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Pop The Bubbly! Boxing Did The Right Thing
By Ron Borges, The Sweet Science, Fri, 29 Jan 2010
Ken Hershman and SHOWTIME have managed to do the most unusual thing in boxing. They’ve done the right thing.
The right thing happens in boxing outside the ring about as often as Haley’s Comet passes by your window. These guys do the right thing about as regularly as Bernie Madof Read Full Story >>>ABC moot on Margarito
FightNews.com, Fri, 29 Jan 2010
The Association of Boxing Commissions, (ABC) has denied taking an official position on the future licensing of Antonio Margarito. In a statement issued today, ABC President Tim Lueckenhoff said, “This is to clarify that the ABC has had no official contact with the Texas Boxing and Wrestling Co Read Full Story >>> De La Hoya : Pacquiao versus Mayweather a lot sooner than people think
The Richmark Sentinel, Fri, 29 Jan 2010
While Filipino Manny Pacquiao is preparing for his bout against Joshua Clottey at Cowboys Stadium in Texas on March 13, Oscar De La Hoya, head of Golden Boy Promotions, is busy lining up a fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and. Sugar Shane Mosley for sometime in May.
That said, as far as De La H Read Full Story >>> ARUM VERY IMPRESSED WITH PACQUIAO’S WORKOUT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 29 Jan 2010
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum showed up at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles on Wednesday to watch his prized possession Manny Pacquiao train and said later he was “very impressed.”
The pound-for-pound icon went through Read Full Story >>> MAYOL AGREES TO MEXICAN TITLE DEFENSE AGAINST OMAR NINO ROMERO
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 29 Jan 2010
World Boxing Council light flyweight champion Rodel Mayol has decided to honor the contract he signed with Mexican boxing promoter Fausto Daniel Garcia after the WBC threatened to strip him of his title and will now defend his title against m Read Full Story >>> Asian culture and community events in the Dallas area
DallasNews.com, Fri, 29 Jan 2010
With February just a few days away, Asians in North Texas are gearing up to mark the Lunar New Year. The Year of the Tiger begins Feb. 14, and celebrations will take place all month.
The tiger represents the third year in the 12-year cycle of the Chinese zodiac. Like the zodiac signs in Western a Read Full Story >>> Wesley So opens doors to a new breed of Filipino sports heroes
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Fri, 29 Jan 2010
They say chess is the game of kings. And if that is so, the Philippines' king bears the face of a prince.
At age 16, chess GM Wesley So isn't even old enough to be issued a non-professional driver's license by the LTO but one thing So can do is go toe-to-toe and defeat even the brightest minds t Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-Clottey, and Pacquiao-Morales IV
By Carlos Cinco, Official Scorecard, Fri, 29 Jan 2010
Is there anything or anyone that can stop Manny Pacquiao these days? It seems like he’s on a winning streak for the ages now with the man who shares arguably the number 1 spot in Boxing’s mythical pound for pound list being afraid to step in the ring with him. Floyd Mayweather Jr.̵ Read Full Story >>> STEVE FORBES VS. GAVIN REES ADDED TO ALEXANDER-URANGO UNDERCARD
By Suge Green, FightHype.com, Fri, 29 Jan 2010
On March 6, former super featherweight champion Steve "2 Pounds" Forbes makes his return to the stacked jr. welterweight division. "It's looking like I will be facing Gavin Rees in a 12-rounder at 140lbs. on March 6th in support of the Alexander-Urango Championship Unification fight, at the Mohegan Read Full Story >>> DONAIRE SPARS TWELVE ROUNDS, FEELS GREAT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 28 Jan 2010
WBA Interim super flyweight champion Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire sparred twelve rounds Thursday and said he was “feeling really good and I’m ready.”
Donaire said he sparred wi Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather: champ or chump?
By D.R. Foster, A.V. Club, Thu, 28 Jan 2010
You can never trust a skinny cook or a pretty palooka, and Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a real pretty palooka, indeed.
That’s why I blame Mayweather for Read Full Story >>> Sad but True; Manny Pacquiao does have something to hide
By Rick Rockwell, Examiner.com, Thu, 28 Jan 2010
The boxing world has been turned upside down over the disastrous failed negotiations between Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions over the “Fight of the Century”, Manny Pacq Read Full Story >>> Joshua Clottey embodies the right way to land a superfight
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Thu, 28 Jan 2010
When Joshua Clottey was announced to do what Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been reluctant on doing, which is to fight Manny Pacquiao on March 13, my initial reaction was to say "Wow!".
I could not believe Pacquiao decided to fight such a big threat like Clottey especially when the biggest payday in bo Read Full Story >>> Josh Clottey and The Solid Opposition
By Julie Cockerham, 8countnews, Thu, 28 Jan 2010
First noted are the reactions. With the mega bout between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao decimated by trivialities, both fighters have turned away from each other to exert their dominance elsewhere. It took almost no time for Bob Arum to step in and ostensibly brush over the disappointment by p Read Full Story >>> WESLEY SO BEATS TOMMY NYBACK TO CREATE A THREE-WAY TIE FOR 2ND
By Marlon Bernardino, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 28 Jan 2010
MANILA, PHILIPPINES -- FILIPINO GM Wesley Barbasa So turned back Finland's top player GM Tommy Nyback after 46 moves of Slav defense using the disadvantageous black pieces and created a three-way tie for second place and kept Read Full Story >>> Sooner, Not Later, is The Best Option For Lopez-Gamboa
By Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 28 Jan 2010
At the time of their HBO doubleheader being put together, it was clear that the show was sold as a prelude to an eventual clash between undefeated titlists Juan Manuel Lopez and Yuriorkis Gamboa.
In the days leading up to Saturday’s telecast, promoter Bob Arum was adamant in suggesting tha Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao: An Open Letter and Prayer for a Floyd Mayweather Showdown
By SJ Jarapa, RingsideReport.com, Thu, 28 Jan 2010
I sat motionless, hoping the silence would temper the mounting grief, which, through all means of madness, was caused by the euphoria that had pulled a pang in the hearts of millions worldwide, inside me. Then I seized the carton of a camel’s milk from across the table into my palms. It was co Read Full Story >>> Fight Lover's Forum 1.28.10: Help Me Build the Perfect Fighter
By A. Shakoor, 411mania.com, Thu, 28 Jan 2010
This week, I'm revealing a secret. I'm creating the perfect fighter. I can pick the skills and qualities from fighters in their prime during the past 20 years. Take a look. I may need your help.
I have a secret. I've been trying to keep it to myself, but I'm going to reveal some details because Read Full Story >>> 3 Boxers in Business Week Power 100 Athletes
By Julius Stecker, Boxing24.com, Thu, 28 Jan 2010
Who says boxing is dead? Out of 100 athletes from all sports across the United States, boxing still proved that it still has pull among mainstream US audiences. Manny Pacquiao was in at 72, Floyd Mayweather at 91 and Sugar Shane Mosley came in at a surprise 93. Goes to show you that boxing still has Read Full Story >>> The misfortunes of Antonio Margarito
By Scott Tonelli, braggingrightscorner.com, Thu, 28 Jan 2010
At one point in his career, Antonio Margarito seemed to have it all. If great fights make great fighters then Margarito's brutal battle with Puerto Rico's Miguel Cotto surely brought him one step closer to a level of prominence that most fighters, even the good ones, can only dream of achieving. Fo Read Full Story >>>
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