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Ellis vs Kiatchanachai in Asian Title Unification
By Carlo Denoy, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Sep 2009
After months of negotiating, the highly anticipated matchup between half-Filipino prospect Heath “The Heat” Ellis and Denkamol “Krabi Kid” Kiatchanachai will finally take place on November 20th at the famed Malvern Town Hall in Melbourne, Australia.
The twenty-one year o Read Full Story >>>Pacquiao and Mayweather: differences in greatness (part II)
By Marv Dumon, Examiner.com, Wed, 23 Sep 2009
Floyd "Money" Mayweather, Jr. and God-fearing Manny Pacquiao are symbols of the yin and yang of duality. In an ancient Buddhist temple in Southeast Asia, deep inside a pitch black, dark cavern-like structure, lie Read Full Story >>> Mayweather-Marquez buys could reach 1.6 million
Bad Left Hook, Wed, 23 Sep 2009
As if Kevin Iole saying last night that one million buys was possible for Mayweather-Marquez didn't kick off enough of a strange, near-violent reaction, I did some asking around myself last night after being somewhat perplexed by the venom the very idea of this brought forth. In short, I went straig Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao the ONLY choice after Mayweather returns with a bang
By Phil Lythell, Sportingo, Wed, 23 Sep 2009
Floyd Mayweather has announced his return to the boxing ring in highly impressive style.
‘Pretty Boy’ destroyed Juan Manuel Marquez in the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday night, emerging victorious after a unanimous decision that reflected a performance as comprehensive as you are Read Full Story >>> MAYWEATHER MUST AGREE TO A TRUE TEST
By Mark Staniforth, Sportinglife.com (UK), Wed, 23 Sep 2009
Floyd Mayweather said he was ending a two-year retirement to face Juan Marquez in Las Vegas last Saturday night in order to confirm he is the greatest boxer ever. In that case, he failed.
Sure, Mayweather was faster, more accurate, certainly more defensively gifted than any other fighter of his e Read Full Story >>> Cotto a smart boxer – Roach
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Wed, 23 Sep 2009
BAGUIO CITY – Freddie Roach admits Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto has lots in common with Briton Ricky Hatton.
Roach said both boasts of jaw-breaking left hooks, both are big and strong, ultra-aggressive and love to go to the body to soften up their foes.
There is one huge difference, though, Read Full Story >>> Reflection: Mayweather Jr/Juan Manuel Marquez
By John Lumpkin, SecondsOut.com, Wed, 23 Sep 2009
After watching the Mayweather Marquez contest, HBO questioned the wisdom of jumping weight classes and began to rethink Pacquiao’s chances against Cotto. It is valid question and one that probably should have been asked a long time ago, but there are critical differences which make Pacquiao fa Read Full Story >>> Roach says Pacquiao’s weight would not be a problem
Business Mirror, Wed, 23 Sep 2009
MIGUEL COTTO could climb the ring a couple of pounds over the agreed limit and still not have a chance against Manny Pacquiao, according to trainer Freddie Roach.
There are talks about the Puerto Rican welterweight possibly encountering trouble making the catch weight of 145 lb for the November 1 Read Full Story >>> Boxing champ hurt in machete attack
By Julie Alipala, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wed, 23 Sep 2009
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – World Boxing Organization Oriental Featherweight champion Eric Canoy was attacked by a machete-wielding man during a brawl inside a night spot here Monday evening.
Senior Supt. Amador Corpus, city police chief, told the Philippine Daily Inquirer that Canoy sust Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao ready for heavier Cotto
By Frank Cimatu, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wed, 23 Sep 2009
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines - Boxing coach Freddie Roach believes Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto would "do a Floyd Mayweather" and said he has prepared Manny Pacquiao for that.
Read Full Story >>> HBO, Golden Boy Shame Shane At Mayweather’s Expense
By Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 23 Sep 2009
For the better part of 2009, HBO and Golden Boy have collectively waffled over how exactly to proceed with the career of resurrected welterweight star “Sugar” Shane Mosley.
They have failed miserably. For that matter, so has Shane Mosley.
It should be a problem first for Mosley a Read Full Story >>> Back with a bang?
By Wayne McCullough, SkySports.com, Wed, 23 Sep 2009
Last weekend at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Juan Manuel Marquez fought Floyd Mayweather. Prior to the bout the fighters had agreed to face each other at 144 lbs or deal with penalties. Marquez was expected to be around 7 lbs heavier than he had ever been in his career whereas Mayweather Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao's training won't be a breeze, says Roach
GMA News Online, Wed, 23 Sep 2009
Entering his training camp already sharp and fit doesn’t mean Manny Pacquiao’s November 14 title fight against Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico is going to be a breeze.
It won’t, according to trainer Freddie Roach.
“It’s going to be a tough fight for us," said Roach as Read Full Story >>> Brian Viloria Wants Calderon but Nino Trilogy is First
By Ryan Songalia, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 23 Sep 2009
It's been more than 16 years since Michael Carbajal and Humberto "Chiquita" Gonzalez thrilled the boxing world in the greatest fight to ever take place in the 108 pound division. That fight, which saw the IBF and WBC light fl Read Full Story >>> Mayweather Sells a Million, Says Who?
By Ricardo Lois, The Boxing Truth, Wed, 23 Sep 2009
Buried in his mixed martial arts mailbag, veteran boxing writer Kevin Iole mentioned that Floyd Mayweather's Saturday night victory against Juan Manuel Marquez could have garnered one million HBO pay per view purchases.
So much for my prediction of 500,000 buys within the context of a recession e Read Full Story >>> MARQUEZ PLANS TO RETURN AT 140 TO MAKE HISTORY
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Wed, 23 Sep 2009
"I am satisfied...I did my best against someone who has already spent time fighting at welterweight and I still gave him some problems. I knew that the fight was going to be difficult and even though he caught me good and sent me to the canvas, his punches were not as strong as I expected," stated l Read Full Story >>> All systems go in Baguio City Pacquiao looking sharp!
By Brad Cooney, Examiner.com, Wed, 23 Sep 2009
It did not take long for the pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao and famed fight trainer Freddie Roach to pick up where they last left off. Roach is extremely impressed with Manny's training thus far. It's early in the game, but Roach likes what he sees so far.
In a report filed by boxing scribe Read Full Story >>> Who is the most avoided fighter in all of boxing?
By Sabrina Montez, 8countnews, Wed, 23 Sep 2009
One of the most avoided fighters in all of boxing is two time WBO Welterweight Champion Paul "The Punisher" Williams. This impressive Southpaw has 37 wins and only one loss coming from Carlos Quintana.
Why haven't we seen Floyd Mayweather Jr. face Paul Williams? His name should be thrown in the Read Full Story >>> Rumor: Mayweather-Marquez does around 1 million buys
Bad Left Hook, Wed, 23 Sep 2009
Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports reports in his latest MMA mailbag that while we're likely to hear numbers by Thursday, he's hearing very, very good things about the success of Mayweather-Marquez on pay-per-view:
The UFC is a privately owned company and does not have to release its pay-per-view sales, Read Full Story >>> White's UFC everything boxing isn't
By Bernard Fernandez, The Vancouver Sun, Wed, 23 Sep 2009
Dana White isn't King of the World -- not yet, anyway -- but the president of Ultimate Fighting Championship wields a monarch's power over his particular domain. White doesn't even own the largest chunk of Zuffa LLC, the Las Vegas-based parent company of UFC (brothers Lorenzo and Frank Fertitta do), Read Full Story >>>
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