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Mepranum and Marquez cap a stellar prelude at the Gaylord Texan
By Bart Barry, 15rounds.com, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
GRAPEVINE, TEX. – Tasty local appetizer cards have become a staple of promoter Top Rank’s superfight weekends, and Friday night’s fare at the Gaylord Texan Hotel & Convention Center – an opening course for “The Event” on Saturday – was no exception. Featurin Read Full Story >>>Lightweight Looks For More Lightning in Texas
By Cliff Rold, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
Lightning struck.
The storm passed.
Just less than twelve months ago, four significant Lightweight contests rolled out at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, part of a small April pay-per-view card card dubbed “Lightweight Lightning.” It turned out to be a hell of a show, Rol Read Full Story >>> Mepranum upsets Marquez
By Doug Fischer, The Ring, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
DALLAS, Texas -- Filipino flyweight prospect Richie Mepranum spoiled the U.S. debut of Mexico’s popular Hernan Marquez on Friday, out-pointing the undefeated junior bantamweight standout in the 10-round main event of a Fox Sports Net-televised card at the Gaylord Texan Convention center, the h Read Full Story >>> Mepranum scores an ‘upset’
By Edwin G. Espejo, Asian Correspondent, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
SARANGANI’s pride Richie Mepranum is making a good living in the United States by eking out impressive wins.
Mepranum demolished previously unbeaten Mexican flyweight Hernan ‘Tyson’ Marquez over ten rounds on Saturday (Philippine time) to notch his third straight wins in as many Read Full Story >>> Matthew Aguilar: Joshua Clottey's great but Manny 'Pac-Man' Pacquiao is greater
By Matthew Aguilar, El Paso Times, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
Joshua Clottey is as tough and dangerous a welterweight as there is in boxing.
He has cut his teeth against the world's best 147-pounders; he has an aggressive, straight-forward style that makes him fun to watch and easy to root for. He is gutsy, determined and skillful, and two of his three los Read Full Story >>> MEPRANUM STUNS UNDEFEATED MARQUEZ; LAURENTE ALSO WINS
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
Skilled 22 year old southpaw Richie Mepranum has stunned previously undefeated Hernan “Tyson” Marquez while another talented southpaw Dennis Laurente scored a unanimous decision over Ghana’s Ben Tackie Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao got push to star status
By George Kimball, Boston Herald, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
ARLINGTON, Texas - With announcer Michael Buffer repeatedly describing the venue as “the Eighth Wonder of the World,” Cowboys Stadium hosted a dry run last night, a Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao takes center state
By Associated Press, Mercury News, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
ARLINGTON, Texas — The phenomenon that is Manny Pacquiao grew with a series of wins against some of the biggest names around. Now he has a fight to win against a guy who has nothing to lose.
It wasn't supposed to be that way, but things rarely turn out as planned in boxing. Instead of figh Read Full Story >>> Merpranum Shocks Marquez; Peter Batters Aguilera
By Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
Former heavyweight titlist Samuel Peter extended his current winning streak to four straight with a second round knockout of fringe contender Nagy Aguilera, Friday night at the Gaylord Hotel in Grapevine, Texas.
The bout aired live on Fox Sports en Espanol.
Peter, weighing in at a relatively Read Full Story >>> What would make Pacquiao the Greatest?
By Derek Welch, Official Scorecard, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
Pac: The Greatest Ever?
Below are the 6 fighters Pac should consider next and why:
1) Mayweather – Of course for obvious reasons: April showers bring May flowers; it good for boxing when the cream of the crop meet… This would be the Super Bowl of boxing for sure.
2) Juan Manuel Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao vs. Clottey: addressing the weight difference on fight night
By Scott Heritage, Examiner.com, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
Earlier on today, Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey both made weight for their showdown tomorrow night in Dallas.
Pacquiao, who reportedly struggles to keep weight on to make welterweight, came in at 145 ? to Clottey's solid 147. On the night of the fight, Pacquiao isn't expected to come in a lo Read Full Story >>> Cowboys Stadium could have a beautiful crowd for Pacquiao-Clottey
Star Telegram, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
ARLINGTON -- Jerry Jones is obviously hoping for a beautiful experience tonight when Manny Pacquiao defends his WBO world welterweight championship in a bout with Joshua Clottey.
The official weigh-in was conducted Friday on the East Plaza of Cowboys Stadium, and both fighters made their weight - Read Full Story >>> Is Joshua Clottey Hungrier Than Manny Pacquiao?
By Brad Marchetti, DogHouseBoxing.com, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
Some guys seem to have it all. Filipino W.B.O welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao could be classified as one of those guys with his fame, fortune, big house on the hill and singing career. Pacquiao, 50-3-2, 38 KO’s, hasn’t lost a professional boxing match in five years against a mean ca Read Full Story >>> Joshua Clottey quietly going about his business for Manny Pacquiao
By Tobias Xavier Lopez, Star Telegram, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
GRAPEVINE -- The first punch Joshua Clottey ever took made him barf and he crawled under the boxing ring to cry.
Clottey was a 6-year-old in the Bukom area of Accra, Ghana, when he challenged the boxing haven's bully.
It didn't go well for Clottey.
Fueled by the embarrassment, Clottey left Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao, Clottey will tangle for title belt
By John Whisler, chron, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
ARLINGTON — His campaign for political office in the Philippines will begin soon. He has hinted that this could be his last fight.
And then there is the lingering hangover from the whole Floyd Mayweather Jr. mess.
Manny Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KOs) has ample reason to be distracted when he Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao in a lose - lose situation
By Ricardo Lois, Examiner.com, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
Manny Pacquiao could knock-out Joshua Clottey violently, win a judges' decision, or even possibly lose on Saturday night in Dallas, Texas and have a public relations nightmare on his hands any which way.
Thanks to the likes of Floyd Mayweather Senior, Floyd Mayweather Junior, Roger Mayweather, an Read Full Story >>> Special post-fight radio show for Pacquiao vs. Clottey
By Ricardo Lois, Examiner.com, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
Los Angeles - Welterweights Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey weighed in today or their Saturday night pay per view boxing class from Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas.
Pacquiao tipped the scales at 145.75 pounds, two pounds below the contracted limit of 147 pounds, and Clottey marked the weight l Read Full Story >>> MEPRANUM WINS BY U.D. OVER MARQUEZ
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
GRAPEVINE, TX -- The Philippines' Richie Mepranum (L) (17-2-1, 3KO) connects with a left at the jaw of Hernan Marquez (27-1-0, 20KO) during their fight at the Gaylord Hotel Friday night. Mepranum won by unanimous decision. Read Full Story >>> ESPN’s ‘Around the Horn’ thinks the Pacquiao vs. Clottey fight is ‘no big deal’
By Rick Rockwell, Examiner.com, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
You can count out some of today’s panelists on ESPN’s Around the Horn for being excited about the upcoming Pacquiao fight. 3 of the 4 panelists on today’s episode think that this fight is no big deal at all. Some panelists even said don’t bother them until Pacquiao and Maywea Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao: World?s only Seven-division Champ
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 13 Mar 2010
Boxing writers named him as having re-invented the sport of sweet science, inspired millions, perhaps billions of people around the world. It would not be an overstatement that Manny Pacquiao is being hailed these days Read Full Story >>>
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