Michael Marley
2,302 articles · Boxing Confidential
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President Pacquiao: Eye on Malacanang, Manny may quit ring after 2012 bouts
NEW YORK--The Manny Pacquiao Bandwagon is going to come to a crashing halt after 2012. That is, if the Pinoy Idol and Congressmanny from Sarangani Province sticks to his ambitious agenda outside…
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Yuriorkis Gamboa: Juan Ma Lopez was never in my league, I’m king without a crown
Some fighters utter inanities in multiple languages. Others offer up inoffensive, boring chatter, the kind of innocuous remarks such as "I'll do my talking in the ring." Cuban featherweight and undefeated stylist…
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Manny Pacquiao and Dan Hill croon in duet, what about Fifty Cent and Mayweather
The Victor Ortiz-Floyd Mayweather promotion is going into the home stretch. There are just 11 shopping days now for boxing fans to get arena tickets or place their PPV or movie theater…
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Randy Oscar De La Hoya fesses up on stripper scandal, still one of the lads
One of the lads. That's how my pal, the highly respected British sports pundit Lord Jeff Powell (Daily Mail), refers to boxing legend Oscar de la Hoya. Now, more than ever, I…
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Beautiful dreamer Vicious Victor Ortiz aims far beyond Floyd Mayweather Jr.
?He's got that beautiful mouth of his that never stops.? That was Vicious Victor Ortiz, speaking Wednesday on a media conference call, and answering a question as to whether he watched both…
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Dishonor thy father: Floyd Mayweather Jr. lashes into Floyd Sr. for profit
If it wasn't scripted, then it was about as predictable as forecasting that Hurricane Irene was going to bring heavy rain and destructive wind speeds. I'm talking about the HBO 24/7 Chapter…
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Cebuano Mercito Gesta outdoes Pacquiao: Fights TWO Shane Mosleys in gym
Rising Pinoy prospect Mercito "No Mercy" Gesta hasn't been working lately at Coach Freddie Roach's famed Hollywood Wild Card Gym because he's trying to one up Manny Pacquiao. But, in a way,…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. needs to drink from the well of optimism or a Rooster Punch
Floyd Mayweather Jr. needs to take a refreshing drink from the well of optimism. As the clock ticks down to his Sept. 17 ring return against Vicious Victor Ortiz, whose Dickensian upbringing…
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Mercito Gesta, Jose Benavidez: Mutually beneficial sparring does not equal war
When Amir Khan spars with Manny Pacquiao, it is a truly mutually beneficial experience. Or, at least it's supposed to be when two such high caliber world champions cross gloves in the…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr., Andre Ward, nobody…black American boxers vanishing breed
Let's leave Grandpa Bernard Hopkins, closer to age 50 than he is to 40, out of this. Ditto for the rapidly aging but still immensely talented Floyd Mayweather Jr. who turns 35…
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Octogenarians cast large shadows: Don King, Jimmy Glenn, Jose Sulaiman, Bob Arum
Respect your elders. In Japan, it's said to be a national trait and one key problem that country has now is an imabalance between a large majority of old, many very old,…
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Pitiable plight of Manny Pacquiao: Brokester too poor to even pay attention
Come to think of it, Manny Pacquiao is something like Noah when the Biblical figure was loading up his ark before that 40 days and 40 nights of torrential rain. The Good…
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Boston’s North End never forgets: World champ Tony DeMarco honored at feast
BOSTON--I understand it to be a common malady and a lifelong one as well. I'm talking about a blind, or nearly so, loyalty to the place of one's birth. Me, I was…
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Cosmetically, Marquez can shock Pacquiao so Hollywood Treatment is appropriate
It's appropriate in more ways than one. I'm talking about Mexican counterpuncher Juan Manuel Marquez getting the full Hollywood Treatment from promoter Top Rank and its pay per view TV partner HBO…
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Pacquiao can force Mayweather to fight or run by dropping lawsuit now
Despite his trademark constant aggression, Manny Pacquiao is not likely to beat slick and quick Floyd Mayweather Jr. by decision. If it goes to the scorecards, Mayweather's hand will be raised as…
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Fil Am matchmaker Quiambao walks tightrope with the greatest of ease
Boxing matchmakers can be compared to the tightrope walkers at any big circus. Some specialize is being mismatchmakers, usually following the commandment of a paying promoter who just wants to build a…
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Ripley’s freak nails himself, Bernard Hopkins hammers Chad Dawson
Got to admit it. The Ripley's Believe It Or Not sideshow freak ("Albert Cadabra," yeah, sure, pal) who hammered a nail into his face was imprerssive but, when it came to speechmaking…
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Bubbly Harold Lederman: Manny Pacquiao, world’s Numero Uno, came home to HBO
When Manny Pacquiao departed his American broadcast home of HBO for a one off, a fight on archrival Showtime against Sugar Shane Mosley, HBO's Unofficial Fight Judge Harold Lederman was wounded emotionally.…
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HBO’s muscle can persuade, cajole, turn Mayweather-Pacquiao into reality
It may be more of an omen than a historical turning point but I do believe that HBO's landing the Juan Manuel Marquez-Manny Pacquiao could give impetus, starting on Nov. 13, for…
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Boxing burials for David Hayemaker Haye, Kelly Pavlik premature
Stick a fork in the lively and lucrative career of disappointing British heavyweight hope David Hayemaker Haye. Ditto for dissatisfied former world mddleweight champion Kelly "The Ghost" Pavlik. His fight week pullout…
