Michael Marley
2,302 articles · Boxing Confidential
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Putting Mayweather-Pacquiao outside Nevada is lunacy
They are, by critical acclaim, the two best boxers on the planet. Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao will be in a boxing "Super Bowl" when they finally fight on March…
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Mouthy Malignaggi: ‘Midget’ Pacquiao is phony Superman
I think I finally figured it out and I can't blame the Brooklyn Hustler Yo Paulie Malignaggi. On Sunday night, while pumping his Saturday night HBO rematch against Juan Diaz in Chicago,…
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Mexican ring star Juan Diaz: I won’t go against Pacquiao in Mayweather bout
When it comes to Manny Pacquiao, former world lightweight champion Juan Diaz is convinced. Diaz is one top level Mexican boxer who refuses to pick against the Pinoy Idol. Asked Sunday night…
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Mayweather-Pacquiao PPV price could zoom to $75
Get ready for jacked up PPV TV prices for the March 13 Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao Super Fight. Butter wouldn’t melt in Pacman promoter Bob Arum’s mouth now as he returns a bout…
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Mayweather-Pacquiao may add Wolak-Foreman for flava
Newly crowned WBA junior middleweight Yuri Foreman ,a Brooklyn resident, currently wears three international hats plus his observant Jew yarmulke. Foreman was born in Belarus, lived in Haifa, Israel, and is now…
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Khan Do: Roach sends massive message to Mayweather camp
Let’s start talking real talk here. Nobody really knows for certain who will win the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao fight. That’s why it’s the Fight of the New Century, perhaps the most massive…
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Manny Pacquiao roars: Bring it on, Floyd Mayweather!
No stalling, no balking and no squawking. When his seen it all, done it all, turning age 78 this Tuesday promoter Robert Arum came to Manila with terms and conditions already agreed…
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Roach: Mayweather knows Pacquiao can walk through him
I tracked down global gypsy and Manny Pacquiao trainer-guru Coach Freddie Roach to a smoky, noisy bar inside the Newscastle Hilton Hotel late Friday night. Roach sends his young charge and WBA…
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Manny Pacquiao agrees to March 13 date for Floyd Mayweather
I just spoke with that Man on a Mission Bob Arum and he says all systems are go for what he called “The Fight” or “Super Fight of the Century” between his…
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Laying down with dogs, Manny Pacquiao sure to get fleas
Perhaps I've gone off on a Pinoy political jag, I don't know. Maybe I need something calming, like some vino and a New Haven or Rhode Island style clam pizza. But, the…
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Manny Pacquiao can beat Floyd Mayweather but not Roy Chiongbian
I know about as much about the powerful clans and the other intricacies of Pinoy politics as I do about conducting brain surgery. That’s not zero, that is way below zero. If…
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If Uncle Roger goes to jail, Floyd Mayweather Jr. won’t crack
We all know where Coach Freddie Roach is going to be when Manny Pacquiao begins training. But what about Floyd Mayweather’s chief trainer, troubled Roger “Black Mamba” Mayweather? I have zero insight…
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Arum hand delivers Mayweather offer that Pacquiao can’t refuse
As you read this, a soon to turn age 78 year old named Robert Arum is piling up the frequent flyer miles from Las Vegas to Manila. The Top Rank Top Dog…
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Insanity this way lies: Floyd Mayweather fights Matthew Hatton
I was thinking that ostracized Uncle Jeff Mayweather had something loose in his caboose. I was thinking that his remarks that his nephew who he rarely sees (due to a personality conflict…
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Floyd Mayweather knows Manny Pacquiao leaves foes hurting for certain
Waiting for Godot is one thing. Waiting for Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. is quite another. Which reminds me that, as Larry Holmes often said (about 14 times each day), you can’t cook…
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Genius not required to make Mayweather-Pacquaio deal
Let’s go green, let’s save some poor, innocent trees from being turned into wasted newsprint. Let’s save some bandwith online while we’re at it. Please, I beg of you, no more stories…
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No link seen between Manny Pacquiao, Tiger Woods crash
I am convinced, despite whatever rumors you may hear, that Manny Pacquiao is not linked in any way, shape or form to the stunning news that Tiger Woods drives like Mike Tyson…
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Sports Illustrated must pick Manny Pacquiao as 2009 Sportsman
Old dog Norm Fraunheim just beat me to the Manny Pacquiao punch. Writing on 15Rounds.com, the Phoenix based fight journalist suggests that Sports Illustrated give careful consideration to to the Pinoy Idol…
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HBO’s Golden rule: Mayweather-Pacquiao, no substitutions
I want to beat the Christmas rush so let’s clean out the peripatetic boxing correspondent’s notebook while we also figure 49 more ways to consume the pavo (turkey)… Vegas Examiner Chris Robinson…
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Superstar Winky Wright: Pacquiao is no walkover for Mayweather
Today, Thanksgiving Day in the United States, is future Boxing Hall Of Famer Ronald “Winky” Wright’s 38th birthday. While I am sure that you join me in wishing this talented and gentlemanly…
