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What recession? ? fight fans say
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Tue, 04 Nov 2008
Weeks into the protracted promotional hype for the Oscar De La Hoya-Manny Pacquiao fight, a major player in the Dec. 6 bout could not help but still express amazement over the tremendous reaction of boxing fans to the match-up even though the United States is in recession.
Golden Boy Promotions ( Read Full Story >>>Power is not everything
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 04 Nov 2008
IF NONITO Donaire is to step into the big shoes that Manny Pacquiao is sure to leave behind when he retires, this talented young man should get past the Darchinyan knockout and move on.
With the manner he pot-shotted his way to a TKO6 win over game South African challenger Moruti Mthalane I?m be Read Full Story >>> Hollow win
By Edcer Escudero, Sun.Star Davao, Tue, 04 Nov 2008
MEX-AM boxing superstar Oscar de la Hoya is not just an intelligent prizefighter, but a wise and shrewd boxing promoter as well. He has magical Midas touch that turns his own fights into multi-million business propositions.
The Golden Boy Promotions, which he co-owns with former ring adversaries Read Full Story >>> Darchinyan Rains Down on Mijares
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Tue, 04 Nov 2008
It doesn't rain often in Southern California in early November. But that's precisely what happened on Saturday as thunderstorms pelted the region throughout the afternoon. As the precious few diehards started filing into the Home Depo Read Full Story >>> PONCE DE LEON RETURNS WITH A VENGEANCE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 04 Nov 2008
Former WBO super bantamweight champion Daniel Ponce De Leon (35-2, 31 KO?s) who lost his title in a stunning first round TKO to Juan Manuel ?Juanma? Lopez of Puerto Rica has returned to the ring with a vengeance.
The menaci Read Full Story >>> Manny darts meet draws huge field
The Philippine Star, Tue, 04 Nov 2008
World boxing champion Manny Pacquiao will sponsor the country?s biggest ever international darts tournament set Dec. 12 to 15 in his hometown General Santos City with to close to 500 local and foreign darters expected to compete.
?Sports has been my life and it has been very good to me, and I bel Read Full Story >>> 'BOOM BOOM' LOOKING SHARP IN VEGAS
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 03 Nov 2008
LAS VEGAS--Rey 'Boom Boom' Bautista looked ripped, ready and excited when we visited him yesterday at the Pound 4 Pound Fitness Gym along Fort Apache Rd at Twain here.
Bautista worked out in the gym owned by Eddie Read Full Story >>> DARCHINYAN SHOULD STAND IN THE QUEUE FOR DONAIRE
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 03 Nov 2008
Los Angeles, CA: November 1st was a good day for Vic Darchinyan and Nonito Donaire. The two arch rivals both won their fights, albeit in a different fashion. Darchinyan through a devastating knock out (Mijares) and Donaire wo Read Full Story >>> "RING TALK RADIO" LIVE SUNDAY AT 8 PM PT WITH NONITO DONAIRE & GREG HAUGEN
RingTalk.com, Mon, 03 Nov 2008
NONITO, GREG HAUGEN & KP!
San Francisco, CA- Ring Talk Radio airs tonight on KTRB AM 860 in San Francisco and "ONLINE" for your live listening! World flyweight champ Nonito Donaire, fresh off his win last night in Las Vegas, and the incomparable ex-champion Greg Haugen will take part in tghe LIVE Read Full Story >>> Darchinyan Destroys Mijares - Fans, Not Writers Correct This Time
By Paul Strauss, EastSideBoxing.com, Mon, 03 Nov 2008
Vic Darchinyan used his most unusual style, speed and punching power to completely dominate and destroy Cristian Mijares. Most boxing writers, after witnessing Darchinyan's destruction at the hands of Nonito Donaire, felt that the little Raging Bull had too many weaknesses and vulnerabilities to com Read Full Story >>> THE HEART OF MANNY PACQUIAO
By Manny Piñol, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 03 Nov 2008
Who would even believe that in the thick of the preparation for the biggest fight of his life -- money and prestige-wise -- boxing icon Manny Pacquiao would still find time to make a call in the middle of the night to a friend in th Read Full Story >>> TANZANIAN FLASHBACK
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 03 Nov 2008
I never thought I would be talking in Swahili again one month after coming back from a two year stint as a medical volunteer in Tanzania. Milan Melindo, the reigning WBO Asia-Pacific 105 lb. titlist, fought a Tanzanian challenger named Juma Fundi last Thursday in Cagayan de Oro. I had a chance to ch Read Full Story >>> Donaire hurts hand but stops foe
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Mon, 03 Nov 2008
IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. turned southpaw in a tactical adjustment and the switch created the opening he used to land the jarring left straight that cut South African challenger Moruti Mthalane?s inside left eyelid, prompting referee Joe Cortez to stop the fight at 1:31 of the sixth Read Full Story >>> DONAIRE RETAINS IBF FLYWEIGHT TITLE WITH 6TH ROUND TKO
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 03 Nov 2008
IBF/IBO flyweight champion Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire retained his IBF title which was on the line against mandatory challenger Moruti Mthalane of South Africa with a 6th round TKO victory at the Mandalay Read Full Story >>> ESPN poll picks Hoya over Pacman
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 03 Nov 2008
In an on-going poll being conducted by ESPN Boxing, 56 percent of voters believe Oscar De La Hoya will repulse the challenge of Filipino favorite Manny Pacquiao when they collide on Dec. 6 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Of the 13,016 polled, 44 percent, however, are convinced that Pacquiao, who Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao, Dela Hoya take breather: It?s show time
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Mon, 03 Nov 2008
Tickets to the ?Dream Match? between Manny Pacquiao and Oscar dela Hoya have long been sold out and yet the two superstars in the thick of training are still taking time out to promote the Dec. 6 showdown.
Dela Hoya, the king of pay-per-view, is all set to appear on ABC?s Extreme Makeover: Home E Read Full Story >>> CHAVEZ JR MAKES NO MISTAKE THIS TIME
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 03 Nov 2008
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr who was virtually booed out of the ring the last time he fought heavily tattooed Matt "The Predator" Vanda after a hugely controversial split decision win that saw even his father, the legendary Julio Cesa Read Full Story >>> ARCE STOPS GARCIA IN FOUR,RETAINS WBA INTERIM TITLE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 03 Nov 2008
Mexican warrior Jorge ?Travieso? Arce, a possible future opponent of Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire retained his WBC super flyweight interim title with a 4th round TKO over former WBO champion Isidro Garcia.
The fight Read Full Story >>> Darchinyan Stops Mijares in Ninth Round to Unify IBF, WBC and WBA 115-Pound Titles
By Doug Fischer, MaxBoxing.com, Mon, 03 Nov 2008
CARSON, Nov. 1 ? At the kick-off press conference for tonight?s three-title 115-pound unification bout, Vic Darchinyan said he would not only stop respected Cristian Mijares, the overwhelming favorite and a top-10 pound-for-pound entrant on many lists, but he promised to out-think, out-box and beat Read Full Story >>> Why not a Department of Sports?
By Bill Velasco, The Philippine Star, Mon, 03 Nov 2008
There is so much activity going on politically because of the inevitable Philippine Olympic Committee elections, and the merry-go-round of commissioners at the Philippine Sports Commission.
The situation is fluid, and exacerbated by elections in important national sports associations (NSAs) like Read Full Story >>>
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