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Pacquiao a sure thing – almost
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Fri, 12 Mar 2010
ARLINGTON, Texas – Manny Pacquiao has been saying all the right things as he prepares to defend his World Boxing Organization welterweight title on Saturday at Cowboys Stadium against Joshua Clottey. He respects Clottey’s ability. He is just as intense for Clottey as he was for his stunn Read Full Story >>>Fight night will make a fan out of Arlington
By Gil Lebreton, Star Telegram, Fri, 12 Mar 2010
Fight night. Rented limos. Rented tuxes.
Rented, uh, "dates" for some of the ringside spectators.
There is nothing in sports like fight night.
Fight night is sharing an elevator with the multi-necklaced Mr. T. It's sitting a few seats away from Liza Minnelli and Sylvester Stallone.
It us Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao's at the head of his sport, in the heart of his nation
By Barry Horn, Dallas News, Fri, 12 Mar 2010
ARLINGTON – Here is as good a starting point as any in trying to explain the size of the shadow Manny Pacquiao casts over his native Philippines: Back in March 2008, his country's army and rebel insurgents near his home province agreed to a seven-hour truce so both sides could watch him win th Read Full Story >>> Boxer David Diaz eases up on the relaxing
By Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, Fri, 12 Mar 2010
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — It was June 2008, and David Diaz did what any self-respecting person would have done after being pummeled in public by boxing star Manny Pacquiao. Diaz, the pride of Chicago boxing, went home to the North Side and sat on the couch.
As a matter of fact, he sat so much, in Read Full Story >>> Team RSR Fight Picks – Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey
By Brian Wilbur, RingsideReport.com, Fri, 12 Mar 2010
Compiled by Brian Wilbur
Manny Pacquiao is the best boxer in the world, holding the pound for pound crown with an iron fist. He is an active, fighting champion, set to step in the ring again this Saturday just four months after dispatching of Miguel Cotto. Four months may seem like a long time, Read Full Story >>> The “It” Factor and How It Fits Pacquiao-Clottey
By Lee Groves, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 12 Mar 2010
As boxing fans, we admire the array of physical skills the very best fighters show. Some of those will be on display when pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao fights Joshua Clottey Saturday at Cowboys Stadium.
The match pits Pacquiao’s lightning hand and foot speed against Clottey’s s Read Full Story >>> HBO has big plans for Pacquiao-Clottey fight
By Ray Buck, Star Telegram, Fri, 12 Mar 2010
University of Texas alum/HBO Sports director Marc Payton said the overhead video board at Cowboys Stadium will provide unprecedented viewing for in-house fans because of the close-ups -- particularly in the corners between rounds -- of the Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey fight Saturday night.
Payto Read Full Story >>> SIGNORELLA PREVIEWS PACQUIAO-CLOTTEY!
By John Signorella, RingTalk.com, Fri, 12 Mar 2010
New York, NY- Big time boxing returns this Saturday night when globally recognized number one “pound for pound” king and current welterweight (147) champion Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KOs) faces tough and rugged former welterweight belt holder Joshua “Grand Ma Read Full Story >>> The Boxing Weekend: Manny Pacquiao Vs Joshua Clottey PPV
By Geno McGahee, RingsideReport.com, Fri, 12 Mar 2010
Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, 50-3-2, 38 KO’s, headlines this weekend’s boxing as he defends his WBO Welterweight title against the very capable and dangerous Joshua Clottey, 35-3, 20 KO’s.
Pacquiao is at an all time high in his career and has quite the following. He is Read Full Story >>> Dougie's FAT Friday Mailbag
By Doug Fischer, The Ring, Fri, 12 Mar 2010
UPCOMING FIGHTS
Doug:
A few things.
1) Am I the only one out there that likes the two fights we're getting -- Clottey/Pac-Man and Mayweather/Mosley -- better than the one fight we missed (the fight that shall remain unnamed)?
2) I think Clottey with his solid defense will give Pac-Man fits Read Full Story >>> Cowboys, Clottey await WBO welterweight champ Pacquiao
By Bob Velin, USA Today, Fri, 12 Mar 2010
When heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali fought Cleveland Williams in 1966 at the new Houston Astrodome— the world's first domed stadium known as "The Eighth Wonder of the World" —Bob Arum was the promoter.
For Read Full Story >>> Cowboys Stadium the right fit for fight
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Fri, 12 Mar 2010
GRAPEVINE, Texas -- They say everything is bigger in Texas, and Top Rank promoter Bob Arum thinks big.
So it seemed only natural that Arum, along with his new best buddy, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, would get Read Full Story >>> FIGHTHYPE BREAKDOWN: PACQUIAO VS. CLOTTEY
By Joe DeMaria, FightHype.com, Fri, 12 Mar 2010
Don't miss all the action this Saturday when pound-for-pound and WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao puts his title on the line against former champion Joshua Clottey this Saturday, March 13th, at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas and televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View. What's at stake? How w Read Full Story >>> THE DREAM CONTINUES
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 12 Mar 2010
Z ?The Dream? Gorres was the recipient of the Presidential Award from Cebu sportswriters during the 28th SAC-SMB Cebu Sports Awards was held Thursday evening at the Casino Espa?ol de Cebu.
Gorres was accompanied by his wife, Datche Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-Clottey is all about location, location, location
By Norm Frauenheim, 15rounds.com, Fri, 12 Mar 2010
ARLINGTON, Tex. – It’s all about the building. Cowboys Stadium is the main event. It sits there, below a flight path to a Dallas-Fort Worth runway, rising toward the Texas sky like a giant tent. It’s the big top, a technical marvel that sometimes sounds as if it could be a ride at Read Full Story >>> Casimero braces for Calderon
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 12 Mar 2010
Johnriel Casimero sat at the far right side of the room waiting for the ceremonies to start. The other athletes did not recognize him. Only the sports scribes who cover boxing noticed him.
.Casimero was one of the Cebu-based bo Read Full Story >>> Haymaker’s Dozen 3.12.10: Top Events of the Era
By Matt Knowles, 411mania.com, Fri, 12 Mar 2010
411mania’s Matt Knowles takes a look back at some of the most memorable events that the sport of boxing has produced over the past two decades. Will the “Bite Fight” beat out “The Dr Read Full Story >>> Bob Arum looks to Margarito next for Pacquiao, but Mayweather is still the fight the fans want
By Scott Heritage, Examiner.com, Fri, 12 Mar 2010
Several members of Manny Pacquiao's entourage, including trainer Freddie Roach, have said that they want the winner of Mayweather vs. Mosley as their next opponent.
Joshua Clottey remains an obstacle, but Pacquiao is the heavy favorite to beat him on Saturday night. Similarly Floyd Mayweather is Read Full Story >>> Boxer David Diaz ready for big stage
By Bill Dwyre, Chicago Tribune, Fri, 12 Mar 2010
DALLAS -- It was late June, 2008, and David Diaz did what any self-respecting person would have done after being pummeled in public by boxing star Manny Pacquiao. Diaz, the pride of Chicago boxing, went home to the North Side and sat on the couch.
As a matter of fact, he sat so much, in the month Read Full Story >>> Size matters when betting Pacquiao vs. Clottey
By Evan Korn, Covers.com, Fri, 12 Mar 2010
The assumption among most is as followed: Manny Pacquiao should have few problems defeating Joshua Clottey Saturday evening.
A Pacquiao victory at Cowboys Stadium, while probable, is not assured.
Regardless of the bout’s outcome, Clottey will be the biggest, strongest fighter Pacquiao h Read Full Story >>>
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