Ed de la Vega, DDS
1,328 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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WEIGHTS FROM LAS VEGAS: ORTIZ – 147 LBS, MAYWEATHER – 146.5 LBS.
Just moments ago Golden Boy held the official weigh-in for ?Star Power- Ortriz vs Mayweather at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. The weighjts are as follows: Victor Ortiz - 147 lbs Floyd…
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ORTIZ WILL BE THE ONE LEFT STANDING ON HIS FEET
Floyd Mayweather Jr is always right. At least that?s what he thinks. Recent reports indicate that he is predicting a knockout on Saturday. I tend to agree with him. However, there is…
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ORTIZ GOT PLENTY, MAYWEATHER GOT NO LOVE AT UNIVERSAL CITY’S CITIWALK (WITH PHOTOS)
Universal City:- Right smack on the middle of the famed tourist belt called ?City Walk? in this city made famous by a movie studio, Golden Boy Promotions held a short promotional show…
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RESULTS FROM ?WAR AT WOODLAND HILLS NO. 5 (WITH PHOTOS)
Woodland Hills, CA;- Bash Boxing and The Art of Boxing Promotions held their 5th fight card Friday night at the swank Marriott Hotel at the heart of San Fernando Valley a few…
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DID REALITY FINALLY SINK IN?
Beverly Hills, CA:- Watching both Pacquiao and Marquez today at the third leg of the promotional press conference held at the famed Beverly Hills Hotel to hype their third fight scheduled on…
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PHOTOS: PACQUIAO AND MARQUEZ FACE OFF AT THE BEVERLY HILLS HOTEL
Beverly Hills, CA:- World?s present best pound-4-pound boxer and concurrent WBO Welter Champion Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao (53-2-2, 38KO) and his challenger from Mexico, WBA Lightweight champion Juan Manuel (Dinamita) Marquez (53-5-1,39KO) faced…
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OLIVA NEEDS TO BE RE-TOOLED PRIOR TO ANOTHER TITLE FIGHT
Right after Jether Oliva failed in his attempt to wrest the IBF light flyweight title from Ulises ?Archie? last Saturday night at Guadalajara, Mexico, Team Oliva reportedly made a statement I thought…
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SOLIS-OLIVA AFTERMATH: WAS JETHER RUSHED TOO SOON?
Team Jether Oliva got four weeks notice for a title fight at and the lion?s den in Guadalajara, Mexico and they took it. Of course by now we know the result of…
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OVERLOOKED ORTIZ CERTAINLY CAPABLE OF PULLING AN UPSET
Victor ?Vicious? Ortiz, the WBC Welterweight World Champion walked into my office late Tuesday morning looking every bit of a very confident fighter. During the short conversation we had as I completed…
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YOU THINK TONY PESONS SUCKS? RUSSELL MORA WAS FAR WORSE!
At the fight between Tyson Cave and AJ Banal, held recently at Cebu City referee Tony Pesons was chastised by the many that saw him ?lose control of the fight.? Some called…
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PI?OL?S PROPOSALS MAKE PERFECT SENSE, BUT WILL GAB LISTEN?
Manny Pi?ol, the ex-governor who now writes for respected Manila Times and Philboxing.com hit the nail squarely on the head with his proposals for an ?annual week-long courses on boxing training, physical…
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CHUMASH CASINO RESULTS AND PHOTOS: VERNON PARIS TKO?s TIM COLEMAN TO WIN USBA 140 LBS. TITLE
Paris (L) tags Coleman with a left. Sta. Ynes, CA:- In a fight described as a rumble between two guys ?who really hated each other and had to stay in different hotels…
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AMIR KHAN WILL SOON BE A ?HADJI?
Las Vegas, NV: Fresh from thrashing the cocky Zab Judah last Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, Amir Khan made a very interesting comment when asked bout his immediate plans.…
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KHAN-JUDAH AND UNDERCARDS COMPLETE RESULTS (WITH PHOTOS)
Las Vegas, NV:- Golden Boy Promotions' eight fight card show at the Mandalay Bay Events Center this evening was as good as it was hyped. And, the main event ended just as…
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NO DISREPECT BUT RIOS CAN?T TAKE PACQUIAO EVEN IN TWO YEARS
With his rousing win last Saturday night at the Home Depot Center against challenger Urbano Antillon, Bob Arum spoke about possibly putting Rios in the near future against the great Manny Pacquiao.…
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?WAR AT THE HOME DEPOT? ? COMPLETE FIGHT RESULTS WITH PHOTOS
Carson, California:- Top Rank?s nine-fight show held at the awesome tennis court of the Home Depot Athletic Center shown live on ShowTime certainly lived up to its billing. Although only fewer than…
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THE RIOS-ANTILLON PRESSCON (WITH PHOTOS)
Downtown Los Angeles:- At high noon today (Wednesday July 6 PST) Bob Arum?s Top Rank Promotions held the final conference for Saturday?s big fight at the Home Depot Center at Carson, California.…
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WE ARE TO BLAME FOR SETTING THE BAR TOO HIGH
The failure of Mark Melligen in San Antonio, Texas and that of Edrin Dapudong in Hermosillo, Mexico over the weekend as expected brought forth the usual Monday morning quarterbacks in many of…
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Wladimir Klitschko wins a boring fight against David Haye
Today, they held a fight card in Germany between two heavyweights and showed it live on HBO. But on TV the only thing that caught my attention more often was the skycam…
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MELLIGEN DOWN FOUR TIMES, RUNS OUT OF GAS, GETS KO?D IN THE 9TH
It?s back to the drawing board for Mighty Mark Melligen. Tonight before a national audience on ESPN Friday Night Fight front San Antonio, Texas, Melligen failed his biggest test as a boxer.…
