Michael Marley
2,302 articles · Boxing Confidential
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Worldwide Warning On Hustler Bobby Bostick<br>This Character Specializes In Boxing Monkey Business, Reverse Midas Touch!
Consider this a public service to one and all in the Philippines. God knows we at Boxingconfidential.com love and respect our Pinoy fans all over the globe. They love Manny Pacquiao, we…
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Joan Guzman’s Visa Problems Over But Alex Arthur Title Bout In Scotland Postponed!
Due to WBO super featherweight champion Joan Guzman?s prolonged visa problems, his mandatory title defense against Amazing Alex Arthur has been postponed for either a fortnight or one month. The title bout…
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Bernard Hopkins Knows How To Play Bad Guy Role But… Manny Pacquiao Eats Angel Food Cake, Ricky Hatton, Kelly Pavlik Wear White Hats!
Glance at your favorite tabloid. Listen to the news on the radio. Flip the TV dial. It doesn?t take long to latch on to another story that proves Armageddon is fast approaching.…
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Judge’s Minority Bernard Hopkins Vote Not Alone<br>AP, Yahoo, ESPN, NY Daily News Had Joe Calzaghe Losing by Single Point!
There were some minority opinions at ringside besides that of judge Adelaide Byrd Saturday night in Las Vegas. The generally quite competent Ms. Byrd tabbed it 114-113 after 12 ugly rounds at…
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Juan Manuel Marquez Asks For Divine Intervention Mexican Fighter Wants To Lobby For Third Pacquiao Bout With Highest Authority!
NEW YORK--Juan Manuel Marquez, like all Mexican Catholics, has the greatest respect and reverence for Our Lady of Guadalupe, patron saint of that heavily Catholic nation. But, Boxingconfidential has learned, Marquez has…
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Bombastic Bob: I Spoke To Fearless Frank About Pacquiao-Khan In Dubai Come November!
No one is preparing any contracts. Viable PPV dates are not being scrutinized. But the two promoters, Bombastic Bob and Fearless Frank, have initial discussions and a likely venue is keenly interested.…
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Razor Thin Title Bout Loss To Pacquiao Leads To Smokey’s Tears Of A Clown!
I always thought there was no crying in boxing but weepy Juan Manuel Marquez has proved that wrong, so wrong. Now I have a personal insight into the depressive mood of the…
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Bob Arum, Mender Of Broken Hearts, Has Advice For Lovesick JM Marquez!
You know that old soul song with the catchy lead. I think it?s The Four Tops. ?What becomes of the broken-hearted???As I walk this land with broken dreams I have visions of…
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JM Marquez Must Be Temptations Fan, Ain’t Too Proud To Beg Manny!
Juan Manuel Marquez must be a fan of The Temptations. He must be. Why do I say this? Because the Mexican fighter has just proved that he certainly ?Ain?t Too Proud To…
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Orange Level Terror Alert At Araneta Coliseum<br>Mexican Invasion: Mission Pacquiao Provocation On, Let’s Get Ready To Riot!
Hey, wait a frickin? minute. You mean to tell this reporter that you?re going to have Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao within striking distance of each other Sunday at ringside at…
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What Say You, Crafty Joel Casamayor, Bloody Bull Or Legend Barrera?
Now that Golden Geezer Joel Casamayor has revived his career, the brass at Golden Boy Promotions is trying to figure out what to do with the crafty Cuban southpaw. After an undeserved…
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Boxing’s Bermuda Quadrangle: Valero, Guzman, Marquez, Pacquiao, Bright Lights With So Much In Common!
If you really think on it, the Bermuda Quadrangle that is Joan Guzman, Juan Manuel Marquez, Edwin Valero and Manny Pacquiao, the storm center of all 130-punders, there is more commonality than…
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Texas Commission Grants Undefeated Champion Edwin Valero Boxing License!
Boxingconfidential.com broke the story that KO artist and WBA junior lightweight champion Edwin Valero was trying to get a boxing license in Texas late last year. Now Valero, who recently moved from…
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From National Fist To National Doormat?<br>Jinkee By TKO, Now He’s Reduced To Totally Tame Manny “Honeydo” Pacquiao!
We all know who wears the title belts in the Pacquiao family. But who wears the pants? I always thought Manny Pacquaio, the Pinoy ring king, idol and National Fist, was the…
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Joan Guzman: I Can Rep Both Mexico, Dominican Republic If I Fight The Pinoy Idol!
One by one, the Mexican legends have fallen. Barrera, Morales, Marquez?all coming up short in trying to stop the Pinoy idol, Manny Pacquaio. But now undefeated WBO 130?pound champion Joan Guzman is…
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Arum’s Advice: JM Marquez Must Look To Valero Or Guzman As Next Opponent!
Bob Arum, the helpful elf that he can be at times, does not want to see the top echelon of the 130-pound division lie dormant while Manny Pacquiao tests lightweight waters against…
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Manny Pacquiao: Ready For Prime Time Shot On Jay Leno, David Letterman Shows!
Some derided him as a novelty act but there is no doubt that, when he ?Tiptoed Through the Tulips? on the Johnny Carson-hosted ?Tonight Show,? that the singing, ukelele-playing and inimitable personality…
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Arum Rips Golden Boy Owned Ring: If It’s Boxing’s Bible, We Need New Testament!
Way back when the Don King-promoted United States Boxing Championship on ABC blew up into a major scandal with, among other things, the discovery that an editor named Johnny Ort was taking…
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Protective Custody: Arum’s Executive Edict, Handle Pacquiao With Special Care!
David Diaz, come on down! Any other non-threatening possible Manny Pacquaio opponents, you come on down also. The Filpino boxing legend is going into extreme protective custody. He may become the Boxer…
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Recused Dick Flaherty: Glowing Praise For Marquez But His Score Was 114-113, Pacquiao, Also!
Of all the words of voice or pen, the saddest are?what might have been. Some wise guy once said that so it got me wondering to how Saturday?s classic Manny Pacquaio-Juan Manuel…
