Floyd Mayweather is a coward if he doesn't fight Manny Pacquiao
By Colin Linneweber, Examiner.com, Wed, 18 Nov 2009
IBO and Ring Magazine light welterweight champion Manny “Pac-Man” Pacquiao badly bludgeoned Miguel Cotto to capture the WBO welterweight championship by TKO in the 12th round Saturday night at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas. Cotto (34-2, 27 KOs) showed tremendous moxie and determina  Read Full Story >>>

All Mayweather does is run - Roach
By Aaron Skinner, The Philippine Star, Wed, 18 Nov 2009
HOLLYWOOD -- Freddie Roach’s hands shook with excitement as he talked about a fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. “It will be the biggest pay-per-view event of all time,” said the man who just steered Manny Pacquiao to a historic 12th round technical knockout of Miguel Cotto last Sa  Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao, PPV TV Hercules: 1.6 million buys and counting
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Wed, 18 Nov 2009
Tabulating boxing PPV TV buy rates is like tracking a presidential election. It takes some patience just like a race for the White House. You don’t start with 14 votes from the tiny hamlet of Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, like you do when CNN and all their competitors are trying to get a h  Read Full Story >>>

Roach eyes long break for Manny
By Francis Ochoa, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wed, 18 Nov 2009
HOLLYWOOD— Manny Pacquiao made his traditional post-fight visit to the Wild Card gym here Monday with Freddie Roach saying he wants the new WBO welterweight champion to take a long break before returning to this popular boxing training site for his next fight. A fight, Roach believes, that   Read Full Story >>>

IS PACQUIAO MAYWEATHER’S DURAN?
By Brian Gorman, RingTalk.com, Wed, 18 Nov 2009
FLOYD VS. MANNY: SHADES OF DURAN-LEONARD I? Pittsburgh, PA- In the summer of 1980 at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, “Sugar Ray” Leonard put his spotless 27-0 record on the line against the animalistic brawling recent lightweight (135 lb.) champion Roberto “Manos de Piedra (Hands o  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao's Triumph, Cotto's Tragedy
By Jeff Pryor, The Boxing Bulletin, Wed, 18 Nov 2009
He's got real welterweight power. He's got a real welterweight chin. This past Saturday, Welterweight's around the world, even the best of the best, (Mosley and Mayweather, that's you), had to feel a little flutter in their stomachs as they watched Manny Pacquiao dispose of the otherwise resilien  Read Full Story >>>

Floyd Mayweather: Boxing’s Achilles “Heel”
By Jesse Campbell, FightHype.com, Wed, 18 Nov 2009
Someone forgot to tell Floyd Mayweather how difficult it is to play the villain. Now at the height of his mainstream popularity, Floyd has been able to climb boxing’s lofty financial ladder by playing the ‘heel’ (In the world of Professional Wrestling, heels are the “bad guys  Read Full Story >>>

When to retire
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Wed, 18 Nov 2009
The hardest decision for a professional fighter to make is when to retire from the ring. Every fighter dreams to retire with his faculties intact, enough money in the bank to live comfortably the rest of his life and a legacy of immortality. Since boxing is a livelihood, it’s difficult to d  Read Full Story >>>

PACQUIAO-MAYWEATHER INEVITABLE FOR 2010
By Jarrad Woods, RingTalk.com, Wed, 18 Nov 2009
ARE WELTERWEIGHTS AT CUSP OF LINEAR CHAMP? New York, NY- The stage is already being set for what could be the biggest grossing fight in boxing history. Everyone has their hopes set on a Floyd Mayweather (40-0 25 KOs) vs. Manny Pacquiao (50-3-2 38 KOs) welterweight (147 lb) showdown. Not only coul  Read Full Story >>>

20 million reasons why Mayweather will fight Pacquiao
By Brad Cooney, Examiner.com, Wed, 18 Nov 2009
Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao will eventually end up in the ring. This writer just can't imagine anyone walking away from up to and possibly more than 20 million dollars. Floyd Mayweather claims that he's the pound for pound king. Most beg to differ and say that the real pound for pound   Read Full Story >>>

Tachi Palace Fights adds Nam Phan and Manny Tapia to growing roster
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 18 Nov 2009
Lemoore, Calif. – Tachi Palace Fights announced two significant signings on Monday, November 16 that will help bolster its growing roster. “We are looking to build and brand the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino name throughout the mixed martial arts community and we are able to do that   Read Full Story >>>

Where does Manny Pacquiao fit in boxing’s all-time rankings?
By David Isaacson, Times Live, Wed, 18 Nov 2009
Manny Pacquiao, winner of world titles at a record seven weights after his convincing victory over Miguel Cotto at the weekend, has surely etched his name into the upper echelons of world boxing. When talking about the greatest fighters of all-time, boxing pundits will mention Sugar Ray Robinson,  Read Full Story >>>

Rising Jr middleweight prospect Shawn Porter returns to action!
By Brad Cooney, 8countnews, Wed, 18 Nov 2009
Rising Jr Middleweight prospect Shawn Porter will make his return to the ring on November 21st, at Fitzgerald's Casino in Tunica, MS. Porter will face Jerome Ellis in an 8 round bout. Porter, a highly touted amateur standout has been impressing the boxing world with his wicked fast hands, and leth  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao-Mayweather Match will Settle who is best pound-for pound
By Leo Reyes, Digital Journal, Wed, 18 Nov 2009
Floyd 'Moneyman' Mayweather says he is still the current pound-for-pound king on account of his being undefeated in his professional boxing career as the Pacquiao-Mayweather match looms in 2010 The proposed Pacquiao-Mayweather match of 2010 if indeed it does happen, will determine who is the real   Read Full Story >>>

Mailbag: Boxing world still buzzing
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Wed, 18 Nov 2009
LAS VEGAS – A few more random thoughts and observations in the aftermath of to Manny Pacquiao’s 12th-round stoppage of Miguel Cotto on Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena before we get to your questions and comments in the mailbag: Let’s stop the posturing. You want to see Pa  Read Full Story >>>

Z's still lucky
By Nimrod NL. Quiñones, The Philippine Star, Wed, 18 Nov 2009
The success of Manny Pacquiao over the weekend has overshadowed the sad fate of Z Gorres in the United States. But this does not mean that Z is unlucky, in fact, he is one very lucky fighter to have a manager and a stable owner, who care for their wards. We’ve heard of many horrible stories  Read Full Story >>>

Mayweather-Pacquiao Opening Odds Favor the "Pacman"?
By John Chavez, The Boxing Truth, Wed, 18 Nov 2009
I never in my wildest dreams would have thought that in a proposed match-up between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. that the oddsmakers would open up the Filipino as any sort of betting favorite of the "Pretty Boy". It's a testament to the eye-opening statements made by the "Pacman" within h  Read Full Story >>>

Mayweather minder may be deaf as Pacquiao screams for Floyd
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Wed, 18 Nov 2009
Laughing Lenny Ellerbe, who is what the Brits would refer to as Floyd Mayweather’s “minder,” is quoted in Tiny Tim Smith’s New York Daily News column Tuesday as saying he does not hear Manny Pacquiao pounding the table. Ellerbe said that while the public, Pacman promoter B  Read Full Story >>>

Cotto Refuses To Entertain a Rematch With Margarito
By Mark Vester, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 18 Nov 2009
During Miguel Cotto's recent return to Puerto Rico, he was mobbed by reporters who asked him about his next move in 2010. One of the obvious questions was his thoughts on a possible rematch with Antonio Margarito, who is slated to return to action in early 2010. Cotto held firm on his position of no  Read Full Story >>>

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