Ben Thompson
1,357 articles · FightHype.com
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LEONARD ELLERBE: “TEAM MAYWEATHER IS LOOKING TO MAKE THE BIGGEST FIGHT POSSIBLE AND EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT THAT FIGHT IS”
By Ben Thompson
"That's news to us, but that's great to hear. Now hopefully the fans will finally get what they want to see. I'm sure that when he made these comments, all the members…
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JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ: “I’M GOING TO BE JUST AS GOOD…IT’S GOING TO BE A GREAT WAR”
By Ben Thompson
"I feel very happy with all my traning I've done for this fight. I think we're going to cler a lot of doubts about who really won those first 2 fights. That's…
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MANNY PACQUIAO: “THIS FIGHT IS A MORE EXCITING FIGHT”
By Ben Thompson
"I'm not saying I'm going to knock him out, but I do train hard for this fight and, you know, we made a lot of sacrifices for this training camp. If the…
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FREDDIE ROACH: “PACQUIAO IS ON FIRE…MANNY IS GOING TO PAY HIM BACK”
By Ben Thompson
"Manny Pacquiao is on fire right now. He's training really well for this fight. He's got a little spark. I think he was slapped in the face by Marquez by wearing those…
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SHANE MOSLEY: “PACQUIAO, HE JUST TOUCHES YOU AND YOU’RE ALREADY WOBBLING”
By Ben Thompson
"Pacquiao has some pretty good punching power. He has some different hitting power. He's not physically strong, but he hits pretty good, like he has a good snap or something. He's got…
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ALEX ARIZA: “HE’S NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING FOR MARQUEZ…I BEAT CONTE AND I’LL BEAT THIS DUDE TOO”
By Ben Thompson
"I forgot about it 10 seconds after I heard about it. He's not going to do anything for Marquez that Victor Conte is doing for this sport; nothing," stated world-class strength &…
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SHANE MOSLEY: “WHEN PACQUIAO CATCHES HIM…MARQUEZ IS GOING DOWN”
By Ben Thompson
"I think that he's too small. He might be able to, because Pacquiao, to me, is not technically all that, so he might be able to catch Pacquiao with some stuff, but…
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ALEX ARIZA: “I’M TELLING YOU, MANNY’S NOT MESSING AROUND”
By Ben Thompson
"I'm telling you, Manny's not messing around. He's not fucking around. He gets up at 5:30 AM every day, so I need to be done and out the house and meet Manny…
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MARQUEZ’S STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH AN “ADMITTED STEROID DEALER” SAYS VICTOR CONTE
By Ben Thompson
Should pound-for-pound champion Manny Pacquiao be asking Juan Manuel Marquez to take the tests? According to Victor Conte, maybe he should. Earlier today, the former founder of BALCO Laboratories and current CEO…
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ALEX ARIZA: “I DON’T KNOW WHY MARQUEZ GOT SO BIG SO FAST”
By Ben Thompson
"I gotta tell you, sometimes people think that they can get into this sport and they think that they can go ahead and just make the transfer into what they're doing on…
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24/7 EPISODE 2 – PACQUIAO: “I WANT THIS FIGHT”
By Ben Thompson
HBO's award-winning franchise "24/7" returned tonight with episode 2 of "24/7 Pacquiao/Marquez", the all-access reality series following pound-for-pound champion Manny Pacquiao and lightweight king Juan Manuel Marquez as they prepare for their…
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24/7 EPISODE 2 – MARQUEZ: “WE’RE TRAINING AS IF THIS WERE MY DEBUT”
By Ben Thompson
HBO's award-winning franchise "24/7" returned tonight with episode 2 of "24/7 Pacquiao/Marquez", the all-access reality series following pound-for-pound champion Manny Pacquiao and lightweight king Juan Manuel Marquez as they prepare for their…
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IS KHAN VS. PETERSON A HOT TICKET OR ARE FANS BEING TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF?
By Ben Thompson
Apparently, the upcoming jr. welterweight clash between WBA & IBF champion Amir Khan and challenger Lamont Peterson is a hot ticket, or so it would seem. Tickets priced at $25, $50, $75,…
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USADA RELEASES TEST RESULTS FOR MAYWEATHER VS. ORTIZ: 10 URINE, 5 BLOOD, ALL NEGATIVE
By Ben Thompson
For those that are interested, the United States Anti-Doping agency has released the blood and urine test results from the September 17 welterweight title clash between undefeated pound-for-pound champion Floyd Mayweather and…
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MONEY MAY-PER-VIEW TOURNAMENT: ORTIZ, MAIDANA, KHAN, ALEXANDER…MAYWEATHER!
By Ben Thompson
If you had the misfortune of sitting through all 12 rounds of last Saturday's headliner between Nonito Donaire and Omar Narvaez, you probably thought to yourself, "What the hell is going on…
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MANNY PACQUIAO: “HE’S STILL THE SAME…EVERYBODY KNOWS THE STYLE OF MARQUEZ”
By Ben Thompson
"I think he's still the same. I'm just doing my job and trying my best...The third fight is going to be a good fight; a lot of boxing because we know each…
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MANNY PACQUIAO: “IT’S GOING TO BE A BIG DIFFERENCE COMPARED TO THE LAST TWO FIGHTS”
By Ben Thompson
"It's really important, but, you know, like I said, nothing personal. I'm going to do my job in the ring and make sure that I'm going to win the fight, and I…
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DONAIRE OUTWORKS RELUCTANT NARVAEZ TO WIN EASY UNANIMOUS DECISION
By Ben Thompson
Bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire proved to be too big and too strong for previously undefeated Omar Narvaez, who seemed to be reluctant to engage after being rocked with a hard shot in…
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24/7 EPISODE 1 – MARQUEZ: “PACQUIAO, HE DOESN’T LIKE TO BE ATTACKED…MY STYLE IS DIFFICULT”
By Ben Thompson
HBO's award-winning franchise "24/7" returned tonight with the premiere of "24/7 Pacquiao/Marquez", the all-access reality series following pound-for-pound champion Manny Pacquiao and lightweight king Juan Manuel Marquez as they prepare for their…
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24/7 EPISODE 1 – PACQUIAO: “I HAVE TO PROVE THIS FIGHT THAT HE’S WRONG”
By Ben Thompson
HBO's award-winning franchise "24/7" returned tonight with the premiere of "24/7 Pacquiao/Marquez", the all-access reality series following pound-for-pound champion Manny Pacquiao and lightweight king Juan Manuel Marquez as they prepare for their…