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Roach to stay in Manny?s corner
Manny Pacquiao is hoping that his decision choosing Top Rank over Golden Boy will not in any way affect his relationship with his trainer Freddie Roach. "I?ve told him before ?Coach, whatever…
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MANNY PACQUIAO: FIGHTER OF THE YEAR & THE REST OF 24-KARAT ROLD?S 2006 GOLD!
LITTLE REALLY TO COMPLAIN ABOUT IN 2006! Arlington, VA-So often, boxing is defined by its faults. The insidious politics; networks that gouge the public with poor pay-per-view cards; but a quick scan…
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Don?t ever tell me that boxing is a dying sport!!!
If 2006 taught us anything, it would be that boxing is alive and well. Nothing had changed much in the heavyweight division. The unification tournament failed to materialize and we still do…
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Top Rank to lure Barrera for an April 28 fight for $ 2.5 million
NO ONE knows for sure what Bob Arum did to convince Manny Pacquiao that his future lies with him. But yesterday, Arum emerged triumphant in the battle for the mind and hands…
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Pacquiao picks Top Rank Inc. over Golden Boy Promotions Lures Barrera $2.5M for a return bout with Pacman in April
Adios Golden Boy. Hello Top Rank. Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao ended all the speculation over which promoter he's tying up with as he formally announced that he's fighting under Bob Arum's…
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Pacman confirms Arum tie-up, eyes Barrera fight
It will be Manny Pacquiao fighting Mexican slugger Marco Antonio Barrera in April before going up against another fighter in September in Macau. After the Filipino icon yesterday introduced Bob Arum as…
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Top Rank boss pulls off Pacman deal in secrecy
BOB ARUM may have boarded a stealth jet when he arrived in Manila the day after Christmas. By the time news broke out that the Top Rank president was in the country,…
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Old man Arum, he just keeps rolling along
Put one on the board for the old man? Bob Arum fended off a charge from bitter rival, the promotional neophyte Oscar De La Hoya, when he got Manny Pacquiao to sign…
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Top Rank for Manny; gets $1-M sign bonus?
IT?S final. Top Rank Promotions will be Manny Pacquiao?s promoter for the next four years. The 28-year-old Filipino boxing icon announced Thursday that finality of the contract he signed with Bob Arum…
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MAYWEATHER TOP OF THE WORLD
After mauling Erik Morales to defeat inside three rounds there are plenty of boxing fans and scribes decreeing Manny Pacquiao as the finest boxer, 'pound-for-pound', in the world today. And it's easy…
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PACQUIAO PICKS ARUM OVER DE LA HOYA
Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao has taken a defining step in his blooming ring career by picking the astute Bob Arum and his Top Rank Promotions over Oscar De La Hoya and…
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Pacman: My promoter is Top Rank!
If this battle is a boxing match, then Bob Arum has scored a mighty knockdown against promotional archenemy Oscar De La Hoya. The Hall-of-Fame promoter yesterday finally convinced Filipino boxing sensation Manny…
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PACQUIAO CHOOSES TOP RANK, BUT WANTS BARRERA!
Despite a looming court battle, Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao announced that he has chosen Bob Arum's Top Rank as his promoter over Oscar De la Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions during an afternoon…
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Pacquiao confirms next bout in April
Filipino boxing champ Manny Pacquiao confirmed Thursday that he is fighting either Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera or another fighter in April next year, with Top Rank's Bob Arum promoting the fight. In…
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Exclusive Interview: Freddie Roach <br>Roach Will Remain In Pacman’s Corner; Blasts ‘Degenerate’ Koncz As Arum Bagman
Manny Pacquiao may be committing professional suicide by spurning a better promotional deal from Oscar de la Hoya and Golden Boy but trainer Freddie Roach intends to remain in Pacman's corner. Roach…
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Michael Marley Reporting: Roach Trapped Now, Deal With Golden Boy Was Deliver Manny, Become Oscar’s Trainer; Arum, Pacman Steaming Off To See Wynn In Macau
Now it can be told... With Manny Pacquiao seemingly set to announce in Manila Thursday that he is going to be promoted exclusively by Bob Arum's Top Rank, the fallout from the…
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Villified Agent Koncz Wants Roach Exterminated<br>Arum Will Win Pacman Or Go Down Swinging In One Of His Last Great Promotional Fights
It might be one of his last great fights. The man is going-on-76 now. But Bob Arum will either solidify his business relationship with Manny Pacquaio or go down swinging. And Arum…
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Michael Marley’s Pacman Primer: Everything You Always Wanted To Know But Were Afraid To Ask
As the Pacman sage continues, I want to see if I can clarify some aspects of the fascinating fight among the promoters, managers, the trainer and various agents...so here goes. Q. Some…
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Pacman To Speak Thursday In Manila (With Uncle Bob Arum At His Side?)
Reliable sources indicate that Manny Pacquiao will speak to the media Thursday in Manila and that Top Rank honcho Bob Arum will be at his side. And the winner is...at least in…
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IN HUDDLE: Pacman tales
PEOPLE FROM Metro Manila who went to General Santos the other weekend to attend the three-in-one celebration of Pinoy boxing icon Manny Pacquiao had some interesting tales to tell. For starters, I…
