Rumored fights - Katsidis-Guzman, Andrade-Diaconu and Bradley-Valero
Bad Left Hook, Thu, 11 Feb 2010
Just to keep the palates whetted, here are a few rumored bouts floating around... Michael Katsidis still has his fight date, despite the withdrawal of Robert Guerrero as his opponent. There are a couple of rumors out there, but the stronger one at the moment seems to be that Joan Guzman may jump i  Read Full Story >>>

The Spit Bucket: Edwin Valero continues to impress despite little attention
By Mike Samuels, mlive.com, Thu, 11 Feb 2010
Last Saturday as I drove past a local Applebee’s restaurant near my Grand Rapids home I could not help but notice the promotional sign lit up like Christmas was here all over again hanging high in the sky so all of 5 o’clock rush hour traffic could bear witness to its message: UFC 109 Ho  Read Full Story >>>

Margarito vs Angulo: Shaw Eyes The Mexican Dream Fight
By Rick Reeno, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 11 Feb 2010
If there is one fight promoter Gary Shaw would love to secure for junior middleweight contender Alfredo Angulo, it would be against former three-time welterweight champion Antonio Margarito. Shaw wants the Mexican dream fight to happen, and a huge arena in Mexico would be the most logical place to s  Read Full Story >>>

Casino jackpot highlights Arthur Abraham's Day 2 of training in America
By Matt Stolow, Examiner.com, Thu, 11 Feb 2010
PALM SPRINGS, CA - A funny thing happened at the end of a long, cold and rainy day for Arthur Abraham and his six-man team during Day 2 of training for his match against Andre Dirrell on Showtime March 6;. Abraham had just finished an interview inside the Agua Caliente Casino and Resort with a S  Read Full Story >>>

AEROFLOT UPDATE: GM So scores first win against GM Bocharov
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 11 Feb 2010
Filipino grandmaster Wesley So (ELO 2656) won with the white pieces Wednesday night (Manila Time) against GM Dmitry Bocharov (ELO 2594) of Russia in his second round game in the ongoing Aeroflot Open 2010 Tournament in Moscow. GM So opened with 1.e4 and Bocharov responded with the Sicilian defens  Read Full Story >>>

Pacman's $20,000 plane ride
By Marv Dumon, Examiner.com, Wed, 10 Feb 2010

When I worked in investment banking, we tried to "sell a company" (i.e., partner the client) to a northern-based private equity firm that owned several indus  Read Full Story >>>

Mosley Seeks Respect By Exploiting Mayweather's Flaws
By Rick Reeno, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 10 Feb 2010
For the last few years, Mosley has been trying to secure a mega-fight. When Floyd Mayweather Jr. retired in 2008, and Pacquiao was still competing in the lower weight classes, Mosley had no mega-fight dance partners in the welterweight division. Things got a lot brighter in 2009. Mayweather announ  Read Full Story >>>

Vegas Beat: Ortiz-Campbell a done deal for May 15th Khan-Marquez card, the public speaks out
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Wed, 10 Feb 2010
Just hours ago it was reported by Rick Reeno at BoxingScene.com that young Victor Ortiz and former Lightweight champion Nate Campbell have agreed to fight this coming May 15th. The bout will serve as the chief undercard attraction to the Amir Khan-Juan Manuel Marquez bout at the MGM Grand in Las Veg  Read Full Story >>>

Mosley thrilled to finally have signed fight
By Dave Skretta, Associated Press, Wed, 10 Feb 2010
NEW YORK — Shane Mosley bopped around the Super Bowl media center last week, chatting with anyone who wanted to listen about his upcoming fight against Floyd Mayweather Jr. He seemed positively giddy as he stopped by radio row to talk about the serendipitous opportunity. And after he depart  Read Full Story >>>

Comelec division junks Pacquiao case vs Chiongban
By Kristine L. Alave, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wed, 10 Feb 2010
MANILA, Philippines—Boxing champion Manny Pacquiao will have to slug it out with businessman Roy Chiongban in the May congressional race of the Sarangani province. The Commission on Elections First Division dismissed, on Wednesday, the disqualification complaint filed by Pacquiao’s po  Read Full Story >>>

Latest Top Rank PPV Built With The Future In Mind
By Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 10 Feb 2010
You can call it Pinoy Power 3. You can call it Latin Fury 13. The folks at Top Rank couldn’t make up their mind, instead deciding to roll with both titles. Whatever label you prefer, there’s one thing that this weekend’s card can be referred to as: an event with the immediate fu  Read Full Story >>>

EDWIN VALERO HAS ARRIVED, BUT ISN’T YET READY FOR PACQUIAO
By Tim Harrison, FightHype.com, Wed, 10 Feb 2010
Edwin Valero was something of an unknown commodity prior to Saturday, February 6. You could watch clips of his highlight reel knockouts on YouTube, but the quality of the picture left out many of the wrinkles we saw Saturday night. Due to a ban by the NYSAC, and Visa problems stemming from a DUI con  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao 'stupid, crazy' for refusing $40-M: Mayweather Sr.
ABS-CBN News, Wed, 10 Feb 2010

MANILA, Philippines – The father of American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. criticized 7-division world champion Manny Pacquiao for dropping the Mayweather bout over a disagreement about Olymp  Read Full Story >>>

Khan-Marquez Issues Being Worked On By Golden Boy
By Rick Reeno, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 10 Feb 2010
In this day and age, a high stakes fight is not easy to make. The proposed junior welterweight fight between WBA champion Amir Khan and challenger Juan Manuel Marquez is no exception. Both boxers are promoted by Golden Boy Promotions, who are working very hard with HBO to finalize the bout for May 1  Read Full Story >>>

Showtime Announcers Clash on Mayweather-Pacquiao
By Brent Matteo Alderson, FightFanNation.com, Wed, 10 Feb 2010
Not even professional broadcasters can resist the urge of taking sides in the Pacquiao-Mayweather debate. This past Saturday during Showtime’s broadcast of Valero- DeMarco, long-time boxing analyst Al Bernstein and his blow by blow partner Gus Johnson argued about who was the better fighter, F  Read Full Story >>>

The Way I See It 02.10.10: You've Got Questions, I've Got Answers
By Joe Roche, 411mania.com, Wed, 10 Feb 2010
Taking a departure from our regular formula this week our own Joe Roche answers "questions" about the hot topics in boxing over the last seven days. Ladies and gentlemen welcome to another edition of "The Way I See It." I'm taking a little break of the usual column format this week to do a feedb  Read Full Story >>>

Golden Boy Promotions is trying to steal your money with Hopkins vs. Jones II
By Rick Rockwell, Examiner.com, Wed, 10 Feb 2010
I’ve said it before and I will say it again, Hopkins vs. Jones Jr 2 is nothing more than 1 more pay day for everyone involved. Who really wants to see two 40 year olds fight? If there are still some of you who raised their hands then let me ask this, who wants to pay 50 bucks to watch two 40 y  Read Full Story >>>

So faces Russian GM Bocharov Today
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 10 Feb 2010
Filipino Grandmaster Wesley So drew his first game with the black pieces against GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami of Iran Tuesday night in the A1 group (for chessplayers with a FIDE rating higher than 2549) of the ongoing Aeroflot Open 2010 Tournament in Moscow. The game was drawn in 25 moves of a Queen's  Read Full Story >>>

How Clottey’s training struggles might impact Pacquiao’s future fights
By Scott Heritage, Fight Sports Online, Wed, 10 Feb 2010

Bob Arum has said that Manny Pacquiao is ready to fight already, several weeks out from his March 13th date with Joshua Clottey. Freddie Roach countered this by saying that he was still  Read Full Story >>>

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