Michael Marley
2,302 articles · Boxing Confidential
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Exclusive Slideshow: Man(ny) of the People: Pacquiao sweats alongside commoners
SEE THE EXCLUSIVE SLIDESHOW FROM MONDAY, WILD CARD GYM, HOLLYWOOD HOLLYWOOD--It was Rush Hour at Coach Freddie Roach's Sweat Palace, the Wild Card Gym. There were schoolboys, one of whom pedaled his…
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Hoopin’ it up with Manny Pacquiao: Fan of NBA stars Garnett, Nash, Nowitzki
EXCLUSIVE MANNY PACQUIAO INTERVIEW Part 2 HOLLYWOOD—I was jiving and joking with Manny Pacquiao about a sport he seems to love almost as much as boxing. But I soon found out Monday…
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Pacquiao in politics: I don’t want to be president, Congress is enough
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH MANNY PACQUIAO Part 1 HOLLYWOOD—Manny Pacquiao, the ultimate multitasker, was having his dinner with 50 of his closest friends in his normal post workout food stop (Nat's Thai Restaurant).…
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Golden Boy’s Richie Rich Schaefer delivers blizzard of common sense
HOLLYWOOD—It's not one of the typical harbingers of spring by any means. But there is a noticeable thaw in the heretofore icy relationship between the promoters of Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.…
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Pacquiao baits Mayweather trap by winning, not shining bright
HOLLYWOOD--Young, red-blooded men, especially the most macho ones, hate to admit it. But they know it's true and so do most women. The typical guy does not want to have the hottest…
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Fil-Am dreamer Santos Chua embraced by Pacquiao, Roach
HOLLYWOOD--He wasn't so Marvelous Saturday night in Puerto Rico. It may have been too much pressure, too much too soon, for 19 year old Pinoy fighter Marvin Sonsona. Sonsona's professional ring aspirations…
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Mayweather rips Pacquiao: Like throwing spitballs at battleship
KTFO. KTFO. KTFO. No, it's not the call letters of a radio station west of the Mississippi. It stands for Knocked The Freak Out. It's the disastrous ring result that the mentally…
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Clottey’s $1.2 million question: Is he mentally prepared for Pacquiao?
There is concern within the Joshua Clottey fight camp as to the mental outlook of the March 13 Manny Pacquiao WBO welterweight title challenger. You might call it the $1.2 million question…
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Pacquiao: I’m satisfied without Mayweather bout on resume
Manny Pacquiao, speaking on an international media conference call Friday, made it clear that he will not feel incomplete if his boxing career ends without a fight against Floyd Mayweather. "I am…
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Wake up, Mayweather: Drug test dean Catlin KOs random blood testing
Snowmageddon continues in New York. My trip to sunny California has been delayed and I just had the passing thought that Manny Pacquiao rival Juan Manuel Marquez would not fare well at…
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Pacquiao is Mayweather’s natural predator, otherwise Floyd is PG rated
On Wednesday, Floyd Kill Joy Mayweather Jr. attained the supposedly mature age of 33. You Biblical scholars who read beyond The Ring magazine may note that was how old Jesus Christ was…
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Pacquiao Worldwide Army troops must let Mayweather hear it
Consider this a military directive, meaning an order, soldiers in the Pacquiao Worlwide Army (PWA). I may only be a buck private who is tight with a buck but I've been authorized…
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Hurting power of Pacquiao puts Mayweather in fear of KO
Joshua Clottey trainer Lenny "The Locksmith" DeJesus does not buy the notion that Floyd Mayweather put the kibosh on fighting Manny Pacquiao because of a disagreement over random blood testing. DeJesus, 64,…
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No Pacquiao bout and Mayweather heads for Hall Of Shame
Notes in search of a meaningful column... 1. Right or wrong, and in his blind backing of Antonio Margarito he's been mostly wrong, Dinosaur Bob Arum backs his fighters to the hilt.…
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Shane Mosley must share or spurn Manny Pacquiao blood money
“SSM: I always wanted to be the best. Beating him will put me to where I wanna be placed in my career. That’s why, I’ll beat Floyd, then hopefully Manny will fight…
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Winner take all for Mayweather-Pacquiao, pure poppycock
He's a highly eligible bachelor if you discount his mistress. I'm speaking on Coach Freddie Roach, who is to soon learn that age 50 is the New 40. Roach is married, not…
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I’m not Josh-ing; 7 reasons why Clottey shocks Pacquiao
Seven Reasons Why Joshua Clottey Shocks Manny Pacquiao on March 13: 1.Low expectations favor Clottey. Coming in as the “B” side, it's not his face on the cover of Time magazine and…
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De La Hoya must refuse dirty Pacquiao’s blood money
Is Oscar de la Hoya just bugging out or is he heading for the Matterhorn? De la Hoya must have a new hobby, something to fill the empty hours he used to…
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Mega superstar Mayweather: Too generous to pugilistic peon Pacquiao
Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. is not appreciated fully. I woke on Sunday morning and I, for one smelled the coffee. Now I know what is brewing in terms of a Manny Pacquiao-Mayweather…
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Minny Pacquaio, No Steroid Floyd Mayweather chop it up
Humor, man, Good humor, man. I scream, you scream, we all scream for some laughs. That's what we need more of in boxing. It's like a tension convention when the Mayweather and…
