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Edwin Valero?s blessing and curse
By Mark Lorenzana, 8countnews, Tue, 07 Apr 2009
f there are still any doubts about Edwin Valero?s punching power and what he brings to the table in terms of fistic excitement, then perhaps his two-round demolition of Antonio Pitalua last Saturday night should erase all that.
Sure, Pitalua is not one of the top contenders in the stacked lightwe Read Full Story >>>Bridesmaid Marquez may get Hatton leftovers as Pacquiao fights Mayweather
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Tue, 07 Apr 2009
To some fight fans, the May 2 Ricky Hatton-Manny Pacquiao fight result is like the title of an old R.E.M. album, ?Automatic for the People.?
The People, in this case, are the worldwide legion of Pacfanatics, including those millions of Overseas Foreign Workers who spend 11 months year away from t Read Full Story >>> Unification... Will It Work This Time?
By Chris Strait, DogHouseBoxing.com, Tue, 07 Apr 2009
In the wake of Timothy Bradley becoming a two-belt champion in a division, I am reminded of other similar situations in boxing in the last decade. By similar, I mean where two belt holders fought each other to raise awareness in a division where the recognized champion either had another belt, or no Read Full Story >>> Is division jumping good or bad?
By Eric Raskin, The Ring, Tue, 07 Apr 2009
In a span of two months last year, the business side of American boxing took two devastating defeats: Both the sport?s all-time pay-per-view king and its most marketable emerging star lost in one-sided fashion. Oscar De La Hoya?s million-PPV-buy days presumably came to a close at the hands of Manny Read Full Story >>> Thunder & Lightning: Bomber Valero, Smoothie Guzman spark flame wars
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Tue, 07 Apr 2009
Call the fire department. A fistic flame war is ranging on the Internet boxing discussion boards and this one does not involve the usual superstars, Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather, Ricky Hatton and Juan Manuel Marquez.
http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=132625&page=1
Hot, m Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao will also aim for Hatton?s body
GMA News Online, Tue, 07 Apr 2009
MANILA, Philippines ? If Ricky Hatton?s game plan is to target Manny Pacquiao?s body, then expect the Filipino boxing icon to do the same.
Hatton?s trainer, Floyd Mayweather Sr., said that his wards game plan is to ?rock (Pacquiao) to the rope and to take him down twice with body shots."
Maywe Read Full Story >>> Freddie Roach?s Trigger Finger Turns Toward Ricky Hatton
By Lyle Fitzsimmons, BoxingScene.com, Tue, 07 Apr 2009
As it turned out, it was Freddie Roach who really pulled the trigger.
By boldly proclaiming that former charge Oscar De La Hoya was no longer capable of effectively unloading his arsenal in the ring, the ex-ESPN staple set in mot Read Full Story >>> Hatton is suitable foe for Pacquiao, says Donaire
GMA News Online, Tue, 07 Apr 2009
MANILA, Philippines ? Reigning International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight champion Nonito Donaire believes Ricky Hatton?s fighting style perfectly fits Manny Pacquiao and could be the major key for a win by the world?s top pound-for-pound fighter in their May 2 showdown at the MGM Grand in Las Read Full Story >>> SOD DEFEATS CATUBAY!
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 07 Apr 2009
BANGKOK--Thailand's Sod Loknongyangtoy retained his WBO Asia Pacific superbantam title with a unanimous decision verdict minutes ago here over a very tough Federico Catubay.
Two judges scored it 116-112, while the third judge had it 117-111 all in favor of the Thai champion, who upped his record Read Full Story >>> Fight odds continue to soar for Pacquiao
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Tue, 07 Apr 2009
MANILA, Philippines ? The odds favoring Manny Pacquiao over Ricky Hatton went a notch higher barely four weeks left before their big match at the MGM Grand.
From -225 when the betting lines officially opened last Feb. 7, the hard- Read Full Story >>> ?THRILLA IN MANILA? TAKES CENTER STAGE AGAIN (CONCLUSION)
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 07 Apr 2009
Produced by Don King and shown in several countries worldwide by HBO, ?Thrilla in Manila? is ranked by ESPN's SportsCentury as the fifth greatest sporting event of all time in 1999.
According to Muhammad Ali's trusted phys Read Full Story >>> Ricky Hatton in shape of his life ahead of Manny Pacquiao showdown
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Tue, 07 Apr 2009
Ricky Hatton, a week into his training camp in the Mojave Desert in Nevada insisted yesterday that physically he is in the shape of his life, and psychologically, could not be more confident given the sounds coming out of the camp of Manny Pacquiao across the state line in Los Angeles.
The poste Read Full Story >>> Hatton taken to heart by Las Vegans ahead of Pacquiao popularity
By Gareth A Davies, TalkingBoxing.com, Tue, 07 Apr 2009
For Ricky 'Hitman' Hatton, the self-confessed 'homeboy', the challenge of proving himself again and again draws him back to the heat of the Nevada desert, and the world's fight capital. Five weeks this time, he plies his trade here. The hordes will arrive soon. And only one Ricky Hatton will be repe Read Full Story >>> IS PACQUIAO POISED FOR AN UPSET AGAINST HATTON?
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, FightHype.com, Tue, 07 Apr 2009
It took more than a year, but finally, Manny Pacquiao got hit clean on the chin. Not since last year's title fight against Juan Manuel Marquez, which Pacquiao won, have we seen the Filipino boxing icon get smacked silly on the face and it took a skinny street baller named "The Professor" to do it. I Read Full Story >>> Joy vs. The Choir Boy
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 07 Apr 2009
T LOOKS like Freddie Roach and Floyd Mayweather are both upping the ante and hyping to fever pitch the Pacquiao-Hatton duel by making bolder predictions as the fight gets closer.
As of last count, both the venerated Roach and the revered Floyd Sr., predicted kayo victories for their pupils in the Read Full Story >>> Martin Nievera to sing RP National Anthem in Pacquiao-Hatton bout
GMA News Online, Tue, 07 Apr 2009
MANILA, Philippines ? Manny Pacquiao chose Martin Nieverra to sing the Philippine National Anthem in his upcoming fight against Ricky Hatton.
The Pacquiao-Hatton bout, dubbed ?The Battle of East vs. West," is scheduled on May 2 (May 3 in Manila) at the MGM Grand Garden Arena is Las Vegas, Nevada. Read Full Story >>> How To Tell Difference Between Hattonites, Pacfanatics!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Tue, 07 Apr 2009
PART ONE OF TWO PARTS
Back in the day, some sniveling syncophant was trying to suck up to the brilliant wit Groucho Marx.
?I?m a big fan of yours, Mr. Marx,? the brown-nosing type said.
Groucho did not miss a beat.
?That?s good because if gets any hotter in here, I will need a big fan!?
Read Full Story >>> Olden Boys: Let DeLaHoya, Hopkins Both Retire Next Week In LA!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Tue, 07 Apr 2009
I?ve got a Golden idea for that little press conference coming up in downtown Los Angeles April 14.
Oscar De La Hoya has set aside that date to inform the waiting (ho hum, shake me, wake me when it?s over) boxing world whether the pasting he took from Manny Pacquiao has knocked him into ring ret Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao or Hatton: Who?s truly tough?
By Recah Trinidad, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tue, 07 Apr 2009
MANILA, Philippines - Last week's boxing puzzle had experts wondering why the great Juan Manuel Marquez was left out in the list of Manny Pacquiao?s potential year-end foes.
Don?t ask matchmaker cum laude Bob Arum, please.
It was Arum who prepared that phony list. If you happen to be a Pacquia Read Full Story >>> Knockout king Valero wants Hatton
BBC Sport, Tue, 07 Apr 2009
Venezuela's Edwin Valero is targeting Ricky Hatton after winning the vacant WBC lightweight title with his 25th knockout in 25 pro fights on Saturday.
Valero, 27, stopped Colombia's Antonio Pitalua 4 Read Full Story >>>
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