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DKP Associate Responds To Diaz?s Manager By Rick Reeno, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 19 Dec 2007 Rick Glaser, well-known boxing agent and Don King associate, was appalled when reading the recent comments made on BoxingScene.com by Juan Diaz?s manager, Willie Savannah. Glaser contacted BoxingScene to not only respond, but to present the other side of the story. Glaser initially brought all of th Read Full Story >>>Diaz-Katsidis Was the Brawl that Boxing Needed and the Fans Wanted By John Chavez, Boxing Confidential, Wed, 19 Dec 2007 Everyone assumes that the Boxingconfidential staff has a personal issue or vendetta with Golden Boy Promotions. Nothing could be further from the truth as we operate on our own agenda which is based on shooting straight from the hip. While it?s well known that website owner Michael ?White Gorilla? M Read Full Story >>> Fighters who lost their ?0? in 2007: Who Bounces Back and who Falls Flat in 08? EastSideBoxing.com, Wed, 19 Dec 2007 By Phil Santos ? Overhandright.com:
Maybe it?s due to the physicality of the sport, or the manner in which fighters are beaten between the ropes, whatever it is one loss in boxing can be more damaging to an athlete than in any other sport.
If Roger Federer drops a match he was heavily favored to Read Full Story >>> FLOYD STILL SITTING 'PRETTY' Sportinglife.com (UK), Wed, 19 Dec 2007 Floyd Mayweather again proved to the world that he is the planet's premier pugilist after brilliantly dismantling Ricky Hatton at the MGM in Las Vegas.
There were plenty in the trade (myself included) who felt that Hatton had the tools to topple Mayweather but the WBC welterweight boss boxed beau Read Full Story >>> Mailbag: Valero steals the show By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! News, Wed, 19 Dec 2007 Edwin Valero is no Mike Tyson. Edwin Valero is no Mike Tyson. Edwin Valero is no Mike Tyson.
There. I said it. Did my penance issued by hundreds of Yahoo! Sports readers, who were outraged that I would dare compare Valero, the power-punching WBA super featherweight champion, to Tyson, one of the Read Full Story >>> ?So-called? champ Manny challenged Sun.Star Cebu, Wed, 19 Dec 2007 AFTER clobbering challenger Zaid ?The Exterminator? Zavaleta down to the canvass, Edwin ?The Liquidator? Valero issued a challenge to Filipino Ring Idol Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao in his World Boxing Association super featherweight title match last Dec. 16 at Plaza de Toros, Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexic Read Full Story >>> A Boxing Fan Looks At MMA By Thomas Hauser, SecondsOut.com, Wed, 19 Dec 2007
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Today?s video-game culture and increasingly violent movies have spawned a demand for entertainment that offers clearly-visible mayhem.
Meanwhile, boxing is in Read Full Story >>> Arum not interested in Valero By Ronnie Nathanielsz, Manila Standard Today, Wed, 19 Dec 2007 TOP Rank promoter Bob Arum isn?t interested in a possible fight between Manny Pacquiao and World Boxing Association super-featherweight champion Edwin Valero even after the Venezuelan demolished a badly overmatched Zaid Zavaleta in three brutal rounds in Cancun, Mexico on Sunday.
In a post-fight Read Full Story >>> Another Black Eye for (Everyone But) Boxing By Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 19 Dec 2007 "Sorry to bug ya? what did you think of the fight last weekend? I never heard of those guys, but I can't wait to see them again."
Prior to 2007, the aforementioned was a conversation that rarely took place on a Monday morning. While I made the most of the entertainment boxing has provided in rece Read Full Story >>> Top Rank Real High on Concepcion-Lopez Bout By Ronnie Nathanielsz, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 19 Dec 2007 Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says he has scheduled what promises to be ?a sensational fight? between Filipino super bantamweight Bernabe Concepcion and Mexico?s undefeated Juan Manuel Lopez in February.
Arum who leaves for Las Vegas today after a quick trip to join in the celebration of Filipino Read Full Story >>> Erik Morales, Barrera Mulling Ring Returns By Ronnie Nathanielsz, BoxinScene.com, Wed, 19 Dec 2007 Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says Mexican legend Erik ?El Terrible? Morales is upset with him because Arum refuses to promote another fight involving Morales.
Arum told Viva Sports/Manila Standard Today, that Morales ?is gotten a little sideways with me because he wants to fight again and I told Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao Opens As Slight Favorite Over ?Dinamita? in March Showdown By John Chavez, Boxing Confidential, Tue, 18 Dec 2007 The obsession with odds continues as it?s apparent that the line-makers are consistently sharpening and honing their skills creating virtually unbreakable value in these upcoming fights.
Many boxing fans and experts are consistently spouting off that Juan Manuel Marquez is on the ?slide?. This m Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao birthday bash! FightNews.com, Tue, 18 Dec 2007 Superstar Manny Pacquiao turns 29 today. Bob Arum is with the mega-star in General Santos City, Philippines, to be at the birthday bash and talk about Manny's upcoming title bout against world champion Juan Manuel Marquez at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 15. "Manny will Read Full Story >>> CONDES CONFIRMS TITLE DEFENSE IN MEXICO By Dennis Principe, Sports Chat, Tue, 18 Dec 2007 WORLD minimum weight champion Florante Condes has finally decided to stake his crown behind enemy lines early next year.
Interviewed Monday afternoon, Condes revealed that he has accepted the challenge of facing Mexican hopeful Raul ?Rayito? Garcia on Februay 16 in Baja California Sur in Mexico. Read Full Story >>> Nonito Donaire -- PART 1! By Ace Freeman, FightFan.com, Tue, 18 Dec 2007 In PART ONE of this two part exclusive interview, IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire catches up with the FightFans to reflect on 2007. Check out what the 'Filipino Flash' had to say about his KO win over Vic Darchinyan and how Ring Magazine will honour him with awards for KO of the Year and Upset Read Full Story >>> Darchinyan has no fear of Filipino fans Sports Nut, Tue, 18 Dec 2007 Vic Darchinyan has absolutely no fear about fighting Z Gorres in the Filipino?s backyard.
This is despite allegations that Filipino fans did everything they could to upset his former stablemate Nedal ``Skinny?? Hussein before his 2000 battle with Manny Pacquiao in Antipolo City.
Hussein managed to Read Full Story >>> State of the Game: Keeping Up the Momentum By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Tue, 18 Dec 2007
It turns out that the demise of boxing was greatly exaggerated. The UFC and MMA didn't run it out of business, and after a period of time where it seemed that the sport had stagnated - if not gone backwards - it staged a series Read Full Story >>> Bob Arum And Freddie Roach Attempt To Refocus Manny Pacquiao By Matthew Hurley, EastSideBoxing.com, Tue, 18 Dec 2007
Bob Arum recently flew to the Philippines to help Manny Pacquiao celebrate his twenty-ninth birthday in General Santos City. Arum, who promotes Pacquiao, has a much wider agenda than simply toasting the m Read Full Story >>> Valero Calls Out Pacquiao And Co By Clive Bernath, SecondsOut.com, Tue, 18 Dec 2007 Following his impressive 23rd stoppage win in as many fights against Zaid Zavaleta on Saturday(Dec 15) WBA super-featherweight king Edwin Valero is calling for a super fight.
Following his three round destruction of Zavaleta in Cancun, Mexico the 26 year-old wants to unify the titles and has targ Read Full Story >>> Brian?s Boxing Mailbag, Dec. 17, 2007 By Brian Wilbur, RingsideReport.com, Tue, 18 Dec 2007 Greetings boxing fanatics, and welcome to my mailbag. Published this week are some excellent emails from fans in a mixed bag of topics including Edwin Valero, Floyd Mayweather, Juan Diaz, Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton. Before we get to the questions, I have some thoughts on the world of boxing.
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