This Pac Man is Not a Game
By Shaun Rico LaWhorn, SaddoBoxing.com, 01 Sep 2005
Manny Pacquiao (39-3, 31 KOs) is a man who seems to love boxing with such a dedicated passion. Even though he does not enunciate English as his first language, you can read Pacquiao excitement from partaking in a sport that depends on teamwork combined with hard training, and individuality come figh  Read Full Story >>>

Freddy Roach: 'Losing Sucks'
‘But the fight took more out of Morales than it took out of us’
By Mark Dodge, FightBeat.com, 01 Sep 2005
On Wednesday morning, Freddy Roach opened the doors to the Wild Card Gym for the first time since Manny Pacquiao began preparing for his comeback fight against Hector Velazquez in late July. However, only representatives from the media were allowed inside for the boxer’s first open workout  Read Full Story >>>

Manny says Velazquez bout is ‘critical’
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, 01 Sep 2005
Manny Pacquiao isn’t taking Hector Velazquez lightly and considers his Sept. 10 bout against the Mexican veteran a critical fight because a rematch with Erik Morales hangs in the balance. Pacquiao’s assistant Joseph Ramos told The STAR in an e-mail the other day there are three reaso  Read Full Story >>>

Other foes come first for Morales, Pacquiao
By Chuck Johnson, USA Today, 01 Sep 2005
Erik Morales raised his hands in victory against Manny Pacquiao on March 19, having gained a unanimous decision after 12 hard-fought rounds that clearly suggested a rematch was in order. The rematch almost assuredly will happen, probably in January. But neither fighter is looking past Sept. 10, w  Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao vs. Hector Velazquez
By Boxing Times Staff, BoxingTimes.com, 01 Sep 2005
Los Angeles, California-- Manny Pacquiao Photo: Sal Guitarez vs. Lehlohonolo Ledwaba (June 23, 2001) vs. Agapito Sanchez (November 10, 2001) vs. Jorge Elicer Julio (June 8, 2002) vs. Emmanuel Lucero (July 26, 2003) vs. Marco Antonio Barrera (November 15, 2003) vs. Juan Manuel Marqu  Read Full Story >>>

Erik Morales vs. Zahir Raheem
By Boxing Times Staff, BoxingTimes.com, 01 Sep 2005
Los Angeles, California-- The terror of Tijuana is back in action on Saturday, September 10 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California when Erik Morales faces Zahir Raheem in a 12-round super featherweight encounter. Broadcast by HBO the action gets under way at 9:45 PM ET/6:45 PM PT, wh  Read Full Story >>>

Hip-hop group composes song for Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, 01 Sep 2005
MANNY PACQUIAO will walk his way to the ring at Staples Center with wrestling icon The Undertaker leading the way. But the Filipino fighter entrance song will be The Champion, a piece that was written specially for him by the hip-hop artists The Black Eyed Peas. Pacquiao’s adviser Joe Ra  Read Full Story >>>

Filipino sports hero Pacquiao to pitch for the Angels tomorrow
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, The Freeman, 01 Sep 2005
From boxing to billiards, from basketball to cockfighting, Filipino ring star Manny Pacquiao may yet find a new sport of interest. This as Pacquiao is set to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before game three of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim-Oakland A’s series tomorrow at the Angels S  Read Full Story >>>

RSR Speaks with Manny Pacquiao
By George Diaz Smith, RingsideReport.com, 31 Aug 2005
Freddie Roach -- “You know Barrera is making a little noise out there, so we’d like to get the chance to fight him also.” Pacquiao -- “The training camp is good for me. It’s my trainer’s idea to close the gym for me while I am training. I like the idea that no  Read Full Story >>>

AFTER LONGORIA, PACMAN TO THROW CEREMONIAL PITCH IN LA
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, 31 Aug 2005
Manny Pacquiao has certainly gone a long way from those days when he would hitch jeepney rides in Manila, dangling perilously from the rear end of his ride. In a solid testament to his cross-cultural appeal today in sporting America, Pacquiao has just been tapped to perform a chore even members   Read Full Story >>>

In hunt for rematch, Pacquiao seeks form of Alamodome fight
By John Whisler, San Antonio Express, 31 Aug 2005
For six months after his stunning conquest of Marco Antonio Barrera at the Alamodome in 2003, Manny Pacquiao was the talk of boxing. The hot commodity. The next big thing. "That definitely was the best performance of his career," Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, said in a conference call Tuesd  Read Full Story >>>

Has Erik Morales Solved The Pacquiao Puzzle?
By Dr. Peter Edwards, BoxingScene.com, 31 Aug 2005
One has to wonder what Erik Morales sees in a potential bout with Manny Pacquiao, other than money. When have we ever seen the Mexican warrior rematch a fighter unless he felt there was controversy lingering over the initial bout or he felt the fighter was ready to get knocked off? In February o  Read Full Story >>>

The Ring Magazine: “The Bible of Boxing”; Well, I Guess I’m an Atheist This Month
By Sergio Martinez, SaddoBoxing.com, 31 Aug 2005
Well fight fans, I must tell you that I am very upset right now. Let me start by saying that I am a long time “The Ring” magazine subscriber and, for the most part, have been happy with their publication. Every now and then, they do tend to be off in my opinion, but I have never been at   Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao spars with three boxers daily
By Nick Giongco, Tempo, 31 Aug 2005
Pacquiao, who is booked to lock horns with Hector Velazquez of Mexico on Sept. 10 in Los Angeles, yesterday said that he has logged 61 rounds of sparring and is scheduled to add another 12 one of these days as he enters the homestretch of his month-long preparation. "I feel great and I am doing f  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao, Morales get pre-fight hype
By Salven L. Lagumbay, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 31 Aug 2005
EVEN before leathers can be thrown in their respective tune-up bouts, pound-for-pound boxing icons Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao will get the chance to hype up their planned rematch in March next year when they take part in an international telephone conference today from their respective training  Read Full Story >>>

Now Pitching For The Angels: Manny Pacquiao
EastSideBoxing.com, 31 Aug 2005
ANAHEIM, CA (August 30, 2005)- Pac Man Fever will be running rampant This Thursday! September 1 at Angels Stadium of Anaheim when three-time world champion and the pride of The Philippines, MANNY PACQUIAO, throws out the ceremonial first pitch (6:49 P.M. PT) before game three of the Los Angeles Ange  Read Full Story >>>

‘The Undertaker’ to lead Pacquiao’s entourage
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, 31 Aug 2005
MANNY PACQUIAO will have a surprise guest when he battles Mexican Hector Velezquez on Sept. 10 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Lawyer Nick Khan, one of Pacquiao’s American handlers, revealed yesterday that "The Undertaker" will lead the Team Pacquiao from fighter’s dressing r  Read Full Story >>>

‘Undertaker’ leads Manny entourage
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, 31 Aug 2005
Don’t be surprised if you’d see "The Undertaker," one of the world’s biggest names in professional wrestling, alongside Manny Pacquiao at the Staples Center on Sept. 10. The wrestler with the eerie and disturbing presence on the ring has reportedly agreed to make a special appe  Read Full Story >>>

RSR Mail Bag August 30, 2005
By George Diaz Smith, RingsideReport.com, 30 Aug 2005
This weeks email bag has an overload of questions involving the super featherweight and featherweight divisions. There were questions on whether Marco Antonio Barrera will or won't fight the explosive Pac Man, to the many inquiries on their upcoming fights, and of course Erik too. I've got to sa  Read Full Story >>>

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