L-R: Roach, Pacquiao and conditioning coach Alex Ariza share a light moment during Pacquiao's last day of training in the Philippines at the Penalosa Gym in Mandaluyong City.
Read Full Story >>>What is Pacquiao’s Ultimate Edge?
By Reylan Loberternos, Sportales, Sun, 25 Oct 2009
Tungod, Inabanga, Bohol – Filipino pride and the world’s best fighter pound-for-pound Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao (49-3-2, 37 KOs) is gunning for his 50th professional victory, win an unprecedented 7th world title in as many weight divisions, and further his claim at the Greatest Read Full Story >>>
Santiago deftly managing Camp Cotto
By Robert Morales, DailyBreeze.com, Sun, 25 Oct 2009
Joe Santiago is like a longtime bench coach of a Major League Baseball team who suddenly finds himself running the show after the manager has been fired.
Santiago had been an assistant trainer for welterweight champion Miguel Cotto for seven years. But he was promoted to chief trainer when Cotto Read Full Story >>>
PUERTO RICAN VICTOR FONSECA DEFEATS AL SEEGER BY TKO
By Reiver Rodriguez, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 25 Oct 2009
After a tragic end last April in Dallas, TX, when Al Seeger (25-2-18 Kos) defeated Benjamin Flores to win the NABF Super Bantamweight title by TKO in Dallas, Texas, who five days later die, Seeger returned for the first time Read Full Story >>>
DENKAOSEN TO FACE EX-CHAMP SAKATA
By Joe Koizumi, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 25 Oct 2009
TOKYO, JAPAN -- WBA flyweight champ Denkaosen Kaowichit (48-1-1, 20 KOs), Thailand, will give a return to ex-titlist Takefumi Sakata (35-5-2, 16 KOs), Japan, in Tokyo on December 31. It was announced by Sakata’s promoter/manager Keiichiro Kanehira of Kyoei Promotions. It is a highly anticipa Read Full Story >>>
Disaster looms: What IF Manny Pacquiao loses
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Sun, 25 Oct 2009
I realize that this is a violation which could get me barred permanently. I know my tourist visa to Pacland could be quickly and permanently revoked.
But I am going to go where few men have gone before. I am going to publicly use the dreaded “L Word.”
And no, I don’t mean Read Full Story >>>
Q&A with guru Hermie Rivera
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sun, 25 Oct 2009
Since boxing scholar Hermie Rivera revealed his plans of writing a tell-all book on Manny Pacquiao in this column a few weeks ago, his phone in Newark, California, hasn’t stopped ringing. Publishers are calling to find out if they can produce the projected best seller.
I tried to pin down H Read Full Story >>>
Rod Nazario's In This Corner tonight on Ch 4
The Philippine Star, Sun, 25 Oct 2009
MANILA, Philippines - The Aaron Melgarejo-Mike Tumbaga 12-round title fight is the main feature of Rod Nazario’s In This Corner today, 7-8 p.m., on NBN-4.
Presented by Ginebra San Miguel, San Miguel Beer, Purefoods, the PCSO, Biogenic Isopropyl Alcohol and GSIS, the championship showdown wa Read Full Story >>>
Mayweather-Hatton II, Marquez-Pacquiao III would sell
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Sun, 25 Oct 2009
Like all pundits, this pugilistic pundit’s specialty is snap judgments.
The endless “deadline” pressure of the Internet makes for even more rapid dispensing of verdicts and opinions.
I make mistakes like any pundit. And I must admit my first reaction to Ricky Hatton’s s Read Full Story >>>
Cotto hits back at Roach; Pacquiao flies to LA tonite
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sun, 25 Oct 2009
MANILA, Philippines - Freddie Roach will do anything for his fighter, and that includes throwing the opponent off.
Miguel Cotto, however, isn’t buying any of his statements.
“I have never seen a fighter win with the talking of his trainer,” Cotto, who’s just 20 days awa Read Full Story >>>
Rankings: Pac-man back on top
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Sat, 24 Oct 2009
The Yahoo! Sports monthly rankings underwent big changes in October despite the fact that none of the top-ranked fighters were in action.
Manny Pacquiao, who faces Miguel Cotto on Nov. 14 in Las Vegas in what is expected to be a high-paced bout, supplanted Floyd Mayweather Jr. for the top spot. M Read Full Story >>>
PACQUIAO'S TRAINING BOOSTS UP BUSINESS AT MALL
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 24 Oct 2009
Mandaluyong City -- Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao's training at the Penalosa Boxing Gym located at the 2nd floor of the Marketplace Mall here has made the already well-populated area even livelier and added more business to Read Full Story >>>
Expect a focused Pacquiao amid typhoon turmoil on HBO's '24/7'
By Colin Seymour, Examiner.com, Sat, 24 Oct 2009
For all the distractions that have plagued Manny Pacquiao’s training camp in the Philippines, you’re likely to find him focused on his Nov. 14 fight with Miguel Cotto as HBO’s “24/7 Pacquaio/Cotto” premieres Saturday. We may well see that Cotto is in greater disarray.
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Examiner's prediction for Pac vs Cotto: the winner is . . .
By Marv Dumon, Examiner.com, Sat, 24 Oct 2009
The moment is arriving, and it is time to make a prediction for the November 14 mega-fight. After countless hours of research, analysis, and pre-fight observations, we reach a conclus Read Full Story >>>
“START AGGRESIVE, STRONG, FAST” - ROACH
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 24 Oct 2009
Manila - The world's best boxing trainer pound for pound Freddie Roach was a guest at the Sports Communicators Organization of the Philippines (SCOOP) Forum held at the Kamayan Restaurant in Manila Friday morning.
Ro Read Full Story >>>
GATO SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT ABOUT COTTO AND HIS DISMISSAL FROM CAMP
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Sat, 24 Oct 2009
There's always two sides to a story. After learning of Miguel Cotto's recent statements regarding his dismissal from training camp, jr. welterweight contender Frankie "Gato" Figueroa wanted to set the record straight about events leading up to his removal. Having served as Cotto's sparring partner i Read Full Story >>>
Cotto vs. Pacquiao worth $54.95?
By Matt Stolow, Examiner.com, Sat, 24 Oct 2009
Is Cotto vs. Pacquiao worth $54.95?
Obviously if you watch it with your gang and everyone chips in it makes a difference and it's a lot more fun. If you go to a sports bar or gentleman's club you're in for $10 if you shop it right.
But I'm not talking about that. The fighters deserve to get pa Read Full Story >>>
