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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 >>> Ricky Hatton- Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde
By Dan Gabel, Diamond Boxing, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
I am an unabashed fan of Ricky Hatton. No question about it. In the ring he is a dynamo. I love the constant pressure and constant action. I love the brawling style. Sure it might cause him to lose some fights to more technically sound boxers. For example his only career loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr Read Full Story >>> Hatton And Floyd Sr. Like 'Peas and Carrots'
By Michael Woods, The Sweet Science, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
TSS readers regularly come up with tags for fights that obliterate the names given by promoters. I think our ace commenters might be able to do a bit better than ?The Battle of East and West,? the tag for the May 2nd showdown between the division-hopping Filipino fury?let me amend that, containe Read Full Story >>> Insider Notebook: Hatton on Pacquiao, Booze, Status
By Robert Morales, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
It was Monday, 4:30 p.m. in Manchester, England. Ricky Hatton had just slept for a good hour during a train ride home following a training session. We were supposed to talk to him during the ride. But his special assistant, Paul Speaks, told us three times to call back in 20 minutes because "Ricky's Read Full Story >>> KO warning for Pacquiao
SkySports.com, Fri, 06 Mar 2009
Manny Pacquiao has been warned that Ricky Hatton will "bust him up" when the pair clash on May 2 at the MGM Grand.
The light-welterweight showdown in Las Vegas will see both fighters vying for the title of the world's best pound-for-pound fighter.
However Hatton's trainer Floyd Mayweather Snr Read Full Story >>> Vic Darchinyan Is Looking To Make History
By Igor Frank, 411mania.com, Thu, 05 Mar 2009
This weekend while covering a Marquez vs. Diaz fight in Houston, I discovered that Mexican fans love Vic Darchinyan despite the fact that he demolished two of their favorite proud champions, Christian Mijares and Jorge Arce, one after the other.
One of Vic's trainers from Australia, Angelo Hyder, Read Full Story >>> Hatton clearly the underdog against Pacquiao
By Ricardo Lois, Examiner.com, Thu, 05 Mar 2009
He might have have a skull lined with concrete, thousands of fans chanting, "There's only onnnnnnnnnnnne Ricky Hatton," and a huggy bear style that can frustrate the most average of boxers, Read Full Story >>> THE BEST POUND-FOR-POUND BOXER OF ALL TIME
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 05 Mar 2009
Sugar Ray Robinson.
Manny Pacquiao is the current pound-for-pound king as proclaimed by the authoritative Ring Magazine. Pound-for-pound is the term used popularly in boxing, as well as other combat sports like mixed Read Full Story >>> THE PACMAN IS BACK IN TOWN, THE HARD GRIND BEGINS
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 05 Mar 2009
Los Angeles, CA:- After completing the obligatory appearances in London and Manchester, England, Manny Pacquiao flew back ?home? to this city to open his training camp at the famed Wildcard Gym of Freddie Roach.
Thus begun t Read Full Story >>> EXCLUSIVE VIDEO Pacquiao the impersonator as fighters show deep mutual respect
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Thu, 05 Mar 2009
It comes as no surprise that Manny Pacquiao has acted in films, plays the guitar and piano and has had a No1 hit at home, with a song called 'This Fight Is For You'.
Tra Read Full Story >>> When picking fights, HBO finally getting it right
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Thu, 05 Mar 2009
Some media members seem to enjoy taking shots at HBO and distorting the facts just for fun, then refuse to acknowledge when things are going well. Sure, I've taken my cuts from time to time over the years, but I have no problem standing up and praising when it is warranted, either.
Right now, pra Read Full Story >>> Back to Work for Pacquiao
By Joseph Pimentel, Asian Journal, Thu, 05 Mar 2009
LOS ANGELES ? THE fun and games are over.
With the first leg of the Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton promotional tour in Manchester, England done, Pacquiao is ready to get back to work and hit the gym.
?It feels good being back here (in the US),? said Pacquiao to the Asian Journal. ?My body fee Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao became 'street urchin' after his father ate his dog
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Thu, 05 Mar 2009
Manny Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach has revealed the extraordinary moment when the boxer, as a young boy, ran away from home in the Philippines after his father had eaten his pet dog.
Pacquiao took to living on the streets, sleeping rough, many nights sleeping just in a cardboard box, buying Read Full Story >>> Hatton's lethal combination
SkySports.com, Thu, 05 Mar 2009
Ricky Hatton insists he not only has the power to beat Manny Pacquiao, but also the boxing ability.
'The Hitman', 45-1 with 32 knockouts, will return to the site of his only defeat to date when he takes on Filipino southpaw Pacquaio on May 2.
Floyd Mayweather Jnr proved the Mancunian's undoing Read Full Story >>>
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