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Pacquiao starts 8-week training
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sat, 07 Mar 2009
MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao did eight rounds with the mitts yesterday in Los Angeles as he started warming up for his eight-week training for his May 2 fight with Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas.
?I?m okay. We did eight rounds with the mitts today,? said Pacquiao during an on-line chat from hi Read Full Story >>>Pacquiao-Hatton match also a clash of trainers
By Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News, Sat, 07 Mar 2009
The upcoming ?Battle of East versus West? on May 2 will not only be a war between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton but also a clash among two of the world's most controversial boxing trainers today.
It?s clear there?s bad blood between Pacquiao?s coach Freddie Roach and Hatton?s mentor Floyd Maywe Read Full Story >>> Khan inspired by Pacquiao
RTE Sport, Sat, 07 Mar 2009
Amir Khan will aim to emulate sparring partner and stablemate Manny Pacquiao by bouncing back from defeat to become a world champion.
Khan was looking to propel himself towards a world title challenge last September only to be shattered when Breidis Prescott knocked him out in the first round of Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao begins training camp
By Doug Fischer, The Ring, Sat, 07 Mar 2009
After a well-deserved vacation, the Fighter of the Year for 2008 returned to work on Wednesday.
Manny Pacquiao, coming off a banner year, reported to the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, Calif., for the first day of training camp for his first fight of 2009 ? a May 2 challenge to RING junior w Read Full Story >>> FORTY-NINE AND GOING STRONG!
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
Hollywood, CA: To many, today (March 5th) is just another day. But at the Wildcard Gym, it is something very special. It is Freddie Roach?s birthday.
At 49, the amiable Irishman could not be in any better shape. He is acti Read Full Story >>> Boxing's elite trifecta: Marquez vs. Pacquio vs. Mayweather (part 2 of 2)
By Marv Dumon, Examiner.com, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
HOUSTON - Marquez is already near the peak, the zenith, the apex of boxing glory. Near. Close. Number . . . 2.
The man is on a tear. It is not enough to be the second best pound for pound fighter in the world - in the Read Full Story >>> Finally, Respect for Nietes
By Rico Navarro, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
Why did Filipino world champion Donnie Nietes go into the hometown of his opponent in Mexico to defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) minimumweight championship of the world? To some, it wouldn?t make sense. To oth Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao balances boxing, family life
By Associated Press, International Herald Tribune, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines: Manny Pacquiao is losing. And he's having a good time.
The intensive training regime for his next fight, on May 2 against Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas, is a couple of weeks away. Now the man considered by many to be the world's best pound-for-pound boxer can relax a Read Full Story >>> Boxing's elite trifecta: Marquez vs. Pacquio vs. Mayweather (part 1 of 2)
By Marv Dumon, Examiner.com, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
HOUSTON - Boxing fans, rejoice! Boxing's renaissance is here, ushering in a NEW golden era for the sport. Major fight after major fight, we are witnessing a period attempting to become comparable to that shini Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao, Villaraigosa to meet in Filipinotown on Saturday
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
Manny Pacquiao, just back from a promotional tour in England with his May 2 opponent Ricky Hatton, will visit Filipinotown on Saturday accompanied by Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
The Asian Journal reports Villaraigosa is expected to "honor and celebrate" Pacquiao, the Philippine boxing Read Full Story >>> Hatton told to stay off the booze on Bristol show-night
This is Bristol, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
Ricky 'The Hitman' Hatton has been warned about his boozy habits by trainer Floyd Mayweather Senior.
And the American fight legend will be in Bristol next week to ensure the IBO light welterweight king stays on the straight and narrow.
Hatton dons his promotional hat to stage his second profes Read Full Story >>> Mayweather primed for return to the ring?
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
There are few who believe that former pound-for-pound king and welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. is permanently retired. Among the nonbelievers is his estranged father, Floyd Mayweather Sr.
Mayweather Sr. believes not only that his son will resume fighting but also that his unretirement Read Full Story >>> Living with a legend
By Adam Smith, SkySports.com, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
Mexico is a most proud nation. The people are patriotic, the families are huge and tight-knit; their boxers seemingly born to fight.
The list of Mexican greats reads like a who's who in the Read Full Story >>> Fun has begun for Hatton-Pacquiao bout
By Andy Samuelson, Las Vegas Sun, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
Manny Pacquiao just completed one of boxing?s most impressive years ever with three wins in three different weight classes, highlighted by his dominant victory over the iconic Oscar De L Read Full Story >>> Hatton: I'll win Manny's crown
By Connie Henry, The Sun, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
RICKY HATTON insists Fatman will beat Pacman to become boxing's new pound-for-pound king.
Much has been made of how Hatton balloons between fights due to his love of booze and food.
But Hatton, who jokingly refers to himself as Ricky Fatton, believes his weight advantage will give him the edge Read Full Story >>> Nietes wants top fights
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
DONNIE ?Ahas? Nietes proved that he is one of the best mini-flyweights out there. Now he wants the best fights among the elite fighters in the lower weight divisions.
After successfully defending his World Boxing Organization mini-flyweight crown last Sunday in hostile territory against Mexican c Read Full Story >>> Uncle Floyd: Lousy Poet But Mayweather Is Straw That Stirs The Drink!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
?Freddie Roach is like a Don Rickles joke
The likes of me he will never approach
He can?t go first class, he belongs in coach
His eggs are so scrambled, he don?t know how to poach?
Saying that Floyd Mayweather?s poetry is childish is an insult to kindergarteners everywhere.
He wouldn? Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao begins training in bid to win his 5th title
GMA News Online, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
MANILA, Philippines ? Manny Pacquiao reported to Freddie Roach?s Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles eager to begin a two-month long training that would prepare him against British boxer Ricky Hatton.
Pacquiao, who will face Hatton in ?The Battle of East vs West" on May 2 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena i Read Full Story >>> ?This ain?t no dehydrated Oscar de la Hoya Pacquiao is fighting?
By Aldrin Quinto, Business Mirror, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
APPARENTLY realizing that size isn?t everything, Ricky Hatton is now crowing about his technical ability and how it would be a big factor in securing a win over pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao in their May 2 showdown at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
After days of boasting about the size discrep Read Full Story >>> Hatton's punchline
By Stuart Brennan, Manchester Evening News, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
RICKY Hatton won the nation's hearts as a ferocious fighter . . . and an occasional Jack the Lad.
Now, at the age of 30, Hatton is much, much more. He is a dad, fiance, stand-up comedian, after-dinner speaker, businessman, promoter, manager, and TV celebrity . . . not to mention ferocious fighter Read Full Story >>>
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