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Oscar Shifts Toward Paul Williams By David A. Avila, The Sweet Science, Tue, 26 Aug 2008 A new candidate has emerged in the hunt for Oscar De La Hoya whose company has squabbled with Manny Pacquiao over percentages for a December meeting.
The new candidate is big Paul ?The Punisher? Williams, who has been seeking an opponent himself the past few months.
?Paul Williams name has com Read Full Story >>>UN SEC-GEN, WBC PRESIDENT CONGRATULATE CHINA By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 26 Aug 2008
UN Sec. General Ban Ki-moon.
All the perceived human rights and other alleged violations by China have been buried under an avalanche of congratulations for a spectacular hosting of the Beijing Olympic Games.
The lat Read Full Story >>> FEARLESS INTESITY 8 TO ROCK PASIG AUG. 29 PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 26 Aug 2008
Fearless Fighting Championship will rock Pasig City with its INTENSITY 8 event at the spanking, new fully-air-conditioned Rizal Capitol Recreational Center located in the Rizal Provincial Capitol complex along Shaw Boulevar Read Full Story >>> Does anybody want $10 million? By Eric Raskin, ESPN.com, Tue, 26 Aug 2008
Oscar De La Hoya doesn't have a whole lot of experience with rejection.
Whether you're talking about the dating game or the fight game, the Golden Boy has generally been able to pick and choos Read Full Story >>> The fans have spoken: De La Hoya-Pacquiao is a must By Dan Horgan, Boxing Herald, Tue, 26 Aug 2008
On Friday, I made the trek from Boston to Lincoln, Rhode Island to cover the Peter Manfredo-Donnie McCrary fight for this site. With me were BoxingHerald.com Director of Operations Ed Anderson, BH Director of Broadcasting Peter Czymbor, and BoxingHerald?s newest staff member Pat Hall, who will Read Full Story >>> MARQUEZ DECLARES WAR ON BOOM BOOM PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 25 Aug 2008
Mexican toughie, Eden ?Anestesista? Marquez wasted no time in declaring war against the Boholano warrior, Rey ? Boom Boom? Bautista upon his arrival in Cebu yesterday morning.
When asked by ALA Promotions? Marketing Dire Read Full Story >>> WBO NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS UNDERCARD: MILERS' GAMES PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 25 Aug 2008 If sustaining steam in a full-rounded fight cannot be over-emphasized, the rising ALA Gym Boys fighting in the undercard of this August-end's WBO Night of Champions wind-buster would face a rough test on their staying power in an expectedly long brawl that could well end in the final rounds.
Wo Read Full Story >>> PACMAN, JMM & GUZMAN: NEW LIGHTWEIGHT ERA By Brian Gorman, RingTalk.com, Mon, 25 Aug 2008 RANKING NEW ?BIG THREE? AT 135 LBS.
Pittsburgh, PA- Do you have a few hours to kill? Maybe you want to frustrate the hell out of a fellow boxing fan. Try asking this question: Who is, right now, the best lightweight (135 pound) boxer in the world? This is not a question of who should be the reco Read Full Story >>> De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao: Oscar's Hefty Contradiction By Mark Vester, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 25 Aug 2008 The proposed bout between Oscar De La Hoya and WBC lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao, in talks to take place on December 6 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, is being discussed among many writers as a hefty contradiction to numerous comments made in the past by De La Hoya.
Point 1 - Felix "Tito" T Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao: Is He Really the Best Pound for Pound? By Michael Herron, EastSideBoxing.com, Mon, 25 Aug 2008 It seems everyone has bought into Larry Merchant and HBO's insistence that Pacquiao is the best pound for pound (P4P) fighter in boxing. Yes, Pac is an exciting fighter but are his accomplishments and performances in the ring really up to P4P standards? His claim to the top spot, in my opinion, is l Read Full Story >>> SONSONA SEES ACTION IN CAGAYAN! PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 25 Aug 2008 Undefeated young prospect "Marvelous" Marvin Sonsona continues his march towards the big-time as he sees action tomorrow at the Amphitheater in Cagayan de Oro City.
Youthful Kenneth Rontal, who owns the RP Contenders Gym where Sonsona trains, revealed in an interview yesterday that the young figh Read Full Story >>> ?Fighting Words? - Foreign Powers: An Import/Export Business By David P. Greisman, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 25 Aug 2008
Of all the truths readily apparent following the recent Olympic boxing tournament, one matter that is abundantly clear is the state of American boxing in international competition.
It ain?t what it once was. And that has become t Read Full Story >>> EDEN MARQUEZ ARRIVES IN CEBU TODAY By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 25 Aug 2008
Cebu City -- Mexican Eden ?Anestesista? Marquez, who will challenge Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista on Saturday, is slated to arrive in here today for his 12-round battle at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel in the co-main event of th Read Full Story >>> Wesley So tops Board One and Leads Philippines U-16 Chess Team to Third Place By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 25 Aug 2008
Finally we have something to smile about.
The Philippine Under-16 Chess Team scored a total of 27 points after ten rounds at the World Youth Under 16 Chess Olympiad held in Turkey and was good enough for third place. The team is Read Full Story >>> SUICO TO DEFEND OPBF CROWN SEPT. 20 By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 25 Aug 2008
Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) lightweight champ Randy Suico will defend his title for the third time on September 20 against Japan's Nihito Arakawa at the famous Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
The 28-year-old Su Read Full Story >>> Nietes? long layoff worries Aldeguer By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Mon, 25 Aug 2008 ALL is going well for World Boxing Organization Intercontinental super bantamweight king Rey ?Boom Boom? Bautista (25-1, 18 KOs) and WBO mini flyweight champion Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes (22-1-3, 13 KOs) in their preparation for their title defenses on Aug. 30 at the Waterfront Hotel and Casino in Cebu. Read Full Story >>> Filipino Olympic Boxing: Can Pacquiao's words inspire future generations? By Don Leopoldo, Boxing Herald, Mon, 25 Aug 2008 The Olympic gold medal in boxing has proven to be very elusive for the Filipino Olympian. The medals earned in the Olympics so far by Filipino boxers include: Mansueto ?Onyok? Velasco in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics (silver) and Anthony Villanueva in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics (silver); and three bronze?J Read Full Story >>> Olympic Heavyweights ? A History By Marty Mulcahey, MaxBoxing.com, Mon, 25 Aug 2008
The Olympics have been handing out medals for boxing since 1908, and by the end of the Beijing games will have awarded 110 medals to boxers 200 pounds and over. Some of those boxers went on to win world heavyweight titles in the Read Full Story >>> ALCOY RESULTS AND PHOTOS PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 24 Aug 2008
Photo: Jhonreil Casimiro (L) tags Rodel Quilaton with a straight left in this bit of action during their 10-round bout last night at the Eusebio Sestoso Memorial Coliseum in Alcoy, Cebu. Casimiro won by unanimous decision Read Full Story >>> GOLD SA 2012 LONDON OLYMPICS By Manny Pacquiao, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 24 Aug 2008 GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- Ang gumising sa bawat araw at makita na lahat tayo ay masaya, malusog at kuntento sa buhay ay isa sa mga himalang hindi natin masyadong binibigyang-pansin. Magandang araw po sa inyong lahat at sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan saan mang panig ng mundo kayo naroroon.
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