There are 174,807 news articles in the database.
Displaying articles 150661 to 150680.
Philippine champion Pacquiao gets hero's welcome at home
Channel News Asia, Sat, 09 May 2009
MANILA: Flanked by crowds of adoring fans, Philippine boxing champion Manny Pacquiao returned to a hero's welcome in Manila on Friday.
A proper victory parade will be arranged at a later date to minimise the risks of infection from the H1N1 virus.
Fans had camped outside Quiapo Church from the Read Full Story >>>Pacquiao-Mayweather to generate record PPV
ABS-CBN News, Sat, 09 May 2009
While ?Battle of East and West? organizers finalize the pay-per-view numbers of the Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton match, fight fans are now wondering how much PPV revenue could the Filipino boxer generate with former-pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Pacquiao, who has wrested the Internatio Read Full Story >>> Confident Pacquiao unmindful of flu spread
ABS-CBN News, Sat, 09 May 2009
MANILA - If Filipino boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao had any fears about spreading the influenza A (H1N1) flu virus here, he never showed it.
The world's pound-for-pound king shook hands, posed for pictures, signed autographs and serenaded his fans as he tried to be as up close as possible to tho Read Full Story >>> Still Pacquiao?s Day
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sat, 09 May 2009
MANILA, Philippines?Josie Pi?era, a sari-sari store owner, wanted to see Manny Pacquiao so much she didn?t care if he might be carrying the deadly swine flu virus that experts say could infect up to 2 billion people in a global outbreak.
That seemed to sum up the feelings of the thousands of othe Read Full Story >>> Legendary duo feel Hatton should quit
By Mark Doyle, Setanta Sports, Sat, 09 May 2009
British boxing legends John Conteh and Henry Cooper both believe that Ricky Hatton should retire from the sport.
Hatton was knocked out by Manny Pacquiao in the second round of their light-welterweight clash in Las Vegas last weekend, resulting in numerous calls for the popular Mancunian, 30, Read Full Story >>> Ricky Hatton needs to sort out trouble in the camp or retire to pies and pints after Pacquiao pounding
Daily Mail (UK), Sat, 09 May 2009
So what next for shattered Ricky Hatton? Britain?s best-loved boxer was so cruelly exposed by the ferocious Manny Pacquiao in the explosive second round KO of their mu Read Full Story >>> The Manny/Floyd/Cotto Triangle
Bad Left Hook, Sat, 09 May 2009
This is not going to be a hugging session for any one fighter, or even for more than one fighter. I am simply going to ask a question, and pre-empt your responses with my own brief thoughts. I hope you all understand that this is as much to attempt to answer the question in my own head as it is to c Read Full Story >>> The Return Of Floyd Mayweather Jr
By Robert Jackson, EastSideBoxing.com, Sat, 09 May 2009
About a year ago this writer penned an ESB article "When will Floyd Mayweather return?". In that article I predicted he would return when both the money is large enough and the challenge large enough for his doubters and naysayers to believe that Floyd can be beaten. The money IS large enough and af Read Full Story >>> Can't sing anthem? Pacman will do it
By Katherine Adraneda, The Philippine Star, Sat, 09 May 2009
MANILA, Philippines ? Next time around, Manny Pacquiao might just sing it himself.
Amid the hullabaloo stirred by what many consider an improper rendition of the national anthem by Martin Nievera before the Pacquiao-Hatton bout last May 3, the Filipino boxing idol said he is willing to sing the n Read Full Story >>> Professional knockout
By Paulo Alcazaren, The Philippine Star, Sat, 09 May 2009
The whole country ground to a halt last Sunday, as every living Filipino stopped to watch Manny Pacquiao flatten the hapless Ricky Hatton in the second round of their Las Vegas contest. The spectacular win cemented, as sports journalists worldwide reported, the PacMan?s claim to be the world?s best Read Full Story >>> Floyd Sr. " I don't think Pacquiao is a good fighter"
By Peter Czymbor, 8countnews, Sat, 09 May 2009
Floyd Sr. ?Do I think Freddie Roach is a good trainer? No.?
Trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. joined the 8countnews.com podcast recently to discuss his fighter, Ricky Hatton, being KO?d within two rounds by Manny Pacquiao last Saturday, the tension within Hatton?s camp leading up to the fight, a poten Read Full Story >>> 'Nievera's Lupang Hinirang not criminal conduct'
ABS-CBN News, Sat, 09 May 2009
A awyer challenged the National Historical Institute's (NHI) rebuke of Martin Nievera's controversial rendition of the Philippine National Anthem during the Pacquiao-Hatton fight last Sunday, saying that although the performance was in "bad taste," Nievera did not violate any law.
"It certainly d Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao laughs off flu scare
By Jonas Terrado, The Manila Bulletin, Sat, 09 May 2009
Manny Pacquiao?s bravery is beyond question. Even against the swine flu virus.
Despite suggestions from the country?s Department of Health that he should impose self-quarantine before setting foot in the Philippines, the country?s sports icon laughed off the request saying he and the rest of his Read Full Story >>> Pacman exploits inspire Khan
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sat, 09 May 2009
MANILA, Philippines ? Freddie Roach is working on another jewel and he?s sure Amir Khan won?t disappoint when the 2004 Olympic silver medalist takes on WBA lightwelterweight champion Andriy Kotelnik in London on June 27.
Khan, 22, hooked up with Roach after firing Cuban trainer Jorge Rubio last y Read Full Story >>> "LIVE STREAMING" FOR MARCIAL, SONSONA BOUTS
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 08 May 2009
NAGA, CEBU--For the latest updates on the "Saga in Naga" event, log in to www.pinoyboxingtv.com for the latest from ringside.
Anthony Marcial and Marvin Sonsona co-headline the event.
Bouts are now on-going. Read Full Story >>> Mayweather vs. Pacquiao: Collision course
By Ace Freeman, FightFan.com, Fri, 08 May 2009
FightFan.com's Ace Freeman looks at the showdown that is now on the verge of inevitable: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao. The two generational titans - in their prime - could potentially be on a collision course t Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao v. Mayweather: Who's the best right now?
Bad Left Hook, Fri, 08 May 2009
To me, this isn't a debate, and I'll explain why: Floyd Mayweather Jr. has yet to fight in this comeback of his, so I didn't rank him in the latest Bad Left Hook P4P Top 20 Read Full Story >>> GESTA HEADLINES SAN DIEGO CARD ON MAY 21
PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 08 May 2009
Offering a new twist to the San Diego boxing scene, newly minted Rogue Boxing Promotions is proud to announce their inaugural fight card on Thursday, May 21st. Aptly named "Havoc at the Hard Rock", the five bout fight car Read Full Story >>> Why Pacquiao owes so much to Roach
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Fri, 08 May 2009
The dust has settled. The two progaonists have returned home. Victor to the East. Vanquished to the West. To the victor, the spoils; to the defeated, contemplation.
The bout was barely over, when things moved on. Ricky Hatton, they say, is finished in Las Vegas, which is probably about right. His Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao?s ?Ali Moment? Mirrors Growing Pains
By William Pesek, Bloomberg.com, Fri, 08 May 2009
May 8 (Bloomberg) -- It?s being called the knockout punch heard around the world.
Filipinos rejoiced so hard at Manny Pacquiao?s boxing victory over Ricky Hatton that at least three dropped dead of heart attacks, according to the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Britons watching their man lose were we Read Full Story >>>
|
