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Showtime Commemorates 'The Trilogy'
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Wed, 30 Apr 2008
While HBO has it's own boxing telecast emanating from the Home Depot Center in Carson, California this weekend, Showtime will be taking a look back at the epic three-fight series that was waged between Israel Vazquez and R Read Full Story >>>Philippine boxers forced to look beyond Beijing
guardian.co.uk, Wed, 30 Apr 2008
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines, April 30 (Reuters) - Delfin Boholst is training for the Olympics -- the London Olympics.
The former rice farmer from the Philippines failed to win a boxing slot for this year's Beijing Games in a final qualifying tournament in Kazakhstan and now punishes himself with gruel Read Full Story >>> ARUM NOT HAPPY WITH PACQUIAO?S DELAYED ARRIVAL
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 30 Apr 2008
Top Rank promoter Bob Arum admits he is ?not very happy? about Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao?s failure to show up for a planned press conference on May 3 forcing Arum to postpone the event for May 13.
In an overseas telephone co Read Full Story >>> Pacman ready to sign Diaz fight pact
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Wed, 30 Apr 2008
It?s just a matter of time before Manny Pacquiao signs the contract for his June 28 fight with David Diaz at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas.
According to Franklin Gacal, legal counsel of the Filipino boxing superstar, his negotiations with Top Rank president Bob Arum in the US worked out so well.
Read Full Story >>> KIZER CLARIFIES GLOVE ISSUE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 30 Apr 2008
Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer has clarified the issue over 8-ounce and 10-ounce gloves.
In an email to Viva Sports/Manila Standard Today, Kizer said the earlier belief that fighters in the lightweight division had to wear 10-ounce gloves while the Commission cond Read Full Story >>> MELLIGEN FACES SITHPARADORN IN AUSTRALIA ON MAY 2
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 30 Apr 2008
Former Southeast Asian Games gold medalist and reigning Philippine light welterweight champ Mark Jason ?MJM Grand? Melligen is set to face former WBC Youth interim light welterweight contender Payakch Read Full Story >>> Boxing?s weighty matters
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Wed, 30 Apr 2008
HOWEVER, even if it is a myth as characterized by Dr. Goodman, boxers still practice it as most, if not many, have profited and achieved success (however you define it) by fighting at a lighter weight class.
Apparently, some boxers are willing to gamble with the health risks involved in such a p Read Full Story >>> CONDES SAYS ?NO? TO BOSTICK PLAN
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 29 Apr 2008
International Boxing Federation (IBF) minimum weight champion Florante Condes has said ?no? to the plan of promoter Bobby Bostick who wants him to call off his mandatory title defense against undefeated Raul ?Rayito? Garcia in Read Full Story >>> REYES FACES TEENAGER IN IPT VIEWERS CHALLENGE MATCH
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 29 Apr 2008
Efren ?Bata? Reyes? magical shot-making will be put to the test in the Viewers Choice Ultimate 8-Ball Challenge Match against teenage prodigy Austin Murphy on April 29. The matches begin at 8 p.m. Eastern time in the U.S.
Re Read Full Story >>> Reenactment impresses local, foreign tourists
By Kristine Rose C. Garcia, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tue, 29 Apr 2008
CEBU CITY, Philippines - ?The play was beautiful and it showed Filipino history,? a Dutch tourist said after watching Sunday?s Kadaugan sa Mactan reenactment.
Ada Verktro, who has been in Cebu for six weeks, said she was impressed with the presentation.
Verktro, who loves to travel and experie Read Full Story >>> Brian?s Boxing Mailbag, April 29, 2008
By Brian Wilbur, RingsideReport.com, Tue, 29 Apr 2008
Hello everyone and welcome to my mailbag. This week?s edition is mainly focused on Manny Pacquiao as he prepares for his June 28th showdown with WBC Lightweight Champion David Diaz. There is also a bit more feedback about Joe Calzaghe and his latest win over Bernard Hopkins and I deal with a couple Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO WILL BENEFIT FROM NEVADA RULING
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 29 Apr 2008
Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao will benefit from the Nevada State Athletic Commission?s decision to amend its rules covering the size of gloves fighters from lightweight to welterweight had to wear.
Well-known boxing writer Dan Ra Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO IS CROSSING THE RIVER OF NO RETURN
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 29 Apr 2008
Now that he has crossed the river of no return, so to speak, by scaling the 135 pounds to challenge World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight champion David Diaz on June 28 in Las Vegas, there is no turning back now for WBC super featherweight (130 pounds) champion Manny Pacquiao.
He has to remain i Read Full Story >>> Diaz trains, Manny goes scuba diving
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Tue, 29 Apr 2008
From his home in Chicago, David Diaz talked about winning, while Manny Pacquiao, who was in far-away Cebu, took his first crack at scuba diving.
Diaz, who stakes his WBC lightweight crown against Pacquiao on June 28 in Las Vegas, is now in his second week of training for the biggest fight of his Read Full Story >>> MAYOL, BATAWANG 'BACK ON TRACK'
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 29 Apr 2008
 
Following their failed world title attempts, both Rodel Mayol and Bert Batawang have vowed not to let their failures get the better of them as they try to retrace t Read Full Story >>> SULAIMAN SAYS CONCEPCION LOOKED GOOD
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 29 Apr 2008
World Boxing Council president Don Jose Sulaiman says Bernabe Concepcion "really looked very, very good" in his second round TKO over 2004 US Olympic boxing team alternate Torrence Daniels in Quartero, Mexico on Sunday morni Read Full Story >>> Ex-Ilonggo pugs dominate nat?l wushu championship
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 29 Apr 2008
ILOILO CITY ? Inspired by the feats of former boxer-turned-wushu world champion Rene Catalan, Ilonggo boxers who shifted to wushu emerged victorious in the Wushu Federation Philippines National Championship at the Mall of Asi Read Full Story >>> For Diaz, it's weight over matter
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Tue, 29 Apr 2008
David Diaz has one advantage over Manny Pacquiao despite claims that the Filipino puncher will walk through him on June 28.
"I am naturally bigger and heavier than him (as I am used to fighting in this weight class)," Diaz told the Bulletin yesterday by phone from his Chicago home.
Pacquiao, Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao fight biggest of my life, says Diaz
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tue, 29 Apr 2008
MANILA, Philippines?David Diaz believes his coming showdown with Manny Pacquiao is the fight of his life.
It's bigger than when he won the World Boxing Council lightweight crown and bigger than when he bested Mexican legend Erik Morales.
"This is the kind of fight people will talk about long a Read Full Story >>> Attack Of The Pacmaniac!
By Sean Malone, Most Valuable Network, Tue, 29 Apr 2008
If you stumbled onto this blog in the past couple of days and read the comments on Tim?s latest posts then you can tell we have another infestation of Pacquiao zealots.
The influx of comments appeared after Tim dared to place Manny Pacquiao at #3 on his Pound-For-Pound list. Such a travesty obv Read Full Story >>>
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