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?Marvelous Pacquiao? makes pro debut
By Recah Trinidad, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tue, 23 Dec 2008
MANILA, Philippines?He looks every inch a young college student, which he is.
Quiet and clear-eyed, he gleams in a gold-hued basketball jacket at the head table, beside RP featherweight sensation Mike Fare?as, who?s fighting in the main event on Saturday.
The boy appears more like a big victim Read Full Story >>>MAN OF THE YEAR
By Ding T. Marcelo, The Manila Bulletin, Tue, 23 Dec 2008
You must wonder what Philippine sports would be like for 2008 if there were no Manny Pacquiao.
In a performance defying the direst prognosis, the guy has not only shamed pessimists and so-called experts, he has done so with panache.
We are talking, of course, of our fighter?s last great fight. Read Full Story >>> The 2008 K9's - Part I
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Tue, 23 Dec 2008
Another year has come and gone in the sport of boxing. As always, it was an eventful stretch. And in what was an election year, all the precincts have reported and the votes are tabulated, so it's time to shine a light on the best (and Read Full Story >>> Sergeant Pacquiao gets Legion of Honor
By James Mananghaya, The Philippine Star, Tue, 23 Dec 2008
Sgt. Pacquiao (C).
For bringing honor to the country in the field of sports, Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao was among yesterday?s top awardees during the 73rd anniversary celebration of the Armed Forces of the Philippi Read Full Story >>> LAPUT WINS WBO INTERCON TITLE
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 23 Dec 2008
Mindanao fighter Ramie Laput outboxed a game Donriel Marcos to win the vacant WBO Intercontinental superbantam title Sunday night in Digos City.
Laput moved well all throughout, and a pricking left jab and righ Read Full Story >>> THE PRICE OF PAIN
By Jim Amato, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 23 Dec 2008
In many sports a participant is subject to pain. It goes with the territory. The nature of the beast so to speak. To me there can be no greater obvious damage to a participant than in boxing.
If you are a boxer and happen to be Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao Holds No Fear For Mayweather Jr
SecondsOut.com, Tue, 23 Dec 2008
It seems that it is a question of when Floyd Mayweather Jr makes a comeback rather than if.
The 31 year-old former pound for pound king has not fought since inflicting a career first defeat to Ricky Hatton in December 2007 but he was so impressed with Manny Pacquiao?s destruction of Oscar De La H Read Full Story >>> THE CHALLENGE AHEAD FOR THE NEW KING
By Romel Ferriol Bernardo, 8countnews, Tue, 23 Dec 2008
Four days after Manny Pacquiao handed Oscar de la Hoya the worst and possibly the last loss in the latter?s boxing professional career, HBO Sports Mark Taffet announced that the bout generated 1.25 million pay per view buys ? the highest pay per view event this of 2008. The figure is expected to ri Read Full Story >>> ASIABOX PROMOTIONS: ASIA'S RISING PROMOTIONAL OUTFIT
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 23 Dec 2008
Philboxing.com was fortunate to have covered last week an event put up by Asiabox Promotions in Koh Phanga, Surat Thani, Thailand. The fight venue is some twelve hours from Bangkok, but organizers made sure it was an experience Read Full Story >>> 'There Goes The Neighborhood': Floyd Mayweather Jr. Resurfaces Making Much Noise!
By Vivek Wallace, EastSideBoxing.com, Tue, 23 Dec 2008
Ok, we all knew the day would come, and within the last 36 hours guess what? It has. To some, the return of Floyd Mayweather Jr. is a welcomed effect, but to others, his act has quickly become reminiscent of one of those littl Read Full Story >>> Where it all began
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Tue, 23 Dec 2008
Having just signed Marco Antonio Barrera to a lucrative promotional contract, Oscar De La Hoya thought it was only fitting that Nov. 15, 2003 be marked like a red-letter day.
So the Golden Boy shopped for a suitable foe and stumbled into somebody who had a decent record but who would eventually c Read Full Story >>> Manny a class act, says Valero
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Tue, 23 Dec 2008
Although he?s hoping to eventually fight Manny Pacquiao, former WBA superfeatherweight champion Edwin Valero said yesterday his respect for the Filipino icon will never wane because there isn?t a classier act in boxing today.
Valero and ex-WBC lightweight titlist David Diaz were flown in by Pacqu Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao should get bigger share of purse
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Tue, 23 Dec 2008
Superstar Manny Pacquiao should get the lion?s share of the purse if his fight with Ricky Hatton pushes through as planned on May 2 in Las Vegas.
Pacquiao, the pound-for-pound king, is the sport?s biggest attraction and previous doubts have been erased by his big win over Oscar dela Hoya last Dec Read Full Story >>> What?s ahead for Pacquiao
The Manila Bulletin, Tue, 23 Dec 2008
Almost everyday, somebody comes out with a bold statement claiming he has what it takes to kick Manny Pacquiao?s behind.
Ever since Pacquiao burst into the scene with his menacing ways on top of the ring, an ex-world champion, a rising and unbeaten contender, a long-reigning titleholder and a ret Read Full Story >>> If Oscar retires, how will he be remembered?
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 23 Dec 2008
Conclusion) The truly great fighters, the ones we revere as mythical figures in this sport, have career-defining moments imprinted in the collective consciousness of fight fans.
Who can forget Sugar Ray Leonard who flurried brilliantly in the 14th round to score a TKO win over Thomas Hearns in a Read Full Story >>> Katsidis to fight on RP ring
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 23 Dec 2008
BEING a fan of Filipino fighters, Australian warrior Michael ?The Great? Katsidis will have his dream come true as he will be fighting on Philippine soil against Spanish pugilist Angelo Hugo Ramirez for the vacant World Boxing Organization Asia Pacific lightweight crown on Jan. 31.
SGG Promotions Read Full Story >>> De La Hoya out, but boxing alive, kicking
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Tue, 23 Dec 2008
Despite claims that boxing is down for the count with the impending departure of Oscar De La Hoya, the head of one of the sports? major players revealed yesterday that it isn?t.
"I?m an eternal optimist. I don?t ever count out the sport of boxing. People have been doing it for 100 years," HBO Spo Read Full Story >>> How likely is a Hatton - Mayweather rematch?
By Thomas Rooney, BritishBoxing.net, Tue, 23 Dec 2008
Last week, Floyd Mayweather Jnr hinted that he wanted to come out of retirement to fight Ricky Hatton next year. The British boxer's lawyer, Gareth Williams, then confirmed that the American had approached Hatton's camp with ambitions of a fascinating rematch.
Mayweather was, of course, the man t Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao gets Legion of Honor award
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mon, 22 Dec 2008
MANILA, Philippines?Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao was accorded on Monday the Philippine Legion of Honor in a ceremony marking the Armed Forces of the Philippines? 73rd founding anniversary.
Pacquiao, an army reservist, was given recognition, along with other 15 soldiers who fought in their respectiv Read Full Story >>> "THE HAWAIIAN PUNCH" ANDY GANIGAN
By Jim Amato, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 22 Dec 2008
Although he was one of the most dangerous lightweights of his era. Andrew Ganigan of Hawaii was not blessed with the best of chins. His live by the sword, die by the sword style of fighting made him a crowd pleasing favorite. In most cases Andy got to his opponent first thus allowing him to fight to Read Full Story >>>
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