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JACA BATTLES FORMER WBA SUPER FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 26 Jun 2008
Lightweight Jimrex Jaca (28-4-3, 13 KO?s) who was being touted as a genuine prospect after his gallant nine-round stand against Juan Manuel Marquez but has since been a disappointment, seeks to regain lost glory when he Read Full Story >>>Pacquiao-Diaz bout all abuzz way before actual fight By Erwin Lemuel Oliva, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Thu, 26 Jun 2008 MANILA, Philippines -- While the actual bout has yet to happen, the fight between two tough sluggers has started a few days from the actual event scheduled June 28 in Las Vegas (June 29 in Manila).
Filipino boxer and modern-day hero Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao is set to fight US-born fighter David Di Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao news delivered even faster By Lawrence Casiraya, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Thu, 26 Jun 2008 MANILA, Philippines -- Can't get enough of Pacman frenzy until the main event Sunday morning in Manila? INQUIRER.net is giving Filipinos and boxing fanatics worldwide their daily Pacquiao fix on the Web.
INQUIRER.net has been using a special website titled The Pacquiao Files dedicated to articles Read Full Story >>> Luevano, the Understudy By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Thu, 26 Jun 2008 This weekend, WBO featherweight titlist Steven Luevano finds himself in a familiar role. For the third consecutive fight, he defends his crown as a participant in one of the main supporting bouts underneath a Manny Pacquiao pay-per-view event. After capturing the vacant title last July by stopping N Read Full Story >>> HANDANG-HANDA NA PO AKO By Manny Pacquiao, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 26 Jun 2008
LAS VEGAS ? Malugod ko pong binabati ang lahat ng aking mga kababayan at mga masusugid na sumusubaybay sa kolum na ito, pati na rin ang mga fans ng boxing. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan sa pangangatawan, pag-iisip at sa Read Full Story >>> DAVID DIAZ: I HAVE NOT LOST TO A SOUTHPAW By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 26 Jun 2008
LAS VEGAS -- World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight champion David Diaz said he has no problems fighting southpaws saying ?I?ve won against southpaws and I?ve done pretty well against them.?
He was referring to his challe Read Full Story >>> Underdog champ David Diaz hopes to get Pacquiao's goat By Associated Press, International Herald Tribune, Thu, 26 Jun 2008 LAS VEGAS: The goat really got David Diaz.
The WBC lightweight champion made it from the Olympics to the pinnacle of prizefighting with a firm belief that his fate was in his own hands. He absorbed that philosophy from his parents while they raised nine kids, including baby David, as Mexican immi Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao & Diaz State Dedications at Final Presser By Albert Jimenez Howell, SecondsOut.com, Thu, 26 Jun 2008 The final presser for the WBC lightweight world championship bout between defending champion David Diaz and four-time world champion Manny Pacquiao dubbed ?Lethal Combination? took place on Wednesday afternoon at the Mandalay Bay Resort-Casino of Las Vegas, Nevada.
For Pacquiao (46-3-2, 35 KOs) Read Full Story >>> LAS VEGAS PRESSCON PHOTOS PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 26 Jun 2008
Manny Pacquiao (L) of the Philippines and WBC lightweight champion David Diaz of the U.S. pose during a news conference at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada June 25, 2008. Pacquiao challenges Diaz for the title Read Full Story >>> How It'll Look: Pacquiao/Diaz By John Nguyen, The Sweet Science, Thu, 26 Jun 2008 On Saturday night, Manny Pacquiao will make his long-awaited lightweight debut against the man whom many consider to be the safest of the 135-pound champions, David Diaz. Many wonder if Pacquiao, (46-3-2, 35 KO), who turned pro as a junior flyweight, will outgrow his effectiveness with the addition Read Full Story >>> ?If Pacquiao Puts Away Diaz, He is Ready for Hatton and 2010 Polls? By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 26 Jun 2008
LAS VEGAS ? For Manny Pacquiao, the long road to San Jose extends beyond the shootout with World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight champion David D Read Full Story >>> Diaz Diary: Feels good to escape the media By David Diaz, Chicago Sun Times, Thu, 26 Jun 2008 Yesterday afternoon we had our "Grand Arrivals" and media workout here at Mandalay Bay.
At around 3 in the afternoon I went to a local gym to train. It felt great to get a full workout in. There was no AC in the gym and it was pretty hot in there (remember it's 105 outside here) but it was perfec Read Full Story >>> GANOY OPPONENT NAMED By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 26 Jun 2008 The opponent of Ranee "KO Kid" Ganoy who will be featured on the blockbuster fight card of well-known promoter Sammy Gello-ani at the Cebu Coliseum on July 19 will be Thai light welterweight Sapapetch Sor Sakaorat.
The rugged Thai fighter has a record of 13 - 4 with 8 knockouts while Ganoy who ha Read Full Story >>> 'Manny Pacquiao Made Everything Possible for Us to Be Here' By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 26 Jun 2008 LAS VEGAS ? Even before Philippine promoter and manager Gabriel ?Bebot? Elorde, Jr. secured the green signal from Manny Pacquiao for his fighter, world-ranked Juanito Rubillar, to be included on the wait list of Filipino boxers aiming to perform in the undercard of Pacquiao?s future fights, brother Read Full Story >>> A defining moment for Diaz By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Thu, 26 Jun 2008 LAS VEGAS ? In boxing, and this has been proven many times, the fellow who fights for survival, the one who fights to have food on his table, the one who feels he has nothing to lose, is very dangerous.
That description fits David Diaz, the guy who is looking at his fight with Manny Pacquiao on S Read Full Story >>> Diaz needs a f----ng miracle, says Roach By Roy Luarca, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Thu, 26 Jun 2008 LAS VEGAS?It will take more than a super human effort for David Diaz to beat Manny Pacquiao on June 28.
?For Diaz to win he needs a f----ng miracle,? said Freddie Roach, the renowned trainer of Pacquiao.
Roach also belittled Diaz?s plan to pressure Pacquiao in their showdown for the World Boxi Read Full Story >>> Pacman Cannot Fade Cirque De Soleil Pacquiao vs. Diaz Saved By Site Fees and Pay Per View By Ricardo Lois, Boxing Confidential, Thu, 26 Jun 2008 My argument, unfounded and based on simple perceptions, has always been that Manny Pacquiao can only draw huge crowds in Boxing Capital, USA (a.k.a Las Vegas, Nevada) if he is paired up with an iconic Mexican Fighter. SEE: MARCO ANTONIO BARRERA, ERIK MORALES, AND JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ.
Filipinos in Read Full Story >>> RAHEEM NOT LOOKING PAST FUKENA PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 26 Jun 2008
TULSA, OK - Former world title challenger Zahir Raheem is not looking past Ali Funeka, his foe in the upcoming IBF world lightweight title elimination bout in East London, South Africa.
"Contrary to some published reports, Zah Read Full Story >>> A look at the history of boxing in the Philippines By Don Stradley, ESPN.com, Thu, 26 Jun 2008
Manny Pacquiao has thrilled boxing fans around the world, but that's not enough for him.
"It's very important to me and my country to put my name into boxing history," Pacquiao said last w Read Full Story >>> Roach: Diaz will need miracle By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Thu, 26 Jun 2008 LAS VEGAS ? A little cocky, Freddie Roach said only a miracle can save David Diaz against Manny Pacquiao on Saturday at Mandalay Bay (Sunday in Manila).
?For Diaz to win he?ll need a miracle,? said Roach.
Not once, but twice.
Normally soft-spoken, Roach issued the sweeping statement in reac Read Full Story >>>
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