Ryan Kennedy
20 articles · FightHype.com
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Gold Coast top tier security firm Panoptic Solutions revealed as Manny Pacquiao bodyguards
By Ryan Kennedy
A GOLD Coast private security firm landed the lucrative job as Manny Pacquiao?s bodyguards ? but one place they couldn?t protect him was in the ring. Panoptic Solutions, headquartered in Surfers Paradise,…
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THE SPIN HAS BEGUN: SCANDAL AMONG TEAM PACQUIAO
By Ryan Kennedy
In a week that should have centered on the departure of HBO's head of sports Ross Greenberg, the boxing buzz has been all about Manny Pacquiao's hiring of outside financial consulting firm…
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FLOYD MAYWEATHER: “I CHANGED THE GAME OF BOXING. I TOOK HEAVYWEIGHTS OFF HBO”
By Ryan Kennedy
"I've been dominating the sport of boxing so, so long. Y'all forget about how I beat the best in the 90's. Now, 15 years later, they still trying to make a fighter…
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DESPITE THE HATE, SHOULD MAYWEATHER’S RETURN CONCERN PACQUIAO?
By Ryan Kennedy
This week kicks off the press tour for the Mayweather vs. Ortiz welterweight showdown as the boxing world prepares to celebrate the return of Floyd Mayweather Jr. to the sport's landscape this…
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PACQUIAO’S VICTORY OVER MARGARITO: ANOTHER WIN FOR THE GOOD GUYS
By Ryan Kennedy
I don't know about you, but I couldn't be happier with the outcome of last weekend's big show. Margarito is a cheater. You know it, I know it, he knows it. He's…
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MANNY PACQUIAO VS. FREDDIE ROACH: THE FIGHT FOR A RUN AT MIDDLEWEIGHT
By Ryan Kennedy
To the general public and casual sports fan, this weekend's superfight between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito is for the Jr. Middleweight championship of the world. To the boxing fan in the…
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WORST TRAINING CAMP EVER? JUDGE FOR YOURSELF IN THIS RAW FOOTAGE OF PACQUIAO TRAINING
By Ryan Kennedy
Longer and with better quality, behold this exclusive raw footage of Manny Paqcuiao training for Antonio Margarito, taken just over a week ago! Only westcoast.fighthype.com can bring you this exclusive footage that…
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Fight Breakdown: Zab Judah vs. Lucas Matthysse
By Ryan Kennedy
Zab Judah looks to make yet another run for inclusion into the top tier on Saturday, this time against newcomer to the big scene Lucas Matthysse. We know a lot about Zab.…
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Fight Breakdown: Glen Johnson vs. Allan Green
By Ryan Kennedy
This Saturday Showtime?s Super Six tournament picks itself up after a number of setbacks as new entrant Glen Johnson takes on the almost-as-new Allan Green. Johnson steps into the tourney after Andre…
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SHANE LANGFORD: “HE LOOKS AWESOME…MANNY JUST MADE ‘EM LOOK BAD”
By Ryan Kennedy
"In my opinion, he looks [expletive] awesome. Now, that's my opinion, but he kicked the [expletive] out of all the guys he sparred. He's doing all the moves that he's supposed to.…
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MANNY PACQUIAO OPEN WORKOUT VIDEO
By Ryan Kennedy
FightHype.com was on hand as pound-for-pound champion Manny Pacquiao held an open workout for the media at the famed Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, California. As usual, the place was packed with…
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BRADLEY SIGNING TO FACE ALEXANDER MAKES UNOFFICAL 140-POUND TOURNAMENT COMPLETE
By Ryan Kennedy
Just as the Super Six tournament at super middleweight is falling apart, an unofficial matchup between the six best at junior welterweight has taken form. This past Friday, undefeated WBO light welterweight…
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MARVELOUS TRAINING: MARTINEZ LOOKING FOCUSED AND READY FOR WILLIAMS
By Ryan Kennedy
This past Saturday, I stopped by the World Crown Sports training center in Oxnard, California to catch a few words with the middleweight champion himself, Sergio "Maravilla" Martinez. By the time I…
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SERGIO MARTINEZ: “NOVEMBER 21ST, HE’S GONNA GET KNOCKED OUT”
By Ryan Kennedy
"A lot more motivation this time around. The most motivated I've ever been...This time, he's going to have to walk through my blades. I'm going to be the one throwing all the…
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SHOWTIME’S BANTAMWEIGHT TOURNAMENT: “THE SUPER SIX OF THE BANTAMWEIGHT, LESS TWO RUNNERS”
By Ryan Kennedy
Yesterday, at the Conga Room of LA Live in Los Angeles, Showtime officially announced their latest tourney, "Bantamweight Tournament: Winner Takes All." All four participants in Yonnhy Perez, Joseph Agbeko, Vic Darchinyan,…
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THE REAL REASON WHY DE LA HOYA WANTS GOLDEN BOY TO OPERATE LIKE THE UFC
By Ryan Kennedy
In case you haven't heard, Oscar de la Hoya recently made comments regarding his desire to see boxing headed under one promotional banner. The end result, he claimed, would be the best…
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CAN A SWEET NOVEMBER SAVE A TEPID 2010 IN BOXING?
By Ryan Kennedy
Let's be real ? 2010 has been a lousy year for boxing fans. The obvious first indication was the failure of Mayweather ? Pacquiao being made, not once, but twice. Blood testing,…
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FIGHT OF THE YEAR: GOLDEN BOY VS. TOP RANK
By Ryan Kennedy
2010 isn't exactly brimming with Fight of the Year candidates, so here's one for contention: Golden Boy vs. Top Rank. Golden Boy Promotions recently filed a lawsuit against Top Rank chairman Bob…
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CAN YOU LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO IS AN ALL-TIME GREAT?
By Ryan Kennedy
Can You Live in a World Where Wladimir Klitschko is an All-Time Great? Relax! I'm not saying he is...yet. But what if he was? What happened last Saturday, September 11, has become…
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PYSCHOLOGICAL WARFARE: HBO’S SWEET LITTLE LIES
By Ryan Kennedy
Like most of you, I was shocked to see Williams-Martinez II announced this past Saturday on HBO's telecast of Gamboa-Salido. As a hardcore boxing fan, and certainly a fan of the first…