Four years ago, Brian Viloria was part of a national celebration that has now become routine every time Manny Pacquiao scores a victory. In a fight card held   

Sonsona ready for title bout
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Mon, 24 Aug 2009

MANILA, Philippines - “Marvelous” Marvin Sonsona leaves Manila tomorrow to keep his appointment with WBO superflyweight champion Jose (Carita) Lopez of Puerto Rico at Casino Rama, Ontario, Canada,   Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao eyes Baguio as training site
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 24 Aug 2009
As the hunt for the venue that will host his training camp steps into high gear, Manny Pacquiao said the country’s summer capital looks like a perfect choice to hold his preparation for the Nov. 14 showdown with Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto. “Baguio could be a nice choice for the initial  Read Full Story >>>

I won't be surprised if Cotto beats Pacquiao
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Mon, 24 Aug 2009
It befuddles me how a lot of people are giving Manny Pacquiao such a big edge against Miguel Cotto. To me, this fight is an absolute toss-up. If I was a Miguel Cotto fan, I'd bet on Cotto since the odds in Las Vegas have him as a 2-1 underdog. I've said it before and I'll say it again, Miguel Co  Read Full Story >>>

De La Hoya Blasts Houston Judges Over Poor Scores
By Michael Doss, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 24 Aug 2009
Promoter Oscar De La Hoya, president of Golden Boy Promotions, kept it real about the wide scores in the Paulie Malignaggi vs Juan Diaz and Daniel Jacobs vs Ishe Smith bouts. Both fights were close. The Golden Boy fighters, Jacobs and Diaz, won unanimous decisions on Saturday at the Toyota Center in  Read Full Story >>>

PAULIE MALIGNAGGI: "118-110 IS GALE VAN HOY STICKING IT TO ME"
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Mon, 24 Aug 2009
"118-110 is Gale Van Hoy sticking it to me...He knew I was complaining about him and what did he do? He did it to me on purpose because there's no way anybody won that fight 118-110. I didn't beat Juan 118-110 and Juan didn't beat me 118-110. That was not a 118-110 score. Gary Van Hoy just filled o  Read Full Story >>>

Malignaggi: "This is Why Boxing Has No Popularity Left"
By Mark Vester, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 24 Aug 2009
After the fight with Juan Diaz was over at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas, Paulie Malignaggi was furious with the decision. He was very upset with the 118-110 score of Gale Van Hoy. The other two judges had it 115-113 and 116-112 for Diaz. A few days ago on BoxingScene.com, Malignaggi complaine  Read Full Story >>>

LOU DIBELLA: "I'M NEVER BRINGING A TOP FLIGHT FIGHTER TO TEXAS"
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Mon, 24 Aug 2009
"Houston, we have ripoff! I'm never bringing a top flight fighter to Texas again unless he was born there," stated promoter Lou DiBella in his most recent update on Twitter. DiBella is referring to the controversial scoring of last night's bout between Paulie Malignaggi and Juan Diaz. Although most   Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao donates books to Sarangani students
By Aquiles Z. Zonio, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mon, 24 Aug 2009
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines - Pound-for-pound boxing king Manny Pacquiao donated P1 million worth of reference materials for Grade 1 and Grade 2 public elementary school pupils in Malungon town, Sarangani Province. Bienvenida Llego, municipal administrative officer IV of Malungon town, told   Read Full Story >>>

Papa Mayweather: Miguel Cotto can knock Manny Pacquiao's ass out
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Mon, 24 Aug 2009
Floyd Mayweather Senior’s wrinkled face is a map of hard living. There are as many nooks, nicks, crannies and crevices on his face that you might think you’re looking at a lunar map. For a guy whose middle name is Joy, there’s been plenty of pain and anguish, some of it self-  Read Full Story >>>

DIAZ EDGES MALIGNAGGI WITH THE HELP OF THE HOMETOWN FANS AND JUDGES
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Sun, 23 Aug 2009
In a crossroads battle between two former champions, Juan Diaz scored a somewhat controversial unanimous decision over Paulie Malignaggi. It was an action-packed battle between two fighters who put it all on the line in front of a raucous crowd at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. Although it app  Read Full Story >>>

Houston, we have a problem - Diaz gets a hometown gift
By Ricardo Lois, Examiner.com, Sun, 23 Aug 2009
In a tightly contested contest, hometown hero Juan Diaz took a questionably wide unanimous decision victory (116-112, 115-113, and 118-110) from Pauli Malignaggi in Houston, Texas' Toyota Center. The bout was hard fought between both men, with Diaz (35-2) pushing the action, but not landing many  Read Full Story >>>

Nonito Donaire will prepare knockout voice for Celebrity Duets
By Elyas Isabelo Salanga, Philippine Entertainment Portal, Sun, 23 Aug 2009
Nonito Donaire's moniker is the "The Filipino Flash," and he lived up to that name by speedily gaining worldwide recognition for his winning bout against Rafael Concepcion in Las Vegas last August 15, 2009. His victory over the Panamanian earned him the interim WBA flyweight title, and it was a titl  Read Full Story >>>

SEVEN DAYS AND COUNTING - BANAL READY TO GO
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 23 Aug 2009

LOS ANGELES -- I had the distinct opportunity to speak to AJ Banal this afternoon at the Wildcard Gym in Hollywood. Banal just got back from the City of San Pedro some twenty miles south of downtown LA   Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao frontrunner for fighter of the decade award
By Glenn Wilson, Examiner.com, Sun, 23 Aug 2009

The picture is getting clearer. Or so we hope. Pacquiao, Cotto, Marquez and Mayweather are four of the horses in the race to see who might be considered th  Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto: The Big Prediction!
By Kyle Lucas, DogHouseBoxing.com, Sun, 23 Aug 2009
Ok I am ready to give you my prediction on Manny Pacquiao vs Miguel Cotto. This super fight is slated for November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Yes my friends, this is a "can't miss" fight! You get two of the toughest and certainly skillful fighters squaring off against one another. What more c  Read Full Story >>>

The new boxing paradigm: no alphabet soup
By Eric R. Sloan, Examiner.com, Sun, 23 Aug 2009
To cap off my week long assault against the world sanctioning organizations, especially the World Boxing Organization, I have elected to surrender. Others, like ESPN's Dan Rafael, have also railed against them recently and I'm sure we all feel good afterwards; however, no writer can fix the current   Read Full Story >>>

Floyd Mayweather must take risks to prove he's not just a fair weather champ
By Barry McGuigan, mirror.co.uk, Sun, 23 Aug 2009
Golden Boy Promotions are doing their best to whip up interest in the return of Floyd Mayweather Jnr next month. Ticket sales are slower than hoped. These are not the best of times to be selling ringside seats for top dollar. But a slow market in Las Vegas is only part of the story. Pretty   Read Full Story >>>

Honolulu no familiar turf for Viloria foe
The Philippine Star, Sun, 23 Aug 2009
MANILA, Philippines - Mexican challenger Jesus Iribe may find the Blaisdell Center in Honolulu not to his liking when he slugs it out with Brian Viloria for the International Boxing Federation light flyweight championship Aug. 29. Other than fighting before an expected hostile crowd, Iribe will b  Read Full Story >>>

TRAINERS AGRABIO AND DONAIRE SR: DEADLY COMBINATION
PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 23 Aug 2009

Quezon City, Philippines – In a conversation with Team Sonsona at their home today, Donaire and Agrabio informed that they are ready to go. “All the necessary training have been done here in the Philippines on   Read Full Story >>>

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