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Taking the 'man' out of 'Man-ny' Pacquiao
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Wed, 15 Jul 2009
Unless Manny Pacquiao is secretly crippled, he needs to throw away his crutch.
I mean his weight crutch. The Pinoy Idol can easily toss it aside as it only weighs two pounds.
If Pacquiao is really the one insisting that he won’t fight Miguel Cotto above 143 pounds, then he should be asha Read Full Story >>>WBO Featherweight Champion Steven Luevano Defends August 15th!
By Ken Hissner, DogHouseBoxing.com, Wed, 15 Jul 2009
There’s an old saying that “nice guys finish last”, but in WBO Featherweight champion Steven Luevano let’s just say he’s an exception to the rule. He has had close to 300 amateur bouts so you could say he paid his dues before entering the pro ranks in June of 2000. He w Read Full Story >>> Pagara to fight tough Indonesian to prove class
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Wed, 15 Jul 2009
YOUNG boxing prospect Jason Pagara will be facing the toughest assignment of his career as he faces dangerous Indonesian fighter Simson Butar-Butar in the Island City Mall car park in Bohol, in this year’s second installment of Summit Natural Drinking Water “Fight Night Boxing Tour.̶ Read Full Story >>> Raising another Pacman
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Wed, 15 Jul 2009
ONE of the best young prospects of the Philippines, Marvin Sonsona, has been acquired by famed international matchmaker Sampson Lewkowicz in his Sampson Boxing Promotions promotional outfit.
Famed international promoter Sammy Gello-ani, who promotes Sonsona locally, confirmed yesterday that the h Read Full Story >>> ROGER MAYWEATHER WISHES FOR SHANE MOSLEY FIGHT
By John Martinez, Iron Boxing, Wed, 15 Jul 2009
Saturday, September 19 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, the fight dubbed “Number One/Numero Uno” between Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. and WBO lightweight titlist, Juan Manuel Marquez will air live on HBO PPV.
One need only listen to the terrible promotional name (“Numb Read Full Story >>> Gatti's wife requests jail release
By Associated Press, Sports Illustrated, Wed, 15 Jul 2009
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) -- The Brazilian wife of Arturo Gatti asked to be released from jail, where she is held on accusations she strangled the former boxing champion with her purse strap as he drunkenly slept.
Her lawyer told The Associated Press on Tuesday he petitioned a court to release Amanda R Read Full Story >>> Dictators R Us: Manny Pacquiao tops list of world's worst despots
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Wed, 15 Jul 2009
Manny Pacquiao has made another of those Top 10 lists but this time it’s an unsavory one.
You have heard of the “No Fear” brand? You might call this list “All Fear.” It’s got some scary people on it.
It sounds like a riddler, which name does belong and whyR Read Full Story >>> No doubt on bout as Arum proclaims: Cotto-Pacquiao, 145
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Wed, 15 Jul 2009
Hoya…and that the little “birdie” told Cotto to demand that Manny Pacquiao fight him at the 147 pound welterweight limit or, barring that, at least at 145 pounds.
o stick with golf parlance, it would be “par for the course” for one fight promoter to stick his sand we Read Full Story >>> Going Down to 143 to Face Pacquiao May be Dangerous for Mosley
By Leo Reyes, Digital Journal, Wed, 15 Jul 2009
Team Pacquiao led by lawyer Franklin Gacal is considering Mosley as next Pacquiao opponent if he can move further down to 143 but boxing experts say that it would be dangerous for Mosley to fight Pacquiao at this desired catch weight.
Suddenly Shane Mosley is on Manny Pacquiao’s radar scre Read Full Story >>> Arturo Gatti: Honoring Boxing’s Guaranteed Gladiator
By Lee Groves, MaxBoxing.com, Wed, 15 Jul 2009
When Arturo "Thunder" Gatti walked up the ring steps and prepared for battle, boxing fans were given a rare gift – a guarantee.
In a sport rife with unpredictability – whether it took the form of bad decisions, bro Read Full Story >>> Hatton: Pacquiao defeat ‘still very much fresh’
ABS-CBN News, Wed, 15 Jul 2009
MANILA – Britain’s Ricky “the Hitman” Hatton has his hands full these days as a boxing promoter, businessman, and entertainer. His preoccupations, however, do not involve going back to the ring at the moment.
“There's lots of things keeping me busy and I'm just sitti Read Full Story >>> Pacman hosts Vegetable Congress in Sarangani farm
ABS-CBN News, Wed, 15 Jul 2009
GENERAL SANTOS CITY-- The 7th National Vegetable Congress which aims to boost the country’s agricultural industry has opened in Sarangani province with Manny Pacquiao as its host.
The event, which is being held in Pacquiao’s farm in Malungon town, aims to spread new and useful informa Read Full Story >>> Will Pacquiao ever be happy?
By Matt Stolow, Examiner.com, Tue, 14 Jul 2009
Man up Manny! 145 lbs.!
Word is Top Rank promoter Bob Arum and coach Freddie Roach want a major concession before their meal ticket, Manny Pacquiao. gives Miguel Cotto his payday.
They want Cotto to come down from the welterweight limit of 147 lbs down to 143 lbs to meet the naturally lighter Read Full Story >>> Donaire Rematch Makes Most Sense For Darchinyan
By Ron Borges, The Sweet Science, Tue, 14 Jul 2009
Vic Darchinyan’s mouth was as big as ever Saturday night but his punching power was not. Where he goes from there it would seem is clear.
If he’s a wise man and not just a wise guy, he goes down.
Not down on his back, a fate he managed to avoid while losing his bantamwe Read Full Story >>> Donaire shares thoughts on Agbeko win over Darchinyan
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Tue, 14 Jul 2009
"Keeping up with the Donaires"
In this edition of our series, Nonito Donaire Jr. shares his thoughts about his busy weekend from his training to his public work-out in San Carlos, California last Saturday all the way to his thoughts on seeing his most bitter rival fall to a man named King Kong.
Read Full Story >>> Fool Me Once… Notes From Fight Night at Sunrise
By Lyle Fitzsimmons, BoxingScene.com, Tue, 14 Jul 2009
SUNRISE, Fla. – You know, it’s not all that often in life where a guy can look back at something and say, “Wow, I guess I really got fooled by all that nonsense, huh?”
I’ve got to admit, I’m fe Read Full Story >>> Some Bull, some Kong and a lot of Thunder
By Bart Barry, CBS Sports, Tue, 14 Jul 2009
Much as we admired Alexis Arguello, we considered Arturo Gatti a friend. That's how to characterize the reaction their recent deaths have garnered. Arguello was a master craftsman who did the gentlemanly thing in letting us admire him. But Gatti eschewed common sense in our behalf. He sacrificed him Read Full Story >>> HBO to pay tribute to Gatti
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Tue, 14 Jul 2009
The death of Arturo Gatti on Saturday hit the boxing community very, very hard. He was a special fighter who provided fight fans (and writers) with more thrills than anyone in recent years. Fight after fight, he left it all in the ring.
He may be gone, but we will always have our memories and vid Read Full Story >>> IS GOLDEN BOY INFLUENCING COTTO'S DECISIONS?
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Tue, 14 Jul 2009
Despite the recent revelation from Manny Pacquiao that he prefers his proposed bout with Miguel Cotto to take place closer to 143 pounds, Top Rank publicist Lee Samuels insists that a disagreement over weig Read Full Story >>> Nonito Donaire Jr. Interview- Don't let the smile fool you
By Albert Alvarez, Diamond Boxing, Tue, 14 Jul 2009
Nonito, the last time we saw one another was at the Pacquiao/Hatton tease, we talked a little about how we both thought the fight would play out, but damn!! We both never thought that Pacquiao would close the show that early, how shocked were you that the fight didn't even see the 3rd round?
Well Read Full Story >>>
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