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Is Donaire the Philippines' Oscar De la Hoya?
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Wed, 12 Aug 2009
Nonito Donaire Jr. is undoubtedly one of the best fighters that has ever come from the Philippines. Truth is, if there was no Manny Pacquiao right now, Donaire's current #7 ranking in The Ring Magaz Read Full Story >>>Breaking Down the Donaire vs Concepcion Fight
By Allan Tolentino, 8countnews, Wed, 12 Aug 2009
On August 15th Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire (win 21 (KO 14) -lost 1- draw 0) current IBF and IBO flyweight champion will square off against Rafael “El Torito” Concepcion (win 13 (KO 8) –lost 3 – draw 1) former WBA interim superflyweight champion, in what wa Read Full Story >>> This writer forced to bow down to WBO , part 2
By Glenn Wilson, Examiner.com, Wed, 12 Aug 2009
I have retracted the Miguel Cotto article I wrote and posted on my site on August 2, 2009 to correct a wrong I committed in the heat of passion. I shouldn’t have written when I was angry. There was no basis for my calling the WBO derogatory names or for calling them corrupt. I sincerely apo Read Full Story >>> If Marquez whips Mayweather, he gets money edge over Pacman
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Wed, 12 Aug 2009
If Juan Manuel Marquez needs any extra incentive to shock Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Sept. 19, I am more than willing to put it into writing.
Maybe Nacho Beristain, the estimable trainer, can get this erudite column translated into Spanish and put it on the bulletin board at Camp Marquez.
Motivat Read Full Story >>> Ricky hints at Khan showdown
By Gavin Glicksman, The Sun, Wed, 12 Aug 2009
RICKY HATTON has opened the door to a much-touted Battle of Britain with Amir Khan.
Hatton is still weighing up his future following his crushing two-round defeat to Manny Pacquiao in May.
But the Hitman has finally admitted he would consider facing new WBA king Khan — if he can promot Read Full Story >>> Talkin’ Boxing Enters National Syndication
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 12 Aug 2009
Talkin’ Boxing with Billy C is expanding from the program’s Internet roots and is now making the show available on a market exclusive basis to terrestrial sports radio stations. Hosted by Bill Calogero, Talkin’ Boxing is a daily 90-minute program dedicated to the world of boxing. Read Full Story >>> LUCIAN BUTE AND LIBRADO ANDRADE II SET FOR NOVEMBER 28TH EDITION OF HBO'S BOXING AFTER DARK
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 12 Aug 2009
LOS ANGELES (August 10) - On November 28th American boxing fans and fans all over the world will have the chance to witness the anxiously awaited rematch of Lucian Bute and Librado Andrade as they battle for the IBF World Super Middleweight Title and the event will be airedlive on HBO's Boxing After Read Full Story >>> Nonito Donaire: Super fly wants to be Bruce Lee of boxing
By Jeff Haney, Las Vegas Sun, Tue, 11 Aug 2009
Nonito Donaire has a world championship belt on his boxing resume, along with a 4-0 record in title fights.
He has superb technical skills, he’s physically imposing Read Full Story >>> WBO sunk? IBA looking to sanction Pacquiao - Cotto and line their pockets!
By Ricardo Lois, Examiner.com, Tue, 11 Aug 2009
Is there room for another major sanctioning body in the world of professional boxing?
This scribe feels as if there are enough alphabet championships to keep Campbell's Soup in business for years to come.
But news from a secret source tells me that a fringe professional boxing sanctioning body Read Full Story >>> 135 May Not Be In The Too Distant Future For Donaire
By Ron Borges, The Sweet Science, Tue, 11 Aug 2009
Nonito Donaire will never fight Manny Pacquiao nor will he ever replace him in the hearts of fanatic Filipino fight fans. This is simply a fact well beyond debate and Donaire knows it yet he doesn’t resent it because he believes he owes his own rising career to Pacquiao’s unrivaled succe Read Full Story >>> Donaire Moves Up Against Concepcion
By Mario Ortega, Jr., 15rounds.com, Tue, 11 Aug 2009
Former IBF Flyweight Champion Nonito Donaire Jr. has made his way into the top ten pound-for-pound discussion and will look to make his mark in his second weight class beginning this Saturday night as he takes on tough contender Rafael Concepcion at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Read Full Story >>> Mayweather v. Marquez – Number One v. Numero Uno
The Sweet Science, Tue, 11 Aug 2009
Here are five reasons to bet the house on Mayweather…
1. Speed. Mayweather has the fastest hands in the game today. Carlos Baldomir was everyone’s darling coming into his 2006 welterweight fight against Mayweather. He was big and dominant and seemingly indestructible. Baldomir had ju Read Full Story >>> D Source's Boxing Pound-4-Pound Best list (August 09)
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Tue, 11 Aug 2009
Good day fight fans! July was a tough month for the boxing community as we lost two of this era's biggest stars in Arturo Gatti and Vernon Forrest. Their contributions to boxing will not be soon forgotten. May their souls rest in peace.
August is almost halfway through and its time for my monthly Read Full Story >>> Miguel Cotto Says: "I Am Not Felix Trinidad"
By Mark Vester, BoxingScene.com, Tue, 11 Aug 2009
WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto has spoken out against some of critics who continue to compare him to another Puerto Rican great, Felix "Tito" Trinidad. Cotto wants to make it clear, for the last time, that he is not Trinidad in any way - inside or outside of the ring.
Some people have be Read Full Story >>> Boxing should bow to UFC's Dana White
By Bernard Fernandez, Philadelphia Daily News, Tue, 11 Aug 2009
MY ESTEEMED Daily News colleague, Bill Conlin, often begins his columns by musing, "When I'm King of the World . . . "
Dana White isn't King of the World - not yet, anyway - but the president of Ultimate Fighting Championship wields a monarch's power over his particular domain. White doesn't even Read Full Story >>> Floyd back in Hatton's sights
By James Robson, Manchester Evening News, Tue, 11 Aug 2009
RICKY Hatton is keeping the boxing world guessing as to his plans for the future - but if anyone can provoke him into pulling the gloves on once again, it is Floyd Mayweather Jr.
It is nearly two years since they faced each other in the ring, but the two men have reopened the feud that once gripp Read Full Story >>> Mayweather ready to join greats
ClubCall.com, Tue, 11 Aug 2009
Floyd Mayweather believes he will rightly be remembered as one of the greatest fighters of all time if he beats Juan Manuel Marquez.
The six-time world champion steps out of retirement to face the battle-hardened Mexican - a five-time world champion himself in three weight divisions - in a hotly-an Read Full Story >>> The Wizard of WildCard - Interview with Freddie Roach (On Pacquiao, Cotto, Mayweather and More!)
By David Tyler, DogHouseBoxing.com, Tue, 11 Aug 2009
That would be boxing’s greatest trainer, Freddie Roach. Last week I asked doghouse boxing readers to submit any questions for Freddie The reader’s questions and answers would be an article. So for all the re Read Full Story >>> RAFAEL CONCEPCION: "FAMILY IS MY BEST SUPPORT"
By Anthony 'Duljoman' Andales, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 11 Aug 2009
Folly Beach, SC -- Another weekend and another budlimes went down at the beach. And suddenly I was aching to call Damon DeBerry the very accommodating manager of Rafael Concepcion. While I was looking at the Atlantic Ocean (the Folly Be Read Full Story >>> Cotto-Pacquiao tickets and title? We've got answers
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Tue, 11 Aug 2009
Since the day the Miguel Cotto-Manny Pacquiao showdown was announced in late July, I have been inundated with questions about when tickets will go on sale for the Nov. 14 superfight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and how much will they cost. I've also been asked repeatedly about whether Cotto's welte Read Full Story >>>
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