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For action, not even Pacquiao tops Vazquez
Bad Left Hook, Wed, 19 Mar 2008
Following his wonderful fight against Juan Manuel Marquez last Saturday night, many in the boxing community have rushed to sound the horn for Manny Pacquiao, in a mythical return to being the sport's No. 1 action star.
Excuse me, but when did attention spans become so short that we're forgetting Read Full Story >>>PACQUIAO WATCH: What price is right?
By Edwin G. Espejo, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 19 Mar 2008
GOLDEN Boy Promotion?s Richard Schafer just raised the ante when he offered Manny Pacquiao a guaranteed $6 million purse for an immediate with Juan Manuel Marquez.
The offer goes beyond any weight limit.
It was perhaps a spur of the moment, knee-jerk reaction to the controversy that followed t Read Full Story >>> RING AWARDS PACQUIAO THE BELT BUT CLAIMS MARQUEZ WON
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 19 Mar 2008
Ring Magazine, regarded as the ?Bible? of boxing, awarded Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao the coveted super featherweight championship belt but claimed Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez won the fight at the Mandalay Bay Res Read Full Story >>> "INVASION" LAUNCHED FOR APRIL 6 AT BIG DOME
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 19 Mar 2008
The long-awaited rematch between WBO bantamweight champion Gerry Penalosa and Ratanachai Sor Vorapin is set for April 6 and headlines an historic 8-bout event billed as "Invasion:Philippines vs The World" at the legendary Ar Read Full Story >>> NUTRITION EXPERT CLAIMS EXTRA WEIGHT HURT PACQUIAO
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 19 Mar 2008
There?s a scientific explanation for what many fight fans regard as a disappointing performance by Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao despite the fact that he won the WBC super featherweight title via a split decision over Mexico?s Juan Manuel Marquez at the Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel and Casino last Read Full Story >>> Magnificent Manny Pacquiao dethrones brave Marquez in split win
By Ramir Correa, Sportingo, Wed, 19 Mar 2008
The Filipino Fighting Machine claims another prize Mexican scalp ? and lands the WBC super-featherweight crown in a thrilling Las Vegas re-match.
Manny Pacquiao summoned true courage and his incredible will to win by snatching victory from the jaws of defeat.
Pacquiao knocked down Juan Manuel Read Full Story >>> No Trilogy Bout Needed For Marquez & Pacquiao
?Pacman? Deserves a Hagler-Hearns-Type War
By John Chavez, Boxing Confidential, Wed, 19 Mar 2008
It?s too much pressure to put on a single individual.
His name is Manny Pacquiao and he?s expected by all his supporters and loyal followers to engage in brawls that will have them on the edge of their seats in anticipation of a knockout victory by their national icon.
Like Mike Tyson in his Read Full Story >>> INSIDE SPORTS: RESPECTING THE JUDGES'S DECISION
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 19 Mar 2008
In what must surely be regarded as a painfully ironic twist, Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao, who has consistently pleaded for national unity every time he fights and has laid his life on the line, willing, in his words, ?to die for my country,? his razor-thin, split decision victory over Mexican Read Full Story >>> PHILBOXING WRITERS' SCORECARDS
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 19 Mar 2008
Owing to the controversial verdict of the last Pacquiao-Marquez fight, we have asked our PhilBoxing writers how they scored the fight. 15 of our writers have responded and below are their individual scores with comments. The summary is at the end of this article.
Dr. Ed de la Vega, 114-113 Pacq Read Full Story >>> Third fight worth more than $6M
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Wed, 19 Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES ? Freddie Roach said the Golden Boy Promotions $6 million offer for Manny Pacquiao to do a third fight with Juan Manuel Marquez is not a perfect bait, stressing it?s too small compared to the purse the Filipino champion earned in winning the WBC (World Boxing Council) crown via split dec Read Full Story >>> After Vorapin, its de Leon for Gerry
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Wed, 19 Mar 2008
GERRY ?Fearless? Pe?alosa will finally get the chance to get back at his tormentor, Daniel Ponce de Leon.
That is, if the two protagonists hurdle two big ?ifs.?
?This will be a tough fight for Pe?alosa. If he gets past Sor Vorapin and if Daniel Ponce de Leon will get past Juan Manuel Lopez t Read Full Story >>> Unbeaten Valero taunts Pacman
By Roy Luarca, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wed, 19 Mar 2008
HOLLYWOOD?Either he was trying to catch attention or he was really angry at Manny Pacquiao.
Knockout artist Edwin Valero, the World Boxing Association super featherweight champion from Venezuela, was seen making nasty hand gestures in the direction of Pacquiao during intervals of the Filipino sup Read Full Story >>> KO artist dreams of Pacquiao fight
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Wed, 19 Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES ? A shaggy-haired Venezuelan was at ringside when Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez brawled their way to another exciting 12-rounder at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas over the weekend.
He was wondering when his chance for a mega-buck fight will come.
Edwin Valero, the reigning Wo Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao/Marquez II: No Complaints
By Mike Sloan, SecondsOut.com, Wed, 19 Mar 2008
It looks like the old clich? of how good things come to those who wait is rooted firmly in truth. For the boxing fan inside all of us, it?s been a long, sometimes empty, four years. Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez first locked horns on May 8, 2004 in what wound up being one of the most scinti Read Full Story >>> Ask the Champ, Mar. 18, 2008
By Kermit Cintron, RingsideReport.com, Wed, 19 Mar 2008
Congratulations, Manny Pacquiao on your victory over Juan Manuel Marquez on Saturday night! That was a good fight. I really enjoy how the smaller guys fight with everything that they have. They don?t play it safe. They take risks and fight hard. I would love to see those guys in training camp. I am Read Full Story >>> Protective Custody: Arum's Executive Edict, Handle Pacquiao With Special Care!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Wed, 19 Mar 2008
David Diaz, come on down! Any other non-threatening possible Manny Pacquaio opponents, you come on down also. The Filpino boxing legend is going into extreme protective custody. He may become the Boxer in the Bubble.
Promoter Bob Arum, privately disappointed at Pacman?s slim victory over Juan Man Read Full Story >>> Former WBC exec keen on another showdown
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Wed, 19 Mar 2008
LAS VEGAS ? Former WBC secretary-general Eduardo Lamazon of Argentina said the other day he saw Juan Manuel Marquez the winner by a slim margin over Manny Pacquiao in his personal scorecard but had no qualms accepting the split decision that made the Filipino icon the first Asian to capture three wo Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao, Roach: Yes to rematch
By Roy Luarca, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wed, 19 Mar 2008
HOLLYWOOD?They?re ready to make this a trilogy?on a couple of conditions.
Manny Pacquiao and celebrated trainer of the year Freddie Roach are willing to give Juan Manuel Marquez a rematch? and a shot at being a world champion again?but the Mexican might need to give his nod to a couple of concess Read Full Story >>> ABANIEL LOSES WORLD TITLE FIGHT IN BUM DECISION
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 19 Mar 2008
Undefeated female boxer Gretchen Abaniel suffered her first defeat - not in the ring but at the hands of the judges - who robbed the talented Filipina of a well-deserved victory in a WBA minimum weight title fight aga Read Full Story >>> MID-WEEK BOXING NOTEBOOK
By Kevin Perry, RingTalk.com, Wed, 19 Mar 2008
FLOYD & RAPPERS DO MMA TONIGHT ON BET
Los Angeles, CA- ?Hip-Hop? and mixed martial arts become allies in BET?s (Black Entertainment Television) new MMA team concept show called ?Iron Ring,? which airs tonight (Tuesday). The program includes Floyd Mayweather along with rap superstars, T.I., Ludi Read Full Story >>>
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