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Only Mayweather OK needed to make fight vs Pacquiao a done deal By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 11 Dec 2009

Except for Floyd Mayweather Jr. affixing his signature on the dotted line and the place where the fight will be staged, the ``Fight of the Decade?? between the former pound-for-pound-king and Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao is a done dea Read Full Story >>>Half-Pinoy Firebrand Heath Ellis Ends Year with a Bang By Carlo Denoy, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 11 Dec 2009

Half-Pinoy firebrand boxer Heath “The Heat” Ellis who resides in Melbourne, Australia straps on his boots, laces on his gloves, packs away his tasty snack prepared by his Pinay mother and goes to the office (square r Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO WON’T FIGHT IN STAPLES CENTER By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 11 Dec 2009

Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao won’t agree to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr at the Staples Center in Los Angeles and his adviser Michael Koncz believes Mayweather himself won’t agree to fight there either.
Gold Read Full Story >>> Advisor: Manny Pacquiao would "prefer not" to fight at Staples Center By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Fri, 11 Dec 2009 The U.S. business advisor for Manny Pacquiao said the Filipino boxing star would "prefer not" to have his verbally agreed-upon megafight versus Floyd Mayweather Jr. at Staples Center.
The business advisor, Michael Koncz, said he and a Pacquiao accountant have estimated that the boxer would owe a Read Full Story >>> Cotto invited to Pacman’s B’Day FightNews.com, Fri, 11 Dec 2009 World champion Manny Pacquiao has invited Miguel Cotto and his wife to General Santos, Philippines to attend Manny’s birthday festivities on December 17. When Bob Arum was recently in Manila, Pacquiao said he had great respect for Cotto and would be honored if he and his wife could attend. Aru Read Full Story >>> Sexual harassment allegation against Puerto Rican boxing sensation denied SKNVibes, Fri, 11 Dec 2009 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico-FAMILY members of Puerto Rico’s former welterweight champ Miguel Cotto have vehemently denied an allegation of sexual harassment leveled against him.
A greater than US $500 000 lawsuit was filed against Cotto by a former employee at one of his residences in Puerto Ric Read Full Story >>> Venue speculation a play for more money from Arum and Schaefer? By Scott Heritage, Examiner.com, Fri, 11 Dec 2009 The venue for the super fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather is still up in the air following the latest developments. Although some will tell you that Las Vegas was the only option from the get go, other venues were and are lining up to try to land the biggest fight in history.
Alth Read Full Story >>> Mayweather backing out of March 13 fight against Pacquiao? By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Fri, 11 Dec 2009 For the record, I have said two things about the super fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. One is that there is no way this fight is happening anywhere but Las Vegas. It just doesn't make sense, I don't care how many million dollars you say this or that stadium is willing to offer. Read Full Story >>> Boxing’s momentum stung by wave of suspect scoring By Dave Skretta, Associated Press, Fri, 11 Dec 2009 NEW YORK (AP)—Paul Malignaggi said he’d never beat Juan Diaz in Texas if the fight went to the scorecards. It did, and he was right.
The Brooklyn-based junior welterweight may have lost that bout in August, a brawl that left a huge crowd at the Toyota Center in Houston on its feet. Bu Read Full Story >>> Arum: I am very disillusioned By Nick Giongco, FightNews.com, Fri, 11 Dec 2009 Promoter Bob Arum feels something strange is about to happen in the negotiations to finally formalize the March 13, 2010 super showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. “I think Richard (Schaefer) has an agenda,” Arum told Manila Bulletin and Fightnews early yesterday afte Read Full Story >>> Mayol perseveres in chasing dream By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, The Philippine Star, Fri, 11 Dec 2009 CEBU, Philippines - “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
Cebuano boxer Rodel Mayol is the best epitome of this timeless maxim by the great Chinese philosopher Confucius.
After he failed four times at a world title shot, Mayol did not wallo Read Full Story >>> Random Boxing Scribes give their take on the early Pacquiao-Mayweather buzz By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Fri, 11 Dec 2009 Sometimes when you get caught up in something it’s good to take a step back and clear your head.
The ongoing drama regarding the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao bout has been well documented and it has been easy for one to lose themselves in all of the confusion and speculation. Pacquiao-Ma Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-Mayweather: Who Wins and Why By Kenneth Ragpala, 8countnews, Fri, 11 Dec 2009 Now that the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight is almost a done deal, with all areas ironed out save for the venue (as of press time, the choices have been narrowed to Las Vegas (MGM Grand), Dallas (Cowboys Stadium) and New Orleans (Superdome)), here are some points worth mulling over about who would win an Read Full Story >>> Inspired by Manny By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Fri, 11 Dec 2009 RODEL Mayol already fell short in four world title shots but he still kept on going and was finally rewarded when he won the World Boxing Council (WBC) light flyweight crown last Nov. 21 against Edgar Sosa.
Unlike other boxers who get frustrated and discouraged after a string of failures, Mayol n Read Full Story >>> Roach, Pacquiao to craft new game plan vs Mayweather ABS-CBN News, Fri, 11 Dec 2009 Roach confirms they already signed the contract
MANILA, Philippines – Famed American trainer Freddie Roach admitted that he and Manny Pacquiao would have to make some changes in their training when they prepare for the mega fight against Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
“This is completely op Read Full Story >>> RON FRAZIER: "I KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON...I WOULD BE SURPRISED IF IT'S NOT IN VEGAS" By Percy Crawford, FightHype.com, Fri, 11 Dec 2009 "I'm on the inside of the business. I train fighters. I live in Vegas, where Top Rank is and where Golden Boy does a lot of their promotions. I'm on the inside and I get to see these things. I get to see these guys train. I know a lot of the people who put together the contracts, so I know what's go Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao tops Google, Yahoo ‘Most Searched’ lists for 2009 By Neil Ramos, The Manila Bulletin, Fri, 11 Dec 2009 Google and Yahoo!, the number one and number two most popular search engines today, respectively, have released data a propos the most searched topics and names of 2009 according to local users.
It’s no surprise that boxer Manny Pacquiao still tops both lists.
Pacquiao edged out deceased Read Full Story >>> Jins Rivero, Briones add 2 more gold medals to RP harvest By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 11 Dec 2009

Filipino taekwondo jins continued taking the cudgels in the Philippines campaign as Mary Antoinette Rivero and Alex Briones scooped up a gold medal each yesterday, day when world pool champion Efren ?Bata? Reyes and ?kumpadre? Francisco ?Dj Read Full Story >>> Simple, meaningful rites open 25th SEA Games By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 10 Dec 2009

Laos? simplicity and meeting its commitment characterized the formal opening rites of the 25th Southeast Asian Games Wednesday night.
Modest yet colorful, well-organized yet warm was the conduct of the ceremonies that welcomed thousa Read Full Story >>> Mayweater vs. Pacquiao: The Only Fight Of Its Kind? By Oliver Suarez, FightHype.com, Thu, 10 Dec 2009

Although it is not etched in stone yet, the probability of the most anticipated fight since Oscar De La Hoya vs. Felix Trinidad happening is very good, according to recent reports. There have been a number of great figh Read Full Story >>>
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