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Pacman: 3 more fights, and he?ll join politics By Alcuin Papa, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tue, 02 Sep 2008 MANILA, Philippines --Three more fights and Manny Pacquiao is ready for the main event?politics. And he will be trained by no less than the political party of President Macapagal-Arroyo.
Knocked out by reelectionist Rep. Darlene Antonino-Custodio in his political debut in May last year, the Pacma Read Full Story >>>Back to Boxing By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Mon, 01 Sep 2008
Y'know what I used to hate as a kid? It was the middle part of August - during your summer vacation - and you'd start to see the 'Back to School' commercials on television. Whether it was for school supplies at Thrifty's (remember th Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao joins Arroyo's Kampi party ABS-CBN News, Mon, 01 Sep 2008 Filipino boxing icon Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao is now officially in President Arroyo's stable, at least politically, while on track in preparations for his monumental December 6 clash against 10-time world champion Oscar "Golden Boy' de la Hoya..
Pacquiao, the World Boxing Council lightweight champ Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao announces retirement in 2009, to run in 2010 Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mon, 01 Sep 2008 PACQUIAO ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT in 2009, TO RUN IN 2010. Boxing champ Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao says his plans of retiring from boxing in 2009 is not because he is running in 2010 but because he would like to serve the Filipinos better. Pacquiao says he will be retiring from boxing after three more figh Read Full Story >>> De La Hoya Pacquiao Whiner By Paul Strauss, EastSideBoxing.com, Mon, 01 Sep 2008 Boxing fans are whining about Oscar's decision to fight Manny Pacquiao instead of Paul Williams or Antonio Margarito. But, the most money for the least amount of risk talks, and this match-up will most certainly draw a huge PPV audience. Undoubtedly, it will be an exciting fight as well, and will gi Read Full Story >>> New SecondsOut Radio: Pacquiao vs De La Hoya SecondsOut.com, Mon, 01 Sep 2008 On this week?s edition of SecondsOut Radio, host Eddie Goldman discusses the real reasons behind the scheduled December 6 megafight between two of boxing?s superstars, Oscar De La Hoya (39-5, 30 KOs), arguably the most popular boxer today, and Manny Pacquiao (47-3-2, 35 KOs), arguably the top pound- Read Full Story >>> Turn on the lights, action ahead at 135 By Eric Raskin, ESPN.com, Mon, 01 Sep 2008
The May 7, 2005 bout between Diego Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo will forever be remembered as a sensational fight -- perhaps the best of this decade, perhaps the best in many decades Read Full Story >>> De La Hoya stops retirement talk By Santos A. Perez, The Miami Herald, Mon, 01 Sep 2008 Just two months ago, Oscar De La Hoya seemingly repeated the phrase in every stop of a national tour to promote his autobiography. De La Hoya vowed he would retire from boxing after his bout Dec. 6.
De La Hoya had not decided on an opponent for the supposed career finale. But last week, when the Read Full Story >>> DELA HOYA VS. PACQUIAO ? THRILLA IN LAS VEGAS ON DEC. 6, 2008 By Rod Mijares, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 01 Sep 2008
The inevitable is a now a sure thing. No amount of uncertainty nor stumbling blocks to hurdle will stop the fight from happening. Oscar dela Hoya agreed to fight Manny Pac Read Full Story >>> McNEELY SAYS OSCAR VS PACMAN A GREAT MEGA-FIGHT PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 01 Sep 2008 Former Cebu-based boxing manager and promoter Perry McNeely has informed Philboxing.com that the December 6 showdown between boxing biggest attraction Oscar De la Hoya and pound-for-pound topnotcher Manny Pacquiao will be a "great mega-fight."
McNeely, whose JMP Boxing Promotions figured in some Read Full Story >>> NIETES, BOOM-BOOM READY FOR NEXT FIGHTS By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 01 Sep 2008 CEBU CITY--World Boxing Organization (WBO) minimumweight champion Donnie Nietes and WBO Intercontinental superbantam king Rey 'Boom Boom' Bautista yesterday said they are both ready for their next opponents "whoever they may be."
Speaking to their fans through an interview during the "Pinoy Boxin Read Full Story >>> Insider: De La Hoya has most to lose - and gain By Norm Frauenheim, AZCentral.com, Mon, 01 Sep 2008 It was speculation that was ridiculed months ago, but an Oscar De La Hoya-Manny Pacquiao fight is no laugher. Not anymore.
What first had been rumored nearly six months ago is deadly serious. De La Hoya and Pacquiao agreed last week to fight at 147 pounds.
Only the scale can put that in persp Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao will prove too small a win for De La Hoya By Franklin McNeil, The Star- Ledger, Mon, 01 Sep 2008 Several months ago, Oscar De La Hoya said he would hang up the gloves after his fight Dec. 6 in Las Vegas. De La Hoya has since had a change of heart.
When De La Hoya first uttered the word 'retirement,' he expected to be fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. in September. But Mayweather beat De La Hoya Read Full Story >>> A GOLDEN SPECTACLE? By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 01 Sep 2008
Oscar dela Hoya versus Manny Pacquiao will be a huge sports event. Boxing has seen its share of circuses before. We have seen a woman fight a man inside the ring and win. In 1957 then world heavyweight champ Floyd Patterson Read Full Story >>> Why Pacquiao is fighting boxing?s Golden Boy By Marc Anthony Reyes, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mon, 01 Sep 2008 MANILA, Philippines?For national boxing hero Manny Pacquiao, fighting Oscar De La Hoya ?was never in his wildest dreams.?
Openly declaring his admiration for one of boxing?s biggest stars, Pacquiao wrote in his column in the tabloid Abante that he never thought he would be in the ring soon with D Read Full Story >>> Boom-Boom booms By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Mon, 01 Sep 2008 FOR most fans, watching Rey ?Boom-Boom? Bautista in the first round against Eden ?Anastesitsa? Marquez in his World Boxing Organization Intercontinental battle didn?t evoke any memories of the previous fights of the power puncher.
He was far from his previous self. He was tentative and stingy wi Read Full Story >>> Pro victories, amateur defeats By Bill Velasco, The Philippine Star, Mon, 01 Sep 2008 Saturday?s ?WBO Night of Champions? was a big boost to the careers of two champions who have been waiting for over a year to get back into the limelight and show their readiness for the bigger stage.
WBO intercontinental superbantamweight Rey ?Boom Boom? Bautista sprang to life in the second roun Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao fans see knockout win By Marc Anthony Reyes, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mon, 01 Sep 2008 MANILA, Philippines?The majority of online boxing fans believe that Manny Pacquiao will pull off a ?shock knockout? victory over his boyhood idol Oscar De La Hoya when they clash on Dec. 6 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
In a poll conducted by the Pacquiao website Pacland, 46 percent of the respon Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao can retire after DL Hoya fight ? Nazario By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 01 Sep 2008 Manny Pacquiao?s former manager has expressed his concern over the wisdom of Pacquiao?s decision to fight Oscar de la Hoya in December, but said the bout could be the defining match of his career and he can retire after that, win or lose.
"After this fight, Manny can announce his retirement," Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao vs Hoya: Dream come true By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Mon, 01 Sep 2008 Manny Pacquiao described Oscar dela Hoya as his ?boyhood idol? and said not even in his wildest dream did he ever see himself facing the legendary boxer.
?Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think and imagine that I will be fighting the same man who was then a superstar and is still the sport?s Read Full Story >>>
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