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Holyfield says it?s a toss-up in Vegas
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Wed, 05 Mar 2008
LONDON ? Four-time world heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield, in town to promote his new book, said yesterday he?s not placing any bets on the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas on March 15.
?I can?t say who?ll win,? said Holyfield who flew in with busines Read Full Story >>>Melinyo, Cobra fight is RP, Indonesia pride
By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Wed, 05 Mar 2008
WILL it be Philippines or Indonesia? When the fight night comes on ?Do or Die: The Power of Two?, it will be a battle for pride for both countries as ALA boy Milan ?Melinyo? Melindo and Indonesian Sofyan ?The Cobra? Effendi will trade leathers at the Mandaue Sports Complex on March 7.
The Cagaya Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao's San Francisco treat!
By Bob Hough, FightNews.com, Wed, 05 Mar 2008
Manny Pacquiao and Elvis Presley both performed at San Francisco's Bill Graham Civic Auditorium when they were 22. The legendary singer came to the city in '57, one year after his groundbreaking appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show." In late Read Full Story >>> No Weight Issues For Manny Pacquiao
By Matthew Hurley, EastSideBoxing.com, Wed, 05 Mar 2008
According to trainer Freddie Roach the issues surrounding Manny Pacquiao?s weight have been grossly exaggerated. After his last bout against Marco Antonio Barrera back in October some red flags popped up concerning not only Manny?s weight but, perhaps, his dedication. There were minor problems with Read Full Story >>> Solid Undercard For Marquez-Pacquiao II
BoxingScene.com, Wed, 05 Mar 2008
LAS VEGAS, NEV. ? Six world class fighters, with a combined record of 155-10-4 (81 KOs), and a winning percentage of 92%, in three compelling rumbles, highlight the highly anticipated pay-per-view card headlined by the Juan Manuel Marquez-Manny Pacquiao world title rematch. Marquez-Pacquiao II: Unfi Read Full Story >>> JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ MEDIA CONFERENCE CALL TOMORROW!
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 04 Mar 2008
LAS VEGAS, NEV - The fistic debate as to who is the best will finally be settled Saturday, March 15 when World Boxing Council (WBC) super featherweight champion JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ (48-3-1, 35 KOs), defends his title and fights for t Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO WATCH: Recipe for victory
By Edwin G. Espejo, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 04 Mar 2008
Is the defeat of Rafael Marquez in the hands of Israel Vasquez for the super bantamweight crown on March 2 a portent of things to come for his brother?s fate against Manny Pacquiao?
In one of the greatest fights in recent Read Full Story >>> OPBF APPROVES DENOY-JARO LIGHT FLY TITLE FIGHT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 04 Mar 2008
 
The Oriental Pacific Boxing Federation has approved a battle for the vacant light flyweight title between Philippine champion Sonny Boy Jaro and countryman Read Full Story >>> DE LA HOYA VS. FORBES TICKETS GO ON SALE TOMORROW
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 04 Mar 2008
LOS ANGELES - Tickets for Oscar de la Hoya's "Homecoming" fight against Steve Forbes on May 3 at The Home Depot Center in Los Angeles, go on sale tomorrow, Tuesday, March 4 starting at 10:00 a.m. PT. Tickets are priced Read Full Story >>> EFFENDI ARRIVES TODAY
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 04 Mar 2008
ALA Promotions Secretariat announced today that PB No. 2 Sofyan ?Cobra? Effendi arrives today at 6 in the morning for his upcoming non-title fight with WBO Asia Pacific champion Milan ?Milenyo? Melindo. The Indonesian warrior and hi Read Full Story >>> Q&A: Manny Pacquiao!
By Ryan Macalua, FightNews.com, Tue, 04 Mar 2008
On March 15, two of the top super featherweights collide in a long awaited rematch entitled "Unfinished Business." Fittingly titled, the first bout between Manny Pacquiao (45-3-2, 35 KOs) and Juan Manuel Marquez (48-3, 35 KOs) was an all out action packed fight in which Pacquiao was able to knock do Read Full Story >>> Marquez No Match for Pacquiao's Barrage
By Hermie Rivera, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 04 Mar 2008
San Francisco, CA. -- "The best conditioned Manny Pacquiao will face Juan Manuel Marquez on March 15" the Filipino boxing hero crowed as he met the press on his first Bay Area visit since his torturous draw with Agapito Sanchez at Read Full Story >>> Boxing Computer Simulator Picks Juan Manuel Marquez
By Marvin Langer, Boxing Confidential, Tue, 04 Mar 2008
Over the years I have developed my own home brewed computer simulator which predicts the outcomes of fights. Not to bore you with the details since the simulator is powered by some hefty statistical computations, bouts are simulated based on the following empirical and assumed data:
Each fighter Read Full Story >>> Marquez is dangerous ? Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Tue, 04 Mar 2008
While counter-punching expert Juan Manuel Marquez doesn?t give Manny Pacquiao the creeps, the Filipino hotshot insists he is not taking his Mexican rival lightly.
"I am not underestimating Marquez," Pacquiao said in a radio interview from Los Angeles yesterday.
"I know for a fact that Ma Read Full Story >>> NO WEIGHING GAME
By Dennis Principe, SportsNews.ph, Tue, 04 Mar 2008
ONCE a boxer, always a boxer.
This may well be a paraphrased clich? that will describe the attitude of Filipino boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao with regards to his boxing career.
In an exclusive telephone interview with the daily morning radio program ?Sports Chat? Monday morning, Pacquiao sa Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO TELLS FANS NOT TO WORRY ABOUT HIS WEIGHT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 04 Mar 2008
Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao has told his Filipino fans not to worry about his weight claiming that stories that he was almost 140 pounds and may have to reduce in a hurry to make the 130 pound limit when he battles WB Read Full Story >>> Now I'm Humbled
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Tue, 04 Mar 2008
I think it was during the hellacious ninth round of the first encounter between Micky Ward and Arturo Gatti in 2002 that Larry Merchant, calling the action for HBO, would say that he was 'humbled' by what was taking place Read Full Story >>> No Manny in Hatton?s horizon
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Tue, 04 Mar 2008
LONDON ? Although Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says it could happen before the year ends, a fight between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton doesn?t seem to be in the Englishman?s agenda.
Hatton, 29, is booked to stake his IBO lightwelterweight title against Juan Lazcano in Manchester on May 24 or at Read Full Story >>> Erap to root for Pacman at ringside?
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Tue, 04 Mar 2008
Is Erap coming, too?
A reliable source has said that if the opportunity comes, former President Joseph Estrada will be around to watch Manny Pacquiao?s coming fight in Las Vegas.
Sen. Jinggoy Estrada, the ex-President?s son, was in Los Angeles recently, and reportedly dropped by at the Wild Ca Read Full Story >>> Smaller Fighters Can't Fascinate Public Like Ali, Louis, Dempsey, Tyson Did!
By Jeff Meyers, Boxing Confidential, Tue, 04 Mar 2008
In the 1940s and 1950s, when the New York Yankees consistently mde it to the World Series, it was often said that ?rooting for the Yankees was like rooting for U.S. Steel.? The phrase embodied the sentiment that the Yankees seemed destined to reach the Fall Classic each year and were hardly underdog Read Full Story >>>
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