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Barrera?s heart for Marquez, money for Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Sat, 15 Mar 2008
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao and Mexico?s beloved Marco Antonio Barrera bumped into each other Thursday afternoon at the lobby of The Hotel at Mandalay Bay as the Filipino was prepariing to leave for training.
Fortunately, there were no punches thrown and the two immediately smiled at each other, Read Full Story >>>Ref of 2004 match predicts total war
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sat, 15 Mar 2008
LAS VEGAS ? Joe Cortez, the third man on the ring when Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez first met in 2004, is out of this rematch.
The Puerto Rican referee said Thursday he?ll be doing another fight when the rematch takes place Saturday at Mandalay Bay.
But Cortez, one of the great refer Read Full Story >>> Cagayanons not all diehards for Manny
By Lynde Salgados, Sun.Star Cagayan de Oro, Sat, 15 Mar 2008
IT'S not that a good number of true-blue sports-loving Cagayanons have totally lost that kind of feeling spelled as patriotism. It's just that some of them have this penchant to root for the so-called underdog.
And the 50-something Danny Velez obviously qualified as one of the underdog lovers.
Read Full Story >>> Feelings Getting In the Way of Those Picking Juan Manuel Marquez
By Ricardo Lois, Boxing Confidential, Sat, 15 Mar 2008
Human emotion can sway a person's outlook and thought process if not kept properly in check. This simple dynamic plays itself over and over again in the lives of billions of homo sapien Read Full Story >>> Nazario: Marquez has to beat Manny to a pulp to win!
By Dennis Principe, FightNews.com, Sat, 15 Mar 2008
If ever Juan Manuel Marquez beats Manny Pacquiao, it would have to be an emphatic victory for the Mexican according to Pacquiao's former business manager Rod Nazario in a recent interview with Fightnews.
According to Nazario, Marquez, apart f Read Full Story >>> Palace favors 1-day 'political truce' for Pacquiao fight
ABS-CBN News, Fri, 14 Mar 2008
Malaca?ang said it favors the observance of a "one-day political ceasefire" with administration critics as the country watches Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao slug it out in a rematch with Mexican champ Juan Manuel Marquez Saturday in Las Vegas, Nevada.
"As a Filipino, I can only say Manny is Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez Prediction
By Brad Marchetti, Sports-Odds.com, Fri, 14 Mar 2008
Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez II Saturday night has potential fight of the year written all over it when these top-three pound for pound fighters step into the ring to wage war for the Jr. lightweight undisputed championship. Despite the fact that 4 years ago Marquez gave Pacquiao the fight Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao, Marquez brace for ?war?
By Eddie Alinea, The Manila Times, Fri, 14 Mar 2008
WORLD Boxing Council champion Juan Manuel Marquez and challenger Manny Pacquiao will perform the last act that will bring them to another 12-round grudge fight set on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) at the posh Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Both protagonists undergo the offici Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao hoping to be called world champion again
By Roy Luarca, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Fri, 14 Mar 2008
LAS VEGAS?The words were said spontaneously.
Sprawled on the canvas while being given a rub-down massage, Manny Pacquiao suddenly raised his head and told bosom buddy Buboy Fernandez:
?Lakasan mo. Para kang hindi assistant trainer ng world champion. [Make it firmer. You do it as if you?re not Read Full Story >>> Bobby Pacquiao Has His Brother's Name, but Not His Boxing Skills
By Michael David Smith, AOL Sports, Fri, 14 Mar 2008
Manny Pacquiao is one of the best and most exciting boxers in the world, and having his name on the marquee is a sure way to sell tickets and pay-per-view buys.
And because that name is such a big one in the boxing world, Manny's younger brother, Bobby Pacquiao, gets a lot of big fights. But Bobb Read Full Story >>> Marquez: I?ll play it smart
By Roy Luarca, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Fri, 14 Mar 2008
LAS VEGAS?What he earned with blood, Juan Manuel Marquez intends to keep with his heart.
Marquez, the reigning World Boxing Council super featherweight titlist, said he?s not going to part with his belt without giving Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao a hell of a fight.
Marquez has been carryi Read Full Story >>> Fans favor Pacquiao in expected rumble
The Daily Tribune, Fri, 14 Mar 2008
It has never been this exciting.
One fighter who is a byword already in the world of boxing wants a tryst with history, while the other is just as ardent in his desire to prove a point.
Upon these backdrops and a number of motivations more, scintillating actions ? a brawl indeed ? can be expec Read Full Story >>> Legendary War A Week Don Chargin Smells Manny Pacquiao Upset In Desert Air!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Fri, 14 Mar 2008
LAS VEGAS --His name is ?War A Week,? a name earned by putting on thousands of sensational bouts at the old Olympic Auditorium in Los Angeles when he was the ace matchmaker for the legendary ?Dragon Lady,? Aileen Eaton.
Eaton made Hillary Clinton look like a meek and mild school marm. Her marchin Read Full Story >>> Pacquaio-Marquez: Finish the business and get the job done
PIA Information Service, Fri, 14 Mar 2008
Davao City (15 March) -- For Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez it is still the much awaited "Unfinished Business" until the moment of truth comes after Davao City parades with the colors and glitz of the 71st "Araw Ng Dabaw".
This is a celebration of history, culture, colors and sports on S Read Full Story >>> Police expect crime rate to dip during Pacquiao fight
By Nikko Dizon, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Fri, 14 Mar 2008
MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine National Police expects a "tremendous decrease" in the crime rate in the country on Sunday, with every Filipino -- including the criminally inclined -- glued to Manny Pacquiao's boxing match with Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez.
In fact, PNP spokesperson Senior S Read Full Story >>> Sponge Bob, Kid Candle, Must Retire Because Refs Keep Stepping On His Hands!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Fri, 14 Mar 2008
LAS VEGAS--Boxing is a cruel sport inside the ring and out. Everybody loves a winner, everybody insults a loser.
In the wake of a devastating one-round KO loss here Thursday night to unbeaten Urban Antillon, the boxing wags were tearing up poor BPac, Manny Pacquiao?s tomato can level fighter-brot Read Full Story >>> Barrera: My heart is with Marquez but my money is on Pacquiao
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 14 Mar 2008
LAS VEGAS ?- In an accidental meeting at the lobby of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino last March 13, former nemesis Marco Antonio Barrera and Manny Pacquiao greeted each other like long lost friends with the now semi-retired M Read Full Story >>> Marquez is not a dirty fighter?Roach
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 14 Mar 2008
LAS VEGAS -? Prized trainer Freddie Roach revealed he isn?t bothered by a possibility that the camp of World Boxing Council (WBC) superfeatherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez might tap their dirty department if they feel th Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao remains the favorite against Marquez
Bad Left Hook, Fri, 14 Mar 2008
The Las Vegas odds continue to put Manny Pacquiao as the favorite in his rematch against Juan Manuel Marquez on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
The odds have remained steady at -230 for Pacquiao, with Marquez at +190. For those unfamiliar with betting odds, that si Read Full Story >>> Trainer a father figure to Pacquiao
By Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review Journal, Fri, 14 Mar 2008
The first time Manny Pacquiao and Freddie Roach got together, Pacquiao was making his Las Vegas boxing debut and needed someone to work his corner against Lehlohonolo Ledwaba.
That was in 2001. With Roach in his corner, Pacquiao sc Read Full Story >>>
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