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Boxing body lures amateurs with cash
Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 24 Jan 2009
BACOLOD - Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines chairman Manny V. Pangilinan and president Ricky Vargas Thursday urged young hopefuls to forego any plans of turning professional and instead be part of the RP national pool until the 2012 London Olympics.
Pangilinan announced that PLDT and Read Full Story >>>A LETTER TO MANNY PACQUIAO
By Hermie Rivera, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 24 Jan 2009
Dear Manny,
The promoters are back with their gimmicks, latest of which is a subtle threat for you to accept their new demands.
Top Rank's Bob Arum for one is calling for an L.A. meeting ostensibly to impose his long- pending card involving his wards, ( Edwin Valero and Humberto Soto.)
In Read Full Story >>> Pacman-Hatton megabuck fight on again
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sat, 24 Jan 2009
The fight that was on and off is back on.
After a heart-to-heart talk with his promoter Bob Arum, boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao finally agreed to face Ricky Hatton in May 2 in Las Vegas.
What made Arum convince Pacquiao to go on and fight the superstar from Manchester is just between the two Read Full Story >>> Hatton, Pacquiao headed for May 2 bout
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Fri, 23 Jan 2009
LOS ANGELES -- In a dramatic reversal of his position, pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao on Thursday night agreed to terms to face junior welterweight champion Ricky Hatton, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum told ESPN.com.
A day after the fight supposedly dissolved because Pacquiao had not signed the Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao keeps mum on details of Hatton fight
GMA News Online, Fri, 23 Jan 2009
MANILA, Philippines ? Manny Pacquiao can now instruct his trainer, Freddie Roach, to begin mapping out a game plan against British boxer Ricky Hatton.
This came after both camps finally came to their senses and agreed to save the superfight that could bring in huge profits for both boxers.
How Read Full Story >>> Ricky Hatton wants hard proof that Manny Pacquiao fight could be back on
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Fri, 23 Jan 2009
The statement from one of Pacquiao's confidants came just 24 hours after the superfight was derailed by disagreements over the division of revenue from the fight.
However, overnight there were suggestions that Pacquiao is "ready to sign". There still appear to be discrepancies in the views of the Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao vs. Hatton back on, Arum says
By Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review Journal, Fri, 23 Jan 2009
The proposed megafight between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton, called off a day earlier, appeared to be back on late Thursday after Pacquiao signed a deal for the May 2 junior welterweight bout at the MGM Grand Garden.
Pacquiao apparently Read Full Story >>> New Hope For Hatton/Pacquiao
Yahoo! Sports, Fri, 23 Jan 2009
Ricky Hatton's showdown with Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas in May could be back on, just a day after it looked to have been scuppered by a row over money.
Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum will fly to the Philippines this weekend in a bid to get his fighter to sign a contract for the bout, according to hi Read Full Story >>> P12M IN 2012
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 23 Jan 2009
BACOLOD CITY - It was the climax of the ABAP Congress for stakeholders held in the plush L? Fisher Hotel here on January 22. The booming announcement made by Smart-PLDT boss and ABAP Chairman Manny V. Pangilinan that their company will be giving P12 million for the boxer who can win the Olympic gol Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO-HATTON CONTRACT DISPUTE ADDS FUEL TO A GROWING FLAME
By Jason Aniel, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 23 Jan 2009
San Francisco, CA?Disputes between respective fighters over the share of profits are nothing new in Boxing. Most recently, it seemed as if Antonio Margairto would have to wait until June before a fight, when he rejected an offer to fight Shane Mosley. Margarito did not agree to the guaranteed purs Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao agrees to 52-48 split to fight Hatton, but not in time to avoid hostility
By Colin Seymour, Examiner.com, Fri, 23 Jan 2009
Manny Pacquiao reportedly has signed a deal to fight Ricky Hatton after all, ending a week of rancor that included a scathing news release Pacquiao issued barely 12 hours before agreeing to a deal.
Promoter Bob Arum told writer Michael Marley (who used to work for Don King and knows this business Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao tells Arum signed contract on the way
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Fri, 23 Jan 2009
In the latest, unexpected turn in an unpredictable negotiation, Manny Pacquiao's representatives told the boxer's promoter, Bob Arum, that Pacquiao's signature on a contract to fight Ricky Hatton will be faxed and e-mailed tonight to Arum's Top Rank headquarters in Las Vegas.
"Manny has assured m Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-Hatton super fight on again
By Agence France Press, thewest.com.au, Fri, 23 Jan 2009
Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines said on Friday he has agreed to fight fellow boxing superstar Ricky Hatton of Britain, two days after walking out on the May 2 deal over a dispute on the megabucks purse.
?The world is looking forward to it, so the fight is on,? the World Boxing Council lightweight Read Full Story >>> Boxing Preview: Antonio Margarito-Shane Mosley
By Ralph Rimpell, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 23 Jan 2009
On January 24, 2009, Antonio ?Tony? Margarito (37-5, 27 KOs) faces ?Sugar? Shane Mosley (45-5, 38 KOs) at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California for the WBA welterweight championship of the world. This is a Read Full Story >>> FINAL PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES - MARGARITO VS. MOSLEY
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 23 Jan 2009
ANTONIO MARGARITO - Three-Time Welterweight Champion
"I'm really prepared for this fight. We did our work in training camp and we know Mosley is a very experienced fighter.
"There are no secrets here, we know our styles and I'm very certain I will raise my hands in victory on Saturday night." Read Full Story >>> MVP offers P12 million for Olympic gold
By Joey Villar, The Philippine Star, Fri, 23 Jan 2009
BACOLOD ? Amateur boxing chair Manny V. Pangilinan said yesterday Smart Communications is offering no less than P12 million for a Filipino boxer who will win a gold medal in the 2012 London Olympics.
?This is the first major step from Bacolod to London. Please stay with us in our quest for the Ol Read Full Story >>> BREAKING NEWS: PACQUIAO ACCEPTS EXISTING OFFER TO FIGHT HATTON
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 23 Jan 2009
Bacolod City -- After a long night and as the sun glimmers in the Philippines' eastern sky Friday, Pacquiao has finally gave the nod to his team to accept the existing offer from the Hatton camp to maybe finally seal the May 2 Pa Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-Hatton Is Off; Will Soon Be Back On
By Dave "Large" Larzelere, SportingNews.com, Fri, 23 Jan 2009
Yes, yes, the news came over the airwaves yesterday that Manny Pacquiao?s team over in Manila has categorically refused to accept a 52-48 split in their favor to fight Ricky Hatton and so the fight is absolutely, Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather enters the Ricky Hatton-Manny Pacquiao saga
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Fri, 23 Jan 2009
The battle over the fight between Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao is continuing with camps claiming they have deals to take on Floyd Mayweather Jnr.
It has now become a fight within a fight: Pacquiao, the world's pound for pound No 1, against Hatton, one of the world's top three fighters in terms Read Full Story >>> Golden Boy Defends Hatton, Responds To Pacquiao
By Mark Vester, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 23 Jan 2009
Pacquiao came out swinging with an official statement that hit back at Ricky Hatton, and Richard Schaefer, CEO for Golden Boy Promotions. After weeks of negotiations, the proposed Pacquiao-Hatton showdown for May 2 was officially "dead" on Wednesday after Manny refused to a sign the fight contract. Read Full Story >>>
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