Bautista?s US fight moved
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Thu, 03 Jun 2010
REY ?Boom-Boom? Bautista?s return to the US fight scene has been postponed and transferred. The hard-hitting Bautista was supposed to see action against veteran Levi Brea on June 26 in Virginia but the fight was moved to Aug. 14 in San Diego, California. ?Boom-Boom will be fighting on a bigger  Read Full Story >>>

For Steward, It's Up Close & Personal
By Thomas George, Fanhouse, Thu, 03 Jun 2010
TAMPA, Fla. -- The first thing trainer Emanuel Steward teaches a fighter is respect. Respect for his opponent. Inward respect, too. Steward preaches balance and weight distribution. Let the other guy miss. Create space. Head up and elbows in. Create working angles. And rhythm. Always feel the rhy  Read Full Story >>>

Joel Casamayor: I'm Knocking Amir Khan Out Dead
By Rick Reeno, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 03 Jun 2010
Former two division champion Joel Casamayor (37-4, 22KOs) and co-manager Luis DeCubas Jr. reached out to BoxingScene.com to set the record straight on all of the rumors pertaining to a possible fight with WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan (23-1, 17KOs). According to DeCubas, the fight b  Read Full Story >>>

Stadium makes Foreman-Cotto a must-see
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Thu, 03 Jun 2010
Your weekly random thoughts ? ? I've been a lifelong New York Yankees fan. Growing up in upstate New York, I remember when my mother announced we were getting cable television in the late 1970s. The primary reason: so that we could watch the games on WPIX Channel 11. I went to my first game   Read Full Story >>>

The Boxing Weekend: The Return of Miguel Cotto
By Gene Wang, RingsideReport.com, Thu, 03 Jun 2010
This week?s edition of ESPN2?s Friday Night Fights features light middleweight prospect, Yudel Jhonson, 6-0, 4 KO?s, as he takes on Juliano Ramos, 16-3, 13 KO?s. Jhonson has been taking on experienced opposition and has won his last three bouts by first round knockout, making his transition to the p  Read Full Story >>>

THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST MENTAL ATHLETES WILL GATHER FOR THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TITLE; TWO PINOYS RARING TO GO
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 03 Jun 2010
THE BEST and the brightest mental athletes will gather for the tough and prestigious event of this year?s World Memory Championships slated on August 21 to 27 at the Baiyun International Convention Center, Guangzhou, China. The Filipino tandem of Robert Racasa, a former top board player of the Po  Read Full Story >>>

Chavez Jr. vs Cotto-Foreman Winner is Possible, Says Arum
By Rick Reeno, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 03 Jun 2010
Top Rank CEO Bob Arum tells BoxingScene.com that it's certainly a possibility that Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., should he beat John Duddy on June 26, will put himself in position to fight the winner of Saturday's contest between Yuri Foreman and Miguel Cotto. Arum's promotional partner on Chavez Jr. is F  Read Full Story >>>

Izenberg: Miguel Cotto is fighting for all of Puerto Rico
By Jerry Izenberg, The Star- Ledger, Thu, 03 Jun 2010
NEW YORK -- Last year, a week before Miguel Cotto's challenge to what has become Manny Pacquiao's incredible march through a half-dozen weight divisions, Miguel Cotto Sr. sat in the lobby of the Top Rank Gym in Las Vegas convinced that history was just a single left hook away from his son's grasp.   Read Full Story >>>

Emanuel Steward, Hall of Fame trainer, trying to revive Miguel Cotto's career
By Mitch Abramson, New York Daily News, Thu, 03 Jun 2010
The sport has taken its toll on Emanuel Steward, the Hall of Fame trainer. After his fights, he can usually be found walking around, "cooling off" because he is a nervous wreck. "I'm worse than the fighters," he says. "It takes a lot out of me." Sitting on a work bench as he ruffled through an  Read Full Story >>>

Promoter Bob Arum to be Honored at Friars Club
By Lem Satterfield, Fanhouse, Thu, 03 Jun 2010
Hall of Fame promoter, Bob Arum, CEO of Top Rank Promotions, will be the guest of honor at Thursday night's tribute dinner to be hosted by The Friars' Club at No. 57, East 55th Street in New York. The 78-year-old Arum is in New York promoting Saturday night's WBA junior middleweight (154 pounds)   Read Full Story >>>

SERGIO MARTINEZ: "IT'S HBO'S CHOICE TO CHOOSE THE NEXT CHALLENGE FOR ME"
By Mike Juhas, FightHype.com, Thu, 03 Jun 2010
"I was very proud to be WBO champion. I appreciate the great opportunity Paco give me. To be champion is a privilege, but the belts are owned by the sanctioning bodies. Sometimes they make incorrect decisions. I feel that he was too strict with me and didn't give me the choice. It's HBO's choice to   Read Full Story >>>

A new era marks Memorial Day
By Marv Dumon, Examiner.com, Wed, 02 Jun 2010

On June 1st, the Philippines' most popular citizen and newly-elected congressman Manny Pacquiao boarded an evening flight for the United States, at a time when the U.S. was observing   Read Full Story >>>

FRAZIER TO PRESENT ?FIGHTER OF THE YEAR? AWARD TO PACQUIAO
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 02 Jun 2010

Joe Frazier. Former world heavyweight champion ?Smokin? Joe Frazier will present the coveted ?Fighter of the Year? award of the prestigious Boxing Writers Association of America to pound-for-pound king and ?Fighter of  Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao: Fighter of the Decade
By Daniel Cann, Diamond Boxing, Wed, 02 Jun 2010
The Boxing Writer?s Association of America (BWAA) has named Filipino boxer and seven weight world champion, Manny Pacquiao as ?Fighter of the Decade.? He won the award as a result of his ?dominating performances? over the last few years. BWAA president Jack Hirsch explained that ?Pacquiao?s wins wer  Read Full Story >>>

Veteran Miguel Diaz on Pacquiao-Mayweather: ?Economics will dictate where the fight belongs?
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Wed, 02 Jun 2010
Very few people in the boxing world have gotten as many rewarding experiences out in Las Vegas as veteran corner man Miguel Diaz. Born in Argentina in 1932, Diaz would eventually make his way to the United States in search of a better life and soon was able to call California his home. A relocation   Read Full Story >>>

Foreman-Cotto: The Quest For A Competitve HBO Telecast
By Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 02 Jun 2010

It?s been more than 30 years since a boxing has been staged at Yankee Stadium, but this weekend?s featured attraction between Yuri Foreman and Miguel Cotto could potentially represent something else that hasn?t been seen in quite so  Read Full Story >>>

How close is Mayweather-Pacquiao from happening?
By Seanzky Ong, Enscriber.com, Wed, 02 Jun 2010
If that question isn?t going through your mind day and night, you might want to check your pulse. As boxing fans, it should be on everyone?s mind. After reading a few articles of Bob Arum showing signs of the fight negotiations reaching an agreement, I must say Arum would make one hell of a poker  Read Full Story >>>

Has Floyd Mayweather Jr become Manny Pacquiao's greatest rival?
By Rick Rockwell, Examiner.com, Wed, 02 Jun 2010
No fighter has ever challenged Manny Pacquiao like Floyd Mayweather Jr has. The ironic thing to all of this, is the fact that Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao have never stepped foot in a ring to yet to fight each other. Yet, no fight has captured the boxing world quite like the potential   Read Full Story >>>

TREVOR WITTMAN: ?MAYWEATHER IS JUST TRYING TO GET INTO PACQUIAO?S HEAD?
By Felix Strunk, FightHype.com, Wed, 02 Jun 2010
?As far as the blood work, the rules are the rules. You don?t need to do any special blood testing. I think it?s a little bit of hype. I think Mayweather is just trying to get into Pacquiao?s head a little bit, like what we did to Rampage,? stated world-class MMA/boxing Trevor Wittman as he shared h  Read Full Story >>>

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