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Revisiting Manny Pacquiao v Juan Manuel Marquez I
By Eric R. Sloan, Examiner.com, Sat, 23 May 2009
Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez are the current number 1 and 2 pound for pound kings of boxing according to Ring magazine. On May 8, 2004, the two men clashed in an epic battle that ended in a draw. One judge scored the fight 115-110 for Pacquiao. Another judge scored it 115-110 for Marqu Read Full Story >>>Floyd MayweatherJr: Conquering Lion of (Zab) Judah
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Sat, 23 May 2009
Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown?
Words from the flowing pen of the famed Pinoy playwright Willie Shakespeare. It is not widely know but my main Manila man Hermie Rivera informs me that ?Shakey? as he was known in his youth in Bacalod wrote nearly all of his works first in Tagalog and th Read Full Story >>> Fil-Am matchmaker 'Pacquiambo' must meet Pinoy Idol
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Sat, 23 May 2009
I vividly remember how wonderful, how stimulating it was to be a Cassius Clay fanatic. I won?t repeat my long story of the Cassius Clay International Fan Club and how I wrote letters to his Louisville home for two years before I finally met my idol.
I was nervous as a cat in a room full of rockin Read Full Story >>> Juan Manuel Marquez is all in for Mexico
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Sat, 23 May 2009
For his next fight, Juan Manuel Marquez might want to take a page out of his nemesis Manny Pacquiao's career and win one for his nation.
Juan Manuel Marquez is Mexico's final link remaining from the country's glory days of dominating boxing's lower weight classes. And on July 18, he is putting ev Read Full Story >>> Pacman running with Mayol!
FightNews.com, Sat, 23 May 2009
Pacman ? a Jack Russell terrier who was a star in HBO?s 24/7 with Pacquiao and Hatton ? is back on the running paths. He is now leading contender Rodel Mayol of the Philippines on his daily 5-mile run at the Pan Pacific Park in Los Angeles. Winchell Campos, who is working in the Mayol camp, said Pac Read Full Story >>> Cotto: ?I know the Pacquiao fight is out there, but right now I can only think about Clottey!?
FightFan.com, Sat, 23 May 2009
World welterweight champion Miguel Cotto, looking strong and powerful, spoke to the international media yesterday at his open press workout in Tampa, Florida.
Miguel Cotto: ?It?s going to be a tough fight June 13 again Read Full Story >>> No sweat as Gesta stays undefeated
By Ivan Orozco, SignOnSanDiego.com, Sat, 23 May 2009
Carl Penalosa wasn't impressed the first time he saw Mercito Gesta in a boxing ring.
?His punches were everywhere,? said Penalosa, who decided to train Gesta after he showed up in his gym in the Philippines seven years ago. ?He had a long way to go to be a good boxer.?
Gesta's unrefined skill Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao's next fight set Oct. 17
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Sat, 23 May 2009
Manny Pacquiao has personally given word to Top Rank to schedule his next fight on Oct. 17.
The name of the opponent and the venue have yet to be determined although a clearer picture of what?s on the horizon for the F Read Full Story >>> Mayweather out to reclaim mantle as boxing's best
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Sat, 23 May 2009
Love him or hate him, the mere mention of Floyd Mayweather's name elicits a strong reaction from boxing fans. His mainstream profile has also grown bigger than any other fighter's because Read Full Story >>> Chavez Jr. could bring Mexican magic to Manny Pacquiao October bout
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Sat, 23 May 2009
If only David Diaz could be cloned and fight under a different name?
I?ve spent a few days trying to climb into the always active mind of Uncle Bob Arum and trying to figure out who his ?safety? opponent for Manny Pacquiao will be in October.
It's a parlor game, a guessing contest, for fight s Read Full Story >>> ALI VS FRAZIER REVISITED? TICKETS FOR MAYWEATHER VS. MARQUEZ: "NUMBER ONE/NUMERO UNO" GO ON SALE TODAY
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 23 May 2009
LOS ANGELES, MAY 22 - On March 8, 1971, Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali engaged in the "Fight of The Century", a 15 round war that will forever be remembered in the annals of boxing history. On July 18th, Floyd Mayweather and Juan Manuel Marquez will do their best to create their own "Fight of The Cen Read Full Story >>> Marquez/Mayweather: Who Do We Really Want to Win?
By Troy Ondrizek, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 23 May 2009
It is a wonderful time to be a boxing fan. Manny Pacquiao has the mainstream media still talking, weeks after he destroyed Ricky Hatton?s career. Floyd Mayweather Jr. has announced that he really never left the sport and has recen Read Full Story >>> Mayweather: ?I respect Pacquiao? he?s been tremendous lately, but there?s no antidote to beat Floyd Mayweather!?
FightFan.com, Sat, 23 May 2009
On his press tour this week, Floyd Mayweather Jr. spoke briefly about Manny Pacquiao in the face of a multitude of questions from international media.
Floyd Mayweather Jr.: ?I take nothing away from Manny Pacquiao. He?s gone out there and done what he?s had to do as a fighter. I respect him for w Read Full Story >>> Fools Gold: Marquez and Pacquiao have no chance
By Kelsey McCarson, EastSideBoxing.com, Sat, 23 May 2009
So Floyd Mayweather, Jr. has returned. Finally. With all the hubbub of the last few weeks, you?d think Manny Pacquiao was the next coming of Henry Armstrong, Ray Robinson and Jack Dempsey combined. Look, Manny is a great fighter and a certain hall of famer, but let?s take a step back for a minute an Read Full Story >>> Bigger, stronger Floyd Jr. looks to shoot down Marquez
By Mark Lorenzana, 8countnews, Sat, 23 May 2009
Back in high school there always seemed to be big bullies that picked on smaller kids for various reasons. Chief of these reasons was to filch lunch money off of them. Having no other recourse, majority of the smaller kids would give in, hand over their lunch money, and starve for the rest of the da Read Full Story >>> FLOYD: I KO?D RICKY CAREER
Daily Star (UK), Sat, 23 May 2009
Jnr has launched a blistering ?attack on British ring idol Ricky Hatton and told him: You were finished the day I flattened you.
Five-weight world champion ?Mayweather is seething that his ?father Floyd Snr ? who trained the Hitman for his brutal second round KO by Manny Pacquiao almost three wee Read Full Story >>> Rodel Mayol's Last Chance!
By Benjie Varella, EastSideBoxing.com, Fri, 22 May 2009
THREE years ago, Filipino fight fans were hopeful that another Manny Pacquiao would emerge from the man known in the Philippines as the ?Magnum Force?.
With all the media hypes given to the minimum weight contender Rodel Mayol, the fans were shattered and disappointed when he lost to Japan-based Read Full Story >>> The Ring Championship: Are They Winning?
By Andrew Harrison, EastSideBoxing.com, Fri, 22 May 2009
In 2002 and in a bid to restore credibility back to the sport, Ring magazine launched its current championship policy. Hoping to cut a swathe through the veritable quagmire created by the various alphabet organisations and give credence back to idea of what it means to be a world champion, Ring titl Read Full Story >>> Sanctioning Body Blows ? How to Make Sense of the Alphabet Organizations
By Scott Kraus, EastSideBoxing.com, Fri, 22 May 2009
Imagine you are a movie director and, for some reason, you cast a group of boxing writers and hardcore boxing fans in your movie. You are about to film a scene in which you need this group to communicate impassioned rage, the kind of venomous vitriol usually reserved for mass murderers and banking e Read Full Story >>> I'm your huckleberry so I'm cleaning up Manny Pacquiao Land
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Fri, 22 May 2009
I am like Doc Holliday was in Tombstone.
To the lawless varmints, to the Johnny Ringos, the wild shoot ?em up characters who abound in Pacland and environs, I say this now an Read Full Story >>>
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