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Shane Mosley awaits Pacquiao vs. Hatton winner
By Marv Dumon, Examiner.com, Thu, 30 Apr 2009
Houston, Texas -
Weltereight champ Shane Mosley and heavyweight star Chris Arreola were at Planet Bar-Rio in Houston on Friday night to attend a local boxing event. A crowded, smoke-filled large bar hosted several boxing matches, with the DJ mixing in songs here and there between fights. That w Read Full Story >>>Roach dead sure of Pacquiao win
By Roy Luarca, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Thu, 30 Apr 2009
LAS VEGAS? THEY?VE WORKED TOGETHER for eight years, but master trainer Freddie Roach continues to be amazed by Manny Pacquiao?s development as a fighter.
After working the mitts with his prized ward, once a one-dimensional heavy hitter who has evolved into the world?s best fighter, at the Wild Ca Read Full Story >>> Manny to be a fighting congressman?
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Thu, 30 Apr 2009
MANILA, Philippines ? Manny Pacquiao is definitely running for Congress in next year?s elections but even if he wins, it won?t mean the end of his boxing career.
?He?ll be a fighting congressman,? said Top Rank chairman Bob Arum recently. ?Manny could do two fights a year. That means he?ll devote Read Full Story >>> Ojeda's intriguing theory
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Thu, 30 Apr 2009
Former boxing judge and retired Philippine Airlines purser Jose Mari Ojeda has an intriguing theory in analyzing what could happen in the Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton duel in Las Vegas this weekend.
Ojeda thinks Hatton will be up to no good and Pacquiao should be wary of the Hitman?s tricks.
In Read Full Story >>> Pacman mobbed in Vegas
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Thu, 30 Apr 2009
LAS VEGAS ? Unless they put the Secret Service on him, there?ll be no more grand arrivals in hotel lobbies for Manny Pacquiao.
Bob Arum of Top Rank said that for safety reasons, he?d rather have the extremely popular Filipino boxer Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao says still undecided on retirement after 2009
By Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News, Thu, 30 Apr 2009
Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, who has openly discussed his political plans for 2010, is now undecided about talks of his retirement from boxing.
Pacquiao, who earlier said that he will hang his boxing gloves by the end of 2009, told Anjali Rao of CNN?s Talk Asia that he will push through w Read Full Story >>> Manny can?t fight, says Mayweather Sr.
By Roy Luarca, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Thu, 30 Apr 2009
LAS VEGAS ? FLOYD MAYWEATHER SR. likens Ricky Hatton to an animal, specifically a tiger, in the ring. Ferocious and vicious as a fighter, Hatton is also the epitome of what a boxing student should be?talented and a fast learner, according to the trainer.
In contrast, Mayweather holds Manny Pacqui Read Full Story >>> CNN's Talk Asia catches up with Manny Pacquiao
Media Newsline, Thu, 30 Apr 2009
CNN's Talk Asia catches up with Manny Pacquiao at his gym in Los Angeles as he tells Anjali Rao about his love for his native Philippines. The show also takes viewers to Pacquiao's hometown of General Santos City, where he is revered equally for his boxing skills and community activism.
Manny Pac Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao: Man of the Fans
By Elie Seckbach, Fanhouse, Thu, 30 Apr 2009
Manny PacquiaoManny Pacquiao is known as "The People's Champ", as he is a hero to millions and was also recently named one of the world's most influential people by Time Magazine. In this exclusive video we catch up with Manny after a long day of training. Tired and hungry, he sticks around the Wild Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao/Hatton 24/7 Concludes this Friday
By Ramon Aranda, 411mania.com, Thu, 30 Apr 2009
And you should be watching!
The best short series in television concludes this Friday night as Pacquiao/Hatton 24/7 comes to an end, one day before their junior welterweight clash at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
The episode will of course focus on Pacquiao breaking his camp to make the trip to Read Full Story >>> Father's fury left imprint on Roach
By Ed Graney, Las Vegas Review Journal, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
The tough part was watching his mother move slowly down the stairs with two newly shined black eyes. The confusing part was watching his father laugh in her face shortly after his fists inflicted the damage.
It's a lot to take in when you're 5 years old.
They say boys look to fathers as a Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao like Ali ? Arum
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
LAS VEGAS ? Pardon Bob Arum for playing the role of carnival barker to the hilt.
While anything he says will not make any more difference in hyping up this Saturday?s big fight between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton, the seventy- Read Full Story >>> Ricky Hatton 'delighted' to be odds-on to be knocked out against Manny Pacquiao
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
Ricky Hatton says he is "delighted" to have been installed as odds-on to be knocked out in his sold-out 140 lb 'super fight' against Filipino Manny Pacquiao here at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday night.
"I love it. Love it," Hatton said. "The way people are talking about Manny, you'd thi Read Full Story >>> Pac-Man ?Magic? Has Shoppers, Church-Goers Vanishing
By Clarissa Batino, Bloomberg.com, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
April 29 (Bloomberg) -- Manila cab driver Christopher Piolo plans to take his first Sunday off in four months this weekend. The reason: Manny Pacquiao is boxing.
?Whenever he fights, the whole country stops,? said Piolo, 32, who has driven every Sunday since the boxer, actor and singer known as Read Full Story >>> Hatton has new tricks vs Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
LAS VEGAS ? Ricky Hatton is so confident of beating Manny Pacquiao that he thinks the only way he will lose is if he doesn?t show up during fight night on Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
?Not turning up,? Hatton told the Filipino journalist who asked him what would prevent him from winning against P Read Full Story >>> THE HITMAN AND THE PACMAN FACE OFF
By Joseph Pimentel, Asian Journal, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
LAS VEGAS ? If you ask Ricky Hatton what his ultimate dream is in boxing, he?ll tell you candidly.
He wants to be considered the best pound-forpound boxer in the world, a mythical title bestowed on the best boxer regardless of weight classes and divisions.
And he believes a win this Saturday a Read Full Story >>> 'Best ever' Hatton ready for Pacquiao
Google News, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
Ricky Hatton believes he is "the best he has ever been" heading into Saturday's showdown with Manny Pacquiao.
The "Hitman" takes a 42-1 (32 KOs) record into the light-welterweight fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, and is unbeaten in the 140-pound division, his lone defeat coming at 147 pounds Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao fears getting swine flu
ABS-CBN News, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
LAS VEGAS, Nevada ? Even the world?s pound-for-pound king is not spared from fears of the deadly strain of swine flu hounding the world.
During the ?Grand Arrival? ceremony at the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao was mobbed by avid supporters and media members at the hotel Read Full Story >>> Rock star treatment for Pacquiao in Las Vegas
GMA News Online, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
MANILA, Philippines ? Pandemonium broke out as boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao was formally welcomed like a rock star at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila).
Chants of ?Manny! Manny! Manny!" broke out the moment Pacquiao stepped out of the customized passenger bus i Read Full Story >>> Biggest crowd ever greets Pacman
By Roy Luarca, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
LAS VEGAS -- Even Manny Pacquiao was surprised by the warm reception he got during his grand arrival Tuesday noon at the Mandalay Bay here.
As soon as he emerged from the 56-seater luxury bus painted with his image, a swarm of television crew and print photographers plus around 300 fans greeted t Read Full Story >>>
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