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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 >>> Peaking Pacquiao might make Clottey look like it's his first rodeo
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Wed, 10 Feb 2010
There was a time in his career, back when he got knocked out twice, that some boxing guys regarded Manny Pacquiao as a claimer, a also ran horse.
This was when he wasn't even regarded as, to use Floyd Mayweather's insuting description, an "ordinary" fighter.
You get banged out by Rustico Torre Read Full Story >>> Hopkins – Jones “fire to spit”
By Vitali Shaposhnikov, Diamond Boxing, Wed, 10 Feb 2010
What does time and fate prescribe for every individual out there? That’s a question which has as many opinions as there are people. Many say that every man is in charge of their own fate. Albert Einstein had a very interesting quote about time, saying: “The only reason for time is so tha Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-Valero: They Should Have Made this Fight Ages Ago
By Kenneth Ragpala, 8countnews, Wed, 10 Feb 2010
After a sensational knockout victory over Antonio De Marco, WBC lightweight champion Edwin Valero is pretty much within his rights to seek more lucrative fights against stellar names in boxing. But talking a fight with Pacquiao, that is stretching the envelope a bit.
It is no secret that Valero Read Full Story >>> Manny, Imelda spice up elections
By Agence France Press, Saudi Gazette, Wed, 10 Feb 2010
MANILA – The world’s best boxer Manny Pacquiao and Imelda Marcos, defiant wife of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos spiced the May 10 elections.
Much interest focuses on Pacquiao, the seven-time world champion boxer who is running for a seat at the House of Representatives.
Pacquiao Read Full Story >>> Floyd: 'All roads really do lead to Floyd Mayweather', the fans disagree
By Scott Heritage, Examiner.com, Wed, 10 Feb 2010
Speaking about his upcoming bout with Shane Mosley, Floyd Mayweather again repeated his often used mantra: 'All roads lead to Floyd Mayweather'.
Like him or hate him, this might well have been true in the past, with Floyd being the fight everyone, including Manny Pacquiao wanted.
Since the ens Read Full Story >>> Mailbag: Making a point
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Wed, 10 Feb 2010
Boxing’s about to head into a busy season and Edwin Valero and Antonio DeMarco kicked it off with an entertaining fight on Showtime on Saturday.
The mailbag is stuffed with comments regarding a wide range of boxing topics, so let’s get right to your questions/comments and my answers.
Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao will destroy Clottey
By Brad Cooney, Examiner.com, Wed, 10 Feb 2010
Same old song and dance? Bigger and stronger against smaller and faster. This combination hasn't proved very successful for Pacquiao's previous opponents. It's been the smaller and faster Manny Pacquiao Read Full Story >>> Pinoy Power, Or Pinoy Power Outage?: Previews And Predictions For Eric Morel Vs. Gerry Penalosa, Mario Santiago Vs. Bernabe Concepcion
By Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules, Wed, 10 Feb 2010
This weekend's Pinoy Power card features in its main event one of the two finest Filipino boxers in the world, junior bantamweight Nonito Donaire (second only to Manny Pacquiao), but alas, he's in something of a mismatch on paper. Gerson Guerrero is a heavy hitter, but he doesn't have a single win o Read Full Story >>> Forget the Pre-Match Press Knockout, Boxers Now Don Kid Gloves
By Hannah Karp, The Wall Street Journal, Wed, 10 Feb 2010
Bernard Hopkins, the 45-year-old prize fighter better known as the Executioner, has never been known for his self-control at media events. In 2001 he ripped a Puerto Rican flag from his opponent F?lix Trinidad's hand and threw it on the floor, sparking a riot as the crowd rushed the stage. Two years Read Full Story >>> BERNARD HOPKINS & ROY JONES JR NEW YORK CITY "DEBATE" PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 10 Feb 2010
New York City (February 9) -Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins and Roy "The Terminator" Jones stayed true to their reputations as two of the most outspoken boxers in the history of the sport as they announced The Riva Read Full Story >>> Jones-Hopkins II: I've fallen and I can't get up!
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Wed, 10 Feb 2010
This may shock you.
This may amaze you.
But I'm fully supporting the Geezers Palace bout between retreads Roy Jones, last seen in a ring Down Under doing the Australian Crawl as his mouthpiece moved by itself out of his reach, and 45 going on 35 Weakened At Bernie's Hopkins.
Oh, yeah, I'm b Read Full Story >>> Filipino Prospect Mercito Gesta Coming to San Diego
By Patrick Cassidy, 411mania.com, Wed, 10 Feb 2010
Mercito Gesta (16 - 0 - 1 7 KO's) has built up a strong reputation in his homeland of the Phillipines and is now looking to make his impact stateside as he returns to action on Thursday, Febuary 25th at the Four Points Sheraton in San Diego, Ca. Gesta will be taking journeyman Jaime Orrantia in a bo Read Full Story >>>
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