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Manny Pacquiao ? No.1 P4P, For Now
By Matthew Hurley, SecondsOut.com, Wed, 25 Jun 2008
With the retirement of welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather the position at the top of the mythical ?pound-for-pound? list was vacated as well. Although he has his dissenters, the main argument being that his most recent performance ? a split decision rematch victory over Juan Mauel Marquez ? coul Read Full Story >>>Pacquiao-Diaz Preview, Prediction
By Tim Starks, Most Valuable Network, Wed, 25 Jun 2008
No exaggeration: There is a boxer on this planet so popular that when he fights, rebel wars in his homeland halt and crime drops to zero. Boxing fans around the world, in addition to a rabid Philippines following, know this fighter, Manny Pacquiao, to be among the top handful of most exciting boxers Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao? Number One Pound-for-Pound?
Not So Says The Boxing Bookie
By John Chavez, Boxing Confidential, Wed, 25 Jun 2008
What if the sky was green rather than blue?
What if elephants were the size of golden retrievers?
What if a McDonald?s Big Mac was actually considered healthy rather than creating clogged arteries that ultimately lead to a premature and untimely death?
What if Juan Manuel Marquez had receiv Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO, DIAZ LAS VEGAS ARRIVAL PHOTOS
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 25 Jun 2008
 
LAS VEGAS, NV -- Boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines and WBC Lightweight Champion David Diaz of Chicago have arrived at the Mandalay Bay Resort a Read Full Story >>> ?LETHAL COMBINATION? PRE-FIGHT SPECIAL ON VIVA PRIME
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 25 Jun 2008
A fascinating one hour pre-fight special on the ?Lethal Combination? showdown between Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao and Mexican-American David Diaz will be telecast at 9:00 p.m. on Friday over the cable station Viva Prime w Read Full Story >>> PACMAN READY TO RUMBLE - ROACH
Sportinglife.com (UK), Wed, 25 Jun 2008
Freddie Roach says he's confident Manny Pacquiao will be too good for David Diaz when the pair clash on Saturday night.
Filipino icon Pacquiao steps up to lightweight for the first time to challenge for the WBC crown held by Diaz in Las Vegas.
And while Diaz has been talking a good fight ahead Read Full Story >>> I?m ripe for world crown, says battling Banal
By Cedelf Tupas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wed, 25 Jun 2008
MANILA, Philippines?Only 19 years old, Filipino AJ ?Bazooka? Banal believes he is ripe for a world title.
Banal seeks a place in Philippine boxing lore when he clashes with Rafael Concepcion of Panama for the vacant World Boxing Association super flyweight title on July 26 at the Cebu City Colise Read Full Story >>> I?ll beat Manny in his own game
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Wed, 25 Jun 2008
SANTA MONICA, California ? There?s only one way David Diaz can emerge triumphant Saturday night.
But it?s not going to be easy because the guy on the opposite corner also thrives on what Diaz intends to do at Mandalay Bay.
Diaz plans to put pressure on Manny Pacquiao at the onset and hope ? Read Full Story >>> Diaz fight plan: Mirror Pacquiao style
By Roy Luarca, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wed, 25 Jun 2008
SANTA MONICA?If David Diaz is to be believed, the relentless barrage with which Manny Pacquiao normally overwhelms foes to submission is exactly what the Filipino will have a taste of during their World Boxing Council lightweight duel on June 28 (June 29, Sunday in Manila).
?Pressure,? Diaz said, Read Full Story >>> Voracious PacMan racks up accolades as he packs on pounds
By Kieran Mulvaney, ESPN.com, Wed, 25 Jun 2008
It was, in many ways, a typical Manny Pacquiao fight.
The relentless Energizer Bunny of a fighter pressed forward constantly, pounding his foe repeatedly with punch after punch until finally the opponent, unable Read Full Story >>> DIAZ: "This Fight Is For Kids' College Funds"
By Ron Borges, The Sweet Science, Wed, 25 Jun 2008
David Diaz has what it takes to beat Manny Pacquiao. At least the people around him say it?s so.
?He?s not intimidated (by) whoever it is,?? says the WBC lightweight champion?s t Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO DETERMINED TO WIN FOURTH WORLD TITLE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 25 Jun 2008
Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao was scheduled to breeze into Las Vegas at the head of a long convoy at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday determined to write his name in the record books as the first Filipino and Asian fig Read Full Story >>> Sellout seen in Manny?s title quest
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Wed, 25 Jun 2008
The expectation is tickets will be sold out in Manny Pacquiao?s quest for the WBC lightweight title held by David Diaz at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas this Saturday (Sunday morning, Manila).
?At the moment, we?re up to 70 percent sold,? said a Pacquiao insider. ?We expect a sel Read Full Story >>> Diaz ready to go full route
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Wed, 25 Jun 2008
LAS VEGAS ? David Diaz said he?s ready to go 12 rounds with Manny Pacquiao when they square off on Saturday evening at Mandalay Bay.
He even said he?s ready to go 13 or 15 rounds - if needed.
?Oh, definitely, definitely, definitely,? said the reigning WBC lightweight champion who turned 32 exa Read Full Story >>> BANAL OPTIMISTIC TO WIN TITLE
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 25 Jun 2008
RISING Filipino prospect AJ (Alex John) Banal is optimistic he?ll already be a world champion one month from now.
The unbeaten teenage bet vies for the vacant World Boxing Association (WBA) super-flyweight title against Read Full Story >>> Getting Your Goat: Bob Arum, His Amazing Animals To Expand As Manny Pacquiao-David Diaz Moves Into Las Vegas!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Wed, 25 Jun 2008
Boxingconfidential.com has learned exclusively that the Manny Pacquaio-David Diaz promotion, trying to pick up steam in terms of the live gate and PPV TV action, is going to become a real menagerie.
?We will have more animals than Noah?s Ark by Saturday night,? promoter Bob Arum said. ?Billy The Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao, Diaz verbal exchanges remain nonlethal as bout nears
GMA News Online, Wed, 25 Jun 2008
QUEZON CITY, Philippines ? The exchange of comments have remained far from lethal between the Lethal Combination of Manny Pacquiao and David Diaz, though only days remain before their bout on June 28 (June 29) in Las Vegas, Nevada.
And Pacquiao appreciates the gentlemanly conduct of Diaz, whose W Read Full Story >>> Diaz gets help from mixed martial arts trainer
By Ed C. Tolentino, The Manila Times, Wed, 25 Jun 2008
World Boxing Council lightweight champion ?Dangerous? David Diaz hired a mixed martial arts trainer to prepare him for his title defense against Manny Pacquiao on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
The Chicago Sun Times reported that Mike Garcia, the t Read Full Story >>> If Manny Pacquiao Is the Lightweight Champ, Is He Also the Pound-for-Pound Champ?
By Michael David Smith, AOL Sports, Wed, 25 Jun 2008
Manny Pacquiao is on a seven-fight winning streak at 130 pounds and has basically cleared out the junior lightweight division.
So now he's moving up to a new challenge at 135 pounds, where he'll take on WBC lightweight title holder David Diaz Saturday night, and Norm Frauenheim of the Arizona Rep Read Full Story >>> Chicago's Billy Gets Manny Pacquiao's Goat, Tin Can Easter Looks Tougher Than David Diaz
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Wed, 25 Jun 2008
Now here?s a future opponent who has really got Manny Pacquiao?s goat, so to speak.
Those of you who know Chicago Cubs baseball lore and legend know that it is the Curse Of Billy Goat which prevents the Cubbies from winning a World Series.
Pacman is shown jabbing this ?tin can fighter? playful Read Full Story >>>
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