Michael Marley
2,302 articles · Boxing Confidential
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Miguel Cotto lands in Vegas: Sunken cheeks, sunken Pacquiao foe?
The Eagle from Caguas has landed in Las Vegas. Is it me or does Miguel I’m No Angel Cotto look a bit withdrawn as he landed at the airport in Fun City?…
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Third time no charm for this Manny Pacquiao heretic
Who you got and why? This is the fun part, the most exciting time, because everybody’s got a strong opinion. There are even some Pinoys who think Miguel I’m No Angel Cotto…
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Mexico’s Panchito Reyes’ bold call: Pacquiao by KO in 6!
EL PASO EN ROUTE TO LOS ANGELES--Too bad that Manny Pacquiao did not fight Ricky Hatton in the autumn. The KO 2 happened in May but, if Ricky's quick fall had happened…
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Manny Pacquaio pops off: Floyd Mayweather selfish ingrate
Two, Four, six, eight, let’s get ready to postulate. And let’s get ready for auction in which either Floyd Mayweather or Sugar Shane Mosley will come out a winner. In yet another…
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Bad motherplucker Miguel Cotto will smash Manny Pacquiao
If there is a more keen and knowledgeable observer of the boxing scene in hotbed Puerto Rico than El Nuevo Dia scribe Jorge Perez, then I don't know him. I do know…
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Miguel Cotto bulges like Popeye but Manny Pacquiao won’t notice
EL PASO--If muscles mattered most in boxing, good heavyweight Ken Norton would have won some world championship bouts...but he didn't. If being so cut and so muscular mattered most in the ring,…
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Puerto Rican pride for Miguel Cotto: Camacho Jr., others make picks
EL PASO—Hey, I tried to fool Hector “Machito” Camacho Jr. I tried to get this SOL (Son Of Legend) to pick Pinoy Idol Manny Pacquiao over Miguel Cotto. But it didn’t work.…
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Floyd Mayweather, lover and fighter, cooking with Chili
When it comes to boxing news, Manny Pacquiao is dominating the way Floyd Mayweather Jr. dominated against Juan Manuel Marquez. That’s to be expected with Megamanny’s huge fight against Miguel Cotto right…
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Manny Pacquiao: I won’t co-sign Coach Roach’s KO 1 prediction
MANNY PACQUIAO ASKED TO ASSESS MIGUEL COTTO: "He is a big guy, he is a strong guy, he is a champion...he is a good fighter and (a good opponent for me) for…
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Banned In Baguio: Bob Arum trashes Manny Pacquiao’s hotel
Banned In Baguio. That could be the headline as to Manny Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum if he ventures to Strawberry Land the next time the Pinoy Idol trains there. Uncle Bob has…
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Flying Squirrel or just nuts: Lou DiBella picks Miguel Cotto over Manny Pacquiao
Volcanic Lou DiBella, the boxing promoter and baseball team owner, got intoxicated when he put on a card starring Kermit “The Frog” Cintron in Puerto Rico last week. It wasn’t so much…
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Manny Pacquiao wins: Miguel Cotto’s island nation goes into funk
Fair is fair so, since I wrote What Happens If Manny Pacquiao Loses, I had to take a similar look at the fate of Boricua Banger Miguel I’m No Angel Cotto should…
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D-I-V-O-R-C-E may loom for Manny Pacquiao-Freddie Roach
It would be the typical celebrity divorce. Call it divorce Hollywood style. And it could happen. This could be Coach Freddie Roach’s last ride on the back of Manny Pacquiao. Factors and…
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Disaster looms: What IF Manny Pacquiao loses
I realize that this is a violation which could get me barred permanently. I know my tourist visa to Pacland could be quickly and permanently revoked. But I am going to go…
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Mayweather-Hatton II, Marquez-Pacquiao III would sell
Like all pundits, this pugilistic pundit’s specialty is snap judgments. The endless “deadline” pressure of the Internet makes for even more rapid dispensing of verdicts and opinions. I make mistakes like any…
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Boricua Bear Trap: Freddie Roach may snare Miguel Cotto
He’s like a weatherman in that he is predicting a Manila Ice storm at the MGM Grand Hotel on Nov. 14. And he is like a bear hunter who has set out…
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Floyd Mayweather gone missing, may be in Witness Protection
As the fistic fever grows, here are some undeniable factors about the Manny Pacquiao-Miguel I’m No Angel Cotto super bout: 1. FLOYD MAYWEATHER IN WITNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM—Donde esta Money May? Two weeks…
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Laugh track: Ricky Hatton suggests Mayweather rematch
It might be time for Richard John Hatton to get another thorough check up from the neck up. The still popular Mancunian isn’t thinking straight if he believes a rematch between him…
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Pacquiao-Cotto fight fever going viral, epidemic
Is it time for the Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto weigh in yet? I am really ready, right now. But tomorrow would be okay. There comes a point where all the prelminaries are like…
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Conspiracy: Plot to take down Manny Pacquiao
In boxing circles, it’s a perpetual Halloween. Inside boxing the paranoia runs deep. Inside boxing the conspiracy theorists run amok 7/24/365 and one extra day in a leap year. Inside boxing, people…
