Weekend Afterthoughts: Manny Pacquiao - Miguel Cotto?; Floyd Mayweather - Juan Manuel Marquez Postponement; Robert Guerrero - Efren Hinojosa; Ivan Calderon - Rodel Mayol
By Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules, Tue, 16 Jun 2009
'Twas an eventful weekend, between a fantastic Miguel Cotto-Joshua Clottey fight and word that Manny Pacquiao now wants a piece of Cotto; news about Floyd Mayweather-Juan Manuel Marquez being postponed and the subsequent theories as to why; and a pair of other fights of note, Robert Guerrero-Efren H  Read Full Story >>>

Cotto-Pacquiao for November?
Bad Left Hook, Tue, 16 Jun 2009
Michael Marley reports that Bob Arum is looking at a November date for a showdown between his two most popular stars, Filipino sensation Manny Pacquiao and Puerto Rican superstar Miguel Cotto: "Manny told me what to do," Arum said. "Manny told me, ?Go ahead, make that fight.? So it will go No  Read Full Story >>>

Mayweather dogs it with bruised ego, x-rays show L'il
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Tue, 16 Jun 2009
"It's a legitimate injury. We have talked to a doctor. My understanding is that it is muscle related. It's a tough injury for Floyd because he was looking to fight twice this year. Now he is probably only going to get to fight once."--GOLDEN BOY CEO RICHIE RICH SCHAEFER TO SPORTS ILLUSTRATED. Unc  Read Full Story >>>

Pinch hitters swarm to replace mentally wounded Mayweather
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Tue, 16 Jun 2009
Siwling rumors have Golden Boy fighting to keep July 18 PPV fight date in place and perhaps looking for viable substitute opponent for Juan Manuel Marquez after Floyd Mayweather hurt his soft ribs and softer ego. Mayweather's ribs were fine until Manny Pacquiao got to New York and was absolutely   Read Full Story >>>

Cotto-Pacquiao definite maybe
By Associated Press, Edmonton Sun, Mon, 15 Jun 2009
NEW YORK -- Every once in a while, Manny Pacquiao would lean over to Top Rank boss Bob Arum and whisper something, perhaps giving the promoter a blow-by-blow analysis of Miguel Cotto's welterweight title defence against Joshua Clottey. Then again, the pound-for-pound king may have been describing  Read Full Story >>>

Clottey's No Closer
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Mon, 15 Jun 2009
In the immediate aftermath of his close and heartbreaking split decision loss to Miguel Cotto last Saturday at Madison Square Garden, a familiar refrain was uttered by a disappointed Joshua Clottey: "I was robbed." Like many others ringside, the Ghanaian believed he had done more than enough to lift  Read Full Story >>>

ARCE VS LUMACAD TO BE ADDED TO ATLANTIC CITY CARD?
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 15 Jun 2009
Philboxing.com has just been informed that the June 20 card originally scheduled for Juarez and then to Tijuana, Mexico topbilling Mexican legend Jorge Arce against young Filipino prospect Fernando Lumacad might end up at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City on June 27. The June 27 card already ha  Read Full Story >>>

"The Golden Conspiracy": Is Mayweather's ribs located in his ego?
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Mon, 15 Jun 2009
So Floyd Mayweather Jr. pulled out of his fight set against Juan Manuel Marquez for July 18. I guess not even the invitation they extended to their respective presidents was enough for the fight to take off. Perhaps sensing a massive letdown, Pretty Boy Floyd thought it would be best to save fa  Read Full Story >>>

POOR TICKET SALES CONTRIBUTE TO MAYWEATHER-MARQUEZ POSTPONEMENT
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Mon, 15 Jun 2009
Perhaps the July 18 clash between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Juan Manuel Marquez wasn't so highly anticipated after all. Sources close to the situation have informed us that although Mayweather may have suffered a rib injury during training, poor ticket sales were the major contributing factor in the   Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao a Giant amongst Giants in NYC
By Diane Bennett, Diamond Boxing, Mon, 15 Jun 2009
A kings welcomed awaited the pound for pound champion Manny Pacquiao as he entered Madison Square Garden Saturday night to take in the Miguel Cotto ? Joshua Clottey main event. Pacquiao and his wife entered the Garden before the undercard fight of his country mate Rodel Mayol who was challenging Pue  Read Full Story >>>

The Top 20 Fighters Since 1990?Pacquiao Number 1
By Julius Stecker, Boxing24.com, Mon, 15 Jun 2009
For what it?s worth; I thought Joshua Clottey beat Miguel Cotto last night by a 114-113 margin, but I have no problem with the decision. In close fights, fighters should realize they could come out on the losing end. Did you really believe Cotto was going to lose a decision in a close fight at Madis  Read Full Story >>>

Arum befuddled on Mayweather, vows Pacquiao-Cotto on
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Mon, 15 Jun 2009

I just spoke to Manny Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum as he disembarked from his flight from New York to hometown Las Vegas. The Top Rank major domo said he knew ?nothing? about Sunda  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao-Cotto Gets Boost With Mayweather Injury
By Mark Vester, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 15 Jun 2009
With the recent announcement that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is injured, a potential showdown between pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto is the frontrunner mega-fight to take place in the fall. Mayweather injured his ribs and was forced to withdraw from his July  Read Full Story >>>

Boricua shower of love underscores Pacquiao's international popularity
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Mon, 15 Jun 2009
Forget, for a minute, all the various weight division titles. It dawned on me sitting ringside at Miguel Cotto?s entertaining Garden party Saturday night, where 17,734 of his closest compadres gathered, that Pinoy Idol Manny Pacquiao has a new and important crown. Only someone named Mayweather ca  Read Full Story >>>

Mayweather stalls Marquez with a bad rib -here comes Manny vs. Floyd
By Ricardo Lois, Examiner.com, Mon, 15 Jun 2009
It was announced today by Golden Boy Promotions that Floyd Mayweather would be pulling out of his scheduled July 18 fight with Juan Manuel Marquez due to a rib injury. "I am extremely disappointed that this fight has to be postponed," said Mayweather. "I was training very hard and looking forwar  Read Full Story >>>

FOR A TIME SUCH AS THIS
By Atty. Dan Neri Lim, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 15 Jun 2009

There is no doubt that Manny Pacquiao is the man of the hour for the Philippines. Although this one was a little more than an affirmation, his second consecutive ?Fighter of the Year? award from the Boxing Writers Associati  Read Full Story >>>

Another Heartbreak for Rodel Mayol
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 15 Jun 2009

If Rodel Mayol went into this fight with a sense of desperation, he certainly did not show it during fight time. The 27 year old native of Mandaue City was a former hot prospect and considered a future world champ after  Read Full Story >>>

Another Calderon headache leads to another Mayol heartache
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Mon, 15 Jun 2009
Before the fourth title defense of his WBO junior flyweight belt last night at Madison Square Garden in New York City in the main undercard of the Cotto-Clottey title-fight, Ivan Calderon said his style is to ?not get hit and go back home with no marks?. Instead, he went home last night hit more tha  Read Full Story >>>

FLOYD MAYWEATHER VS. JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ POSTPONED
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 15 Jun 2009

SIX TIME WORLD CHAMPION MAYWEATHER SUFFERS RIB INJURY IN TRAINING LAS VEGAS (June 14, 2009) - The highly anticipated July 18 fight between Floyd Mayweather and Juan Manuel Marquez has been postponed due to a rib injury  Read Full Story >>>

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