Michael Marley
2,302 articles · Boxing Confidential
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Goldfather Steward: Pacquiao is not God or Superman
There are those wingnuts out there who believe that Miguel Cotto against Manny Pacquiao is a donkey against a thoroughbred racehorse. Mark them down: uneducated fools from uneducated schools, I guess. No…
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Luevano not mad at Concepcion but Garcia thirsts for Roach rematch
Coach Freddie Roach was chomping at the bit in the wake of his and Manny Pacquiao’s prot?g? Bernabe Concepcion’s shocking DQ loss for hitting world champion Steven Luevano after the bell sounded…
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Rolando Navarette’s rags to riches to rags story no shocker
Wire service AFP has a sad and emotionally touching story on the plight of former Pinoy world boxing champion Rolando Navarette. It’s mentioned in the graphic story that Navarette scrapes by now…
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Late hitter Bernabe Concepcion strictly liable, no ‘hearing’ needed
What’s with all this hot air, and that is all it is, about whether or not Pinoy prospect Bernabe Concepcion heard the bell ending the seventh round of his Saturday night title…
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Mark Melligen earns an A, Bernabe Concepcion D for dumb
It's time to grade the fighters who performed on Saturday night's "Pinoy Power 2" PPV TV card in Las Vegas. This was, overall, a subpar PPV show and not really worth the…
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Filipino Flash (In The Pan) Donaire shows major flaws
It would cruel, not to mention a trifle premature, to label Nonito Donaire the Filipino Flash In The Pan. But it is time to start discussing his fistic flaws and to stop…
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If Rachel Donaire is a manager, then I’m an astronaut
I hesitate to criticize someone who is relatively new to the busted beak business, meaning boxing, but in the case of Rachel Marcial Donaire, I will have to make an exception. I…
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On the Mark: Bacolod Banger Melligan zaps Zepeda
Mighty Mark Melligan was given a human punch bag opponent and he made the most out of it on the “Pinoy Power 2” show, scoring a bloody fourth round stoppage over Mexican…
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Arum using windmill puncher Valero as straw man for Pacquiao
Bob Arum, self serving promoter, has a new “straw man” for Manny Pacquiao. Arum has tipped his hand that he will push, or at least make it looks like he’s pushing unbeaten…
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YOU won Pacquiao’s battle, Manny must win war
Go ahead and give yourself a round of applause. Go ahead and pat yourself on the back. Now that Manny Pacquiao has signed off on a contract which provides that he and…
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Nonito Donaire draws firm hand Vic Drakulich as third man
Old friend Vic Drakulich will be the firm hand handling the Saturday night “Pinoy Power 2” TV main event from Las Vegas between Nonito Donaire and Panamanian Rafael Concepcion. I go way…
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Blue Light Special: Pacquiao or Cotto can take $40,000 WBC strap F-R-E-E
To hear Don Jose Sulaiman, 78 year old President For Life of the World Boxing Council, tell it, the newly created sparkling bauble dubbed the organization’s “Diamond Belt” will add glitz and…
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Cebu space cadet will pay Pacquiao, Cotto cool millon
Forget about paying any sanctioning fee. Forget about using a symbolic shoelace or elastic band replacing a world title strap. One newly formed boxing governing body, which claims to supersede all others,…
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Pacquiao, Cotto, Arum giving WBO axe in favor of WBC
The WBO and its president, Paco Valcarcel, may be getting left at the altar by Bob Arum. In a very shrewd back door play with his so called “Diamond Belt,” Don Jose…
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If Marquez whips Mayweather, he gets money edge over Pacman
If Juan Manuel Marquez needs any extra incentive to shock Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Sept. 19, I am more than willing to put it into writing. Maybe Nacho Beristain, the estimable trainer,…
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Merciful Mayweather: Hates loudmouths, helps battered women
One minute he’s flashing cash in strip clubs, the next minute he’s aiding the homeless and giving help to battered women. Then, in the third minute, Floyd Mayweather Jr. is blasting “they”…
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Arum certifies it: Pacquiao-Cotto for WBO crown, 145 pound limit
Paymaster Bob Arum is so concerned about the continuing brouhaha over the Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto super bout that he is sunning himself in the South of France. I spoke to Arum Sunday…
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Pacquiao is code name as Steward’s target is Roach
I’ve known Manny Steward for three decades now. Steward, who was the force behind the Kronk Gym spawning ground for Thomas Hearns and so many other world champions, is a talented trainer…
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Mysterio carries Mexican pride against Pacquiao; Donaire sleeps with manager
I disdain rumors, innuendo and hearsay. I absolutely abhor gossip. But my source is well placed and my information is solid. So I will pass this on especially considering that he is…
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Pacquiao fumbles, Cotto recovers precious pounds
Miguel Cotto must be clowning around. If he’s not then he should immediately turn in his WBO welterweight title strap and go down to Burger King and get himself one of those…
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