Ron Shillingford
17 articles · CayCompass.com
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Pacquiao was a knockout
The Island Rumble boxing show with the legendary Filipino fighter Manny Pacquiao in attendance was a bit of a soggy affair on Saturday night at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex but still…
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Pacquiao here for boxing show
Manny Pacquiao, the legendary Filipino boxer, arrives in Cayman today (Friday) to host a boxing show at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex on Saturday, Jan. 7. The Island Rumble Boxing Challenge is…
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Fight scene still packs a punch
Combat sports are in fine fettle, thankfully, despite the disappointment of the recent ?Fight of the Century.? The Floyd ?Money? Mayweather clash with Manny Pacquiao on May 1 may have been the…
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Mayweather’s ego is greater than his record
Floyd ?Money? Mayweather has for years insisted he is the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, insisting he is the most gifted pugilist since Sugar Ray Leonard, no less. Although Mayweather is…
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New era promises to pack a punch
Boxing?s dramatic decrease in popularity has seen it go from one of the most high profile sports during the golden eras of Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard and their equally talented…
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Crawford has world of options
Terence ?Bud? Crawford short-listed himself for title of Fighter of the Year with another superlative performance and could well be pound-for-pound king within a couple of years. Crawford retained his WBO lightweight…
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Pacquiao must look beyond Money
Manny Pacquiao would love to fight Floyd ?Money? Mayweather Jr. in his next bout but the brash champ is still being evasive to committing to the only contest that sports fans are…
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Brook tries to secure Khan fight
As the next generation of welterweights jostle for supremacy in anticipation of Floyd ?Money? Mayweather?s retirement, Kell Brook is the latest champion hoping to acquire his mantle as boxing?s best 147 pound…
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Alvarez eyes shot at Cotto
Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez was being hailed as the new Mexican sensation a year ago when he was unbeaten after 42 bouts and preparing for a showdown with Floyd ?Money? Mayweather. Totally outclassed…
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Cotto?s partisan Puerto Ricans may have little to cheer
Boxing purists will be treated to a potential fight of the year this weekend from New York. Sergio Martinez and Miguel Cotto clash on Saturday night at the sport?s iconic venue Madison…
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Marquez sets up Pacquiao high five, which is a blow
Mexican legend Juan Manuel Marquez looks likely to meet Manny Pacquiao for a fifth fight even though the public is generally not interested nor will it generate much income. But the fighters…
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Machine can smash Money
Floyd ?Money? Mayweather has few fears that his slavishly protected unbeaten record of 45 bouts will end on Saturday. The Money man takes on brawler Marcos Maidana at the MGM Grand in…
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New era beckons as legends fade
Manny Pacquiao may have resurrected his career with the convincing points verdict over Timothy Bradley last week, but the fight everyone still wants to see remains an extremely remote prospect. Against Bradley,…
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Pacquiao restores faith in fans
Manny Pacquiao lifted the hearts of Filipinos who feared that he would lose for the third time in four fights by outpointing WBO welterweight champion Timothy ?Desert Storm? Bradley and gaining satisfaction…
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Pacman unlikely to quell Storm
Manny Pacquiao gets the rematch he craves against Timothy ?Desert Storm? Bradley this weekend, but the outcome looks likely to be the same for the Filipino legend, another points loss. Two years…
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Pac deserves justice
It was the worse decision in boxing bar none. The wave of disapproval is still gaining momentum. Timothy ?Desert Storm? Bradley did not deserve the verdict against Manny Pacquiao and the new…
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Lawyers glove up to settle it
The recently opened D Dalmain Ebanks Boxing gym gets its first airing tomorrow with a white collar boxing bill and amateur bouts. White collar contests are between ordinary working people who have…