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By Tony Nobbs, The Philippine Star, Tue, 02 Dec 2008
Manny Pacquiao was crying. For perhaps the first time in his boxing career, he was afraid. I held his face firmly with both hands and told him, ?You can?t let Oscar de la Hoya see the fear in your eyes! You?ve trained hard for this and you can do it!? As he calmed down, I started running towards the Read Full Story >>>Pacquiao's men lose weight, win cool cash
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Tue, 02 Dec 2008
LOS ANGELES - Manny Pacquiao shelled out a total of $74,000 or roughly P3.6 million Sunday to friends who passed the weight reduction challenge hurled against them by the boxing superstar.
Pacquiao dared his male friends here in LA, including members of his team, to lose 10 pounds in two weeks. I Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO GIVES AWAY $80K IN WEIGHT CONTEST
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 02 Dec 2008
LOS ANGELES--Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao has proven once again that indeed its better to walk the talk, than give out empty promises.
Yesterday, the boxing icon give away some $80,000 to members of his team for the weig Read Full Story >>> "DREAM MATCH" CO-PROMOTERS RICHARD SCHAEFER AND BOB ARUM TO HOST INTERNATIONAL MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL TODAY
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 01 Dec 2008
Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer and Top Rank, Inc. Chairman Bob Arum will host a joint international media conference call today to discuss the business side of promoting the "Dream Match."
Conference call Read Full Story >>> Why is De La Hoya's legacy still being questioned?
By Alberto Rojas, ESPN.com, Mon, 01 Dec 2008
In boxing, there are few things that prove more difficult than deciding who is the best fighter of all time. The division system and the different time periods render it practically impossible to make a fair and equitable comparison.
What we can make, however, is a list of the greatest of all ti Read Full Story >>> Thermometer Time For PPV; Can Manny-Oscar Do 1,000,000 Buys?
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Mon, 01 Dec 2008
It?s called deferred gratification.
How about a show of hands out there in Boxingconfidential Land?
How many of you thrift-conscious folks are going to keep 55 clams in your pocket and wait for the week later replay of Manny Pacquiao-Oscar De La Hoya?
Is there any doubt the replay will be H Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO GODFATHER LEADS 'PRAYERS FOR MANNY'
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 01 Dec 2008
LOS ANGELES, California -- One of Manny Pacquiao's most respected spiritual advisers who arrived here all the way from Gen. Santos City, Philippines, said he came here not only to be part of history "but to offer prayers for Manny Pacquiao."
Andriano "Rey" Gollingan, president of Amateur Boxing Ass Read Full Story >>> PACMAN INSPIRED BY HATTON
Sportinglife.com (UK), Mon, 01 Dec 2008
Manny Pacquiao says he was inspired by Ricky Hatton's Las Vegas super show.
Hatton recently returned to something like his best when roaring to an 11th-round stoppage of Paulie Malignaggi in the MGM Grand.
That cemented the Hitman's status as the best light-welterweight on the planet, and insp Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao advises friends to 'relax' as D-day nears
GMA News Online, Mon, 01 Dec 2008
MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao is looking fine and feeling good with less than a week to go before he takes on Oscar de la Hoya.
And to show just how composed he is for the most important fight in the history of Philippine boxing, Pacquiao played down the hype.
"Relax lang kayo, masyado Read Full Story >>> Mark Wahlberg Loves Manny Pacquiao, Reminiscent of Micky Ward
By Michael David Smith, AOL Sports, Mon, 01 Dec 2008
A week before his fight with Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao and his trainer, Freddie Roach, had a famous guest at training camp: The actor Mark Wahlberg.
"I've come to see the man," Wahlberg said on HBO's De Read Full Story >>> Liver shot stops Rubillar
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Mon, 01 Dec 2008
Another Filipino challenger bit the dust when Juanito Rubillar was stopped by WBC lightflyweight champion Edgar Sosa at 2:54 of the seventh round in Mexico City last Saturday night (yesterday morning, Manila).
So far this year, four Filipinos ? including Rubillar ? were foiled in attempts to capt Read Full Story >>> ?Nacho? main man in the corner
By Dennis Principe, Business Mirror, Mon, 01 Dec 2008
FAMED Mexican trainer Ignacio ?Nacho? Beristain clarified he will be the man in charge when Oscar de la Hoya climbs the ring against Manny Pacquiao this weekend.
Beristain was interviewed by the BusinessMirror on Monday morning and made it clear he will be the main man in de la Hoya?s corner on Read Full Story >>> Bottle In Front Of DiBella Or Frontal Lobotomy?
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Mon, 01 Dec 2008
No less a seer than Lou DiBella might sit back on his Manhattan couch, sip a fine Scotch, and economize by spending only $54.95 to watch the De La Hoya-Pacquiao fight Saturday night.
?I?m thinking of going to England to scout out Carl Froch against Jean Pascal as Jermain Taylor?s title shot is ne Read Full Story >>> MANNY PACQUIAO 100 YEARS FROM NOW
By Manny Piñol, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 01 Dec 2008
One hundred years from now when our faces will just be faint images in the memories of our great great grandchildren and our names will just be alphabetical inscriptions in our moss-covered tombstones, Filipinos will remember Manny Read Full Story >>> ABA PRESENTS WBO "3 THE HARD WAY" DEC. 21
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 01 Dec 2008
Digos city will be the site of world class WBO championship boxing on Sunday Dec. 21st when fists fly as American Boxing Academy, along with the Honorable Mayor of Digos City Arsenio"Boy" Latasa, bring the World Boxing Organization and an International class of world rated fighters to town for an ev Read Full Story >>> HIV and SPORTS
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 01 Dec 2008
December 1 is the twentieth anniversary of World AIDS Day. Concerned individuals and organizations around the world come together on this day to bring attention to the global AIDS epidemic.
HIV is the virus that attacks the body's immune system which is its defence against diseases. A person is c Read Full Story >>> RESULTS FROM MANDAUE: TERDSAK OVERPOWERS DE LA CRUZ; YOUNG PROSPECTS SONSONA, MAGBANUA, BELANDRES VICTORIOUS
By King Catriz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 01 Dec 2008
Mandaue City -- Terdsak Jandaeng of Thailand was crowned as the new WBO Oriental Jr. Lightweight Champion after he defeated local boy Joel de la Cruz by unanimous decision at the Mandaue City Sports & Cultural Center last nig Read Full Story >>> Oscar De La Hoya - Manny Pacquiao: The Biggest Fight Of The Year Cuts Two Ways
By Tim Starks, Most Valuable Network, Mon, 01 Dec 2008
A total joke. Earlier this year, that's what I thought of Oscar De La Hoya fighting Manny Pacquiao. In the first half of 2008, in separate bouts, De La Hoya and Pacquiao were 20 pounds apart, and that's just the beginning of what was flawed about the bizarre concept.
I'm less sure of it being a t Read Full Story >>> Oscar and Manny: Curiosity, money and an empty 45?
By Bart Barry, 15rounds.com, Mon, 01 Dec 2008
Go ahead, admit it. No matter how much of a purist you are, no matter how much you ridiculed this fight?s announcement, no matter how much you see this spectacle as the eulogy of a decadent era, the fac Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao?s heart shows when he sings
By Colin Seymour, Examiner.com, Mon, 01 Dec 2008
Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya will demonstrate Saturday which is the better boxer. But which is the better singer?
That was the one question that amused Pacquiao during his cautious telephone press conference last Monday.
I?ve been investigating that very issue for several weeks, a Read Full Story >>>
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