Michael Marley
2,302 articles · Boxing Confidential
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O, Canada: Pacquiao considers Vancouver as training site
I don’t know about you soap opera and telenovela lovers but the past week or so Pacland’s turmoil has reminded me of a Looney Tunes cartoon. It’s been one madcap and/or heart-renching…
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Pacquiao says all well, Koncz’s message to Marley is: Bleep him!
“Kailangan n'ya pumunta (Freddie Roach has to go),” Pacquiao said Manny Pacquiao assures Paclanders all is well! Furtive agent Michael Koncz has two short words for your humble White Gorilla, Michael Marley.…
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Holla: Jay Z’s blueprint cites Manny Pacquiao, ignores Floyd Mayweather
"I don't know if the two-year layoff is going to affect me, but I feel fast, I'm strong and my timing is there," Mayweather said Wednesday. "I think the break actually helped,…
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Hot lead, cold whine, IRS dragnet: What you won’t see on Marquez-Mayweather 24/7
What You Won’t See On Marquez-Mayweather HBO 24/7 Next Episode: My inflamed sources tell me the following unscripted scenes hit the cutting room floor: 1. IRS Agents Go 24/7: Watching closely to…
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Pacquiao trainer Roach sounded alarm on Koncz in 2006
(Note: I have known Roach for 30 years. I remember when his mother was a boxing judge in Massachusetts. I saw he and his brother Pepper both fight. I remember how Freddie…
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Manny Pacquiao may need to wash that man right out of his hair
I find it a bit humorous that Manny Pacquiao has been busy taping a commercial for Head & Shoulders shampoo. I mean, Pacman is Head & Shoulders above all other boxers unless…
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Hold those Nachos, Beristain, old pal Chargin sees Mayweather romp
Old Diogenes strolled the streets and alleys of Ancient Athens carrying his oil lamp and searching for the elusive honest man. Me, I search earnestlessly for the solid boxing man who will…
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Despite bruises, Freddie Roach won’t cut, run on Manny Pacquiao
WWJD? Many people know that is shorthand for What Would Jesus Do? In terms of any and all boxing matters, Pinoy Idol Manny Pacquiao?s only question should be WWFD, or What Would…
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Mourning Coach Roach: Mexico better than Baguio as Pacquiao base
His information is second hand since he hasn?t spoken directly with his fighter for over two months. But, as grieving his brother?s sudden death Freddie Roach understands it, Manny Pacquiao?s objection to…
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Pacfan sends heartfelt message to his idol, Manny Pacquiao
There are whitecaps in Pacland. The waves are roiling as many members of Manny Pacquiao?s Worldwide Army (PWA) are highly concerned about the obvious divide between Coach Freddie Roach on one side…
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En route to brother’s funeral, Roach waits for Pacquiao’s call
As Manny Pacquiao?s World turns? Coach Freddie Roach sits by the telephone waiting for a call from Boss Manny. Fighter and pupil have not conversed for over two months, an unusually long…
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Freddie Roach? He’s only Manny Pacquiao’s trainer…
?Freddie Roach?he?s only the trainer.? This statement made repeatedly by Manny Pacquiao agent Michael Koncz must go down in infamy along with the following? Gandhi and Martin Luther King?they were peaceful men.…
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Manny Pacquiao’s perfect recipe for disaster
It doesn?t take Julia Child or Paul Bocuse to deliver the Perfect Recipe for Disaster for Manny Pacquiao. Megamanny can put this terrible concoction together almost by himself. If cooked properly, this…
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Arum: Don’t panic, Pacquiao will go camping in Mexican mountains
With the wisdom born of 40 plus years as a wildly successful fight promoter, Bob Arum thinks the Pacquiao Worldwide Army (PWA) should take their collective fingers off the panic button. I…
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Team Pacquiao: House divided, Koncz wanted Roach as Loan Arranger
?Freddie Roach?he?s only the trainer.??AGENT MICHAEL KONCZ There?s friction, it?s not fiction, within the boxing camp of Pinoy Idol Manny Pacquiao. The Megamanny Mansion is becoming a house divided against itself and,…
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Gloom, doom pervades Marquez camp as Mayweather looms
There?s doom and gloom in the camp of Juan Manuel Marquez. It is now T Minus 19, meaning 19 days before the smaller, normally lighter in weight Mexican Ringmaster and sharp counterpuncher…
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Aspiring trainer Lou Del Valle: Why Roach is gold standard
He didn?t know it as we spoke but former WBA light eavyweight champion Lou Del Valle?s unsolicited appreciation of Manny Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach was timed well. It was only hours later…
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Devil We Know Mayweather mostly hides his horns on HBO 24/7
Overall, the first Marquez-Mayweather 24/7 episode on HBO was a positive public relations vehicle which cast the Devil We Know, Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr., in a rather positive light. I want to…
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Pacquiao’s Agent Koncz is like Alfred E. Neuman, what, me worry?
I finally pegged it. I finally figured out who the famous ?literary figure? that Manny Pacquiao agent/adviser Michael Koncz reminds me of. It?s flame haired Alred E. Neuman, cover boy and symbol…
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Fighting Roach Brothers: Freddie, Pepper, Joey all had pro careers
Becoming a fighter was a tradition for the sons of former New England featherweight champion and rugged taskmaster Paul Roach. You laced them up early and often in this Irish American brood…