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Why are we so persecuted?
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, 16 Sep 2004
Challenger Juanito Rubillar lost a decision to World Boxing Council (WBC) lightflyweight champion Jorge Arce of Mexico under controversial circumstances in Tijuana last week.
Manny Pacquiao is in Los Angeles training for a fight that he doesn’t know about.
Diosdado Gabi was suddenly scratche Read Full Story >>>ESPN INTERESTED IN PACQUIAO-HARRISON TITLE FIGHT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, BoxingScene.com, 16 Sep 2004
The giant sports network ESPN is interested in staging a title fight between featherweight "People’s Champion" Manny Pacquiao and World Boxing Organization champion Scott Harrison in Scotland but they "don’t want to deal with promoter Murad Muhammad" according to Roberto " Boying" Nazario, son of Pa Read Full Story >>> Marquez Hopes to Avoid the Taste of a Stale Sandwich
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, 16 Sep 2004
When Juan Manuel Marquez steps into the ring this Saturday night against Orlando Salido before the heavily anticipated match-up between Bernard Hopkins and Oscar De La Hoya at the MGM Grand, he'll try to avoid what football coaches and gamblers dub 'the stale sandwich'.
No, it's not something fro Read Full Story >>> Harrison faces Kebede
BBC Sport, 16 Sep 2004
Scott Harrison will take on the undefeated Ethiopian boxer Samuel Kebede in the defence of his WBO featherweight crown in Glasgow.
The two-time world champion will become the most successful Scottish fighter ever if he wins his sixth world championship fight.
The bout, on Friday 29 October, is Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao Becoming Restless; No Fight Yet in Horizon
By Winchell Campos, mannypacquiao.ph, 15 Sep 2004
LOS ANGELES-Promoter Murad Muhammad still has to hook up with business manager Rodolfo Nazario in Florida so that both can decide and announce a concrete fight itinerary for People's Champion Manny Pacquiao soon.
According to Muhammad, it may take them until Thursday (Friday in Manila) to announc Read Full Story >>> Rakkiatgym aching for Pacquiao rematch
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, The Freeman, 14 Sep 2004
BRAGGING that he is now a stronger and more powerful fighter than he was two years ago, International Boxing Federation No.8 featherweight contender Fahprakorb Rakkiatgym of Thailand openly declared his fervent desire for a rematch with the universally recognized people’s featherweight king Manny “T Read Full Story >>> HARRISON INTERESTED IN PACQUIAO FIGHT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, BoxingScene.com, 14 Sep 2004
The manager of World Boxing Organization featherweight champion Scott Harrison has indicated interest in defending his title against "People’s Champion" Manny Pacquiao and has asked for "more information" on the possibility of staging such a fight in Manila or anywhere else.
In an email to Viva Read Full Story >>> Is Murad on the way out?
By Dominic Menor, ABS-CBN News, 14 Sep 2004
Is it time for a change?
A combination of factors has contributed to the continued snub by top-caliber fighters of Manny Pacquiao. And one of those factors may be the need for a more influential promoter that could land Pacquiao the big fights.
Pacquiao flew to California last week to train Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao: Bring Them On
By Winchell Campos, mannypacquiao.ph, 13 Sep 2004
LOS ANGELES-Manny Pacquiao doesn't mind whether his next opponent will either be Joel Casamayor, Erik Morales or Marco Antonio Barrera and he doesn't care whoever goes first in the short chopping board list.
Pacquiao, who has endorsed the "No Fear" sporting apparel, exactly lives by that attitud Read Full Story >>> Let the Fighters Fight
By Epifanio M. Almeda, RingsideReport.com, 13 Sep 2004
A court of law judge, already burdened with a backlog of cases, addressed the two guys brought before him who were previously apprehended by a policeman in the thick of a fist fight, "Why don't you just settle your dispute out of court?" One of two promptly replied, "Your honor that was what precise Read Full Story >>> Defeat is an orphan, victory has many fathers
By Philip Ella Juico, ABS-CBN News, 13 Sep 2004
What is shaping up to be the most exciting and explosive weight categories in international boxing nowadays are the feather-weight, super-featherweight/junior lightweight up to the middleweight division where you have the likes of Oscar de la Hoya and undisputed middleweight champ Bernard Hopkins mi Read Full Story >>> GABI PRIMED UP FOR WBC TITLE BID
Philippine Boxing News, 12 Sep 2004
Kidapawan's Diosdado "Prince" Gabi is now about "90 percent" ready as he prepares for the most crucial few weeks prior to his titular challenge of World Boxing Council flyweight king Pongsaklek Wongjongkam on October 8 in Phuket, Thailand.
This was revealed last week by Buboy Fernandez, personal tr Read Full Story >>> GABI PRIMED UP FOR WBC TITLE BID
Philippine Boxing News, 12 Sep 2004
Kidapawan's Diosdado "Prince" Gabi is now about "90 percent" ready as he prepares for the most crucial few weeks prior to his titular challenge of World Boxing Council flyweight king Pongsaklek Wongjongkam on October 8 in Phuket, Thailand.
This was revealed last week by Buboy Fernandez, personal tr Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao to Start Formal Training Monday
By Winchell Campos, mannypacquiao.ph, 12 Sep 2004
LOS ANGELES-Like a master watchmaker calibrating new and old clocks, drill sergeant Freddie Roach had a happy and sweaty reunion with Manny Pacquiao and new prospects Z Gorres and Bobby Pacquiao at the Wild Card gym Thursday here.
After a short tete-a-tete, Roach wasted no time and immediately t Read Full Story >>> Conspiracy leaves Manny out in cold
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, 11 Sep 2004
LONDON — Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales and Juan Manuel Marquez are avoiding Manny Pacquiao like the plague. That’s what New Jersey promoter Murad Muhammad insists, wrote Boxing News editor Claude Abrams in the London-based weekly trade paper’s Sept. 3 issue.
"Muhammad claims the Mexican bi Read Full Story >>> A prayer power for Pacquiao
By Proc Maslog, MindaNews, 10 Sep 2004
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The Filipino boxing idol Manny Pacquiao was reported to have left for the United States Tuesday, Sept. 8 to resume training to keep himself in shape just in case something comes up.
Before leaving, Pacquiao led the praying of the Holy Rosary at his Wildcard gym in Sucat, Pa Read Full Story >>> Pacman draws extra might from the power of prayers
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, The Freeman, 09 Sep 2004
AS he jetted in for the United States yesterday, coincidentally when the Roman Catholic faithful around the globe celebrated the birthday of Mother Mary, the consensus people’s featherweight champion Manny “The Destroyer” Pacquiao left his countrymen a striking reminder that more t Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao leaves for US
By Dennis Principe, The Manila Bulletin, 09 Sep 2004
FILIPINO BOXING superstar Manny Pacquiao, has given us an idea that more than magic, prayers will do wonders for his illustrious career.
This as Pacquiao joined avid supporter Rudy Salud, the former commissioner of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), in praying of the rosary held at the Read Full Story >>> Fans want Pacquiao to fight Morales
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, Manila Standard, 09 Sep 2004
An overwhelming number of fight fans have indicated they want world super featherweight champion Erik Morales to defend his title against featherweight People’s Champion Manny Pacquiao in an ongoing worldwide Internet poll conducted by the respected Web site BoxingScene.com.
In answer to the ques Read Full Story >>> ‘Bill too big for Manny to fight in Manila’
By Bong Pedralvez, The Manila Times, 07 Sep 2004
NOT this year.
Local fans of Manny Pacquiao will have to be content with watching and reading the ring exploits of the Filipino sports hero from afar—at least in 2004—because of the steep expense of promoting the boxer’s fight in the country, according to business manager Rod Nazario.
“We re Read Full Story >>>
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