Michael Marley
2,302 articles · Boxing Confidential
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Bearded Thibodeaux looked like Hendrix sideman but was Hearns’ cutman
Don Thibodeaux looked more like a sideman in rock icon Jimi Hendrix's band than he did a stereotypical boxing cutman. But Thibodeaux, a 69 year old Roseville, Mich., resident who had a…
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Price of knocking Manny Pacquiao down just went up 100 percent
"I raised the stakes, the ante a little," Koncz just told me by phone from Baguio, where it was late Saturday night. "I pushed Freddie's bounty up to $2,000, so let's see…
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Roach/Pacquiao imitate Dundee/Ali on stellar sparring lineup
One key ingredient in the phenomenal success of Manny Pacquiao that I think often goes unnoticed is the proper division of labor. Pacquiao, he does the fighting. Coach Freddie Roach is the…
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I was just 15 when I saw Pineapple Stevenson go from the ring to his casket
I was barely 15 years old when I went to the first funeral of a professional boxer that I knew. The year was 1965 and there wasn't a person in Boston who…
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Margarito twitch making Paclanders extremely nervous
There is a Worry Wall abuilding in Pacland. I hope it doesn't turn into a Wailing Wall come Nov. 14 if all King Manny's horses and all of his men can't put…
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Scribe double dribbles, did not rate Klitschko over Mayweather, Pacquiao
It was a slip of the fingers so you can stop with the hate emails and death threats. According to his Twitter page, all Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated did was the…
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Let’s get physical: Big Jay Nady good choice to ref Pacquiao-Margarito
I've heard nothing new on the selection of a referee for the Antonio Margarito-Manny Pacquiao bout Nov. 13 in Cowboys Stadium but one obvious solution would be for Texas to ask Nevada…
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I pity the fools abused by their idle, Floyd Mayweather
I pity the fool who calls himself or herself a Floyd Mayweather Jr. fan. So there won't be any "Floydiots" or "Maynever" or "Flomos" derogatary terms assigned to those who follow the…
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Bolo master, Pinoy Garcia longshot for boxing Hall as Tyson, Chavez enter
You would think that recording an eyepppoing 100 victories in a pro boxing ring would qualify a fighter for easy and automatic admission to the International Boxing Hall Of Fame. Ceferino Garcia,…
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Lawmaker Vs. Lawbreaker: Margarito will try to deck the balls of Pacquiao
Somebody dropped the ball. Or, as Howard Cosell used to scream, "Who goofed, I've got to know?" Comment poster named "Anonymous" comes up the best nickname yet for the Antonio Margarito-Manny Pacquiao…
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Bam Bam Rios don’t surf: Blood feud with Vicious Victor Ortiz rages
Bam Bam don't surf. But undefeated lightweight Brandon "Bam Bam" Rios claims that Vicious Victor Ortiz, his former amateur boxing teammate (in both Garden City, Kansas and then in Oxnard, California) does.…
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Margarito’s main man Garcia may be NextGen Freddie Roach
Some people still believe the world is flat. Many of them also probably think that Antonio Margarito's corner is in a strategic mismatch against Coach Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquiao's Svengali. To the…
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Tiresome Irish bimbo milks hapless Ricky Hatton again
Outraged Ricky Hatton fans are reportedly issuing death threats to the in drug rehab boxer's Irish flame, Emma Bowe. Others, more reasonable Hattonites, are merely branding her "a lying cow" and other…
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Lovebird Floyd Mayweather: I’m 41-0, why does only Manny Pacquiao matter?
Floyd Mayweather Jr. was on Sirius Radio Saturday billing and cooing with his soon to be bride, the luscious lady known as "Ms. Jackson." But "Money Mayweather," appearing on the Fifty Cent…
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VIDEO: Melissa X, fighting to send Roger Mayweather to prison
X marks the spot and for the young, female boxer whose testimony may send Floyd Mayweather uncle-trainer Roger Mayweather to prison soon, the spot is Youtube. What with the assault trial based…
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Forget Mayweather-Pacquiao, bring on Rivera-Julaton fantasy fight
You say your Dream Fight is Floyd and Manny, Mayweather finally in the ring for 36 minutes or less against the Pinoy Idol? Blah and bleh! My fantasy fight, which I suppose…
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ESPN’s Jay Mariotti walks, so will Floyd Mayweather Jr.
People are constantly asking me how much jail time Floyd Mayweather Jr. will wind up getting as a result of his Baby Mama Drama with lissome Josie Harris. My written prediction had…
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Absolutely, positively: FedEx to back innovative World Series of Boxing
Absolutely, positively, yes. That's the answer to the intriguing question of whether the just about to launch World Series of Boxing is going to make any impact on the sport in the…
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Floyd Mayweather’s criminal docket stalls Round 3 of Manny Pacquiao talks
It may be symptomatic of boxing's many ills that the Biggest Fight That Can Be Made remains in limbo. Nothing is happening, there is no move for a third round of Floyd…
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Arum says Donaire-Montiel set for HBO, early in 2011
Bob Arum just informed me that Filipino Flash Nonito Donaire has a two-fer deal going as he moves up to the bantamweight division. In an obvious move to upstage the new Showtime…
