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Kobe Bryant or Manny Pacquiao...you decide
By Colin Ward-Henninger, Event Ticket Report, Thu, 23 Jul 2009
For those of you that don't know, Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant recently embarked on a tour of Asia. One of his first stops was the Philippines, where he is adored by countless fans.
Kobe, however, is not the most popular athlete in the archipelago. That title (along with many others) Read Full Story >>>V8: Pacquiao/Cotto, Roach, Mayweather, Kirkland, and more!!!
By Vivek Wallace, 8countnews, Thu, 23 Jul 2009
Cotto/Pacquiao: Who Holds The X-Factor?
In Manny Pacquiao you have a fast, intense, and deadly accurate fighter whose vocabulary has never included the word quit. In Miguel Cotto, you have a strong warrior whose commitment to the body alone makes him one of the most feared men in the sport. Pacq Read Full Story >>> Q&A Michael “The Great” Katsidis
By Anson Wainwright, 15rounds.com, Thu, 23 Jul 2009
We recently caught up with Lightweight contender and former champion Michael “The Great” Katsidis 25-2(21). The Australian born fighter has been in Larissa, Greece which is the home of his ancestors as a special guest. The thrill a minute battler is regarded as by some as the heir appare Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao vs. Cotto: Big Fight, Good Fight
By Dave "Large" Larzelere, SportingNews.com, Wed, 22 Jul 2009
Bob Arum’s Top Rank Promotions officially announced yesterday that the Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto fight, scheduled for November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, is a done deal at a catch-weight of 145 Read Full Story >>> Cotto vs Pacquiao And The Two-Pound Compromise
By Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 22 Jul 2009
What a difference a couple of pounds can make.
Given how the rest of the summer has panned out so far, the boxing world braced for the inevitable – that the fall would be without its biggest fight.
Two pounds almost sto Read Full Story >>> The Way I See It: 07.22.09: What's Next For The Next Big Thing?
By Joe Roche, 411mania.com, Wed, 22 Jul 2009
Now that Amir Khan has proven he can bounce back from adversity, is he really ready for The Hitman? Plus, the hype for Pacquiao-Cotto has already begun, and will Shane Mosley fight Paul Williams? All that and more covered in this week's The Way I See It!
The Future is Now
Amir Khan (21-1, 15 Read Full Story >>> The Perfect Storm Is Forming: Is Pac v Mayweather Possible?
By Mike Burnell, BoxingNews24.com, Wed, 22 Jul 2009
Two of boxing’s supernovas are on a collision course creating the Perfect Storm…if things go “right.” Love them or hate them Pac v Mayweather would be a match of monumental, record setting proportions. What is right depends on who you favor. There is a chance of partial clear Read Full Story >>> Fighter profile: welterweight champ Miguel Angel Cotto
By Marv Dumon, Examiner.com, Wed, 22 Jul 2009
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Given the much anticipated war that is brewing for the November 14 clash at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, we profile Puerto Rican and WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto. Undoubt Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather still mum on details of rib injury
By David Mayo, The Grand Rapids Press, Wed, 22 Jul 2009
Grand Rapids native Floyd Mayweather, scheduled to make his comeback Sept. 19 against Juan Manuel Marquez at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, refused last week to specify how he suffered the rib injury which prompted their bout to be postponed from its originally scheduled date last Saturday.
He dismisse Read Full Story >>> Praising the competitive fire of Shane Mosley
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Wed, 22 Jul 2009
He did everything but set himself on fire in the middle of Sunset Boulevard.
Shane Donte Mosley did not just pound the table, demanding a fight with Manny Pacquiao. No, Mosley broke the table in half in his frantic, public pleading for a fight with the Pinoy Idol.
Mosley’s desperation, u Read Full Story >>> A Brood Of Boxing Promoters
By Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules, Wed, 22 Jul 2009
The always reliable Steve Kim sheds new light today on the mysterious, vague news that boxing promoters were going to form a trade association, about which my initial reaction was to feel creeped out like when things suddenly got quiet in the movie The Birds.
As it turns out, maybe it's not so fo Read Full Story >>> PAGARA TAKES ON BUTAR-BUTAR IN BOHOL JULY 25
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 22 Jul 2009
ALA Promotions in association with Summit Natural Drinking Water hold its monthly boxing tour with another great event at the Dao Public Terminal, Tagbilaran City, Bohol on July 25, 2009, during the peak of Sandugo Festival.
H Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-Cotto: The Definition Of A Fight
By Ron Borges, The Sweet Science, Wed, 22 Jul 2009
Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. are both back in the ring. Unfortunately, not against each other, but that’s not all bad news either.
With the announcement Monday Read Full Story >>> Pacman vs. Cotto — get ready to lay on something
By Ron Kantowski, Las Vegas Sun, Wed, 22 Jul 2009
With all due respect to UFC 100, I think Big Bout 234,567 -- or whatever number Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto Nov. 14 at the MGM Grand will be assigned in the long annals of blockbuster professional prizefights -- is going to surpass it in interest.
If boxing had more of these fights, there wou Read Full Story >>> No championships needed for Cotto or Pacquiao
By Ricardo Lois, Examiner.com, Wed, 22 Jul 2009
Styles make fights and memorable boxing moments, championships upon themselves do not; I firmly stand by that belief.
When Miguel Cotto and Manny Pacquiao dance the brutal tango of boxing November 14, the world will be watching two of the sport's best due to their heart and fan-friendly action-ba Read Full Story >>> MELLIGEN IMPRESSIVE IN SPARRING!
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 22 Jul 2009
LAS VEGAS--ALA fighter Mark Jason Melligen has been looking sharp and impressive during sparring sessions at the Mayweather Gym here.
With some 18 rounds of sparring so far in three weeks' training since arriving in Las Vegas to prepare for the fight, Melligen says he is feeling good at the momen Read Full Story >>> Miguel Cotto is more than dangerous enough for Pacquiao
Bad Left Hook, Wed, 22 Jul 2009
We've had it here. I've read it elsewhere. The downplaying of Miguel Cotto as Manny Pacquiao's November 14 opponent is absolutely insane. No offense to any of you, I think you're all great boxing fans and I love having you here, and no offense to anyone else anywhere, but you're all nuts.
It is a Read Full Story >>> DE LA HOYA SIGNS A GOLDEN TRIO OF YOUNG & UNDEFEATED BOXERS FROM LOS ANGELES
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 22 Jul 2009
FUTURE STARS LUIS RAMOS JR., CARLOS MOLINA & RONNY RIOS LATEST TO JOIN GOLDEN BOY PROMOTIONS' ALL-STAR ROSTER
LOS ANGELES, July 21 - Hailing from the same Southern California fight scene that launched the career of boxing superstar Oscar de la Hoya, former amateur standouts Luis Ramos Jr., Carlos Read Full Story >>> Mayweather's Race Baiting, Ignorance Comes Out Again
By Mark Vester, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 22 Jul 2009
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has once again displayed his race baiting antics and his ignorant way of thinking. During a recent video interview with CBS Sports, Mayweather made some wild race baiting comments about white fighters in the sport of boxing. According to Mayweather, there are no white fighters d Read Full Story >>> Cotto to test Pacquiao in November
By Euan Megson, The National, Wed, 22 Jul 2009
It’s on. After five weeks of negotiations, Manny Pacquiao – the world’s top-ranked pound-for-pound boxer – has agreed to fight WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Nov 14.
“I’m really excited because it’s a real Read Full Story >>>
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