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Pacquiao makes top five of best pound-for-pound pugs
By Dominic Menor, ABS-CBN News, Sun, 19 Sep 2004
A major sports network included Manny Pacquiao in the top 15 of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world.
Boxing columnist Tim Graham ranked Pacquiao fifth on the ESPN.com list, making the Filipino the only fighter weighing less than 140 lb to make it to the top five.
Only the likes of Read Full Story >>>Boxing can't afford to lose De La Hoya, its golden boy
By Kevin B. Blackstone, The Dallas Morning News, Sat, 18 Sep 2004
LAS VEGAS - (KRT) - There is another reason 1992 Olympic champion Oscar De La Hoya is so appropriately called The Golden Boy.
Ever since 1991, when more than a million sports fans shelled out $53 million to watch from the comfort of their couches George Foreman's attempt to cement his comeback ag Read Full Story >>> Delada stops Narvaez in 1st round
By Proc Maslog, MindaNews, Sat, 18 Sep 2004
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- The Philippines top rated jr. lightweight boxing contender Dexter Delada stopped Bert Narvaez in the 1st round of their non-title fight in Mambajao, Camiguin over the weekend.
Delada completely dominated the Philippine No. 5 lightweight Narvaez to score the knockout in 1:53 Read Full Story >>> WBO champ Harrison ducks from Pacquiao clash
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, The Freeman, Sat, 18 Sep 2004
WHAT?S up next for the revered people?s featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao remains uncertain after promoter Frank Maloney slammed the door against a possible showdown between his ward, reigning World Boxing Organization 126 pounds champion Scott Harrison, and the Filipino ring superstar.
Malon Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO-MARQUEZ REMATCH IN FEBRUARY
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, BoxingScene.com, Sat, 18 Sep 2004
Promoter Murad Muhammad says that Ring Magazine and feartherweight ?People?s Champion? Manny Pacquiao will fight WBA Super Champion and IBF Champion Juan Manuel Marquez in a rematch fight fans are demanding, in February next year, provided Marquez successfully defends his title against Oscar Salido Read Full Story >>> Larios Could Be Pacquiao's Next Opponent
By Winchell Campos, mannypacquiao.ph, Fri, 17 Sep 2004
LOS ANGELES-Manny Pacquiao might face another Mexican for the fourth straight time if talks push through between his promoter Murad Muhammad and Golden Boy Promotions which handles Oscar "Chololo" Larios.
Muhammad confirmed Thursday that he got a call from Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Pro Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO GETTING VERY IMPATIENT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 17 Sep 2004
Manny Pacquiao is "getting very impatient" over the failure of promoter Murad Muhammad to arrange a fight for him, according to Roberto "Boying" Nazario, son of the featherweight People?s Champion?s business manager Rod Nazario. The young Nazario told Viva Sports/Manila Standard that the 25 year old Read Full Story >>> Even Scott?s ducking Manny
By Dominic Menor, ABS-CBN News, Fri, 17 Sep 2004
The search for Manny Pacquiao?s next opponent met another roadblock Thursday as Scott Harrison of Scotland officially signed up with an Ethiopian-born fighter for his October 29 fight.
Frank Maloney, Harrison?s manager, announced that his ward will fight Samuel Kebede at the Braehead Arena in Ha Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO TITLE FIGHT WITH HARRISON SCUTTLED
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 17 Sep 2004
The chances of featherweight People?s Champion Manny Pacquiao getting a fight this year appear dim after World Boxing Organization champion Scott Harrison?s manager Frank Maloney announced that the hard-hitting Scotsman will defend his title against undefeated Ethiopian Samuel Kebede on October 29 i Read Full Story >>> Why are we so persecuted?
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Thu, 16 Sep 2004
Challenger Juanito Rubillar lost a decision to World Boxing Council (WBC) lightflyweight champion Jorge Arce of Mexico under controversial circumstances in Tijuana last week.
Manny Pacquiao is in Los Angeles training for a fight that he doesn?t know about.
Diosdado Gabi was suddenly scratche Read Full Story >>> ESPN INTERESTED IN PACQUIAO-HARRISON TITLE FIGHT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 16 Sep 2004
The giant sports network ESPN is interested in staging a title fight between featherweight "People?s Champion" Manny Pacquiao and World Boxing Organization champion Scott Harrison in Scotland but they "don?t want to deal with promoter Murad Muhammad" according to Roberto " Boying" Nazario, son of Pa Read Full Story >>> Marquez Hopes to Avoid the Taste of a Stale Sandwich
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Thu, 16 Sep 2004
When Juan Manuel Marquez steps into the ring this Saturday night against Orlando Salido before the heavily anticipated match-up between Bernard Hopkins and Oscar De La Hoya at the MGM Grand, he'll try to avoid what football coaches and gamblers dub 'the stale sandwich'.
No, it's not something fro Read Full Story >>> Harrison faces Kebede
BBC Sport, Thu, 16 Sep 2004
Scott Harrison will take on the undefeated Ethiopian boxer Samuel Kebede in the defence of his WBO featherweight crown in Glasgow.
The two-time world champion will become the most successful Scottish fighter ever if he wins his sixth world championship fight.
The bout, on Friday 29 October, is Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao Becoming Restless; No Fight Yet in Horizon
By Winchell Campos, mannypacquiao.ph, Wed, 15 Sep 2004
LOS ANGELES-Promoter Murad Muhammad still has to hook up with business manager Rodolfo Nazario in Florida so that both can decide and announce a concrete fight itinerary for People's Champion Manny Pacquiao soon.
According to Muhammad, it may take them until Thursday (Friday in Manila) to announc Read Full Story >>> Rakkiatgym aching for Pacquiao rematch
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, The Freeman, Tue, 14 Sep 2004
BRAGGING that he is now a stronger and more powerful fighter than he was two years ago, International Boxing Federation No.8 featherweight contender Fahprakorb Rakkiatgym of Thailand openly declared his fervent desire for a rematch with the universally recognized people?s featherweight king Manny ?T Read Full Story >>> HARRISON INTERESTED IN PACQUIAO FIGHT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, BoxingScene.com, Tue, 14 Sep 2004
The manager of World Boxing Organization featherweight champion Scott Harrison has indicated interest in defending his title against "People?s Champion" Manny Pacquiao and has asked for "more information" on the possibility of staging such a fight in Manila or anywhere else.
In an email to Viva Read Full Story >>> Is Murad on the way out?
By Dominic Menor, ABS-CBN News, Tue, 14 Sep 2004
Is it time for a change?
A combination of factors has contributed to the continued snub by top-caliber fighters of Manny Pacquiao. And one of those factors may be the need for a more influential promoter that could land Pacquiao the big fights.
Pacquiao flew to California last week to train Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao: Bring Them On
By Winchell Campos, mannypacquiao.ph, Mon, 13 Sep 2004
LOS ANGELES-Manny Pacquiao doesn't mind whether his next opponent will either be Joel Casamayor, Erik Morales or Marco Antonio Barrera and he doesn't care whoever goes first in the short chopping board list.
Pacquiao, who has endorsed the "No Fear" sporting apparel, exactly lives by that attitud Read Full Story >>> Let the Fighters Fight
By Epifanio M. Almeda, RingsideReport.com, Mon, 13 Sep 2004
A court of law judge, already burdened with a backlog of cases, addressed the two guys brought before him who were previously apprehended by a policeman in the thick of a fist fight, "Why don't you just settle your dispute out of court?" One of two promptly replied, "Your honor that was what precise Read Full Story >>> Defeat is an orphan, victory has many fathers
By Philip Ella Juico, ABS-CBN News, Mon, 13 Sep 2004
What is shaping up to be the most exciting and explosive weight categories in international boxing nowadays are the feather-weight, super-featherweight/junior lightweight up to the middleweight division where you have the likes of Oscar de la Hoya and undisputed middleweight champ Bernard Hopkins mi Read Full Story >>>
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