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Mailbag: Talking Oscar-Manny
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Wed, 03 Sep 2008
Al Bernstein, the highly regarded boxing analyst for Showtime, has created a boxing website that he hopes will evolve into a must-stop destination for the sport?s fans on the Internet.
The Al Bernstein Boxing Channel is a joint production of Bernstein and IBN Sports and can be found at www.ibnspo Read Full Story >>>Is De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao A Mismatch?
By Clive Bernath, SecondsOut.com, Wed, 03 Sep 2008
No matter how much I try I cannot understand why Oscar De La Hoya would want to face the much smaller pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao in a welterweight bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on December 12.
I?m all for boxers making as much money as they possibly can during their short and often Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO JUST TOO SMALL FOR DLH
By Tim Smith, Frank Warren TV News, Wed, 03 Sep 2008
Let me be one of the first to go on the record and say that I'm not excited about Oscar De La Hoya fighting Manny Pacquiao. I know a lot of boxing experts are jumping for joy at the prospects of De La Hoya and Pacquiao, but not me.
The 12-round welterweight match was the subject of some heated ne Read Full Story >>> ?The Boxing Bookie?s? Random Tuesday Rant
By John Chavez, Boxing Confidential, Wed, 03 Sep 2008
I can?t remember the last time I ate so much goddamn barbecue (?grilling? if you want to be politically correct) in such a few short days. While I enjoy the festivities surrounding cooking chunks of flesh over an open flame, my intestinal region can only take so much.
Porky Pig Ribs
Happy Ham Read Full Story >>> How Fr. Marlon met Manny
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Wed, 03 Sep 2008
Last Monday?s The STAR sports story about Fr. Marlon Beof advising Manny Pacquiao to spend more time in training, to be more dedicated than ever and stay focused on God in preparing for his Dec. 6 appointment with Oscar de la Hoya drew a common question from readers.
How did the Catholic priest m Read Full Story >>> Why Would Manny Pacquiao Agree to Fight De La Hoya Now?
By Nelson Estupin, BleacherReport.com, Wed, 03 Sep 2008
Okay, it appears that the date has been set: December 6th. The stage has been set: HBO PPV and the MGM Grand in Vegas. It has potential is to make upwards of $100 million for the night. But the question remains...why, Manny? Why?
Under most professional scruitiny and given the state of boxing Read Full Story >>> Politics bad for Pacman? senators
By Efren L. Danao, The Manila Times, Wed, 03 Sep 2008
Two senators, one from the administration and the other from the opposition, on Tuesday advised Filipino boxing icon Manny ?PacMan? Pacquiao not to pursue his reported return to politics in 2010.
Pacquiao ran for congressman and lost in the 2007 elections.
Sen. Juan Mi-guel Zubiri said Pacqu Read Full Story >>> Frank Warren: Ricky Hatton Should Quit Before Food, Booze Destroy His Brain!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Wed, 03 Sep 2008
Fearless Frank Warren has taken the title away from Don King and Bob Arum. I?ve no doubt of this after reading Donald McCrae?s scintillating piece on the English fight promoter in The Guardian.
And it?s a title which does not come with any sanctioning fee attached. What title?
The world?s mos Read Full Story >>> PE?ALOSA PICKS MARES OVER ROCHA FOR TITLE DEFENSE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 02 Sep 2008
 
World Boxing Organization bantamweight champion Gerry Pe?alosa has picked undefeated 22 year old Mexican Abner Mares over Nestor Rocha for his next title defense.
Read Full Story >>> JARO TARGETS 170 ROUNDS IN SPARRING FOR WBC FIGHT
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 02 Sep 2008
Oriental Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) light flyweight titlist Sonny Boy Jaro plans to log at least 170 rounds in sparring before flying to Mexico City via Los Angeles, California on September 14 for the 12-round World Read Full Story >>> Can Pacquiao weigh in with enough punch?
By David A. Avila, The Press Enterprise, Tue, 02 Sep 2008
When Oscar De La Hoya speaks, the entire boxing world listens.
After several weeks of speculation and media driven frenzy, De La Hoya finally announced his next opponent will be Filipi Read Full Story >>> Five Very Exciting Fighters Right Now
By Ted Sares, EastSideBoxing.com, Tue, 02 Sep 2008
There are many out there who bring electricity into the ring, but if forced to select five, here they are in no particular order. And keep in mind the emphasis here is on excitement and not necessarily skill. Kelly Pavlik is skilled and destructive, but in a perverse way may not be as exciting as Ed Read Full Story >>> De La Hoya should make short work of Pacquiao
By Jerry Magee, SignOnSanDiego.com, Tue, 02 Sep 2008
Puzzling, I would say. Oscar De La Hoya, wanting a signal triumph as a final footnote to his distinguished career, chooses to engage a guy nowhere near his size.
De La Hoya's opponent on Dec. 6 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas: Manny Pacquiao. A champion in five weight classifications, Read Full Story >>> Senators tell Pacquiao to stay away from politics
GMA News Online, Tue, 02 Sep 2008
MANILA, Philippines - Two senators on Tuesday expressed strong disapproval over boxing champion Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao?s decision to officially join President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's Kabalikat ng Mamamayang Pilipino (Kampi) party.
In a radio report, Senators Panfilo Lacson and Juan Miguel Zu Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO WATCH: Go back to your roots Manny
By Edwin G. Espejo, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 02 Sep 2008
AGAINST an ageing but still dangerous Oscar dela Hoya, Filipino pitbull fighter Manny Pacquaio should take a page from his being a Mindanaoan.
Crazy? No, just being an armchair boxing analyst.
You see, Oscar dela Ho Read Full Story >>> SASAKUL SAYS PACQUIAO IS FEARLESS
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 02 Sep 2008
Former World Boxing Council flyweight champion Chatchai Sasakul who lost his title to Filipino ring idol and national treasure Manny Pacquiao in December 1998 by an eighth round knockout has praised Pacquiao as ?fearless, kind he Read Full Story >>> MANNY AND OSCAR: IT?S JUST BUSINESS
By Michael Swann, 15rounds.com, Tue, 02 Sep 2008
As a purist, I was never previously in favor of a Manny Pacquiao-Oscar De La Hoya fight, now scheduled officially for September 6 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. My reasons are quite simple?just take a look at the Tale of the Tape.
Oscar, 39-5 (30), is 5?10?? with a 73? reach. He turns 36 next Feb Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao eyes three more fights before retirement: reports
By Agence France Press, Google News, Tue, 02 Sep 2008
MANILA (AFP) ? World lightweight champ Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao of the Philippines is to hang up his gloves after three more fights and make another bid for political office, reports said Tuesday.
Pacquiao, considered one of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world at any weight, has a mega- Read Full Story >>> 'AHAS' NIETES' NEXT FIGHT WILL BE IN THE U.S.
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 02 Sep 2008
Cebu City -- WBO minimumweight champion Donnie 'Ahas' Nietes who successfully defended his title last Saturday night at the Waterfront Hotel & Casino here against Eddy Castro of Nicaragua via 2nd round knockout, is poised to camp Read Full Story >>> ALA NOT INTERESTED IN PURSE BID FOR GORRES-POSUWAN ELIMINATOR
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 02 Sep 2008
The respected ALA Gym handlers of IBF No. 3 super flyweight
Z ?The Dream? Gorres are ?not interested? in entering a purse bid for another title eliminator for Gorres, this time against Thailand?s No. 6 ranked Pramunsak ?Machine Gun? Posuwan.
The IBF informed Golden Boy Promotions which promotes Read Full Story >>>
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