Michael Marley
2,302 articles · Boxing Confidential
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Miguel Cotto’s deal: No golf, Oscars, lobsters, Pacquaio rematch
Miguel “I’m No Angel” Cotto has a new promotional contract with his Uncle Bob Arum, formerly known as the Parsimonious Promoter until he flip flopped and decided to pay WBO sanction fees…
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Less distractions on Rikers than in Bahamas for Pacquiao
Notes on the back of the envelope begging to be put into a midsummer column: Let me get this straight, Manny Pacquiao has too many “distractions” to begin his Miguel Cotto title…
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Arum’s miscalculation: Not understanding magnitude of Manny
In the avalanche of almost 18,000 emails I received in support of the Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto bout being for the WBO welterweight title, a reader named Anibus thankfully changed the topic. As…
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Sponge Bob Arum corrects worst career gaffe on Pacquiao
"I am filipino and I need to see Manny Pacquiao fight in Vegas for he is my generation's Flash Elorde, Elvis, The Beatles, King Rameses II, Genghis Khan, maybe even Seabiscuit."--MANNY PACQUIAO'S…
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Pacquiao’s Army on the march for historic title bout
Filipinos are on the march in support of their national idol Manny Pacquiao. Yes, the Pinoys are lined up and ready for battle in the fight to convince the powers that be…
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Arum wrong, Pacquiao fans roar, sanction fee 150K
Pinocchio The Promoter has struck again. I had a disquieting feeling I should have double and triple checked Bob Arum's assertion that WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto had rejected paying $400,000 out…
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One American who wishes Pacquiao all the worst
Bob Arum said “nobody in the US” cares whether the Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto bout Nov. 14 is for a world title or not. This old file photo of a grinning Arum and…
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Legacy matters to Manny Pacquiao fans worldwide
Bob Arum went on record stating that “nobody in the US’ cares whether Manny Pacquiao fights Miguel Cott for the WBO welterweight title on Nov. 14. That inspired me, based on a…
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Filipino pride, Pacquiao history means zero to Arum
Bottom Line Bob Arum is doing the expected. The multimillionaire promoter is doing his bird impression, crying “cheap, cheap, cheap” when it comes to forking over sanctioning fees to make the Manny…
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Roll call: Pacquiao troops must rally now
Bombastic Bob Arum, a cheapskate who hopes to ice skate over the issue, had the nerve, the audacity and the unmitigated gall to tell a Filipino newspaper that "nobody cares in the…
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Does Steward have silver bullet to stop Pacquiao?
Is Manny Steward the silver bullet for Miguel Angel Cotto? Can the Goldfather from the fabled but now defunct Kronk Gym in Detroit show the Puerto Rican banger the way to dethrone…
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Cotto’s strap up for grabs by Manny Pacquiao
EXAMINER.COM EXCLUSIVE REPORT: Francisco “Paco” Valcarcel, lawyer and president of the World Boxing Organization, is not tone deaf. Valcarcel has heard the cry from the millions of Manny Pacquiao fans and those…
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Blood in water for landsharks De La Hoya, Arum
Soul singer Edwin Starr was wrong when he sang, “War…what is it good for, absolutely nothing!” War between boxing promoters at least provides some amusement for one and all. Yeah, say it,…
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Ricky Hatton finally boxes clever
His Manny Pacquiao fight plan, or lack of same, was a total disaster. But now Ricky Hatton is boxing clever as to his future fistic plans and we now know know that…
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Posters, posers: Dumbeldore, BVee, Arcadia, #1 Floyd Fan
If more boxers plied their trade with the unbridled aggression of the vast majority of the people who post comments under my meandering columns, boxing would be a better sport. Sure, often…
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Mosley too legit to quit, makes new Pacquiao offer
Say this for Sugar Shane Mosley, the man never gives up. Hearing that Miguel Angel Cotto is balking at defending his WBO welterweight title against Manny Pacquiao Nov. 14, Mosley is ready…
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Don’t shoot messenger, fire away at Cotto for dispute
Don’t shoot the messenger. Don't waste bullets on an innocent party on this furious flap which has rocked Pacland, Cottoland and the entire boxing universe. But take aim at Miguel Angel Cotto…
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Will Pacquiao and/or Mayweather let the (under)dogs out?
Which dog will bite the hardest? Which underdog, Juan Manuel Marquez or Miguel Angel Cotto, will make the most noise and get the best results in the two biggest bouts left in…
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Cotto won’t put world title on line against Pacquiao
Bob Arum wants the world to think, hook, line and sinker, that the Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto is a done deal. Love that Bob, as Dan Goosen likes to say. While I’m sure…
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Along The Beltway: Pacquiao, Cotto value straps
Ricardo Lois, our LA Examiner, is the latest but he certainly won’t be the last. Lois, whose cynicism often makes me look like Mary Poppins, opines that he could care less than…
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