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What's Giant Sucking Sound? Just Barrera Backers Whittling Down Pacquaio Betting Price!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
Hey, what's that giant sucking sound coming from Las Vegas?
Megamanny was an over Three Dollar favorite, meaning you had to put down $300 to win $100 and get back $400. But, slowly and steadily, that Pacman position has been eroded.
A check of the latest line has MP at minus $2.95 while Marco Read Full Story >>>WBC sanctions Las Vegas bout
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS ? There will be a title at stake in the ?Will To Win? bout between Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera after all.
Games and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Eric Buhain told The Star yesterday the Mexico City-based World Boxing Council (WBC) has sanctioned the scheduled 12-round fig Read Full Story >>> Excess pounds no weighty issue
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS ? Word flew out of Manny Pacquiao?s camp Thursday that he was three pounds over the limit.
But there?s really no one sounding off the alarm yet. Not the trainer, Freddie Roach, not the boxer himself.
?I?m okay,? Pacquiao said on his way to the IBA Gym earlier in the afternoon for his Read Full Story >>> It?s in Manny?s hands
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
LAST week, I finally won one of those in-flight games of Cebu Pacific Air.
And I did it using the trait that will prove to be the telling factor in the Pacquiao-Barrera fight.
Nah, its not Manny?s ballad-belting abilities. I was talking about his hand speed.
My rather opulent seatmate ha Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao, Barrera lack prefight spice
By Steve Carp, Las Vegas Review Journal, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
If Saturday's super featherweight rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera goes the way Wednesday's final news conference did, there are going to be a lot of angry people and two embarrassed promoters.
The two fighters were about as docile and mellow as the blues music piped into Read Full Story >>> Roach tells Manny to stay off the ropes
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS ? Do a Sugar Ray. But stay away from the ropes.
Freddie Roach asked Manny Pacquiao to bear this in mind Thursday, saying he could land in trouble if he stays on the ropes in his scheduled 12-rounder against Marco Antonio Barrera.
?It?s not where I want him to be. Obviously he sometim Read Full Story >>> BARRERA REMATCH EXCITES PACMAN
Sportinglife.com (UK), Sat, 06 Oct 2007
Manny Pacquiao will be looking for a repeat performance when he takes on Marco Antonio Barrera in a 12-round super featherweight fight on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino.
Pacquiao simply dominated Barrera in their first meeting on November 11, 2003 in San Antonio, Texas, winn Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao vs Marco Antonio Barrera Betting Preview
By Brad Marchetti, Point-Spreads.com, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
Revenge is a sweet thing and for Marco Antonio Barrera it will bring him closure to his illustrious career if he can manage to pull of an upset in his rematch against the murderous punching Manny Pacquiao. SBG Global has -350 odds on Manny Pacquiao to win the rematch. So now three years after Barre Read Full Story >>> Chaos in the ring
By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
Jameel McCline said at a news conference the other day that he feels like a kid in a candy store. He added that having the opportunity to fight for the WBC heavyweight title is like a dream come true for him. And, of course, he should be ecstatic. He's 0-3 in world title fights, but on Saturday, he Read Full Story >>> How to Punch Like Boxing's Little Big Men
By Evan Rothman, TheStreet.com, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
Boxing has been called a dying sport, but don't be shocked this fall if water cooler talk returns to the "sweet science."
With a hatful of well matched major championship fights slated for the next several months on regul Read Full Story >>> Barrera has score to settle with Pacquiao
By Agence France Press, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS -- Marco Antonio Barrera knows he's in the twilight of his boxing career, but before he goes he has a score to settle with Filipino hero Manny Pacquiao on Saturday.
The non-title super featherweight bout is a rematch of Pacquiao's 2003 11th-round technical knockout of Barrera, whose cor Read Full Story >>> Will to Win Preview
By Trent Pusey, Inside Fights, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
Marco Antonio Barrera has wanted to avenge his 2003 loss to Manny Pacquiao for four years now. This Saturday, in what is likely to be Barrera's last big fight, he gets his chance for redemption. Will the Mexican warrior go Read Full Story >>> BARRERA READY TO SILENCE CRITICS
Sportinglife.com (UK), Sat, 06 Oct 2007
Marco Antonio Barrera says he's ready to confound the critics again by beating Manny Pacquiao.
The 'Baby-Faced Assassin' will start as underdog when he meets the Pacman in an eagerly-awaited rematch in Las Vegas on Saturday night.
He was battered to an 11th-round stoppage defeat in their first Read Full Story >>> Pinoy bigshots and boxing odds
By Homer D. Sayson, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS - When Manny Pacquiao slugs Marco Antonio Barrera this Sunday, he will be doing so before a ringside crowd thick with Pinoy bigshots.
Among those who are already here in this gambling mecca to watch the highly-anticipated rematch are former Manila Mayor Lito Atienza, former Ilocos gove Read Full Story >>> Las Vegas Diary: Leg room
By Homer D. Sayson, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS - When I checked in at a kiosk for my flight, the automated machine asked if I was interested in a seat with more ?leg room.?
More leg room? Oh yes! I almost heard myself yell.
But when I learned that the privilege would cost $44, I quickly said, ?Oh, no!?
For $44, I demanded a Read Full Story >>> CONCEPCION, GESTA WIN BY TKO
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 05 Oct 2007
Two fighters identified with Team Pacquiao have scored impressive TKO victories two days before Manny Pacquiao himself steps into the ring against Marco Antonio Barrera, determined to keep the winning streak going.
Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao battling distractions
Phillipines' favorite son faces rematch with Barrera
By Associated Press, Sports Illustrated, Fri, 05 Oct 2007
Though Freddie Roach is among the most respected trainers in boxing, he's not always in charge when he's working with Manny Pacquiao.
While other world champions obediently line up for a few hours of instruction at Roach's cramped Hollywood gym, Pacquiao has enough interests outside the ropes to Read Full Story >>> CompuBox Analysis: Pacquiao vs. Barrera
By Bob Canobbio, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 05 Oct 2007
Manny Pacquiao a 2 ?-1 favorite, in a rematch of his dominating performance vs. Marco Antonio Barrera four years ago, when he entered the Alamodome ring as a 4-1 underdog.
Manny survived a questionable knockdown in round one to t Read Full Story >>> ALL EYES ARE SET ON MANDALAY BAY
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 05 Oct 2007
Manny Pacquiao will fight Marco Antonio Barrera in a rematch on October 6 at Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas for the WBC International Super Featherweight Title. Their first fight took place in November 15, Read Full Story >>> Freedom Fighter Bob Arum Rides To Rescue For Pinoy Scribes Recah Trinidad, Hermie Rivera!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Fri, 05 Oct 2007
They were stripped and then they weren?t. A firestorm erupted in Las Vegas when respected Filpino reporters Recah Trinidad and Hermie Rivera were told their approved media credential to cover the Manny Pacquaio-Marco Antonio Barrera fight Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay had suddenly been disappro Read Full Story >>>
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