Leo Reyes
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Mayweather Avoiding Top Contenders to Preserve Unblemished Record
By Leo Reyes
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. seems to be avoiding top boxing contenders in order to ensure that he keeps his unblemished professional boxing record. The undefeated boxer is reportedly eying Nate Campbell, a known…
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Separate ‘PacWeather’ Matches To Determine Real Pay-per-view King
By Leo Reyes
The upcoming boxing fights between Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey and Floyd Mayweather vs.unnamed opponent (Malignaggi?) will determine who among them will become this year's pay-per-view king. The aborted Pacquiao-Mayweather boxing match…
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Filling Huge Cowboys Stadium a Tough Job for Pacquiao and Arum
By Leo Reyes
The Cowboys Stadium in Arlington Texas is a huge venue for major events like boxing. The stadium will host the upcoming Pacquiao-Clottey match on March 13 and boxing fans wonder if the…
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Mayweather Tarnished Pacquiao Pristine Image with Doping Charges
By Leo Reyes
Floyd Mayweather, Jr. may have tarnished Manny Pacquiao's pristine image as a professional boxer, entertainer and product endorser after accusing the Filipino boxer of taking performance enhancing drugs without offering any evidence…
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Impatient Boxing Fans Await Pacquiao-Mayweather Mediation Outcome
By Leo Reyes
The Pacquiao-Mayweather mediation talks hosted by retired federal judge Daniel Weinstein ended its first day of talks in Santa Monica, California without any positive news due to a gag order issued by…
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Lawsuit Could be Arum’s Tactic to Save Pacquiao-Mayweather Match
By Leo Reyes
The recent defamation lawsuit filed by Manny Pacquiao against Floyd Mayweather et al, could be Arum's way of getting the negotiations moving on the stalled Pacquiao-Mayweather fight talks as he prepares to…
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Manny Pacquiao Remains Popular Despite Unsubstantiated Charges
By Leo Reyes
Despite the massive campaign to discredit Manny Pacquiao for allegedly taking performance enhancing drugs to gain undue advantage over his opponents, the Filipino WBO welterweight champion remains popular among millions of boxing…
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Blood Flows Two Days Before Pacquiao Fought Morales in 2005
By Leo Reyes
A Digital Journal reader sent in a YouTube video showing Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao in an interview with a talk show host, saying he gave out blood samples two days before his…
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Manny Pacquiao-Yuri Foreman Proposed Match up is a Mismatch
By Leo Reyes
In anticipation of a possible breakdown of the on-going negotiations for the highly anticipated match between Pacquiao and Mayweather, Jr., Bob Arum, Pacquiao's promoter is signing up Yuri Foreman, a much bigger…
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Pacquiao-Mayweather Match will Happen in 2010 Despite Lawsuit
By Leo Reyes
Boxing experts and fight fans believe that the highly charged and controversial Pacquiao-Mayweather match up will happen on March 13 despite defamation lawsuit filed by Pacquiao against Mayweather and company in Nevada.…
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Marketing 101: Or How Arum and Schaefer Camps Bluff to Sell Fight
By Leo Reyes
Bob Arum may be bluffing when he said Monday that the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight is off and that he will sign in Paulie Malignaggi instead to face Pacquiao on March 13. Boxing experts…
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Pacquiao-Malignaggi Deal Done in One Hour if Floyd Declines- Arum
By Leo Reyes
Manny Pacquiao's promoter Bob Arum said he is ready to sign a deal with Paulie Malignaggi to face Pacquiao on March 13 if the Mayweather camp fails to accept his last offer.…
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Manny Pacquiao Won’t Retire Yet If He Wins Over Mayweather
By Leo Reyes
Some boxing fans say that Manny Pacquiao will win his March 13 fight with Floyd Mayweather to give way for a three-part mini series that will be staged in two years or…
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Birthday Wish for the World’s Most Popular Boxer
By Leo Reyes
Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao is celebrating his 31st birthday tomorrow, December 17. The popular Filipino boxer says his upcoming fight with Floyd Mayweather, Jr. could be his last. Filipino boxing icon…
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‘PacWeather’ Supporting Event: Freddie Roach vs. Roger Mayweather
By Leo Reyes
A fight that could rival the upcoming 'PacWeather' match may surface when Pacquiao's trainer Freddie Roach and Floyd, Jr's uncle and trainer Roger Mayweather continue their own fight version off the ring…
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Boxing and Parkinson’s Don’t Match
By Leo Reyes
As promoter Bob Arum discovered a good match between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, a new and expanded medical facility in Phoenix Arizona seems to show that boxing and Parkinson's disease don't…
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Sportswriters Gets Busy with Announcement of ‘PacWeather’ Fight
By Leo Reyes
Talks and discussions about the merits and demerits of the proposed Mayweather-Pacquiao match started unofficially yesterday when promoter Bob Arum got the consent of Pacquiao to face Floyd Mayweather, Jr. on March…
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Promoters Must Disclose Fight Negotiation to Media to Create Hype
By Leo Reyes
The self-imposed media gag order by promoters of the proposed Pacquiao-Mayweather match is taking its toll on the popularity of what appears to be next year's biggest boxing event. Sportswriters and and…
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Two Ways to Sell the Pacquiao-Mayweather Boxing Fight
By Leo Reyes
The upcoming Pacquiao-Mayweather match is being promoted by way of two contrasting ways in order to generate awareness and hype in what appears to be next year's biggest boxing event. The promoters…
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Las Vegas Needs Pacquiao and Mayweather to Keep Economy Alive
By Leo Reyes
Las Vegas is reeling from the global economic downturn and is struggling to keep its local economy afloat. The upcoming Pacquiao-Mayweather match could keep the local economy alive as Las Vegas tries…