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ABA Fighters Continue to Shine!
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 15 Apr 2009
Fighters from the American Boxing Academy (ABA) have continued their winning ways, the latest of which took place on March 28 in General Santos City.
American Boxing Academy owner Ken Smith was not surprised when he heard all four of his fighters won their respective bouts, he was surprised howev Read Full Story >>>DE LA HOYA: END OF THE ROAD FOR ME INSIDE THE RING
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 15 Apr 2009
LOS ANGELES -- Boxing's Golden Boy Oscar de la Hoya formally announced his retirement today during a press conference held at the Nokia Plaza in downtown Los Angeles surrounded by family and close friends and in front of Read Full Story >>> PAALAM, OSCAR AND THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 15 Apr 2009
Los Angeles, CA: Today at a well-planned press conference that was opened to the public and held at the posh LA Live near the Staples Arena, Oscar de la Hoya said goodbye to boxing.
Oscar de la Hoya, the Golden Boy of the ring will be no more. He will no longer engage in fighting, but he will s Read Full Story >>> Weight no problem for confident Donaire
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Wed, 15 Apr 2009
MANILA, Philippines - IBF lightflyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. isn?t worried about making the 112-pound limit and vowed to crush undefeated challenger Raul (Cobra) Martinez in his third title defense at the Araneta Coliseum on Sunday.
Donaire, 26, scaled 115 1/2 pounds after working out two Read Full Story >>> Lone knockdown makes Martinez wiser, tougher
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Wed, 15 Apr 2009
MANILA, Philippines - Raul Martinez has been down on the canvas only once in his career. He has no plans of going down a second time when he faces Nonito Donaire on Sunday at the Big Dome.
It was in 2006 against Ilido Julio in a su Read Full Story >>> END OF A GOLDEN ERA, DID PACQUIAO RETIRE DE LA HOYA?
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Wed, 15 Apr 2009
De La Hoya last fought on December 6, 2008 when he absorbed a lopsided eight-round beating from Manny Pacquiao before ultimately quitting on his stool. Although it wasn't the first time De La Hoya lost to an elite fighter, it was Read Full Story >>> Forget the odds
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Wed, 15 Apr 2009
Manny Pacquiao is favored to beat Ricky Hatton in their Las Vegas duel on May 2 but according to writer Phil Woolever of Boxing Digest, anything can happen because they?re big punchers with inherent weaknesses.
?Besides an all-action approach to their craft, Pacquiao and Hatton have each exhibite Read Full Story >>> Las Vegas Journal - April 2009
By David A. Avila, The Sweet Science, Tue, 14 Apr 2009
It?s still early in Chris ?The Nightmare? Arreola?s heavyweight career but you can tell in the Southern California area that the Riverside fighter is building a fan base. More than a few phone calls were received as I trekked through the desert toward Las Vegas last week.
Yes this is another Las Read Full Story >>> HBO's Pacquiao, Hatton, 24/7 specials lead up to fight May 2, PPV
By April MacIntyre, M&C, Tue, 14 Apr 2009
Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao go head to head in a sport whose viewership and fans have been eaten away by MMA and UFC fights.
HBO is hoping that the huge popularity of both boxers, Fili Read Full Story >>> Floyd no to Sugar, Shane no to Paul
By Ciaran Baynes, Setanta Sports, Tue, 14 Apr 2009
Shane Mosley says a Floyd Mayweather fight is not imminent but he does not want to fight Paul Williams beforehand.
Mosley's clinical destruction of Antonio Margarito in January renewed speculation about a match-up with Floyd Mayweather which had been dormant for the last half decade.
Mayweathe Read Full Story >>> N.H. sports bar faces $600k pay-per-view suit
New Hampshire Business Review, Tue, 14 Apr 2009
A distributor of the Dec. 8 pay-per-view Pacquiao-De La Hoya boxing match is suing a Newton, N.H., sports bar for more than $600,000 for allegedly pirating the show for view by its patrons.
J&J Sports Productions Inc. filed suit last week in U.S. District Court in Concord, charging The Hen House Read Full Story >>> GOLDEN BOY BRASS MEETS WITH INDONESIAN CONSUL GENERAL TO DISCUSS FUTURE OF UNBEATEN FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMP
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 14 Apr 2009
LOS ANGELES, April 13 - Long regarded as one of boxing's most underrated champions, WBA featherweight champion Chris John showed the world just what he can do on the sport's biggest stage when he battled Rocky Juarez over 1 Read Full Story >>> Oscar De La Hoya's decision day might be Tuesday
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Tue, 14 Apr 2009
With several signs indicating that Oscar De La Hoya will retire from boxing, a news conference has been scheduled for noon Tuesday at downtown's L.A. Live for an announcement that is being tightly guard Read Full Story >>> Top 10 'pound-for-pound' motivational boxing songs
By Marv Dumon, Examiner.com, Tue, 14 Apr 2009
On a plaque at the United States Military Academy at West Point, is inscribed Gen. Douglas MacArthur's famous: "Upon the fields of friendly strife are sown the seeds that, upon other fields, on other days, will bear the fruits of victory."
MacArthur was an early student and steward of football, Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao promoter Arum sprouts wings in champ's cancer fight
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Tue, 14 Apr 2009
Manny Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum has tried his best to keep a lid on this. He probably thinks he can keep my big mouth shut on it as well.
The Top Dawg from Top Rank is one of the richest and most powerful people in boxing. He?s got real political strength in hometown Las Vegas and through the enti Read Full Story >>> Is Paul Williams made for Floyd Mayweather?
By Robert Jackson, EastSideBoxing.com, Tue, 14 Apr 2009
After witnessing the dominating performance that The Punisher put on Winky Wright I have to say WHOA. I've also read that Floyd Mayweather Jr and Juan Manuel Marquez are at a impasse regarding weight for their proposed fight. Here's the solution for both men, Floyd strive for greatness Paul Williams Read Full Story >>> Supermen need a Lex Luthor
By Jeff Haney, Las Vegas Sun, Tue, 14 Apr 2009
The two fighters who won the co-features on this weekend?s boxing card at Mandalay Bay have plenty in common.
Chris Arreola, the latest would-be savior of the heavyweight division, and Paul Williams, a threat anywhere from welterweight to middleweight, both have charisma to spare.
Both are lik Read Full Story >>> Martinez, Solis out to silence partisan Filipino crowd with victories
GMA News Online, Tue, 14 Apr 2009
MANILA, Philippines ? Unmindful of fighting before an expected partisan crowd, first-time Manila visitors Raul Martinez and Ulises Solis vowed to put on a good show in their respective title fights at the Araneta Coliseum this Sunday.
?I?m coming over here to win, that?s my main objective," said Read Full Story >>> 'New Hatton' boasts of quickness, power
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Tue, 14 Apr 2009
MANILA, Philippines - If you think Manny Pacquiao is fast, wait till you see Ricky Hatton.
The new Ricky Hatton.
In the first episode of HBO?s Pacquiao vs. Hatton 24/7, a four-part, four-week series that gave the cable giant al Read Full Story >>> WHAT RICKY HATTON MEANS TO THE PHILIPPINES
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, FightHype.com, Tue, 14 Apr 2009
Ricky Hatton's trainer, Floyd Mayweather Sr., may claim he's a poet, but you already know Filipinos are telling him to kiss their "puwets" (in Tagalog, "puwet" means "rear" or "butt"). You can't teach an old dog new tricks. Like trying to teach faith to an atheist, it's hard to change the views of a Read Full Story >>>
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