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Saipan going all out for Pacquiao
GMA News Online, Sat, 02 May 2009
GARAPAN, Saipan ? CNMI boxing fans overwhelmingly predict a victory for Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao in his junior welterweight bout against the Briton Ricky Hatton Saturday in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Pacquiao?s popularity in this U.S. commonwealth is unquestioned what with the islands? large F Read Full Story >>>Boxing spectators? protection sought
By Elena L. Aben, The Manila Bulletin, Sat, 02 May 2009
The Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) asked owners and administrators of establishments offering live telecast of Sunday's fight between Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao and British fighter Ricky Hatton to make sure their emergency exits are not padlocked and appropriate signages are in place t Read Full Story >>> Police go on alert for Pacquiao fight
By Nida Buenafe, Visayan Daily Star, Sat, 02 May 2009
Negros Occidental and Bacolod City are ready for the historic fight tomorrow between two of the world?s high-caliber boxers, Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and British star pugilist Ricky Hatton.
Barring any last minute glitch, free viewing venues with live telecasts, courtesy of the Bacolo Read Full Story >>> Boxing big guns back Hatton to dethrone Pacman
By David Anderson, mirror.co.uk, Sat, 02 May 2009
Ricky Hatton is being backed to pull off one of the great wins in British boxing history.
Joe Calzaghe, David Haye, Carl Froch and Oscar De La Hoya all believe Hatton can dethrone Manny Pacquiao.
Former super-middleweight and light-heavyweight champ Calzaghe said: "Ricky has the height advanta Read Full Story >>> A MOMENT OF PREDICTION, A DAWN OF REFLECTION
By Granville Ampong, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 02 May 2009
LAS VEGAS, California, May 2, 2009 ? It's 2 o' clock in the morning. And, soon enough, Ricky ?Hitman? Hatton will reassert his supremacy at 140 pounds against Ring Magazine Champion and Pound-for-Pound King Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao, for the former?s IBO Light Welterweight Championship belt in the fo Read Full Story >>> 8CN Pacquiao vs Hatton Team Predictions
8countnews, Sat, 02 May 2009
Brad Cooney - At the end of the night it will be Manny Pacquiao with his arms raised high. I think Hatton fighting at a much more optimal weight than De La Hoya did, will be strong and will be able to take the beating that will be coming his way. Basically I am saying that Hatton survives the figh Read Full Story >>> Hatton Pacquiao weigh-in raises the temperature at MGM Grand
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Sat, 02 May 2009
THE WEIGH-IN
The build-up continues. Ray Hatton excitedly tells us that 25,000 fans have travelled and t-shirts and Hatton masks are selling out here at the MGM Grand where it is impossible to move - it is like being in a packed shopping centre on a Saturday at The Trafford Centre.
More and mo Read Full Story >>> Hattonites KO Pac-Maniacs At The Weigh-In
By Ricardo Lois, The Boxing Truth, Sat, 02 May 2009
Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton will step into boxing ring on Saturday night for a long hoopla-ed bout which could turn out to be more hype than substance when it comes to in the ring action.
Friday afternoon at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada -- site for the bout -- the weigh-in took place fr Read Full Story >>> Ricky Hatton could dump Mayweather after Pacman fight
By David Anderson, mirror.co.uk, Sat, 02 May 2009
Ricky Hatton and Floyd Mayweather Snr could split after the controversial trainer admitted to problems in their camp.
The American riled some in the Hatton team by turning up late several times for training, leaving the fighter to start sessions with assistant trainer Lee Beard.
Mayweather's o Read Full Story >>> ?I?m ready??Pacquiao
By Joseph Pimentel, Asian Journal, Sat, 02 May 2009
LAS VEGAS? Inside the IBA Gym, Manny Pacquiao darts in and out of Freddie Roach?s mitts.
Wearing a red shirt drenched in sweat and white shorts, Pacquiao?s dazzling hand speed and blazing footwork is witnessed by a small group of Filipino fans. Former heavyweight champion Michael Moore oversees t Read Full Story >>> Mayweather Jr. to announce comeback Saturday
By Andy Samuelson, Las Vegas Sun, Sat, 02 May 2009
Apparently Floyd Mayweather Jr. wants in on Saturday's party too.
A source confirmed to the Los Angeles Times' Lance Pugmire on Friday night that HBO and Golden Boy Promotions have called an 11 a.m. news conference tomorrow, just hours before Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao's megafight at the MGM Read Full Story >>> Urbano Antillon & Alfonso Gomez Score KOs
By David A. Avila, The Sweet Science, Sat, 02 May 2009
Lightweight contender Urbano Antillon and former Contender television show participant Alfonso Gomez both won by knockout on Friday.
At the new Hard Rock Hotel arena Antillon proved too st Read Full Story >>> Coach Phil Jackson gives Pacquiao and Hatton a thumbs down
By Ricardo Lois, Examiner.com, Sat, 02 May 2009
PMS is the soundtrack to my late afternoon drive on the 605 and 105 freeways.
If you have never heard Matt "Money" Smith and Petro Papadakis' sports radio show, give it a try, as the duo touch upon not only sports, but music, film, and anything else that might be on their minds for the day.
Fr Read Full Story >>> Mexican trainer Beristain joins Pacquiao bandwagon
GMA News Online, Sat, 02 May 2009
Revered Mexican trainer Nacho Beristain is betting on a Manny Pacquiao win over Ricky Hatton in a title match pitting two well-known brawlers.
Beristain has yet to solve the Pacquiao puzzle in three fights, losing twice and drawing once against the Filipino and trainer Freddie Roach.
Regarded Read Full Story >>> Hatton eyes British boxing legacy
ESPN.com, Sat, 02 May 2009
Ricky Hatton faces pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao tonight looking to cement his legacy as a British boxing great.
The Manchester light-welterweight puts his IBO and Ring Magazine belts on the line against the Filipino superstar at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, but for Hatton, following the onl Read Full Story >>> Searching for De la Hoya's heir
By Stephen Brunt, The Globe and Mail, Sat, 02 May 2009
So often it was his stage, his town.
Oscar de la Hoya will be back in Las Vegas tonight, but only as a promoter and spectator, when Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton meet in the biggest boxing event so far in 2009.
This will be the first look at the highest echelon of the fight game After Oscar, Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO - 138 LBS, HATTON - 140 LBS.
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 02 May 2009
5/1/09, Las Vegas,Nevada -- (L-R) Four-time world champion pound-for-pound king Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, General Santos, Philippines and Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton, Manchester, England weigh in (Pacquiao 138 Read Full Story >>> The face of a nation
By Ron Borges, The National, Sat, 02 May 2009
Manny Pacquiao has never forgotten from whence he came, because he really never left. The proof of that stands in front of the gates of his sprawling estate in General Santos City, only a few miles away from the broken street corners of Bukidnon where he once bought doughnuts for five pennies a piec Read Full Story >>> ?It?s insane?: Pacman fame likened to Ali?s
By Roy Luarca, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sat, 02 May 2009
LAS VEGAS??I?ve seen this before with Ali years and years ago. This is the same type of reaction. Ali was Ali, but Manny?s getting there.?
This was how Bob Arum described the frenzy that greeted Manny Pacquiao?s grand arrival at Mandalay Bay on Tuesday afternoon, where the Filipino ring icon inst Read Full Story >>> WITHOUT A DOUBT, MANNY
By Atty. Dan Neri Lim, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 01 May 2009
This late in the day, everybody has an opinion on how the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton on Saturday, May 2 (Sunday morning Philippine time), will end. Needless to say, nearly 10 in 10 in the Philippines believe Read Full Story >>>
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