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Champ out to wow Vegas crowd again
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Mon, 03 May 2004
LOS ANGELES?Juan Manuel Marquez knows what it is like to fight under the klieg lights of Las Vegas.
The Mexican warrior has fought there 10 times, while his Filipino foe on May 8 ? the electrifying Manny Pacquiao ? has only been there twice, albeit his second trip there in August 2002 was for re Read Full Story >>>ROACH SAYS PACQUIAO HUNGRY,READY TO FIGHT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, BoxingScene.com, Sun, 02 May 2004
Freddie Roach, 2003 ?Trainer of the Year? said yesterday that Manny Pacquiao, recognized as ?The People?s Champion? following his eleventh round devastation of legendary featherweight king Marco Antonio Barrera is ?hungry and ready to fight.? In an overseas telephone conversation with Manila Standar Read Full Story >>> THE A CLUB
By Cliff Rold, Hard Core Boxing, Sun, 02 May 2004
My first year of graduate school is almost over. Almost. I am struggling to type that last page, paragraph, word that symbolizes a four month respite. I might even get straight A's, which is good since my best friend in school probably will too and she talks way too much trash to have her outperform Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao refuses to divulge 'sure-win' plot vs Marquez
By Recah Trinidad, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sun, 02 May 2004
LOS ANGELES, California - Filipino Manny Pacquiao swore he has perfected a formula to wrest the twin world boxing crowns of Juan Manuel Marquez but cautiously explained on Saturday that he was not at liberty to divulge it.
After another fiery sparring session, he pulled up his sweaty shirt to sh Read Full Story >>> California Latinos turn Pacquiao presscon into autograph session
By Miramon Nuevo, The Manila Times, Sun, 02 May 2004
GLENDALE, California?Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao got the surprise of his life when a horde of Latino fans showed up Friday at the press conference for his May 8 clash with Juan Manuel Marquez to get his autograph.
?Manny, Manny, Manny!? cried the fans as Pacquiao turned speechless in Read Full Story >>> Experts agree Manny in toughest test ever
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sun, 02 May 2004
The consensus is it won?t be a picnic. Although he?s slightly favored to win, Manny Pacquiao is taking no chances against World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez in their scheduled 12-round double title bout at the MGM Grand Read Full Story >>> Houston say Pacquiao likely to beat Marquez by decision
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, The Freeman, Sun, 02 May 2004
PEOPLE?S featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao finally got a staunch believer among noted boxing scholars abroad after a well-known analyst in Graham Houston of Boxing Monthly magazine picked the Filipino ring superstar to win over IBF/WBA 126 pounds titlist Juan Manuel Marquez in their May 8 war at Read Full Story >>> UK magazine picks Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Sun, 02 May 2004
LOS ANGELES ? A British boxing publication reported in its latest issue which came out on Thursday that Mexico?s Juan Manuel Marquez, who faces Filipino Manny Pacquiao, will be in for a ?tremendously tough fight? on May 8 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Graham Houston wrote in the May 2004 issue Read Full Story >>> MARQUEZ: ?NUNCA HE TOMADO LAS APUESTAS EN SERIO?
By Salvador Martínez, Box-Latino.com, Sat, 01 May 2004
Juan Manuel M?rquez, monarca mundial pluma de la Federaci?n Internacional de Boxeo (FIB) y de la Asociaci?n Mundial (AMB), ni se inmut? cuando se le dijo que el filipino Manny Pacquiao est? arriba en las apuestas, para su combate del 8 de mayo en Las Vegas.
M?rquez expres? con mucha calma: ?Nunc Read Full Story >>> Even Latinos Pick Pacquiao Over Marquez
By Winchell Campos, mannypacquiao.ph, Sat, 01 May 2004
LOS ANGELES-Raymundo Beltran is Mexican and Lenny de Jesus is of Puerto Rican descent but still, they are just some of a few hundred other Latinos who are rooting for "People's Champion" Manny Pacquiao, who is dead-set on taking the IBF and WBA belts of Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico on May 8.
The Read Full Story >>> THE BIG TIME
By Graham Houston, Boxing Monthly, Sat, 01 May 2004
The pasting of Barrera put Manny Pacquiao firmly on the map. But can the Filipino become a featherweight champ by beating Juan Manuel Marquez, the man Naz avoided? Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino southpaw, looked unbeatable in his last fight when destroying Marco Antonio Barrera in 11 rounds. Now he fa Read Full Story >>> Marquez?s favorite victims: lefties
By Dominic Menor, ABS-CBN News, Sat, 01 May 2004
Will history be on Mexican dual champion Juan Manuel Marquez?s side when he faces Manny Pacquiao on May 8?
The man sitting on the featherweight throne of the International Boxing Federation and the World Boxing Association (WBA) looks to extend his winning run against lefties -- three of whom Ma Read Full Story >>> SAYS ROACH: Pacquiao in even better shape now
By Salven L. Lagumbay, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sat, 01 May 2004
MANNY Pacquiao is in better shape now than when he stopped Mexican boxing legend Marco Antonio Barrera last year.
Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach declared this Friday during a final press conference at the Max's of Manila Restaurant in Glendale, California.
The Pacquiao entourage motors to Las Read Full Story >>> Muhammad: Pacquiao in the Mold of Ali, Jones, Holmes
By Winchell Campos, mannypacquiao.ph, Fri, 30 Apr 2004
LOS ANGELES-Like a diamond in the rough, promoter Murad Muhammad said Manny Pacquiao is up there among the all-time boxing greats including Muhammad Ali, Larry Holmes, Joe Frazier and Roy Jones Jr., among others.
"You are looking at an athlete that is gifted with the attributes that I have not f Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao est? seguro de derrotar a M?rquez y luego buscar? a Morales
By Ramiro González, La Opinion, Fri, 30 Apr 2004
Manny Pacquiao no ha cambiado en su forma de ser no obstante haber vencido a Marco Antonio Barrera, uno de los mejores peleadores del boxeo moderno.
Sigue siendo el mismo personaje con la sonrisa a flor de piel, pero todo esto cambia para el orgullo de General Santos Filipinas, cuando sube al ti Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao: ?No question in my mind. I will win.?
By Karl Freitag, FightNews.com, Fri, 30 Apr 2004
The Manny Pacquiao show rolled into Glendale, California today when Pacquiao, promoter Murad Muhammad, trainer Freddie Roach and co-promoter Bob Arum spoke to a garrison of Southern California fight scribes at Max's of Manila Restaurant.
?I?m ready for anything Marquez has,? vowed Pacquiao. ?No Read Full Story >>> Champ: Can?t take Marquez lightly
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Fri, 30 Apr 2004
FULLY AWARE that Juan Manuel Marquez is a lot more dangerous than Marco Antonio Barrera, Manny Pacquiao is expected to have sparred almost 150 rounds when he finally closes out his training at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood on Monday.
On that same day, Pacquiao heads to Las Vegas for his Read Full Story >>> Pe?alosa: Pacquiao is unbeatable
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, The Freeman, Fri, 30 Apr 2004
ESPOUSING bold predictions is a rarity for the outspoken ring legend Dodie Boy Pe?alosa, one of the only three Filipino fighters who collected a pair of world boxing titles in different weight divisions.
But when he was cornered by a small throng of Cebuano reporters in an unexpected tryst yester Read Full Story >>> Pacquaio needs to validate most recent win
By Dean Juipe, Las Vegas Sun, Fri, 30 Apr 2004
As much as a victory against Marco Antonio Barrera meant to Manny Pacquaio, his trainer believes it will have lost its luster if the featherweight contender fails to follow it up with a win of even greater significance.
Pacquaio gets that chance May 8 at the MGM when he faces two-belt world champ Read Full Story >>> DiBella insists Manny overrated
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Fri, 30 Apr 2004
I nearly choked on my food when, eating dinner last night, I read New York promoter Lou DiBella?s comments on Manny Pacquiao in the April 23 issue of the London trade paper Boxing News.
DiBella tried to wrest control of Pacquiao?s US promotional rights from Murad Muhammad two years ago. He faile Read Full Story >>>
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