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Reckless Ricky Hatton: Leaving won and done By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Sun, 20 Dec 2009 LOOKING BACK, LOOKING AHEAD
Won and done.
Plainly, that is Mancunian Candidate Ricky Hatton’s plan. The Manny Pacquiao quickie KO victim’s end game is quite obvious now.
Speculation about Hatton trying to bounce back—and how come he didn’t get an IHOP (International Read Full Story >>>Filipino boxer fights back from severe injury By Case Keefer, Las Vegas Sun, Sun, 20 Dec 2009
Seconds before Z Gorres collapsed, he enjoyed one of the proudest moments of his life.
Gorres, a 27-year old bantamweight boxer from the Philippines, scored a unanimous-decision v Read Full Story >>> Fight at Cowboys Stadium would make boxing relevant again By Matthew Aguilar, El Paso Times, Sun, 20 Dec 2009 You could probably point to June 27, 1988, as the last time the whole world really cared about a big boxing event.
That night, Mike Tyson and Michael Spinks squared off for the unified, linear heavyweight championship at the Convention Center in Atlantic City. With Tyson's personal problems swir Read Full Story >>> 19-year-old from Mandaue battles for world title By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 20 Dec 2009 ANOTHER young Pinoy pug will gun for history as he shoots for a world title before he turns 20.
Nineteen-year-old Johnreil Casimero, who is from Leyte but is now based in Mandaue, will face former world champion Cesar Canchila for the interim World Boxing Organization light flyweight crown in Nic Read Full Story >>> ZAB JUDAH: "WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT IF PACQUIAO IS REALLY THE TRUTH" By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Sun, 20 Dec 2009 "If Floyd fights the fight that he's supposed to fight, then yeah, it could be an easy night for him. I fought Mayweather and one thing about Floyd is that he's a great defensive fighter...I don't think Pacquiao is going to be able to run in there and throw those kind of shots that he was hitting Co Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather's mind games working on Pacquiao? By Scott Heritage, Examiner.com, Sun, 20 Dec 2009 Although the negotitions between Top Rank and Golden Boy are mostly completed, some of the smaller details are proving to be points of contention between the two sides. As in many big fights, a lot of this is probably purely as a means of leveraging advantages for the fight, either directly for your Read Full Story >>> Hector Velasquez Vows To Knock Edwin Valero Out By Mark Vester, BoxingScene.com, Sun, 20 Dec 2009 Hector Velazquez has promised to upset the plans of WBC lightweight champion Edwin Valero when they clash later today in Venezuela. Valero is already talking about his February 6 mandatory defense against Antonio DeMarco in Mexico, and discussing a possible slot of the Mayweather-Pacquiao undercard Read Full Story >>> British mag picks Pacman Boxer of Year By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Sun, 20 Dec 2009 Boxing Monthy, the British-based magazine, has named Manny Pacquiao as its choice for Fighter of the Year for 2009.
In a decision that did not come as a surprise to everyone in the know, Pacquiao’s selection stemmed from his two victories against topnotch opposition, the second-round demoli Read Full Story >>> JUAN DIAZ: "I'M NOT GOING TO DOUBT PACQUIAO; I'M NOT GOING WITH MAYWEATHER" By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Sun, 20 Dec 2009 "I'm not going to doubt Pacquiao anymore for sure. I still had my doubts going into the Cotto fight. I was sure Cotto was going to win because he's so strong and his stance, he doesn't move; he's like a bull. I figured, okay, Cotto's going to beat Manny Pacquiao, but the way that Pacquiao beat him w Read Full Story >>> Boom Boom, The Ghost and Youngstown By TK Stewart, BoxingScene.com, Sun, 20 Dec 2009
To say that Youngstown, Ohio is a major part of who Ray Mancini and Kelly Pavlik are would only be a small part of the story. Whenever you read about either man, Youngstown is always mentioned - or they mention Youngstown. It is an Read Full Story >>> Why Mayweather can’t lose fight for the ages The Roar, Sun, 20 Dec 2009 It’s not often we, as fight fans, get what we want. With too many official bodies offering too many belts to too many pretenders, and not enough contenders, it seems at times that, as fans of this brutal yet beautiful sport, we are often left feeling like the only ones who get short changed am Read Full Story >>> Amir Khan developing Pacquiao's island mentality By Ron Lewis, Times Online, Sun, 20 Dec 2009 What makes Manny Pacquiao such a great boxer? Well apart from the obvious speed, power and strength, Amir Khan offered me an interesting point of view recently.
It was the morning of Paquiao's win over Miguel Cotto when I spoke to Khan. The previous night, another Filipino boxer with connections Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao to boost Villar campaigns, says Pimentel By Christine Avendaño, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sun, 20 Dec 2009 MANILA, Philippines—The entry of the people's champ Manny Pacquiao into the Nacionalista Party will be a "big boost'' to the presidential bid of the party's standard bearer, Sen. Manny Villar, according to Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr.
This is because the people love Pacquiao Read Full Story >>> Giant trapped in super-fly body By Daniel Lane, The Sydney Morning Herald, Sun, 20 Dec 2009 ON THE eighth day, the god of boxing was tired, having spent his energy putting speed into the featherweight's feet, lightning into the fists of the middleweights, thunder into the colossal heavyweights and tenacity into the cruiserweight's soul …
But the creator of pugilsts had a dilemma, Read Full Story >>> SHANE MOSLEY: "THE WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION IS MINE!" By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Sun, 20 Dec 2009 "Just so ya'll know, I'm the best fighter and it will be proven. Either both of those guys gotta get out of my division, because this is my division, the welterweight division is mine, I'm claiming it and I'm taking it, so either get out of my division so you don't have to fight me and you can keep Read Full Story >>> Foreman's Manager Says Yuri Wants Miguel Cotto Clash By Mark Vester, BoxingScene.com, Sun, 20 Dec 2009 Murray Wilson, manager of WBA junior middleweight champion Yuri Foreman, says his fighter is very interested in a fight with Miguel Cotto next June. Top Rank promotes both fighters and one of the leading possible options for Cotto's return is a jump in weight to 154-pounds for a title fight with For Read Full Story >>> SHAWN PORTER KEEPS WIN STREAK GOING By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 19 Dec 2009
Undefeated junior middleweight Shawn “Showtime” Porter has kept his win streak going with another smashing victory over previously unbeaten Jamar “Young Prince” Patterson in a fight card at the Grand Casino Read Full Story >>> Early portraits of Manny By Marv Dumon, Examiner.com, Sat, 19 Dec 2009
Intro: Individuals who have attained success may be in the best position to understand Manny Pacquiao's experience of success. Today, he is considered Fighter of the Decade. And there are doz Read Full Story >>> Money Mayweather the master self promoter and more By Albert Alvarez, Diamond Boxing, Sat, 19 Dec 2009 Politics as Usual?
I have recently read interviews where some of my favorite boxers are firing off shots pretty much claiming that Golden Boy Promotions are keeping their black fighters on the shelf.
I could see why it would seem that way, but at the same time some of these fighters shoot th Read Full Story >>> JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ: A MAN APART By Danny Howard, FightHype.com, Sat, 19 Dec 2009 Life hasn't been easy for Juan Manuel Marquez. The last time we saw him, he was pummeled and battered for 12 rounds at the hands of Floyd Mayweather Jr. At 36 years of age, Marquez is still looking for the defining moment of his career. The multi-divisional champion and future Hall of Fame entrant i Read Full Story >>>
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