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30 Boxing Books Every Fan's Library should Include
By Marty Mulcahey, MaxBoxing.com, Sun, 06 Sep 2009
Boxing’s history reaches further back in time than most any other sport, one of the first Olympic sports, and as such is deserving of the rich legacy of literature it has inherited over time. Abraham Lincoln said, "The things I want to know are in books; my best friend is the man who'll get me Read Full Story >>>HAS FLOYD MAYWEATHER DONE HIS HOMEWORK ON JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ?
By Ricky Ray Taylor, braggingrightscorner.com, Sun, 06 Sep 2009
Many common folks in our fine sport don't know who JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ, 50-4 {37 KOs} is - thus, the weightiness of his match-up with FLOYD MAYWEATHER (on September 19th) is de-valued.
Of course, it would be pretty tough not to know who "Pretty Boy Floyd MAYWEATHER" is -even after his absence Read Full Story >>> Not Pound for Pound…Champ for Champ 2009
By Cliff Rold, BoxingScene.com, Sun, 06 Sep 2009
Contrary to some big money trends of late, boxing is a sport of lines. Specifically, it is a sport of lines between weight divisions whether it be the old days of eight or this day’s seventeen. The majority of fights, the bulk of aspiration, is tied to single weight divisions at a time.
I Read Full Story >>> GELLO-ANI HAS TAPPED ON THE FILIPINO FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH
By Ken Smith, ABA, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 06 Sep 2009
International promoter Sammy Gello-ani has done it again!!
When newly crowned WBO super flyweight king Marvelous Marvin Sonsona wrested the crown from Jose Lopez of Puerto Rico just last night in Rama, Ontario, Canada vi Read Full Story >>> Phenom Sonsona lives up to billing
By Dave Pollard, Slam! Sports, Sun, 06 Sep 2009
RAMA, Ont. -- Many boxing observers are calling Filipino teen Marvin Sonsona the next Manny Pacquiao.
But Friday night at Casino Rama, Sonsona did one better than Pacquiao, considered the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world by Ring Magazine.
Sonsona turned in an exciting and impressive p Read Full Story >>> Something bigger going on than just a few fans and media turning on Manny? I think so
By Matt Stolow, Examiner.com, Sun, 06 Sep 2009
Just read the headlines and the chat rooms. I'm not making this up.
At a time when fighter and trainer should be given a little distance because of a sudden death in the family (Roach) and someone allegedly on promoter Bob Arum's payroll on the Pacquiao inside is making this his Canadian moment t Read Full Story >>> Nasty Pacquiao headlines! Fact or fiction?
By Matt Stolow, Examiner.com, Sun, 06 Sep 2009
Save some of these nasty headlines. Tape them to your refrigerator. Show them to your grandchildren. Heck, show them to the guy at the next desk that wrote off Manny Pacquiao.
That he couldn't handle the pressure. That he was so weak, that he fell pray to the leeches in his own inner circle and Read Full Story >>> Time for promoters Oscar De La Hoya and Bob Arum to shine!
By Matt Stolow, Examiner.com, Sun, 06 Sep 2009
The promoters are getting ready to take center stage for the Mayweather - Marquez and Pacquiao - Cotto fights.
These happen to be the most powerful promoters in the world today so it is worth looking in on their upcoming mega fights.
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya is just two weeks out from his Sep Read Full Story >>> Huwag Pong Mabahala
By Manny Pacquiao, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 06 Sep 2009
MANILA—Magandang araw po sa inyong lahat. Sana ay malugod ninyong matanggap ang aking pagbati at paghangad ng kaginhawaan ng kalusugan ng pag-iisip, pangangatawan.
Kahit na siguro araw-araw po ninyo akong nababasa sa mga Read Full Story >>> LEWKOWICZ: I PROVED EVERYONE WRONG
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 06 Sep 2009
Los Angeles – On the heels of 19-year-old Marvin Sonsona's storybook performance by wresting the WBO super flyweight crown from Jose 'Carita' Lopez of Puerto Rico Friday night in Ontario, Canada, internationa Read Full Story >>> PHILIPPINES VS PUERTO RICO: THE RIVALRY HAS JUST BEGUN
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 06 Sep 2009
In the past, it’s always been the Filipinos against the Mexicans. Not that I am complaining but I really think another rivalry is brewing in the pot. This time it will be Filipinos against the Puerto Ricans.
Marvin Sonsona, the kid they called “Marvelous” started it all and liv Read Full Story >>> MELLIGEN FACES ROSALES NOV. 13
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 06 Sep 2009
ALA fighter Mark Jason Melligen is set to once again show his wares in the United States when he tangles with Mexican Michel "El Bravo" Rosales on November 13 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Melligen vs R Read Full Story >>> The Kid's the Real Deal - Sonsona Decisions Lopez
By Andrew Fruman, The Boxing Bulletin, Sun, 06 Sep 2009
Long after his victory over Jose Lopez had ended, young Marvin Sonsona was still signing autographs and posing for photos outside the Casino Rama Entertainment Center. Smiling, but bruised – his left eye had a bump over it, and his right was adorned with a small white bandage covering a single Read Full Story >>> Sonsona Lives Up to the Hype & Wins World Title
By Dennis Carreon, 8countnews, Sun, 06 Sep 2009
Sonsona wins Lopez’s WBO Junior Bantamweight (115 lbs.) title via UD
Puerto Rico’s Jose Lopez [39(32)-8(0)-2] vs. Philippines’ Marvin Sonsona [14(12)-0(0)-0]
September 4 (Friday) – Rama, Ontario, Canada
Sonsona is definitely for real and it’s not just hype. Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-Marquez 3: Moving on and moving up
By Glenn Wilson, Examiner.com, Sun, 06 Sep 2009
I try to clear my head at night as I fall asleep. But like most people, the more I try to clear it the more thoughts pop into it. It always ends up being some weird boxing thought. Which of course leads to some weird kind of dream. Take last night's dream. I guess with all the speculation about Man Read Full Story >>> Promoters put aside differences for ca$h
By George Willis, New York Post, Sun, 06 Sep 2009
BOXING can make for strange bed fellows. The promotion for the Sept. 19 bout between Floyd Mayweather and Juan Manuel Marquez is proof of that. Nearly three years ago, when Mayweather was set to fight Oscar De La Hoya, De La Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions had few good things to say about Mayweat Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao to make second attempt to win in political ring
By Agence France Press, Taipei Times, Sun, 06 Sep 2009
Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao declared on Friday he was determined to run for congress next year despite a previous election defeat and a looming bout with three-time world champion Miguel Cotto.
Pacqui Read Full Story >>> Kris Aquino offers blood to Donaire, underscoring fighter's ties to Filipinos
By Colin Seymour, Examiner.com, Sun, 06 Sep 2009
A source tells me celebrity entertainer Kris Aquino has offered to donate blood to flyweight superstar Nonito Donaire, who is recovering from dengue fever near Manila.
Aquino is the daughter of former Philippines President Corazon Aquino and Benigno Aquino, the senator who rose to prominence as a Read Full Story >>> Marvin Sonsona Makes History -- First Pinoy Boxer to Win A Championship in Canada
By Rob Cruz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 06 Sep 2009
RAMA, ONTARIO -- Friday night, I witnessed something special. I saw a young promising boxer who, some misunderstood, win his very first championship belt at the tender age of nineteen at Casino Rama. Don't let his age fool Read Full Story >>> TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS: MARVIN SONSONA IS CHAMP!
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 06 Sep 2009
"Marvelous" Marvin Sonsona and Jose "Carita" Lopez took turns battering each other for twelve action packed rounds but in the end it was the 19 year Filipino who emerged victorious and wrested the WBO superflyweig Read Full Story >>>
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