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Pacman fails to intimidate Solis
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Sun, 15 Apr 2007
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — If Saturday night’s event at the Alamodome is a body-building contest, then, Manny Pacquiao, gets the top prize, according to his Mexican foe Jorge Solis, who nevertheless predicted a major upset.
Solis said he wasn’t intimidated by the sculpted physique t Read Full Story >>>Long wait for Solis to make weight
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sun, 15 Apr 2007
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – He almost tried everything just to make the weight.
And after almost an hour, on his fourth attempt, Jorge Solis did make it, tipping the scales at 130 lbs, and making sure that his 12-round rendezvous with Manny Pacquiao pushes through Saturday at the Alamodome.
S Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO RUMBLES WITH SOLIS; VILORIA, CONCEPCION TO SPICE UP CARD
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 14 Apr 2007
Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao will stake all the marbles today when he defends his WBC International superfeatherweight title against undefeated Mexican Jorge Solis in a 12-round brawl at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas.
The southpaw Pacquiao (43-3-2, 34 KO's) has been tabbed as a heavy Read Full Story >>> SONSONA HEADLINES BINANGONAN CARD
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 14 Apr 2007
Philippine superfly champion Eden 'Magnifico' Sonsona will have a tough defense of his title when he takes on challenger Marvin Tampos in a 12-round scorcher topbilling the 'Bakbakan sa Binangonan' on April 21 at the Ynares Plaza in Binangonan, Rizal.
The fight pits the skillful Sonsona against t Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao learns to multi-task
By Robert Morales, L.A. Daily News, Sat, 14 Apr 2007
Any athlete needs to be focused on the task at hand, but a fighter perhaps more so than any other because of the obvious danger and because one punch can turn around a fight and send a superior fighter to defeat.
Manny Pacquiao said one of the reasons he lost a decision to Erik Morales in their Read Full Story >>> WBO TAKES MEASURES TO AVOID FUTURE RING ACCIDENTS
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 14 Apr 2007
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) Asia Pacific, through its chairman Leon Panoncillo, has informed that it is trying to come up with timely measures to avoid future ring accidents as what happened recently to Filipino boxer Lito Sisnorio in Thailand.
"We are very concerned especially when the i Read Full Story >>> SOLIS PREDICTS EXPLOSIVE BATTLE WITH PACQUIAO
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 14 Apr 2007
Undefeated but unknown Jorge Solis predicts that his battle with Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao at the Alamadome in San Antonio, Texas, Sunday (Manila Time) “is gonna be an explosive fight” in which he promis Read Full Story >>> Pac-man Fever hits Filipino politics
By Robert Morales, L.A. Daily News, Sat, 14 Apr 2007
Manny Pacquiao is running for Congress in his native Philippines for two reasons - to make a better life for the people of the first district of South Cotabato, and to show that there is such thing as a Filipino politician who makes promises and keeps them.
"There are a lot of people who are poo Read Full Story >>> FG’s heart not ready for Pacman’s defeat – docs
GMA News Online, Sat, 14 Apr 2007
Manny “Pacman" Pacquiao must win in his boxing fight against Jorge Solis or First Gentleman Jose Miguel “Mike" Arroyo’s heart won't be able to take the boxing champ's defeat lightly.
Doctors at the St. Luke’s Medical Center in Quezon City, aired this worry, saying that Mr Read Full Story >>> DEATH IN THE RING – PART V
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 14 Apr 2007
In a comment posted in response to an article on “Death in the Boxing Ring” a fight fan identified as Leonard Carrier said in part “there has been more corruption in boxing than in any other sport. Its surprising there aren’t more deaths in the ring with the mismatches being Read Full Story >>> FIGHT (SEE EASY) MANNY PACQUIAO NEVER DREAMED OF & TEXAS NOTEBOOK
By Jason Aniel, RingTalk.com, Sat, 14 Apr 2007
FILIPINO ICON LOOKS TO SLAY MEXICAN
San Antonio, TX- Tonight, Manny Pacquiao will step into a packed house at the Alamodome to face Mexico’s Jorge Solis in what looks to be an exciting, albeit somewhat short main event. Pacquiao easily made the weight, even when the scheduled Friday afterno Read Full Story >>> Round by Round Coverage: Pacquiao vs. Solis
By Rick Reeno, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 14 Apr 2007
San Antonio, Texas - The 2007 debut of Manny Pacquiao (43-3-2, 33 KOs) is upon us. After a career defining year in 2006, Pacquiao wants to capitalize on his current status in the sport by taking on all comers in 2007. Jorge Solis (32-0-2, 1 ND, 23 KOs), an unknown, but unbeaten fighter from Mexico, Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao undercard has two title bouts
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Sat, 14 Apr 2007
Manny Pacquiao's return to the ring serves as the main event on tonight's pay-per-view boxing card at San Antonio's Alamodome, but the undercard offers two world championship bouts.
Jorge Arce (46-3-1, 35 knockouts) of Mexico, a colorful puncher, will challenge another Mexican, World Boxing Counc Read Full Story >>> A Boxer Tests How Far His Popularity Will Carry Him
The New York Times, Sat, 14 Apr 2007
Manny Pacquiao, a championship super featherweight boxer, is largely known as a uniting force in his native Philippines. When he fights, it has been said, the streets clear, crime drops and people gather around their televisions.
But when Pacquiao recently announced that he would run for a congre Read Full Story >>> Lenny Zappa gets a taste of big time boxing with the Pacman
By Paul Upham, SecondsOut.com, Sat, 14 Apr 2007
Australian lightweight champion Lenny Zappavigna gets his first taste of big time American boxing experience when he faces Gilbert Vera on Saturday night on the Manny Pacquiao-Jorge Solis undercard at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
The 19 year-old took full advantage of an opportunity to go to tra Read Full Story >>> Mosley Interview on De La Hoya, Mayweather
BoxingScene.com, Sat, 14 Apr 2007
KELLY SWANSON: Hello everybody. Thank you again for joining us for another installment of our weekly conference call series for the May 5 welterweight Oscar de la Hoya versus Floyd Mayweather for WBC's Super Welterweight Championship. At this time I'd love to turn the phone over to Richard Sch Read Full Story >>> Pretty Daddy Floyd Mayweather Sr. Chosen As Joan Guzman's New Trainer
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Sat, 14 Apr 2007
SAN ANTONIO--He lost his most lucrative client, Oscar de La Hoya, and switched sides for the May 5 Super Fight to help his son, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Light heavyweight champ Bad Chad Dawson is another of his newer clients. And, now www.boxingconfidential.com has learned exclusively, the poetry-spout Read Full Story >>> Shane Mosley Talks About Mayweather, De La Hoya
By KELLY SWANSON, EastSideBoxing.com, Sat, 14 Apr 2007
Hello everybody. Thank you again for joining us for another installment of our weekly conference call series for the May 5 welterweight Oscar de la Hoya versus Floyd Mayweather for WBC?s Super Welterweight Championship. At this time I?d love to turn the phone over to Richard Schaefer, Chief Executiv Read Full Story >>> Why Floyd Mayweather Jr will Lose to Oscar De La Hoya and Why That's Good
By Chris Ackerman, DogHouseBoxing.com, Sat, 14 Apr 2007
Pretty bold statement considering I have said Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the best pure boxer in the business and has the skills and natural talent to be in the HOF as an all time P4P type guy. I have said that, and I still say that. The problem is he is a jackass and has placed himself in a lose-lose s Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao 128.75, Solis 130
FightNews.com, Sat, 14 Apr 2007
Manny Pacquiao 128.75 vs Jorge Solis 130
(For Pacquiao's WBC Int'l super featherweight title)
Note: Solis had to weigh in three times. He first try was 130.5, then 130.125 before finally hitting the 130 mark awhile Read Full Story >>>
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