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Veni. Vidi. Vici
By Edcer Escudero, Sun.Star Davao, Mon, 29 Dec 2008
MANNY "Pacman" Pacquiao once again lived up to his reputation as the Mexican Executioner when he gobbled up yet another Mexican prey, the once mighty Oscar De La Hoya, in a non-title bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Last Vegas last December 6.
Showcasing his vaunted speed and punching power, Read Full Story >>>THE HUNT FOR THE NEXT PACMAN
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 28 Dec 2008
2009 promises to be another exhilarating year for Philippine boxing. Every name fighter in the 135 to 147 lb. weight range has his sights set on Manny Pacquiao. He has a wide array of exciting match-ups to choose from.
Filipin Read Full Story >>> FARENAS WINS BY 3RD ROUND KO OVER THAI OPPONENT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 28 Dec 2008
The Philippines No. 1 featherweight Michael Farenas has scored a smashing 3rd round knockout over Thailand?s Sunan Thosen before a huge crowd that packed the Mandaluyong Gym on Saturday night.
With the win Farenas upped h Read Full Story >>> Pacman vs Hitman Name It!
By Robert Epstein, Diamond Boxing, Sun, 28 Dec 2008
Thousands have voted in our poll, the results are in and by a slight margin boxing fans selected Ricky Hatton over Floyd Mayweather Jr. as the opponent they want to see in the ring next with Manny Pacquiao .The margin was very slim as 49 percent of the voters selected Hatton and 44 percent selected Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao takes top fighter for 2008
By John Whisler, San Antonio Express, Sun, 28 Dec 2008
After Manny Pacquiao's demolition of Oscar De La Hoya earlier this month, British light heavyweight champion Joe Calzaghe declared boxing dead.
It ain't so, Joe.
While the sport wasn't quite able to match the banner year it enjoyed in 2007, 2008 didn't disappoint. There were a number of exciti Read Full Story >>> The Top Ten Boxing Stories of 2008
By David Sauvage, BoxingScene.com, Sun, 28 Dec 2008
Did boxing have a theme in 2008?
It'd be nice if change were the theme. That was the theme for everything else. But the Klitchkos are still here, alas.
Let's get to it. The top ten stories of 2008:
10. Evander Holyfield Finally Doesn't Capture the Heavyweight Crown
For a decade, Holyfiel Read Full Story >>> Son of a box! Manny finesses PacMan, finishes Golden Boy
By Frank A. Hilario, American Chronicle, Sun, 28 Dec 2008
No match.
That?s what they said before the ?Dream Match? between Filipino Manny ?PacMan? Pacquiao and Mexican-American Oscar ?Golden Boy? De La Hoya on 6 December at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the land of Barack Obama. Golden Boy was much taller and much bigger and much b Read Full Story >>> The Year of Pacquiao
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sun, 28 Dec 2008
2008 will go down in sports history as the year Manny Pacquiao affirmed his supremacy as the world?s No. 1 pound-for-pound champion. No Filipino fighter ? or athlete, for that matter ? has gained as much global acclaim as Pacqu Read Full Story >>> 2008: YEAR OF THE PAC
By Derek Bilton, Sportinglife.com (UK), Sun, 28 Dec 2008
Chinese astrologers will have you believe that 2008 was the 'Year of the Rat', but fight fans the world over know better.
This was, unquestionably, the 'Year of the 'Pac'. No if's or but's about it; this was the year Filipino buzz-saw Manny Pacquiao established himself as the premier 'pound-for-p Read Full Story >>> Different Hatton to face Manny
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sun, 28 Dec 2008
It?ll be a ?new? Ricky Hatton up against Manny Pacquiao when they square off on May 2 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas and the Filipino icon is forewarned to expect a brawler retooled to fight like Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Hatton is tipped to provide much stiffer opposition than Oscar de la Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao vs. Hatton Will Be Brutal For Both, Says Smith
By Mark Vester, BoxingScene.com, Sun, 28 Dec 2008
Brendon Smith, trainer of lightweight contender Michael Katsidis, contacted BoxingScene.com regarding recent comments that were published on the popular Aussie website Sports Nut , and later reported on this very site. Per the comments reported on Sports Nut , Smith predicted that Hatton would break Read Full Story >>> Heavyweight slumbers
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 28 Dec 2008
AFTER reading several articles on how the judges reportedly botched the scoring in the Evander Holyfield-Nikolai Valuev heavyweight bout, I just had to check out the fight at YouTube and see for myself what all the freaking ruckus was all about.
And frankly, I was shocked at what I saw.
You se Read Full Story >>> Beyond Pacquaio-De La Hoya, Two People?s Long-lost Ties
By Rene P. Ciria-Cruz, New America Media, Sun, 28 Dec 2008
Editor's Note: The recent Pacquiao-De La Hoya fight pitted Mexican and Filipino fans against eachother, but the two fighters have many common ties. Mexico and the Philippines had 250 years of close political and cultural ties before the 20th century, with enduring results, writes NAM contributor Ren Read Full Story >>> BoxingScene 2008 Year in Review: The Jr. Welterweights
By Cliff Rold, BoxingScene.com, Sun, 28 Dec 2008
Is Jr. Welterweight a good division? It?s a question which was there before the start of 2008 and remains at the end of it. There are good fighters, but there isn?t a ton of depth below the very top of class.
Luckily for 140 lbs., the peak is one of the sports biggest stars and the few notables Read Full Story >>> SecondsOut Promoter Of The Year Golden Boy Promotions
By Andrew Wake, SecondsOut.com, Sun, 28 Dec 2008
The fact that the Los Angeles-based firm have scooped SecondsOut?s award for Promoter of the Year for the fifth year in succession is proof, if it was needed, that Oscar De La Hoya is as much the ?Golden Boy? with his promotional hat on as he has been in the ring with a pair of 10 ounce Cleto Reyes Read Full Story >>> 2008 Boxing Reveals Mixed Results
By George Willis, New York Post, Sun, 28 Dec 2008
There were plenty of special moments in boxing in 2008: Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez met in an epic third bout; Antonio Margarito scored a thrilling upset of Miguel Cotto, the slugfest between Tomasz Adamek and Steve Cunningham in Newark demands a rematch; and Manny Pacquiao's three victories i Read Full Story >>> In This Corner on '4' features classic series
The Philippine Star, Sun, 28 Dec 2008
The weekly top rating boxing show In This Corner continues with its ?Classic Series? tonight (7-8 p.m.) over NBN-4.
This time boxing fans get to witness in the one-hour program presented by Ginebra San Miguel, San Miguel Beer, Purefoods, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and Biogenic I Read Full Story >>> MANNY PACQUIAO: THE GREATEST OF ALL-TIME
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 27 Dec 2008
To appreciate the greatness of Manny Pacquiao one has to reach into his childhood days to realize where he came from and then proceed to evaluate ? and be mesmerized ? by what he has achieved not just for himself and his family Read Full Story >>> Tex?s Southpaw Study: A Look at the Lefty
By Daniel 'Tex' Cohen, RingsideReport.com, Sat, 27 Dec 2008
Hundreds of years ago, they were stoned to death for witchcraft. In the boomer generation, nuns smacked them on the hand with rulers. They make up an overwhelming proportion of US presidents. They are cherished in all sports for their versatility, uniqueness and ambidextrous tendencies. In some ways Read Full Story >>> Pro Boxing Yearender: Pacquiao wipes away the blues
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sat, 27 Dec 2008
Florante Condes lost his IBF minimumweight title, five Filipinos were thwarted in bids for world crowns and at least four highly-regarded contenders blew their chance to advance to the global stage but Manny Pacquiao made all the d Read Full Story >>>
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