Michael Marley
2,302 articles · Boxing Confidential
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Acerbic Arum Drops Kibosh On Juan Manuel Marquez Being Added To Manny-Oscar Show!
Promoter Bob Arum has put the kibosh, as only he can, on the idea of Mexican ringmaster Juan Manuel Marquez fighting on the Manny Pacquiao-Oscar de la Hoya card Dec. 6 in…
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Dumb, Dumber, Dumbest: Adding Juan Manuel Marquez To Pacquiao-De La Hoya Like Putting Icing On Icing!
Dumb, dumber, dumbest. There you have it, my three word description for the bright light bulb who came up with the idea of putting Juan Manuel Marquez on the Manny Pacquiao-Oscar de…
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Manny Must Prioritize Or Oscar Willl Have Scrambled Pacquiao For Victory Breakfast!
Freddie Roach isn?t pushing the panic button. He?s taking it calmly and serene as usual. And the question here is not physical condition because Manny Pacquiao does not get out of shape…
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JC Chavez Jr., A Shamster Fighting Club Level Bout On PPV, Thank You, Blobfather!
If you look up chutzpah in the Boxing Encyclopedia, you will see Bob Arum?s picture. Chutzpah means the nerve, the unmitigated gall, and the complete of lack of shame shown by someone.…
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Like Sam Walton, Golden Guy Richard Schaefer Looks To Strangle The Competition!
It might shock ya and amaze ya but I?ve come to defend Richie Rich Schaefer. The money man, the Uber Banker, is getting widespread criticism for how he is running the expanding…
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Forbes Can Be Boxing Barometer For Oscar-Manny In Bout Against Berto!
Stevie Forbes has probably never thought of himself as a barometer but that is what he will be next Saturday night when he climbs into the Home Depot Center ring against unbeaten…
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Michael Marley Goes From The Rolling Stones To The Kidney Stones!
Do you remember the old childhood playground chant? "Sticks and stones will break my bones but names will never hurt me." I can assure you all, Pacfans, Pachaters and don?t give flying…
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Pinoy Pundit Ronnie Nathanielsz Misses Mark On Criticism Of Ricardo Lois!
I don?t think I have ever met Ronnie Nathanielsz. I know he is a respected, credible veteran Filipino sports journalist. And he is writing for a big outfit, The Inquirer, not for…
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Hands Of Stone Roberto Duran: I’m Leaning Toward Manny Pacquiao Victory!
MANCHESTER, NH--It?s fitting when you think it through. Roberto Duran was ?Manos De Piedra,? the legendary ?hands of Stone? who fought his way to fame and fortune after starting life sleeping rough…
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Legendary Hitman Hearns Convinced De La Hoya Turns Pacman Into Hurtman!
MANCHESTER, NH?Boxing legend Thomas Hearns was an extraordinary big man. He was almost always the tallest guy in his weight class dating back to his brilliant amateur days as a skinny but…
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Lois: Oscar’s Left Hook To Brain Will Make Pacquiao Do Crackhead Dance
The whole, wide world is divided into two types of people. You have your Pacfans and your Pachaters. Put Boxingconfidential.com?s Executive Editor Ricardo Lois in the latter camp. Believe it or not,…
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My Political Promise: Change Is Coming Dec. 6 For Oscar De La Hoya!
You thought I was kidding. I wasn?t kidding. Manny Pacquiao is Barack Obama. Barack Obama is Manny Pacquiao. Top campaign promises of Obamapac or of Pacobama,,, 1. I vow to thrash Giant…
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Why Manny Pacquiao Is Barack Obama And JM Marquez Is John McCain!
Top Reasons Why John McCain and Juan Manuel Marquez Are Alike John McCain was a prisoner of war at the Hanoi Hilton. They say the room service really sucks there. JM Marquez…
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Juan Ma Moves Into Lightweight Penthouse As Joan Guzman Is Number Ate!
It was a fortnight ago when I listed my upper echelon the lightweight division. Now, after big bouts in Houston and in Las Vegas and one non-bout in Biloxi, it?s time to…
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Nutrition Coach David Buer: Joan Guzman’s Body Rejected Going From 175 To 135 Pounds!
It happened to the great Roberto Duran and to many other fighters. In between fights, they let their bodies blow up with massive amounts of excess poundage. And, like Duran, when they…
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Fifty Year Boxing Guy Don Chargin: Ticket Demand For Manny-Oscar Over The Top!
Just when I was going to compliment (like he cares, lol) Oscar de la Hoya for finally taking responsibility for losing a trainer, the real Pretty Boy started blabbing about his Dec.…
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Oscar De La Hoya So Mad He May Pimp Slap Coach Freddie Roach!
"Like putting lipstick on a pig.? No doubt, the hottest expression in the boiling cauldron of politics right now. I had to wonder what would be boxing?s version(s) of applying lipstick to…
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Guarantee: Lightweight Winners, Losers All Scream For Pacquiao Cream!
Too much Pacquiao. Too much Amir Khan. Too much Marley. Those little old whinemakers, Lois and Chavez, never stop weeping. Long ago, I stood before you my friends and admitted, ?My name…
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Showtime Lands Compelling Bout, Cristian Mijares-Vic Darchinyan For Nov. 1!
Showtime has landed another enticing fight. Promoters Lou DiBella and Gary Shaw have come to terms with the premium cable network for a Nov. 1 title bout between Mexican ringmaster Cristian Mijares…
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Michael Marley’s Lightweight Hierarchy Unveiled: Guzman, Marquez, Diaz In Win, Place, Show Positions!
Manny Pacquiao?s got enough on his plate so I?m leaving him out of this for the time being. Besides, in case you?ve been stuck in a cave in Lower Slobbovia, he?s turning…
