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PACQUIAO-HATTON: THE BALLAD OF TWO BRAVE WARRIORS PT. 2
By John Louie Ramos, FightHype.com, Sat, 18 Apr 2009
Ricky Hatton, the pride of Manchester, has been on top of the jr. welterweight division for a considerable amount of time. He has fought the best the division has to offer. Kostya Tszyu, Paulie Malignaggi, Jose Luis Castillo are all great names; great warriors who succumbed to Hatton's great strengt Read Full Story >>>Press your pants! Why I'll root for Little Guy (Pacquiao) from Gensan
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Sat, 18 Apr 2009
?No Cheering In The Press Box? is the title of a book written by baseball scribe Jerome Holtzman.
Holtzman, a Chicago writer who prowled the baseball beat virtually until he died in 2008 at age 82, was a purist, both about the National Pastime and in terms of proper conduct in the confines of th Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao?s ?Gonna Run? ? Mayweather Sr.
By Joseph Pimentel, Digital Journal, Sat, 18 Apr 2009
LAS VEGAS?Floyd Mayweather, Sr. is never at a lost for words. Ricky Hatton?s loquacious trainer is outspoken and even poetic.
But when asked to reply to the many boxing pundits that predict a Manny Pacquiao vi Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao vs. Hatton - Manny Says "I am Hungry To Win"
By Mark Vester, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 18 Apr 2009
Manny Pacquiao is not taking it easy. Currently Manny is busting up sparring partners at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, California. Last December he picked up the biggest win of his career, a one-sided eight round stoppage of Oscar De La Hoya. Now he is regarded as the number one pound-for-pound fi Read Full Story >>> BOXING: Golden attraction comes to an end
By Robert Morales, Daily News, Sat, 18 Apr 2009
It was 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, about three hours after Oscar De La Hoya announced his retirement from boxing. De La Hoya was playing host to an international conference call to discuss what had been an emotional decision that brought him to tears a couple of time at Nokia Theatre Plaza at L.A. Live.
D Read Full Story >>> DESPITE THE HYPE, DE LA HOYA WAS BOXING'S GOLDEN BOY
By George Willis, New York Post, Sat, 18 Apr 2009
WE TEACH our children that it's not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game. Nevertheless, there are those who want to downplay Oscar De La Hoya's boxing career by suggesting he was more of an attraction than he was a fighter. It borders on an insult to suggest De La Hoya was more hype t Read Full Story >>> Blowhard Bob Arum's tweets: Pacman grabs all the money, I get peanuts
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Sat, 18 Apr 2009
Unedited transcript of the past week for Blowhard Bob Arum, nearly 80 years old and an early adapter to new technology, as he tweeted his way from Las Vegas to New York and back again and then on to Manila. Yet another Examiner.com Boxing Hardly Exclusive, Tweets!
At home, watched crappy HBO sho Read Full Story >>> Oscar, the Beckham of the ring
By Barry McGuigan, mirror.co.uk, Sat, 18 Apr 2009
To the sizeable Hispanic community in Los Angeles and the American west coast and the millions of Mexicans south of the border, Oscar de la Hoya was David Beckham in boxing gloves.
From Golden Balls to Golden Boy, the story was the same. Girls wanted to marry him, blokes wanted to be him.
His Read Full Story >>> Donaire makes weight, is hungry to look great
By Colin Seymour, Examiner.com, Sat, 18 Apr 2009
Nonito Donaire Jr. says he?s hungry, and you?d think everyone would believe him after he weighed in at 111? pounds about three hours ago for his IBF flyweight title defense in the Philippines.
The pay-per-view card begins around 6 p.m. PDT Saturday, which is 9 a.m. Sunday in Manila. The co-featur Read Full Story >>> WBA FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION CHRIS JOHN WILL FACE ROCKY JUAREZ JUNE 27TH IN LOS ANGELES...
braggingrightscorner.com, Sat, 18 Apr 2009
Long regarded as one of boxing's most underrated champions, WBA featherweight champion Chris John showed the world just what he can do on the sport's biggest stage when he battled Rocky Juarez over 12 exciting rounds in his United States debut on HBO this past February.
John, unbeaten at 42-0-2 Read Full Story >>> Boxing's 'Art of War.' Destroy your enemy's enemy: Pacquiao vs. Cotto, Mayweather vs. Marquez
By Marv Dumon, Examiner.com, Sat, 18 Apr 2009
Riddle me this, riddle me that, who's afraid of making that big, fat stack of cash?
Not the boxers.
Not the promoters.
No sirrr . . .
And the fans - we surmise - "would not mi Read Full Story >>> WEIGHTS FROM MANILA
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 18 Apr 2009
Manila, Philippines: The weigh-in for the ?The Flash and the Furious? fight card was held at the famed Manila Hotel this morning.
The results are as follows:
Nonito Donaire Jr., - 111.5 Raul Martinez ? 112 Read Full Story >>> Giants to Celebrate Filipino Heritage Night on April 21 Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao to throw out ceremonial first pitch
ringsports.com, Sat, 18 Apr 2009
San Francisco (RingSports.com) The San Francisco Giants will hold their annual Filipino American Heritage celebration to highlight the Filipino culture and community on Tuesday, April 21, when the Giants face the San Diego Padres at 7:15 p.m. Five-division boxing world champion and boxing?s No. 1 at Read Full Story >>> Gerry Penalosa: ?I will surprise Juan Manuel Lopez!?
By Kabayo Santiago, FightFan.com, Sat, 18 Apr 2009
Fightfan.com?s Kabayo Santiago corners Gerry Penalosa during a recent workout at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood and gets his thoughts on his upcoming bout with Juan Manuel Lopez scheduled for April 25 in Puerto Rico! Watch Gerry hard at work in training and hear what the ageless Penalosa has Read Full Story >>> 'FLASH AND FURIOUS' WEIGH-IN RESULTS
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 18 Apr 2009
According to Dr. Ed De la Vega, who was present at today's official weigh-in, the very talented IBF flyweight champ Nonito Donaire Jr came in at a trim 111.5 lbs while Texas-based Raul Martinez was at a perfect 112 lbs in advance of their 12-round showdown tomorrow morning at the historic Araneta Co Read Full Story >>> MAYWEATHER VS. MARQUEZ NEARLY SET FOR JULY 18?
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Sat, 18 Apr 2009
Sources close to the situation have just informed us that it's looking more and more like retired pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. will make his return this summer against WBA & WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez. Mayweather was originally rumored to make his return on July 11, th Read Full Story >>> HUMBERTO SOTO, JAMES KIRKLAND, MATT KOROBOV and ERISLANDY LARA HEADLINE PACQUIAO-HATTON PAY-PER-VIEW UNDERCARD
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 18 Apr 2009
LAS VEGAS, NEV. (April 17, 2009) - A world championship battle between north and south will highlight the May 2 pay-per-view undercard for Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton: "The Battle of East and West." World Boxing Council (WBC) Super Featherweight Champion HUMBERTO SOTO of Mexico will defend his Read Full Story >>> EXCLUSIVE VIDEO Pacquiao: I'm close to 100 per cent
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Sat, 18 Apr 2009
Manny Pacquiao told me, in Los Angeles, that he is close to what he considers 100percent condition to face Ricky Hatton on May 2 at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas. He allowed The Telegraph exclusive access both into his apartment, and his training camp, where he is surrounded by his entourage. They smile, Read Full Story >>> OPEN LETTER TO OSCAR DE LA HOYA
By Hesiquio Balderas, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 18 Apr 2009
Since I can remember, I?ve been a boxing fan. My uncle, Humberto Santos, was a professional boxer and had some fights in Arena Mexico. I think that?s how I got bitten by the boxing bug.
I remember also that occasio Read Full Story >>> Oscar de la Hoya underrated
By Marcus Henry, NewsDay.com, Sat, 18 Apr 2009
I?ve been asked over the last couple of days where Oscar de la Hoya?s place is in boxing history. Is he an all-time great? Is he a hall-of-famer? Is he overrated?
There are a lot of pundits and fans who think de la Hoya was overrated. I?m here to make the case that de la Hoya might have been a li Read Full Story >>>
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