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Florante: "Manny Pacquiao will only destroy himself in politics" By Granville Ampong, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 01 Dec 2009
Brief notes - I had a wonderful night last Saturday sharing thoughts with one of the most admired singers-songwriters of the Philippines. As soon as the attendees of the concert left the venue after buying his CDs and havi Read Full Story >>>Floyd Mayweather knows Manny Pacquiao leaves foes hurting for certain By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Tue, 01 Dec 2009 Waiting for Godot is one thing. Waiting for Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. is quite another.
Which reminds me that, as Larry Holmes often said (about 14 times each day), you can’t cook with cold grease.
I mention this to say that the Mayweather crew will have badly misjudged the mood and tempe Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao promises Mayweather pain: "There will be some lingering ill-feelings" By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Tue, 01 Dec 2009
As the saying goes, a dog that is ready to bite doesn't do a lot of barking. And as short as the four words he uttered to officially confirm his Read Full Story >>> Derek Jeter is Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year By Josh Alper, NBCNewYork.com, Tue, 01 Dec 2009 They called Derek Jeter "Mr. November" for a home run he hit in the 2001 World Series, but he's truly earned the title in 2009. He won his fifth World Series ring with a strong performance against the Phillies, took a Caribbean vacation with his lovely girlfriend Minka Kelly and wrapped it all up by Read Full Story >>> A tale of two fighters By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 01 Dec 2009 MAYOL was given a deduction for the headbutt which was ruled as unintentional. A few seconds later, the fight continued with Sosa visibly bothered by the clash of heads.
Nonetheless he proceeded to fight well and gallantly defend against the charging Mayol. But the latter would not be denied. App Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao prefers basketball to boxing, says Roach By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Tue, 01 Dec 2009 Roach admits Manny P prefers basketball to boxing – and it terrifies the trainer…
Revelation from trainer Freddie Roach about fighter-turning-politician Manny Pacquiao. Pacquiao might be spoken about at present as one of the greatest boxers ever, yet Roach revealed to me: “Deep Read Full Story >>> KHAN REFUSES TO LOOK BEYOND SALITA By Phil Medlicott, Sportinglife.com (UK), Tue, 01 Dec 2009 Amir Khan insists he is focused on the job in hand ahead of his WBA light-welterweight title defence against Dmitriy Salita.
Speculation has been rife since Khan won the belt from Andreas Kotelnik in July, with Juan Manuel Marquez, Ricky Hatton and even Manny Pacquiao touted as potential future o Read Full Story >>> Genius not required to make Mayweather-Pacquaio deal By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Tue, 01 Dec 2009 Let’s go green, let’s save some poor, innocent trees from being turned into wasted newsprint. Let’s save some bandwith online while we’re at it.
Please, I beg of you, no more stories about the brilliance that it will take for Bob Arum and Richard Schaefer to get the Floyd Read Full Story >>> Can Andre Berto upset the plans of the Welterweight division? By Scott Heritage, Examiner.com, Tue, 01 Dec 2009 Undefeated WBC Welterweight champion Andre Berto faces off with Shane Mosley in a little over a months time and odds makers have him pegged as a heavy underdog.
The problem Berto has so far isn't a lack of talent or ability, but more the fact that he has yet to face another elite of the division. Read Full Story >>> Promoters Must Disclose Fight Negotiation to Media to Create Hype By Leo Reyes, Digital Journal, Tue, 01 Dec 2009 The self-imposed media gag order by promoters of the proposed Pacquiao-Mayweather match is taking its toll on the popularity of what appears to be next year's biggest boxing event.
Sportswriters and and bloggers are slowing down, relaxing and soon they may altogether stop hitting their keyboards f Read Full Story >>> Hopkins shows boxing still matters, despite tragedies By Bernard Fernandez, philly.com, Tue, 01 Dec 2009 Mark Twain once observed that reports of his death had been greatly exaggerated.
The same might be said of boxing in 2009, which is enjoying a notable rebirth after years of decline or, at the very least, stagnancy.
Ageless wonder Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins' first ring appearance in his Read Full Story >>> Paul Williams ready for bout with Sergio Martinez Saturday night on HBO By Ricardo Lois, Examiner.com, Tue, 01 Dec 2009 From welterweight to limits only he may know, Paul Williams is willing to fight anyone inside a boxing ring.
Six days before his December 5th showdown with Argentina's Sergio Martinez, "The Punished" took some time to visit with The Boxing Truth Radio and answer a handful of calls from loyal fan Read Full Story >>> BREAKING NEWS: So - Malakhov Game 1 a Draw, Game 2 Tuesday By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 30 Nov 2009 GM Wesley So of the Philippines and GM Vladimir Malakhov of Russia drew the first game of their World Cup fourth round mini-match Monday evening (R.P. Time) in 65 moves.
GM So played white and opened with 1. d4 and GM Malakhov responded with the Slav defense. The game evolved into a positional stru Read Full Story >>> Pacman as 2009 SI Sportsman of the Year? By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 30 Nov 2009 Golfer Tiger Woods, basketball superstar Michael Jordan and pound-for-pound best boxer Manny Pacquiao have been honored together many times before.
All three, for instance, have been included in the list of the richest athletes in the world, not to mention the list of the most influential person Read Full Story >>> NAAZIM RICHARDSON: "PACQUIAO SHOULD BE TREATED AS A FULL-FLEDGED WELTERWEIGHT" By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Mon, 30 Nov 2009 "Pacquiao is a welterweight, no ifs, ands or buts about it. If Shane was to ever fight Pacquiao, if anybody in our camp told Shane he was the bigger man...Pacquiao should be treated as a full-fledged welterweight," stated Brother Naazim Richardson, trainer of Shane Mosley, as he recently shared his Read Full Story >>> WORLD CHESS CUP UPDATE: WESLEY’S NEXT ASSIGNMENT - MALAKHOV By Salvador Lopez, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 30 Nov 2009 (Special to PhilBoxing.com) It would be Vladimir Malakhov of Russia who would be Wesley So’s 4th round opponent in the ongoing FIDE World Chess Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. (The tournament is being held as an integral part of the World Chess Championship Cycle 2009-2011).
In yeste Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao Watch: Money versus money By Edwin G. Espejo, Asian Correspondent, Mon, 30 Nov 2009 Manny Pacquiao is set to file his certificate of candidacy (CoC) on the Commission on Election (Comelec) deadline, Tuesday, December 1.
Pacquiao has repeatedly said there is no turning back from his bid to become a member of the House of Representatives despite popular clamor for him in the boxin Read Full Story >>> SO VS MALAKHOV: JUST HOW FAR CAN THE PINOY PRODIGY GO? By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 30 Nov 2009 SO VS MALAKHOV: JUST HOW FAR CAN THE PINOY PRODIGY GO?
Filipino chess fans will be glued to their seats again tonight, monitoring the live internet broadcasts of the World Chess Cup fourth round match between 16 year Old GM Wesley So versus GM Vladimir Malakhov of Russia.
Pacland's chess forum Read Full Story >>> MAYOL, A TRUE CHAMPION AND A TRUE FRIEND By Rod Mijares, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 30 Nov 2009
The mark of a true champion is in the character of a person and a boxer for that matter. Rodel Mayol who has his share of heartaches in his quest for the elusive championship has finally tasted the sweet taste of his hard work Read Full Story >>> Two Ways to Sell the Pacquiao-Mayweather Boxing Fight By Leo Reyes, Digital Journal, Mon, 30 Nov 2009 The upcoming Pacquiao-Mayweather match is being promoted by way of two contrasting ways in order to generate awareness and hype in what appears to be next year's biggest boxing event.
The promoters of the proposed Mayweather-Pacquiao boxing fight must have already agreed at this time to stage the Read Full Story >>>
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