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Pacquiao is still #1
By Kenneth Ragpala, 8countnews, Wed, 19 May 2010
A lot of people have been making a big fuss over the recent remodification Yahoo! Sports has made (read: Kevin Iole) on their pound-for-pound rankings. While this writer never really wanted to join in on the mix, a number of people have sent their questions with regards to the issue and would like t Read Full Story >>>VAZQUEZ WANTS CHALLENGER BEDAK TO GO TOE-TO-TOE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 19 May 2010
WBO super bantamweight champion Wilfredo Vazquez Jr wants challenger Zsolt Bedak of Hungary to engage him in a toe-to-toe battle when they clash in Vazquez? first title defense at the Coliseo Ruben Rodriguez in Bayamon, Puerto Rico on May 29.
Vazquez won the title with a 4th round knockout of F Read Full Story >>> Mailbag: Manny unhappy returns
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Wed, 19 May 2010
When 20 of 33 boxing writers voted for Floyd Mayweather Jr. and not Manny Pacquiao as No. 1 in the May Yahoo! Sports boxing rankings, it created quite a firestorm among Pacquiao supporters.
Floyd Mayweather's No. 1 ranking rankled many Pacquiao fans.
(Jae C. Hong/AP Photo)
Cries of racism ab Read Full Story >>> Hatton: I Khan do a job for Amir
By Gavin Glicksman, The Sun, Wed, 19 May 2010
RICKY HATTON wants Amir Khan to dodge the bright lights of Las Vegas and have his next fight in Britain.
Hatton, 31, has rubbished talk of facing his good friend if he decides to resume his ring career later this year.
But the Hitman, who was KO'd by Manny Pacquiao inside two rounds in 2009, Read Full Story >>> TAKAYAMA INJURED, PULLS OUT OF SATURDAY FIGHT
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 19 May 2010
CEBU CITY -- Former two-time world champion Katsunari Takayama of Japan, now fighting under the ALA Promotions banner, has pulled out of his fight this Saturday in Mandaue, Cebu against Jayson Rotoni due to an injury.
In a text me Read Full Story >>> Mayol off to fight Nino in junior flyweight clash
By Ricardo Lois, Examiner.com, Wed, 19 May 2010
Los Angeles - It was announced that Filipino Rodel Mayol, fighting out of Hollywood's Wild Card Gym, will rematch fighting Mexico's Omar Nino on June 19 at Queretaro, Mexico.
This will be a rematch for the junior flyweights who fought to a draw back in February. The fight was stopped during the Read Full Story >>> UNSCRUPULOUS EXPLOTATION OF FILIPINO BOXERS
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 19 May 2010
When Filipino minimum weight Michael Rodriguez who has a miserable record of 19 defeats against only 7 wins with not a single win by knockout lost a unanimous decision to stocky veteran Pigmy Muangchaiyaphum whose record is 40-5-2 with 18 knockouts in Thailand the other day it came as no surprise at Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao visits Aquino, offers support
By Maila Ager, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wed, 19 May 2010
MANILA, Philippines ? World Boxing champion and now Sarangani Representative Manny Pacquiao visited Senator Benigno Aquino III in his home Tuesday night, a spokesman for the winning presidential candidate said Wednesday.
?Manny Pacquiao paid a courtesy call to Aquino at his home in Times street l Read Full Story >>> A do or die scenario for Miguel Cotto
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Wed, 19 May 2010
It seems like just yesterday that Miguel Cotto was one of the rising stars in the sport of boxing. Hailing from Caugus, Puerto Rico and already known because of his accomplishments as an amateur, Cotto?s ascension in the professional sport was both calculated and impressive.
In June of 2002 Cotto Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao vs. Mayweather negotiations, what's different this time around?
By Scott Heritage, Examiner.com, Wed, 19 May 2010
Talks between representatives of Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao to try to put together a fight between the two pound for pound champions will soon take place.
In fact they might be happening right now; this latest round of negotiations are wisely being conducted behind closed doors and with Read Full Story >>> The Way I See It: 05.19.10: The Super 140 Pound Division
By Joe Roche, 411mania.com, Wed, 19 May 2010
Sure Showtime has put a spotlight on the super middleweight division but it's clear that the junior welterweight division is the premier division in boxing -- and a tournament would solve all of our questions.
Last weekend the 140 pound weight class got another shot in the arm. Amir Khan took th Read Full Story >>> Marquez? Last Chance to Reclaim Familial Bragging Rights
By Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 19 May 2010
The determination behind the best member of a sibling rivalry always seems to come down to the ?what have you done for me? argument.
It?s been well over a decade, and boxing fans still debate without a definitive answer as to who is the better of the Klitschko brothers, which the final choice ch Read Full Story >>> Nice job Amir Khan, but Naseem Hamed was the true U.K. invader
By Ricardo Lois, Examiner.com, Wed, 19 May 2010
British junior welterweight Amir Khan came to America Saturday night and boxed his way to a 11th round technical knock-out against Paulie Malignaggi in impressive fashion
Khan is not the first boxer from the United Kingdom to crash the shores of America in recent years, Joe Calzaghe and Ricky Hat Read Full Story >>> FLoyd Mayweather, Jr. needs Uncle Pig's Skin!
By Granville Ampong, Examiner.com, Wed, 19 May 2010
Side Bar Perspectives, HOLLYWOOD, California - Contrary to popular opinion, I AM NOT A FAN OF MANNY PACQUIAO nor Floyd Mayweather, Jr. But, I am a fan of INSPIRATION. And as for my writings, I simply rely on my gift of discernment. Yes, that's unmerited. But, at times, it can be adulterated espec Read Full Story >>> Is a meeting between Devon Alexander and Timothy Bradley sooner than we think?
By Albert Alvarez, Diamond Boxing, Wed, 19 May 2010
One on one with Kevin Cunningham
How are things going Kevin, what?s good? Talk to us about your thoughts on this past weekend?s fights.
KC- Things are going good, thanks for asking. As far as the fights go, well I felt that Khan looked very good and Victor looked good also. Question I have f Read Full Story >>> CONCEPCION HITS PUERTO RICO
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 19 May 2010
5/18/10, San Juan, Puerto Rico -- World-ranked Bernanbe Concepcion arrived Wednesday night in San Juan, Puerto Rico from the Philippines for the big press conference Thursday to officially announce his chall Read Full Story >>> Shootout at The Welterweight Corral
By Christopher Cruz, Sportales, Wed, 19 May 2010
After Floyd Mayweather Jr (41-0, 25 KO?s) hunted down and defanged erstwhile number one welterweight ?Sugar? Shane Mosley (46-6, 39 KO?s) last May 1, 2010, the division?s big picture is slowly coming into focus. One by one, the big guns are falling by the wayside and soon enough we may have a clear Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao should grant Marquez his death wish
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Wed, 19 May 2010
Manny, If you truly have one fight left in you and you and Pretty Boy can't make ends meet and agree to the only boxing fight the whole entire world truly wants to see right now, then can you do me, your fans and even Mexican fans as well as Juan Manuel Marquez himself a favor and grant this whining Read Full Story >>> Blasting Chelango wants Headline Celebrity Manny Pacquiao's head next!
By Granville Ampong, Examiner.com, Wed, 19 May 2010
HOLLYWOOD, California - Juan Manuel Marquez, still rated as the No.1 boxer in the lightweight division, remains hopeful that a closing encounter with Pound-for-Pound King Manny Pacquiao comes to pass.
Marquez, in an exclusive interview, says "After I finish Juan Diaz," whom he will have a rematch Read Full Story >>> Mayweather vs. Pacquiao should take advice from Holmes vs. Cooney 1982
By Matt Stolow, Examiner.com, Wed, 19 May 2010
As long as there are opponents that can stand up for a few rounds and have a pulse, both Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather still have more options than fighting each other.
If they can earn $15 - $25 million by taking easier fights, they will. It's smart business.
If they fight each other, t Read Full Story >>>
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