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Fight vs. Diaz marks crossroads for Pacquiao
AZCentral.com, Mon, 23 Jun 2008
For Manny Pacquiao, it's about scale, on and off.
On the scale, there is his astonishing rise from a 107-pound fighter to a challenger and favorite for the 135-pound title against David Diaz on Saturday at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay.
Off the scale, the Pacquiao story is about a rapid ascent from Read Full Story >>>MANNY PACQUIAO vs DAVID DIAZ: "TAKE ALL, BY NAME AND NATURE..."
By Gary Todd, braggingrightscorner.com, Mon, 23 Jun 2008
When Emmanuel D. Pacquiao came into the world, a world of harsh poverty, and later as a little boy, with the grim prospect of an even harsher future ahead, do you think he could have ever imagined the life he would be leading now, as a boxing superstar, an actor and a Filipino legend? When I asked h Read Full Story >>> In celebration of what?s good for us
By Bart Barry, 15rounds.com, Mon, 23 Jun 2008
How much fun has it been getting to know WBC lightweight champion David Diaz? For the first time in years Manny Pacquiao has had an opponent who is happy to help him carry a promotion. No language barrier, no off-putting manager, no dissembling about the importance of a rematch victory.
Pacquiao Read Full Story >>> New SecondsOut Radio: Manny Pacquiao/David Diaz And More
SecondsOut.com, Mon, 23 Jun 2008
On this week?s edition of SecondsOut Radio, host Eddie Goldman reviews some of the major fights held this past weekend, and previews this coming Saturday?s fight between Manny Pacquiao and David Diaz.
We begin by particularly focusing upon the long-awaited rematch between IBF middleweight champ Read Full Story >>> Rumble in Vegas
GroundReport, Mon, 23 Jun 2008
Another blockbuster championship fight is about to bring excitement to the boxing fans around the world. Former US Olympian and WBC Lightweight Champion David Diaz will be facing Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao next Sunday, June 28, 2008 in Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Rumble in Vegas is a test of Read Full Story >>> Diaz sees Pacquiao as ticket to fame
By Ed C. Tolentino, Manila Times, Mon, 23 Jun 2008
David Diaz has been the World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight champion since 2006, but he readily admits that he has not been on the receiving end of a royal treatment until he secured a deal to defend the crown against Filipino fistic icon Manny Pacquiao.
Diaz has been guaranteed $800,000 for h Read Full Story >>> DONAIRE MAY SEE ACTION ON THE COTTO-MARGARITO CARD
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 23 Jun 2008
IBF/IBO flyweight champion Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire says he may see action on the undercard of the Miguel Cotto-Antonio Margarito WBA welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand on July 26 or the Joshua Clottey ? Zab Read Full Story >>> The Ultimate Breakdown: Pacquiao vs. Diaz
By Don Leopoldo, Boxing Herald, Mon, 23 Jun 2008
The clock is ticking closer to the LETHAL COMBINATION boxing event on Saturday at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Boxing fanatics around the world are very excited for the card?s main event between Filipino boxing superstar Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao against the World Boxing Cou Read Full Story >>> BOXING WRITER SYMPATHIZES WITH TYPOON VICTIMS
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 23 Jun 2008
A respected boxing writer and TV correspondent who is British but lives and works in Mexico sends his sympathies to the victims of typhoon Frank that has left a swath of death and destruction in the Philippines.
James Blears who was in Manila for the last World Boxing Council Convention and was s Read Full Story >>> JARO IS NEW OPBF CHAMP!
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 23 Jun 2008
Sonny Boy Jaro, protege of young promoter/manager Aljoe Jaro, took the vacant OPBF light-flyweight title with a hard-earned split decision verdict over Along Denoy in their 12-round encounter in Puerto Princesa, Palawan on Friday which was telecast last night by NBN-4 for the 8th anniversary of In Read Full Story >>> EX-IBF CHAMP RACHMAN BATTLES DAPUDONG
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 23 Jun 2008
Indonesia's Muhammad Rachman gets back in the ring on June 28, almost a year after losing his International Boxing Federation (IBF) miniflyweight crown to the Philippines Florante Condes, taking on the young Edrin Dapudong of North Cotabato in a 10-round junior flyweight fight in Jakarta.
Rachman Read Full Story >>> KO to firm up Pacquiao claim to No. 1
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Mon, 23 Jun 2008
LOS ANGELES ? Freddie Roach will be disappointed if Manny Pacquiao fails to knock David Diaz out this coming Saturday at Mandalay Bay.
?I really want a knockout in this fight,? said Roach Saturday at the Wild Card Gym when asked if he ever sees the fight lasting the whole 12 rounds.
Roach want Read Full Story >>> Diaz at ease heading into WBC title fight
By Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review Journal, Mon, 23 Jun 2008
He has thrown out the first pitch at Wrigley Field and has shot pucks on the ice at the United Center.
David Diaz is living every Chicago sports fan's dream. Sometimes, he's having so much fun, one might wonder if Diaz, the WBC lightweight champion, forgets he has the biggest fight of his life co Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO vs DIAZ: ARE MANY SCRIBES AND FANS PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE?
By Jim Amato, braggingrightscorner.com, Mon, 23 Jun 2008
The eyes of the boxing world will be focused on Manny Pacquiao next Saturday in his quest to win the lightweight title. To some, Manny winning this fight and a piece of the lightweight crown is a foregone conclusion. Many feel that Manny is the today's best active pound for pound boxer. A win Saturd Read Full Story >>> SONNY BOY JARO WINS OPBF TITLE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 23 Jun 2008
Sonny Boy Jaro has won the vacant Orient Pacific Boxing Federation light flyweight title with a split decision over Along Denoy in a fight card in Palawan.
?In this Corner? Television analyst Moy Lainez said it was a close fight but he felt Sonny Boy Jaro deserved to win. He said scoring referee Read Full Story >>> Roach says Manny may lose speed, not power
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Mon, 23 Jun 2008
LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao may lose some of his speed as he campaigns in the heavier division.
But certainly he won?t lose any of his power.
?His speed is just picking up quite a bit,? said Pacquiao?s trainer, Freddie Roach, Saturday or exactly one week before the Filipino megastar makes h Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao restless
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 23 Jun 2008
LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao is becoming restless.
But his uneasiness stems from the fact that he is aching to get it on with David Diaz, whose World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight title Pacquiao will try to snatch on Saturday night (Sunday morning in Manila) in Las Vegas.
"Go, go, go," s Read Full Story >>> Roach belittles Diaz?s skills
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 23 Jun 2008
LOS ANGELES ? Freddie Roach doesn?t see anything special in David Diaz. Except for one thing.
"Nothing," said Roach when asked if there's something in Diaz that Manny Pacquiao doesn?t have.
"Diaz best weapon is that he wins fights late, he breaks you down and he wears you down and he did tha Read Full Story >>> World boxing champions Manny Pacquiao and David Diaz are both hungry
By Nars Padilla, Sun.Star Baguio, Mon, 23 Jun 2008
THE quest for added fame and glory for Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and Mexican-American David Diaz, both world champions in their own rights is billed at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas this coming Saturday (Sunday, Manila time). By any yardstick, both superstars are hungry to Read Full Story >>> ABA-TRAINED WHITAKER STOPS LOWRY!
PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 22 Jun 2008
WBO NABO light-middleweight champ Charles "The Kill" Whitaker pounded Troy Lowry into submission in the fourth-round last Saturday at the Royal Watler Cruise Terminal, Georgetown, Cayman Islands.
Whitaker prepared for the fight by training at the American Boxing Academy (ABA) in Digos City, Phili Read Full Story >>>
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