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Sparring Partner No More: Showtime For Shawn Porter By Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 16 Dec 2009
It’s often said that it’s not what you know, but who you know.
For the past couple of months, Shawn “Showtime” Porter knew and shared ring space with the sport’s pound-for-pound king, brought in to Read Full Story >>>CN Podcast: James "Lights Out" Toney By Brad Cooney, 8countnews, Wed, 16 Dec 2009 8CountNews sat down with the always entertaining James "Lights Out" Toney. The future hall of fame warrior pulls no punches in this one, and blasts everyone from Bernard Hopkins, to the UFC's Dana White. Toney also calls all of those accusing Manny Pacquiao of taking steroids "Jealous" and predict Read Full Story >>> Valero Seeks 26th KO in as Many Fights By Lem Satterfield, Fanhouse, Wed, 16 Dec 2009 It seems like Edwin Valero just can't miss in the boxing ring.
That's where the 28-year-old Venezuelan-born southpaw has stopped all 25 of his opponents without a loss.
On Saturday night, Valero will go after his 26th stoppage when he makes the first defense of his WBC lightweight (135 pounds Read Full Story >>> What happens when the heavyweight division is in crisis due to a lack of competition? By Vitali Shaposhnikov, Diamond Boxing, Wed, 16 Dec 2009 Something along the lines of Klitschko vs. Johnson this past Saturday in Switzerland. We had the dominating champion Vitali Klitschko fighting the best available challenger Kevin Johnson. The result: 298 landed punches by Klitschko, versus 65 landed by Johnson. Vitali connected with 141 power punche Read Full Story >>> Klitschko vs. Haye showdown on the cards for 2010 (video) By Scott Heritage, Examiner.com, Wed, 16 Dec 2009 The biggest fight in the heavyweight division at the moment is a showdown between either of the Klitschko brothers and new champion David Haye.
Haye has pulled out of fights with both of the brothers in the past for one reason or another, leading to anger from Vitali, who at one time dismissed t Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao’s secret to success By Crispina Belen, The Manila Bulletin, Wed, 16 Dec 2009
If you have keenly observed Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, the only boxer in the world who has won seven championship titles in various weight categories, he always prayed – knelt actually – in the corne Read Full Story >>> The Gods Of War: Series Introduction By Springs Toledo, The Sweet Science, Wed, 16 Dec 2009
“Deeds, not stones, are the true monuments of the great.”
~ John L. Motley
Manny Pacquiao is knocking on the door of all-time distinction and the sages of the Sweet Science are like ushers runnin Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO WATCH: Best money for the fight By Edwin G. Espejo, Asian Correspondent, Wed, 16 Dec 2009 MARQUEE fights in boxing are unlike other ordinary cards. While promoters of boxing cards featuring unknowns and future stars scramble their way into squeezing a schedule in fight arenas with their own money upfront, the likes of Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather are given the luxury of having bi Read Full Story >>> Myth Buster: When Pacquiao retires, Philippine boxing fans will not continue to support boxing By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Wed, 16 Dec 2009 I've heard this so many times before. Read it on internet forums and columns every so often as well. Well, allow me, in behalf of the millions of Filipino boxing fans to obliterate this misguided and naive notion.
First of all there are those within the sport who honestly wonder if the Filipino Read Full Story >>> PAVLIK MEDIA DAY PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 16 Dec 2009
12/15/09, Youngstown, Ohio -- World Middleweight Champion Kelly Pavlik, Youngstown, Ohio hits the speed bag during training Tuesday in Youngstown,Ohio for his upcoming World Middleweight Championship against the WBC No Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr.: An old fashioned shootout fit for Cowboys Stadium in Texas! By Ace Freeman, FightFan.com, Wed, 16 Dec 2009
Ace Freeman chalks up a vote for Texas’s Cowboys Stadium as venue for a proposed mega fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. in 2010!
While the world awaits an official an Read Full Story >>> 'Pac-Man' Pacquiao Gives Filipinos Reason To Cheer By Frank Deford, NPR.org, Wed, 16 Dec 2009 It may only be games, but nothing in culture can galvanize a nation the way a world championship can. And it just so happens, in the months ahead there will be nearly a surfeit of sports nationalism.
It's only weeks now before the Winter Olympics, and then, come June, the soccer World Cup, which Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao was number one again in 2009 By Julian Turner, Bangkok Post, Wed, 16 Dec 2009 It is impossible to take a look back at the last year on the international boxing scene without concentrating heavily on the major achievements of Manny Pacquiao.
Some years it is difficult to pick one fighter who stood out above the rest but Pacquiao, again, has to be regarded as the main man in Read Full Story >>> Arms dealer: I thought I was on the side of the good guys By Arlyn dela Cruz, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wed, 16 Dec 2009 MANILA, Philippines—You’ve probably seen him on TV, he who often gets to display his patriotism as the Philippine flag-bearer among the supporters and high-rollers who swarm around boxing star Manny Pacquiao during his megabuck fights.
But lately, Crisostomo “Cris” Aquino Read Full Story >>> Atlantic City boxing has become a mere jab compared to the punch of the 1980s By Bernard Fernandez, philly.com, Wed, 16 Dec 2009
ATLANTIC CITY - Butch Lewis was telling a story about the late, great comedian Richard Pryor, a story he found so amusing, you would have thought Pryor himself was relating it onstage to a howling-with-laughter audienc Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao is Not on Steroids or PEDS... Plain and Very Simple By John Chavez, The Boxing Truth, Wed, 16 Dec 2009 I hate it when baseless accusations are blathered around in order to discredit a man, woman, or beast.
[Video of Floyd Mayweather Senior calling Pacquiao a PED user]
These types of insults are thrown around not only within the boxing world but also in politics, the entertainment industry, and Read Full Story >>> Mayweather/Pacquiao: Scrap the drugs and drama...just be done! By Vivek Wallace, Examiner.com, Wed, 16 Dec 2009 OK....I knew it was too good to be true, and you probably did as well.
For the second time recently, what seemed to be an easy negotiations period has failed (yet again) to produce final results.
Leading up to the Pacquiao/Cotto showdown, fight fans may remember being under the same impression Read Full Story >>> SINGAPORE TO HOST BIGGEST BOXING EVENT By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 16 Dec 2009
The biggest boxing event in Singapore is set to take place on January 16, featuring world-rated fighters, at the 2,400-capacity Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Daniel Potter's Top Rated Boxing Read Full Story >>> Simple reasons why ex-Pacquiao foe David Diaz can’t pick Floyd over Manny By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Wed, 16 Dec 2009
In June of last year WBC Lightweight champion David Diaz attempted to defend his belt against the whirlwind attack of Manny Pacquiao, who was moving up in weight in an attempt Read Full Story >>> Birthday Wish for the World's Most Popular Boxer By Leo Reyes, Digital Journal, Wed, 16 Dec 2009 Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao is celebrating his 31st birthday tomorrow, December 17. The popular Filipino boxer says his upcoming fight with Floyd Mayweather, Jr. could be his last.
Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquaio deserves a special birthday greetings on his 31st birthday tomorrow Read Full Story >>>
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