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Manny seeks boxing glory
By Charles Raymond A. Maxey, Sun.Star Davao, Sun, 07 Dec 2008
MANNY Pacquiao, carrying the entire nation on his shoulders, will gun for boxing greatness Sunday when he climbs the ring to fight Oscar De La Hoya at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
A victory over the 35-year-old De La Hoya will make Pacquiao the greatest Filipino boxer of all time and definitely s Read Full Story >>>EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH PIPINO CUEVAS
By Hesiquio Balderas, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 07 Dec 2008
Legendary Mexican boxer and former world welterweight champion of the world Pipino Cuevas said to Philboxing.com in a exclusive interview that what the Mexican media have been saying for the last few days is false, that he Read Full Story >>> CHIQUITA GONZALEZ EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
By Hesiquio Balderas, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 07 Dec 2008
Humberto Chiquita Gonzalez in an interview with Philboxing.com say that he is with Osar De La Hoya for today's fight, but that he rspects Pacquiao for his agressive style and that kind of makes him remember when Chiquita hims Read Full Story >>> Will the experiment work?
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 07 Dec 2008
I BEG to disagree with more esteemed writers who offer the suggestion that weight will not be a factor and that skills alone will determine the outcome of a fight.
Before a fighter?s skills come into play, physical conditioning comes first. Without it, those skills will never be in full display. Read Full Story >>> Pacman one of top Singapore stories? Yes, No
By John Pages, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 07 Dec 2008
SINGAPORE?The Straits Times, the leading newspaper here, yesterday devoted nine full pages to sports.
Football, the most popular game in this nation of 4.8 million people, dominated the news?with four full-page spreads that was back-paged with Singapore?s 5-0 win over Cambodia last Friday at the Read Full Story >>> Filipino fans eagerly await 'Dream Match'
Gulf Daily News, Sun, 07 Dec 2008
Manila: The world will stop for several hours for many Filipinos today as the "People's Champ" Manny Pacquiao takes on Mexican-American Oscar de la Hoya, in a fight headlined as "Dream Match".
As in the past, matches billing the 29-year-old boxer from Southern Philippines against other opponents Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO LEAVES EVERYTHING TO GOD
RP superhero weighs suspiciously too light
By Recah Trinidad, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 07 Dec 2008
Las Vegas?Manny Pacquiao yesterday said he was leaving his fate to God in his monumental clash with Oscar de la Hoya after expressing astonishment at how he lost a total of four pounds--as strangely registered on the offici Read Full Story >>> It's time to rumble
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sun, 07 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS ? The fight that started as a dream becomes a reality Saturday evening (Sunday noon in Manila) when Manny Pacquiao goes up against the bigger, older and more experienced Oscar de la Hoya at the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
It?s the fight that?s been much talked about this year, one that?s b Read Full Story >>> Valero Claims That He Busted De La Hoya Up in Camp
By Francis Ochoa, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sun, 07 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- The Super Puncher who has trained with Oscar De La Hoya and has been calling out Manny Pacquiao just let a stinky little scoop seep out of Big Bear Camp: The Golden Boy may not have trained as hard as has been portrayed.
Edwin Valero, the knockout artist badly needing a big-tim Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao/De La Hoya: Keys To Victory, Four To Explore, Official Prediction!
By Vivek Wallace, EastSideBoxing.com, Sun, 07 Dec 2008
Well, ladies and gents, the time has come......Tonight, the fight that has generated so much buzz across airwaves worldwide will finally materialize and play out in a way that only two men can decide. Throughout the week we've had a chance to view many different perspectives on this fight but today, Read Full Story >>> Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya losing luster
By George Willis, New York Daily News, Sun, 07 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS - Perhaps the last time that boxing was a pure pursuit of athletic competition for Oscar De La Hoya was before he won a gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.
Since then, the Golden Boy's ring pursuits mainly have been about ringing up the cash register. And he definitely ha Read Full Story >>> U.S. Economic Woes Hit Las Vegas Hard
By Greg R. Penilla, M.D., PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
In just mere hours, we will know the winner of the Dream Match between Oscar DeLa Hoya and Manny Pacquiao. If facial expressions during the weigh-in would be our basis of who the winner is, hands down, it would be Manny Pacquiao. I wrote in my previous article about the nervousness in Oscar De La Ho Read Full Story >>> PARTY GALORE AWAITS 'DREAM MATCH' WINNER
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS--Whoever wins today's 12-round battle, or even to the loser, a grand party awaits for him either at the famed MGM Grand Hotel and Casino or the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.
This as both Oscar De la Hoya a Read Full Story >>> Little guy has crucial qualities in his corner
By Ed Graney, Las Vegas Review Journal, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
Making my best case for the little guy in tonight's big fight at the MGM Grand Garden:
1. Long odds never have bothered him.
He was 11 that day when other kids made his brother cry on the streets of General Santos in the Philippines, when for the first time he raised his fists to another.
" Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao weirded by weigh-in difference
GMA News Online, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao was sure he was at 146 pounds for the final weigh-in.
So it surprised him to see he came out four pounds lighter.
Pacquiao tipped the scales at 142 pounds, way off the weight he and his team were expecting.
"Yes, a little bit of a surprise. Seems the sc Read Full Story >>> GELO PUT MORE HYPE TO ALREADY COLORFUL EVENT
By Rod Mijares, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
As if not enough has been done already to promote ?The Dream Match? between boxing icons Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao, Golden Boy Promotions and Top Rank promotions left no stone unturned by inviting American and Lat Read Full Story >>> Boxing: It?s ALIVE!!
By Neil Goodman, EastSideBoxing.com, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
MMA step aside my friend; there?s a new kid in town! Well, the ?new? kid is actually an old kid ? but this weekend brings the world a fistic feast; to be savoured by all lovers of combat / contact related sports. For a while now boxing has creep around in the shadow of the UFC and its Octagon deriva Read Full Story >>> Ricky Hatton Gives His Prediction On The De La Hoya-Pacquiao Fight - "Either Oscar By KO Inside 6, Or Manny On Points."
By James Slater, EastSideBoxing.com, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
Anybody whose anybody has given his or her prediction on tomorrow night's super-fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao. Say what you will about the "dream match" being a possible farce in the making, and/or an easily winnable fight for the much bigger "Golden Boy," but opinions are not al Read Full Story >>> Arum describes De la Hoya appearance as 'vulnerable'
GMA News Online, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
MANILA, Philippines - Bob Arum was one of the persons responsible for shaping Oscar de la Hoya's rise to stardom.
On Friday, Arum just simply called his aging former associate out of shape. Or at least, that's how de la Hoya looked.
"Now whether that means anything or whether I'm seeing things Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao takes on De la Hoya in dream fight
By Agence France Press, Google News, Sat, 06 Dec 2008
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AFP) ? Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines is to face the biggest challenge of his boxing career on Saturday when he takes on Mexican-American "Golden Boy" Oscar de la Hoya in what could be a career-defining bout.
Pacquiao, a national hero in his homeland who is reckoned to be Read Full Story >>>
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