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Pacquiao and Barrera show Will (and physiques) to Win
By Bart Barry, 15rounds.com, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS, NV ? Friday afternoon at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, Manny Pacquiao (44-3-2, 35 KOs) and Marco Antonio Barrera (63-5, 42 KOs) climbed on the scales to make weight for ?Will to Win? ? Saturday night?s super-featherweight rematch to contest Pacquiao?s unconditional status as the world?s Read Full Story >>>PACQUIAO-BARRERA II WEIGH-IN PHOTOS
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
Las Vegas, NV -- Superstars Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao of the Philippines and Marco Antonio "The Baby-Faced Assasin" Barrera of Mexico both weighed 130 lbs today during the weigh-in ceremony at the Mandalay Bay Event Read Full Story >>> TigerBoxing?s Staff Picks: PAC or MAB?
TigerBoxing.com, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
The guys at TigerBoxing give you their pick for Pacquiao vs. Barrera along with analysis? You might be surprised by some of the comments?
Ian Palmer says:
I was talking to a lady from the Philippines the other day and she was telling me how Manny Pacquiao?s rags to riches story was an inspira Read Full Story >>> Cool Cat Fearless Freddie Roach Tells Boxingconfidential: Manny Is Coming Out Guns Blazing!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
Fearless Freddie Roach had many attributes when he was a pro boxer but defense wasn?t one of them. Before he was Coach Roach, he was all offense all the time.
In that sense, Roach and Manny Pacquaio are a perfect boxing marriage. Pacman believes the best defense is a good offense as well. So wise Read Full Story >>> Looking at the hook for Pacquiao-Barrera
By Michael Swann, CBS SportsLine.com, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
You just can't read an article on this week's Manny Pacquiao-Marco Antonio Barrera fight that doesn't somehow mention the distraction factor. HBO's Countdown to Pacquiao-Barrera is practically dedicated to the topic. It appears to be a deliberate attempt to make the fight seem more competitive by cr Read Full Story >>> Breaking down Pacquiao-Barrera II
By Bob Canobbio, Fox Sports, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
Manny Pacquiao will enter the ring Saturday as a 2?-1 favorite against Marco Antonio Barrera. Four years ago, when Pacquiao dominated Barrera, he entered the fight as a 4-1 underdog.
Manny survived a questionable knockdown in round one to totally dominate Barrera for the remainder of the fight. H Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-Barrera II - Don't count Barrera out just yet!
By Frank Cairol, EastSideBoxing.com, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
Many people think tha Manny Pacquiao will completely steamroll Marco Antonio Barrera this Saturday. While that is understandable, specially when one remembers their first fight, I think that's wrong. I have a feeling Barrera wasn' Read Full Story >>> White Gorilla Michael Marley In The Mist, Makes Peace With Pacquaio Lawyer "The Jackal" Gacal!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
What a great tabloid newspaper headline and story this would be. I can see it: now: JACKAL MAKES PHONE CALL TO THE WHITE GORILLA!
But, folks, it would a true one because Homer?and I don?t mean Homer Simpson?mad Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO, BARRERA MAKE WEIGHT!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS--Both superstars Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera came in at 130 lbs during official weigh-in held seconds ago at the Mandalay Bay Events Center here.
Pacquiao wore red flaming jogging pants, while Barrera had a black jogging pants on.
Both fighters looked extremely in shape Read Full Story >>> Center of attention
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS ? Freddie Roach looks more like Mr. Peepers than Mr. Universe, hardly the type who would be referred to as "Idol." He lives in Hollywood, but it's in a tiny apartment above a musty boxing gym.
Yet, the diminutive boxing trainer is one of the most popular men in the Philippines, where he Read Full Story >>> The 10 best Filipino fighters
By Marty Mulcahey, MaxBoxing.com, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
On Saturday, Manny Pacquiao attempts to enhance an already formidable legacy and stamp his frenetic brand of boxing into Filipino history books. It is an impressive book, chronicling a saga that reaches back to the 1920s.
Read Full Story >>> Will One Bad Night Become Two?
By Rory Dowd, TigerBoxing.com, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
Who would you include on a list of the greatest Mexican fighters of all time? Surely, there would be Julio Caesar Chavez, most likely at number one. You?d have to have Salvador Sanchez, whose life was tragically cut short by a car accident, not far behind.
If you were to look at more recent fi Read Full Story >>> CONCEPCION, GESTA STOP FOES IN VEGAS BOUTS (WITH PHOTOS)
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
 
LAS VEGAS -- Two Filipino fighters fashioned out stoppage victories here just two days before the much-awaited big fight between superstars Ma Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao Distracted, Will Still Win
By Mike Lynch, The Sweet Science, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
Manny Pacquiao is spreading himself way too thin. Matter of fact, he?s involved in so many extra-curricular activities that he?d be an awful professional boxer if he were anyone o Read Full Story >>> Bout with Pacquiao to be Barrera's last big fight
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS -- Marco Antonio Barrera has been a part of so many important and memorable fights during his 18-year professional career that sometimes it's hard to remember them all.
There was his 12th-round knockout of Kennedy McKinney in the epic 1996 fight that made Barrera a star.
There was Read Full Story >>> Barrera ? Pacquiao: Calm Before The Storm?
By Matthew Hurley, EastSideBoxing.com, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
At the final press conference between Marco Antonio Barrera and Manny Pacquiao both fighters seemed rather subdued. There was no macho posturing and no real animosity shown between the camps.
The onl Read Full Story >>> Experts not ruling out Barrera upset
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS ? The betting is heavily in favor of Manny Pacquiao over Marco Antonio Barrera as their ?Will To Win? fight draws closer to showtime at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Events Center here tonight (Sunday, Manila).
There are hardly any takers for the Mexican and oddsmakers are busily p Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao?s weight a big mystery
By Recah Trinidad, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS -- Today?s official weigh-in for both Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera has taken on the air of a mystery thriller.
The suspense mounted as both fighters kept their exact poundage a tightly guarded secret ahead of the official weigh test.
The weigh-in is scheduled for 2:30 p.m Read Full Story >>> Sonsona Vies for Vacant OPBF Crown Today
By Virgi T. Romano, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
Youthful Eden Sonsona, the reigning Philippine super flyweight champion, will try to add another regional belt for the country when he challenges Japanese Kohei Kono for the vacant Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) crown today (October 6) at the famous Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
Read Full Story >>> The tale of a rescinded credential
By Homer D. Sayson, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS - The inimitable Recah Trinidad, inarguably the best sportswriter in the Philippines, looked a little blue when I met him yesterday at the Mandalay Bay?s media center.
He said he wasn?t sad. But he looked gloomy, his warm, gentle smile supplanted by a rare look of disappointment.
E Read Full Story >>>
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