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Mayweather Jr compares himself and his ‘Drug Crusade’ to Martin Luther King Jr and Malcom X
By Rick Rockwell, Examiner.com, Mon, 15 Feb 2010
The man with some of the fastest hands in the sport can only be outdone by the fastest lips in the sport. In Floyd’s latest “gum bumping” encounter, he went on record claiming that his “Drug Crusade” is on par with what Martin Luther King Jr and Malcom X did in their Ci Read Full Story >>>Floyd Mayweather throws down the pay per view gauntlet to Manny Pacquiao
By Scott Heritage, Examiner.com, Mon, 15 Feb 2010
As expected by some, the pay per view war between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather has begun. Perhaps more obviously Mayweather was the first to voice his opinions, claiming he should get the bigger share of the fight purse is his next fight outsells Manny's.
There are several other factors su Read Full Story >>> The Return of Ricky Hatton from Retirment Can Only End in Heartbreak
By Tom Degun, ProBoxing-fans.com, Mon, 15 Feb 2010
With a Return from Retirement for Ricky Hatton imminent, it’s time to ask, has he gone a round too far?
No one who has any partial interest in professional boxing will soon forget the most brutal knockout of 2009 and perhaps the most brutal knockout the previous decade. Because on May 2nd, Read Full Story >>> SHOT OF THE DAY: MONTIEL'S SHOT TO THE LIVER
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 15 Feb 2010
WBO Bantamweight Champion Fernando Montiel of Mexico (R) executes a perfect shot to the liver over challenger Ciso Morales of the Philippines in a first round action during Montiel and Morales title clash at the Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO, ARUM AND JUANMA AT PINOY POWER 3
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 15 Feb 2010
Las Vegas, Nevada -- (L-R) Seven-time world champion and "Fighter of the Decade" Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, General Santos, Philippines, Hall of Fame Top Rank promoter Bob Arum and WBO World Featherweight Champion Juan Read Full Story >>> Juanma/Valero Double in June; Gamboa-Caballero in July
By Rick Reeno, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 15 Feb 2010
Top Rank's CEO Bob Arum informed BoxingScene.com that featherweight champions Juan Manuel Lopez and Yuriorkis Gamboa will not appear on the same card in the month of June. Arum plans to split them up on separate shows. Lopez will defend his WBO title against Bernabe Concepcion in the month of June. Read Full Story >>> Getting personal: Floyd Mayweather looks for love in all the wrong places
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Mon, 15 Feb 2010
Once upon a time, I was a toxic bachelor.
I had to get eye surgery, after some wild and wanton years. I asked my opthamologist what caused my condition. In other words, I wanted to know what condition my condition was in.
"It's simple," the doctor said, "you've been looking for love in all the Read Full Story >>> Winky Wright is Top Rank Bound, Pavlik Fight in Reach
By Rick Reeno, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 15 Feb 2010
BoxingScene.com was informed that former undisputed junior middleweight champion Winky Wright is close to finalizing a promotional agreement with Top Rank. Wright is parting ways with Golden Boy Promotions. Top Rank CEO Bob Arum is laying out a plan for Wright to be in position for a possible meetin Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao says goodbye to ‘Pac-Man’ and hello to ‘Mr. Hollywood’
By Rick Rockwell, Examiner.com, Mon, 15 Feb 2010
If Manny Pacquiao were a Hollywood trend, he’d be near the top of the list. It seems that his popularity is growing at a rapid pace and the Hollywood stars have taken notice. Each week, more and more celebrities come out to see Pacquiao train at the Wild Card Gym. It’s got me asking the Read Full Story >>> No Margarito return on Pacquiao card
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Mon, 15 Feb 2010
Top Rank has scrapped its plan for disgraced former welterweight titlist Antonio Margarito to make his comeback March 13 as the co-feature on the Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey pay-per-view undercard at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Last month, Top Rank signed Carson Jones to a contract to Read Full Story >>> No Holds Barred: With Valero and Jones fighting, more boxing tragedies on the way...
By Eddie Goldman, braggingrightscorner.com, Mon, 15 Feb 2010
On this edition of No Holds Barred, host Eddie Goldman discusses why boxing is clearly headed to becoming a theater of even more in-ring tragedies.
The fight this past Saturday night between Edwin Valero and Antonio DeMarco, held in Monterrey, Mexico, is a case in point. Valero was in a major mot Read Full Story >>> Japanese Scene: Hozumi Hasegawa in Talks With Fernando Montiel
By Sidney Boquiren, The Boxing Bulletin, Mon, 15 Feb 2010
Sidney Boquiren of RingwalkNippon has all the latest news on Japan's top boxers.
While the Japanese boxing scene was rather quiet after the Denkaosan-Kameda fight, it seems like everyone was waiting until the weekend to make any news public… Here is a digest of updates for Japan’s wor Read Full Story >>> Batawang braces for Solis rematch
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 15 Feb 2010
It was on December 15, 2007, in Guadalajara, Mexico, that Bert ?The Ninja? Batawang lost in his only bid for a world title. He faced the tough Mexican IBF lt.flyweight champ Ulises Solis and lost by 9th round TKO.
Solis is now an ex-ch Read Full Story >>> AEROFLOT UPDATE: So draws with Pashikian
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 15 Feb 2010
Filipino GM Wesley So (2656) played white and drew his game against GM Arman Pashikian (ELO 2642) of Armenia in round six of the Aeroflot Open 2010 Tournament in Moscow, Russia.
The players castled on opposite sides of a Queen?s gambit and the game ended in a bishop and pawn endgame.
The 16 Read Full Story >>> PENALOSA FINDS IT HARD TO QUIT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 15 Feb 2010
Former two division world champion Gerry Penalosa may be a veteran at 37 years of age but despite another painful setback on the threshold of one more title shot, the gallant southpaw appropriately nicknamed “Fearless” clearly finds it hard to quit the sport he loves with a passion.
P Read Full Story >>> MOREL SIGNALS THE END OF THE “FEARLESS” ERA
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 15 Feb 2010
Tonight at the Las Vegas Hilton, Puerto Rico’s Eric Morel may have possibly ended the fighting days of one of Philippines’ greatest champion, Gerry “Fearless” Penalosa.
The seemingly ageless Filipino Read Full Story >>> CONCEPCION WINS OVER SANTIAGO BUT IS HE READY FOR JUANMA LOPEZ?
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 15 Feb 2010
LAS VEGAS -- Bernabe Concepcion’s hard grind at the Wildcard Gym under the aegis of Buboy Fernandez paid dividends Saturnday night with his not too surprising win over Puerto Rico’s Mario Santiago.
Con Read Full Story >>> DONAIRE”S VICTORY WAS A NO BRAINER
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 15 Feb 2010
Nonito Donaire Jr kept his WBA Interim Super flyweight title via a scintillating KO of Manuel Vargas of Lagos de Moreno, Mexico. The end came at 1:33 of round three.
Vargas who fights from 108 to 118 pounds was a last Read Full Story >>> MELLIGEN WILL STAY WITH TOP RANK AFTER SMASHING WIN
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 15 Feb 2010
Filipino welterweight Mark Jason Melligen knew his fight against previously undefeated American Raymond Gatica of Austin, Texas would decide whether he would remain in the fold of Top Rank promoter Bob Arum or would have Read Full Story >>> Montiel, Donaire dominate
By Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review Journal, Mon, 15 Feb 2010
Fernando Montiel knew he needed to perform better than his previous fight if he wanted to remain the WBO bantamweight champion.
Nonito Donaire didn't have to worry about how he performed to keep his WBA super flyweight title. But he still wanted to look impressive after a six-month layoff.
Wit Read Full Story >>>
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