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Pacquiao, Diaz both promise excitement Fox Sports, Thu, 15 May 2008 Manny Pacquiao may be a huge favorite as he moves up in weight and challenges WBC lightweight champion David Diaz, but everyone involved in the June 28 bout tried their hardest to convince fans that the fight is no mismatch.
Top Rank promotions head man Bob Arum, who promotes both Diaz and Pacqui Read Full Story >>>Guzman gives up junior lightweight belt By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Thu, 15 May 2008 Joan Guzman, tired of waiting for his delayed junior lightweight title defense against Alex Arthur to be rescheduled, vacated his 130-pound title and will move up to lightweight, a representative of promoter Sycuan Ringside Promotions told ESPN.com on Wednesday.
"He vacated. We sent a letter t Read Full Story >>> Leonardia eyeing long-term boxing plan for Bacolod Visayan Daily Star, Thu, 15 May 2008 A long-term boxing program patterned after that in General Santos City, hometown of Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao, was launched in Bacolod City, Tuesday.
Mayor Evelio Leonardia said the 1st Mayor Bing Amateur Boxing Tournament will hold a citywide competition among aspiring boxers and, Read Full Story >>> HUWAG MAGKUMPIYANSA By Manny Pacquiao, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 15 May 2008
LOS ANGELES ? Magandang araw po sa inyong lahat at sana nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan saan mang panig ng daigdig kayo naroroon.
Matapos ang maayos na paglapag namin noong Lunes ng gabi dito sa Los Angeles, nagkaharap na Read Full Story >>> ARUM SAYS PACQUIAO-DIAZ WILL BE A FIGHT FOR THE AGES By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 15 May 2008 Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says that when Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao battles WBC lightweight champion David Diaz in a showdown titled ?Lethal Combination? at the Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel & Casino on June 28 ?it will be a fight for the ages.?
Arum made the statement during a news conferenc Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao and Diaz Make 'Lethal Combination' By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Thu, 15 May 2008
At Tuesday?s introductory press conference at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles to formally announce the June 28th bout between WBC lightweight titlist David Diaz and Manny Pacquiao - which is to take place at the Ma Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao, Pavlik, Cotto-Margarito ; Arum has a lot on his mind By Robert Morales, 15rounds.com, Thu, 15 May 2008 Unless there is a last-minute snafu, it appears the July 26 welterweight title unification fight between Antonio Margarito and Miguel Cotto is going to be contested in Las Vegas, promoter Bob Arum told us Tuesday.
Arum was on hand at a Los Angeles news conference promoting the June 28 lightweight Read Full Story >>> ?Diaz fight most explosive of ?em all? The Philippine Star, Thu, 15 May 2008 This is one fight Manny Pacquiao would love to have.
?I can say this will be more action-packed than the ones I did with (Juan Manuel) Marquez and (Erik) Morales because (David) Diaz is a very tough fighter who wants to fight toe-to-toe. And that?s what I want,? said Pacquiao during the press lau Read Full Story >>> When All Smoke Clears, Manny Pacquiao, Joan Guzman Will Have To Collide! By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Thu, 15 May 2008 It might be the stupidest question ever asked of a legend.
Someone once asked criminal mastermind Willie Sutton why he always chose banks to be his robbery victims.
?Because,? Sutton deadpanned, ?that?s where the money is.?
Sutton was not stumped but I tried to make famed co Read Full Story >>> Toral: Meeting Dong Secuya By Janette Toral, Sun.Star Cebu, Thu, 15 May 2008 IN the past week, I?ve been fortunate enough to meet several e-commerce players in Manila, Cebu and Davao to catch up with what they are doing. In Cebu, I was so thrilled to finally meet in person Dong Secuya, who is considered as one of the pioneers in the Philippine Internet industry and was part Read Full Story >>> FARENAS? OPPONENT FINALLY KNOWN By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 15 May 2008
The opponent of featherweight prospect Michael Farenas who is a prot?g? of WBO bantamweight champion Gerry Penalosa has finally been identified as Fermin De Los Santos who has a record of 10-11-1 with 7 knockouts.
The informat Read Full Story >>> David Diaz Flack Buying First Round After Manny Pacquiao Gets Shocked In Vegas! By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Thu, 15 May 2008 Manny Pacquiao can lose his June 28 title shot against WBC lightweight king David Diaz but the White Gorilla is going to be a winner either way.
Tireless Chicago fight publicist Bernie Bahrmasel just informed Boxingconfidential about two very important items.
One, Double BB vows the underdog c Read Full Story >>> Would You Buy Used David Diaz From Bob Arum? By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Thu, 15 May 2008 When he decisioned tired, old Erik Morales, it was hard to tell who was wheezing harder near the finish.
That?s not meant as disrespect to easy to hit David Diaz, it?s just factual. Which means if you took the Chicagoan?s natural talent and weighed it on a scale compared to Manny Pacquiao?s innat Read Full Story >>> Yano leads by example By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Thu, 15 May 2008 Newly designated Armed Forces chief of staff Lt. Gen. Alexander Yano is no slouch on the basketball court. He plays a mean game and is able to hold his own against tough opposition.
Last March 29, Yano and five other generals saw action on the Philippine Army team that lost a 96-94 squeaker to th Read Full Story >>> TRAINER CAUTIONS PACQUIAO NOT TO BE OVERCONFIDENT By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 14 May 2008
Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao?s childhood friend and trainer Restituto ?Buboy? Fernandez has cautioned Pacquiao ?not to be overconfident? in his WBC lightweight title fight against champion David Diaz.
After a fi Read Full Story >>> Audio from Pacquiao-Diaz L.A. news conference By Carlos Arias, OCRegister.com, Wed, 14 May 2008 LOS ANGELES -Top Rank held a news conference on Tuesday at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel to hype Manny Pacquiao's fight against WBC lightweight champion David Diaz on June 28 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas on HBO PPV.
Pacquiao is looking to win a fourth world title in a fourth weight class. Diaz, wh Read Full Story >>> Awetin, Illustrisimo Win in Cebu! By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 14 May 2008 Robert Awetin of the Elaba Stable and Ryan Illustrisimo of Chao Sy Stable both looked promising in their contrasting wins last night in San Fernando, Cebu.
The event, which was graced by WBO minimumweight world champion Donnie Nietes and the hugely-popular AJ 'Bazooka' Banal, was presented by ALA Read Full Story >>> JINKEE SAYS PACQUIAO IS A CHANGED MAN NOW By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 14 May 2008
During his final day's workout at the Gerry Penalosa Gym in Mandaluyong City hours before his departure for the US, Manny Pacquiao leaned over the ropes and kissed his charming wife Jinkee and smiled before getting back t Read Full Story >>> MEPRANUM GETS WBO ORIENTAL TITLE SHOT By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 14 May 2008 Talented Richie Mepranum, the Philippines No.1 ranked flyweight gets a crack at the WBO Oriental title against Tanzania?s Juma Seleman Fundi in an exciting fight card in Maasim, Sarangani on June 14 as WBO's top man in the Asia-Pacific region Leon Panoncillo continues to move forward aggresively in Read Full Story >>> 'LETHAL COMBINATION' LA PRESSCON (With Photos) By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 14 May 2008
LOS ANGELES -- Bob Arum and the Top Rank Promotions this afternoon hosted the very first of the many press conferences they plan to hold with both David Diaz and Manny Pacquiao in attendance.
Judging from the fairly lar Read Full Story >>>
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