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Pacquiao Wants A Shorter Route... To KO Hatton at MGM's War
By Hermie Rivera, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 03 May 2009
Las Vegas, Nevada-- "He who falls into a trap gets starched' -- Manny Pacquiao's chief strategist Freddie Roach reminded Filipino Manny Pacquiao as he battles England's Ricky Hatton Saturday at the MGM Grand Arena i Read Full Story >>>LAURENTE, MELLIGEN AND FARENAS ALL WON 3 FOR 3
By Rod Mijares, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 02 May 2009
LAS VEGAS -- Few blocks away from the strip where there was a British invasion that outnumbered the Filipino fans and other nationalities in today?s weigh-in headed by Pacquiao and Hatton at MGM Grand Arena few hours before, there was an 8-bout boxing event promoted by Top Rank, Azteca America TV an Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao will show his superiority over Hatton
By Matthew Aguilar, El Paso Times, Sat, 02 May 2009
LAS VEGAS -- A pair of huge flags -- one Filipino, one British -- draped the podium in the press room at the MGM Grand in LasVegas, showing the worldliness of Saturday's superbattle between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton.
But the "Battle of East and West" isn't just big in the UK and in Asia. It Read Full Story >>> MANNY PACQUIAO: THE FACE OF BOXING
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, FightHype.com, Sat, 02 May 2009
Former United States President Bill Clinton personally made an effort to wish him luck. WWE Superstar Batista is carrying one of his belts and escorting him to the ring for his ring entrance. Batman and Sabretooth (Batman star Christian Bale and Liev Schreiber, who plays Wolverine's arch-enemy Sabre Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao runs out of doubters
By Associated Press, Columbia Tribune, Sat, 02 May 2009
LAS VEGAS (AP) ? The last time Manny Pacquiao displayed his many talents he stopped Oscar De La Hoya in a fight no one thought he could win. The beating he administered that night not only sent De La Hoya into retirement, but cemented Pacquiao?s status as boxing?s newest star.
Pacquiao returns to Read Full Story >>> Huge Money Flows in on Under Play for Hatton-Pacquiao!
By John Chavez, The Boxing Truth, Sat, 02 May 2009
After arriving in Sin City on Thursday for what is surely to be considered ?Spectacle of the Year? in the Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton extravaganza, I took my degenerate gambling ass over to the MGM Grand sportsbook to check on the odds.
At that time on Thursday, the Hatton contingent had yet to m Read Full Story >>> THE PACQUIAO-HATTON WEIGH-IN, A PHOTO GALLERY
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 02 May 2009
Las Vegas, NV:- They held the weigh-in this Friday afternoon at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. To describe the venue as rocking full is an understatement. The place was so full that the MGM had to turn away more tha Read Full Story >>> Pinoy boxers triumphant in Las Vegas bouts
GMA News Online, Sat, 02 May 2009
MANILA, Philippines ? Dennis Laurente pounded out a unanimous decision win over previously unbeaten Marvin Cordova in a 10-round super-lightweight bout at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
All three judges scored the bout 77-74 in favor of the Filipino in a rousing victory that set th Read Full Story >>> Hatton fans mob Sin City weigh-in
By Chris Strait, BBC Sport, Sat, 02 May 2009
If the atmosphere at the MGM Grand on Saturday night is anywhere near as good as it was during the weigh-in, we could be in for a cracking fight.
Up to 25,000 fans of Manchester's Ricky Hatton have defie Read Full Story >>> Ask The Experts, Ten Top Names From Boxing Tell Us Who Will Win Tonight In Las Vegas
By James Slater, EastSideBoxing.com, Sat, 02 May 2009
Anyone who's anyone has had something to say about the super-fight that is now mere hours away. Leading up to the potential thriller that is Ricky Hatton Vs. Manny Pacquaio, we have heard and read a whole bunch of differing predictions from the fans and the so-called experts. Some say "Pac-Man" will Read Full Story >>> Punch-drunk solons
By Editorial, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sat, 02 May 2009
LAS VEGAS Nevada certainly glories in its Mafia-related origins, the stuff of Hollywood legend. In a city where ?Cash is King,? the hospitality and entertainment industries of that city maintain a strict moral neutrality about all its visitors and the fun they seek. Las Vegas is a playground, and hi Read Full Story >>> History to be made in Las Vegas
Russia Today, Sat, 02 May 2009
History could be made in the boxing ring in Las Vegas when Manny Pacquiao faces off against Ricky Hatton in their light welterweight title bout late on Saturday.
Two of Hatton's belts are on the line in what's been called the Battle of the East and West.
Pacquiao, fighting in the junior welter Read Full Story >>> British Bookies Will Cheer for Hatton As Pacquiao Money Floods In
By Edwin Ladaga, Digital Journal, Sat, 02 May 2009
British Bookmakers like William Hill have been taking regular ?5000 ( $7,454) bets for Manny Pacquiao. The highest bet that Hatton have is a ?1000 ( $1.490) wager.
William Hill is anticipating a lot of money for Hatton to come in but it has not materialized yet. Fans of Ricky, the Hitman, has not s Read Full Story >>> Ricky Hatton aims to get jump on Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas fight
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Sat, 02 May 2009
If it is a legacy that Ricky Hatton craves, then there will be no greater opportunity than the chance to defeat Manny Pacquiao in the world's fight capital at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Triumph, and Hatton, the lad from Hyde, will be carried out on the shoulders of his adoring fans. But it rema Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao's Preparation: Roach, Moorer and 4,000 Sit-Ups a Day
By Michael David Smith, Fanhouse, Sat, 02 May 2009
How did Manny Pacquiao, the world's best boxer, prepare for Saturday night's superfight with Ricky Hatton? In short, he prepared by working with a legendary trainer, consulting with a former heavyweight champion, and doing a whole lot of sit-ups.
In a chat with FanHouse this week, Pacquiao talked Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao dedicates fight to Pinoys
By Jun Medina, The Manila Times, Sat, 02 May 2009
LAS VEGAS: Manny Pacquiao today vowed to ?do my best for the country and the Filipino people,? while Ricky Hatton told his fans, who descended here in droves from Britain to cheer for him, that ?you won?t go home disappointed.?
There was no thrash talk, only respect for each other, as Pacquiao an Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao and Hatton Want Floyd Jr., but Juan Manuel Marquez Goes First
By Michael David Smith, Fanhouse, Sat, 02 May 2009
The news that Floyd Mayweather will come out of retirement and return to the ring this summer is no surprise. But most people thought Mayweather would return against the winner of Saturday night's Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton fight, or in a tune-up against an easy opponent. Instead, Mayweather has ch Read Full Story >>> Mayweather return looms over Hatton-Pacquiao fight
By Agence France Press, Google News, Sat, 02 May 2009
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AFP) ? Undefeated boxer Floyd Mayweather Jnr will reportedly announce his return from a 17-month layoff just hours before Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton meet on Saturday to decide which is his top rival.
Stealing the thunder from a long-awaited showdown for the pound-for-pound Read Full Story >>> Round And Round: Next For Mayweather, Marquez, Hopkins, Mosley, Adamek, Lopez, Vazquez, Valero, Etc., Plus The Other Weekend Bouts
By Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules, Sat, 02 May 2009
Looking at all the news this week, it's all pretty much either about the junior welterweight mega-fight between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton, or it's gossip about fights in the works. So we'll keep this once-promised Quick Jabs column as an all-Round And Round column, with a tiny bit on the rest Read Full Story >>> Method To Madness: A world without Manny Pacquiao
By Patricia Evangelista, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sat, 02 May 2009
THE MAN who stepped out of the bus in Las Vegas ?dapper in khaki slacks, dark coat and Kangol cap? is the one they call a working-class hero. He is one of Time Magazine?s most influential people, whose singing ? roughly the same style and tone of the yearly penitential bible-reading popular among ol Read Full Story >>>
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