Michael Marley
2,302 articles · Boxing Confidential
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Drinking, thinking problems wrecking Edwin Valero’s career
Bob Arum, boxing starmaker, told me that undefeated Venezuelan slugger Edwin Valero is going nowhere unless he does two things immediately. The Top Rank Top Honcho said that the exciting, free-swinging lefthander…
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Battered performer Castillo: Fresh meat for Pacquiao
Like a reformed vegetarian, Manny Pacquiao is in need of some fresh meat. When it comes to employees he hires to beat up on, Pacman is a sharp toothed carnivore. Former WBC…
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It’s a (hand) wrap: Antonio Margarito returns in February
"It's an absolute outrage," Bob Arum told The Associated Press. "It's something that I never thought would happen in the United States, where somebody who is totally and completely innocent, has no…
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Mayweather-Pacquiao is mission impossible, Arum barks
Unless you catch him wearing a sleeveless barong you never really know what’s up the slick sleeve of fight promoter Bob Arum. He hasn’t dominated professional boxing over four decades because he’s…
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Pacquiao drops F bombs, Koncz ‘deports’ Roach sidekick
As part of his continuing effort to make himself Manny Pacquiao’s sheriff, Michael Koncz sent Coach Freddie Roach sidekick Rob Peters packing. “Rob, who handles security and parking for Freddie at the…
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Manny Steward’s warning to Pacquiao: Don’t lose chemistry with Roach
Hall Of Fame manager-trainer and HBO commentator Emanuel Steward does not like what’s he reading and hearing about internal conflict within the Manny Pacquiao camp. "The best thing about Freddie and Manny…
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Coach Roach, Buboy must forge temporary truce in Pacquiao camp
Maybe I am not playing with a full deck. My bike and I got slammed by that car on a dark road two weeks ago Monday night. The red Schwinn has gone…
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Manny Pacquiao must clean house: Operation Swift Broom
Is Manny Pacquiao running his own show on Team Pacquiao or not? (Philboxing.com) Forget me not. Is Manny Pacquiao is suffering from amnesia, he wouldn’t be the first superstar fighter to be…
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Blasphemy: Koncz says Pacquaio should dump Roach
EXCLUSIVE NEWS REPORT FROM MANNY PACQUIAO'S TUMULTUOUS INNER CIRCLE Manny Pacquiao agent Michael Koncz, the Canadian who attached to the Piny Idol like a barnacle to rotting pier, has committed a sacrilegious,…
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Pacquiao’s plate overloaded, distractions boost Cotto
Only two forces can send Manny Pacquiao crashing down to defeat in his Nov.l 14 bout. The most obvious are the two potent fists of Boricua Banger Miguel I’m No Angel Cotto.…
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Storm clouds over Baguio: Pacquiao’s words worry me
Like politicians, preachers, Jeepney drivers and ribbon clerks, pugilists often say one thing while thinking another. But a loud alarm goes off for me whenever a fighter, particularly a great one of…
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I thought ‘Zombieland’ was about Manny Pacquiao victims
It’s a slow day on the Manny Pacquiao beat. Try as I might, I just can’t find a Pacman angle to even the juiciest of news events. I was going to see…
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Gaydar: Floyd Mayweather denies Eddie Murphy bromance
Floyd Joy Mayweather Junior’s ring defense is so phenomenal that it could be said he has a built in radar which allows him to elude nearly all punches coming his way. But…
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Mayweather, Pacquiao, vital signs show boxing ain’t dead
That Light At The End Of The Tunnel Is Not A Train Or Why Boxing Is Hardly Dead: 1. Manny Pacquiao has become a crossover star whose broad Filipino base, 97 million…
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Edwin Valero’s mother backs him: No punches in bunches
The one and only time I met knockout artist Edwin Valero he was incredibly charismatic. Which is why that flushing sound indicating his chances of getting on boxing’s big stage and earning…
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Pacquiao-Mayweather may hit record 3 million PPV buys
I, Michael Marley, can now give you 2.8 to 3 million reasons why the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather is destined to happen in 2010. (Disclaimer and Asterisk: Unless Miguel I’m No Angel Cotto…
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Roar of the crowd is only for Mayweather-Pacquiao
I don’t know about the thrill of the greasepaint but I do hear the tumultuous roar of the crowd. This time, the expression “by public demand,” rings true. You, the boxing public,…
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Let’s show Pacquiao Power in flood of Typhoon Onda contributions
I’ve done my part, my very small part. Now how about you boxing fan and/or Manny Pacquiao fan? It doesn’t matter what your age, race, ethnic identity or religion might be. There’s…
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‘Fireball’ Manny Pacquaio duly adopted by US fans, Merchant says
(We now return you to our usual dripping sarcasm and poisonous venom...) A capsule description of Vitali Klitschko's complete battering over game but overmatched Chris Arreola on HBO Saturday night from the…
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All growed up Floyd Mayweather: Ready for bromance
Is Floyd Mayweather, age 32, all growed up? Has he heeded the Biblical direction that the time comes for man to put aside childish things? You may be cynical. You may not…
