Michael Marley
2,302 articles · Boxing Confidential
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Freddie Roach: Margarito was second choice after Mayweather
If had his druthers, Coach Freddie Roach's masterful fight plan for Manny Pacquiao's Nov. 13 bout would be a course entitled How To Beat Floyd Mayweather 101. But Mayweather backed away from…
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Devoted: Margarito rushes from presser to Church (Street Gym)
Forget about being quietly confident. That does not seem to be Antonio Margarito's way. The Mexican Mauler is not all about cheap talk and bluster but, in his appearance at a New…
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Coach Roach repeats affectionate call for James Toney to quit
Prof. Freddie Roach still feels real affection for former student James "Lights Out" Toney. He knows that Toney will get ticked off reading or hearing this but the trainer of Manny Pacquiao…
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Manny Pacquiao: Floyd Mayweather needs me
Manny Pacquiao has two fairly distinct contituencies. One are the voters of Sarangani Province who sent him to Congress. The other is the Pacquiao Worldwide Army (PWA), as I like to call…
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Pork Barrel Pacquiao: I’ve got to bring hospital, college, jobs to Sarangani
I decided it was the right time to take a check on the political pulse of freshman Congressman from Sarangani, Manny Pacquiao. So how is he doing as he takes his baby…
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Bob Arum sleepless in Seattle: Lawyer son still missing on hiking trip
Concern for the fate of experienced hiker and outdoorsman John Arum, son of famed Manny Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum, continues to grow as a search continues in a mountainous area near Seattle.…
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Arum stands tall, Pacquiao stands like a giant under extreme pressure
The older you get, the more you know that the answer to tough questions is rather simple. What did they know and when did they know it? If you get the correct…
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Arum quits press tour as lawyer son is missing in Seattle mountains
The Los Angeles kickoff presser for the Antonio Margarito-Manny Pacquiao fight Tuesday may be the only one promoter Bob Arum will attend. Arum, age 78, abruptly left the media confab in Beverly…
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Low key Margarito: Let’s turn page on my past
Antonio Margarito said Tuesday in Beverly Hills that it's time to turn the page. Appearing at the first of three press conferences to hype his Nov. 13 Cowboys Stadium title bout against…
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Bombastic Arum rips media, Mayweather in Beverly Hills Cop(out)
Beverly Hills Cop(out) Or Bob Arum Rips Mayweather annd Media TUESDAY MARGARITO-PACQUIAO PRESSER QUOTEBOOK Manny Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum took to the rostrum in Beverly Hills to rip into both Floyd Mayweather…
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One lawsuit where we can all cheer for Floyd Mayweather
Boxing scribe, and I use that term loosely, Leo Reyes needs to learn something about free speech and about the First Amendment. For example, the Bleacher Creature from Bleacher Report, needs to…
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Pacquiao returns to USA, ruins Mayweather’s vacation
If this doesn't ruin Floyd Mayweather''s end of summer vacation, then nothing will. That spotlight hog Manny Pacquiao is back in America and both Jimmy Kimmel and sidekick Adam Carolla are on…
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Flea Club: Arum offers free delousing at Maragrito-Pacquiao pressers
Breaking (?) News: Jerry Jones has flatly rejected Bob Arum's nomination of "Flea Circus" as the nickname for the big fight, saying, "My billion dollar stadium is not to be confused with…
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If the White Man ran boxing, we’d be salivating over Mayweather-Pacquiao II
I used to have this Puerto Rican buddy. We drank in the same saloon, the old journalists' bar of choice named Costello's in Manhattan. My pal used to take his work ?breaks?…
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Righteous Pacquiao must speak on Margarito and the elephant in the room
The heat on ?convicted? handwrap cheater Antonio Margarito is not going to go away because Bob Arum and Jerry Jones have waved some magic wand. No, the focus on Manny Pacquiao's Nov.…
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Clowned: James Toney never lands single punch against Randy Couture
BOSTON?Clowned. Owned. Embarrassed. Humiliated. Coming into the ring at about 250 pounds and looking like he needed a Maidenform bra, pudgy James Toney never landed a single punch in his UFC 118…
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Can James Toney put ‘Lights Out’ in Randy Couture’s office?
BOSTON?While we have plenty of time to ponder whether his Congressional duties and his myriad business interests beyond boxing will distract Manny Pacquiao, I get the feeling as a mere babe in…
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Manny Pacquiao’s lunatic fringe wrong to attack solid fight scribe Iole
It had to be expected just as night follows day. The lunatic fringe of Manny Pacquiao fandom is attacking Yahoo's Kevin Iole for criticizing the Pinoy Idol for accepting this Nov. 13…
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Outrage is done, Margarito is no day at Boracay Beach for Pacquiao
BOSTON--One of the most stupid remarks ever made on television came from the lips of a popular New York City weatherman named Tex Antoine. On one newscast, back around 1974, a news…
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You can see Manny Pacquiao in New York, Arlington next week
TOP RANK PRESS RELEASE LAS VEGAS, NEV (August 27, 2010) ? Congressman MANNY PACQUIAO and the ?Tijuana Tornado? ANTONIO MARGARITO, boasting 10 world titles between them, along with Hall of Fame promoter…
