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Pacman: Tale of quiet courage, heroism
By Recah Trinidad, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Thu, 11 Dec 2008
LOS ANGELES?Manny Pacquiao neither had a bruise nor a bump to show when he left here for home Monday, after figuring in the biggest, richest battle of his boxing life.
Actually, it would?ve been very fitting if Pacquiao had, say, agreed that his swollen right hand be administered a balm and wrapp Read Full Story >>>Boxing is Dying say Joe Calzaghe - But I do not Agree!
By Johnny Benz, DogHouseBoxing.com, Thu, 11 Dec 2008
It was reported by various sources on the net that Joe Calzaghe vs Roy Jones Jr on Pay-Per-View (PPV) did poorly in terms of PPV sales. Reported estimates put the PPV in the range of 250,000 buys. Perhaps Calzaghe's mood on boxing reflects these poor numbers.
Recently quoted by Sporting Life, Cal Read Full Story >>> Exclusive Interview: Nonito Donaire
Liverpuncher.com, Thu, 11 Dec 2008
World IBF flyweight champion "The Filipino Flash" Nonito Donaire sat down with Liverpuncher.com to talk about his next fight against Fernando Montiel, how he got started in boxing and the tricks Manny Pacquiao has taught him to be successful in the ring. Plus we have included clips of some of his fi Read Full Story >>> Arroyo to Pacquiao: ?It was a mismatch?
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Thu, 11 Dec 2008
MANILA, Philippines ? (UPDATE 3) President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, at one point, shadowboxed on her seat, as she and boxing hero Manny Pacquiao talked at length about his stunning victory over Oscar de la Hoya.
Pacquiao, who was in a black long-sleeved shirt and blue jeans, called on Arroyo at t Read Full Story >>> De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao: 1.25 Million Pay-Per-View Buys
BoxingScene.com, Thu, 11 Dec 2008
HBO Sports announced today that 1.25 million pay-per-view buys were recorded from last weekend?s ?Dream Match? boxing bout between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao.
The number, which generated $70 million in revenue, represents the highest performing pay-per-view event in 2008. It?s just the f Read Full Story >>> Two Mindanao Boxers Fight in U.S. Dec. 12
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 11 Dec 2008
 
Los Angeles, California - A week after Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, a native of the Philippine island of Mindanao, rocked the boxing world with Read Full Story >>> Pugilist as sex symbol: Why women love Manny Pacquiao (and what other men can learn from him)
By Sarah Estrella, Examiner.com, Thu, 11 Dec 2008
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I'm not the world's biggest expert on boxing but, then again, neither are all of the other women suddenly obsessed with Philipino boxer Manny Pacquiao after his underdog defeat of fellow pugilist/sex symbol Oscar De La H Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao reveals some of his plans
GMA News Online, Thu, 11 Dec 2008
MANILA, Philippines ? Manny Pacquiao was in high spirits and obviously in a good mood when he faced a bevy mix of sports and entertainment writers for a brief press conference at the GMA Network Center.
The lack of sleep and jetlag after a 12-hour flight from Los Angeles to Manila could never be Read Full Story >>> The ?Pacquiao moment?
By Editorial, The Manila Times, Thu, 11 Dec 2008
Let?s call it the Manny Pacquiao moment: the rare event in the national life when Filipinos are lifted from their chronic misery, are united in national jubilation and begin to ponder their great potentials and possibilities.
The Pacquiao moment, inspired by each epic victory of the greatest Fili Read Full Story >>> RICKY MAY HAVE TO JOIN THE QUEUE
Sportinglife.com (UK), Thu, 11 Dec 2008
Manny Pacquiao's stunning win over a fast-fading Oscar De La Hoya in Las Vegas last Saturday night was not what Ricky Hatton wanted to see.
Hatton, ringside at the MGM Grand, was hoping for a conclu Read Full Story >>> MEPRANUM DESERVES THE ACCOLADE TOO
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 11 Dec 2008
Lost in the hysteria of a Manny Pacquiao Dream Match victory over Oscar de la Hoya was the marvelous triumph of Maasim, Sarangani boxer Richie Mepranum.
Still jittery from jetlag because he arrived in Las Vegas after a 13-hou Read Full Story >>> CONDES DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM PACQUIAO?S VICTORY
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 11 Dec 2008
Former IBF minimum weight champion Florante "Little Manny Pacquiao" says he will draw inspiration from his ring idol, Manny Pacquiao, and soon regain the world title he lost to Raul "Rayito" Garcia in Mexico last June 14.
Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao gets hero's welcome
By Nelson Beltran, The Philippine Star, Thu, 11 Dec 2008
Home is the world?s best pound-for-pound fighter.
Boxing champion Manny Pacquiao received a grand welcome befitting a sports hero as he arrived from Los Angeles, California before dawn yesterday, three days after scoring a stunn Read Full Story >>> Time to recognize Pacquiao as one of the best athletes
By Chris Iorfida, CBCNews, Thu, 11 Dec 2008
Manny Pacquiao's eight-round beatdown of Oscar De La Hoya was as surprising a ring development as there's been in a long while.
Not just because he proved about 80 per cent of the boxing press (including me) very wrong by winning against the bigger man. It was the manner in which he did it that w Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao gets title and cake, too, upon return to Philippines
By Associated Press, The Honolulu Advertiser, Thu, 11 Dec 2008
MANILA, Philippines ? Manny Pacquiao returned to a champions welcome Wednesday from his latest victory in Las Vegas, and shared a cake in the shape of a boxing glove with the president.
Pacquiao beat his bigger and more famous opponent Oscar De La Hoya over the weekend, giving his countrymen an e Read Full Story >>> Manifest Destiny:"Money" Mayweather and "Perpetual" Pacquiao a Real Dream Match
By Ronnie Blair, BleacherReport.com, Thu, 11 Dec 2008
They both fight for millions, Floyd's millions happen to be endorsed by the United States Department of Treasury and Manny's are the millions of people looking for inspiration in the molten thick Philippines Island.
The buzz around the boxing world is that negotiations have begun to get these two Read Full Story >>> Nacho, Dundee no match for Roach
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Thu, 11 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS ? Oscar de la Hoya brought in legendary trainers Ignacio (Nacho) Beristain and Angelo Dundee to prepare for Manny Pacquiao but despite their outstanding credentials, the pair proved no match in the battle of wits against Freddie Roach during the Dream Match at the MGM Grand Garden Arena he Read Full Story >>> Sergio Medina Claims Death Threats Made Him Take a Dive
By Mark Vester, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 11 Dec 2008
In a shocking story, Sergio Medina, who appeared as if he didn't really want to be in the ring with Juan Manuel Lopez during their WBO super bantamweight fight on the undercard to De La Hoya-Pacquiao from last Saturday in Las Vegas, has come out with shocking claims. During a radio interview with FM Read Full Story >>> De La Hoya Mulling Decision To Retire
Washington Post, Thu, 11 Dec 2008
The man who calls Oscar De La Hoya his best friend said the fighter is out of the hospital, with no broken bones, and will return to his Puerto Rico home before finalizing his probable decision to retire.
"No one can make that decision for him," said Richard Schaefer, chief executive of De La Hoy Read Full Story >>> NOW IT CAN BE ASKED: WEIGHING SCALE TRICK LAST-MINUTE MOVE TO SAVE DE LA HOYA'S NECK?
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 11 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Was the Golden Boy bloated?
Oscar De La Hoya could be weighing at least 149 lbs or two pounds over the welterweght limit when he tipped the scale during the official weighing December 5 at the MGM Grand Arena for his 12-round "Dream Match" with Manny Pacquiao on December 6.
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