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Father's fury left imprint on Roach
By Ed Graney, Las Vegas Review Journal, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
The tough part was watching his mother move slowly down the stairs with two newly shined black eyes. The confusing part was watching his father laugh in her face shortly after his fists inflicted the damage.
It's a lot to take in when you're 5 years old.
They say boys look to fathers as a Read Full Story >>>Pacquiao like Ali ? Arum
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
LAS VEGAS ? Pardon Bob Arum for playing the role of carnival barker to the hilt.
While anything he says will not make any more difference in hyping up this Saturday?s big fight between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton, the seventy- Read Full Story >>> Ricky Hatton 'delighted' to be odds-on to be knocked out against Manny Pacquiao
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
Ricky Hatton says he is "delighted" to have been installed as odds-on to be knocked out in his sold-out 140 lb 'super fight' against Filipino Manny Pacquiao here at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Saturday night.
"I love it. Love it," Hatton said. "The way people are talking about Manny, you'd thi Read Full Story >>> Pac-Man ?Magic? Has Shoppers, Church-Goers Vanishing
By Clarissa Batino, Bloomberg.com, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
April 29 (Bloomberg) -- Manila cab driver Christopher Piolo plans to take his first Sunday off in four months this weekend. The reason: Manny Pacquiao is boxing.
?Whenever he fights, the whole country stops,? said Piolo, 32, who has driven every Sunday since the boxer, actor and singer known as Read Full Story >>> Hatton has new tricks vs Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
LAS VEGAS ? Ricky Hatton is so confident of beating Manny Pacquiao that he thinks the only way he will lose is if he doesn?t show up during fight night on Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
?Not turning up,? Hatton told the Filipino journalist who asked him what would prevent him from winning against P Read Full Story >>> THE HITMAN AND THE PACMAN FACE OFF
By Joseph Pimentel, Asian Journal, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
LAS VEGAS ? If you ask Ricky Hatton what his ultimate dream is in boxing, he?ll tell you candidly.
He wants to be considered the best pound-forpound boxer in the world, a mythical title bestowed on the best boxer regardless of weight classes and divisions.
And he believes a win this Saturday a Read Full Story >>> 'Best ever' Hatton ready for Pacquiao
Google News, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
Ricky Hatton believes he is "the best he has ever been" heading into Saturday's showdown with Manny Pacquiao.
The "Hitman" takes a 42-1 (32 KOs) record into the light-welterweight fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, and is unbeaten in the 140-pound division, his lone defeat coming at 147 pounds Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao fears getting swine flu
ABS-CBN News, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
LAS VEGAS, Nevada ? Even the world?s pound-for-pound king is not spared from fears of the deadly strain of swine flu hounding the world.
During the ?Grand Arrival? ceremony at the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao was mobbed by avid supporters and media members at the hotel Read Full Story >>> Rock star treatment for Pacquiao in Las Vegas
GMA News Online, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
MANILA, Philippines ? Pandemonium broke out as boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao was formally welcomed like a rock star at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila).
Chants of ?Manny! Manny! Manny!" broke out the moment Pacquiao stepped out of the customized passenger bus i Read Full Story >>> Biggest crowd ever greets Pacman
By Roy Luarca, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
LAS VEGAS -- Even Manny Pacquiao was surprised by the warm reception he got during his grand arrival Tuesday noon at the Mandalay Bay here.
As soon as he emerged from the 56-seater luxury bus painted with his image, a swarm of television crew and print photographers plus around 300 fans greeted t Read Full Story >>> Hatton may pull off an upset
By Mike Ochosa, Business Mirror, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
IF it is true that styles make fights, then the Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton fight on Sunday (Manila) at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, is an event no one can afford to miss.
Pacquiao?the brawler turned boxer
Manny Pacquiao, recognized as the best boxer in the planet today Read Full Story >>> Making Pay-Per-View's Day in May
By Thomas Umstead, multichannel.com, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
Another Cinco De Mayo weekend is fast approaching, which means HBO is gearing up for a big pay-per-view fight.
This May is no different: The network will pit boxing?s latest rising star, Manny Pacquiao, against tough Ricky Hatton in a May 2 fight ? HBO PPV?s first major boxing match of 2009. The Read Full Story >>> Hatton diary: Staying true to my roots
EuroSport.com, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
In his latest diary entry, exclusive to Yahoo Sports!, ahead of his fight with Manny Pacquiao, Ricky Hatton says victory would not change him.
If I beat Manny Pacquiao and become the best pound-for-pound boxer in the world on Saturday there will be one hell of a party when I get back to England.
Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao fight stalls Charter change--solon
By Leila Salaverria, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
MANILA, Philippines--Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez said on Wednesday that the scrambling by lawmakers to fly to the US and watch Manny Pacquiao?s fight against Ricky Hatton had an unintended, welcome effect: it stalled moves to advance Charter change.
He added that the departures also showe Read Full Story >>> Bunce Boxing Hour preview
Setanta Sports, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
Steve Bunce's Boxing Hour starts at the earlier time of midday on Thursday to allow The Big Man to fly to Las Vegas to see Ricky Hatton's super-fight with Manny Pacquiao.
The mouthwatering showdown from the Strip will be previewed in full on the show with plenty of people in the know having t Read Full Story >>> Lawmaker irked by colleagues flying to Vegas for Pacquiao match
GMA News Online, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
MANILA, Philippines ? A militant party-list representative on Wednesday expressed dismay over his colleagues who are flying to Las Vegas in the middle of Charter change deliberations in the House of Representatives to watch the upcoming fight of Manny Pacquiao.
In a text message to reporters, Ba Read Full Story >>> ?Pac-Mom? makes first U.S. visit to see her son fight
By Andy Samuelson, Las Vegas Sun, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
The situation has played out so many times before in his native Philippines that Manny Pacquiao was nearly unfazed when it occurred Tuesday afternoon in the United States.
But nothi Read Full Story >>> Hatton puts his rep, title on line against Pacquiao
By J. Michael Falgoust, USA Today, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
Few people in boxing ever took Ricky Hatton seriously.
Until recently, British fighters ? maligned by the image of "horizontal heavyweights" such as "Fainting" Phil Scott from the early 1900s and Frank Bruno from the 198 Read Full Story >>> Paulie Malignaggi: Pacquiao hooks will turn Hatton into often Hit Man
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
MAHSANTUCKET, CT.--Look up ?chatterbox? in the encyclopedia and you might see the smiling and noble Italian face of Paulie Malignaggi, professional boxer and former world champion.
The Brooklyn boxer is one of those irrepressible characters in our sport who, if you ask him for the time, explains Read Full Story >>> Relaxed and improved Hatton predicts win over Pacquiao
By Kieran Mulvaney, Reuters, Wed, 29 Apr 2009
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Britain's Ricky Hatton confidently predicted victory in his IBO light-welterweight title defense against Filipino Manny Pacquiao after being welcomed by cheering fans in Las Vegas on Tuesday.
Hatton has not lost at his natural weight of 140 pounds but conceded he would have Read Full Story >>>
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