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McNEELY SAYS OSCAR VS PACMAN A GREAT MEGA-FIGHT
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 01 Sep 2008
Former Cebu-based boxing manager and promoter Perry McNeely has informed Philboxing.com that the December 6 showdown between boxing biggest attraction Oscar De la Hoya and pound-for-pound topnotcher Manny Pacquiao will be a "great mega-fight."
McNeely, whose JMP Boxing Promotions figured in some Read Full Story >>>NIETES, BOOM-BOOM READY FOR NEXT FIGHTS
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 01 Sep 2008
CEBU CITY--World Boxing Organization (WBO) minimumweight champion Donnie Nietes and WBO Intercontinental superbantam king Rey 'Boom Boom' Bautista yesterday said they are both ready for their next opponents "whoever they may be."
Speaking to their fans through an interview during the "Pinoy Boxin Read Full Story >>> Insider: De La Hoya has most to lose - and gain
By Norm Frauenheim, AZCentral.com, Mon, 01 Sep 2008
It was speculation that was ridiculed months ago, but an Oscar De La Hoya-Manny Pacquiao fight is no laugher. Not anymore.
What first had been rumored nearly six months ago is deadly serious. De La Hoya and Pacquiao agreed last week to fight at 147 pounds.
Only the scale can put that in persp Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao will prove too small a win for De La Hoya
By Franklin McNeil, The Star- Ledger, Mon, 01 Sep 2008
Several months ago, Oscar De La Hoya said he would hang up the gloves after his fight Dec. 6 in Las Vegas. De La Hoya has since had a change of heart.
When De La Hoya first uttered the word 'retirement,' he expected to be fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. in September. But Mayweather beat De La Hoya Read Full Story >>> A GOLDEN SPECTACLE?
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 01 Sep 2008
Oscar dela Hoya versus Manny Pacquiao will be a huge sports event. Boxing has seen its share of circuses before. We have seen a woman fight a man inside the ring and win. In 1957 then world heavyweight champ Floyd Patterson Read Full Story >>> Why Pacquiao is fighting boxing?s Golden Boy
By Marc Anthony Reyes, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mon, 01 Sep 2008
MANILA, Philippines?For national boxing hero Manny Pacquiao, fighting Oscar De La Hoya ?was never in his wildest dreams.?
Openly declaring his admiration for one of boxing?s biggest stars, Pacquiao wrote in his column in the tabloid Abante that he never thought he would be in the ring soon with D Read Full Story >>> Boom-Boom booms
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Mon, 01 Sep 2008
FOR most fans, watching Rey ?Boom-Boom? Bautista in the first round against Eden ?Anastesitsa? Marquez in his World Boxing Organization Intercontinental battle didn?t evoke any memories of the previous fights of the power puncher.
He was far from his previous self. He was tentative and stingy wi Read Full Story >>> Pro victories, amateur defeats
By Bill Velasco, The Philippine Star, Mon, 01 Sep 2008
Saturday?s ?WBO Night of Champions? was a big boost to the careers of two champions who have been waiting for over a year to get back into the limelight and show their readiness for the bigger stage.
WBO intercontinental superbantamweight Rey ?Boom Boom? Bautista sprang to life in the second roun Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao fans see knockout win
By Marc Anthony Reyes, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mon, 01 Sep 2008
MANILA, Philippines?The majority of online boxing fans believe that Manny Pacquiao will pull off a ?shock knockout? victory over his boyhood idol Oscar De La Hoya when they clash on Dec. 6 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
In a poll conducted by the Pacquiao website Pacland, 46 percent of the respon Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao can retire after DL Hoya fight ? Nazario
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 01 Sep 2008
Manny Pacquiao?s former manager has expressed his concern over the wisdom of Pacquiao?s decision to fight Oscar de la Hoya in December, but said the bout could be the defining match of his career and he can retire after that, win or lose.
"After this fight, Manny can announce his retirement," Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao vs Hoya: Dream come true
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Mon, 01 Sep 2008
Manny Pacquiao described Oscar dela Hoya as his ?boyhood idol? and said not even in his wildest dream did he ever see himself facing the legendary boxer.
?Never in my wildest dreams did I ever think and imagine that I will be fighting the same man who was then a superstar and is still the sport?s Read Full Story >>> 7 years after US debut, Pacquiao in biggest fight of his life
By Mike T. Limpag, Sun.Star Cebu, Mon, 01 Sep 2008
MANNY Pacquiao has come a long way in seven years.
From a little known fighter who speaks little English fighting in the undercard of an Oscar De La Hoya fight in the MGM Grand Arena to fighting the Golden Boy himself?his idol?in the main event in the same hotel this year.
?Naaalala ko pa po Read Full Story >>> Prophet Of Pacquiao Doom Speaks: Oscar Will Flatten Midget Manny In Opening Round!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Mon, 01 Sep 2008
He won?t sign his name to the declaration. He is afraid of business recriminations more so from Golden Boy Promotions than from Top Rank.
I?m calling this veteran of four decades in the boxing business The Prophet Of Pacquiao Doom. He is not some fringe character or some yahoo shouting that the Read Full Story >>> Fr. Marlon advises Manny to keep focus
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Mon, 01 Sep 2008
The Catholic priest who celebrates Holy Mass before and after Manny Pacquiao?s fights in his hotel suite said yesterday to beat Oscar de la Hoya in their blockbuster duel on Dec. 6 in Las Vegas, the WBC lightweight champion should stay focused on God and be more dedicated in training ?to become a mu Read Full Story >>> Sources: Barrera signs five-year promotional deal with King
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Mon, 01 Sep 2008
Two months after severing ties with Golden Boy Promotions, former three-division world champion Marco Antonio Barrera has a new promoter: Don King.
Barrera, one of Mexico's all-time great fighters, signed a five-year promotional agreement last Tuesday night at King's Deerfield Beach, Fla., office Read Full Story >>> BAUTISTA MAY FIGHT ON PACQUIAO-DE LA HOYA CARD
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 31 Aug 2008
WBO Intercontinental super bantamweight champion Rey ?Boom Boom? Bautista may see action on the undercard of one of the biggest fights in the history of boxing between Filipino ring idol and national treasure Manny Read Full Story >>> Rey Bautista lowers the BOOM on Marquez!
By Ace Freeman, FightFan.com, Sun, 31 Aug 2008
Rey Bautista TKO 2 Eden Marquez
Rey ?Boom Boom? Bautista made quick work of Mexican slugger Eden Marquez earlier today at the Waterfront hotel in Cebu, Philippines. Bautista started out cautiously against Marquez showcasing his accuracy and the power he possesses in each hand. In the second round Read Full Story >>> SGG TIES UP WITH CEBU GRAND HOTEL FOR 'DAYTIME BOXING'
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 31 Aug 2008
SGG Sports Promotions yesterday formally inked the contract with the Cebu Grand Hotel making it the official hotel for the September 14 "Daytime Boxing" at the New Cebu Coliseum.
The event will be headlined by ALA Boy Read Full Story >>> Fight of the Year may be Roche?s
By George Kimball, Boston Herald, Sun, 31 Aug 2008
Before Oscar De La Hoya, Manny Pacquiao, Richard Schaefer, Bob Arum and HBO pay-per-view even begin dividing up what potentially looms as a $100 million pie, each and every one of them should give credit where credit is due and cut Freddie Roach in on the action. And Larry Merchant, too, while they? Read Full Story >>> Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao - It is What it Is
By TK Stewart, BoxingScene.com, Sun, 31 Aug 2008
I was talking to a co-worker at the daily newspaper that I work for the other day. We were sitting in my office that overlooks a city park and a casino while discussing the current sad plight of the newspaper business and what will ultimately become of it all.
But after a while, we decided t Read Full Story >>>
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