Michael Marley
2,302 articles · Boxing Confidential
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Donaire, Pacquiao can’t find world title belts in Crackerjack boxes
There must be times when talented Pinoy boxing champion Nonito Donaire feels like the opening act for Bruce Springsteen or the guy who got to sing after Mr. Sinatra was done. It…
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Herr Schaefer must cough up Golden info on Mayweather
Let?s put the hot lamp of cross examination on the Golden CEO Richie Rich Schaefer. Oscar De La Hoya?s handpicked top executive cannot possible think he and ?injured? Floyd Mayweather Jr. are…
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Mayweather dogs it with bruised ego, x-rays show L’il
"It's a legitimate injury. We have talked to a doctor. My understanding is that it is muscle related. It's a tough injury for Floyd because he was looking to fight twice this…
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Pinch hitters swarm to replace mentally wounded Mayweather
Siwling rumors have Golden Boy fighting to keep July 18 PPV fight date in place and perhaps looking for viable substitute opponent for Juan Manuel Marquez after Floyd Mayweather hurt his soft…
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Arum befuddled on Mayweather, vows Pacquiao-Cotto on
I just spoke to Manny Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum as he disembarked from his flight from New York to hometown Las Vegas. The Top Rank major domo said he knew ?nothing? about…
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Boricua shower of love underscores Pacquiao’s international popularity
Forget, for a minute, all the various weight division titles. It dawned on me sitting ringside at Miguel Cotto?s entertaining Garden party Saturday night, where 17,734 of his closest compadres gathered, that…
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Pinocchio Arum lies by calling Cotto-Pacquiao ‘dead even’
So Bob Arum lied. That is not exactly stop the presses news, a fight promoter telling a whopper. It?s about as newsworthy as birds flying or fish swimming. It?s them doing what…
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Puerto Ricans deliver thunderous cheers for Manny Pacquiao
He only flew about 17,000 miles to hear them but Manny Pacquiao got yet another confirmation that he is, indeed, boxing?s most popular practitioner Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. What with…
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Greatness out of grasp: Clottey remains “B” side fighter
Joshua Clottey will never fight Manny Pacquiao. And he will never fight other superstars such as Sugar Shane Mosley or Floyd Mayweather. That doesn?t make him a bum on the street. He…
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Pacquiao may play Pinoy Idol Villa with Hatton as Wilde
Hold the laughter because there might yet be a rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton. If a pending, multimillion dollar proposal gathers steam, this rematch will be in reel life rather…
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Pacquiao’s Pinoy Padre: Mayweather doesn’t have a prayer
If you guys think I am trying to upset unofficial Manny Pacquiao priest Marlon Boef you are certifiably crazy. It?s not the Westchester County, New York, Pinoy Padre that I am really…
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Mayweather is the ‘CREAM’ of the boxing crop
Starting on July 19, it could turn into a long, hot and boring summer for boxing?s CREAM of the crop, Floyd Mayweather Jr. What does this mean CREAM of the crop? Thanks…
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Pacquiao is honored guest at Cotto’s Garden party
Veni, vidi, vinci. He came, he saw, he conquered. Now tonight (Saturday) Manny Pacquiao may be looking closely at the next opponent he must conquer in the boxing ring. As for the…
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Banned by Marley: 3 Aussies, Money May, Haye, BHop
Extreme conditions sometimes call for extreme remedies. I guess it was like that when Marcos declared martial law. So call this Marley Law. I hereby immediately and until further notice declare the…
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Pacquiao pandemic afflicts British boxing fans
The poor Brits are getting another Pacman beating. The entire United Kingdom boxing community may be sick and tired of being sick and tired of hearing about Manny Pacquiao. First, it was…
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Professor Zoom Zoom perfect role model for Pacquiao
If Manny Pacquiao ever wanted a role model outside the ring, he would be well advised to look to a real professor. This ?Professor? is Ghana?s revered national sporting icon, former world…
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No doggie bags just Chicken A La Floyd, Veal Oskar, Poached Roach
The menu at posh Manhattan catering palace Capitale is top secret. But, as you readers know, I have my ways of denting even the most intense security. I could tell you how…
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Like every hubby, Manny Pacquiao gets a Honey Do List
You don?t have to hang around the barnyard to be a henpecked husband. I am told the Filipino expression is ?under de saya.? Sure, manly men want to be known as the…
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Barrister Bob: Arum plead case to Chief Justice of Pacland
Barrister Bob Arum went to the highest court in Pacland to plead his case. The Top Rank head honcho was none too pleased that his top client, Manny Pacquiao, was going to…
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Reluctant dragon Pacquiao flies 8,506 miles for rubber chicken
You heard of Bruce Lee in ?Enter The Dragon?? Manny Pacquiao?s 8,506 mile (as the Sheryl Crow flies) trip from Manila to New York Friday, might be entitled ?Reluctant Dragon.? It appears…
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