Michael Marley
2,302 articles · Boxing Confidential
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Manny Pacquiao’s defamation lawsuit starting to smell like loser
Much ado is made about Manny Pacquiao's defamation case against the Mayweathers and the Golden Boys. I think Pacquiao's case is starting to smell like a money-draining loser. Some people view the…
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Crooked weigh in: Duddy trainer says Chavez Jr. got free pass on scales
Trainer Harry Keitt knows his complaint will be summarily assigned to the spoiled fruit or sour grapes section. But John Francis Duddy's trainer swears that Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. never actually officially…
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Big Gary Shaw’s boat floats: Oscar De La Hoya will fight again
Like all businesses and industries, boxing is withering in certain quarters. But Big Gary Shaw, who nimbly walks the narrow path in selling fights and fighters to both Showtime and HBO, is…
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Canadian clubber Mike Koncz: Mayweather, Pacquiao both made concessions
I spoke to ubiquitous Manny Pacquiao agent Michael Koncz as he ran for a flight from Manila to Los Angeles and then on to Puerto Rico where Pinoy boxer Bernabe Concepcion will…
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Thrillgiver (Mike) Tyson: No socks, no robe and no mercy
Today, June 30, 2010, Michael Tyson turned age 44. Tempis does fugit, doesn't it? I wrote this piece for my old site, fightnightnews.com and also for ESPN, four years back and thought…
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Mayweather-Pacquiao on like popcorn but only because Manny caved
There's a reason, way back in the day, that guys such as Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao were deemed prizefighters. We often forget it but if what I think just happened did…
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MGM Grand jacks up room rates to $290 for Mayweather-Pacquiao date
Boxing's social media queen, Madelyn Arias-Aviles, got me started on this kick by Facebooking (is it a verb, like Tweeting, no?) that the chi-chi Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas is SOLD OUT…
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Mayweather’s obstacle for Pacquiao fight: Uncle Roger going to slammer
Don King always offered good advice to those who might not be able to travel to attend one of his fight cards in person. "If you can't be on the scene," King…
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Someone needs to kibosh public flap between Brian Viloria and Robert Garcia
Colleague Dennis Guillermo is all over the continuing flap like a cheap suit. So I don't have too much to add to the war of words going on now between two admirable…
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Good golly, Miss Molly: TV’s ‘sexiest sportscaster’ all wet on Mayweather-Pacquiao
Sometimes the reporter is more fascinating than the report. In this particular case, let me just say, good golly, Miss Molly. I read a dispatch from a Rick Chandler on NBCSports.com in…
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Good Guy Mayweather: Looking for love in all the wrong places
Don't be surprised if the next serious ailment that a wistful Floyd Mayweather Jr. comes up with is an eye injury. Don;t worry his spare or just sore ribs, the supposed problem…
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It’s Floyd Mayweather’s world, we just live in it
"The fistic world was dull and dreary.... "With a champ like (Sonny) Liston things had to be dreary..." --CASSIUS CLAY ON COLUMBIA RECORDS, CIRCA 1963, "I AM THE GREATEST" So it is…
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Bobby Pacquiao: Big brother Manny finds a way to whip Mayweather
Bobby Pacquaio's fighting days may be over but there is one ring milestone left for his boxing brother, Manny. And no one in the world is more convinced that the Pinoy Idol,…
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Mayweather-Pacquiao: Those who know don’t talk, those who don’t won’t shut up
The whole Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather negotiation thing, it's really just a hoax. The two sides are not even talking about a fight in which each man can earn about $40 million. This…
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Children of privilege: Mexican warriors Barrera, JC Chavez Jr. fight on
Cagney plays a truck driver named Danny Kenny, who starts as a New York boxing contender. Ann Sheridan plays his girlfriend, Peggy. Being successful as a boxer, Danny decides to financially help…
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Big Chief Arum: De La Hoya’s out of loop but Pacquiao’s up to speed
Big Chief Bob Arum, whose Native American name is "Tells Truth On Alternate Days," told me Tuesday morning that there is no disconnect as Team Pacquiao continues to negotiate a Super Fight…
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Jinkee Pacquiao’s bullseye: Manny, Mayweather need each other
If women ran big-time boxing, we probably wouldn't be twiddling our thumbs waiting for the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight to be formally announced for Nov. 13. You know it's going to happen,…
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Politicians bought, sold, rented but only Pacquiao owns Pacquiao
As he spreads his political wings, Manny Pacquiao needs a mentor something like Coach Freddie Roach has been for him in the boxing ring. Pacman gets sworn into office on June 30…
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Pacquiao’s smart play: Takes short straw to block Mayweather escape
If Manny Pacquiao has consented to Floyd Mayweather getting a bigger financial guarantee, then I don't understand why anyone else could or would object. Pacquiao is chomping at the bit to get…
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Oscar de la Hoya’s cheap trick: Running away from Univision quotes
How do you get misquoted by the sound of your own voice recorded on national TV? Oscar de la Hoya and his henchmen want us to believe this just happened to the…
