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Pacquiao willing victim of ugly system By Tommy Manotoc, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wed, 25 Mar 2009 Manny Pacquiao outdid himself recently.
No, he did not win a fight.
What he did was rock this country again, get everyone to talk about him, and make two giant television entities sit on pins and needles.
Pacquiao was the talk of the town again?and this time, it was for all the wrong reason Read Full Story >>>WBC hyperbole train crashes again By Michael Rosenthal, The Ring, Wed, 25 Mar 2009 The WBC hyperbole machine is at it again.
The shamelessly self-serving sanctioning body has declared that Vitali Klitschko, it?s heavyweight belt holder, is the greatest puncher of all-time based on his knockout ratio (36 KOs in 39 fights) and the best fighter in the world pound for pound.
(Pa Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao 2008 fighter of year by BWAA vote By Associated Press, Yahoo! Sports, Wed, 25 Mar 2009 NEW YORK (AP)?Manny Pacquiao has been voted fighter of the year by the Boxing Writers Association of America after a dominating win over Oscar De La Hoya.
Joe Calzaghe was runner-up, but voted manager of the year Tuesday for guiding his own career. The undefeated former super middleweight champio Read Full Story >>> Mayweather vs Pacquiao: How Does This Potential Blockbuster Play Out? (Part 2) By Taj K. Eubanks, EastSideBoxing.com, Wed, 25 Mar 2009 Oscar de la Hoya?s tune-up bout with Steve Forbes was designed to be a showcase bout between a world-class superstar and a light-touch Contender alumnus (who actually previously held a super featherweight strap in 2005). Oscar was supposed so shine in this match, as he was bigger (Forbes is listed a Read Full Story >>> Pacman leads awardees: Elorde fetes best in 2008 The Philippine Star, Wed, 25 Mar 2009 MANILA, Philippines - The country?s best boxers in 2008, led by World?s Best Pound for Pound champion Manny Pacquiao and three Boxers of the Year, will be honored in grand rites during the 2008 Gabriel ?Flash? Elorde Memorial Awards-Banquet of Champions starting at 5:30 p.m today at the Manila Hotel Read Full Story >>> HATTON PLANS ALL-OUT ATTACK By Carl Markham, Sportinglife.com (UK), Wed, 25 Mar 2009 Ricky Hatton plans to blow away Manny Pacquiao, the world's best pound-for-pound fighter, with an all-out attack when the pair meet in Las Vegas on May 2.
Hatton will fight the Filipino light-welterweight a year and a half after losing to Floyd Mayweather Jr at the same MGM Grand venue.
Both a Read Full Story >>> Boxing, Mayweather can lift one another By Tim Smith, ESPN.com, Wed, 25 Mar 2009
Two years ago, Floyd Mayweather Jr. was involved in a boxing match against Oscar De La Hoya that was labeled by some in the mainstream media as "The Fight to Save Boxing."
Most journalists Read Full Story >>> Mayweather Would Beat Marquez EASILY By Dan Horgan, The Sweet Science, Wed, 25 Mar 2009 Juan Manuel Marquez is attempting to bite off far more than he can chew.
The current unified lightweight champion, fresh off a scintillating ninth-round knockout of upstart Juan Diaz in February, is the front-runner to fight former pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. in ?Pretty Boy?s? comeb Read Full Story >>> It's all work for Pacquiao at Wildcard Gym in LA GMA News Online, Wed, 25 Mar 2009 MANILA, Philippines ? Boxing champ Manny Pacquiao resumed his training at the Wildcard Gym in Los Angeles on Monday (Tuesday in Manila), putting behind the controversy that could have stirred up a hornet's nest.
GMA News' 24 Oras reported that Buboy Fernandez, Pacquiao's assistant trainer, jacke Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO'S PUNCHES HURT MORE THAN MARGARITO'S By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, FightHype.com, Wed, 25 Mar 2009 At least that's what Rashad Holloway, former sparring partner of Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito, had to say. Holloway, who, like Margarito, is naturally bigger than Pacquiao, has fought the majority of his career as a jr. middleweight. He's sparred with some of the best fighters in and around Read Full Story >>> ABS-CBN chief: Let us support Manny ABS-CBN News, Wed, 25 Mar 2009 ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. chairman Eugenio ?Gabby? Lopez III has urged the public to support Manny Pacquiao despite the trouble caused by his recent "dispute" with Solar Entertainment.
?Suportahan na lang natin si Manny, he's a very good boxer and after all, he is a Filipino hero,? said Mr. Lope Read Full Story >>> Hatton back on Box Office! SkySports.com, Wed, 25 Mar 2009 Ricky Hatton's battle for the pound-for-pound title with Manny Pacquiao will be shown exclusively live on Sky Box Office - and in HD.
The Hitman takes on the man recognised as the best boxer on the planet at the famous MGM Grand Casino, Las Vegas, on Saturday, May 2.
Click here for booking det Read Full Story >>> Hatton set for US training The Manila Bulletin, Wed, 25 Mar 2009 Ricky Hatton has nobody but Manny Pacquiao ? and the way to beat him ? in mind.
The British bomber is about to break camp in Manchester as he prepares to leave for the States for the final push of his training for the May 2 face-off with the Filipino pound-for-pound king.
Richard Schaefer, Gol Read Full Story >>> Amateur Boxing Suspended in All of California! By John Chavez, Boxing Confidential, Wed, 25 Mar 2009 t is a shock to most in the boxing community, especially those located on the West Coast.
While the details surrounding this temporary suspension of amateur boxing in California are not exactly clear of this moment, check back in the coming days as the information behind it all will be uncovered. Read Full Story >>> ABS-CBN: Pacquiao approved telecast By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Wed, 25 Mar 2009
MANILA, Philippines - Stunned like everybody else.
That was how ABS-CBN felt about Manny Pacquiao?s statement that the giant television network aired the video footage that showed the boxing superstar rescinding his contract with So Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao cornered by ABS-CBN, GMA 7, Solar By Bayani San Diego Jr., Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wed, 25 Mar 2009 MANILA, Philippines?Now, it?s Pacman vs Kapamilya.
Even before he could slug it out with Britain?s Ricky Hatton in the boxing ring, Manny Pacquiao has to battle it out with ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp.
ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs took exception to Pacquiao?s remarks at the March 23 press co Read Full Story >>> TV dispute over, Manny catches up on training By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Wed, 25 Mar 2009 MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao was busy trying to entangle himself from a bitter network battle last week, and his May 2 opponent, Ricky Hatton, was busy training and thinking about his future fight.
Pacquiao skipped a day of workout at the Wild Card Gym last Saturday and took a day off the Read Full Story >>> Floyd is back in business The Sun, Wed, 25 Mar 2009 FLOYD MAYWEATHER JNR will definitely return to the ring this summer ? according to his father.
Speculation has been mounting for some time that the former pound-for-pound king is ready for a comeback.
And Floyd Snr, who currently trains Britsh star Ricky Hatton, has confirmed one of the worst Read Full Story >>> Will Pacquiao be the man to shatter Hatton's lofty ambitions ? By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Tue, 24 Mar 2009 You have to admire the cojones shown by Ricky Hatton - he really is a warrior. Thirty years old, 46 fights - the last ten of them real battles - an estimated 20 million pounds in the bank, the love of his fellow Mancunians, and yet - he still fancies a crack at the three boxers on the planet rated 1 Read Full Story >>> Will Mayweather- Pacquiao Light Up the Vegas Strip? By Albert Alvarez, Diamond Boxing, Tue, 24 Mar 2009
Rumor has it that Mayweather Jr. is back in the gym sparring, Here's a question for you, Does Money May A. come out of retirement later this year to face the smaller Marquez at 147. Or does he B. comes out of Read Full Story >>>
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