Michael Marley
2,302 articles · Boxing Confidential
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VIDEO RIOT: Mike Tyson, funniest dancer on the planet
This one has to be seen to be believed. In a stroke of genius, Wayne Brady came up with the way beyond nutty idea of remaking a video of the Bobby Brown…
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Drug testing no longer issue for Mayweather-Pacquiao super fight
Amidst all the Sturm und drang of the on then off, on then off Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao super fight negotiations, the most contentious issue on the table, under the table and behind…
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Manny Pacquiao’s hoop dreams cause for real nightmares
Those of you trying to digest your breakfast, lunch or dinner over the computer can relax. Yes, it's true that beloved Coach Freddie Roach is featured in an upcoming issue of Playboy.…
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Oscar’s Golden Boy Richard Schaefer: Our money flow KOs all competitors
Accuse me of being a slow learner if you must but I never really understood Richie Rich Schaefer, Oscar de la Hoya's trusted CEO of Golden Promotions. I just didn't get the…
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Oscar De La Hoya: In my prime, I’d have schooled Manny Pacquiao
BROOKLYN--Physically, Oscar de la Hoya looks the part. Still trim at age 37, the Golden Boy looks like he could go 12 rounds or 18 holes, your choice. Mentally, well in his…
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Can Pacland accept controversial Cole as Margarito-Pacquiao referee?
It's sure to set off a controversy far and wide across Pacland but it looks like the third man in the ring for the Antonio Margarito-Manny Pacquiao bout Nov. 13 at Cowboys…
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De La Hoya plays ‘Monopoly’ but DiBella stays calm
Usually volatile promoter Lou DiBella sees no news value in Oscar de la Hoya's public proclamation that Golden Boy must rule boxing to the exclusion of competitors. Speaking to Broadcasting & Cable,…
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Shaw: I warned HBO, Golden Boy wants to eliminate them also
It came as news, unwelcome news, to Big Gary Shaw that he and any other boxing promoter not named Golden Boy is obsolete in the current market. Like Top Rank's Bob Arum,…
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Acerbic Arum: De La Hoya’s system reminds me of the Soviet Union
Archrrival Bob Arum looked at Oscar de la Hoya's histrionic statements about total rule of boxing by Golden Boy and laughed Monday night. "They're coming out from New York...Joe DeGuardia, Lou DiBella,…
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De La Hoya: Golden Boy will rule boxing with iron fists
No more Mr. Nice Promoter. Finally, Oscar de la Hoya has taken off the kid gloves and put on his brass knuckles. In a freewheeling interview with reporter Ben Grossman of TV…
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Manny Pacquiao Eliminator: Hit reset button for Mosley-Berto
You go ahead if you feel like playing dirty but I refuse to kick Sugar Shane Mosley after Sergio "I Admire Him So Much I Held Back" Mora dragged him down. No…
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Muzzled: Snoop Dogg runs silent on reluctant ‘Nephew’ Floyd Mayweather
I'm dealing with so many dogs today that I'm starting to feel like veterinarian. Holla! Or bark if you prefer. First, I had to update the troubling Alfredo "Perro" Angulo situation wherein…
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Lost: Reward offered for menacing mutt, “Perro” Angulo
LOST DOG NOTICE, ANSWERS TO THE NAME OF "PERRO" It has come to my attention that there is a highly aggressive dog, a canine with real bite, on the loose in the…
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Pit bull Roach might scare Margarito into Pacquiao fight no show
Yet another edition of Michael Marley's Monday Morning Madness. I mean, what can I tell you, I always liked alliteration. Which reminds me that: Coach Freddie Roach usually sells a lot of…
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Pacquiao camp transparent, Mayweather walled up like Kremlin
Coach Freddie Roach is talking about locking the gym doors certain sparring days as the Manny Pacquiao camp relocates from traffic clogged Manila to mountain air of Baguio. Certainly Roach's position and…
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Friends fighting friends for good reason, M-O-N-E-Y
Who says that friends that can't fight each other? Joe Louis, heavyweight champion and seemingly unbeatable, knew his friend, light heavyweight John Henry Lewis, was desperate for money. Louis also knew that…
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Arum delivers good news, bad news for ‘clueless’ De La Hoya
Uncle Bob Arum, who long promoted Oscar de la Hoya, has good news and bad news for his former charge turned promotional rival. What do you guys think Oskie wants first, the…
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Mexican TV hottie Ines Sainz to work Margarito-Pacquiao events
Finally, a boxing promoter has done something to beautify boxing. Top Rank has made arrangements with Mexican network TV Azteca for Ines Sainz, the gorgeous sportscaster who caused an uproar during a…
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Angulo’s no murderer, molestor: Mexican fighter won’t run for the border
Given his difficult immigration problems, I doubt very much if junior middleweight Alfredo "Perro" Angulo enjoys those Taco Bell "Run for the Border" TV commercials. But, despite his tangled legal status, the…
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Arum’s easy alibi if Margarito shocks Pacquiao: I got pass from Trampler
Delusional people keep expressing their opinion that Antonio Margarito, once regarded as boxing's Most Feared or Most Avoided before Tall Paul Williams assumed that unofficial mantle, will be some sort of pugilistic…
