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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.: better than almost any other welterweight in the history of boxing? By Eric R. Sloan, Examiner.com, Wed, 30 Dec 2009 While it is Manny Pacquiao who Bert Sugar deemed to be one of the greatest fighters of all time, it is The Ring magazine that recently declared Floyd Mayweather, Jr. to be the one who could hang with history's great welterweights. The Ring's story is not available online; therefore, you'll have to s Read Full Story >>>411 Boxing Fact Or Fiction 12.30.09: Ward and Gatti, Luevano, and More Blood Testing By Ryan Bates, 411mania.com, Wed, 30 Dec 2009 Is the blood work controversy between Mayweather and Pacquiao a legit roadblock or just hype? Was Ward vs. Gatti the best trilogy of the decade? Does Steven Luevano stand a chance against Juan Manuel Lopez? Is Gary Shaw Promotions a second rate operation? 411?s Patrick Cassidy and Jonathan Yaghoubi Read Full Story >>> Montoya's Monday Mailbag - Dec 28, 09 By Gabriel Montoya, SecondsOut.com, Wed, 30 Dec 2009
Good Monday fight fans. No Pacquiao/Mayweather is not on yet but that doesn?t mean we don?t have emails about that plus more prospects than you can shake a stick at. Enjoy.
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Read Full Story >>> Bad Left Hook's Top 20 Fights of 2009, Pt. 1 Bad Left Hook, Wed, 30 Dec 2009
I know not everyone will agree with all the fights here, the order of them, and all that, but that's not really the point. I'm not trying to have some definitive list; I'm just saying these were my 20 favorites of the year.
Without further ado, Nos. 20 through 16.
Mma__juarez_john_300_medi Read Full Story >>> In boxing fans best interests if Pacquiao loses May election? By Scott Heritage, Examiner.com, Wed, 30 Dec 2009 For about a third of this year, Manny Pacquiao will be busy with pursuits outside of boxing. This isn't something from the usual list of Pacquiao's activities either, like his acting career or love of basketball and karaoke. This is the May elections which Pacquiao is running in with hopes of becomi Read Full Story >>> Rey Labao to fight for WBO Asia-Pacific title in China By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 30 Dec 2009 Rey Labao will be making his second attempt to win the vacant WBO Asia-Pacific superfeatherweight title when he squares off against Yulio Moro of Indonesia this January 15, 2010 in Yinchuan, China.
Labao fought for the vacant WBO As-Pac 130lb. crown last July in Naga City, Cebu but lost a 12 rou Read Full Story >>> DR. PINEDA ARRIVES IN GENSAN. PACQUIAO TO BE TESTED THIS AFTERNOON By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 30 Dec 2009 Dr. Alex Pineda of the Philippine Olympic Committee who is the only doctor accredited by the World Anti Doping Agency to test athletes has arrived in General Santos City, hometown of boxing hero Manny Pacquiao.
Pacquiao’s adviser Michael Koncz informed us about the arrival of Dr. Pineda an Read Full Story >>> Marketing 101: Or How Arum and Schaefer Camps Bluff to Sell Fight By Leo Reyes, Digital Journal, Wed, 30 Dec 2009 Bob Arum may be bluffing when he said Monday that the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight is off and that he will sign in Paulie Malignaggi instead to face Pacquiao on March 13. Boxing experts say that his bluffs create hype and awareness to sell the fight.
Marketing 101: Or How Arum and Schaefer Camps Bluf Read Full Story >>> RSR Boxing Headlines: Manny Pacquiao – Floyd Mayweather, JR Steroid Saga Continues By Geno McGahee, RingsideReport.com, Wed, 30 Dec 2009 Steroids, Miguel Cotto, Manny Pacquiao, and Paulie Malignaggi
OK, the biggest story in boxing, still, is the steroid controversy with Manny Pacquiao. The die hard Filipino boxing fans have come to his defense immediately while many other fans remain skeptical, or at least curious. The point is, Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao’s Greatest Opponent: The PED Era By Evan Korn, FightHype.com, Wed, 30 Dec 2009 We are a nation of cheats.
We cheat on our husband and wives. We cheat on our tax returns. We cheat on Bar Exams. Sports stars cheat their bodies to perform feats of greatness. From Marion Jones to Barry Bonds and James Toney, athletes cheat. Big. Small. Male. Female. American. Foreign. It is a w Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao will accept injections for blood and money By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Wed, 30 Dec 2009 It is about 7:30 pm, EST as I pen this update from my igloo on the frozen tundra of Cape Cod.
It’s so cold around here the polar bears from the New Bedford Zoo checked into the Ramada.
And, for those of you who thought it would be a similarly frosty night in the Sixth Circle of Hell when Read Full Story >>> Enough's enough: Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao must find middle ground for megafight By David Mayo, The Grand Rapids Press, Wed, 30 Dec 2009 After a fortnight of wonder about how easily the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao negotiations progressed, followed by more than a week of wonder about the zany reason they have fallen apart, perhaps Wednesday we know whether the March 13 extravaganza will happen -- perhaps, even, by the time you rea Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao vs Mayweather Drug Testing Battle - Horrible for Boxing DirectorsLive, Wed, 30 Dec 2009 The Boxing Truth Radio takes a look back at the week's worth of headlines from the sport./nOf course, the news cycle was dominated by Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather's out of the ring fight over when and how testing will take place to detect the use of performance enchancing drugs./nRicardo and Read Full Story >>> Steroids fiasco manifests Mayweather's legacy By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Wed, 30 Dec 2009 Floyd Mayweather Jr. is definitely one of the best boxers of our time. You can't take anything away from the things he has accomplished thus far in his career.
Unfortunately, unless he decides to change his ways, he will also go down as one of the most talented fighters who didn't give fight fan Read Full Story >>> Mayweather Jr. and Golden boy, dumb and dumber By Mike Cassell, HotBoxingNews.com, Wed, 30 Dec 2009 (DEC 29) Two of the greatest quotes in movie history are credited to the Godfather I and II. The first is “Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer” and the second is “Blood is a big expense”. That wisdom should have been heeded by the CEO of Golden boy promotions Ric Read Full Story >>> Mailbag: Dopers no dopes By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Wed, 30 Dec 2009 The flap over whether Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. will ever agree to some form of Olympic-style drug testing has gotten more than old by this stage.
Mayweather wants the testing, he says, to ensure a level-playing field. Pacquiao has an aversion to giving blood close to an event, beca Read Full Story >>> Blood testing Pacquiao's patience By Brad Cooney, Examiner.com, Wed, 30 Dec 2009 Team Pacquiao released a statement that clearly shows just how angry Manny has become over this whole blood testing nightmare. Unheard of comments from the normally gentle and docile Pacquiao directed at team Mayweather prove just how mad he is. This entire event has created bad blood between both Read Full Story >>> Yuri Foreman is Potential Manny Pacquiao Rival By Lem Satterfield, Fanhouse, Wed, 30 Dec 2009 Top Rank promoter, Bob Arum, is strongly considering Manny Pacquiao's next opponent to be New York's WBA junior middleweight (154 pounds) champion, Yuri Foreman, citing "too many hard feelings" as reasons for scuttling contentious negotiations for a March 13, bout with Floyd Mayweather that promised Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather Radio Interview speaks on Shane Mosley, MMA,Tiger Woods, & More By Quentin Reed, Official Scorecard, Wed, 30 Dec 2009 Floyd Mayweather called in from Miami to talk with DJ Whoo Kid and the Shade 45 crew last week, and the gloves were on! Listen as the fighting phenom discusses boxing vs. the MMA, the Tiger Woods debacle, Sugar Shane Mosley, his record label and more!
Which sport has the best fans? What is Floyd& Read Full Story >>> 2009 Fight of the Year ProBoxing-fans.com, Wed, 30 Dec 2009 What was the Boxing Fight of the Year in 2009?
Boxing had a lot of ups and downs in 2009. Amongst the ups were many great, scintillating fights that kept fans on the edges of their seat in eager anticipation of what would come next. In fact, the year started off strong with great fights like Andr Read Full Story >>>
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