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HATTON MOVED BY MEETING ALI By Phil Miller, Sportinglife.com (UK), Thu, 27 Aug 2009
Ricky Hatton fought back tears after welcoming Muhammad Ali to his gym in Manchester.
Hundreds of boxing fans gathered outside the Hatton Health and Fitness complex in Hyde to catch a glimpse of A Read Full Story >>>Emotional Ricky Hatton meets boxing legend Muhammad Ali By Associated Press, Google News, Thu, 27 Aug 2009 MANCHESTER, England — Ricky Hatton welcomed Muhammad Ali to his gym on Wednesday and admitted not even a meeting with The Greatest could convince him to get back in the ring again.
Hatton, the former world light-welterweight champion, hasn't fought since a second-round knockout loss to Mann Read Full Story >>> Jones-Hopkins II resurfaces, vanishes again By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Thu, 27 Aug 2009 Sixteen years have passed since Roy Jones Jr. won a ho-hum yet clear unanimous decision against Bernard Hopkins to claim the middleweight belt vacated by James Toney when he moved up to super middleweight.
It wasn't a memorable fight, as Jones claimed a boring victory that all three judges scored Read Full Story >>> Malignaggi v Diaz: No need for Janet Ren By Eric R. Sloan, Examiner.com, Thu, 27 Aug 2009 According to fans and some self-proclaimed "experts," the boxing world as we know it is about to end or it may well have ended the moment the scores were read in the Paulie Malignaggi-Juan Diaz fight last Saturday night. Frankly, it is surprising that Gale Van Hoy has not been arrested and charged a Read Full Story >>> Notes from the Housecat: Manny Pacquiao, Bernard Hopkins and more By Matt Stolow, Examiner.com, Thu, 27 Aug 2009 I can't wait for Nov.14 because of Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto!
Like my Uncle Ed says, "A good cheesecake doesn't need a fruit topping.". So let's do this fight without the belts! I'm thinking Cotto makes it look close early, but Pacquiao overwhelms him and blows him out eventually.
I have Read Full Story >>> HAROLD LEDERMAN: "IF SOMEONE CRITICIZED ME LIKE THAT, I WOULD JUST STEP ASIDE" By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Thu, 27 Aug 2009
"You just gotta ask him how he came up with that score. Maybe he just thought that Diaz was a better puncher. I don't know. He's gotta have a reason for it, whether he tells you that Diaz just outpunched Paulie Malignaggi in Read Full Story >>> The Top 25 Bantamweights of All-Time – 11 to 25 By Cliff Rold, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 27 Aug 2009 The Eight, Pt. 2
For any new boxing fan, the time is not long before a fellow fan points out a magic number which grows more mythologized with time: eight. As in boxing’s original eight weight classes. The number represents in the mind of many a time when the sport was compressed into fi Read Full Story >>> PAULIE MALIGNAGGI: "I THINK I PROVED MY POINT" By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Thu, 27 Aug 2009 "Boxers do something wrong, they get suspended, they get fined, but judges, they never ever pay a price for these terrible decision. They're back working the next week. Commissioner, judges, everybody in general never ever ever pay a price, you know what I'm saying? I think if they knew they would b Read Full Story >>> LUMACAD REDEMPTION STARTS WITH A DONAIRE PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 26 Aug 2009 General Santos City--Philippine flyweight contender Fernando Lumacad will return to the ring this Sept 3rd in front of what is expected to be a large skeptical crowd in his hometown of General Santos City.
Lumacad is returning to the ring for the first time since his disappointing performance ag Read Full Story >>> MORRIS EAST IS THE YOUNGEST EVER FILIPINO BOXING CHAMPION By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 26 Aug 2009
Cebu City -- There have been recent articles stating that Ben Villaflor is the youngest Filipino to win a world boxing title. I got a bit curious because I remember reading from my collection of old boxing magazines that Morris Read Full Story >>> Interview with Arthur Mercante Jr.: On Pacquiao-Cotto, Mayweather-Marquez, Freddie Roach, Diaz-Malignaggi and tons more! By David Tyler, DogHouseBoxing.com, Wed, 26 Aug 2009 The son of Hall of Fame Boxing Referee, Arthur Mercante is also working on a Hall of Fame Resume. Considered by many to be the best referee in boxing, Arthur Mercante Jr. recently worked the controversial epic battle between Joshua Clottey and Miguel Cotto.
David Tyler – Mr. Mercante earlie Read Full Story >>> Jinkee, Mommy Dionisia: in their presence, Manny is meek as a lamb By Ronald Constantino, Tempo, Wed, 26 Aug 2009 TWO WOMEN – In this whole wide world, there are only two persons boxing champ Manny Pacquiao fears. And they are women closest to his heart. Mommy Dionisia (or is it Do?a now?) and his wife Jinkee Pacquiao. In their presence, Manny, pound-for-pound the greatest fighter in the world, is meek as Read Full Story >>> Contrary to Beristain, Juan Manuel Marquez thinks he's ready for Floyd Bad Left Hook, Wed, 26 Aug 2009 In a Tuesday conference call that included his trainer Nacho Beristain and promoter Oscar de la Hoya, Juan Manuel Marquez said he felt very ready for his September 19th bout with Floyd Mayweather Jr., a bit of a contrast to the bulk and speed concerns that Beristain recently expressed.
Marquez sa Read Full Story >>> MONEY MAY, GREEN WITH ENVY By Greg R. Penilla, M.D., PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 26 Aug 2009
A month from now, the apathetically anticipated boxing match between Juan Manuel Marquez and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. will be a reality.
Or is it?
Most boxing fans, pundits and talking heads have pretty much ignored and Read Full Story >>> RP BOXING TEAM TO MILAN BARED PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 26 Aug 2009 MANILA -- The Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines today announced the final composition of the Philippine team to the prestigious World Boxing Championship set Sept. 1-12 in Milan, Italy.
ABAP executive director Ed Picson said the lineup was formed after deliberations by the national co Read Full Story >>> Fox Sports Net To Air Mayweather vs Marquez Preview Show PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 26 Aug 2009 LOS ANGELES, California (August 25, 2009) - In anticipation of the upcoming showdown between Floyd "Money" Mayweather and Juan Manual "Dinamita" Marquez on September 19 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and live on HBO Pay-Per-View?, fans will have an unprecedented 'first look' opportunity to watch "Countdo Read Full Story >>> In Rusty’s Corner: Ringsports.com Writes 30 By Rusty Rubin, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 26 Aug 2009 Sad to report yet another demise in the boxing world, the end (hopefully temporarily) of Ringsports.com. In it’s long existence (more than 20 years for both the website and magazine); we have strived to bring the best in boxing news and pictures to our readers.
The decision was not based o Read Full Story >>> ANOTHER ACTION-PACKED NIGHT OF BOXING AT CLUB NOKIA ON AUG 27 PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 26 Aug 2009
LOS ANGELES, August 25 - Southern California's hottest new boxing series is back with the third installment of Golden Boy Promotions' "Fight Night Club" as California locals pack an exciting undercard at L.A. LIVE's Club Nokia Read Full Story >>> Is “Money” Mayweather Taking Marquez Seriously? By Patrick Gutierrez, Inside Fights, Wed, 26 Aug 2009 Haven’t we seen this movie before?
In Rocky III, while Rocky Balboa is busy enjoying the spoils that come with being a champion – including fighting wrestler Hulk Hogan for charity – hungry challenger Clubber Lang toils away in relative obscurity knocking out chumps left and rig Read Full Story >>> Nonito Donaire not concerned with Vic Darchinyan Bad Left Hook, Wed, 26 Aug 2009 Although Vic Darchinyan is starting to sound off on his desire to avenge his loss to Nonito Donaire, the Filipino star doesn't seem terribly interested in the rematch:
"(Darchinyan) talks a lot," said Donaire, disclosing that Darchinyan could have exercised his right to call for an immediate rema Read Full Story >>>
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