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Pacquiao and Alcano kindred spirits
By Ed Picson, The Manila Bulletin, 14 Nov 2006
It’s funny how a phrase in one language can mean something positive and translated into another becomes quite the opposite. Take for instance, "believing in oneself." Reading it that way would refer to a simple term on thinking positive. In Tagalog however, it would literally translate to "bilib sa Read Full Story >>>'AHAS' NIETES VIES FOR WBO ASIA-PACIFIC MINIFLY CROWN ON NOV. 24
PhilBoxing.com, 14 Nov 2006
They call him ‘AHAS’ or ‘SNAKEMAN’ and unlike any of the other boxers, the Cebu-based Ilonggo, Donnie Nietes, trains alongside his 20-feet pet python.
The unassuming and shy Nietes will finally get a chance to fight for the vacant WBO Asia-Pacific miniflyweight title againt No. 2 challenger He Read Full Story >>> It's Always Something with Manny Pacquiao
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, 14 Nov 2006
The smile is back on his face. There is a bounce in his step as he walks into the gym. His energy level is as frenetic as ever. And get this, as Manny Pacquiao prepared for his third and final chapter against Erik Morales this Saturday Read Full Story >>> Perhaps a Pacquiao Pamphlet?
By Bart Barry, 15rounds.com, 14 Nov 2006
This pound-for-pound thing is beyond me, I admit. It seems to have started nobly enough, years ago, as a way of taking Sugar Ray Robinson’s ample achievements, adding fifty pounds to them, and imagining how our sport’s all-time-greatest pugilist would have done against his heavyweight contemporaries Read Full Story >>> Oscar de la Hoya --- Pacquiao's Secret Weapon
By Hermie Rivera, PhilBoxing.com, 14 Nov 2006
January 21 2006 saw Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao score a scintillating stoppage of Eric ‘El Terrible’ Morales in a fight he wasn't expected to win.
At the time he knocked out the Mexican three-division champ, Pacman was a just a foe who unexpectedly dealt Tijuana's fight mogul his first debacle.
Read Full Story >>> Erik Morales: Lost in Translation
By Rick Folstad, The Sweet Science, 14 Nov 2006
Maybe something was lost in the translation.
Maybe it was the questions and how they were asked.
Or maybe it was just former world champion Erik Morales being Erik Morales.
That’s not to say he’s a b Read Full Story >>> Weight loss to diminish Erik’s power
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, 14 Nov 2006
Even if Erik Morales manages to tip the scales at 130 pounds at the weigh-in the day before his fight against Manny Pacquiao, he won’t be as terrible as his moniker suggests when the bell finally rings to signal the start of their 12-round rubber match at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas on S Read Full Story >>> Vegas odds soar as Pacquiao hits town
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, 14 Nov 2006
LAS VEGAS — Manny Pacquiao quietly slipped into the luxurious Wynn Hotel here late Sunday afternoon, carrying his expensive guitar and wearing a big, red tag as the overwhelming favorite in his coming battle with Erik Morales.
The boxer from Gen. Santos City used the hotel’s south entrance and m Read Full Story >>> Chat with Manny Pacquiao
ESPN.com, 14 Nov 2006
Welcome to The Show! On Monday, super featherweight boxer Manny Pacquiao will join us to chat.
Pacquiao faces Erik Morales in "The Grand Finale" Saturday, Nov. 18, live on HBO PPV (9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT) at the Thomas and Mack C Read Full Story >>> Time not on Morales' side
By Santos A. Perez, The Miami Herald, 14 Nov 2006
Signs begin to show when losses accumulate at an uncommon rate. Invincibility suddenly is replaced with the tag fighters dread -- ``career on the decline.''
Once a familiar entry on the best ''pound-for-pound'' fighters list, Erik Morales now battles skeptics over the knock that his best battles Read Full Story >>> FLASHBACK: Erik Morales & the Force of His Will
TigerBoxing.com, 14 Nov 2006
"THE GRAND FINALE!" FESTIVAL only at TigerBoxing.com
12 DAYS of coverage of the Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales trilogy
ROUND 6
TigerBoxing celebrates 12 days of coverage of the thrilling trilogy between champions Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales. Let's flashback to the days just before P Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO ELATED OVER ALCANO’S WIN
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, 14 Nov 2006
Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao who is once again determined to make our collective national spirit soar by beating legendary Mexican Erik "The Terrible One" Morales when they clash in a Grand Finale rubber match on Sunday, Manila Time, was elated over the victory of Ronnie Alcano in the 2006 Phil Read Full Story >>> Morales-Pacquiao III, la incógnita
Esto en Linea, 14 Nov 2006
Toda una incógnita envuelve al combate en el que el tijuanense Érik "Terrible" Morales intentará un resurgimiento espectacular contra el enrachado filipino Manny Pacquiao, el sábado en el Thomas & Mack Center de Las Vegas, en el tercer pleito entre ambos.
Un Read Full Story >>> Manny’s power, speed awe Mexican sparmate
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, 14 Nov 2006
LOS ANGELES — Manny Pacquiao, according to one of his Mexican sparring partners, will be very hard to beat when he climbs the ring against Erik Morales next week in Las Vegas.
"He moves quickly and is very, very effective. I know he’s fighting at 130 pounds but he punches like a middleweight," s Read Full Story >>> Sidelight: Pacman to get own LA condo
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, 14 Nov 2006
LAS VEGAS — The next time Manny Pacquio trains in Los Angeles, probably next March where a fight with Marco Antonio Barrera is being considered, he may no longer need to rent a place to stay.
According to a Team Pacquiao insider, the 27-year-old Filipino multi-millionaire has already acquired or Read Full Story >>> "From Pillar to Post" - Manny Pacquiao, Erik Morales To Settle The Score
By Ryan Songalia, BoxingScene.com, 14 Nov 2006
Every great fighter needs a counter part that can bring out the best in him, in victory and defeat. For Muhammad Ali, it was Joe Frazier, pushing "The Greatest" to the limits of his mortality in successfully bringing out the truth in Ali. Jake Lamotta was the vehicle by which Ray Robinson most empha Read Full Story >>> CONFIDENT PACQUIAO ARRIVES IN LAS VEGAS
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, 14 Nov 2006
A confident and relaxed Manny Pacquiao and his wife Jinkee as well as the Filipino ring idol’s younger brother Bobby Pacquiao have arrived in Las Vegas following a five hour drive from Los Angeles.
Pacquiao who has prepared like never before for his Grand Finale rubber match with Erik "The Ter Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-Morales grand finale in Las Vegas on Sunday
By Nars Padilla, Sun.Star Baguio, 14 Nov 2006
THE keenly awaited rubber match between our boxing icon Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao and Mexican Eric Morales takes center stage at the Thomas and Mac Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on November 18 (19 in the Philippines).
"Ito na ang talaga sa matira and matibay na labanan," said my friend Allan. " Read Full Story >>> Boxing times prediction: Manny to win by 8th round TKO
By Charles Raymond A. Maxey, Sun.Star Davao, 14 Nov 2006
IT WILL be Manny Pacquiao via an 8th round technical knockout (TKO) over Erik Morales when the Filipino ring gladiator and Mexican warrior slug it out for the third time in a super featherweight bout on November 18 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Thus, said the well-respected Read Full Story >>> FLASHBACK: It's Elvis vs. Elvis Saturday Night in Vegas
TigerBoxing.com, 14 Nov 2006
"THE GRAND FINALE!" FESTIVAL
only at TigerBoxing.com
12 DAYS of coverage of the Manny Pacquiao vs. Erik Morales trilogy
ROUND 5
TigerBoxing celebrates 12 days of coverage of the thrilling trilogy between champions Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales. Let's flashback to the days just before Read Full Story >>>
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