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Clottey stunned by Pacquiao chance: This is my miracle fight
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Thu, 21 Jan 2010
Joshua Clottey was relaxing back home in Ghana over the holidays.
He wasn't too thrilled about promoter Top Rank discussing low paying bouts on Fox Sports Espanol as his next assignment.
That seemed to be so much chopped liver (do they have this in Accra?) to the fighter who now lives in The B Read Full Story >>>Nonito Donaire, Jr. got "no balls" to fight big names, says one promoter
By Simeon Vergara, Maharlikan Times, Thu, 21 Jan 2010
LOS ANGELES, California - At 27, Nonito Donaire, Jr., who is scheduled to fight against Gerson Guerrero (34-8-0) this February 13 for the Interim WBA World Super Flyweight title at Las Vegas Hilton in Las Vegas, Nevada, may have spent too long in the lower division by picking the less challenging fi Read Full Story >>> Mayweather's 431,000 Twitter Followers vs. Pacquiao's 242,000 Facebook Fans - The Battle Continues...
By John Chavez, The Boxing Truth, Thu, 21 Jan 2010
Jan 20, 2010 - It's one of the battles that "Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather Jr. is apparently winning.
It's the battle of online supremacy as to who exactly is the more popular figure in the sport of boxing... Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao or Floyd Mayweather Jr.
While Manny Pacquiao has created qu Read Full Story >>> Roach – I want to see Pacquiao kick Mayweather’s backside
By Graeme Bradley, STV, Thu, 21 Jan 2010
As Manny Pacquiao confirmed his WBO welterweight title defence against Joshua Clottey, his trainer Freddie Roach continued to accuse Floyd Mayweather Jr of ducking his Filipino charge.
The 31-year-old Pacquiao was scheduled to face Mayweather on March 13, but negotiations broke down over a disagr Read Full Story >>> The top three pound-for-pound fighters
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Thu, 21 Jan 2010
Who is the world's best fighter regardless of weight class? See my top 20 below.
And don't forget to check out the divisional rankings, now updated weekly.
For a list of the current champions in all weight classes, click here.
Note: Results through Jan. 19.
1 Manny Pacquiao
Welterweig Read Full Story >>> Exclusive photos of Dallas Pacquiao vs. Clottey press conference
By Matt Stolow, Examiner.com, Thu, 21 Jan 2010
ARLINGTON, TX - Before the press conference even started, Manny Pacquiao took time out to greet local Dallas - Fort Worth fight fans of the local Filipino community as you can see from these exclusive photo Read Full Story >>> “THE FIGHT CHICK” ON MIKE TYSON IN 2010!
By Frances Martel, RingTalk.com, Thu, 21 Jan 2010
BOXING MAY SHUN HIM, BUT TYSON IS HOLLYWOOD’S FAVORITE NEW ACCESSORY
New York, NY— Fans of trash-tv masterpiece Jersey Shore received quite a surprise when they tuned into the irrelevant Spike TV Video Game Awards last month to see their crew in action. Behind Mike “The Situati Read Full Story >>> Don’t be fooled by Mtagwa’s record
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Thu, 21 Jan 2010
Rogers Mtagwa doesn’t have the backing of a high-profile promoter or an influential manager. Nor does he have a television network clearing dates to broadcast his fights. He doesn’t have his own publicist. He’s rarely, if ever, called out by anyone.
He operates far from the spot Read Full Story >>> Big fight looks bigger in Texas
By Jeff Zimmerman, FightNews.com, Wed, 20 Jan 2010
As the saying goes, everything is “Bigger in Texas,” and today’s press conference kicking off the Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey super fight on March 13th at the new Dallas C Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao, Clottey vow thrilling slugfest
By Jun Medina, The Manila Times, Wed, 20 Jan 2010
DALLAS, Texas: Manny Pacquiao predicted a tough and thrilling fight when he makes his first world welterweight title defense against slugger Joshua Clottey on March 13 at the ultra-modern Cowboys Stadium in the suburban Arlington, about 10 minutes drive from here.
Pacquiao described Clottey as Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao, beware the Ides of March: Clottey may be rampaging elephant
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Wed, 20 Jan 2010
Liberal Lion Ted Kennedy must be spinning like a gyroscope in his grave today.
Not to mention how his assassinated brothers, Jack and Bobby, must be scratching their heads.
I mean, we’re talking Massachusetts where my Irish grandmother, Marion Corbett, taught the wee ones to remember Read Full Story >>> Not Inevitable: Previews And Predictions For Juan Manuel Lopez - Steven Luevano, Yuriorkis Gamboa - Rogers Mtagwa
By Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules, Wed, 20 Jan 2010
Double-headers intended to hype a future bout between the two featured fighters are usually as risk-free as boxing matches come. The headliners are never in very tough, because they're showcase fights meant to whet the appetite for the idea of the headliners meeting up, and the chance of a loss coul Read Full Story >>> Will The Real Floyd Mayweather Please Man Up?
By Kenneth Ragpala, 8countnews, Wed, 20 Jan 2010
Pretty Boy Floyd wasn’t always been a ducker. Early in his career, he has faced tough and quality opposition that includes the likes of Luis Castillo, DeMarcus Corley, Philip Ndou, and the late Diego Corrales and Arturo Gatti. But during his ascent in the ranks, he started shuffling through op Read Full Story >>> MAYWEATHER MUST GET OFF HIS ‘SUGAR’ FREE DIET
By Oliver Suarez, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 20 Jan 2010
A fight that has been in great demand for so many years might finally be on the horizon as Mosley and Mayweather Jr. may be set for a collision course.
There was a time when both were considered perhaps as the two mos Read Full Story >>> HUNGRY TAMARA SAYS HE'LL TAKE THE TITLE FROM VILORIA
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 20 Jan 2010
Viloria.
In a clash of former Olympians, Colombia’s Carlos Tamara says he is a hungry fighter who will take the IBF light flyweight title away from Brian Viloria when they clash in the Solar Sports fight card &# Read Full Story >>> "Manny Pacquiao is a dream come true" -- Cowboys owner Jerry Jones
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Wed, 20 Jan 2010
It did not matter who he was fighting as long as it was someone who had a legitimate chance of beating him.
What Jerry Jones wants, Jerry Jones gets. And what the owner of America's team has now is the biggest name in boxing fighting in his stadium on March 13.
He wanted Manny Pacquiao to fig Read Full Story >>> Rock star treatment titillates Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Wed, 20 Jan 2010
DALLAS, Texas — Manny Pacquiao felt like a true-blue Texan on Tuesday as he titillated his hosts, the assembled media, and a modest Filipino crowd living here by telling them that the five-star treatment he received is unmatched.
“I feel like a (great) football star,” said Pacqu Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao focused on Clottey
By Rachel Griffiths, SkySports.com, Wed, 20 Jan 2010
World champion Manny Pacquiao is putting failed talks with Floyd Mayweather behind him to concentrate on his upcoming bout with Joshua Clottey.
The Filipino, 50-3 with two drawn and 38 knock Read Full Story >>> Clottey guaranteed $1-million
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Wed, 20 Jan 2010
DALLAS – Joshua Clottey said he and Filipino foe Manny Pacquiao have something in common.
Clottey said he grew up dirt poor in Accra, Ghana, much the same way Pacquiao did in General Santos City.
“There was nothing there,” Clottey said on Tuesday at Cowboys Stadium in the ci Read Full Story >>> A Blessing In Disguise: Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao fight Off
By Eric Marks, DogHouseBoxing.com, Wed, 20 Jan 2010
If there is any good in the cancellation of the Floyd Mayweather Jr./ Manny Pacquio mega-fight it’s this: March 13th was too soon to promote this megafight. Virtually all fans know this even though they would prefer to see the fight with a short promotion period than not at all. But most enthu Read Full Story >>>
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