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Call him Mr. Congressman
Malaya, Wed, 12 May 2010
AS results of the congressional election in Sarangani started trickling in last Monday and showed Manny Pacquiao leading, promoter Bob Arum requested a local reporter to call Roy Chiongbian?s nephew and relay his offer: Concede by 9 Read Full Story >>>GMA, Imelda, Pacquiao join celebrity-studded House
By Peter J. G. Tabingo, Malaya, Wed, 12 May 2010
THE incoming 15th Congress promises to be star-studded as President Arroyo, former first lady Imelda Marcos and seven-time boxing champ Manny Pacquiao join other celebrity-politicians as new members of the House of Representatives.
Partial-unofficial tallies as of late Tuesday showed Arroyo with Read Full Story >>> The Harder They Fall: Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao - Simply put they need to fight!
By Sunset Thomas, DogHouseBoxing.com, Wed, 12 May 2010
Frankie Gambino and I planned on spending a sinful Saturday night hunkered down in my bedroom watching HBO Boxing on the tube while snacking on goodies a friend had overnighted from my favorite Italian pastry shop ?Caffe Roma?on Mulberry street in Little Italy, New York. Just that afternoon I?d rece Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao counts votes as Floyd Mayweather pockets $45 million
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Wed, 12 May 2010
Manny Pacquiao was counting votes on Tuesday in the province of Sarangani, as he awaited official confirmation of being elected as a single seat Congressman in the Lower House of Congress in The Philippines, while his arch-rival, Floyd Mayweather, was counting his money in Las Vegas.
And after h Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao vs Mayweather: Fight happens on 50-50 split
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Wed, 12 May 2010
MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao should be happy to strike a 50-50 deal with Floyd Mayweather.
But that?s as far as the 31-year-old Filipino, who once again made history when he became the first active boxer to be elected congressman, could bend just to make the superfight happen.
?I think Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao and Mayweather have reasons to be happy
By Tim Dahlberg, The Associated Press, Google News, Wed, 12 May 2010
Manny Pacquiao was counting votes early Tuesday, and seemed happy.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. was counting money, and had to be equally happy.
"There's a reason they call him Money Mayweather," Mayweather's manager, Leonard Ellerbe, said. "He's winding up making $40 million for his night's work."
Read Full Story >>> Aquino Solidifies Lead in the Philippines
By James Hookway, The Wall Street Journal, Wed, 12 May 2010
MANILA?Senator Benigno Aquino III edged closer to becoming the next president of the Philippines Tuesday as vote-counting continued from Monday's national elections, bolstering financial markets but also drawing attention to the way the country continues to be dominated by a relatively small group o Read Full Story >>> Which Junior Welterweight Will Have the Best Night on May 15?
By Dana Miller, ProBoxing-fans.com, Wed, 12 May 2010
Khan vs. Malignaggi & Ortiz vs. Campbell: Which 140 lb?er Shines the Brightest?
Live from The Theater at Madison Square Garden on May 15, four Junior Welterweights will step into the ring. O Read Full Story >>> Can Manny Pacquiao KO Floyd Mayweather Jr like he KO'd Roy Chiongbian?
By Rick Rockwell, Examiner.com, Wed, 12 May 2010
With it being a mathematical certainty that Manny Pacquiao has become congressmen, a quick look at the unofficial numbers show that Manny Pacquiao will beat Roy Chiongbian by at least a 2 to 1 margin.
Put it down in the record books as a KO because Manny Pacquiao just took down the Chiongbian Dyn Read Full Story >>> Arum vows to make Pacquiao-Mayweather happen
The Manila Bulletin, Wed, 12 May 2010
Bob Arum will try to make a deal for a November 13 fight between his fair-haired Filipino puncher and congressman-elect Manny Pacquiao against Floyd Mayweather as soon as he gets back to Las Vegas.
?I won?t let this (negotiations) drag on,? said Arum yesterday just before he boarded a Philippine Read Full Story >>> Malignaggi: 'No One in New York Knows Who Khan Is!'
By Terence Dooley, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 12 May 2010
Paulie Malignaggi has been firing verbal broadsides at WBA light-welterweight title holder Amir Khan ever since, indeed before, their May 15th, Madison Square Garden encounter was announced. The brash New Yorker feels that Khan, who recently claimed that he handpicked Paulie for his US debut in ord Read Full Story >>> No Holds Barred: John Fahey of WADA on Boxing, Williams-Cintron Chaos, Pacquiao the Politician
By Eddie Goldman, braggingrightscorner.com, Wed, 12 May 2010
On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman discusses a number of issues in boxing, including the need for the sport to adopt Olympic-style anti-doping procedures, and the chaos coming out of the abbreviated Paul Williams-Kermit Cintron fight this past Saturday.
There was an internati Read Full Story >>> How Good Was Edwin Valero?
By Ben Cohen, True/Slant, Wed, 12 May 2010
I wrote a story a few weeks back on the tragic demise of the ultra talented Edwin Valero, a Venezuelan fighter who ended up killing his wife in a drug crazed frenzy, then taking his own life in prison the day after. I?ve received a few emails from readers asking me how good Valero really was and whe Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao to be declared as Sarangani representative
GMA News Online, Tue, 11 May 2010
Chalk up another win for Filipino boxing icon Emmanuel "Manny" Dapidran Pacquiao, this time in the political ring.
Sarangani's provincial board of canvassers is set to declare the seven division world champion and reigning holder of the mythical pound-for-pound title as the province?s representat Read Full Story >>> ARUM: PROMOTER PAR EXCELLENCE AND QUINTESSENTIAL HUMAN BEING
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 11 May 2010
We?ve always enjoyed visiting places in the Visayas and Mindanao because there are many areas that still remain unspoiled and where the peoples simplicity and warmth are something special.
The few days we Read Full Story >>> ARUM SAYS PACQUIAO?S ELECTION VICTORY BIGGER THRILL THAN WIN OVER DE LA HOYA
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 11 May 2010
An elated Bob Arum, the Top Rank promoter who was one of the very few people who predicted that pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao would win against his formidable opponent Roy Chiongbian in the lone congressional district of Read Full Story >>> It may not be unanimous, but Manny Pacquiao wins his biggest decision yet
By Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, Tue, 11 May 2010
From General Santos City, Philippines
The polls close in 30 minutes and the congressional candidate is getting a rubdown on the couch.
It is the last calm before the chaos. In the next 24 hours, his Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao counts votes, Mayweather counts money, but don't count on a fight
By Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, Tue, 11 May 2010
Manny Pacquiao was counting votes early Tuesday, and seemed happy.
Floyd Mayweather Jr. was counting money, and had to be equally happy.
"There's a reason they call him Money Mayweather," Mayweather's manager, Leonard Ellerbe, said. "He's winding up making $40 million for his night's work."
Read Full Story >>> Congressman Manny Pacquiao, Representing The Fightin' Province Of Sarangani
By Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules, Tue, 11 May 2010
We now live in a world where the best boxer in the world is also a congressman. Although it's not 100 percent official, pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao has claimed to win a seat in the Philipp Read Full Story >>> Joe Calzaghe breaks up with actress, rumors of boxing return
By Marv Dumon, Examiner.com, Tue, 11 May 2010
Former British boxing champion, and former WBO super middleweight titlist Joe Calzaghe (46-0) and his "Strictly Come Dancing" girlfriend, Jo-Emma Larvin, 30, have s Read Full Story >>>
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