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ALA nixes Mexican?s offer for Nietes vs. Vargas
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Fri, 17 Apr 2009
DONNIE ?Ahas? Nietes? handlers, ALA Promotions, turned down the initial offer of Mexican promoter Fernando Beltran for the World Boxing Organization mini flyweight king to fight interim WBO titleholder Manuel Vargas on May 16 in Mexico.
ALA Promotions president Michael Aldeguer refused the offer, Read Full Story >>>Roach sure of KO win, bets house on Pacman
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Fri, 17 Apr 2009
MANILA, Philippines - Freddie Roach is betting his house that Manny Pacquiao will knock out Ricky Hatton on May 2 in Las Vegas.
?Ricky?s a tough guy, but we?ll knock him out. I?ll bet my house on it,? Roach told Lance Pugmire of the LA Times Wednesday.
Pacquiao staged a media workout at the Wi Read Full Story >>> INTERNATIONAL MEDIA DESCENDS TO HOLLYWOOD FOR PACQUIAO'S MEDIA DAY
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 17 Apr 2009
LOS ANGELES -- Representatives from the mainstream and obscure media squeezed shoulder to shoulder around a small boxing ring inside the Wildcard Gym in Hollywood Wednesday afternoon to get a good position to interview Read Full Story >>> TIDBITS FROM THE MEDIA DAY
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 17 Apr 2009
Los Angeles, CA:- Yesterday, the promoters of the Pacquiao-Hatton rumble on May 2nd held the lone media conference for Manny Pacquiao at the Wildcard Gym. They had to have one as the new rules at the gym kept everyone Read Full Story >>> Next big thing
Business World Online, Fri, 17 Apr 2009
This weekend a virtual "audition" to become local boxing?s next big thing will be staged. This, as Pinoy pugs Nonito "The Flash" Donaire and Brian "Hawaiian Punch" Viloria take on separate foes not only to bring pride to the country but fortify their claims as well as the fighters to watch out for t Read Full Story >>> Boxing Poetics: Hail The King
By Edwin Ladaga, GroundReport, Fri, 17 Apr 2009
Boxing Poetics aims to bring boxing and poetry together. It is boxing news in verse and rhyme. If you have a boxing poem, you can email it to edwinladaga@aol.com.
I have been looking into comments and blogs of several boxing fans in different websites. I find this entertaining poem written by the Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao pays tribute to ring legend Oscar De Lay Hoya after Golden Boy calls it quits
Mail Online (UK), Thu, 16 Apr 2009
Manny Pacquiao has paid tribute to recently retired boxer Oscar De La Hoya, revealing the 'Golden Boy' is still his idol despite forcing him into retirement after he d Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao taking Ricky Hatton threat seriously
guardian.co.uk, Thu, 16 Apr 2009
Manny Pacquiao, currently the world's best pound-for-pound fighter, is refusing to take his forthcoming bout with Ricky Hatton lightly, admitting the British boxer could represent one of his toughest opponents.
Currently training in Los Angeles before the fight in Las Vegas on 2 May, Pacquiao sai Read Full Story >>> It will be a quick fight ? Roach
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Thu, 16 Apr 2009
Manny Pacquiao believes he has Ricky Hatton all figured out.
Amid the non-stop clicking of the cameras and a torrent of questions, Pacquiao exuded confidence on Wednesday when asked about his fast-approaching clash with British ba Read Full Story >>> See Manny Pacquiao before the big fight
By Marge Veloso, Examiner.com, Thu, 16 Apr 2009
The upcoming Pacquiao's fight at the MGM Grand Las Vegas on May 2 is like Superbowl for many Filipinos. This is the time we get together with our family and friends to watch the pound-for-pound king. We hold an all-day "Pacman" party, we take a day off from work (for those who work on fight day) or Read Full Story >>> HBO begins to understand the power of the Web
By Ricardo Lois, Boxing Confidential, Thu, 16 Apr 2009
For months colleague John Chavez and myself have made Boxing Confidential our own personal soapboxes to tell anyone reading how poorly boxing is marketed to the masses.
One particular point which I have repeated over and over is how HBO and promoters limit their population of potential pay per vi Read Full Story >>> ?Golden Boy? a champion through and through - Pacquiao
GMA News Online, Thu, 16 Apr 2009
MANILA, Philippines ? A champion both inside and outside the ring.
This was how reigning pound for pound Manny Pacquiao described his one-time foe Oscar De La Hoya, who called it quits after an 16 years of carrying the torch for the sport.
?Bilib ako sa mga nakamit ni Dela Hoya na mga parangal Read Full Story >>> MANNY PACQUIAO: THE EVOLUTION OF A POUND-FOR-POUND KING PT. 2
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Thu, 16 Apr 2009
For more than six years, the dynamic duo of Manny Pacquiao and Freddie Roach have stormed through multiple divisions, notching victory after victory over some of the world's top pound-for-pound fighters in the sport. The work that Freddie Roach has done with his star pupil is unparalleled in today's Read Full Story >>> Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Targets John Duddy, Pacquiao
By Mark Vester, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 16 Apr 2009
If anyone lost out on a major payday, it was undefeated junior middleweight prospect Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. For the last few years, a revenge bout between Chavez Jr. and De La Hoya was slowly cooking. During his 17-year pro career, De La Hoya stopped Chavez' father, Julio Sr, twice. Since the day he Read Full Story >>> SALAMAT, OSCAR DE LA HOYA
By Manny Pacquiao, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 16 Apr 2009
LOS ANGELES ? Magandang araw po ulit sa inyong lahat mga ginigiliw kong mga kaibigan, pamilya at fans. Mahigit dalawang linggo na lang at magbabakbakan na kaming dalawa ni Ricky Hatton ng England sa Mayo 2 sa ?The Batt Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO VS HATTON -- A MUST SEE RUCTION
By Hermie Rivera, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 16 Apr 2009
Los Angeles, CA.-- This will be a showcase of heavy punching when Manny Pacquiao clashes with Ricky Hatton at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Always looking for ways to beat riotous challengers, Pacquiao is read Read Full Story >>> Joyi to take on Filipino in an IBF fight eliminator
By Mesuli Zifo, Dispatch Online, Thu, 16 Apr 2009
ONE of the country?s most talented fighters Nkosinathi ?Mabere? Joyi takes a step closer to a world title showdown when he engages in an IBF mini-flyweight elimination clash against Filipino Florante Condes at East London?s Orient Theatre on June 12.
The news was confirmed by Joyi?s promoter Siph Read Full Story >>> OSCAR DE LA HOYA CONFERENCE CALL TRANSCRIPT
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 16 Apr 2009
LOS ANGELES, Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Richard Schaefer: Welcome everybody to today's conference call. I'm sure all of you have heard the decision. We actually just came from an amazing ceremony, a news conference, in front of Staples Center which was attended by thousands of Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao is poised to be the new golden one
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Thu, 16 Apr 2009
On the day after Oscar De La Hoya retired, the man best poised to succeed him as the world's most popular active boxer made it clear he knows his drawing power comes not from his smile or magnetic personality but from his work in the ring.
"I try to focus only on training and fighting," Manny Pac Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO: DE LA HOYA IS STILL MY IDOL
By Rachel O'Brien, Sportinglife.com (UK), Thu, 16 Apr 2009
Manny Pacquiao has said recently retired boxer Oscar De La Hoya is still his idol.
The "Golden Boy" and former Olympic gold medallist revealed his decision to quit on Tuesday with a 39-6 (30 KOs) professional record, four months after being outclassed by Pacquiao in Las Vegas.
His Filipino nem Read Full Story >>>
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