CHAMPION MAYOL NOW MERITS BETTER SUPPORT AND RESPECT
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 23 Nov 2009

Rodel Mayol was just one of the boys that toiled in the background. In fact if you are not specifically looking for him at the gym where he trains, he could simply get lost in the background. But not any more. Mayol r  Read Full Story >>>

HAROLD LEDERMAN: "FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN OF MANNY PACQUIAO...IT SHOULD BE SENSATIONAL"
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Mon, 23 Nov 2009
"Once they have some sort of an agreement on how the money is going to be split up, then they can start working on how many pay-per-view homes they're going to sell, which really is the indicator of how much money he [Mayweather] is going to wind up making. It's not what his guarantee is, it's how m  Read Full Story >>>

Big Apple Boxing Thoughts 11.23.09: Manny Is a Beast But What of Cotto?
By Jonathan Yaghoubi, 411mania.com, Mon, 23 Nov 2009
Manny Pacquiao has proven for the last year and a half that the more you doubt him, the better he continues to get. Pacquiao delivered the best boxing performance of the year and quite possibly of his career as he totally outclassed and punished Miguel Cotto with a 12th round TKO. The win gave Ma  Read Full Story >>>

Conclusive Combos on Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather Jr, Andre Ward, Bernard Hopkins, Shane Mosley, Cotto, Hatton, Kessler and More!
By JD Camacho, DogHouseBoxing.com, Mon, 23 Nov 2009
Much has been going on in the boxing world over the past two weeks or so. With a lot to talk about, here are more of my conclusive blows in combination: -Andre Ward showed real flashes of brilliance in there against Mikkel Kessler. Not quite the same shine you’d expect from an Olympian, tho  Read Full Story >>>

Ricky Hatton must let it go and give life outside the ring a fighting chance
By Kevin Garside, Telegraph.co.uk, Mon, 23 Nov 2009
Filipino fighter Z Gorres lies in a Las Vegas hospital in a stable condition. He is one of the lucky ones. The boxer was floored three times last week before leaving the ring in a coma. His career is over. We can only hope that he gets his life back. Gorres fell in the same ring that claimed Ric  Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao in concert — PHOTOS from Hollywood!
By Bruce Heinsius, FightFan.com, Mon, 23 Nov 2009
Don’t miss this exclusive photo gallery by Los Angeles based photographer Bruce Heinsius of Manny Pacquiao’s Hollywood After-Fight Party that took place last week at the Highlands of Hollywood club. The ‘Pacman’ was joined by Lito Camo and his very own Calsada Band. Spec  Read Full Story >>>

PORTER STOPS ELLIS IN TUNICA!
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 23 Nov 2009
Tunica, MS - Supported by a large crowd at Fitzgeralds Casino in Tunica, MS, junior middleweight sensation Shawn “Showtime” Porter kept his perfect intact after scoring a fourth round TKO over upset specialist Jerome Ellis. Headlining “Boxing’s Future Champions III”  Read Full Story >>>

FROM MANDAUE TO MEXICO: RODEL MAYOL?S TITLE QUEST FINALLY ENDS IN TRIUMPH
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 23 Nov 2009
News of Rodel Mayol?s fifth title challenge became an afterthought here in the Philippines. Manny Pacquiao?s seventh world title win, Z Gorres undergoing emergency neurosurgery and Marvin Sonsona?s first title defense in Canada were the topics that dominated the local sports headlines. ?But the ne  Read Full Story >>>

Unlike Mayweather, Pacquiao Has Stepped Up & Carried the Sport
By Brent Matteo Alderson, FightFanNation.com, Mon, 23 Nov 2009
Thanks to Manny Pacquiao boxing is on the up and up and finally for the first time since Oscar De La Hoya was in the middle of his 147 pound championship reign in the late 1990’s boxing matters again and the sport owes it all to Manny Pacquiao. Ever since he retired Oscar De La Hoya with an   Read Full Story >>>

Porter Heads West to Pac-Land and Beyond
By Steve Kim, SecondsOut.com, Mon, 23 Nov 2009

When you ask trainer Freddie Roach who gave Manny Pacquiao his best work in sparring leading up to their showdown with Miguel Cotto, his answer came quickly: Shawn Porter. Porter, a jr. middle  Read Full Story >>>

Floyd Mayweather Jr. was a bigger draw than Pacquiao- the operative word being "WAS"
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Mon, 23 Nov 2009
It doesn't require a lot of common sense to understand the trend I am trying to emphasize. Yes, Once upon a time, Floyd Mayweather Jr. was the consensus Pound for Pound king of the sport. Dig the archives, I gave him his due recognition at that point in time. But that was then, this is now. Even   Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao paid cutman Miguel Diaz $50,000
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Mon, 23 Nov 2009
Under the heading of “nice work if you can get it,” we now file the position of cutman for Manny Pacquiao. Miguel Diaz, who was fired by Miguel Cotto after the Boricua Banger after he lost to Antonio Margarito, landed on his feet in Pacman’s corner as the stop the bleeding if an  Read Full Story >>>

Spoof Interview with Floyd Advisor Leonard Ellerbe
By Scoop Malinowski, Boxing Insider, Mon, 23 Nov 2009
Leonard Ellerbe, the advisor for Floyd Mayweather, doesn’t tell it like it is because he can’t. It would be bad for business. He has to mislead and deceive in order to preserve Floyd Mayweather’s career which is already in decline. But what if Ellerbe did decide to be candid and re  Read Full Story >>>

Controversy over Mayol win
By Robert Coster, FightNews.com, Mon, 23 Nov 2009
“The only way Rodel Mayol could beat me was by intentionally fouling me. He should have been disqualified,” says disconsolate former champion Edgar Sosa who lost his WBC belt on Saturday in Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico by a very controversial TKO in the second round to Filipino challenger Ro  Read Full Story >>>

Miguel Cotto: "I will continue fighting"
By Glenn Wilson, Examiner.com, Mon, 23 Nov 2009
The event is over, but not the fighting spirit. Miguel Cotto has let it be known that the loss to Manny Pacquiao may have dampened his spirit, but not his desire to fight on. When asked by HBO's Larry Merchant if he would continue to fight, Miguel responded, "Yeah. I will continue, I will continue f  Read Full Story >>>

The first rule is to make the weight
By Sev Sarmenta, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mon, 23 Nov 2009
It’s always disappointing whenever a Filipino loses a boxing crown because of weight problems. Marvin Sonsona lost his WBO junior bantamweight Championship Saturday in Canada even before he climbed the ring because he couldn’t shed 2.6 pounds to make the required weight of 115. Ont  Read Full Story >>>

Paul Williams a possible opponent for Manny Pacquiao?
By Scott Heritage, Examiner.com, Mon, 23 Nov 2009
Paul Williams' trainer has seemingly thrown his fighter's name into the ring as a possible opponent for Manny Pacquiao in the future. Currently Williams is set to challenge Sergio Gabriel Martinez for the WBC welterweight title, which he is the favorite to win. The fight takes place on December t  Read Full Story >>>

Brian’s Boxing Mailbag
By Brian Wilbur, RingsideReport.com, Mon, 23 Nov 2009
Thanks for checking out my boxing mailbag ladies and gents. In this week’s edition I continue discussions regarding the irresistible potential showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, JR.. That fight, which a few years ago looked like a complete mismatch in favor of Mayweather, is  Read Full Story >>>

Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: Who Has the Advantage Outside the Ring?
By Vitali Shaposhnikov, Diamond Boxing, Mon, 23 Nov 2009
This is probably one of a thousand to be written on this over chewed topic. People have discussed this for years, and broke it down every way imaginable. Nonetheless, this is, and will be the main topic until it happens, simply because too much is on the line. Fame as a legendry fighter, history, an  Read Full Story >>>

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