Read Full Story >>>No. 2: Pacquiao, Hatton love Las Vegas
By Brett Okamoto, Las Vegas Sun, Fri, 01 May 2009
Editor's Note: Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton, boxing's top two international superstars, square off in "The Battle of East and West" on May 2 at the MGM Grand. In th Read Full Story >>>
Beauty in the B.EA.ST
By Epifanio M. Almeda, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 01 May 2009
B.EA.ST is short for ?Battle of East and West?. At this time, it seems that there is nothing more to know about the Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton battle except its outcome. Let me just add a little bit in pointing out the beau Read Full Story >>>
Follow the Fight Week on Twitter
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 01 May 2009
Las Vegas, NV-- Philboxing.com expands its coverage of the "Battle Between East and West" on Twitter, an internet based social network site. Go to www.twitter.com/sportnjordan to follow live updates from the weigh-in, fight night, and post fight events. Blogs have already been posted, so don't mis Read Full Story >>>
Predictions: Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton
By Robert Cassidy, NewsDay.com, Fri, 01 May 2009
Here are some predictions on the much anticipated Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton fight, tomorrow night, live, on HBO PPV.
Marcus Henry, Newsday: Manny Pacquiao looked great against a bigger fighter in Oscar de la Hoya. But there is a big difference between Hatton and de la Hoya. Hatton is much young Read Full Story >>>
Manny Pacquiao: 30 things you didn?t know about him
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Fri, 01 May 2009
His name is Emmanuel 'Manny' Dapidran Pacquiao.
Pacquiao owns fighting cocks
Sylvester Stallone wants to act alongside him in a movie
His fourth child ? a daughter named Queen Elizabeth (or 'Queenie') ? has dual nationality as she was born in the US. The infant also has 48 godparents
He Read Full Story >>>
Is There a De La Hoya Hangover for Pacquiao?
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Fri, 01 May 2009
You know the scenario, it's happened countless times in sports. A team comes up with a brilliant performance in a big game, but then falls flat on their face in their very next outing. Either they are emotionally spent from the pre Read Full Story >>>
Pacquiao chases history
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Fri, 01 May 2009
LAS VEGAS ? Records in boxing are only slightly more sacred than they are in professional wrestling. The greed of those who run the major world sanctioning organizations prevents boxing from having a history that one generation can hand down to the next.
Because of that, it?s hardly been mentione Read Full Story >>>
BREAKDOWN: PACQUIAO VS. HATTON
By Joe DeMaria, FightHype.com, Fri, 01 May 2009
This weekend, boxing's pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao takes on tenacious jr. welterweight ruler Ricky Hatton in a highly-anticipated clash at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino and televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View. Get a full breakdown of the fight? why it's important, what will happen when the bel Read Full Story >>>
ALA BOYS ROOT FOR PACMAN WIN
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 01 May 2009
ALA President Michael Aldeguer and the ALA Boys are rooting for countryman, Manny Pacquiao to make a convincing win by the Filipino boxing icon.
?A knockout or a decision does not matter ? all we care is a win for Pacquiao. This fight means so much to the Filipino people and a win will do a lot o Read Full Story >>>
Ricky Hatton v Manny Pacquiao: What they say, who wins, and why...
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Fri, 01 May 2009
JOSE SULAIMAN - WBC President:
Hatton's style may give Pacquiao problems, but Pacquiao is the better boxer and should win. Hatton 0, Pacquiao 1
DAVID HAYE - Heavyweight title contender & former cruiserweight world champion:
Hatton has taken his career to new heights with his new trainer Fl Read Full Story >>>
Ricky a Brit of alright
SkySports.com, Fri, 01 May 2009
Ricky Hatton has told Manny Pacquiao he is better a fighter than he thinks - with added bite.
The Hitman has warned his opponent to expect more than a brawl when they meet for the pound-for-pound title at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, live on Sky Box Office.
And as his army of fans began to fill t Read Full Story >>>
'Problems' dog Hatton before Pacquiao fight
CNN.com, Fri, 01 May 2009
(CNN) -- Ricky Hatton heads into his light-welterweight super-fight against Manny Pacquiao with his trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr admitting that there have been "problems" in their camp.
Mayweather Sr. and Hatton Read Full Story >>>
King of the ring, but is Manny ready for the low blows of politics?
The Sydney Morning Herald, Fri, 01 May 2009
To Filipinos, Manny Pacquiao is much more than just a boxer, writes Gareth A. Davies.
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Manny Pacquiao is so popular in the Philippines that when he steps into the ring, the army and rebel guerillas call a truce. Now he has his sights on a new challenge - as a poverty-fighting politi Read Full Story >>>
Conditioning coach pleased with Pacquiao?s training outcome
GMA News Online, Fri, 01 May 2009
MANILA, Philippines ? Manny Pacquiao is done with the usual starving and last minute sweating out.
It appears that the Filipino ring icon has finally found the perfect fighting weight at 140 pounds, definitely a not so good sign for his Englishman opponent Ricky Hatton.
The power-puncher from Read Full Story >>>
In Preparation for The Hitman: Wild Card Distractions
By P.H. Burbridge, EastSideBoxing.com, Fri, 01 May 2009
If Manny Pacquiao loses Saturday night will Freddie Roach admit that the distractions at the Wild Card Gym played a role? One of the curious things about Manny?s training camp leading into the Hatton fight are all the apparent distractions at the Wild Card Gym. Historically, fighters went away to tr Read Full Story >>>
Amir Khan unable to separate Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Fri, 01 May 2009
The 22-year-old from Bolton, seven weeks away from fighting for a world title at 140lbs against WBA champion Andreas Kotelnik, is caught between a rock and a hard place, as a close friend of fellow Lancastrian Hatton, while being coached by Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, at the Wild Card Gym in Read Full Story >>>
Pacquiao-Hatton bout should be a good one
By Tim Kawakami, Mercury News, Fri, 01 May 2009
Short-attention-span reading, and writing, and some bonus cut-and-pasting from my Talking Points blog"...
Neither fighter is from North America, neither talks trash, neither fought in the Olympics or has had to be bailed out of prison.
So why should you pay attention to ? and maybe even pay to Read Full Story >>>
?PacMan? to win by TKO in nine rounds, predicts ?Ring Magazine?
By Jun Medina, The Manila Times, Fri, 01 May 2009
LAS VEGAS: Manny ?PacMan? Pacquiao will win by technical knockout by the ninth round, according to editors of Ring Magazine.
This prediction by Ring, which is considered ?the Bible of boxing,? jibes with the prognosis of Pacquiao?s trainer Freddie Roach that Manny would find a way to knock out Br Read Full Story >>>
Hatton camp believes body punch key to ?Hitman? win
GMA News Online, Fri, 01 May 2009
MANILA, Philippines ? The team of Ricky Hatton believes the powerful body punch that knocked the lights out of the Englishman?s several opponents in the past would also served as Manny Pacquiao?s downfall.
?I know for a fact that if Ricky hits Manny in the body, he?ll go down," admitted a confid Read Full Story >>>
