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Boxing?s best performers 2007 (continued from yesterday)
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 30 Dec 2007
BEST RIGHT HAND WORLD?Kelly Pavlik. It looks crude and oafish. But don?t tell that to former undisputed middleweight champion Jermain Taylor who suffered his first career loss by knockout because of it.
LOCAL?Donnie Nietes. All the frustration and years of waiting for ALA Gym?s first world champ Read Full Story >>>At the Aldeguer home, Chris is the most athletic
By John Pages, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 30 Dec 2007
ALA is The Father. You know him.
Everyone knows him. Mention the words ?boxing? and ?godfather? and ?Cebu? in the same line and you receive one reply: Antonio Lopez Aldeguer.
ALA has three children?all boys. The eldest is Jay. You know Jay. If you read this paper?s Business Section or visit Read Full Story >>> CISO MORALES BLOWS AWAY VETERAN ANITO
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 29 Dec 2007
The "El Terrible" Kid has done it again!
There is an upcoming prospect from Talibon, Bohol that is making heat waves. The Philippines and Paclanders are taking notice, as "El Terrible" Ciso Morales is real and is now gu Read Full Story >>> DONAIRE HOPES TO FIGHT IN APRIL
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 29 Dec 2007
Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire is hoping to have a title defense in April and wishes that it could be a unification bout against Japan?s WBC champion Daisuke Naito.
Donaire said his desire has always been to u Read Full Story >>> Boxing May Not Be ?Back,? But it?s Alive, Kicking
By Kieran Mulvaney, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 29 Dec 2007
It is just a two-or-three minute walk to my local bar. (Walking back, due to the extra distance covered on account of the less-than-straight line I follow, takes maybe a minute longer). The bar is owned by and named after Joe Theismann, the quarterback who led the Washington Redskins to victory in S Read Full Story >>> 2007 Marks the End for Four of the Sport?s Marquee Names
By Mario Ortega, Jr., 15rounds.com, Sat, 29 Dec 2007
As the end of the year approaches, with just about every fight of consequence in the books, stories of reflection begin to dominate the boxing news sites and publications. This year, as is the case with most years, there is plenty to reflect on. The pound-for ?pound leader in the sport defeated the Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO IN TOUGHEST FIGHT EVER
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 29 Dec 2007
When Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao enters the ring at the Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on March 15 to settle some ?Unfinished Business? against reigning WBC super featherweight champion Juan Manuel Ma Read Full Story >>> Pacman remains the favorite vs Marquez
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Sat, 29 Dec 2007
HAS MANNY Pacquiao reached his full potential? Or are the oddsmakers just have the same opinion that Juan Manuel Marquez has the style and capability to beat the Filipino southpaw?
Pacquiao remains the favorite going into his March 15 rematch with Marquez in Las Vegas although figures being po Read Full Story >>> Arum, Manny all focused on Marquez fight
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sat, 29 Dec 2007
Manny Pacquiao will have his hands full against Juan Manuel Marquez that his promoter, Bob Arum, has refused to look farther ahead of the March 15 rematch in Las Vegas.
?Marquez alone is already too much to handle,? said the Top Rank president when asked about his plans for the 29-year-old Filipi Read Full Story >>> CHAMPION IN COMA SPOKE OF HIS FEARS IN DIARY
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 29 Dec 2007
Former world light flyweight champion and reigning WBO Intercontinental flyweight champion Yo-sam Choi who lies in a coma after an action-packed successful title defense last Tuesday spoke of the fears and loneliness associated with the sport and dreamed of a haven ?free of blood? in his diary.
Read Full Story >>> BOXING YEARENDER: RING MAGAZINE AWARDEES FOR 2007
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 29 Dec 2007
The Bible of Boxing, Ring Magazine awardees selected for the year 2007 are as follows:
Fighter of the Year: Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. fought twice in 2007, winning a 12-round decision over Oscar De La Hoya on May 5 in Las Vegas to capture the WBC super welterweight t Read Full Story >>> Five Boxing Predictions For 2008
By James Slater, EastSideBoxing.com, Sat, 29 Dec 2007
The truly great news that cruiserweight powerhouses David Haye and Enzo Maccarinelli are finally set to meet has inspired me to make a few boxing predictions for the new year. Kicking off with a prediction on the cruiserweight mega-fight, I give my take on what I feel will transpire - both inside an Read Full Story >>> EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: THE BOBFATHER
By G. Leon, BoxingTalk.com, Sat, 29 Dec 2007
GL: What's the latest and greatest Bobfather? Can you give us some final thoughts on 2007 and tell us what we can look forward to in 2008? "I'm on my way to Mexico for a vacation right now. We had a very good year in 07, a lot of go Read Full Story >>> DONAIRE READY FOR JAPAN INVASION
By Dennis Principe, Sports Chat, Sat, 29 Dec 2007
WORLD flyweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. is more than willing to invade his enemy?s territory if only to fulfill his most cherished goal.
In an interview with the daily morning radio program ?Sports Chat? Thursday morning, Donaire expressed his readiness to fight in Japan if that?s what it t Read Full Story >>> San Leandro Boxer Unleashes a Winning Combination
By John Hojlo, EBPublishing, Sat, 29 Dec 2007
World Championship boxer Nonito ?Filipino Flash? Donaire, Jr., of San Leandro has always viewed the ?jab,? or front-hand punch, a fundamental technique in boxing. Now, he is naming his first non-profit organization after that basic technique.
Donaire, 25, was honored earlier this month at Tommy Read Full Story >>> Nino-Rubillar On Pacquiao-Marquez Undercard March 15!
By Ricardo Lois, Boxing Confidential, Sat, 29 Dec 2007
The undercard of Juan Manuel Marquez's rematch with Manny Pacquiao is starting to take shape. Omar Nino, former WBC light flyweight champion and the first man to defeat Brian Viloria, will return to the ring on March 15 at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada against Juanito Rubillar.
Nino is r Read Full Story >>> Hussein: Next Donaire foe?
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sat, 29 Dec 2007
Australian brawler Hussein Hussein could be IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire?s next challenger, it was learned from a reliable source the other day. And if the fighter of Lebanese descent is the chosen one, Donaire said he?ll double his efforts to score a win more impressive than his knockouts Read Full Story >>> Boxing?s best performers 2007 (1st of two parts)
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 29 Dec 2007
2007. Aaah?What a year for boxing. We got almost every bout we wished for-unification matches and fights between the best, pound for pound.
As the year closes, it?s time to belt the cr?me de la cr?me of the sweet science. Here are my choices:
BEST JAB
WORLD?Wladimir Klitschko. The fact t Read Full Story >>> Bountiful harvest for Pinoy boxers
By Ed C. Tolentino, The Manila Times, Sat, 29 Dec 2007
Manny Pacquiao remained the top gun of Philippine boxing this year, but for a change PacMan found himself sharing the spotlight with four other local boxers.
Flyweight Nonito Donaire, Jr., minimumweights Florante Condes and Donnie Nietes and ban?tamweight Gerry Pe?alosa emerged from Pacquiao?s h Read Full Story >>> Scott's Top 20 Fights, 2007 -- No. 14 -- Ulises Solis v. Rodel Mayol
Bad Left Hook, Sat, 29 Dec 2007
Another chapter in today's greatest culutural rivalry in boxing, this undercard junior flyweight title fight preceded Diaz-Morales in Chicago, and, in my view, stole the show on a night where that wasn't easy to a Read Full Story >>>
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