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Show And Tell: Previews And Predictions For Miguel Cotto Vs. Yuri Foreman And Vanes Martirosyan Vs. Joe Greene
By Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules, Thu, 03 Jun 2010
You have to hand it to Uncle Bob on this one: The wily old promoter has taken a moderately interesting fight between a light-punching junior middleweight and a potentially war-drained welterweight and turned it into an event, a regular media sensation, even.
Arum's boxing brand of identity politi Read Full Story >>>Floyd Mayweather's path to recognition lies through facing Manny Pacquiao
By Scott Heritage, Examiner.com, Thu, 03 Jun 2010
Floyd Mayweather Jr. doesn't have anywhere near the amount of awards or accolades that his rival Manny Pacquiao does, despite the fact that some regard him as the better fighter.
Some of this is undoubtedly his own fault; he's not as friendly with the media as he could be and at times has an inab Read Full Story >>> Two Pounds of ring widsom: Sagacious Stevie Forbes dissects Cotto-Foreman
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Thu, 03 Jun 2010
Unless and until we come up with a quicker, slicker name for this new semi-regular feature on both my Examiner.com page and on Boxingconfidential, we're calling it "Two Pounds of Ring Wisdom."
The words and thoughts that follow belong to one of the higher wattage lights in the boxing library Stev Read Full Story >>> If Mayweather Jr is the modern day Muhammad Ali, then is Manny Pacquiao the modern day Joe Frazier?
By Rick Rockwell, Examiner.com, Thu, 03 Jun 2010
Floyd Mayweather Jr has drawn comparisons to one of the greatest boxers of all-time, Muhammad Ali. Mayweather's brashness and colorful trash talking has some saying he is the modern day Muhammad. Well, if he is today's version of Ali then does that make Manny Pacquiao the modern day Joe Frazier? The Read Full Story >>> ROBERT "THE GHOST" GUERRERO DOCUMENTARY
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 03 Jun 2010
June 3, San Francisco - From the first time he put on a pair of boxing gloves at age 9, Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero always dreamed of becoming a world champion. Guerrero fulfilled that dream (and more) by becoming a three-time world champion in two weight divisions, but the road to the top wasn't s Read Full Story >>> Arthur Mercante Jr. Interview - On Cotto vs Foreman, HBO, Pacquiao, Mayweather, Leonard and much More!
By David Tyler, DogHouseBoxing.com, Thu, 03 Jun 2010
Please welcome back into the doghouse, Arthur Mercante Jr. who will be the third man in the ring for the Yuri Foreman/ Miguel Cotto bout at Yankee Stadium this Saturday, June 6th. The fight will be shown on live HBO.
David Tyler - Congratulations on being chosen as the referee for the main event Read Full Story >>> Leading up to Yuri Foreman-Miguel Cotto bout, Bob Arum looks back at past fights at Yankee Stadium
By Tim Smith, New York Daily News, Thu, 03 Jun 2010
Bob Arum looked around the Great Hall at Yankee Stadium Wednesday morning and couldn't help but get nostalgic about the last boxing match that he promoted at the old Yankee Stadium - Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton in 1976.
Arum was holding court before presiding over a press conference for the 12-ro Read Full Story >>> Saul Alvarez Eyes a Future Clash With Manny Pacquiao
By James Blears, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 03 Jun 2010
Mexican welterweight boxing sensation Saul "Canelo" Alvarez, advised BoxingScene.com that he has absolutely no interest in sparring with Manny Pacquiao, but he does want to fight him, and anytime like tomorrow would be just fine.
Canelo, who?s looking super fit and noticeably bigger without bein Read Full Story >>> My Foreman - Cotto prediction
By Matt Stolow, Examiner.com, Thu, 03 Jun 2010
It took a while for me to get excited about Saturday's Stadium Slugfest between Yuri Foreman and Miguel Cotto but I am now.
This fight needed a back drop and the fabled stadium, even if it's really next door, is a unique added touch. I remember the last fight across the street at the original sta Read Full Story >>> COTTO-FOREMAN TITLE FIGHT ON ABS-CBN
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 03 Jun 2010
Continuing its drive to give Filipino fight fans some of the best championship boxing both here at home and from abroad, the giant broadcast network will telecast the light middleweight title fight between former WBO Read Full Story >>> GESTA WANTS TO RETURN HOME A WINNER
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 03 Jun 2010
If ever promising Filipino lightweight Mercito ?No Mercy? Gesta returns home to Cebu to visit his family, he wants to do so as a winner.
Gesta gets a chance to accomplish the first major step in his dream to eventually become a wo Read Full Story >>> Mayweather-Pacquiao Anticipated Fight
By Darren Wong, Sports Illustrated, Thu, 03 Jun 2010
The super fight that everyone wants to see happen, from hardcore boxing fans to the general sports fan, will hopefully take place before the end of this year.
The fight everyone is talking about i Read Full Story >>> NEW SCHEDULES AT THE WILDCARD GYM -- UNTIL PACQUIAO RETURNS
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 03 Jun 2010
You really have to give it to Freddie Roach. I mean all the accolades and the respect for what he has accomplished as a trainer.
And, because of such success, the number of boxers that gravitate to his sweat shop on Vine St Read Full Story >>> Wild Card Pope, Freddie Roach, Retreats but Never Backs Down
By Granville Ampong, Associated Content, Thu, 03 Jun 2010
Exclusive Interview at Wild Card Gym, HOLLYWOOD, California - In what could have been a closed-door negotiations between the camps of Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Manny Pacquiao, non-negotiating parties close
to both
outposts trade whistling blows and barbs, though
seemingly at low intensity le Read Full Story >>> IS COTTO REALLY READY?
By Damon Gonzales, BoxeoMundial, Thu, 03 Jun 2010
Tampa, Florida ? Super welterweight Miguel Cotto?s training camp has come to a close this Memorial weekend, finishing off his training for the June 5th showdown with Yuri Foreman at Yankee Stadium. Nine members of the Tampa media waited outside of the Fight Factory on Friday to witness Cotto?s fin Read Full Story >>> MAYWEATHER GRANTS A WISH
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Thu, 03 Jun 2010
Undefeated pound-for-pound champion Floyd Mayweather recently spent time with the Make-A-Wish Foundation, a nonprofit organization that grants the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses. In a recent Twitter update, Mayweather talked about the time he spent with an 18-year-old who has Hod Read Full Story >>> THE PACQUIAO VS. MAYWEATHER FANTASY
By Chito Yu Katangkatang, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 03 Jun 2010
The greatness of a boxer is never measured by the number of fights he has won nor can he be marked as a failure because of the fights he has lost. A boxer is great because he fought the best fighters in his time and carried his heart Read Full Story >>> Rocky Fuentes Defends OPBF Crown June 5
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 03 Jun 2010
Rocky Fuentes of the ALA Gym of Cebu will make the first title defense of the Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) Flyweight title this June 5 at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo against Shigetaka Ikehara of Yokohama,Japan. The 24 Read Full Story >>> A Bout Filled With Backstories
By Gordon Marino, The Wall Street Journal, Thu, 03 Jun 2010
Yuri Foreman had a parrot named Yankel perched on his shoulder as he talked about his third year at the Iyyun Institute, where he is studying the nuances of kosher laws. In addition to being a rabbinical student, the 29-year-old is the WBA super welterweight champion of the world, and the first worl Read Full Story >>> SOURCE SAYS MAYWEATHER STANDING FIRM ON DEMAND FOR MORE MONEY
By Felix Strunk, FightHype.com, Thu, 03 Jun 2010
?It?s not just the blood testing now. Floyd has done double the buys as Pacquiao, even against the same opponents, so Floyd is saying to himself, ?Why should I do 50/50?? The fans are going to turn on Floyd,? remarked a reliable source with behind-the-scenes knowledge of contract negotiations. Of co Read Full Story >>>
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