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Rough diamond Pacquiao is an international treasure
By Ron Borges, The National, Tue, 30 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS // About an hour after Manny Pacquiao had not only beat but probably retired Oscar De La Hoya, his trainer and close friend Freddie Roach had to admit exactly what had just happened at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
?Our dream came true,? Roach said on Dec 6. Their dream was D Read Full Story >>>Love Him or Hate Him: Floyd Mayweather JR is Still the Best
By Andrew Seidman, RingsideReport.com, Tue, 30 Dec 2008
Since Floyd Mayweather, JR., had become the pound for pound best boxer in the world, he also became the pound for pound king at upsetting boxing enthusiasts worldwide. The hate all began after he dismantled boxing?s favorite son, Arturo Gatti. Once he became the bad guy in that fight, it would be ve Read Full Story >>> Three Things Golden Boy and Top Rank need to do Together in 2009 and beyond
By Andres Antonio Carriedo, TalkingBoxing.com, Tue, 30 Dec 2008
This is the time of year when all the lists come out. Slow news days are plentiful; so, writers plow through their (hopefully) fertile minds for interesting content. I am an editorialist though; so, I have been thinking for awhile now about how to put a different spin on the ?arbitrary number of thi Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao headlines up-and-down 2008
By Santos A. Perez, The Miami Herald, Tue, 30 Dec 2008
Out with old and in with the new. Boxing might have found a fresh crossover attraction in 2008.
And the sport desperately needs it.
Manny Pacquiao's victories over Juan Manuel Marquez, Read Full Story >>> ?BAZOOKA? BANAL RETURNS AGAINST INDONESIAN CHAMPION
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 30 Dec 2008
AJ ?Bazooka? Banal returns to the ring on January 31 when he battles Indonesia?s tough super flyweight champion Nouldy Manakane in Banal?s first appearance after his stunning 10th round KO loss to Rafael Concepcion of Panama la Read Full Story >>> Boxing Insider: Pacquiao ahead of this year's pack
Cleveland.com, Tue, 30 Dec 2008
No doubt about it, 2008 was the year of the Pacman.
The Philippines' Manny Pacquiao pulled off a trifecta of wins for the ages.
In fact, by winning bouts in three different weight classes Read Full Story >>> Top Rank Adding Potential Pacquiao Foes, Edwin Valero, Joan Guzman!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Tue, 30 Dec 2008
File this under the rich promoter getting richer?Boxingconfidential revealed exclusively last week that Bob Arum?s Top Rank has become a co-promoter for unbeaten lightweight contender and Dominican Dandy Joan Guzman.
Now Coach Kenny Adams, who is in the corner of also unbeaten lightweight Edwin V Read Full Story >>> econdsOut Upset Of The Year: Pacquiao rtd 8 De La Hoya
By Gregory Juckett, SecondsOut.com, Tue, 30 Dec 2008
In its aftermath, many boxing writers had been humbled; Oscar De La Hoya was beaten up and humbled; and Manny Pacquiao had produced a brilliant and surprisingly one-sided victory in SecondsOut.com?s Upset Of The Year.
The announcement of De La Hoya-Pacquiao had been met with considerable skeptic Read Full Story >>> Remove Furniture From My Corner, I Won't Quit On My Stool!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Tue, 30 Dec 2008
Bang the drum quietly. I don?t think too many Oscar de la Hoya fans really want to go into the New Year hearing about how their tarnished idol is coming back to give a licking to the not so prodigal son, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
But, if he does come back and I lean towards him doing so, Oscar will Read Full Story >>> GO, PACQUIAO!
Business Mirror, Tue, 30 Dec 2008
Pacquiao CLOse to booking Landslide Victory in ESPN STAR Sports Champion of Champions
WITH the way things are going, the world?s best pound-for-pound boxer Manny Pacquiao looks headed for a landslide victory over world No. 1 squash player Nicol David of Malaysia as he continues to gain a majority Read Full Story >>> Roach, Fernandez perfect pair for Pacman
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Tue, 30 Dec 2008
Manny Pacquiao admits he wouldn?t be the fighter he is today without Freddie Roach and Buboy Fernandez in his corner.
No doubt, the pair has done wonders in propelling Pacquiao to the top of the world. Roach is the professor and Fernandez, his understudy. Together with Pacquiao, they plot fight s Read Full Story >>> LANDERO IS NEW PBF STRAW WEIGHT CHAMPION
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 30 Dec 2008
Michael Landero is the new Philippine Boxing Federation straw or minimum weight champion following his rousing victory over champion Ruel Lagunero in an entertaining fight card at the Mandaluyong Gym late Saturday night.
In by far the Read Full Story >>> DREAM FIGHTS FOR 2009
By Ryan Burton, BoxingTalk.com, Tue, 30 Dec 2008
As 2008, a terrific year for boxing, wraps up, let?s look ahead to 2009. Here are ten fights in no particular order that I would call must-see TV. Although I picked the fights that I considered great for the fans, the probability of the fights having a realistic chance of happening was also consi Read Full Story >>> End of the year awards
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 30 Dec 2008
THE Last Round?s Fighter of the Year is a no-brainer. After Welshman Joe Calzaghe defeated living legends Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones, I was of the opinion that that feat would be hard to top.
I also thought Oscar de la Hoya would defeat the Pacman and so my feeling was that Joe had it pretty m Read Full Story >>> BoxingScene 2008 Year in Review: The Welterweights
By Cliff Rold, BoxingScene.com, Tue, 30 Dec 2008
Almost universally hailed as Boxing?s best weight division for the last couple of years, 147 lbs. turned in another roller coaster ride in 2008. Blood and guts, upsets and revenges (see Paul Williams-Carlos Quintana I & II), and big money again found a home in what is arguably Boxing?s most storied Read Full Story >>> One more for Manny
Asian Journal, Mon, 29 Dec 2008
We hate to brag, but we have to?boxing champion Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao is Filipino, and we are proud of it.
And undeniably, the world knows about this.
Even before stopping the Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya Read Full Story >>> GREATEST BOXER IN THE WORLD: FANS CELEBRATE PACQUIAO'S WIN OVER DE LA HOYA @ J LOUNGE
By Mel Yiasemide, LA Weekly, Mon, 29 Dec 2008
Filipino boxing fans crowded into Downtown's J Lounge on Friday December 26 to celebrate boxer Manny "PacMan" Pacquiao's win over Oscar De La Hoya at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on December 6.
Filipino sports icon Pacquiao, who turned 30 on December 17, spent most of the event in an upstairs suite Read Full Story >>> Resolutions for the New Year
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Mon, 29 Dec 2008
I have to admit, I'm not a guy who normally makes New Year?s Resolutions. I mean, who am I kidding, I'm going to watch too much television, drink an abundance of beer / alcohol and eat at Rafael's (the best Mexican eatery in all of Montebello) several times a week. That's who I am, that's what I do. Read Full Story >>> PENALOSA PURSE BID DEADLINE JANUARY 12
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 29 Dec 2008
The World Boxing Organization has set January 12 as the deadline for submission of the Purse Bid for the mandatory title defense of bantamweight champion Gerry Penalosa against former WBA flyweight champion Erik Morel.
WBO C Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao, Roach win grand slam
By Jun Medina, The Manila Times, Mon, 29 Dec 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and his trainer, Freddie Roach, won fighter and trainer of the year awards for 2008, a grand slam befitting of the world?s most successful boxing tandem in recent years.
Pacquiao and Roach were the hands-down choices for the top honors of Yahoo Sports Read Full Story >>>
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