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Quijano: A missed golden opportunity
I HAVE no qualms about Top Rank promoting Manny Pacquiao. Bob Arum has been in the business for three decades and his track record of promoting and producing superstars is impeccable. Muhammad…
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Boxing Day caper
NOW THAT Manny Pacquiao has finally cast his lot with Bob Arum and his Top Rank Promotions, you would think that the hot debate would have also come to a close. Fat…
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DL Hoya better than Arum — Roach
MANNY PACQUIAO’S American trainer Freddie Roach was disappointed when he learned yesterday that the Filipino icon had signed up with Top Rank to promote his future fights. But Roach said signing the…
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Ricardo Lois Goes One on One with Edwin Valero – Part II
A few weeks back, I ran Part One of my interview with W.B.A. Super Featherweight Champion Edwin Valero. The interview can be read here. Valero returns to the ring on January 3,…
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FightFan.com’s 2006 Year End Awards!
After hours of deliberation the staff and regular contributors at FightFan.com got their picks in for the best of the best in 2006. See who Ace Freeman, Joe Bruiser, Chris Trimble, Russ…
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Arum assures big money fights for Manny
Top Rank Promotions owner Bob Arum said the other day he’s not worried about a supposed threat of rival Golden Boy preventing high-profile opponents Marco Antonio Barrera and Juan Manuel Marquez from…
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Personal favorites of 2006: The envelope, please
After 12 great months of prizefighting, we have a decision, most likely considerably less than unanimous, but "You can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself." We've seen some really great…
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Pacquiao gets better offer from De la Hoya
OSCAR de la Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions yesterday upped the ante as it offered Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao a much better deal for a March 17 showdown with Mexican Marco Antonio…
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Finkel calls Pacman disloyal, hits Bob Arum
SHELLY Finkel on Friday said he was disappointed over Manny Pacquiao’s choice of promoter and alluded to some of Bob Arum’s statements as “false.” “Bob Arum is incorrect as usual,” Finkel told…
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Golden Boy accepts offer to pit Barrera vs. Pacquiao
DESPITE the “knock down in the first round” in its promotional battle against Top Rank Inc., Golden Boy Promotions showed no ill feelings against Manny Pacquiao. Instead, GBP offered a 50-50 deal…
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The K9’s – Part II
OK, we're just halfway through our awards, and plenty of other things occurred in 2006, so let's get to the rest of our honors. FIGHT OF THE YEAR 1- Somsak Sithchatchawal TKO10…
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BREAKING NEWS: ARUM RESPONDS POSITIVELY TO GOLDEN BOY OFFER FOR A 50-50 DEAL FOR PACQUIAO-BARRERA
Golden Boy Promotions Chief Operating Officer Richard Schaefer says they would be willing to make the eagerly awaited rematch between Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao and WBC super featherweight champion Marco Antonio…
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The Year in Review
The year is over in terms of major bouts involving the top fighters, so with that, I have some awards to present. FIGHTER OF THE YEAR Manny Pacquiao Mr. Pacquiao dominated Erik…
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De La Hoya: The Win Mayweather Needs Most
During his ventures through various weight divisions in the last decade, Oscar De La Hoya has fought most of the elite fighters in each respective weight. With the exception of Shane Mosley…
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Floyd Mayweather, Too good to be true?
So i'll come out right now and say what the topic is about, Floyd Mayweather..Is he too good to be true? Undefeatable? Everybody knows if it looks to good to be true,…
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Mgr. Finkel ‘Angry’ Due To Pacman’s ‘Lack Of Loyalty, Bad Choices’
What follows is verbatim manager Shelly Finkel's disappointed reaction to Manny Pacquiao's announcement in Manila that the Filipino boxer will now fight for Bob Arum's Top Rank. Finkel also said that Arum's…
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Michael Marley’s Open Letter To Uncle Bob
Congrats! You Want Clay Pigeon Foe, Real Pacman Patsy?? Phone Rodney Berman In Jo'burg Regarding His IBF Champion, Malcolm Klassen. (This column contains no informed sources, no people familiar with anyone's thinking…
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GOLDEN BOY OFFERS PACQUIAO 50-50 FOR BARRERA FIGHT ON HBO PPV MARCH 17!
Moments ago Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer told Boxingtalk.com, "We have read reports out of the Philippines that Bob Arum made an offer to Golden Boy Promotions for $2.5M to provide the…
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Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer Speak Out on Manny Pacquiao, Marco Antonio Barrera, and Juan Manuel Marquez
Richard Schaefer, C.E.O. of Golden Boy Promotions, took time from his busy schedule this afternoon to discuss Manny Pacquiao?s decision to remain with Bob Arum?s Top Rank Promotions. Schaefer believes that Golden…
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The Pacman Soap Opera Ain?t Over Yet, Not By a Longshot
Manny picks Bob Arum and scorns Oscar De La Hoya in a Manila press conference. So what? My mother loves watching those over-acted, cheese ball Spanish language soap operas. Little did I…
