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Cotto can't have his cake and eat it too
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Mon, 10 Aug 2009
If Miguel Cotto really wants a piece of the Pacquiao cake, he's either going to have to take it or let it be. What Cotto wants however is to take the cake and eat it as well.
It's a simple dilemma really. Cotto wants to fight Pacquiao for the money a fight with Boxing's cash cow presents but doe Read Full Story >>>Oscar Larios Announces His Retirement From Boxing
By Mark Vester, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 10 Aug 2009
After several weeks of thinking it over, former two division champion Oscar Larios has announced his retirement from the sport of boxing. At the young age of 32, Larios was involved in 77 pro bouts (69-7-1, 39KOs). He last fought in March, losing his WBC featherweight title to Takahiro Aoh. After ta Read Full Story >>> Floyd wins round one of his argument against UFC
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Mon, 10 Aug 2009
No, Floyd Mayweather Jr. isn't twisting my arm while I'm writing this, and his uncle Roger doesn't have me in a chokehold either but as far as round one of the trash talk war goes between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Dana White together with UFC, I’d have to give it to “Money May”. Bes Read Full Story >>> MARVIN SONSONA GEARING UP FOR WAR
By Oliver A. Gabito, DDM, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 10 Aug 2009
Marvin Sonsona is preparing well for his upcoming fight with Puerto Rican Jose “Carita” Lopez (39-7-2) 32 KO’s, for the WBO World Super flyweight Championship. Carita Lopez who currently holds the worl Read Full Story >>> Futch's Legacy
By Marty Mulcahey, MaxBoxing.com, Mon, 10 Aug 2009
In a sport where no commodity is as hard earned as trust, Eddie Futch stood alone. If boxing had a monetary currency, it would be inscribed with the words 'In Futch we Trust'. Countless boxers put their lives in his capable hands. Not on Read Full Story >>> Random Thoughts and Open Thread for Aug. 9
Bad Left Hook, Mon, 10 Aug 2009
August is generally a pretty thin month for boxing news and events, so here's an open thread. Talk about whatever you like. Just keep it clean and civil.
Also, some "random thoughts"!
Arthur Abraham might well find the going a bit tougher at 168 than he did at 160. Not only does the Super Six fe Read Full Story >>> Anderson Silva proves why he is the Pound-4-Pound best fighter in MMA
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Mon, 10 Aug 2009
Anderson “Spider” Silva was so dominant in his fight against Forrest Griffin his opponent ran back to the locker room after getting knocked-out perhaps acknowledging that he did not belong in the octagon with his opponent. Silva outclassed the former UFC light heavyweight champ so much t Read Full Story >>> Fitness whiz revs up for Cotto
By Nick Giongco, FightNews.com, Sun, 09 Aug 2009
Somewhere in Los Angeles, a South African conditioning coach is plotting the destruction of boxing’s pound-for-pound king. Phil Landman, tasked to turn Miguel Cotto into a menacing fighting machine against Manny Pacquiao come Nov. 14, is itching to fly to Puerto Rico to begin serious work with Read Full Story >>> Boxing could learn a thing or two from MMA
By John McMullen, The Sports Network, Sun, 09 Aug 2009
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - The fightin' city of Philadelphia is famous for its long and storied boxing history.
Names like Joe Frazier, Bernard Hopkins and the Blue Horizon are legendary in the City of Brotherly Love. Heck, a fictional boxer, Rocky Balboa, may be the city's most famous " Read Full Story >>> The Top 25 Flyweights of All-Time – 11 to 25
By Cliff Rold, BoxingScene.com, Sun, 09 Aug 2009
The Eight, Pt. 1
For any new boxing fan, the time is not long before a fellow fan points out a magic number which grows more mythologized with time: eight. As in boxing’s original eight weight classes. The number represents in the mind of many a time when the sport was compressed into fi Read Full Story >>> BREAKING NEWS: JULATON FIGHTS FOR WORLD TITLE SEP. 12
PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 09 Aug 2009
Ana Julaton.
American Metal & Iron Fight Night at the Tank promoted by Roy Englebrecht Promotions presents Bay area’s own Ana “The Hurricane” Julaton in her 1st World Championship Event. Julaton who Read Full Story >>> Pinoy Power
By Manny Pacquiao, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 09 Aug 2009
MANILA — Magandang, magandang araw po sa inyong lahat mga ginigiliw kong mga kababayan at mga sumusunod sa kolum na ito. Umaasa akong sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan gaya ng inyong abang linkod.
Habang abalang-ab Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO-COTTO: CALLING IT AS IT IS
By Christopher Cruz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 09 Aug 2009
Never say never, as they say. With the on—again off—again nature of negotiations of the Manny Pacquiao—Miguel Cotto war tentatively set on November 14, 2009 (MGM Grand in Las Vegas), nearly every Read Full Story >>> FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR.: "BOTH OF THEM GUYS WILL GET KNOCKED OUT BY FLOYD"
By Brian Peterson, FightHype.com, Sun, 09 Aug 2009
"Both of them guys will get knocked out by Floyd," boasted Floyd Mayweather Jr. as he shared his thoughts on Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto in a recent interview with leading urban-focused celebrity website Bossip.com. Mayweather also gave an update on his training, "I am getting a lot stronger and Read Full Story >>> DO MANNY PACQUIAO OR MIGUEL COTTO REALLY NEED A DIAMOND BELT?
By Kenny Perrault, braggingrightscorner.com, Sun, 09 Aug 2009
There was a time when boxing had fewer weight classes and fewer belts, the world had one champion at each weight class and you knew who he was. Things sure have changed, haven’t they? Now when you watch boxing whether it's a large event or a small local show there always seems to be some kind Read Full Story >>> WBC Diamond 'Catch-weight' belt equals "WORTHLESS"
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Sun, 09 Aug 2009
As worthless as a diploma from Quiapo; as worthless as a trophy won from a one person tournament or a medal your mom bought you from Raon. In case it’s not obvious, for the record, I am not buying-in to this whole creating a new belt for catch-weight fights hullabaloo. It’s funny the WBC Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather: Is self preservation his main goal?
By Glenn Wilson, Examiner.com, Sun, 09 Aug 2009
Floyd Mayweather is loud , obnoxious and confrontational. And he probably will not object to any of those descriptions.
He is also one of the world's top defensive specialist. When you add the fact that he is a quick , sharp shooting counter puncher , then you see one of the world's top boxers.
Read Full Story >>> Will Pinoy Power exist post-Pacquaio?
By Doug Fischer, The Ring, Sun, 09 Aug 2009
Nonito Donaire remembers what it was like for Filipino fighters before Manny Pacquiao emerged as the best fighter in the world and the sport’s biggest star.
“Early in my career I could Read Full Story >>> ROACH VS STEWARD, WILL IT HAPPEN?
By Joey Liam, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 09 Aug 2009
 
Adding more drama to the upcoming championship fight billed as Fire Power between WBO welterweight king Miguel Angel Cotto and pound for pound marquis Manny Read Full Story >>> GORRES GETTING READY FOR FIGHTS AHEAD
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 09 Aug 2009
Although his next fight has yet to be solidified, ALA fighter Z "The Dream" Gorres has kept himself in shape confident that his promoter Top Rank will soon come up with an announcement on his next outing.
According to Gorr Read Full Story >>>
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