Michael Marley
2,302 articles · Boxing Confidential
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Should HBO pamper prospects or see if they can swim?
Cus D?Amato, the Mike Tyson and Floyd Patterson guru, used the term ?brave quitter.? Boxing legend Big Al Braverman would say a fighter was a ?cayoodle? if he thought the boxer?s heart…
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Michael Marley’s personal 10 greatest fighters
I have been at ringside since 1963. I was at the Ali-Liston rematch in Lewiston, Me., in 1965. I remain at ringside in 2009. Here are the greatest I've ever seen up…
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Who’s cash king, Mayweather or Pacquiao?
The fight is on and it?s not the pound for pound argument any longer. That is unless you are speaking of the UK currency, the British pound sterling. The fight before they…
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Quit it: Finkel fires back at Victor Ortiz haters
Cus D?Amato, the Mike Tyson and Floyd Patterson guru, used the term ?brave quitter.? Boxing legend Big Al Braverman would say a fighter was a ?cayoodle? if he thought the boxer?s heart…
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Victimized Victor Ortiz: I thought you put de fense around de house!
Take your choice, fight fans. I offer you the ?canned? quotes from a Golden Boy press release, all cleaned up and officially authorized by the Ministry of Impropaganda, concerning Victor Ortiz. Then…
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Like Billy Martin? Coach Roach must say no to Victor Ortiz
I hope that overscheduled Coach Freddie Roach can just say no. In a knee jerk reaction after Golden Boy?s shining prospect Victor Ortiz was knocked into submission by Marcos Maidana on HBO…
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Shaw says stick fork in Victor Ortiz because he’s done
Big Gary Shaw says you can go ahead and stick a fork in celebrated prospect turned suspect Vicious Victor Ortiz. Shaw proclaims that Ortiz is done, finished, kaput at the higher levels…
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Floyd, Oscar diagnosed: bad case of Pacquiao Envy
I will leave the subject of penis envy to Freud and his followers. But, when it comes to Pacquiao envy, it?s difficult to decide who has the worse case of this malady,…
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Ortiz, Lumacad need ring redemption and some empathy
They?re calling one of them Feckless Fernando and labeling him a disgrace to the Philippine flag. The other is being mocked as Not So Vicious Victor and a growing legion of detractors…
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Shaw: Nobody steps up to bankroll Darchinyan-Donaire II
Some stories never die. And the persistent comments all over the Internet continue to be posted. It?s Big Gary Shaw who is the promotional devil, the handler of Vic Darchinyan, who is…
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Golden child Victor Ortiz has feet on roller skate, banana
"Victor has the charisma, looks, smile and most importantly, he has the goods -- the talent -- to be the chosen one." ?GOLDEN BOY OSCAR DE LA HOYA on then undefeated prospect…
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Disgusted Arum blasts Pinoy Lumacad as quitter
ATLANTIC CITY--First "Lollipop Cowboy" Jorge Arce gave overmatched Filipino Fernando Lumacad a generous pounding. Then he was generous in a different way, immediately acquiescing when the awed, 23-year-old from GenSan asked him…
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Wait a second: Better names for Marquez-Mayweather
Now that the Juan Manuel Marquez-Floyd Mayweather fight has been reset for Sept. 19, it also need a new nickname. Calling it "Numero Uno" is totally ridiculous. The entire world ranks Manny…
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Golden idea: Let’s just scrap Marquez-Mayweather
Maybe the best thing to do now is to call the whole thing off. I?m talking about this ill-conceived, synthetic bout between Floyd Mayweather Jr., he of the tendaroni ribs, and Mexican…
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Language skills of Pacquiao, Cotto worry Richie Rich
You?ve got to be ribbing me. I just read where famed TV producer Richie Rich Schaefer said that HBO will have ?difficulty? producing a good 24/7 program for the Miguel Cotto-Manny Pacquiao…
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Black America sorely needs real icon like Pacquiao
You want Pinoy boxing fans? We got them although I?m worried about losing most of them when Manny Pacquiao retires. We?ll have to hope the fan retention rate is higher than I…
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Gamboa-Lopez may sizzle like Zarate-Zamora did
Take two exciting young talents whose punches are explosive. Add in that they are both undefeated. Then, for some added salsa picante, sprinkle in that one is Puerto Rican and the other…
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Delusional anxiety: Pacquiao’s vocabulary expands
There are those in boxing who see the Miguel Cotto-Manny Pacquiao fight as an indication of what promoter Bob Arum plans for the remainder of the Pinoy Idol's career. Many think that…
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Gensan’s Lumacad in tough against Lollipop Cowboy Arce
It will take a considerable upset based on their respective ring resumes. But it is possible that General Santos City could have another ring star besides Manny Pacquiao Saturday night. Fernando Lumacad,…
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Pacquiao wants October, Mayweather is mum
I don?t know if there is trouble in River City. But maybe there is a problem in Pacland. Or at least a crossed wire because The Business Mirror has reported that Manny…
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