Pacquiao fight that said "the ink hasn't dried yet   Read Full Story >>>

Roach: I Never Said I Want Doping Tests on Mosley!
By Lem Satterfield, BoxingScene.com, Tue, 21 Dec 2010
The deal is nearly done. All signs are pointing to Shane Mosley as being the announced opponent for eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao in an HBO pay-per-view televised clash on May 7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, denied overseas reports that claim the hall  Read Full Story >>>

SHANE MOSLEY: "J. PRINCE IS NEGOTIATING WITH BOB RIGHT NOW"
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Tue, 21 Dec 2010
"J. Prince is negotiating with Bob right now. We'll all probably know something by Thursday or Friday; by the end of the week," stated three-division world champion "Sugar" Shane Mosley, who gave us an update on the status of a potential showdown with pound-for-pound champion Manny Pacquiao. Althoug  Read Full Story >>>

Many strong battles, fighters in 2010
By David A. Avila, The Press Enterprise, Tue, 21 Dec 2010
The end of 2010 did not go quietly in the night for boxing fans who saw three consecutive classic prizefights contend for fight of the year, including Bernard Hopkins proving he's among the best of all time. Every year it seems the last three months provide the most riveting action for the sport  Read Full Story >>>

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