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Pacquiao: Marquez fight still on
By Recah Trinidad, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tue, 09 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS -- Manny Pacquiao, who on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) earned his spurs as a finesse fighter, declared after a thanksgiving Mass here Monday he was not yet moving up to the 135-ound lightweight class.
Pacquiao likewise clarified that his proposed duel with World Boxing Council 130-lb. ch Read Full Story >>>Pacquiao wants David Diaz next
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Tue, 09 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS ? Juan Manuel Marquez. Edwin Valero. Joan Guzman. Humberto Soto.
Sorry guys. Manny Pacquiao wants David Diaz.
?Manny told me he wants him,? said trainer Freddie Roach late Saturday night, moments after Pacquiao, who for the first time seemed to have trouble making 130 lbs, drove past Read Full Story >>> Save Trees, Save Planet, Save Diaz Boys: All To Fight Manny Pacquaio In 2008!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Tue, 09 Oct 2007
Let?s not be insulting. Let?s not call Golden Boy Promotions and Bob Arum?s Top Rank Cheap and Cheaper. Let?s take the high road and refer to the boxing promotional companies as So Thrifty and Very Economical.
And, now Manny Pacquaio fans, I?ve tapped into my thrifty to the max Nova Scotian famil Read Full Story >>> Manny Steward, Former Heathen, Now Worships At Manny Pacquaio Altar!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Tue, 09 Oct 2007
(Editor's Note: Butter wouldn't melt in Manny Steward's mouth Saturday night on HBO as he raved incessantly about the sizzling skills of Manny Pacquaio. But, in this exclusive Boxingconfidential.com int Read Full Story >>> Mayor who carried Pacquiao?s belt earns boos, praises from constituents
By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 09 Oct 2007
The man who volunteered to carry and raise the WBC ?international? belt of Manny Pacquiao during the flag ceremony of the ?Will to Win? rumble in Las Vegas last Oct. 7 earned both praises and criticism from his constit Read Full Story >>> TigerBoxing's PACQUIAO-BARRERA II PHOTO GALLERY
TalkingBoxing.com, Tue, 09 Oct 2007
Tom Hogan and Rick Guzman of Hogan Photos were in Las Vegas at ringside for TigerBoxing this past weekend. Enjoy these great shots of Pacquiao-Barrera II by clicking on the thumbnails and scrolling Read Full Story >>> CompuBox Post Analysis: Pacquiao-Barrera
By Bob Canobbio, BoxingScene.com, Tue, 09 Oct 2007
Unlike Erik Morales, who went out on his shield in his two knockout losses to Manny Pacquiao last year, Marco Antonio Barrera, in the 70th and last fight of his Hall of Fame career, instead played it safe, losing a one-sided unanimous decision.
Seldom willing to exchange, Barrera landed just 120 Read Full Story >>> Manny sets up US company
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Tue, 09 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao has contracted the services of a San Diego financial planner and investment consultant to manage his newly-organized US company, a source close to the Filipino boxing icon disclosed the other day.
The Las Vegas-based company is called MP Promotions USA and the president Read Full Story >>> Manny to climb ring again February
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Tue, 09 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS ? Whether it will be against reigning World Boxing Council super featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez or world lightweight champion David Diaz, Manny Pacquiao is looking for a February date for his next fight.
In an interview with Philboxing.com, Roach said that while there is not Read Full Story >>> A legend retires, a legend grows
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 09 Oct 2007
IT WASN?T what many had expected but it was what the Last Round foresaw?a unanimous decision win for Pacquiao. But was the no-knockout a result of Manny?s performance or did Barrera have something to do with it?
Methinks it?s a combination of both.
Manny was noticeably out of breath several Read Full Story >>> 'Boxing Bonanza': Several Marquee Matchups - Calzaghe-Kessler, Holyfield-Ibragimov, Cotto-Mosley and Hatton-Mayweather - Light Up The Sport Of Boxing!
By Vivek Wallace, EastSideBoxing.com, Tue, 09 Oct 2007
Last Saturday night kicked off one of the best stretches of boxing in quite some time. Although the Pacquiao/Barerra rematch didn't quite live up to the hype in the minds of some, to me personally it was hard not to tip your hat to one of the gutsiest warriors of our time in Barerra, as well as the Read Full Story >>> How Kyla overcame jitters while singing "Lupang Hinirang" in Vegas
By Michael Ancheta, Philippine Entertainment Portal, Tue, 09 Oct 2007
Young singer Kyla admitted feeling nervous before she sang "Lupang Hinirang" at Manny Pacquiao's much-anticipated rematch with Mexican boxing legend Marco Antonio Barrera, held at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas yesterday, Read Full Story >>> Barrera?s shameful exit
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Tue, 09 Oct 2007
LAS VEGAS ? Oscar de la Hoya and the Golden Boy gang praised Marco Antonio Barrera to high heavens for his ?courageous? fight against Manny Pacquiao here Saturday night. It was an undeserved tribute.
If Barrera planned to go out in a blaze of glory, he certainly didn?t get the job done.
After Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao Keeps Title, But Does Barrera Laugh Last?
TalkingBoxing.com, Tue, 09 Oct 2007
Larry Merchant: ?Do you feel disappointed in this, your last fight??
Marco Antonio Barrera: ?I?m sad because I lost in the end ??
Saturday ? October 6th, 2007 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada - Marco Antonio Barrera (W 63 - KO 42 & L 6) closed out an amazing 18-year Read Full Story >>> Fight gets mixed reviews
By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 09 Oct 2007
AS expected, Manny Pacquiao defeated Marco Antonio Barrera in their rematch last Sunday at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Resort Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Those who predicted and were looking for a knockout were in for a frustration but for the boxing purist it was a classy victory for the nation Read Full Story >>> Prayers by many help lift Manny
By John Pages, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 09 Oct 2007
DIDN?T your hands feel clammy?
Didn?t your heart pump thrice as fast? Didn?t your legs shake and feet stomp the floor and fist clench your knuckles?
I did. You did. My father-in-law Jack Mendez did. So did my companions that morning, Dr. Ronnie Medalle and my Sun.Star acting sports editor Mi Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao impact on the news
By Pachico A. Seares, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 09 Oct 2007
THIS time, the compelling image wasn?t of the rival forced to kneel on canvas, with Manny Pacquiao towering over him.
Marco Antonio Barrera survived all 12 rounds of Sunday?s Las Vegas fight.
The Filipino boxer didn?t knock down the Mexican fighter, which would have been a stunning and defin Read Full Story >>> Manny moving up in weight
By Charles Raymond A. Maxey, Sun.Star Davao, Tue, 09 Oct 2007
AFTER their ferocious rematch in Las Vegas, Marco Antonio Barrera, the loser, is hanging up his gloves for good while Manny Pacquiao, the victor, will continue to box and is heading for new territory where a lot of heavy bombers like him await.
Such is the saga of the Pacquiao-Barrera ring rival Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao might consider retiring as a champ
By Belinda Olivares-Cunanan, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tue, 09 Oct 2007
I don?t have the expertise of Recah Trinidad or Quinito Henson in boxing, especially since I only watch the fights of Manny Pacquiao and young Filipino boxers who serve as front acts in big bouts. But it was obvious to this layman that in last Sunday?s fight Pacquiao was fighting way below par. Many Read Full Story >>> He who laughs last, laughs best
By Charles Raymond A. Maxey, Sun.Star Davao, Tue, 09 Oct 2007
SOME of the newspaper captions last Sunday said it all. But again, not really all. Consider the following:
Pacquiao going for KO
Pacquiao tipped to win by knockout
Ring Magazine editor sees stoppage
I'm referring to the final media hype leading to the World Boxing Council international s Read Full Story >>>
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