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Arum, Schaefer compromise for Manny
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sun, 10 May 2009
MANILA, Philippines ? Top Rank and Golden Boy may be bitter rivals as boxing promoters but when it comes to making big fights happen, they?re ready to compromise for the good of the sport.
Top Rank chairman Bob Arum, a Harvard-educated lawyer with White House experience, and Golden Boy chief exec Read Full Story >>>Chaos at the MGM
By Albert Alvarez, Diamond Boxing, Sun, 10 May 2009
Last Saturday just past 11 a.m. and it's Chaos here at the Mgm Grand. A special announcement is about to get made concerning the possible return of Floyd Money Mayweather Jr. As I make my way around towards the front of the casino, I run right into World Class Trainer Nacho Beristain. We embrace and Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao tops WBC list of fighters for vacant title
GMA News Online, Sun, 10 May 2009
MANILA, Philippines ? The World Boxing Council (WBC) listed undisputed pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao as the top contender for the vacant super lightweight crown.
Timothy Bradley was the former king of the 140-lb weight division but the WBC stripped him of the title after failing to defend i Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao, Coach Roach: Pair beyond compare
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Sun, 10 May 2009
Sometimes you have to think the unthinkable?.
So I am thinking what if Manny Pacquiao had never hooked up with his perfect fit like a glove trainer and mentor, Coach Freddie Roach?
What if?then the illustrious Pacman would be like?.
Peanut butter without jelly.
Lewis without Martin.
T Read Full Story >>> Mayweather Mafia? Don King was whacked like Moe Greene
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Sun, 10 May 2009
The Mayweather Marching & Chowder Society, which is so small it could hold its annual convention inside a phone booth, has taken on a more sinister air.
Evidently, some of the most ardent Pretty Boy fanatics are now calling themselves ?the Mayweather Mafia.?
Oooh, I am sure that the knees of C Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather Senior spoilt Ricky Hatton?s chances
By Nick Peet, Liverpool Echo, Sun, 10 May 2009
I DON?T know whether it was the look in Manny Pacquiao? s eyes at the weigh-in, Ricky Hatton?s weak rally cry that followed or the apparent lack of interested from trainer-for-hire Floyd Mayweather Snr but it was apparent from the get-go that ?The Hitman? was on a hiding to nothing last weekend.
Read Full Story >>> Yes, it?s a Pacman world
Asian Journal, Sun, 10 May 2009
MOST would think that after a week, all the hype about Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao knocking out Ricky "The Hitman" Hatton in Las Vegas would die down.
Well, at least a bit.
But then again, we could all be wrong?because despite of the A(H1N1) or swine fl u virus scare or the continuing downfall of Read Full Story >>> Ricky Hatton must learn from tragic Greg Page's death
By Barry McGuigan, mirror.co.uk, Sun, 10 May 2009
On the day Ricky Hatton posed by the pool in Las Vegas after his defeat to Manny Pacquiao, Greg Page was laid to rest in Louisville.
Hatton has yet to tell us whether he plans to fight on. The message inherent in the funeral of the former heavyweight champ should be sufficient to make up any vete Read Full Story >>> Half apology, full defense
By Marinel Cruz, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sun, 10 May 2009
MANILA, Philippines?Martin Nievera refuses to accept as unlawful the way he sang the Philippine National Anthem during the Pacquiao-Hatton fight last week.
Dr. Ambeth Ocampo, chair of the National Historical Institute, criticized the singer?s rendition on Monday, the day after the Las Vegas bout, Read Full Story >>> Hatton's loss is fault of all around him
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sun, 10 May 2009
MANILA, Philippines ? Floyd Mayweather Sr. isn?t done trash-talking.
Only this time, the trainer also known for his bravado, had nasty things to say against Ricky Hatton and his assistant trainer Lee Beard as well.
Mayweather said Hatton, whom he trained, has no one else to blame but himself a Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao gets well-deserved rest
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sun, 10 May 2009
MANILA, Philippines ? Yesterday was a relatively easy day for Manny Pacquiao.
From a very hectic schedule Friday following his return from a devastating win over Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas, the Filipino boxing superstar had enough Read Full Story >>> ?Hatton?, ?Pacquiao? draw hits on YouTube
By Ephraim Aguilar, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sun, 10 May 2009
LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines -- Not many would know that a month ago, British boxer Ricky Hatton, whom Manny Pacquiao knocked out in a fight in Las Vegas recently, said in an interview that he would finish the Filipino boxing legend in just two rounds.
But the video of the interview, which has drawn Read Full Story >>> DENR readies hero's welcome for Pacman
By Ramil Bajo, The Philippine Star, Sun, 10 May 2009
MANILA, Philippines ? The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is all set to give Pacquiao a hero?s welcome on Monday.
DENR Secretary Lito Atienza said Pacquiao is expected to be at the DENR Central Office along Visayas Avenue in Quezon City at 8 a.m.
According to Atienza, wh Read Full Story >>> Bacolod to honor Pacquiao on Monday
By Carla Gomez, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sun, 10 May 2009
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines -- The Bacolod City government will hold a Thanksgiving Mass and a free concert on Monday as part of the National Day of Celebration declared by Malaca?ang in honor of Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao.
The Thanksgiving Mass will be held at the San Sebastian Cathedral in Bacolod C Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao basks in popularity, ponders politics
By Associated Press, USA Today, Sat, 09 May 2009
MANILA, Philippines ? Nothing seems capable of stopping Manny Pacquiao these days, not even the threat of a typhoon or swine flu, as he rides a wave of popularity that swells with each dominating victory.
Bigger fighters? No problem -- a few more pounds (kilos) of muscle have added even more powe Read Full Story >>> SAGA IN NAGA 2 FIGHT RESULTS
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 09 May 2009
 
Anthony ?Rocky? Marcial of Zamboanga City remained undefeated and won by 8th round TKO over Jaime Barcelona of Bukidnon. Marcial, a known KO artist, is the r Read Full Story >>> Kindly Remove Yourself From Floyd Mayweather, Jr.'s Jock
By Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules, Sat, 09 May 2009
There are good things you can say about Floyd Mayweather, Jr., but only some of them are correct. His ring return has prompted some very fanboyish poster-worshiping, fawning behavior from people who may be very well affixed as if by glue to his fur-lined jockstrap, judging from the way they're defen Read Full Story >>> Future looks fine in Pacquiao's hands
By Tim Dahlberg, The Associated Press, GulfNews.com, Sat, 09 May 2009
Floyd Mayweather Jr. took his daughter bowling on Saturday night after announcing his return to the ring. Good thing, because if he had seen Manny Pacquiao fight he might have figured out what boxing fans now know ? that the future of boxing lies in the furious fists of a most unlikely new superstar Read Full Story >>> I'm sick for Rick but it's his fault
By Frank Warren, The Sun, Sat, 09 May 2009
I HATE to say it but Ricky Hatton?s sickening second-round KO loss against Manny Pacquiao at the weekend was an accident waiting to happen.
As I?ve insisted for months, Hatton shouldn?t have taken the fight and was always likely to lose.
He made a big thing about bringing in Floyd Mayweather S Read Full Story >>> Why the Hitman and hurt is not for me
guardian.co.uk, Sat, 09 May 2009
When contemplating attending a boxing match, I did not consider the shame and fear in the eyes of the defeated. Had I done so I would not have gone.
Of cour Read Full Story >>>
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