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Popular Filipino 'Pacman' favored to make boxing history
By Nancy Gay, San Francisco Chronicle, Sat, 28 Jun 2008
Las Vegas -- Manny Pacquiao's quest to topple WBC lightweight champion David Diaz tonight looks every bit like a homefield lock.
Already, Diaz (34-1-1, 17 KOs), a Chicago native and brawler who is not renowned for possessing a knockout punch, is a 5 1/2-1 underdog heading into his second title de Read Full Story >>>SecondsOut Team Pick Diaz vs. Pacquiao
SecondsOut.com, Sat, 28 Jun 2008
The No.1 boxer in the world is moving up in weight for another tough challenge, but that hasn?t stopped SecondsOut?s team of fearless writers from making their confident picks for Saturday night?s WBC lightweight world title fight between champion David Diaz and challenger Manny Pacquiao at the Mand Read Full Story >>> Bazooka Joe: Manny Pacquiao Firepower Shoots Down David Diaz In Ninth Round!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Sat, 28 Jun 2008
With all the whacked out characters who scribble for Boxingconfidential, I thought for sure at least one would defy logic and pick David Diaz to upset Megamanny Pacquiao Saturday night in Las Vegas.
I might?ve been tempted but Diaz will be like an unarmed combatant trying to hold off an opponent Read Full Story >>> EMIL ROMANO WISHES PACQUIAO GOOD LUCK!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 28 Jun 2008
BANGKOK--Superstar Manny Pacquiao's former trainer Emil Romano is wishing his former protege good luck as he challenges WBC lightweight king David Diaz tomorrow at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
Romano, who worked with Pacquiao since his first fight as a junior featherweight, expres Read Full Story >>> JULATON SCORES FIRST KO WIN
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 28 Jun 2008
Las Vegas, NV :- Ana ?The Hurricane? Julaton gave all her fans at the Central Valley in California a great treat last night by scoring a tremendous knock-out ala Mike Tyson in the first round.
Julaton (4-0-0 1KO) knoc Read Full Story >>> Diaz comfortable with long odds against Pacquiao
By Associated Press, Google News, Sat, 28 Jun 2008
LAS VEGAS (AP) ? David Diaz realizes he might just be a speed bump on Manny Pacquiao's road to history. He's still determined to make that trip as rocky as possible Saturday night.
Diaz, the unlikely WBC lightweight champion from humble Chicago roots, is among the biggest admirers of Pacquiao's e Read Full Story >>> Diaz, Pacquiao make weight for title bout
By Associated Press, International Herald Tribune, Sat, 28 Jun 2008
David Diaz and Manny Pacquiao both made weight Friday for their 135-pound title fight, but the goat wasn't even allowed on the stage.
Diaz, the WBC lightweight champion facing long odds against one of the world's elite boxers, weighed exactly 135 pounds on the scales at the Mandalay Bay Events Ce Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO-DIAZ WEIGH-IN PHOTOS!
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 28 Jun 2008
WBC lightweight champion David Diaz, left, and Manny Pacquiao, right, of the Philippines, face off during an official weigh-in ceremony at the Mandalay Bay hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Friday, June 27, 2008. Boxing promot Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO, 134.5; DIAZ, 135
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 28 Jun 2008
LAS VEGAS, NV -- Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines tipped the scales at 134.5 lbs while defending WBC lightweight champion David Diaz of Chicago came in at 135 lbs during the official weighin moments ago at the Mandalay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV. More to come ... Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao v David Diaz
?Take all?. By name and by nature?
By Gary Todd, La Prensa San Diego, Sat, 28 Jun 2008
When Emmanuel D. Pacquiao came into his world of harsh poverty, and later as a little boy, the grim prospect of an even harsher future ahead, do you think he could ever imagine the life he would be leading now, as a man, a boxing superstar, actor, and Filipino legend? When I asked him a few years ba Read Full Story >>> "The Time We Forget The Price Of Rice"
By Michael Woods, The Sweet Science, Sat, 28 Jun 2008
The eyes of all serious fight fans, and all of the Philippines, will be trained on Manny Pacquiao on Saturday evening in Las Vegas, as Pac Man attempts to win a title in a fourth weight cla Read Full Story >>> CASAMAYOR-MARQUEZ TICKETS GO ON SALE JUNE 28
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 28 Jun 2008
 
JOEL CASAMAYOR DEFENDS WORLD LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP AGAINST FORMER TWO-DIVISION WORLD CHAMPION JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 AT THE MGM GRAN Read Full Story >>> Could Manny Pacquiao be Oscar the Next?
By Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, Sat, 28 Jun 2008
With De La Hoya likely to finish his fight career in December, it's not too soon to ponder who'll be the next face of boxing. Maybe it's the beloved Filipino, maybe it's Kelly Pavlik, or ...
June 28, 2008
Read Full Story >>> Will Lightweights Be Kryptonite To Pacman?
By David A. Avila, The Sweet Science, Sat, 28 Jun 2008
If ever a fighter has looked more like Superman than any other on the planet, it has to be Manny Pacquiao.
For more than a decade Pacquiao has been invulnerable to junior featherweights, featherweights and junior lightweights. The punches just bounce off him.
But now he?s entering the realm of Read Full Story >>> Manny won?t follow in Elorde footsteps
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sat, 28 Jun 2008
LAS VEGAS ? While the late Flash Elorde is considered the model for Filipino fighters to emulate, there?s something in the Bogo legend?s history that Manny Pacquiao will not want to repeat.
Elorde was the world superfeatherweight champion when he twice tried to annex the 135-pound crown held by C Read Full Story >>> FIGHTHYPE PREDICTIONS: PACQUIAO VS. DIAZ
FightHype.com, Sat, 28 Jun 2008
FightHype staff predictions are in for this weekend's clash as WBC super featherweight makes his debut at lightweight to take on WBC lightweight champion David Diaz. Will the move up in weight be too much for Pacquiao, who started his career as a flyweight? Can Diaz pull off the upset against a Read Full Story >>> Heat stops Pacquiao?s workout
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Sat, 28 Jun 2008
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao cut everything that he did in the gym to half on Thursday afternoon when temperatures reached a hellish 108 degrees Fahrenheit (42.22 degrees Celsius).
Inside the IBA Compound where he trains in the run up to Saturday?s big fight with David Diaz at Mandalay Bay, Pacquia Read Full Story >>> Pacman: No problem at weigh-in
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sat, 28 Jun 2008
LAS VEGAS ? If he can make 130, there?s just no reason why he can?t make 135.
Manny Pacquiao, on the eve of Friday?s official weigh-in, assured everyone on his side that he?s got his weight on check for Saturday?s showdown with WBC lightweight champion David Diaz.
?I got it. I?m okay,? said th Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao: Added pounds means more punching power
ABS-CBN News, Sat, 28 Jun 2008
Manny Pacquiao was in a good mood on Thursday, a day before the official weigh-in championship fight against World Boxing Council lightweight king David Diaz.
Pacquiao enjoyed a hearty breakfast together with his team and pet dog whom he also fed as he ate.
Pacquiao had a plate of rice with Read Full Story >>> Computer picks Pacquiao over Diaz
By Ed C. Tolentino, The Manila Times, Sat, 28 Jun 2008
Compubox, the computerized punch scoring system that counts each punch thrown by each of the boxers, breaks down the punches and provides boxing fans with a final punchstat count, has picked Filipino Manny Pacquiao to prevail over David Diaz Sunday in their battle for the World boxing Federation (WB Read Full Story >>>
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