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Doubters eat their forecasts
By Rey Joble, Manila Standard Today, Mon, 08 Dec 2008
THOSE who wrote obituaries for the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world can simply issue an erratum.
The fortune tellers, who predicted an easy win for Oscar de la Hoya and barely gave Manny Pacquiao a chance, can smash their crystal balls to pieces.
Once again, the Filipino ring icon ha Read Full Story >>>Who Was Playing With Scales And Why? Something Fishy In Oscar Only Gaining "Two Pounds" After Weigh In!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Mon, 08 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS?Random musings of your faithful correspondent before he has a Bloody Oscar, I mean a Bloody Mary or three and heads for the airport?
The site can be Manila, Manchester or Moscow, it really does not matter because Manny The Magnificent will beat Ricky Hatton like a drum. I must admit it Read Full Story >>> Proud to be Pinoy
By Reuel Vidal, Manila Standard Today, Mon, 08 Dec 2008
MANNY ?Pacman? Pacquiao shocked the world with his complete and utter demolition of Oscar de la Hoya in front of more than 15,000 fans at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, last night. Just like I unequivocally said in two previous columns (on Nov. 24 and Dec. 1), Pacquiao was simply too fast and too strong Read Full Story >>> A Golden Embarrassment
By Francis Walker, blackathlete.net, Mon, 08 Dec 2008
NEW YORK -- Oscar De La Hoya received everything that he wanted in negotiations for a fight with Manny Pacquiao. De La Hoya?s Golden Boy Promotions were the lead promoters for the fight.
De La Hoya commanded a lion?s share of the money, selected the site, and had nearly total control of everythin Read Full Story >>> Analyst: De la Hoya prepared to lose
ABS-CBN News, Mon, 08 Dec 2008
Did Oscar de la Hoya throw the fight against Manny Pacquiao?
According to veteran sportswriter Al Mendoza, de la Hoya's lackluster performance against the Pacman fell far short of the "Golden Boy's" usual caliber and is raising doubts that the Mexican champ had no intention of winning the fight.
Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao on fighting Mayweather: 'It's possible'
By David Mayo, mlive.com, Mon, 08 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS -- There are three good reasons Manny Pacquiao and his promoter did not anxiously call out Floyd Mayweather after one of the most meaningful upsets in recent boxing history: One, they don't need him now; two, they don't want to negotiate with him anyway; three, he's retired and safely beyo Read Full Story >>> Global boxing experts hail Pacquiao performance 'masterful'
GMA News Online, Mon, 08 Dec 2008
MANILA, Philippines - If Manny Pacquiao and Lea Salonga are the only two Filipinos who can legitimately be called global icons, then Pacquiao's performance on Sunday is his version of Miss Saigon.
Boxing critics just couldn't stop praising it.
"Is there any doubt that Pacquiao, the Filipino wh Read Full Story >>> Win over De La Hoya puts Pacquiao in elite company
By J. Michael Falgoust, USA Today, Mon, 08 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao did more than win a fight. He carved out a special place for himself in boxing history.
Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 KOs), who began his career at 106 pounds and fought at less than 130 for most of his career, solidified his spot as the sport's No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter at Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao couldn?t stop other fights
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mon, 08 Dec 2008
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines?Protagonists in the wide-ranging conflict in Mindanao must have thought they?d get in a few licks of their own before Manny Pacquiao licked Oscar De La Hoya.
1st Lt. Esteffani Cacho, Western Mindanao Command spokesperson, said clashes erupted in Basilan and Sulu hours Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao wants a breather; no fights until June
GMA News Online, Mon, 08 Dec 2008
MANILA, Philippines - Three fights. Three wins. Two championships. One legend downed.
Nobody can blame Manny Pacquiao if he decides to rest on his laurels.
After his eight-round demolition of Oscar de la Hoya on Sunday, Pacquiao looks to have an extended break and doesn't see himself getting b Read Full Story >>> Shutting the critics: Roach grades Pacquiao 'A-plus' for work vs de la Hoya
GMA News Online, Mon, 08 Dec 2008
MANILA, Philippines - If this was school, Manny Pacquiao would be consistently on the dean's list.
Because after his brutal schooling of Oscar de la Hoya on Sunday, Pacquiao's long-time teacher is giving him another high grade.
Coach Freddie Roach was clearly satisfied with the way Pacquiao ex Read Full Story >>> De La Hoya bettor didn?t mind losing
By Nancy Carvajal, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mon, 08 Dec 2008
MANILA, Philippines?Jessie Ungos, an engineer, said losing a portion of his Christmas bonus betting on Oscar De La Hoya was nothing compared with Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao being defeated in Sunday?s fight.
?It was all right that I lost as long as Pacquiao won,? Ungos, 27, said.
He wa Read Full Story >>> Is This the End of the Golden Boy Era?
By Igor Frank, 411mania.com, Mon, 08 Dec 2008
A friend said that boxing is just like a stock market: one really never knows what to expect. None of the financial analysts with their multiple degrees in economics and international business could have ever predicted the price of oil plummeting this year.
Not many boxing pundits gave the Filipi Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao's win over De La Hoya is redemption for Roach
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Mon, 08 Dec 2008
Reporting from Las Vegas -- Freddie Roach basked in a celebration that was sweet for so many reasons.
His prize student had just won the most important fight of his career, he had orchestrated a master strategy that dominated a clearly shot but proud former champion, and he had stuck it to his ol Read Full Story >>> From north to south, Filipinos exult
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mon, 08 Dec 2008
GENERAL SANTOS CITY ?Manny Pacquiao must have followed his 3-year-old daughter Princess? advice when he called her shortly before he stepped into the ring against Oscar De La Hoya yesterday.
Princess? nanny, Nedy Ambit, said Pacquiao called at around 8:30 a.m., a few hours before the fight, and t Read Full Story >>> RP sports analyst: Pacquiao win showed heart of Pinoys
GMA News Online, Mon, 08 Dec 2008
MANILA, Philippines ? A Filipino veteran sports analyst on Monday said the historic win of boxing champion and pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao against Oscar De La Hoya showed the heart of a Filipino.
In an interview on dzBB radio, Quinito Henson said that amid tall odds, Pacquiao showed that Read Full Story >>> Filipinos united in victory
Gulf Daily News, Mon, 08 Dec 2008
BAHRAIN'S Filipino community was yesterday united in praise of their boxing hero Manny Pacquiao, who laid a dominant pummeling of Oscar De la Hoya on the way to an eight-round technical knockout win.
Fans of the 29-year-old warrior, nicknamed 'Pacman', who is widely considered as the world's bes Read Full Story >>> Even if Oscar De La Hoya retires, don't count boxing out
By Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, Mon, 08 Dec 2008
Manny Pacquiao, the new name on top of boxing's marquee, will take a little vacation now. So will his sport.
Pacquiao has a birthday, his 30th, on Dec. 17. He also will enjoy the Christmas and New Year's holidays with family and friends, and, in January, the birth of another child Read Full Story >>> Hatton in Pac attack
By Pat Sheenan, The Sun, Mon, 08 Dec 2008
RICKY HATTON roared ?Bring on the Pac-man? after Oscar De La Hoya was brutally stopped after seven savage rounds by Manny Pacquaio.
De La Hoya?s bid to fight Hatton in a ?14million showdown in London next May was stopped in its tracks when Pacquaio upset the overwhelming odds in Las Vegas.
Hit Read Full Story >>> PERFECT
By Edwin G. Espejo, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 07 Dec 2008
MANNY Pacquiao fought a perfect and splendid fight en route to a lopsided ninth round stoppage of boxing's ageing Oscar de la Hoya, showing the world that the sports of sweet science has found a new superstar.
The General San Read Full Story >>>
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