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Anything can happen, says veteran TV man
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Wed, 03 Dec 2008
LOS ANGELES ? Boxing scholar Larry Marchant, who does the color commentary for HBO, will be one of the least surprised followers of the fight game if Manny Pacquiao topples Oscar De La Hoya this Saturday at the MGM Grand.
Merchant, who is credited for having broached the idea of a possible Pacqui Read Full Story >>>Mepranum makes US debut in Pacquiao undercard
By Edwin G. Espejo, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 03 Dec 2008
MAASIM, Sarangani (December 1) ? Rising boxing star Richie Mepranum will get his first taste of big time boxing when he fights Cesar 'El Gallito' Lopez in the undercard of the Oscar dela Hoya-Manny Pacquiao bout this Sunday (December 6 in the US).
Mepranum, who is reigning World Boxing Organizati Read Full Story >>> The Top 10 Most Anticipated Fights Of The Last 20 Years
BleacherReport.com, Wed, 03 Dec 2008
I understand that Filipino fans and De la Hoya fans (whatever calls itself a DLH fan I should say; personally, I don't know a single living person who likes him) are riding high in anticipation for this Saturday's "Dream Match." Yawn!
I'm sorry but I just don't see what there is to be excited abo Read Full Story >>> OSCAR DE LA HOYA GRAND ARRIVAL PHOTOS
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 03 Dec 2008
Six Division and Ten-Time World Champion Oscar de la Hoya is greeted by a massive crowd on December 2, 2008 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada as he arrives for his December 6, 2008 fight against Ring Magazine Number One Ra Read Full Story >>> MANNY PACQUIAO GRAND ARRIVAL PHOTOS
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 03 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS -- Four-time world champion Manny Pacquiao, General Santos, Philippines makes his 'Grand Arrival' from his custom Team Pacquiao bus at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino for his upcoming world welterweight rumble 'Dre Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO WATCH: SLAY him Manny
By Edwin G. Espejo, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 03 Dec 2008
This will probably be my last piece before I will again pound the keyboard of my still serviceable desktop for the result of the Dream Match between Manny Pacquiao and Oscar dela Hoya.
Like my friend eminent photojournalist Bob Read Full Story >>> Is it Personal for Pacquiao?
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Wed, 03 Dec 2008
Well, it's finally here, as Oscar De La Hoya faces the diminutive Manny Pacquiao this Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in what will be the most anticipated event (note, I didn't say fight) of 2008. And in listening to some of th Read Full Story >>> Well-Rested or Battle-Tested? The Riddle of Oscar-Pacquiao
By Thomas Gerbasi, MaxBoxing.com, Wed, 03 Dec 2008
Let?s get this out of the way at the start ? Oscar De La Hoya is in the best shape of his life, he?s got the fire back, and he?s coming out to make a statement in his bout against Manny Pacquiao on December 6th.
Okay, now that the u Read Full Story >>> SECURITY TIGHTENED AROUND PACQUIAO
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 03 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS--For Wild Card Gym chief security officer Rob Peters, the next few days at the Mandalay Bay will be very crucial and critical.
This as the number of people trying to wiggle their way into Pacquiao is expected to Read Full Story >>> NIETES TO DEFEND WBO TITLE AGAINST RAMIREZ IN MEXICO
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 03 Dec 2008
World Boxing Organization minimum weight champion Donnie Nietes will defend his title against Mexico?s Erik Ramirez in Mexico sometime in February.
Boxing patron and chairman of the ALA Gym Tony Aldeguer informed www.insidesp Read Full Story >>> The Agony of Antonio L. Aldeguer
By Manny Piñol, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 03 Dec 2008
There is no other Filipino boxing patron whose dedication to the sport and love for his young wards is as deep as that of Cebu City's Antonio L. Aldeguer, the man behind the popular ALA Boxing Gym.
Tony, also called "Bidoy" by those close to him, has invested a fortune and spent almost half of hi Read Full Story >>> MEPRANUM?S U.S DEBUT BURIED BY PACQUIAO FEVER
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 03 Dec 2008
The U.S debut of WBO Oriental flyweight champion Richie Mepranum of Maasim, Sarangani in Mindanao, who will fight in the undercard of the Dec. 6 mega fight, has been buried by the Pacquiao fever which surrounds the ?Dream Match? be Read Full Story >>> A CLOSER LOOK AT KING DAVID AND MANNY PACQUIAO
By Medeon Maraon, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 03 Dec 2008
King David. Manny Pacquiao. Two distinct characters I look up to. As I looked intently into the lives of both individuals, I found interesting similarities between them. Allow me to share with you some of the things I found Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao reaches Vegas a clear underdog
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Wed, 03 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS ? For a change, Manny Pacquiao arrived here in Vegas wearing the underdog tag.
After a slow four-hour ride from Los Angeles, Pacquiao checked in at the luminous Mandalay Bay as the clear underdog for his ?Dream Match? against Oscar dela Hoya this coming Saturday (Sunday in Manila) at th Read Full Story >>> First four rounds crucial for Pacman - Merchant
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Wed, 03 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS ? Larry Merchant, who brought up the idea of this ?Dream Match? ahead of everybody else, came out with his latest, precious thoughts on the fight.
At the Wild Card Gym in LA Monday, scribes caught up with the ageless boxing commentator and sought his analysis of the Manny Pacquiao vs Os Read Full Story >>> De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao huge for boxing
By Bill Dwyre, NewsDay.com, Tue, 02 Dec 2008
Boxing fans are on edge these days, not unlike your 6-year-old in the back seat on a long trip.
"How many more miles, Daddy? Are we there yet?"
Actually, we are four days from Oscar De La Hoya versus Manny Pacquiao and several years from knowing how the sport will weather the immediate future Read Full Story >>> It's game on for De La Hoya ahead of PacMan fight
By Robert Morales, ESPN.com, Tue, 02 Dec 2008
If insults were like punches, Oscar De La Hoya would have been beaten to death a long time ago.
"He has been in this position so many times with 'player haters,'" said Eric Gomez, De La Hoya's boyhood friend and matchmaker at Golden Boy Promotions. "Felix Trinidad Jr. called him chicken; Fernando Read Full Story >>> OSCAR'S WEIGHT OF EXPECTATION
Sportinglife.com (UK), Tue, 02 Dec 2008
One of the very oldest adages in the old glove game and one that still rings true among many fight veterans is that 'a good big 'un always beats a good little 'un'.
Manny Pacquaio will try to disprove this theory on December 6 when he goes in with boxing's 'Golden Boy' Oscar De La Hoya.
But hi Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao, De la Hoya reach Vegas
By Francis Ochoa, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tue, 02 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS -- The year?s biggest boxing circus -- complete with custom-painted buses and helicopter rides -- has finally arrived in this neon-bathed desert gambling haven.
Filipino ring sensation Manny Pacquiao and his huge entourage hit town a little past 10 p.m. Monday after a five-hour road tri Read Full Story >>> DUNDEE BACKS 'PIED PIPER' TO CALL TUNE
Sportinglife.com (UK), Tue, 02 Dec 2008
Oscar De La Hoya is leaving nothing to chance as he prepares to lock horns with Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night.
The 'Golden Boy' will head into the 'Dream Match' at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas surrounded by a gilt-edged boxing brains trust.
Oscar wasn't satisfied with just employing as his ne Read Full Story >>>
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