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Happy New Year: For Boxing
By Mike Withers, RingsideReport.com, Sun, 11 Jan 2009
The year 2008 was a great year for boxing! The Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao fight was an excellent way to cap it off. It was like a ceremonial passing of the torch from one boxing superstar to another.
Ricky Hatton?s lopsided victory over Paulie Malignaggi reaffirmed his dominance in a rap Read Full Story >>>Rumors: Lopez-Penalosa, Taylor-Ward, Taylor-Jones, Berto-Pacquiao?
Bad Left Hook, Sun, 11 Jan 2009
Lopez is supposedly going to return to action on April 4, televised by HBO, assumedly headlining a Boxing After Dark card. Top Rank wants 118-pound titlist Penalosa, the fighter ESPN.com's Dan Rafael called "the Filipino Winky Wright" in this week's live chat, referring to Penalosa's often unrealist Read Full Story >>> March Shuffling
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Sun, 11 Jan 2009
The original plan from Top Rank on March 15th (in the Philippines, 14th out here in the States) was for IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire to move up and challenge Fernando Montiel for his WBO jr. bantameight title as the hea Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao and Phelps
By Al S. Mendoza, Sun.Star Baguio, Sun, 11 Jan 2009
IN MY list, two men mattered most in 2008. Strangely, they have the same initials: MP.
Manny Pacquiao. Filipino.
Michael Phelps. American.
Pacquiao boxed his way to immortality.
Phelps swam his way to immortality.
In 2008, Pacquiao won all his three fights. Two were world title bouts; one w Read Full Story >>> A bloody warning
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 11 Jan 2009
I HAVE always considered myself to be relatively quite healthy. This, not withstanding my known propensity to imbibe too many last rounds every now and then.
I may not be as svelte as my editor Mike Limpag or as lean and mean as my athletic fellow columnist John Pages, but I?m far from being port Read Full Story >>> Is 2009 the year of the heavyweights?
By Robert Morales, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Sun, 11 Jan 2009
It's been a while since we began a new year by anticipating some good fights in the heavyweight division, the kind that can provide sustenance to what is supposed to be boxing's bread-and-butter division.
We have that here in 2009. At this moment negotiations are taking place for a fight between Read Full Story >>> NONGQAYI-ARCE DATE FINALLY SET
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 11 Jan 2009
The on-off IBF junior bantamweight title eliminator between undefeated Siphiwo Nongqayi (14-0, 6 KO's)and Mexican Francisco "Panchito" Arce (28-4-2, 19 KO's) has finally been set for February 28 in Toluca, Mexico.
Well-known WBC "International Promoter of the Year" Branco Milenkovic informed www. Read Full Story >>> STABLEMATES TO CLASH IN IBF TITLE FIGHT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 11 Jan 2009
In an unusual twist two talented stablemates Cassius Baloyi (36-3-1, 19 KO?s) and Malcolm Klassen (23-4-2, 14 KO?s) will battle each other in a highly anticipated IBF junior lightweight title fight to be staged in April in South Africa.
Several sites have expressed interest in hosting the fight Read Full Story >>> Oscar De La Hoya?s Conditioning Coach Speaks Out
By Brent Matteo Alderson, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 10 Jan 2009
After Oscar De La Hoya was dominated, and eventually stopped in eight rounds by Manny Pacquiao on December 6 - a mountain of rumors began to circulate all over the boxing world. Rumors that Oscar overtrained to make the welterweight Read Full Story >>> No word from De La Hoya concerns some
By Mark Whicker, OCRegister.com, Sat, 10 Jan 2009
Most who watched Manny Pacquiao dominate Oscar De La Hoya felt that the Golden Boy would retire. For those who felt he should, the silence from De La Hoya's camp is ominous.
Richard Schaefer says the Dow Jones average will return to five digits sometime this year.
He also said he foresaw the 2 Read Full Story >>> PHOSAWAN PRE-WEIGHIN IN THAILAND
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 10 Jan 2009
Chaengwattana, Thailand -- Pramansak Phosawan (C) tipped the scales at 124 lbs during the pre-weighin for his WBO junior bantamweight title fight against Jose Lopez of Puerto Rico scheduled on February 7 in P Read Full Story >>> Pi?ol: `It's Manny by knockout'
By Marianne L. Saberon-Abalayan, Sun.Star Davao, Sat, 10 Jan 2009
IT'S going to be Manny Pacquiao by knockout over Ricky Hatton when the two ring warriors square off on May 2 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
And it's not only speed and power that will make Pacquiao triumphant. He also has a big fighting heart which many boxers don't possess.
North Cotabato Vice Governo Read Full Story >>> Of course, Ricky Hatton has a chance
By Recah Trinidad, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sat, 10 Jan 2009
MANILA, Philippines?Ricky Hatton, no matter what Freddie Roach predicts, will not convert into a brother or distant cousin of Manny Pacquiao?s last two victims.
Remember Pacquiao?s sensational knockout wins, against David Diaz and Oscar de la Hoya, last year?
Diaz was stunned and reduced into Read Full Story >>> Fat Chance Manny Pacquiao Will Retire Before Age 35 Or 36!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Sat, 10 Jan 2009
Pacquiao to retire in 2010 or thereabouts?
Balderdash, poppycock, total nonsense or so opines your White Gorilla.
Fat chance that will happen.
Who the hell is Delpilar and where is from?
I?ve no idea. I just know that he is a locked and loaded Boxingconfidential regular and that he often Read Full Story >>> Another year for Pacquiao, Silva to prove doubters wrong
By Mark Lorenzana, 8countnews, Sat, 10 Jan 2009
After three successful fights in as many weight classes last year (first when he eked out a split decision over Juan Manuel Marquez, second when he annihilated David Diaz to win the WBC world lightweight title, and third, his eight round drubbing of Oscar De La Hoya) Manny Pacquiao is the consensus Read Full Story >>> ROACH BACK IN ARLOVSKI'S CORNER FOR AFFLICTION M-1 "DAY OF RECKONING" MAIN EVENT SHOWDOWN AGAINST FEDOR
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 10 Jan 2009
Los Angeles, CA (January 9, 2009)...Legendary boxing trainer Freddie Roach is no stranger to training some of the greatest champions in the sport. His latest endeavor is preparing Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) superstar Andrei "The Pit Read Full Story >>> Concepcion eyes WBC international crown
The Philippine Star, Sat, 10 Jan 2009
Rising Filipino boxing star Bernabe Concepcion struts his wares before his countrymen as he clashes with Kenyan Sande Otieno for the vacant World Boxing Council (WBC) International featherweight crown at the Araneta Coliseum tomorrow.
Scheduled for 12 rounds, the fight, the first at the 126-pound Read Full Story >>> Three pounds and the Church of Pacfreaks
By Mike T. Limpag, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 10 Jan 2009
THREE pounds, for most, is a miniscule number. Heck it could be the difference pre-and post-Noche Buena, or pre-and post a couple bottles of beer.
Three pounds is nothing, or for some fans I know, it?s the weight difference between Round 1 of a Pacquiao fight and after the decision is read, at le Read Full Story >>> New ABAP chief to regionalize training of RP amateur boxers
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, The Philippine Star, Sat, 10 Jan 2009
CEBU - Hall of Famer sportsman Antonio "Bidoy" L. Aldeguer had long been pushing for the regionalization of training of the Filipino pugilists, which he deemed the best and most effective way to get the country's amateur boxing program back in the groove. Aldeguer's insistent calls for such measure Read Full Story >>> Abap wants regionalized training
By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 10 Jan 2009
THE LONG-overdue plan to regionalize the training of the national amateur boxers will be the first priority of the newly installed Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (Abap) president Ricky Vargas.
Vargas was in Cebu last Thursday to inspect the facilities in Cebu?the ALA Gym in Nasipit Read Full Story >>>
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