Michael Marley
2,302 articles · Boxing Confidential
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Newly promoted, ‘Master’ Freddie Roach brims with Pacquiao confidence
LAS VEGAS –Manny Pacquiao has given his trainer, Freddie Roach, a promotion in title even before he swaps punches with Miguel I’m No Angel Cotto. “I call him Master Roach as he…
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Floyd Mayweather invisible, Shane Mosley opts for Andre Berto
LAS VEGAS—Will her or won’t he? Will the likely next opponent for either Manny Pacquiao or Miguel Cotto, the one and the only Floyd Mayweather Jr., show his face at ringside Saturday…
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Freddie Prinze Sr., dead 32 years, listed as celebrity guest for Cotto-Pacquiao
LAS VEGAS--Piping Hot from Media Central, MGM Grand Hotel for COTTO VS. PACQUIAO: 1. I was thinking that Manny’s beloved dog named Pacman might be in peril with Rosalio, Manny’s father, coming…
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Aeromexico flies high as Pacquiao-Cotto title sponsor
LAS VEGAS--Prosperity comes to boxing withIn America still in the grips of a crippling recession. I love it. More, more, more. Boxing has gone above and beyond “Just For Men Hair Coloring,”…
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Miguel Cotto: ‘Manny Pacquiao has earned everything he has’
MICHAEL MARLEY MEETS, GREETS, SPEAKS TO MIGUEL COTTO UPON ARRIVAL AT MGM LAS VEGAS--You might think Miguel I’m No Angel Cotto is celoso, meaning jealous in Spanish. You might think that he…
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Ballcrusher: Bob Arum, Michael Marley on Manny Pacquiao, Muhammad Ali
LAS VEGAS--Elie Sekbach, Embedded Correspondent at AOL Fanhouse, knows a rich vein when he hits it. In the second of two yarn-spinning interviews at Coach Freddie Roach's Wild Card Gym in Hollywood,…
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Why I’ve got love, respect for Cotto, Pacquiao, PR, Philippines
Michael Marley’s Overrated, Underrated Re Miguel Cotto-Manny Pacquiao Part One of Two Parts LAS VEGAS--I’m probably like most of you solid citizens out there. I am just too busy to hate or…
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If Manny wins, ONLY fight that matters is Mayweather-Pacquiao
LAS VEGAS--With Big Fight Week kicking off today, I want to get this out of the way. On behalf of fight fans worldwide, I am putting everyone involved ON NOTICE--yeah, that means…
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Michael Marley, Embedded Elie Seckbach on Manny Pacquiao
LAS VEGAS--If there is going to be an Internet age Howard Cosell, my former bossman, it may turn out to be the bright and lively “Embedded Correspondent,” Elie Seckbach. I recently had…
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Manny Pacquaio confidante: Miguel Cotto needs miracle
LAS VEGAS--Team Jinkee has landed at LAX. Team Manny is prepping for Monday, the final afternoon of light training and sparring at Coach Freddie Roach's Wild Card Gym and the Team Pacquiao…
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De La Hoya suffers from Pinoy envy regarding Pacquiao
LAS VEGAS--One week Oscar de la Hoya picks Manny Pacquaio to beat Miguel I’m No Angel Cotto. The next week, the not shy but now retired former “President of Boxing” (a honorific…
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Arum won’t block Mayweather or Mosley from Cotto-Pacquiao HQs
LAS VEGAS--He won’t be sending out engraved, embossed invitations to them but promoter Bob Arum revealed to me that he will have an Open Door policy at the media center during Miguel…
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Judahs warn Manny Pacquiao: Miguel Cotto will play dirty
LAS VEGAS--The House of Judah is divided. Super Zab Judah is picking Miguel I’m No Angel Cotto to whip Pinoy Idol Manny Pacquiao while his father and trainer, Yoel, is sticking to…
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Floyd Mayweather Sr.: Manny Pacquiao is a mini Smokin’ Joe Frazier
LAS VEGAS--Taking the “im” out of “impossible” is not easy or else everybody would be doing it. But I, Michael The Magnificent Marley, can now make the claim to having achieved this.…
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Mexican brawler went 7 with Cotto, calls it for Pacquiao in 6
LAS VEGAS--In my endless search for experts who can forecast the actual outcome of the Nov. 14 Miguel I’m No Angel Cotto-Manny Pacquiao mega bout, I’ve left no stone unturned. I’ve spoke…
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Manny Pacquiao: I thank God for fame, wealth, everything
MICHAEL MARLEY LIVE AND DIRECT FROM THE WILD CARD GYM, HOLLYWOOD WITH MANNY PACQUIAO HOLLYWOOD--Manny Pacquiao’s mystique is getting positively Muhammad Ali like. “Look at the press, look at the people,” promoter…
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Roach bugging out: Cotto likes tattoos so Pacquiao will tattoo his face
MICHAEL MARLEY LIVE AND DIRECT FROM HIS WEST COAST HOME AWAY FROM HIS WHITE HARLEM, NY, HOME, COACH FREDDIE ROACH'S GRIMY BUT FANTASTIC WILD CARD GYM IN HOLLYWEIRD, CALIFORNIA HOLLYWEIRD--How can a…
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Pacquiao croons for Kimmel but no special song for Mayweather
HOLLYWOOD—That Hollywood Swinger known as Manny Pacquiao was in high spirits after a brisk workout which included eight strong sparring rounds under the ever vigilant eye of Coach Freddie Roach Tuesday afternoon.…
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Western Union Man: Roach says Cotto telegraphs his punches
LOS ANGELES--He might be a virtual teetotaler but Coach Freddie Roach sincerely believes that Miguel Cotto is still suffering from a hangover. Drawing on his own personal experience as a featherweight who…
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Manny Pacquiao should be extremely nervous…about Jimmy Kimmel Show
LOS ANGELES--I think Manny Pacquiao should be getting nervous right about now. Not so much about the fight against Miguel I'm No Angel Cotto two weeks hence because both he and the…
