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Take a bite of Big Time’s bouts
By James Gabrillo, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sat, 21 Jan 2006
EVERYBODY plays the game, everybody knows it’s crooked, but it’s the only game in the country.”
Pause for thought.
This week, Filipinos have been going mad over our hero Manny “Pac Man” Pacquiao and Erik Morales’ rematch. But we at Super! are urging all of y Read Full Story >>>Pacman modified: From brawl to box
By Homer D. Sayson, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 21 Jan 2006
LAS VEGAS – Famous Filipino faces have began to surface in this vacation paradise. All of them gathering here to bear witness to one of our country’s historical sports moments – Manny Pacquiao’s quest to even the score with Erik Morales.
While heading to the Excalibur par Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao can now focus on Morales
Lawsuit, IRS troubles no longer a concern
By Kevin Iole, Las Vegas Review Journal, Sat, 21 Jan 2006
Before his super featherweight fight on March 19 with Erik Morales, Manny Pacquiao was, by his own admission, a troubled young man.
A hero in his native Philippines, Pacquiao should have been on top of Read Full Story >>> After final workout, Pacman feasts on chicken 'tinola'
By Recah Trinidad, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sat, 21 Jan 2006
LAS VEGAS -- Manny Pacquiao was a pound and a half short of the 130-pound limit during yesterday's trial weigh-in, and he was rewarded with the luxury of a chicken tinola dinner after his final workout for what is deemed the biggest fight of his career.
It also meant that the Philippines' pride w Read Full Story >>> Big Smacks at the Thomas and Mack
By Phil Woolever, The Sweet Science, Sat, 21 Jan 2006
Heading into the final hours before Erik Morales – Manny Pacquiao II, there was still no definite vibe as to which premier bruiser had an intangible edge. Both men appeared at the final press confer Read Full Story >>> Too close to call
By Ben Cohen, SecondsOut.com, Sat, 21 Jan 2006
Saturday's rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales is professional prize fighting at its best. They are icons in their respective countries, power punchers, warriors and highly skilled boxers. And they've fought before, so we know what to expect.
In short, this is a guaranteed fight of t Read Full Story >>> SecondsOut Team pick Morales v Pac-Man II
SecondsOut.com, Sat, 21 Jan 2006
Ant Evans (Editor)
"I expect a wonderful rematch of a terrific fight and expect it to be close once again. However, I feel a lot of people are 'doing an Arum' and are pretending the Raheem fight never happened. Well, happen it did and Morales looked a shot fighter. I don't think Morales is actuall Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao 10-9 favorite as politicians come in
By Recah Trinidad, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sat, 21 Jan 2006
LAS VEGAS--THE EARLY birds included Sen. Lito Lapid and Cavite Gov. Ayong Malicsi who were seen as early as Monday around the fabulous Wynn Las Vegas, host hotel of The Battle.
Yesterday, Rep. Prospero Nograles checked in, together with a governor from Mindanao and a staffer who said they planed in Read Full Story >>> Philippines boxer Pacquiao eyes different result in rematch
By Agence France Press, Yahoo! News, Sat, 21 Jan 2006
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) - Two-time world champion Manny Pacquiao will use his relentless style with the hope of getting different result in his rematch with Erik 'Terrible' Morales at the Thomas and Mack Center.
"Its going to be a good fight. Both of us worked real hard and were going to Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao Focused on Revenge
By Brian Wilbur, RingsideReport.com, Sat, 21 Jan 2006
This Saturday, January 21st, live on HBO PPV Erik Morales, (48-3 34 KO's) and Manny Pacquiao, (40-3-2 32 KO's) will meet in the much anticipated rematch of their March 2005 war. Morales and Pacquiao are both among the elite pound for pound fighters in the sport and have been champions in multiple we Read Full Story >>> RSR Predictions - Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao II
By Brian Wilbur, RingsideReport.com, Sat, 21 Jan 2006
This Saturday night on HBO PPV, Erik Morales will fight Manny Pacquiao for the second time. The first time, Morales came away with a close but clear cut unanimous decision win. Even though both have recent losses on their records, they are considered to be among the very best pound for pound fighter Read Full Story >>> Raheem on the outside looking in
By Keith Idec, NorthJersey.com, Sat, 21 Jan 2006
If the boxing world was fair, Zahir Raheem would lounge in a hotel suite tonight in Las Vegas, relaxing in preparation for a showdown Saturday night against Erik Morales or Manny Pacquiao.
Raheem instead will sit in a Bristol, Conn., studio, where he will serve as a guest color commentator for ES Read Full Story >>> Manny says he’s thorn of Mexico
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sat, 21 Jan 2006
LAS VEGAS — In a light moment before retiring to his bedroom to sleep the other night, Manny Pacquiao described himself as the thorn in Mexico’s throat.
It was his way of consoling Filipino support Cris Aquino who flew in from Manila with 41 "Team Pacquiao" jackets for the fighter Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao feels the pressure
By Nick Giongco, Tempo, Sat, 21 Jan 2006
LAS VEGAS—It has been widely said that every punch Manny Pacquiao throws carries the strength of 80-plus million Filipinos.
But the Filipino boxing star admitted on Thursday morning, just after a roadwork at the UNLV track oval, that the pressure is beginning to build up.
“T Read Full Story >>> Boxing Diary: A Filipino feast in Vegas
By Homer D. Sayson, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 21 Jan 2006
CHICAGO – My hotel room at Excalibur’s mammoth Tower II hovers directly above the swimming pool. As I woke up and undid the shades to get some patches of sunlight, two brunettes and one blonde playfully gathered around the jacuzzi.
I tried to ignore them and go about with the rest of Read Full Story >>> Morales - Pacquiao: Coming To A Crossroad on Saturday Night
By Tom Dickey, DogHouseBoxing.com, Sat, 21 Jan 2006
Nearly one year ago when Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao were getting ready for what turned out to be a tremendous first fight, there was a lot of talk about the battle being a make-or-break fight for Morales. Erik was coming off a loss to Marco Antonio Barrera; a loss to Pacquiao would have given h Read Full Story >>> Pacman to ‘win by KO’
By Frank Calapre, Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 21 Jan 2006
MANILA – Filipino boxing experts believe Manny Pacquiao will win over Erik Morales in their 12-round rematch dubbed “The Battle” tomorrow at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Laura Elorde, former manager of Pacquiao and promoter, said the Filipino boxing supersta Read Full Story >>> Erik Morales & the Force of His Will
By Shawn Krest, TigerBoxing.com, Sat, 21 Jan 2006
Conventional wisdom didn’t know what it was up against.
According to conventional wisdom, Zahir Raheem’s upset win scuttled the super-fight rematch between Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao. The follow-up to last March’s bloodbath won by Morales would be inked as soon as each com Read Full Story >>> Picking Pacquiao
By Bill Velasco, The Philippine Star, Sat, 21 Jan 2006
Experts have named the bout "Little Hagler-Hearns" in reference to the savage clash that marked "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler’s eleventh defense of his middleweight championship against Tommy "Hit Man" Hearns two decades ago. For some, the comparisons between Manny Pacquiao and Hagler, and Erik Mo Read Full Story >>> Odds now in favor of Pacman
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sat, 21 Jan 2006
LAS VEGAS — Manny Pacquiao is back in the driver’s seat as far as the betting odds for his coming fight with Erik Morales is concerned.
At the sportsbook.com betting station located on the ground floor of the 60-storey Wynn Las Vegas, Pacquiao was the favorite as of 9 p.m. Thursday. Read Full Story >>>
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