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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 The tale of a rescinded credential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 >>> FREDDIE ROACH THINKS PACQUIAO?S SKILLS WILL WIN OVER BARRERA?S WILL TO WIN IN AN ABBREVIATED FIGHT
By Dennis Principe, Business Mirror, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
IT?S now time to walk the talk as boxing icons Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera finally meet for the second time Sunday morning at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Weeks leading to the fight, the much-anticipated bout has been constantly hyped by both camps, with t Read Full Story >>> Roach to Pacquiao: Fight Like Leonard
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Sat, 06 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS ? Freddie Roach wants Manny Pacquiao to ?fight like Sugar Ray Leonard.?
"I told Manny why don?t you fight like Sugar Ray Leonard and Manny told me Sugar Ray is his idol and I told him that you can box like him if you want to," Roach said on Thursday, two days before the Filipino?s s Read Full Story >>> 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 >>>
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