Michael Marley
2,302 articles · Boxing Confidential
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‘Grapebusters’ Bradley, Alexander only extras in Manny Pacquiao movie
"That's where the gate key is, right there...to Manny Pacquiao." Words of Tim Bradley after winning 10 round technical decision over Devon Alexander. Personally, I had HBO's quick-witted Larry Merchant ahead of…
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Prickly pair: Arum must make Mayweather-Pacquiao with Haymon, not King
"Sunshine Boys" Donald King and Robert Arum are cozy and comfy for their March 12 MGM Grand Hotel PPV TV fight card featuring Miguel Cotto, the Boricua Banger, and Nicaraguan Joker Running…
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Arum: Pacquiao was not out of the loop on switch to Showtime
Promoter Bob Arum rang me up to set the record straight. According to his promoter, Manny Pacquiao was never left in the dark as to the shift of his May 7 title…
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Rebel Sladeck: Dictatorial Koncz blocks Mayweather bout, can destroy Pacquiao
He might be branded a rebel. He might be labeled a renegade. Or he may be regarded by some as an out of control whack job who is just jealous of the…
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Why is Manny Pacquiao last to hear about switch from HBO to Showtime?
Bob Arum's got some explaining to do. Not as to why the Sugar Shane Mosley-Manny Pacquiao May 7 PPV bout was given to Showtime.CBS or why HBO was unceremoniously dumped but as…
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Mayweather-Pacquiao: Arum’s road to Floyd goes through Haymon, not King
Their next date will be, if my count is correct, their third or fourth. But I don't believe that Donald King of the Cleveland Kings has gotten to first base with a…
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Floyd Mayweather’s persecution complex, goes Crabby Appleton on media
I do not mean to come across as blasphemous. Nor do I wish to be viewed as sacrilegious. But I've never seen Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. as a Christ like figure. But,…
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Holyfield gets free pass from West Virginia, $500,000 for Super Brian Nielsen
"Almost heaven...West Virginia." Lyrics, of course, from a sappy song entitled "Country Roads" by the late John Denver. Sure enough, the Mountaineer State did contribute both esteemed trainer Emanuel Steward anf revived…
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Ricardo Mayorga cuddles up to Manny Pacquiao: ‘I think he’s great and clean’
To borrow one of Muhammad Ali's most often used wisecracks, Ricardo Mayorga is not as dumb as he looks. While the uncouth loudmouth from Nicaragua has been badmouthing fine gentleman and March…
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Shots fired: PPV TV war for HBO, Showtime may keep Mayweather, Pacquaio apart
Showtime's reemergence as a powerful force in the biggest boxing matches on prime cable and on PPV is, as I noted Saturday, a plus for the sport/business overall. Only time will tell…
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‘Boy Promoter’ Don Chargin shows Pinoy puncher Mercito Gesta in San Francisco
Look, I don't want to say that boxing promoter Don Chargin is old. Not by any means. Does it make the Cambria-By-the Sea, California, resident old because I asked him to show…
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No American TV network will smash a fly named Manny Pacquiao
"You and Mike Tyson are flies. We Are elephants. We smash flies." Those were the threatening words of HBO's head man, the boss of the entire prime cable network Michael Fuchs, and…
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Judge should sentence Floyd Mayweather to Manny Pacquiao fight
Uncle Roger is free as a bird, some might say a dodo but a bird nonetheless. Now let me reveal why I?m certain that Nephew L?il Floyd won?t be incarcerated as he…
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Sen. Harry Reid’s payback: Bringing Congressman Pacquiao to President Obama
Congressman Manny Pacquiao is about to get some quid pro quo from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the Democrat from Nevada. I've learned that, when the Sugar Shane Mosley-Pacquiao May 7 bout…
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No jail for Roger or Floyd so Mayweather-Pacquiao blockbuster sure to happen
Maybe my next swing will be strike three, or strike four, as I've honestly lost count. But, this time around, I am nailing it because it doesn't take an Everlast Einstein to…
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Maniacal Mayorga, king of trash talk, perfect foil for Manny Pacquiao
I have seen, heard and marveled at the words and antics of the man who should be in Manny Pacquiao's post Sugar Shane Mosley future. This fellow is mad, this fellow is…
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Irish eyes are crying but DiBella praises Duddy for showing integrity
Ireland's John Duddy loved boxing but boxing never loved him as much he did it. So, at the age of 31 and having lost in a title shot against Julio Cesar Chavez…
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King, Shaw: Alexander-Bradley shines HBO light on Motown resurgence
Co-promoters Biog Gary Shaw and Don King did not mention any specifics, gave no numbers as to ticket sales at the Pontiac Silverdome, site of the Jan. 29 highly-publicized Devon Alexander-Tim Bradley…
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Muhammad Ali’s Orbit: Unforgettable characters flocked to The Greatest
Venerable, one-time mass circulation Reader's Digest carried a regular feature entitled "My Most Unforgettable Chacter" in which an author would then introduce and explain an offbeat or colorful person he had personally…
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Dr. King, Muhammad Ali hit Vietnam war with strong combination
Dr. Martin Luther King and Muhammad Ali were about as far apart on many societal issues as any men could be in the tumultous year of 1967. King was the trailblazer for…
