"Wala kang katulad Manny" After his epic trilogy with Erik "El Terrible" Morales, Manny Pacquiao was sitting on cloud nine. Pacquiao came home to yet anothe  

NIETES FROM A UTILITY MAN TO A WORLD CHAMPION
By Rod Mijares, Fil-AmBoxers.com, Wed, 08 Jul 2009
Most Filipino boxers came from humble beginnings before they became world champions, rich and famous like Manny Pacquiao. However, nobody could come close to Donnie Nietes story as narrated to me by one of his trainers, Edito Villamor. He started in ALA gym not as a boxer but as a Utility Man, t  Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao's Most Effective Techniques Part 1 (video)
8countnews, Wed, 08 Jul 2009
8CN BOXING TECHNIQUE I had the pleasure of witnessing the career of the great Manny Pacquiao from the earliest stages of his career when he was still a teenager. Manny became a household name when he was featured in a Philippine boxing show called “Blow-by-blow”. And even back then,   Read Full Story >>>

Amir Khan tipped to scale the highest heights by Freddie Roach
By Jamie Jackson, guardian.co.uk, Wed, 08 Jul 2009
Freddie Roach, the mastermind behind Manny Pacquiao's rise to become pound-for-pound champion, believes Amir Khan will one day take over the Filipino's mantle as the world's best fighter and become "my next superstar". Khan meets Andreas Kotelnik for the Ukrainian's WBA light-welterweight belt in  Read Full Story >>>

GESTA HEADLINES
By Rodger Padilla, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 08 Jul 2009

San Diego, CA -- San Diego based Filipino prospect Mercito Gesta is looking forward to showcase his potential once again in front of his San Diego fans at the Hard Rock Hotel in the Gaslamp Quarters in dow  Read Full Story >>>

Exclusive behind the scenes video from Donaire's press con and training camp updates
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Wed, 08 Jul 2009

"Keeping up with the Donaires" In this edition of my collaboration with Nonito and Rachel Donaire that we conviniently titled "Keeping up with the Donaires", Nonito personally u  Read Full Story >>>

Nonito Donaire: Learning from the Past, Charting His Future
By Edwin Ladaga, Digital Journal, Wed, 08 Jul 2009
IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire shares his thoughts on what motivates him to be a better boxer. He also talks about learning from fighters of the old school of boxing. "It is part of my goal to be a champion at different weight classes. I'd like to see how far can I go up in weight- 115, 118,  Read Full Story >>>

Mosley claims Pacquiao ducked him but he dodges Mayweather
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Wed, 08 Jul 2009
Like a good soldier, Richard Schaefer knows how to follow orders. That’s nice to know but it also proves that the inmates are indeed running the asylum at Golden Boy Promotions. Now the Golden Boy CEO has revealed to the LA Times and reliable scribe Lancealot Pugmire that Sugar Shane Mos  Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao, Michael Jackson linked through Freddie Roach
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Wed, 08 Jul 2009
Not only do I see a boxing link to the tasteful Michael Jackson Tribute going on right now live at the Staples Center, it’s a Manny Pacquia link. How’s that for an Examiner who examines things? Actually, I see two Pacman links but I will get to that in a minute. (Kudos to host a  Read Full Story >>>

Arguello knew: Pinoy Ganigan hit harder than Pacquiao
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Wed, 08 Jul 2009
He was a better puncher, believe it or not, than Manny Pacquiao. In the category of Pinoy lefthanded boxers, it can be argued that “Hawaiian Punch” Andrew Ganigan was the hardest hitter of them all. But don’t just take my word for it, although I did watch with some shock and   Read Full Story >>>

Shane Mosley finally Gave Up on Manny Pacquiao
By Leo Reyes, Digital Journal, Wed, 08 Jul 2009
Shane Mosley finally gave up on Manny Pacquiao and gives marching orders to Richard Schaefer of Golden Boy Promotions to make arrangement with Paul Williams, Joshua Clottery, Kermit Cintron or Andy Berto for his next fight. World Boxing welterweight champion Shane Mosley finally gave up on Manny Pa  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao has ulcer but can still fight
ABS-CBN News, Tue, 07 Jul 2009
MANILA - Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao has been diagnosed with ulcer, but it will not affect his next fight. After arriving in Manila from General Santos City, Pacquiao said he had a check-up at a hospital since he was not feeling well. “’Di na maganda pakiramdam ko,” P  Read Full Story >>>

Mosley moves on from Pacquiao dream
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Tue, 07 Jul 2009
Welterweight champ Shane Mosley fought the good fight in trying to convince pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao to fight him this fall. He launched a vigorous campaign to get Pacquiao into the ring, enlisting his publicists to battle on his behalf with a series of press releases. He had his busi  Read Full Story >>>

Pacman, Kobe in Nike ad!
By Nick Giongco, FightNews.com, Tue, 07 Jul 2009
Boxing’s No. 1 attraction and basketball’s hardcourt hero will shoot a print ad somewhere in Los Angeles on Wednesday (Thursday in the Philippines). Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and Los Angeles Laker main man Kobe Bryant will appear in a photo shoot as part of their contractual ob  Read Full Story >>>

MELLIGEN VS. ROSALES IN A 10-ROUND BOUT AND TELEVISED IN PPV
By Rod Mijares, Fil-AmBoxers.com, Tue, 07 Jul 2009
Boxing fans who closely monitor Melligen’s progress will be happy to know that his fight with Mexican Michel Rosales will be a 10-round bout. This is according to Melligen’s trainer, Tony Martin, who just returned from a meeting with the top executives of Top Rank Promotions. Martin al  Read Full Story >>>

SNAKE EYES II - “Ahas” Nietes Returns to Mexico
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 07 Jul 2009

Through the years, most world boxing champions from Asia developed an unpleasant reputation for extending their reigns by defending almost exclusively at home. Donnie Nietes, unfortunately, does not have that luxury. For the s  Read Full Story >>>

Sergio Espinoza Ready For Title Run
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 07 Jul 2009
In trying to escape wild baseballs, flyweight Sergio Espinoza of San Diego, CA, took a strange road as he chose a sport that consisted of him getting punched in the face. The “San Diego Sensation” is in the co-feature bout of “Havoc at the Hard Rock II: No Mercy” this Friday  Read Full Story >>>

NAAZIM RICHARDSON: "ALL OF THESE GUYS UNDERESTIMATE PACQUIAO"
By Percy Crawford, FightHype.com, Tue, 07 Jul 2009

When Brother Naazim Richardson calls your phone to chat, you know you're about to get the good word from him. Brother Naazim, who trains Bernard Hopkins, Shane Mosley, Steve Cunningham and a number  Read Full Story >>>

Boxing fatalities and economics: determination or deathwish?
By Marv Dumon, Examiner.com, Tue, 07 Jul 2009

The vast majority of Americans either keyboard patter away inside office cubicles or work as hourly laborers. In an article on MSNBC, fewer than half of Americans are satisfied with   Read Full Story >>>

Ricky Hatton: One step back would be a giant leap forward
By Glenn Wilson, Examiner.com, Tue, 07 Jul 2009
There is an old saying that says if it ain't broke don't fix it. But we all know that is never the case. Afterall , we are men and we can , in fact , build that better mouse trap. It is that strange curiosity that makes a man believe that he can improve on something that is already pretty darn good  Read Full Story >>>

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