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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 >>> Juan Manuel Marquez: "I Already Beat Pacquiao Twice"
By Mark Vester, BoxingScene.com, Tue, 02 Sep 2008
Juan Manuel Marquez is in the middle of his final preparations for his lightweight debut against Joel Casamayor on September 13 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Marquez took such a tough fight for his first fight at 135-pounds to set up a third meeting with Filipino rival Manny Pacquiao in 2009. Marqu Read Full Story >>> A CLASS ACT DOWN SOUTH
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 02 Sep 2008
We have always enjoyed going around the Visayas and Mindanao covering the fights of promising youngsters all of whom are striving to emulate the incredible achievements of national treasure Manny Pacquiao for Viva Sp Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao: Beware of the intangibles
By Recah Trinidad, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tue, 02 Sep 2008
MANILA, Philippines?Freddie Roach punched hard and scored when he swore that Manny Pacquiao, though smaller, will be stronger and faster than the taller Oscar De La Hoya.
There?s no reason to doubt Mr. Roach.
He?s a truly tested trainer, maybe the best the beak-busting sport has in its excited Read Full Story >>> Rafael "El Torito" Concepcion is confident ahead of his biggest challenge
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 02 Sep 2008
With just 2 weeks to go, Panamanian Rafael Concepcion is full of confidence for his first title defence against Jorge Arce in Mexico City on the 15th September.
The interim WBA super Flyweight title fight Read Full Story >>> DL Hoya not likely to halt Pacquiao early
By Roy Luarca, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tue, 02 Sep 2008
MANILA, Philippines?Oscar De La Hoya may be taller, longer and bigger than Manny Pacquiao but, based on his ring record, he is unlikely to bring down the Filipino icon in the early rounds.
De La Hoya, the 10-time American world champion with Mexican roots, has only a 13-percent chance of finishin Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-De La Hoya could put boxing on the map again; De La Hoya criticism unwarranted
By Dan Horgan, Boxing Herald, Tue, 02 Sep 2008
On Thursday, it was announced that superstars Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao will square off in a welterweight bout on December 6 in Las Vegas. Hullabaloo from the boxing world ensued immediately following the announcement.
De La Hoya, who has announced that the December 6 bout will be hi Read Full Story >>>
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