Michael Marley
2,302 articles · Boxing Confidential
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Dean of Puerto Rican boxing: Manny Pacquiao prevails over Miguel Cotto
He’s the Dean of all Puerto Rican boxing figures. His name is Mario Rivera Martino and he’s even older than Don King and Bob Arum. I thought this important Boricua boxing guy…
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Kenny Bayless, no surprise, ref for Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto
All of you out there in Pacland who needlessly sweated bullets about even the possibility of the Nevada State Athletic Commission tabbing "Fair But Firm" referee Joe Cortez (a Puerto Rican) as…
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Ring of regrets: Manny Pacquiao, inner circle apologize
Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield set the tone on Friday sitting down with peacemaker Oprah Winfrey in her Chicago TV studio. So I say, following their fine example, that today is Apology…
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Manny Pacquiao agent Michael Koncz: No hate for Freddie Roach
BOMBS OVER BAGUIO – PART 2, AGENT KONCZ UNPLUGGED Before I let Michael Koncz explain and vent a bit more, let me say that anyone who resorts to death threats and other…
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Manny Pacquiao Coach Alex Ariza: Why I punched out Michael Koncz
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW, PART ONE He couldn’t run and he couldn’t hide. So, when Manny Pacquiao strength and conditioning guru Alex Ariza finally exploded in the “Collision at Cooyesan (Hotel)” in Baguio, the…
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Isolated: No room at Manny Pacquiao inn for Freddie Roach
PART 2—EXCLUSIVE REPORT—BOMBS OVER BAGUIO When Manny Pacquiao’s widely revered Coach Freddie Roach got to the Pinoy Idol’s training camp in Baguio, his arch rival Michael Koncz had a little surprise for…
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Manny Pacquiao shoots hoops as entourage plays punch out
PART 3 EXCLUSIVE REPORT: BOMBS OVER BAGUIO AS PACQUIAO EXPLODES IN FIGHT His strength, conditioning and nutrition guru Alex Ariza just jumped on his agent and go-fer Michael Koncz. Manny Pacquiao’s beefy…
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Manny Pacquiao go-fer Koncz: ‘Like Hitler without charm, brains’
PART FOUR BOMBS OVER BAGUIO – MANNY PACQUIAO EXPLODES There seems to be no end to people connected to Manny Pacquiao who complain about the machinations of furtive Canadian agent Michael Koncz.…
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Miguel Cotto’s rude dogs threw ‘El Gato’ Figueroa out the window
Frankie “El Gato” Figueroa expected to be employed in Miguel Cotto’s Tampa training camp for one month. But, after one week of sparring with the Boricua Banger in preparation for Cotto’s Nov.…
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Mismatch in corners boosts Manny Pacquiao, harms Miguel Cotto
No one else wants to say it so I will. This Nov. 14 Super Bout in Las Vegas is a mismatch. You’ve got the industry’s gold standard matching wits with a novice…
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Cotto needs earmuffs: Roach is foul owl with death growl
From all accounts, Miguel Cotto’s training camp is humming right along in Tampa. But, clearly, the Boricua Banger is not as well equipped as he should be. As Manny Pacquiao Coach Freddie…
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Pacquiao-Cotto weather report: Beautiful in Baguio, terrific in Tampa
Bob Arum has been in Tampa taking Miguel I’m No Angel Cotto’s temperature the past two days. The Top Rank honcho will turn up when Cotto trains Wednesday at the Fight Factory…
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Puerto Rican Cortez as likely as Pinoy Padilla for Cotto-Pacquiao
All right, everybody out of the pool on this one. The dumb idea that “fair but firm” veteran referee Joe Cortez will be tabbed to handle the Miguel Cotto-Manny Pacquiao bout Nov.…
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Bernard Hopkins nails it on magnitude of Manny Pacquiao
A marginal former world champion named Kendall Holt says the public has been “fooled” by Manny Pacquiao. This is, of course, an ant attacking an elephant with rape on its mind. It’s…
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Coach Freddie Roach hits Miguel Cotto low
If he was still around, sitting in a Viennese coffee shop and stroking his chin while he sipped his double espresso, Sigmund Freud would have given high marks to the latest psychological…
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Miguel Cotto taking Manny Pacquiao way too seriously
When Manny Pacquiao is going over political campaign strategy, Miguel Cotto is training. When Pacquiao is mapping out his postfight concert schedule, Cotto is training. When Pacman is bobbing up and down…
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Message to Manny Pacquiao: Out of the pool, you fool
I just hope to hell that Manny Pacquiao swims better than the nearly drowning Smokin' Joe Frazier did in the 1973 Battle of the Superstars on ABC (see video below). HBO PPV…
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Manny Pacquiao should bag it in Baguio now
It’s time to bag it in Baguio. And Mr. Pacquiao needs to look at the Manny in the mirror as to who is to blame for the decision to train in Philippines…
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Tune out peanut galleries, Mayweather, Pacquiao will make it happen
Suddenly, Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. is saying all the right things. Suddenly, he acts as though he is lobbying for Barrack Obama to appoint him as ambassador the court of St. James…
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Floyd Mayweather Charm Offensive headed for White House
WARNING TO MY FELLOW AMERICANS: The constant public exposure of Floyd Joy Mayweather has just begun. There will be no escape from him. Here’s the scary part, folks. Give him a chance…
