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No Manny in Hatton?s horizon
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Tue, 04 Mar 2008
LONDON ? Although Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says it could happen before the year ends, a fight between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton doesn?t seem to be in the Englishman?s agenda.
Hatton, 29, is booked to stake his IBO lightwelterweight title against Juan Lazcano in Manchester on May 24 or at Read Full Story >>>Erap to root for Pacman at ringside?
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Tue, 04 Mar 2008
Is Erap coming, too?
A reliable source has said that if the opportunity comes, former President Joseph Estrada will be around to watch Manny Pacquiao?s coming fight in Las Vegas.
Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, the ex-President?s son, was in Los Angeles recently, and reportedly dropped by at the Wild Ca Read Full Story >>> Smaller Fighters Can't Fascinate Public Like Ali, Louis, Dempsey, Tyson Did!
By Jeff Meyers, Boxing Confidential, Tue, 04 Mar 2008
In the 1940s and 1950s, when the New York Yankees consistently mde it to the World Series, it was often said that ?rooting for the Yankees was like rooting for U.S. Steel.? The phrase embodied the sentiment that the Yankees seemed destined to reach the Fall Classic each year and were hardly underdog Read Full Story >>> Ask the Champ, Mar. 3, 2008
By Kermit Cintron, RingsideReport.com, Tue, 04 Mar 2008
Ok great, this weekend I can finally say that we had some very exciting boxing. The third fight between Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez was very exciting and more deserving of being a PPV than some pay fights we have already seen this year. These guys both fought with everything they had. Take a l Read Full Story >>> GARCIA EARNS TITLE SHOT AT CONDES
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 03 Mar 2008
Rayito Garcia.
Raul ?Rayito? Garcia of Mexico has earned a title shot at IBF minimumweight champion Florante Condes of the Philippines with a twelve round unanimous decision over Ronald Barrera of Colombia in a title e Read Full Story >>> Will Juan Manuel Use Rafael's Loss As Mental Rocket Fuel Against Megamanny?
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Mon, 03 Mar 2008
Along about the fourth or fifth round of Israel Vazquez-Rafael Marquez III, I began to think about the ramifications, if any, this wicked bout would have on the March 15 rematch between Rafa?s brother, Juan Manuel Marquez and Megamanny Pacquiao.
At this point in the triology fight, which now seem Read Full Story >>> THE BEST OF ALL TIME
By Bill Velasco, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 03 Mar 2008
One of the most common questions I've been asked is what makes a great boxer. Of the thousands of pugs from all over the country, why do some continue to toil in anonymity, barely making enough to buy fish and rice for breakfast, while Read Full Story >>> MANNY PACQUIAO TRIVIA (Part 3)
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 03 Mar 2008
At the end of 2006, HBO named Manny Pacquiao as the:
a. Most popular fighter of the year
b. Most exciting fighter of the year
c. Most charismatic fighter of the year
d. Fighter of the year
On November 13, 2007 during its 45th Annual World Convention in Manila, the World Boxing Coun Read Full Story >>> GAB SETS MEETING TO RESOLVE CONDES CONTROVERSY
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 03 Mar 2008
Games and Amusements Board chairman Eric Buhain, determined to resolve the contractual dispute involving IBF minimum weight champion Florante Condes, has called for a meeting with the champion?s family and lawyers as well as boxing manager Aljoe Jaro whose wife is the registered manager of Condes.
Read Full Story >>> Bayless, not Cortez, named ref
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Mon, 03 Mar 2008
Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez should both be satisfied that Kenny Bayless is going to be the third man on the ring during their March 15 contest in Las Vegas.
Bayless, for one, is a top-notch referee often described as a ?decent? one. He had worked 363 fights over the last 15 years, and Read Full Story >>> Filipina Competing for USA AAU Team in Germany
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 03 Mar 2008
Rachel Marcial of San Leandro, California is traveling to Germany with the USA National AAU Team to compete in a world meet for taekwondo starting March 8, 2008.
The USA Team consisting of 16 seniors and 22 junior members is headed by Mike Friello and managed by Skip Valle.
The meet will be Read Full Story >>> ISRAEL VAZQUEZ WINS TRILOGY WITH RAFAEL MARQUEZ
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 02 Mar 2008
Carson, CA -- On a cold dreary night at the Home Depot Center in this city before a packed arena and on ShowtimeTV, Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez met for the third time to determine who really is ?quien el mas macho.? Read Full Story >>> TAMPOS DECISIONS RAPADA IN NORKIS BOXING!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 02 Mar 2008
MANDAUE CITY--Hours before Israel Vazquez and Rafael Marquez did their explosive encounter, a fistic scorcher took place at the city plaza here when Marvin Tampos figured in an all-out brawl with Eric Rapada in the main event of the Norkis Boxing Showdown sponsored by sportsman Luigi Quisumbing and Read Full Story >>> VAZQUEZ WINS RUBBERMATCH WITH MARQUEZ!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 02 Mar 2008
Israel Vazquez has just won the rubbermatch against Rafael Marquez after what is easily going to be a Fight of the Year candidate seconds ago at the Home Depot Center in Carson, California.
Vazquez eked out a hard-fought split decision verdict, sealing it with a knockdown over Marquez in the fina Read Full Story >>> KENNY BAYLESS IS THIRD MAN IN THE RING FOR PACQUIAO-MARQUEZ II; JUDGES ALSO NAMED
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 02 Mar 2008
Top-notch Las Vegas referee Kenny Bayless was named by the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) as the third man in the ring for the blockbuster Pacquiao-Marquez rematch on March 15 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino Read Full Story >>> KONTING TIIS NA LANG
By Manny Pacquiao, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 02 Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES -- Hello everyone, I hope everything is fine. If you are going to ask me how I am feeling and what is going on with my training, I would like to let everyone know that I am doing very well.
Umabot na po ako sa pinakamahirap na yugto ng aking training at gusto ko lang na ipaalam sa lah Read Full Story >>> RING MAGAZINE EXPERTS DEAD EVEN IN PACQUIAO-MARQUEZ POLL
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 02 Mar 2008
A published poll of 20 boxing experts in the latest issue of Ring Magazine on the rematch between Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and WBC super featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez on March 15 in Las V Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao?s Camp Confident Of Victory
By Matthew Hurley, EastSideBoxing.com, Sun, 02 Mar 2008
When Manny Pacquiao, 45-3-2 with 35 KOs and Juan Manuel Marquez, 48-3-1 with 35 KOs first met back in May of 2004 for the WBC and IBF featherweight titles the ?Pac Man? exploded out of his corner in the first round, depositing his rival on the canvas three times. Somehow Marquez steadied himself, re Read Full Story >>> MANNY PACQUIAO TRIVIA (Part II)
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 02 Mar 2008
1. What was the title held by Manny Pacquiao when he was given the chance to fight for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) super bantamweight crown held by Lehlohonolo Ledwaba on June 23, 2001 in Las Vegas, Nevada?
WBC flyweight
WBC international super bantamweight
WBC super bantamweig Read Full Story >>> HBO Poll On Pacman: World?s hardest puncher
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sun, 02 Mar 2008
Does Manny Pacquiao really have the power to go up against the likes of Ricky Hatton or even Oscar dela Hoya?
If you ask Larry Merchant, the longtime boxing commentator at HBO, the answer is a big, big yes.
?Pacquiao is a freak in terms of his punching power,? Merchant, a former sportswriter w Read Full Story >>>
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