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Counterpoint: Boxing: down but not out
By Corey Johns, The Retriever, Tue, 02 Mar 2010
In the book The Sweet Science, which Sports Illustrated listed as the greatest sports book of all time, author A.J. Liebling said, "…the desire to punch other boys in the nose will survive our culture…[Boxing] is an art of the people, like making love." More than any other sport, boxing Read Full Story >>>USADA's Travis Tygart on Floyd Mayweather, Shane Mosley
By Lem Satterfield, Fanhouse, Tue, 02 Mar 2010
United States Anti-Doping Agency chief executive, Travis Tygart, has been brought in to oversee the Olympic-style, random blood-testing that will be used on undefeated Floyd Mayweather and WBA welterweight (147 pounds) super champion, Shane Mosley, leading up to their May 1 fight at The MGM Grand in Read Full Story >>> Manny will stop him before 12th ? Roach
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 02 Mar 2010
With a little less than a fortnight before Manny Pacquiao fights Joshua Clottey, the Filipino ring icon?s American chief trainer Freddie Roach declared his ward to be in great shape as to deal his Ghanaian challenger his Read Full Story >>> Texas: No 'good cause' for drug-testing Pacquiao, Clottey
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Tue, 02 Mar 2010
The well-chronicled argument between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. over drug testing was so heated and divisive it caused two money-loving athletes to walk away from a guarantee of $25 million each.
Mayweather's camp implied there was something not so natural about Pacquiao's steady mov Read Full Story >>> Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. receives seven-month suspension
By Brett Okamoto, Las Vegas Sun, Tue, 02 Mar 2010
Undefeated Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. appeared before the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Monday to plead for its leniency after testing positive for a diuretic f Read Full Story >>> Can Pacquiao wipeout Clottey?
By Albert Alvarez, Diamond Boxing, Tue, 02 Mar 2010
In Pacquiao’s last fight, Pacquiao was tested by one of the hardest punchers in the sport in Miguel Cotto. I recall Pacquiao getting buzzed for a second or two in a wild exchange against Cotto in the very early going of their great action packed fight. After the light buzz, Pacquiao then took Read Full Story >>> Looking at the facts behind Floyd Sr. and Roger's latest Pacquiao rants
By Scott Heritage, Examiner.com, Tue, 02 Mar 2010
The drug accusations are again coming thick and fast toward pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao, and as usual the Mayweather clan are at the forefront.
Last week Floyd Sr. commented about how he thought Pacquiao was taking a military drug that made him numb to pain and immune to bullets.
His e Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao Sparring Partners Abdullai Amidu, David Rodela
By Elie Seckbach, Fanhouse, Tue, 02 Mar 2010
Welterweight (147 pounds) star, Abdullai Amidu (18-0, 17 knockouts) of Ghana has been hired by seven-division champ, Manny Pacquaio (50-3-2, 38 KOs) to imitate his countryman, Joshua Clottey (35-3, 20 KOs), in sparring as Pacquiao prepares to defend his WBO welterweight title against Clottey (pictur Read Full Story >>> Just a Coincidence, Right?
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Tue, 02 Mar 2010
This Saturday night was supposed to be the start of the second stage of Showtime’s “Super Six” super middleweight scrum in which Arthur Abraham was to have faced Andre Dirrell, before Dirrell had to post-pone this appointment with a back injury. That fight has been moved to March 2 Read Full Story >>> Ross Greenburg - HBO Sports President on Pacquiao, Mayweather, Clottey, Mosley, Pavlik, Bute, Arreola, Adamek and so Much More!
By David Tyler, DogHouseBoxing.com, Tue, 02 Mar 2010
Let's once again welcome boxing historian Ross Greenburg into the doghouse. Ross is also the president of HBO sports.
David Tyler - Mr. Greenburg, thank you for joining us again at doghouse boxing.
Read Full Story >>> Calder?n-Casimero in May
FightNews.com, Tue, 02 Mar 2010
The scheduled March 2nd purse bid for a bout between unbeaten WBO light flyweight champion Iv?n ?Iron Boy? Calder?n (31-0, 6 KOs) of Puerto Rico and WBO interim light flyweight Johnriel Casimero (14-0, 8 KOs) of Cebu City, Philippines is now off. Calder?n?s promoter PR Best Boxing (Iv?n & Peter Rive Read Full Story >>> Was Romero motivated by revenge?
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 02 Mar 2010
LAST Sunday, two of our warriors were laid out on the canvas, but luckily one of them kept his world crown due to a no-contest verdict. However after I saw the video, I am convinced that the correct call should have been a disqualification.
Rodel Mayol was surreptitiously bludgeoned by a left hoo Read Full Story >>> THE MAYOL-NINO PROMOTER IS FLAT WRONG!
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 02 Mar 2010
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico -- If the statements made by Robert Garcia quoted and published by Robert Coster on Fightnews.com are accurate, then I must state that Garcia is flat wrong.
He should at the very least be a true Mexican gentleman and apologize to Rodel Mayol.
Garcia’s state Read Full Story >>> Denied at the Wild Card but it was a great day
By Matt Stolow, Examiner.com, Tue, 02 Mar 2010
HOLLYWOOD, CA- I had an inkling I wasn't going to be successful gaining entrance to the Wild Card Gym Saturday afternoon to watch Manny Pacquiao train. And I'm not even upset.
I was just in th Read Full Story >>> Erik Morales on historical mission “The Champion Returns” PPV March 27
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 02 Mar 2010
HOBOKEN, N.J. (Mar. 1, 2010) – Hall of Fame-bound Erik “El Terrible” Morales returns to the ring March 27 after 2 ? years of inactivity, headlining “The Champion Returns” pay-pe Read Full Story >>> ROACH TO START TRAINING RIVERA PROT?G?
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 02 Mar 2010
Celebrated trainer Freddie Roach has agreed, with some obvious prodding from his prized possession and “Fighter of the Decade” Manny Pacquiao to take an amateur prot?g? of boxing man and broadcaster Hermie R Read Full Story >>> INTERNATIONAL BOXING LEGEND OSCAR DE LA HOYA JOINS TEAM TO BRING FIFA WORLD CUPTM TO UNITED STATES IN 2018 OR 2022
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 02 Mar 2010
NEW YORK (March 1, 2010) - Boxer Oscar De La Hoya - who won 10 different world titles spanning six different weight categories, as well as a 1992 Olympic gold medal - has formally accepted an invitation to join the Board Read Full Story >>> Ring War in Digos tonight
Sun.Star Davao, Tue, 02 Mar 2010
A WEEK before Manny Pacquiao faces Joshua Clottey, another boxing event, dubbed as "Ring War in Davao del Sur" will be held on March 2 at the Plaza in Digos City.
Pitted in the main event is Philippine No. 1 junior featherweight contender Sonny Gonzales of Digos against Korean Boxing Council No. Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao scores a joyful knockout
By Recah Trinidad, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tue, 02 Mar 2010
THE RIGHT STRAIGHT, thrown sharply like a spear, was not (yet) super but is definitely above average.
It’s however the scythe-like left hook, swift and power-packed, which should help greatly Julian Santos Chua in his goal to fight for the Philippines in the 2012 London Olympics.
Santos Read Full Story >>> Freddie Roach analyzes Mayweather-Mosley
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Tue, 02 Mar 2010
There's not much that Manny Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, likes right now about Floyd Mayweather Jr., after the unbeaten fighter wouldn't relent on his push to adopt strict drug-testing guidelines -- a stance that helped scrap a bout that would've guaranteed each fighter $25 million.
Yet, wh Read Full Story >>>
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