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Floyd Mayweather Jr reaches out to a global theatre
By Ron Lewis, Times Online, Fri, 22 May 2009
?So there was Floyd Mayweather Jr and Juan Manuel M?rquez stood on the back of a No 18 bus outside Marylebone Station.? Perhaps not the most believable anecdote told by commuters arriving home late last night ? not least because the bus said it was headed to Las Vegas instead of Willesden Junction, Read Full Story >>>Fans give boxing legend Ricky Hatton a rapturous welcome to Southport Floral Hall
Southport Visiter, Fri, 22 May 2009
WITH a pint of Guinness in one hand and a cheeky smile, boxing legend Ricky Hatton tells me that ?it?s not just what you do inside the ring? that counts.
He is speaking before a triumphant Homecoming Dinner at Southport Floral Hall in aid of cerebral palsy charity, Stick ?N? Step.
?Its what yo Read Full Story >>> Floyd Sr still in favour
By Ed Damerell, SkySports.com, Fri, 22 May 2009
If Ricky Hatton does make a return to the ring it could still be under the guidance of trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr.
There was plenty of criticism levelled at the colourful head trainer following the Hitman's two-round defeat at the hands of Manny Pacquiao.
Hatton's father Ray has said the camp Read Full Story >>> Money: Hatton should quit
SkySports.com, Fri, 22 May 2009
Floyd Mayweather Jnr has urged Ricky Hatton to quit boxing - even saying that he should have walked away from the ring after losing to the American in 2007.
Hatton is still considering his future three weeks after being knocked cold by Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas, but Mayweather - in Britain to p Read Full Story >>> 'WAR IN OZAMIS' WEIGH-IN RESULTS
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 22 May 2009
OZAMIS CITY--The official weigh-in took place a couple of hours ago at the Public Mall here, with all fighters seeing action in tomorrow's "War in Ozamis" easily making weight.
Supervised by WBO Asia Pacific Chairman Leon Panoncillo, the weigh-in was also attended by North Cotabato Vice Governor Read Full Story >>> WEIGHTS FROM THE ?HAVOC AT THE HARD ROCK SAN DIEGO
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 22 May 2009
They held the official weight-in yesterday at the Hard Rock Hotel in San Diego, California for the inaugural fight card promoted by Derek Pierce of the Rogue Boxing Promotions.
Mercito Gesta of Mandaue, Cebu who will be headlining the fight card, came in at 135.5 lbs while his opponent from Tiju Read Full Story >>> Filipino Gesta Looking To Enter Prospect Status
By Ralph Gonzalez, The Sweet Science, Fri, 22 May 2009
?It was difficult at first,? remembers 21 year-old Mercito Gesta when he first arrived in San Diego from Cebu City, Philippines. ?I didn?t want to leave my home-town but those are the sacrifices boxers sometimes Read Full Story >>> Unbeaten Gesta heads fight card at Hard Rock
By Ivan Orozco, SignOnSanDiego.com, Fri, 22 May 2009
CHULA VISTA ? After a training or sparring session, Mercito Gesta didn't waste time getting to a computer.
# He had to log into an Internet chat room. It was the only way to keep him close to his family.
He was a boxer alone in a new country, having left his loved ones in the Philippines to com Read Full Story >>> TRIPLE WBO CHAMPIONSHIPS AT THE CEBU COLISEUM
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 22 May 2009
It will be an exciting THURSDAY at the Cebu Coliseum as three current WBO Intercontinental/Oriental/Aspac Champions will defend their titles against formidable Thai opponents and a Filipino challenger on May 28, 2009 ? THURSDAY at the Cebu Coliseum which will start at 5:00 p.m.
WBO Intercontinent Read Full Story >>> Floyd's ego bloody but love will put him in ring with Pacquiao
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Fri, 22 May 2009
Ever I Saw Your Face.?
You can say that he prefers to duck and dodge opponents when he climbs into the ring, that?s true because his darting, shifting style is one of jabs and jukes. He moves his hands with the speed and deception of a Three Card Monte dealer.
But never, ever say that this u Read Full Story >>> Cotto's Next Fight Has Manny Implications
By Ricardo Jimínez, Examiner.com, Fri, 22 May 2009
It seems as if Puerto Rican boxing star Miguel Cotto needs to refocus himself before returning to the ring on June 13 to face Joshua Clottey at New York's Madison Square Garden. Read Full Story >>> What's the 'catch'?: Will Pacquiao actually face Mayweather or Cotto?
By Vivek Wallace, Examiner.com, Fri, 22 May 2009
Recent reports have began to circulate relative to a proposed bout between Manny Pacqiuao and either Floyd Mayweather jr or Miguel Cotto.
In classic tennis match fashion, the dialogue has gone back and forth between the respective camps about where the fight would take place if in fact it came do Read Full Story >>> A "GHOST" SIGHTING WILL OCCUR ON JUNE 12TH IN SAN JOSE
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 22 May 2009
FORMER WORLD CHAMPION ROBERT GUERRERO HEADLINES
ESPN'S "FRIDAY NIGHT FIGHTS" AGAINST JOHNNIE EDWARDS AT
HP PAVILION AT SAN JOSE
LOS ANGELES, MAY 20 - The pride of Gilroy, California, former two-time world featherweight champion Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero, returns to HP Pavilion at Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao included in the Mayweather-Marquez card
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Fri, 22 May 2009
Don't look now folks but it seems like Manny Pacquiao is actually included in the upcoming Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Juan Manuel Marquez fight on July 18 titled "Number One vs. Numero Uno." How can any boxing fan really overlook the involvement of Pacquiao in this fight though? It is titled Number On Read Full Story >>> Marquez's disadvantages are increasing
By Michael Rosenthal, The Ring, Fri, 22 May 2009
LOS ANGELES ? Juan Manuel Marquez?s task was difficult enough.
The six-time titleholder from Mexico will be facing the quickest, slickest fighter in the world when he steps into the ring with Floyd Mayweather Jr. on July 18 in Las Vegas. And he?s moving up two weight classes to do it.
At least Read Full Story >>> Three super bouts and out for Pacquiao, Mayweather
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Fri, 22 May 2009
Floyd Mayweather is 10 months older than Manny Pacquiao but they?re almost at the same place in their glorious ring careers.
Both of them should be looking not to the nearest exit but at least to the end game, to planning as best they can a series of final bouts before they truly hang up the glo Read Full Story >>> V8: Mayweather, Pacquiao, Ward, and more!
By Vivek Wallace, 8countnews, Fri, 22 May 2009
V8 (Vivek's 8-Wonders) is a weekly piece where Vivek Wallace analyzes the top 8 questions or storylines of the week in the sport of boxing as measured by the hardcore fight aficionado
1) Floyd and Team Mayweather Changin' From Boys to Men?Prior to his retirement, Floyd was widely known for brash Read Full Story >>> Fr. Do knew it all along
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Fri, 22 May 2009
It was 2:30 a.m., Philippine time, Sunday, May 3, when Manny Pacquiao spoke to healing priest Fr. Fernando Suarez. Pacquiao was at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas where the time was 11:30 a.m., Saturday, May 2. In about eight hours, Pacquiao would enter the ring to face Ricky Hatton Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao lauded for S. Cotabato ecozone plan
By Kristine L. Alave, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Fri, 22 May 2009
MANILA, Philippines -- A labor group hailed on Thursday boxing champion Manny Pacquiao's plan to create an economic zone in Mindanao, saying this would drive growth in the region shunned by investors because of decades-old conflicts.
The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) said the ind Read Full Story >>> The other 'Pacquiao'
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Fri, 22 May 2009
MANILA, Philippines - Throwing a left hook into the air to simulate the punch that knocked out Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas, Manny vowed yesterday to be at his best fighting form in running for president of the fans club he?s planning to Read Full Story >>>
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