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COMMENTARY: PACQUIAO IN PHILIPPINE MEDIA, POLITICS - PART 1 By Patricio P. Diaz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 24 Jun 2009

I. Pacquiao Mania
GENERAL SANTOS CITY ? Isang tanong: Ano ang kay Manny Pacquiao na kung pakinggan kahawig ng kanyang unang pangalan? (One question: What has Manny Pacquiao which is homonymous with his first name?) Read Full Story >>>Pacquiao wants it earlier By Reuben Terrado, Business Mirror, Wed, 24 Jun 2009

MANNY PACQUIAO prefers an October 17 fight, and not November 14, as suggested by his promoter Bob Arum.
?November 14 nga ang bigay sa amin pero ang sabi ko sa [Oc Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO WATCH: It?s the meat, stupid By Edwin G. Espejo, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 24 Jun 2009 MY neighbor in www.philboxing.com and www.mannypacquiao.ph went ballistic in his latest article, spewing acerbic humor unto his self while spitting his venomous attacks against this writer.
I won?t pick up a fight with him. I was told he stands well over six feet and weighs more than most heavyw Read Full Story >>> CONCEPCION VS FRANCISCO MOVED TO SEPT. 6 PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 24 Jun 2009 The anticipated match-up between former WBA superfly interim champ Rafael "El Torito" Concepcion of Panama and Philippine prospect Drian Francisco has been moved to September 6 at the Cuneta Astrodome, according to promoter Elmer Anuran.
The bout was supposed to take place on July 26, but the cu Read Full Story >>> Promoter: Cotto on board for showdown, awaiting Pacquiao By J. Michael Falgoust, USA Today, Wed, 24 Jun 2009 Negotiations for a Nov. 14 megafight between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto remain on track, according to the promoter for both fighters who said the Puerto Rican's team is ready to proceed and make it official.
"We're pretty well there," says Bob Arum, chairman of Top Rank, Inc., who talked wit Read Full Story >>> Let Manny be Manny By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Wed, 24 Jun 2009 Manny Pacquiao?s place in boxing history is safely reserved in the sport?s Hall of Fame. His place in Philippine history however is far from being defined.
Other than debating whether he should fight Miguel Cotto, Shane Mosley, Juan Manuel Marquez or Floyd Mayweather Jr next, the talk that surrou Read Full Story >>> JuanMa Lopez and the Comparison Game By Thomas Gerbasi, MaxBoxing.com, Wed, 24 Jun 2009

When you?re a Puerto Rican prizefighter, your career is almost immediately intertwined with every other fighter who has hailed from the Caribbean island. If you?re a power puncher, you will be compared with Felix Trinidad; a sl Read Full Story >>> THOUGHTS ON THE WELTERWEIGHT DIVISION By Ryan Burton, BoxingTalk.com, Wed, 24 Jun 2009 We keep hearing how boxing fans want to see Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather Jr. The current pound-for-pound king against the undefeated former pound-for-pound king. I too want to see that fight too but a proposed match up between Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto has all the makings of a more exciting Read Full Story >>> Arum cites reasons on Pacquiao vs Cotto over Mosley ABS-CBN News, Wed, 24 Jun 2009 Top Rank Promotions chief Bob Arum thinks it?s much more practical for Manny Pacquiao to pick Miguel Cotto over Shane Mosley.
And here is why.
?Manny Pacquiao has saw for himself how immensely popular Miguel Cotto is,? said Arum in an interview over dzSR?s Sports Chat with Dennis Principe.
Read Full Story >>> Roach: Pacquiao deserves 70-30 share against Cotto By Nick Giongco, Tempo, Wed, 24 Jun 2009 When Freddie Roach said his No. 1 fighter Manny Pacquiao deserves the lion?s share of the money against Miguel Cotto, the distinguished trainer wasn?t talking about a mere 60-40 split in favor of the Filipino pound for pound king.
Roach wants much more than that.
"70-30," Roach said over the p Read Full Story >>> Sorting Out the Remaining Year in Boxing By Bryan Trafford, Inside Fights, Wed, 24 Jun 2009 As rumor would have it, Mixed Martial Arts and the UFC are killing Boxing. As true boxing fans would know, the UFC has helped force boxing to get its act together. The best are fighting the best, titles or no titles. Fighters are routinely scrapping belts in favor of lucrative and compelling matchup Read Full Story >>> Arum Says Cotto Brings More To Pacquiao Than Mosley By Mark Vester, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 24 Jun 2009 Top Rank's Bob Arum is not paying any attention to the recent attacks by WBA welterweight champion Shane Mosley. There have been numerous press releases and dozens of interviews in the last few weeks, where Mosley blasted Arum and the proposed November bout between Manny Pacquiao and WBO 147-pound c Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao, Sylvester Stallone, Nicole Scherzinger and Hollywood By Leo Reyes, Digital Journal, Wed, 24 Jun 2009 Popular Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao is preparing for a career outside of boxing. If plans do not miscarry, the pound-for-pound king will see action in Hollywood with no less than the famous Sylvester(Rambo) Stallone.
Off the ring, famous Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao is an aspiring sin Read Full Story >>> Roach Budges, Says "145" is Good For Pacquiao-Cotto By Mark Vester, BoxingScene.com, Tue, 23 Jun 2009 Freddie Roach, trainer of Manny Pacquiao, has budged on his demand of making Miguel Cotto drop down to 143-pounds for a fight with Manny Pacquiao on November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Several days ago, Roach told media members that 143 was the weight he wanted the fight to take place. Cotto' Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao seeks 65-35 purse split in proposed Cotto fight GMA News Online, Tue, 23 Jun 2009 MANILA, Philippines ? The camp of Manny Pacquiao insisted on Monday night that the Filipino boxing superstar get the bigger share of the pie in his proposed fight with Miguel Cotto, while stressing the catch weight should be between 144 to 145 pounds.
?We?ll not accept the fight if it is not goi Read Full Story >>> Melligen to be world champ in 'a year or so' ABS-CBN News, Tue, 23 Jun 2009 Following his second round technical knockout win over Mexican Fabian Luque, Mark Jason Melligen aims to continue his track to become a world boxing champion.
One of his trainers, Tony Martin, told ABS-CBN News that he will ?not be surprised that in the next year or so, he will become a world cha Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao throws first punch in political battle for Sarangani GMA News Online, Tue, 23 Jun 2009 MANILA, Philippines ? Manny Pacquiao has thrown the first punch in his upcoming political battle against a well-known clan in Sarangani, signaling the start of election season in the southern province.
Pacquiao will once again try his luck in the political ring in next year?s elections, this tim Read Full Story >>> Cheating History: Roy Looks For Path Of Least Resistance By Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com, Tue, 23 Jun 2009

For years, the knock on Roy Jones? career has been the overwhelming talent he possessed never quite matching his desire to push himself in the ring. Often came the comparisons to Sugar Ray (Robinson or Leonard, take your pick) in wo Read Full Story >>> Stick to boxing, bishop urges Pacquiao By Dennis Carcamo, The Philippine Star, Tue, 23 Jun 2009 MANILA, Philippines ? People's champion Manny Pacquiao should stick to boxing instead of running for Congress in 2010, a Church official today said.
Marbel bishop Dinualdo Gutierrez said if Pacquiao really wants to help his constituents in Saranggani province, the world's No. 1 pound-for-pound bo Read Full Story >>> CHASING MANNY By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 23 Jun 2009

Miguel Cotto?s status as front runner in the Pacquiao sweepstakes has not discouraged Shane Mosley from chasing the Filipino IBO/Ring magazine world jr.welterweight champion. This poses an interesting question ? Will Sugar Shane Read Full Story >>>
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