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Forget the odds
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Wed, 15 Apr 2009
Manny Pacquiao is favored to beat Ricky Hatton in their Las Vegas duel on May 2 but according to writer Phil Woolever of Boxing Digest, anything can happen because they?re big punchers with inherent weaknesses.
?Besides an all-action approach to their craft, Pacquiao and Hatton have each exhibite Read Full Story >>>Las Vegas Journal - April 2009
By David A. Avila, The Sweet Science, Tue, 14 Apr 2009
It?s still early in Chris ?The Nightmare? Arreola?s heavyweight career but you can tell in the Southern California area that the Riverside fighter is building a fan base. More than a few phone calls were received as I trekked through the desert toward Las Vegas last week.
Yes this is another Las Read Full Story >>> HBO's Pacquiao, Hatton, 24/7 specials lead up to fight May 2, PPV
By April MacIntyre, M&C, Tue, 14 Apr 2009
Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao go head to head in a sport whose viewership and fans have been eaten away by MMA and UFC fights.
HBO is hoping that the huge popularity of both boxers, Fili Read Full Story >>> Floyd no to Sugar, Shane no to Paul
By Ciaran Baynes, Setanta Sports, Tue, 14 Apr 2009
Shane Mosley says a Floyd Mayweather fight is not imminent but he does not want to fight Paul Williams beforehand.
Mosley's clinical destruction of Antonio Margarito in January renewed speculation about a match-up with Floyd Mayweather which had been dormant for the last half decade.
Mayweathe Read Full Story >>> N.H. sports bar faces $600k pay-per-view suit
New Hampshire Business Review, Tue, 14 Apr 2009
A distributor of the Dec. 8 pay-per-view Pacquiao-De La Hoya boxing match is suing a Newton, N.H., sports bar for more than $600,000 for allegedly pirating the show for view by its patrons.
J&J Sports Productions Inc. filed suit last week in U.S. District Court in Concord, charging The Hen House Read Full Story >>> GOLDEN BOY BRASS MEETS WITH INDONESIAN CONSUL GENERAL TO DISCUSS FUTURE OF UNBEATEN FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMP
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 14 Apr 2009
LOS ANGELES, April 13 - Long regarded as one of boxing's most underrated champions, WBA featherweight champion Chris John showed the world just what he can do on the sport's biggest stage when he battled Rocky Juarez over 1 Read Full Story >>> Oscar De La Hoya's decision day might be Tuesday
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Tue, 14 Apr 2009
With several signs indicating that Oscar De La Hoya will retire from boxing, a news conference has been scheduled for noon Tuesday at downtown's L.A. Live for an announcement that is being tightly guard Read Full Story >>> Top 10 'pound-for-pound' motivational boxing songs
By Marv Dumon, Examiner.com, Tue, 14 Apr 2009
On a plaque at the United States Military Academy at West Point, is inscribed Gen. Douglas MacArthur's famous: "Upon the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that, upon other fields, on other days, will bear the fruits of victory."
MacArthur was an early student and steward of football, Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao promoter Arum sprouts wings in champ's cancer fight
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Tue, 14 Apr 2009
Manny Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum has tried his best to keep a lid on this. He probably thinks he can keep my big mouth shut on it as well.
The Top Dawg from Top Rank is one of the richest and most powerful people in boxing. He?s got real political strength in hometown Las Vegas and through the enti Read Full Story >>> Is Paul Williams made for Floyd Mayweather?
By Robert Jackson, EastSideBoxing.com, Tue, 14 Apr 2009
After witnessing the dominating performance that The Punisher put on Winky Wright I have to say WHOA. I've also read that Floyd Mayweather Jr and Juan Manuel Marquez are at a impasse regarding weight for their proposed fight. Here's the solution for both men, Floyd strive for greatness Paul Williams Read Full Story >>> Supermen need a Lex Luthor
By Jeff Haney, Las Vegas Sun, Tue, 14 Apr 2009
The two fighters who won the co-features on this weekend?s boxing card at Mandalay Bay have plenty in common.
Chris Arreola, the latest would-be savior of the heavyweight division, and Paul Williams, a threat anywhere from welterweight to middleweight, both have charisma to spare.
Both are lik Read Full Story >>> Martinez, Solis out to silence partisan Filipino crowd with victories
GMA News Online, Tue, 14 Apr 2009
MANILA, Philippines ? Unmindful of fighting before an expected partisan crowd, first-time Manila visitors Raul Martinez and Ulises Solis vowed to put on a good show in their respective title fights at the Araneta Coliseum this Sunday.
?I?m coming over here to win, that?s my main objective," said Read Full Story >>> 'New Hatton' boasts of quickness, power
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Tue, 14 Apr 2009
MANILA, Philippines - If you think Manny Pacquiao is fast, wait till you see Ricky Hatton.
The new Ricky Hatton.
In the first episode of HBO?s Pacquiao vs. Hatton 24/7, a four-part, four-week series that gave the cable giant al Read Full Story >>> WHAT RICKY HATTON MEANS TO THE PHILIPPINES
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, FightHype.com, Tue, 14 Apr 2009
Ricky Hatton's trainer, Floyd Mayweather Sr., may claim he's a poet, but you already know Filipinos are telling him to kiss their "puwets" (in Tagalog, "puwet" means "rear" or "butt"). You can't teach an old dog new tricks. Like trying to teach faith to an atheist, it's hard to change the views of a Read Full Story >>> 'La Cobrita' out to unseat Pinoy 'Flash'
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Tue, 14 Apr 2009
MANILA, Philippines - Raul Martinez and Ulises Solis, a pair of Mexican fighters who flew in from Los Angeles yesterday, vowed to put on a good show against their Pinoy opponents on Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum.
Martinez, nicknamed ?La Cobrita? and undefeated in 24 bouts, will try to dethrone N Read Full Story >>> Oscar De La Hoya could be next for Ricky Hatton
By Ron Lewis, Times Online, Tue, 14 Apr 2009
One of the options that could soon be on the table for Ricky Hatton, after his win over Paulie Malignaggi, is a bout against Oscar De La Hoya, the only six-weight world champion in history.
Should that happen, Floyd Mayweather Sr will be able to pass on some inside knowledge. He has worked with D Read Full Story >>> Manny must focus on here and now
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Tue, 14 Apr 2009
MANILA, Philippines - Sports psychologist Dr. Francis Santamaria said yesterday Manny Pacquiao?s spirituality and sense of purpose are his biggest abstract weapons that will lift him to victory over Ricky Hatton in their IBO lightwelterweight title fight in Las Vegas on May 2.
?The mind of an ath Read Full Story >>> Report: Weight an issue for Mayweather-Marquez
mlive.com, Tue, 14 Apr 2009
Is Floyd Mayweather preparing for a September return?
No one is telling.
A report on Mexican Web site ESTO and repeated at multiple boxing blogs on the Internet suggest the former pound-for-pound king from Grand Rapids is in negotiations with WBO/WBA champion Juan Manuel Marquez for a potentia Read Full Story >>> Boxing program launched in Davao City
The Mindanao Examiner, Tue, 14 Apr 2009
DAVAO CITY, Philippines - To keep the youth away from the illegal drugs and promote boxing at the same time, House Speaker Prospero Nograles has embarked on regular weekly boxing tournaments in the different villages in Davao City in Mindanao.
The boxing program dubbed as Oplan Kamao offers rewar Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao kind of singer
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Tue, 14 Apr 2009
Martin Nievera, who is set to make history by becoming the first male to sing the National Anthem before a Manny Pacquiao fight, said the other day his dream is to emulate the Filipino boxing icon as a concert performer.
?My mission in life is to be a Manny Pacquiao kind of singer,? he said. ?The Read Full Story >>>
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