Michael Marley
2,302 articles · Boxing Confidential
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Was Ledwaba posing as black man when Manny Pacquiao beat him?
This could be the break, the relief, that Anotonio Margarito has been looking for. It may cause people to forget, at least temporarily, the loaded handwrap case in the Sugar Shane Mosley…
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Mike Tyson: Manny Pacquiao’s skills will chill Ricky Hatton
Mike Tyson is fat, soon to turn 43 and a Family Guy. And no, I don't mean the Manson Family. That was the Tyson I saw up close and personal on a…
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Nothing Posh: Ricky Hatton is ‘charming little chappie’
There?s nothing Posh about this blue collar, Mancunian pug named Ricky Hatton. But I can truthfully say that the working class fighter wouldn?t know me from one or any of the Spice…
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Press your pants! Why I’ll root for Little Guy (Pacquiao) from Gensan
?No Cheering In The Press Box? is the title of a book written by baseball scribe Jerome Holtzman. Holtzman, a Chicago writer who prowled the baseball beat virtually until he died in…
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Blowhard Bob Arum’s tweets: Pacman grabs all the money, I get peanuts
Unedited transcript of the past week for Blowhard Bob Arum, nearly 80 years old and an early adapter to new technology, as he tweeted his way from Las Vegas to New York…
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Bobblehead vibrations as Manny Pacquiao Fever explodes
Medical experts worlwide are getting ready to treat the usual outbreak of Pacman fever, an uncontrollable condition which brings those so afflicted tremendous angst usually followed by unparalleled joy and satisfaction. In…
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De La Hoya walks away, time to create a new idol
Angelenos either loved him or hated him, but Oscar De La Hoya was the face of boxing in the city and nation for nearly two decades and yesterday afternoon at the L.A.…
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Pacquiao promoter Arum sprouts wings in champ’s cancer fight
Manny Pacquiao promoter Bob Arum has tried his best to keep a lid on this. He probably thinks he can keep my big mouth shut on it as well. The Top Dawg…
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International Bank of Pacquiao: IBOP Slams Doors On Edwin Valero, Four Others!
IBOP will not be shutting its gold-plated doors anytime soon. Trust me on this because this is not my first rodeo if I may mix metaphors. Sure, IBOP may take a respite,…
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Cheeky Ricky Hatton drops trousers to reveal frilly thong
He may not be the man who can beat Pinoy Idol Manny Pacquiao but Ricky Hatton is a man who is certainly secure in his masculinity. No one needs to ask Hatton…
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Michael Marley guarantees it: Hatton will wipe floor with Pacquiao
I'm a leader, maybe not the Worldwide Leader like ESPN boasts, but definitely a leader in my limited sphere, my thimble-sized corner of boxing punditry. I?m no sheep, not an embraceable ewe,…
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Ricky Hatton Wishes He Could Slip Manny A Mickey!
Ricky just wishes he could slip Manny a Mickey. That?s Richard John Hatton, the popular British boxer, who a boxing date with destiny in Las Vegas on May 2 against big betting…
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Bridesmaid Marquez may get Hatton leftovers as Pacquiao fights Mayweather
To some fight fans, the May 2 Ricky Hatton-Manny Pacquiao fight result is like the title of an old R.E.M. album, ?Automatic for the People.? The People, in this case, are the…
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Thunder & Lightning: Bomber Valero, Smoothie Guzman spark flame wars
Call the fire department. A fistic flame war is ranging on the Internet boxing discussion boards and this one does not involve the usual superstars, Manny Pacquiao, Floyd Mayweather, Ricky Hatton and…
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How To Tell Difference Between Hattonites, Pacfanatics!
PART ONE OF TWO PARTS Back in the day, some sniveling syncophant was trying to suck up to the brilliant wit Groucho Marx. ?I?m a big fan of yours, Mr. Marx,? the…
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Olden Boys: Let DeLaHoya, Hopkins Both Retire Next Week In LA!
I?ve got a Golden idea for that little press conference coming up in downtown Los Angeles April 14. Oscar De La Hoya has set aside that date to inform the waiting (ho…
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Manny Pacquiao archrival Marquez may block Valero, Guzman from jumbo jackpot
Edwin Valero is not pounding the table, screaming, ?Bring me the head of Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao!? There are good reasons for that and, despite his two-round wipeout of old (39) and in…
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Arum Plays Pinocchio: But Pacman, Oscar, Ricky, Cotto Speak Truth On Margocheato!
Fighting promoter Bob Arum in a credibility contest is easy. It?s like being in a battle for truth against Pinocchio. Manny Pacquaio says that Antonio Margarito, more commonly known now as Margocheato,…
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Band of brothers: De La Hoya, Pacquiao stand tall on Margocheato scandal
Bob Arum making silly noise, that I can understand. All the Top Rank honcho cares about are the commercial considerations of having his cash cow, Antonio Margarito, sidelined from boxing for a…
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Pacquiao plays big like Sinatra did, Valero remains lounge act
No one has to inform Edwin Valero that life?s not fair. For all the big talk, the cult figure status and the 24-0 all by knockout record, the lightweight from Venezuela is…
