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Pacquiao now in ?devastating? form
By Jun Medina, The Manila Times, Fri, 24 Apr 2009
BOXING pound-for-pound king Manny ?PacMan? Pacquiao is in ?devastating form? with less than two weeks to go for his megabuck clash with British star Ricky Hatton, according to key members of Team Pacquiao.
?Manny is peaking just at the right time,? said his diet and conditioning expert Alex Ariza Read Full Story >>>Boxing Faces Life After Oscar
By Tom Van Riper, Forbes.com, Fri, 24 Apr 2009
Unified governing bodies, team sport-like standings, the return of Floyd Mayweather and big screen fights in 3-D. Boxing industry heavyweights are filled with ideas on how to face a future without golden boy Oscar De La Hoya, the cash cow who's delivered six of the sport's 16 highest grossing pay-pe Read Full Story >>> ?The Weigh In?: A Look Back At Oscar de la Hoya
By Michael Klimes, EastSideBoxing.com, Fri, 24 Apr 2009
T.S. Eliot hit on something when he wrote in his magnificent poem ?The Hollow Men?, ?This is the way the world ends. / Not with a bang but a whimper.? Like so much of the best poetry, these lines reveal a pro Read Full Story >>> Pe?alosa to have Roach at his corner in Puerto Rico title fight
GMA News Online, Fri, 24 Apr 2009
MANILA, Philippines ? After Manny Pacquiao, it?s Freddie Roach?s turn to be a no-show at the Wild Card gym in the coming days.
The world?s best trainer leaves for Puerto Rico Thursday night to be at the corner of Filipino Gerry Pe?alosa as he takes on unbeaten Juan Manuel Lopez in a 12-round bout Read Full Story >>> No. 10: The biggest chapter in two champions? storied careers
By Brett Okamoto, Las Vegas Sun, Fri, 24 Apr 2009
Hatton, boxing's top two international superstars, square off with each other in "The Battle of East and West" at the MGM Grand on May 2. In honor of what may be the Read Full Story >>> HBO BAD: Juan Manuel Lopez vs Gerry Penalosa, Peterson vs Blain This Saturday
EastSideBoxing.com, Fri, 24 Apr 2009
A rising star and battle-tested veteran turn up the heat when HBO BOXING AFTER DARK?: JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ VS. GERRY PENALOSA AND LAMONT PETERSON VS. WILLY BLAIN is presented SATURDAY, APRIL 25 (10:00 p.m. live ET/tape-delayed PT) fr Read Full Story >>> All Set for Cebu Thriller in April; Magbanua, Batawang Defend WBO Titles
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 24 Apr 2009
World Boxing Organization (WBO) Interim bantamweight Oriental Champion Rolando "Smooth Operator" Magbanua and junior flyweight titlist Bert Batawang of Cebu defend their titles against dangerous opponents Saturday night in Read Full Story >>> The Ninja vs. The Sting: This Is Not A Video Game
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 24 Apr 2009
This match up sounds like something out of the Mortal Combat video game but this fight is for real. The co-main event of this Saturday's Thriller in April fight card at the Cebu Coliseum promises to be a real rough and tumble affair.
Read Full Story >>> BANAL, AMONSOT HEADLINE 'PAGSUBOK' ON MAY 16
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 24 Apr 2009
ALA fighters AJ "Bazooka" Banal and Czar Amonsot are set to return to action on May 16 in non-title bouts at the Cebu Coliseum.
In a press conference on Wednesday evening at the Sugbahan Restaurant along AS Fortuna, ALA president Michael Aldeguer formally announced the event dubbed "Pagsubok" whi Read Full Story >>> Pacman skips training, Roach says it's OK
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Fri, 24 Apr 2009
HOLLYWOOD ? Manny Pacquiao skipped another beat in training Wednesday at the Wild Card Gym here barely 10 days before his anticipated showdown with Ricky Hatton.
It was not the first time he did not show up at the gym to train for t Read Full Story >>> This Time, Boxing Has Adapted to Globalization
By Brent Matteo Alderson, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 24 Apr 2009
I picked up a Ring Magazine from the 1950s and with just a glance I read something about how the sport of boxing was dying. Well I guess some things never change because boxing?s demise is something that has regularly been mistakenly predicted since the 18th century. Despite the negative outlook b Read Full Story >>> Hatton Relishes Underdog Role
By Matthew Hurley, SecondsOut.com, Fri, 24 Apr 2009
?It?s always better to win as the underdog.?
So says Ricky Hatton as he winds down preparations for his May 2nd mega-fight with current pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao. Hatton?s easy charm has been tested in the buildup to this fight as Pacquiao?s ascension to superstar status in the aftermat Read Full Story >>> Will Hatton's Hammers Be Enough to Pound Pacquiao?
By Dan Horgan, Diamond Boxing, Fri, 24 Apr 2009
Manchester native Ricky Hatton's best chance of beating Filipino sensation Manny Pacquiao on May 2 is by overpowering the southpaw with robust punches -- and lots of them. The only question is if Hatton's heavy hands will be enough to thwart Pacquiao's incredible skill-set and athletic prowess.
Read Full Story >>> Hopkins-Trinidad II? Say it ain't so
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Fri, 24 Apr 2009
Your weekly random thoughts ?
? I've been hearing rumblings of a Bernard Hopkins-Felix Trinidad rematch at 168 pounds being discussed for the fall. What a bad, bad joke of a fight that would be. Hopkins crushed Trinidad in 2001 and remains a top fighter. But Trinidad, who hasn't fought since bein Read Full Story >>> A Giant San Francisco Welcome for Manny Pacquiao
By Cesar Zuniga, Diamond Boxing, Fri, 24 Apr 2009
On a rare warm night in San Francisco, California, a sold out crowd filled AT&T Park as the San Francisco Giants hosted the San Diego Padres. Though it wasn't the 79 degree weather or the pitching duel of Matt Cain versus San Diego's Jake Peavy that brought out all the excitement, San Francisco had Read Full Story >>> Hatton?s fighting chance
By Jeff Haney, Las Vegas Sun, Fri, 24 Apr 2009
Lem Banker, the dean of professional sports betting in Las Vegas, has witnessed just about every major boxing match since the middle of the last century.
He has made money wagering on many of them.
It stands to reason Banker has an informed take on the long-anticipated Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hat Read Full Story >>> Moorer switches to trainer
By Brian Herman, PittsburghLIVE.com, Fri, 24 Apr 2009
Monessen's Michael Moorer's days as a boxer may be over at the age of 41 but he's still making his presence in the sport as a trainer.
Moorer is serving as Freddie Roach's assistant at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles.
Moorer has been training Manny Pacquiao for his May 2 sold-out IBO junior w Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao to demolish Hatton, says Moorer
GMA News Online, Fri, 24 Apr 2009
MANILA, Philippines ? Michael Moorer was straight to the point. Manny Pacquiao will demolish Ricky Hatton in their upcoming title fight.
The two-time world heavyweight champion is saying it not because he?s biased, being chief assistant to Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach.
But to the eyes of thi Read Full Story >>> Moorer's job: Throw out hangers-on
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Fri, 24 Apr 2009
HOLLYWOOD ? No, this ex-heavyweight champion, at 6-foot-2 and over 200 pounds, isn?t throwing his weight around the gym.
?That?s his job and he?s doing it,? said Wild Card Gym owner and chief Manny Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach of his new assistant, three-time heavyweight champion Michael Moorer Read Full Story >>> NO ONE Will Be Rooting Harder For Manny Over Hatton Than Floyd
By Frank Lotierzo, The Sweet Science, Thu, 23 Apr 2009
With the boxing world counting down the days until the much awaited IBO/Ring magazine junior welterweight title clash between Manny Pacquiao 48-3-2 (36) and Ricky Hatton 45-1 (32) takes pl Read Full Story >>>
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