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Khan to fight Mexican great Barrera By Agence France Press, Google News, Fri, 16 Jan 2009 LONDON (AFP) ? Amir Khan is set for the biggest test of his professional career after securing a March 14 fight with Marco Antonio Barrera.
The Mexican, a seven-time, three-weight world champion is regarded as one of the best boxers of his era and has won 64 of his 71 professional contests.
He Read Full Story >>>Hollywood Swinger: Coach Roach Fighting For Manny To Accept 50-50! By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Fri, 16 Jan 2009 Others may have thrown in the towel but Manny Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach refuses to quit.
I just spoke to the celebrated trainer who was at his Wild Card Gym in Hollywood.
Coach Roach said he was burning up the phone lines to the Philippines to reach his most famous charge.
Roach is wel Read Full Story >>> KHAN: BARRERA FIGHT IS NO GAMBLE By Duncan Bech, Sportinglife.com (UK), Fri, 16 Jan 2009
Amir Khan has denied he has gambled in agreeing to face Mexican great Marco Antonio Barrera in the toughest fight of his career.
Khan will take a massive step up in class when Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao: It's still 60-40, or I'll find somebody else ABS-CBN News, Thu, 15 Jan 2009 Contrary to earlier reports, Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao said on Thursday he is still insisting on a 60-40 split for his proposed ?superfight? with British champion Ricky Hatton.
In a text message he sent to ABS-CBN correspondent Dyan Castillejo, Pacquiao maintained that he has not c Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO WATCH: Beyond crass commercialism By Edwin G. Espejo, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 15 Jan 2009
THE Pacquiao-Hatton super fight this May will definitely push through even if the two camps are still wrangling over who gets how much of the pot that these two Read Full Story >>> DONAIRE -LOPEZ FIGHT FOR VACANT WBO TITLE IN JEOPARDY By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 15 Jan 2009
IBF/IBO flyweight champion Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire's fight for the vacant super flyweight title against Puerto Rico?s Jose ?Carita? Lopez is in jeopardy. The title is being relinquished by reigning champion Fernan Read Full Story >>> BBN Exclusive - Amir Khan close to fight with legend Barrera BritishBoxing.net, Thu, 15 Jan 2009 Sports Network are today announcing the next opponent for Amir Khan and have announced that it will be a 'massive fight'. BBN understands that the fight will take place at the MEN Arena in Manchester on the 14th of March and the opponent could well be legendary Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera, the Bab Read Full Story >>> Pangunahing Prayoridad By Manny Pacquiao, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 15 Jan 2009
GENERAL SANTOS CITY?Magandang araw po sa inyong lahat. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan gaya ng inyong abang lingkod na kasalukuyang naghahanda para sa susunod nating laban.
Pero bago ang lahat ng iyan, ginagamit ko m Read Full Story >>> SALUD: 50-50 IS FAIR By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 15 Jan 2009
Rex 'Wakee' Salud.
Cebu City -- Manny Pacquiao's close friend and adviser Rex 'Wakee' Salud is now in favor of the 50-50 agreement stipulated under the May 2 fight contract that has yet to be signed by the Pacquiao and Hatton Read Full Story >>> Ricky Hatton's big night with Manny Pacquiao back on By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Thu, 15 Jan 2009 Arum revealed that Pacquiao?s handlers in south-east Asia were agreeable to a 50-50 split of the fight?s gross, which could be ?40 million.
The fight, scheduled for Las Vegas in May, had looked in jeopardy when Franklin Gacal, Pacquiao?s lawyer in the Philippines, had made it known that the Pacqu Read Full Story >>> Money Mayweather Is Out of ... Well ... Money By Dave "Large" Larzelere, SportingNews.com, Thu, 15 Jan 2009 Retired boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr., the self-anointed ?Money May,? is apparently in debt to the tune of six milly to the IRS. What?s more, the feds don?t seem to care that Floyd?s nickname is ?Money.? That?s carrying about as much weight as the time I went to the DMV and told them that my homies cal Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao nears agreement to fight Ricky Hatton By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Thu, 15 Jan 2009 A day after negotiations appeared to be crumbling, Manny Pacquiao's promoter, Bob Arum, just told me that Pacquiao's advisors are now "on board" with a 50-50 purse split with Ricky Hatton, and he expects that, "by tomorrow, I'll have a signed contract."
"There was a lot of confusion about why we Read Full Story >>> A FAN?S SOLUTION FOR THE PURSE SPLIT ISSUE By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 15 Jan 2009 Los Angeles, CA:- Right after the Pacquiao-de la Hoya encounter at the MGM Grand last December 6th, apparently the Pacquiao camp met with the Hatton crew and had a verbal agreement to stage the Pacquiao-Hatton tiff this year with the understanding that the revenue split will be 50-50.
With that, Read Full Story >>> Curveballs and Round-Robins By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Thu, 15 Jan 2009
It was believed that the proposed bout between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton was all but a done deal to take place on May 2nd in Las Vegas. Well, think again, as they seem to be channeling the spirit of Roy Jones and Bernard Hopkin Read Full Story >>> No Pacquiao Panic By Arum, Certain Manny Will Accept 50-50 Split! By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Thu, 15 Jan 2009
Bob Arum is not pushing his Pacquiao panic button. The veteran promoter told Boxiongconfidential.com moments ago that he is fairly certain that the May 2 Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton super bout will push through to a point Read Full Story >>> IF PACQUIAO INSISTS ON 60-40, THE HATTON FIGHT IS OFF By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 15 Jan 2009 If Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao insists on a 60-40 sharing of revenues in the planned May 2 Las Vegas showdown against Britain ?s Ricky ?The Hitman? Hatton then the fight is off.
That was the curt response of Hatton?s father, Ray Hatton, in an overseas telephone conversation with www.insid Read Full Story >>> WE'LL MOVE ON AND FIGHT MAYWEATHER IF HATTON FIGHT DOESN'T GET DONE - - "Freddie Roach By Brad Cooney, 8countnews, Thu, 15 Jan 2009 8countNews sat down with Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach and got his thoughts on the negotiation troubles plaguing the proposed Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton fight. Roach still feels like this fight can be made, however, both sides should move. When asked by 8CN if the fight will go on Roach replied Read Full Story >>> Amonsot, Banal seek comeback in Bohol tiffs By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Thu, 15 Jan 2009
After suffering his first pro loss to Panama?s Rafael Concepcion last July, world-rated superflyweight contender A. J. (Bazooka) Banal returns to the ring against Indonesian champion Nouldi Manakane in Tagbilaran City on Jan. 31 bu Read Full Story >>> MAGBANUA BATTLES MEXICAN FOR WBO ORIENTAL TITLE By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 15 Jan 2009
Manbanua.
Undefeated Rolando Magbanua battles Mexico?s Jose Angel Cota for the WBO Oriental bantamweight title on February 21 in Cebu City while stable-mate Judy Maraon takes on Jason Egera for the WBO Asia Pacific vers Read Full Story >>> There's Smoke, Ire But Hatton-Pacquiao Will Go Off On Schedule! By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Thu, 15 Jan 2009 Big Al Braverman would be getting a good laugh about all the smoke blowing between the Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton camps today.
In Braverman?s view, boxing people never lie. Never, ever. To hear Big Al tell it, boxing people tell ?tales.?
Here are the silly tales running rampant right now Read Full Story >>>
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