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Tales of Two Retired and Undefeated World Boxing Champions
By Leo Reyes, Digital Journal, Wed, 11 Feb 2009
Two relatively young world boxing champions who made a fortune in their professional boxing career have chosen to retire in their prime years. They were undefeated at the time of their retirement. They are Floyd Mayweather Jr. of the United States and Joe Calzaghe of the United Kingdom.
Floyd May Read Full Story >>>Marketing boxing?s climax: Pacquiao vs. Mayweather I (part 5 of 7)
By Marv Dumon, Examiner.com, Tue, 10 Feb 2009
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The Mega Event
The MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas is packed to the house, with ringside tickets costing as much as $35,000 each. The least expensive tickets by the rafters were being sold b Read Full Story >>> DONAIRE RUNNING OUT OF QUALITY OPPONENTS
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 10 Feb 2009
Nonito Donaire, Jr. was scheduled to face Mexican Fernando Montiel in a WBO super flyweight championship, but things went sour when Montiel could not make the weight limit anymore. The replacement was announced to be P Read Full Story >>> Gorres faces ex-champ
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 10 Feb 2009
Z GORRES is in a hurry to break into the bantamweight division and ALA promotions is more than happy to get him tough foes.
In Gorres? debut as a bantamweight, he will be up against former International Boxing Federation mini-flyweight titleholder Roberto Carlos ?Mako? Leyva for the World Boxing Read Full Story >>> CANOY, MARCIAL IN NON-TITLE BOUTS IN ZAMBOANGA
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 10 Feb 2009
 
WBO Oriental featherweight champion Eric Canoy will headline an explosive card this Friday, Feb. 13, at the Zambonga City Coliseum when he collides with PBF no. Read Full Story >>> We want the rematch
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 10 Feb 2009
AS I had hoped, Jorge Arce?s chin survived the bombardment, although barely. Unfortunately, having a granite chin isn?t enough especially when you show up for a fight without a game plan.
Darchinyan started finding a home for his deadly left hand in the first two rounds, but Arce inexplicably mad Read Full Story >>> Donaire cops Philippine Sportswriters Association major award
The Philippine Star, Tue, 10 Feb 2009
MANILA, Philippines -Nonito Donaire, who made headlines in 2007 with his win over unbeaten Australian Vic Darchinyan, is back on the scene as major awardee of the country?s oldest news organization, the 61-year-old Philippine Sportswriters Association.
Although out of action for almost a year, Do Read Full Story >>> NIETES, BANAL ARRIVE IN L.A.
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 10 Feb 2009
LOS ANGELES -- WBO minimumweight champion Donnie 'Ahas' Nietes and top Filipino bantamweight prospect AJ 'Bazooka' Banal have arrived here 5pm Sunday (Monday morning Manila time) via Philippine Airlines. The duo w Read Full Story >>> Shaw Only Being Professional In Having Darchi Duck Donaire II!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Tue, 10 Feb 2009
Now Big Gary Shaw knows how Bobby Pacquiao feels when he?s getting smashed by an opponent.
The promoter of Vic Darchinyan is taking so many hits from Pinoys you would think he?s the one who told Imelda Marcos to buy all those pricey shoes.
But, in steering Darchi clear of a revenge rematch aga Read Full Story >>> Super Fly Darchinyan Has No Need For Donaire
By Ricardo Lois, Boxing Confidential, Tue, 10 Feb 2009
Unified super flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan punished Jorge Arce over eleven brutal rounds Saturday night before a stoppage and in my estimation can be crowned the King of the division. And while some hard core segments of the sport feel that there is unfinished business with flyweight champion Read Full Story >>> Erik Morales Eyes a July Return, One Final Title Run
By Mark Vester, BoxingScene.com, Tue, 10 Feb 2009
Erik Morales (48-6, 34KOs), a former three division champion, still wants to return to the ring. Morales has been winless since a decision victory over Manny Pacquiao on March 19, 2005. Since then he lost four fights in a row, including two knockout defeats to Pacquiao and decision losses to Zahir R Read Full Story >>> Who is Chris John?
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Tue, 10 Feb 2009
JAKARTA ? He?s often on the cover of a lot of Indonesian sports and fitness magazines. He endorses a slew of products, particularly a local energy drink. He?s a symbolic version of Manny Pacquiao ? not as acclaimed globally but a national hero just the same in a sport that?s not as widely popular as Read Full Story >>> THE DONAIRE FATHER-SON SAGA: THE SEQUEL
By Manny Piñol, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 09 Feb 2009
Hurting words were traded between world flyweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. and his father-trainer, Nonito Sr., following a bitter break-up a few months earlier.
But if the latest words floated were to be the gauge, it Read Full Story >>> HBO bests Showtime in bid for bout
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Mon, 09 Feb 2009
Although there was a month of drama during the topsy-turvy negotiations between junior welterweight champ Ricky Hatton and pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao, eventually both fighters signed in late January for the biggest fight of 2009, which will take place May 2 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Read Full Story >>> Who's the man?: Pacquiao, Mayweather, Calzaghe
By Vivek Wallace, Examiner.com, Mon, 09 Feb 2009
In an era of the sport where the mythical pound-for-pound topic reigns supreme, many fight fans often wonder exactly who would take the title if it all came down to it. When analyzing the talents in this discussion, everything from styles, to career records, and all in between would have to be consi Read Full Story >>> Exclusive Podcast with Freddie Roach
By Brad Cooney, 8countnews, Mon, 09 Feb 2009
8CountNews sat down with famed fight trainer Freddie Roach and got his thoughts on the up coming Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton fight.
Roach also touches on the upcoming fight between Marco Antonio Barrera and Amir Khan.
Additonally, Roach talks in depth about the controversial hand wrap all Read Full Story >>> Promoter Shaw says he'll block rematch between Donaire and Darchinyan
By Colin Seymour, Examiner.com, Mon, 09 Feb 2009
When promoter Gary Shaw came right out and said Saturday on Showtime that there's no way he'll let Vic Darchinyan fight Nonito Donaire Jr., he was only repeating information you might have learned right here on examiner.com. last week.
Darchinyan (32-1, 26 knockouts), coming off Saturday's 11-rou Read Full Story >>> Update on Jorge Arce
By Ramon Aranda, 411mania.com, Mon, 09 Feb 2009
According to Lee Samuels of Top Rank, Jorge Arce was taken to a local hospital for observation then released. Arce added that he's just experiencing the usual "aches and pains from a fight" but seems to be ok.
Earlier today, Arce talked about plans to head to Miami to get on a cruise ship before Read Full Story >>> While TV barriers stymie Nonito Donaire, Bay Area isn't doing much to back him
By Colin Seymour, Examiner.com, Mon, 09 Feb 2009
Nonito Donaire?s flyweight title defense March 21 in the Philippines will not be visible in the Bay Area, where Donaire lives. That signifies a crisis point in his career outside the Philippines that needs to be resolved close to home.
Even if Donaire had never knocked out Vic Darchinyan, the fly Read Full Story >>> One-sided fights needed quicker stoppages
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Mon, 09 Feb 2009
ANAHEIM, Calif. ? Vic Darchinyan wasn?t shy in voicing his opinion before the fight that Jorge Arce would have no chance to defeat him Saturday in their battle for his WBA, WBC and IBF super flyweight titles at the Honda Center.
By the eighth round, the scorecards were saying the same thing.
A Read Full Story >>>
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