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New things in Pacquiao?s fight: Mom on hand, male artist to sing anthem GMA News Online, Mon, 13 Apr 2009 MANILA, Philippines ? A couple of new things ? some say a break in tradition ? will happen when Manny Pacquiao steps into the ring to tangle with Ricky Hatton on May 2.
First, Pacquiao mother, Dionisia is coming to Las Vegas for the very first time since the pound for pound superstar first fought Read Full Story >>>Gym off-limits as Pacman revs up training By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Mon, 13 Apr 2009 MANILA, Philippines - The Wild Card Gym is now off-limits to those with no business being around as Manny Pacquiao trains.
?If you don?t belong here, it?s time to go,? ex-heavyweight champ Michael Moorer, Pacquiao?s new assistant trainer, barks inside the gym these days.
The new rule is strict Read Full Story >>> Elorde rising By Rick Olivares, Business Mirror, Mon, 13 Apr 2009 THE signs were there. The champ?s grandson, barely a year old, would tap his small hand that seemed like it was balled into a fist onto the palm of the old fighter. The champ?s eyes lit up. It sent a wave of excitement throughout his body that was in its early stages of cancer that would go on to cl Read Full Story >>> Cheeky Ricky Hatton drops trousers to reveal frilly thong By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Mon, 13 Apr 2009 He may not be the man who can beat Pinoy Idol Manny Pacquiao but Ricky Hatton is a man who is certainly secure in his masculinity.
No one needs to ask Hatton if he chooses boxers or briefs because the world now knows he prefers lacy thongs.
Doubts about the popular Brit beating the heavily fav Read Full Story >>> TYSON UP FOR OSCAR By Rick Lyons, Daily Star (UK), Mon, 13 Apr 2009
IRON Mike Tyson will return to the UK for a pilgrimage in honour of his hero...gay icon Oscar Wilde.
The former world heavyweight champ has lived largely as a recluse since retiring.
But he is now Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao knocks down sparmate with body shot By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Sun, 12 Apr 2009
Alex Ariza raved so much about the current condition of Manny Pacquiao that the conditioning coach could not come up with anything bad about the progress of the Filipino fighter?s training for the May 2 showdown with Ricky Hatton.
?He?s a juggernaut,? Ariza told the Bulletin yesterday from Lo Read Full Story >>> Mayweather vs. Marquez Negotiations Stalled on Weight By Mark Vester, BoxingScene.com, Sun, 12 Apr 2009 According to Nacho Beristain, trainer and manager of WBO/WBA lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez, a potential September meeting between Marquez and a returning Floyd Mayweather Jr. is in trouble due to weight. Mayweather's team has been negotiating with Golden Boy Promotions to make the fight, Read Full Story >>> Hatton's so at home in Vegas By Steve Bunce, mirror.co.uk, Sun, 12 Apr 2009
Ricky Hatton now feels like a local in Las Vegas and has stopped wearing a hat and glasses in an attempt to remain anonymous.
Hatton fights Manny Pacquiao for the right to be called the world's No.1 pound-for-pound boxer at the MGM on May 2 in a city he has grown to love.
"Everybody seems Read Full Story >>> Worth its weight in gold By George Kimball, Boston Herald, Sun, 12 Apr 2009 Given the state of the global economy, there are no sure things, but a man looking to maximize the return on his investment today could do worse than buying himself a piece of a 140-pound professional boxer, or a company involved in promoting a junior welterweight.
Three weeks hence, Manny Pacqui Read Full Story >>> Williams batters Winky for unanimous decision By Associated Press, Google News, Sun, 12 Apr 2009 LAS VEGAS (AP) ? If Paul Williams thought the world's top boxers were scared of him before, just wait until they see the holes he punched in Winky Wright's once-impenetrable defense.
Williams worked Wright like a heavy bag with dozens of relentless blows on the way to an emphatic victory by unani Read Full Story >>> CARLOS PADILLA, JR. -- THE GREATEST FILIPINO INTERNATIONAL REFEREE By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 12 Apr 2009
"Thrilla in Manila" is worth remembering not only because of the clash of the two boxing titans Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier in Manila, but because it was the stepping stone to greatness of the third man in the ring of the Read Full Story >>> Countdown To Hatton ? Pacquiao By Matthew Hurley, SecondsOut.com, Sun, 12 Apr 2009 When Manny Pacquiao forced Oscar De La Hoya to retire on his stool after eight ridiculously one-sided rounds the vast majority of people who had picked against the ?Pac Man? that night sat up, blinked and began comparing the Filipino whirlwind to all time greats like Henry Armstrong. So definitive w Read Full Story >>> Martin can't wait for fight night By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sun, 12 Apr 2009
MANILA, Philippines - Concert king Martin Nievera said yesterday he?s looking forward to singing the ?Pambansang Awit? before the Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton fight in Las Vegas on May 2 and predicted in his typical ?madcap? style, the onl Read Full Story >>> Hatton ?5 percent better now? By Roy Luarca, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sun, 12 Apr 2009 HOW VALUABLE is Floyd Mayweather Sr. to Ricky Hatton?s corner? According to the British ?Hitman,? Mayweather has given him a five percent boost in performance.
?Floyd Sr. has put that extra five percent to my game at the highest level,? Hatton told Fightnews.com.
According to Hatton, who?ll be Read Full Story >>> Hatton says he'll finish off Pacquiao By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sun, 12 Apr 2009 MANILA, Philippines - Ricky Hatton has vowed to send Manny Pacquiao crashing back to earth after the Filipino champion?s flattering win over Oscar dela Hoya last December.
Hatton said Pacquiao has been to only one good fight over the last couple of years, against Juan Manuel Marquez, and on May 2 Read Full Story >>> Will technical skills be Manny Pacquiao's downfall in May? By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Sun, 12 Apr 2009 Ricky Hatton seems to think so. "I can fight toe to toe, I know I can body punch. What's impressing my new trainer now, I think I'm showing technical ability that I think he didn't think I had at first. But I think that's going to shock Manny more than the size and the power aspect," Read Full Story >>> HBO Brings the Thrilla in Manila Back to Life By Michael David Smith, Fanhouse, Sun, 12 Apr 2009 The simple brilliance of Thrilla in Manila, a documentary premiering on HBO Saturday, lies in its point of view: The story of the third fight between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier has been told countless times, but almost always with the assumption that Ali is the story's hero. Thrilla tells the tale Read Full Story >>> PAC: HATTON'S 'WEAK' By David Anderson, mirror.co.uk, Sun, 12 Apr 2009 Don't Forget To Check Out My Website: www.barrymcguigan.com
Manny Pacquiao has hit back in his verbal fisticuffs with Ricky Hatton, claiming the Hitman has "a lot of weaknesses".
Hatton landed the first blow on Pacquiao, ahead of their
May 2 showdown in Las Vegas, when he rubbished his win Read Full Story >>> Hatton: 'At 140 lbs., I?m the boss' By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Sun, 12 Apr 2009
There?ll be no Changing of the Guard in the 140-lb division on May in Las Vegas.
This is the strong belief of British banger Ricky Hatton, whose grip on the mythical status of king of the 140-lb class, will be put to a test when he collides with the Filipino hero Manny Pacquiao.
?At 140 po Read Full Story >>> Brutal valero can be legend of ring By Paul Upham, Herald.ie, Sun, 12 Apr 2009 TAKE note of the name: Edwin Valero. It might not mean much to anyone who isn't a diehard boxing fan, but the 27-year-old Venezuelan is fast earning recognition as the most exciting fighter since Mike Tyson exploded on the scene.
Last weekend, Valero destroyed Antonio Pitalua to capture the vacan Read Full Story >>>
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