Michael Marley
2,302 articles · Boxing Confidential
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Rated F for Manny Pacquiao fans, monster Edwin Valero is on the loose
RATED F: Meaning ?Frightening? for Manny Pacquiao fans and admirers in the Philippines and the world over. Proceed with caution!) He was a disciplined, career Army man besides coaching the U.S. Olympic…
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Manny Pacquiao coach Freddie Roach reminder of Irish American stature in boxing
You?ve heard of club fighters, right? In the good, old days that used to be a compliment for a fighter. It denoted a complete, disciplined boxer who has truly learned his trade.…
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Nobody Laughs At Joke Coach Roach As Khan Dazzles Barrera!
Floyd Mayweather Sr., whose tea must be a bitter brew, keeps saying trainer Freddie Roach is a joke coach. How come no one is laughing at the mentor of Manny Pacquiao and…
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Four Who Can Beat Manny, Four Who Can’t
I didn?t want to blurt it out but it?s stuck in my alleged cerebellum since he dazzled us in Houston. The Juan Manuel Marquez who spanked Juan ?Baby Bull? Diaz, operating at…
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Shock Market: MGM Mirage Getting Pounded Against Debt Default Ropes!
What happens in Vegas, isn?t staying in Vegas any longer. And what?s happening to MGM Mirage, which owns in whole or in part 20 casinos and is Nevada?s largest employer, is almost…
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Uncle Floyd: Lousy Poet But Mayweather Is Straw That Stirs The Drink!
?Freddie Roach is like a Don Rickles joke The likes of me he will never approach He can?t go first class, he belongs in coach His eggs are so scrambled, he don?t…
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Mayweather-Marquez Discussed For September In Vegas!
Juan Manuel Marquez?s televised ?callout? of retired Floyd Mayweather Jr. was not merely a distraction for the Mexican ringmaster?s real desire to land a third fight against archrival Manny Pacquiao. Conversations were…
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Fourflushers: Juan Manuel Marquez Backers Ignore Pacquiao’s Four Knockdowns!
Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao weren?t the only superstar boxers throwing darts on Saturday. Reliable reports have it that Hatton won ?the opening round? over May 2 opponent Pacman in a variety…
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Pacquiao Must Fight Brilliant Juan Manuel Marquez Uno Mas Tiempo!
Brilliance is as brilliance does. Juan Manuel Marquez punches with such precision he ought to call himself the ?Surgeon General? of big time boxing. Juan Ma marched into Juan Diaz?s hometown and…
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Loss To Juan Diaz Won’t Kibosh JMMarquez-Pacquiao Chapter 3!
BC comment contributor Epark is concerned that if Juan Manuel Marquez gets beat Saturday night in Houston by 10 years younger Juan Diaz, that result will muck up the potential third match…
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If Hyena’s Not Laughing Now… Wait Until Longhaired, Commie Prositute Valero Fights Pacquiao!
Edwin Valero?s tonguelashing of the other lightweights competing on the Golden Boy April 4 ?Lightweight Lightning? card in Austin, Texas, was taken somewhat personally by Jorge Barrios. I am not sure why…
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Mayweather’s $20M Demand Makes Pacquiao Blockbuster Unlikely!
If Manny Pacquiao fought Floyd Mayweather Jr., the big question is whether the King would stay the King. The dream match, the super fight, would pair the former Pound For Pound ruler…
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Vicious Venezuelan Looms Large For Manny
Check out the hair and the goatee and you might think this bad cat is just some latter day hippie who wandered away from San Francisco. Like wow, peace and love and…
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Only Pacnuthuggers Think Manny Should Go To 147 For Miguel Cotto!
Unless he changes his name to Sellout Coach Freddie Roach, I don?t think we will see Manny Pacquiao fighting Miguel Cotto this year or next. Or ever unless Pacman?s tutor radically changes…
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De La Hoya’s Brilliant Move: Turn Retirement Into Grand Salami!
Oscar De La Hoya?s brain is in no way nonpartisan or bipartisan. It?s completely divided. The left side tells him to fight one more time perhaps to make his series against his…
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Campbell’s Soup Overcooked, WBO Gives Nod To Marquez-Diaz Victor!
It's not good practice for a world boxing governing body to leave a title vacant. A vacant title means no sanctioning fees are being generated from that particular belt. The WBO will…
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Mouse That Roared Expands: After Crushing Pacquiao, Hatton Holds Key To World Peace!
Lee Beard, better known as the Mouse That Roared in the Ricky Hatton camp, has pretended to be an all knowing, all seeing seer of boxing. By his careful calculation and use…
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Pacquiao To Crumble In Six? Hatton Guru Lee Beard’s Honor Roll of Champions!
Lee Beard, the self-proclaimed genius who trains Ricky Hatton and has told erstwhile head trainer Floyd Mayweather to grab a mop and give the gym floor some glow, predicts assuredly that Hatton…
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Rough Sledding For Arum: Miguel Cotto Tired Of One Way Loyalty!
Bob Arum and Miguel Cotto are not exchanging Hershey?s Kisses today. They are not sending each other Valentine?s Day flowers. Arum?s brazen, in your face total defense of Antonio Margarito over Handwrapgate…
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Florida Farce; Campbell Blows TWO World Titles On Scales!
Somebody, quick, call Nate Campbell?s insurance company. A huge rock, no make that a boulder just came crashing through the living room of the glass house that erstwhile FORMER multiple belt world…
