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Finally, A P4P King We Can Be Proud Of
By Mike Lynch, The Sweet Science, Mon, 07 Jul 2008
We?re all familiar with the refrains from the over-opinionated and under-informed public. Boxing?s a thing of the past.
Too many backroom deals. Too many under-handed promoters and light-fisted Read Full Story >>>Manny Ruled The Land: Mid-Year Boxing Review
By Cliff Rold, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 07 Jul 2008
Faster than a Francisco Lorenzo flop, 2008 has arrived at its halfway point and it?s tough to tell where the sport is headed in the second half. The pay-per-view calendar is filling up with a whole lot of whatever by way of an old-timers tour featuring Joe Calzaghe-Roy Jones and Shane Mosley-Ricard Read Full Story >>> HOLT and TORRES: - PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM!
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 07 Jul 2008
Los Angeles, CA:- In the movie Casablanca, the great Ingrid Bergman asked Sam, the piano player to play the song ?As time goes by? one more time, ?Play it once, Sam for old time sake.?
With apologies to the folks that Read Full Story >>> SULAIMAN CLARIFIES PACQUIAO 'TITLES' CONTROVERSY
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 07 Jul 2008
World Boxing Council president Don Jose Sulaiman has clarified the position of the WBC with regard to the on-going discussions on whether Filipino ring idol and national treasure Manny Pacquiao is a four-division or five-divis Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao arrives to a warm welcome in GenSan
GMA News Online, Mon, 07 Jul 2008
MANILA, Philippines ? International boxing champion Manny Pacquiao on Monday arrived to a warm welcome in his hometown General Santos City, as the city celebrated Pacquiao's June 29 victory in Las Vegas, Nevada.
GMA?s Flash Report said immediately after his arrival in General Santos City, the 29- Read Full Story >>> 411mania Interviews Nacho Beristain
By Ramon Aranda, 411mania.com, Mon, 07 Jul 2008
Having recently bumped into Nacho, trainer of Juan Manuel and Rafael Marquez, I conducted a short interview after an ESPN2 Wednesday Night Fights telecast.
With most of the media focused squarely on one of Nacho Beristain's english-speaking fighters, I took the opportunity to waltz over to him a Read Full Story >>> Courage, resignation and the space in between
By Bart Barry, 15rounds.com, Mon, 07 Jul 2008
The spirit of the mass is broken; the original excitement about losing or winning, through which danger was forgotten, is spent, and to the majority danger now appears no longer an appeal to their courage, but rather the endurance of a cruel punishment. -- ?On War?, Carl von Clausewitz
Sport is n Read Full Story >>> The Perfect Punch
By Thomas Hauser, SecondsOut.com, Mon, 07 Jul 2008
It?s a feeling that most people never experience in their lifetime; the feeling of landing a punch that separates an opponent from his senses and leaves him lying unconscious on the ring canvas.
A distant parallel might be the harmonic feeling of swinging a baseball bat and -- CRACK -- The ball h Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao: Undeniably an All-Time Great
By Mike Plunkett, RingsideReport.com, Mon, 07 Jul 2008
October 29th, 1987, is a day I remember well. It was the date in which Thomas ?The Hitman? Hearns became the first boxer in history to capture four major world titles in four different weight classes. The year of ?Black Mon Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao - Diaz Revisited
By Sean Malone, Most Valuable Network, Mon, 07 Jul 2008
Unfortunately I was unable to catch the anticipated lightweight title fight between Manny Pacquiao and David Diaz live a couple a weeks ago as I was out of town. While I was confident that Pacquiao would emerge victorious I did not see him knocking out the tough-as-nails Diaz in such definitive fas Read Full Story >>> Ask the Champ ? (This Week?s Edition Gives Advice to Manny Pacquiao)
By Kermit Cintron, RingsideReport.com, Mon, 07 Jul 2008
Wow. What an exciting first round that was between Kendall Holt and Ricardo Torres. I think it calls for a rematch. I believe that one of the announcers mentioned that there was no rematch clause. Huh? I say they do it again.
What a great performance by Manny Pacquiao last weekend against David D Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao-Edwin Valero - A Lightweight Hagler-Hearns?
By James Slater, EastSideBoxing.com, Mon, 07 Jul 2008
With the Manny Pacquiao-Edwin Valero fight now up on BoxRec as taking place on November 8th (venue still to be announced, but Texas being a frontrunner), we can look forward to a very explosive fight. Everyone knows how hard the unbeaten Valero can hit, and "Pac-Man's" greatness is already beyond do Read Full Story >>> SCORES AT PLANET HOLLYWOOD: PINOYS ONE WIN, ONE DRAW (With Photos)
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 07 Jul 2008
Las Vegas, NV:- It was a fight card that no one, except the Bob Arum Promotions would consider to produce spectacular results. After all, the guys on the card are not big names, at least not yet.
But it did!
In the Read Full Story >>> Ricky Hatton will retire from boxing after next two fights
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Mon, 07 Jul 2008
The Mancunian, 29, has laid his cards out that he will have just two more contests - he is scheduled to meet the International Boxing Federation light-welterweight champion Paulie Malignaggi in either Las Vegas or Read Full Story >>> Morales defends belt vs. Thai on July 19
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Mon, 07 Jul 2008
RISING young talent Ciso ?Kid Terrible? Morales will defend his World Boxing Organization Oriental junior featherweight title and his unscathed record against Thailand?s Narongnoi Or Muangklang in the fight card dubbed ?Collision at the Coliseum? on July 19 at the Cebu Coliseum.
With just a year Read Full Story >>> Arum rekindles feud with GBP
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 07 Jul 2008
Las Vegas is the venue of choice of Bob Arum for the explosive encounter between World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight king Manny Pacquiao and Venezuelan knockout artist Edwin Valero on Nov. 8, but the fight might end up being staged in Houston or elsewhere.
Arum, who heads Top Rank, told the L Read Full Story >>> FLASHBACK: BERT NABALATAN
By Jim Amato, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 07 Jul 2008
This native of the Philippines did a lot of his fighting in Hawaii where he was a popular draw. He began his professional career in 1971 and won his first eight contests. Then in 1972 he was matched with former world's featherweight champion Kuniaki Shibata. This is the same Shibata who had dethrone Read Full Story >>> Jinkee afraid champ might lose to Diaz
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Mon, 07 Jul 2008
Jinkee Pacquiao, the lovely wife of Pinoy boxing Manny Pacquiao, said she felt that the Pinoy boxing icon would be in for a tough fight against David Diaz last week in Las Vegas.
She was wrong.
?I really thought David Diaz was strong because of his huge body,? Jinkee, always at ringside when P Read Full Story >>> Accrediting Pacquiao a problem for POC officials
By Marc Anthony Reyes, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mon, 07 Jul 2008
Miguel Molina may have graciously yielded to Manny Pacquiao the honor of carrying the Philippine flag during the opening ceremony of next month?s Beijing Olympics, but will the Chinese organizers allow a last-minute addition to the Philippine delegation?
Philippine contingent secretariat head Moy Read Full Story >>> UAAP joins Pacquiao frenzy
By Cedelf Tupas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mon, 07 Jul 2008
MANILA, Philippines?The Ateneo-La Salle rivalry took a backseat?albeit for only a few minutes.
When Filipino ring superstar Manny Pacquiao walked through the center court of the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, supporters of Ateneo de Manila University and De La Salle University were united in sh Read Full Story >>>
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