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Pacman pumped up
By Nick Giongco, Tempo, Tue, 28 Apr 2009
LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao pulled a fast one on his training team on Sunday morning when the Filipino star put on his running attire and wound up racking up 1,200 crunches despite orders that he remain in bed.?
They thought I was going to take it easy,? said Pacquiao, grinning, a few hours afte Read Full Story >>>Puerto Rican champ picks Pinoy boxer
By Ed C. Tolentino, The Manila Times, Tue, 28 Apr 2009
Fresh from his victory over Gerry Pe?alosa, World Boxing Organization (WBO) junior featherweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez is betting on Manny ?PacMan? Pacquiao to defeat Ricky ?Hitman? Hatton on Sunday in Las Vegas.
Lopez successfully defended his title against Pe?alosa with a ninth round techn Read Full Story >>> RICKY A HAPPY CAMPER AGAIN
By Graham Shaw, Sportinglife.com (UK), Tue, 28 Apr 2009
They say life begins at 40, but for Ricky Hatton you can move that forward a decade.
At the age of 30 the Hitman is reborn as he prepares to fight for the biggest prize in boxing - the P4P title.
As Ricky counts down to the big Las Vegas showdown with Manny Pacquiao on May 2, he's in what he c Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao will prove he isn't avoiding black opponents, as trainer Jackson accuses
By Colin Seymour, Examiner.com, Mon, 27 Apr 2009
While it?s true Manny Pacquiao has never beaten an elite black fighter, it isn?t fair to say he?s ducking any.
But that?s what noted trainer John David Jackson told boxingscene.com. ?Pacquiao never fights black fighters,? said Jackson, a 1990s middleweight champion who trains junior welterweight Read Full Story >>> Trainers bring their own trash talk to Pacquaio-Hatton bout
By J. Michael Falgoust, USA Today, Mon, 27 Apr 2009
Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton will put on the gloves and trade punches in the biggest fight of the year Saturday.
Their trainers, both former fighters, have taken off the gloves ? even going below the belt ? to tra Read Full Story >>> It's not over for Gerry
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Mon, 27 Apr 2009
MANILA, Philippines - Gerry Pe?alosa lost the fight but his courageous effort was worthy of a purple heart as he took a severe beating from WBO superbantamweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez but never went down before trainer Freddie Ro Read Full Story >>> JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ - BRILLIANT, DYNAMIC AND STRONGER, BUT LESS SENSATIONAL AND LESS IMPRESSIVE
By Granville Ampong, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 27 Apr 2009
SIDE BAR COMMENTARY - No doubt, Juan Manuel Lopez (25-0, 23 knockouts) brutally punished the old, rugged Gerry Penalosa at every angle. But, he was unsuccessful in his bid. His intent was to knock out the Filipino fighter in one of the early rounds in their supposed to be 12-round of boxing for the Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao has logged 145 rounds
By Nick Giongco, Tempo, Mon, 27 Apr 2009
LOS ANGELES ? While the duration of everything from his sparring sessions to the skipping rope routine have been cut to a certain number of minutes owing to the proximity of his faceoff with Ricky Hatton, there was no denying that the intensity level showed by Manny Pacquiao remains the same.
Pac Read Full Story >>> Odds in favor of Pacman, but champ unfazed
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Mon, 27 Apr 2009
HOLLYWOOD ? Manny Pacquiao is probably the only favorite in the world who thinks like an underdog.
Betting lines from Sin City placed Pacquiao as the -270 favorite against Ricky Hatton, and yet boxing?s pound-for-pound fighter today, supposed to be the best and the strongest regardless of weight, Read Full Story >>> ?PacMan? sees even May 2 matchup
By Jun Medina, The Manila Times, Mon, 27 Apr 2009
HOLLYWOOD: Manny ?PacMan? Pacquiao brushed off odds favoring him nearly 3-1 against junior British welterweight star Ricky Hatton, as he winded down his rigorous two-month training camp at the famous Wild Card Gym here.
?We both have hands,? Pacquiao told a group of Filipino sport writers on Satu Read Full Story >>> Viloria predicts hard fight for Manny
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Mon, 27 Apr 2009
MANILA, Philippines - Newly crowned IBF lightflyweight champion Brian Viloria predicted the other day a difficult fight for Manny Pacquiao against Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas on May 2 but picked the Filipino ring icon to win in the end because of his speed, power and overall skills.
?They?re both v Read Full Story >>> Puerto Rican Juan Manuel Lopez forces Gerry Pe?alosa to yield in the ninth round
By Ian Brion, Business Mirror, Mon, 27 Apr 2009
Gerry Pe?alosa?s bid for a third division title came to a frustrating end as the veteran Filipino pug succumbed to a thorough beating from Puerto Rican sensation Juan Manuel Lopez in their World Boxing Organization (WBO) super-bantamweight title fight on Sunday in Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
The 24-yea Read Full Story >>> Manny tells defeated Pe?alosa: Retire now
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Mon, 27 Apr 2009
HOLLYWOOD ? Manny Pacquiao is calling on Gerry Pe?alosa to hang up his gloves.
Pacquiao took it with a heavy heart after watching his dear friend drop a one-sided contest against reigning WBO super-bantamweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez Friday evening in the latter?s hometown in Puerto Rico.
Read Full Story >>> Lopez forces Penalosa?s first stoppage loss
By Gabriel Montoya, MaxBoxing.com, Mon, 27 Apr 2009
It was all Juan Manuel ?Juanma? Lopez (25-0 23 KOs) Saturday night as the 122 pound titleholder passed another test stopping never been stopped veteran Gerry Penalosa (54-7-2 with 36 KOs) after nine one sided rounds. The official ruling was TKO Round 9. The sheer volume of punches thrown by Lopez, 1 Read Full Story >>> Filipino-British rivalry rises to new level
By Ed C. Tolentino, The Manila Times, Mon, 27 Apr 2009
When Manny ?PacMan? Pacquiao and Ricky ?Hitman? Hatton lock mitts on May 3 (Manila time) at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, they figure to take the British-Filipino glove rivalry to a whole new level.
Records reveal that the flyweight division (112 lbs) has been the repository of some great fig Read Full Story >>> Hatton confident of win over Pacquiao
Bad Left Hook, Mon, 27 Apr 2009
" I don't think he's fought an idiot like me before who is 100 miles per hour, strong, fast and a real handful. I will be the biggest and strongest guy he has faced and with how I'm boxing more sensibly now I really think it's going to be enough."
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"Re-mortgage the house and empt Read Full Story >>> Betting against Pacquiao? It?s heresy!
By Percy D. Della, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mon, 27 Apr 2009
SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA?RAFAEL H. has done the unthinkable. So we?ll have to shield his surname to protect him from the fallout of a foolish move.
Lordy, lordy. The 58-year-old Rafael has bet $200 for Ricky Hatton?a heavy underdog in his May 2 ?Battle of East and West? with Filipino ring icon Mann Read Full Story >>> JUANMA PASSES ACID TEST
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 26 Apr 2009
BAYAMON, Puerto Rico ? It was a collision between an irresistible force and an immovable object but revered trainer Freddie Roach stopped the show before everyone else was able to find out who finally gave in.
Puerto Rica Read Full Story >>> Valiant Penalosa takes a beating from Juan Manuel Lopez
By Colin Seymour, Examiner.com, Sun, 26 Apr 2009
Gerry Penalosa did Philippines boxing proud Saturday in a different manner than Manny Pacquiao and Nonito Donaire have been doing in recent years.
Penalosa (54-7-2) was stopped for the first time in his 63-fight career as the 36-year-old Filipino was unable to unseat dynamic WBO junior-feathe Read Full Story >>> BATTERED BUT UNBOWED
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 26 Apr 2009
"You never got me down, Ray. Ya hear me? Never got me down." ? Jake La Motta to Sugar Ray Robinson after losing by TKO in the 13th when the fight was stopped with LaMotta lying on the ropes. Proud words from a proud champion a Read Full Story >>>
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