Michael Marley
2,302 articles · Boxing Confidential
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No “Carnival Barker” but defrocking Sergio Martinez makes him UK fight superstar
They call this 29 year old from the outer edge of London "Dazzling Darren" Barker. He's 23-0 with 14 knockouts and he's won every British, Commonwealth and European middleweight that is not…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr.: Drop the control freak shtick and moves
Among his good attributes, beyond his sublime boxing talent, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has some negative traits. To me, the most odious is that the ring superstar is a control freak. Manny Pacquiao,…
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VisionQwest bossman Lodge: Arum beefed when I tried to check Pacquiao documents
Michael Lodge and his VisionQwest accounting firm were said to have been fired by Manny Pacquiao. In a brief response to a litany of complaints and allegations by VQ, Pacman agent Michael…
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Manny Pacquiao henchman Michael Koncz: Fired accountants serve up sour grapes
Manny Pacquiao's agent Michael Koncz had a brief but pungent response to a press release blasted out by the fighter's former accounting firm, VisionQwest. In the lengthy release, which I carried verbatim…
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Fired accounting firm: Manny Pacquaio gets paid in the dark, shoebox records
PRESS RELEASE FROM FIRED PACQUIAO ACCOUNTING FIRM, VISIONQWEST Glendale, CA, September 20, 2011: Prior to 2010, Manny Pacquiao (?Manny?) and MP Promotions, USA, Inc. (?MP?) never had a full time accountant or…
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Harold Lederman rips Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s disgraceful attack on Larry Merchant
If he was just some limp-wristed, suck up company man for HBO, "Unofficial Fight Judge" Harold Lederman would keep his mouth shut about Floyd Mayweather Junior's acidic verbal attack in a post…
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Mercito Gesta: Door to my boxing camp always open for trainer Carl Penalosa
The door is open for former trainer Carl Penalosa to return to Tema Mercito No Mercy Gesta. Penalosa, who lives in the Philippines, spoke to Examiner.com's Dennis Guillermo about how the lack…
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Stop demonizing Floyd Mayweather Jr., Huggy Bear Ortiz is to blame
SAN DIEGO--Put me down as a perhaps unlikely defender of Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. but, in the wake of the stinko ending to his fight with Less Than Vicious Victor Ortiz, I…
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Mercito No Mercy Gesta Rolling on the (Colorado) River–HUMUNGOUS PHOTO SPREAD
PARKER, AZ.--Tina Turner wasn't here to sing about it but, on Saturday night, rising lightweight contender Mercito "No Mercy" was rolling on the river. Almost literally as the undefeated southpaw lightweight from…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. is 1000 percent right, Ortiz a fistic fool, Cortez is inept
PARKJER, AZ.--I hate to pat myself on the back. I really do because I do it so often that it, along with constant traveling, leaves me with a a weak back. You…
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Gesta dominates Perez, headlines Vegas show night before Pacquiao-Marquez III
RESULT: In a dazzling display of ring generalship and crisp, accurate punching, Mercito Getsa extended his pro ring record to 23-0-1 with a wide, 10 round decision over rugged Manuel Perez Saturday…
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Mercito Gesta’s view: Across from Blue Water, he sees bright lights, Vegas glory
PARKER, Arizona--Mercito "No Mercy" Gesta can literally look out of his Blue Water Hotel & Casino room and gaze upon the scenic Colorado River. It's too far to actually see 178.14 miles…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. gives Vicious Victor Ortiz final prefight kissoff in Vegas
Guaranteed to happen at The Big Mayweather Fight in Las Vegas this weekend: Prefight criticism of main event referee Joe "I'm Fair But I'm Firm" Cortez will be followed by postfight criticism.…
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Fun ride ending for Vicious Victor Ortiz, only Pacquiao can derail Mayweather
You've got to love his joie de vivre. Vicious Victor Ortiz is, by all accounts, treating his Saturday night fight against unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. like a hyper teenager enjoying the thrill…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. chills Vicious Victor Ortiz, he’s not in Kansas anymore
Manny Pacquiao sings "Sometimes When We Touch." Juan Manuel Marquez sings "Cielito Lindo" in a duet with Pacman at a TV studio in Mexico City. Come Saturday night in Las Vegas, Floyd…
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Nacho Beristain: Marquez will shock Pacquiao; Alvarez gets wrecked by Angulo
GUADALAJARA--Most of you gringos out there in Boxingland aren't aware of how outspoken Mexico's greatest trainer, Ignacio "Nacho" Beristain routinely is. But, having known this member of TWO boxing halls of fame…
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Funnyman Floyd Mayweather Jr. faces comic Conan O’Brien on Manny Pacquiao lie
COMEDY ALERT: Funnyman Floyd Mayweather Jr. will matching his laugh a minute skills with fellow comic Conan O"Brien on national TV (TBS) across America at 11 pm , Monday night. The yuks…
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Thirty Thousand Mexicans can’t be wrong showing public love for Manny Pacquiao
MICHAEL MARLEY'S MASSIVE MEXICO CITY QUOTEBOOK, NOTEBOOK: FAN FRENZY AS GUESSTIMATED 30,000 FIGHT FANS TURN OUT TO CHEER BOTH HOMEBOY JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ AND "HONORARY MEXICANO' MANNY PACQUIAO MEXICO CITY--Some of those…
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Nacho Beristain: Floyd Mayweather Jr. fastest ever, compares to Michael Jordan
MEXICO CITY--They said it would be a frosty day in the great Mexican capital city before a large crowd would turn out to see a foreign fighter who wrecked so many of…
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Pacquiao, Roach give Ortiz big chance, Marquez, Beristain say no way, Jose
NEW YORK--Their already swollen pockets might get mad at them but both Manny Pacquiao and Coach Freddie Roach, prized pupil and revered boxing mentor, are kind of, sort of rooting for Vicious…
