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'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 >>> Hatton may pull off an upset
By Mike Ochosa, Business Mirror, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
IF it is true that styles make fights, then the Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton fight on Sunday (Manila) at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, is an event no one can afford to miss.
Pacquiao?the brawler turned boxer
Manny Pacquiao, recognized as the best boxer in the planet today Read Full Story >>> Making Pay-Per-View's Day in May
By Thomas Umstead, multichannel.com, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
Another Cinco De Mayo weekend is fast approaching, which means HBO is gearing up for a big pay-per-view fight.
This May is no different: The network will pit boxing?s latest rising star, Manny Pacquiao, against tough Ricky Hatton in a May 2 fight ? HBO PPV?s first major boxing match of 2009. The Read Full Story >>> Hatton diary: Staying true to my roots
EuroSport.com, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
In his latest diary entry, exclusive to Yahoo Sports!, ahead of his fight with Manny Pacquiao, Ricky Hatton says victory would not change him.
If I beat Manny Pacquiao and become the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world on Saturday there will be one hell of a party when I get back to England.
Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao fight stalls Charter change--solon
By Leila Salaverria, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
MANILA, Philippines--Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said on Wednesday that the scrambling by lawmakers to fly to the US and watch Manny Pacquiao?s fight against Ricky Hatton had an unintended, welcome effect: it stalled moves to advance Charter change.
He added that the departures also showe Read Full Story >>> Bunce Boxing Hour preview
Setanta Sports, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
Steve Bunce's Boxing Hour starts at the earlier time of midday on Thursday to allow The Big Man to fly to Las Vegas to see Ricky Hatton's super-fight with Manny Pacquiao.
The mouthwatering showdown from the Strip will be previewed in full on the show with plenty of people in the know having t Read Full Story >>> Lawmaker irked by colleagues flying to Vegas for Pacquiao match
GMA News Online, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
MANILA, Philippines ? A militant party-list representative on Wednesday expressed dismay over his colleagues who are flying to Las Vegas in the middle of Charter change deliberations in the House of Representatives to watch the upcoming fight of Manny Pacquiao.
In a text message to reporters, Ba Read Full Story >>> ?Pac-Mom? makes first U.S. visit to see her son fight
By Andy Samuelson, Las Vegas Sun, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
The situation has played out so many times before in his native Philippines that Manny Pacquiao was nearly unfazed when it occurred Tuesday afternoon in the United States.
But nothi Read Full Story >>> Hatton puts his rep, title on line against Pacquiao
By J. Michael Falgoust, USA Today, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
Few people in boxing ever took Ricky Hatton seriously.
Until recently, British fighters ? maligned by the image of "horizontal heavyweights" such as "Fainting" Phil Scott from the early 1900s and Frank Bruno from the 198 Read Full Story >>> Paulie Malignaggi: Pacquiao hooks will turn Hatton into often Hit Man
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
MAHSANTUCKET, CT.--Look up ?chatterbox? in the encyclopedia and you might see the smiling and noble Italian face of Paulie Malignaggi, professional boxer and former world champion.
The Brooklyn boxer is one of those irrepressible characters in our sport who, if you ask him for the time, explains Read Full Story >>> Relaxed and improved Hatton predicts win over Pacquiao
By Kieran Mulvaney, Reuters, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Britain's Ricky Hatton confidently predicted victory in his IBO light-welterweight title defense against Filipino Manny Pacquiao after being welcomed by cheering fans in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
Hatton has not lost at his natural weight of 140 pounds but conceded he would have Read Full Story >>> Ricky Hatton needles Manny Pacquiao: Say it loud, I'm black and I'm proud
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
Now that the noted psychiatrist/sociologist John David Jackson, who moonlights as the trainer for Soupy Nate Campbell, has revealed exclusively Manny Pacquiao?s total fear of all things black, especially black fight opponents, many for Manny in Pacland are all nerved up.
Now that Pacman?s hangup Read Full Story >>> M?XICO VS FILIPINAS: LA RIVALIDAD (PARTE II)
By Ismael Rubio, BoxeoMundial, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
COPA MUNDIAL DE BOXEO ENTRE M?XICO Y FILIPINAS
Despu?s de haberse realizado la primera Copa Mundial de Boxeo entre M?xico y Tailandia en octubre de 2005, en donde se pusieron en juego cuatro t?tulos mundiales, siendo 6 peleas en total las que se incluyeron en la cartelera, y que M?xico resultara Read Full Story >>> Ricky Hatton Maps Out Three-fight Plan for a Perfect Farewell Party
Buzzle.com, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
Like a kid who has stayed just long enough at the party, or maybe for one drink too many, Ricky Hatton sees the way home now through clearing eyes. As he pounds the dawn road in the hills around Las Vegas, he has time to crystallize thoughts of how he might best leave the party, rather than be throw Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO ARRIVES IN VEGAS!
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
4/28/09, Las Vegas, Nevada --- "Pacquiao Arrives" --- Four-time world champion pound-for-pound king Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, General Santos, Philippines steps off his custom Team Pacquiao bus as he arrives in La Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao/Hatton Countdown: Manny Pacquiao - Evolution of a Legend
By Vivek Wallace, EastSideBoxing.com, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
In a sport consisting of 17 separate weight classes and hundreds of contenders contained within each, earning the most coveted status in the game comes with far more pressure than contentment. What has made Read Full Story >>> In This Issue: The Manny Pacquiao feature
ESPN.com, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
This Saturday's Manny Pacquiao v. Ricky Hatton fight is predicted to be the match of the year. You probably already know Ricky from his multiple HBO exploits, but did you Pacquiao ran for a congressional seat in Philippines? He lost, but he doesn't seem like the quitting type, whether its politics o Read Full Story >>>
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