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Advice to Erik Morales, from Sugar Ray
SUGAR Ray Leonard said it very, very subtly. The sweet-punching legend took extra care not to offend. Leonard could've told Manny Pacquiao to play it smart, box intelligently when they met on…
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Back to school for Pacquiao after LA
By Abac Cordero
Manny Pacquiao, believe it or not, has started thinking about life after boxing. The Filipino ring gladiator, in a recent TV interview, said he plans to continue his studies once he gets…
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Pacquiao watch
BY THE time this column sees print, Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao should have already sparred nearly 130 rounds against an assortment of sparring mates. Next week, he will taper off with…
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Morales admits: Pacquiao has speed, powerful left
Erik ?El Terrible? Morales admitted he has to overcome Manny ?Pac Man? Pacquiao's speed and power with sound fight management to emerge victorious in their Mar. 19 showdown in Las Vegas. ?I…
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Morales-Pacquiao Breakdown
Erik Morales vs. Manny Pacquiao, wow! Asking me to pick between the two is like asking me, what came first the chicken or the egg? I don?t know. For once in my…
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?PAC-LAND? IS DEVOTED TO MANNY PACQUIAO
By Jason Aniel
FILIPINO FIGHT FANS BEYOND FANATICAL FOR MANNY! As Pedro Fernandez described recently in his ?Unplugged? interview with World featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao, the ?Pac-Man? bandwagon is in high gear as Manny finalizes…
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Pacquiao, Morales talk the talk
By Cory Rapacz
On March 19th Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao will battle each other?on pay-per-view in the most eagerly anticipated bout of the year thus far.? This fight is almost guaranteed to satisfy both…
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Who else but Manny Pacquiao?
BACOLOD City -- Yes, he is still the topic and will continue to be up to the time he fights Erik Morales. Or even beyond that, win or lose. In the lobby…
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Morales spars 12 rounds, ready to brawl
ERIK "El Terible" Morales went the full 12 rounds against different sparmates yesterday and declared himself ready for his March 19 showdown with Filipino champion Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Garden…
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The Business of Vegas Boxing: Thank Goodness Boxing is Coming to Caesars Palace
There are two things about boxing we’re talking about in Las Vegas. Actually, that’s a lie. There are lots of things about boxing that we’re talking about in Vegas, but two predominate.…
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PACQUIAO-MORALES PRE-FIGHT SPECIAL
As excitement builds up towards the explosive battle between Ring Magazine featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao and former three-time world champion Erik ?El Terrible? Morales on March 20 (Manila Time) at the MGM…
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OPBF TITLE-BOUT REPORTS, 2005
By Joe Koizumi
Elongated Chikashi Inada (17-2, 12 KOs), 134.5, captured the OPBF lightweight belt. He made a good start, overcame countering attacks by WBC 7 ranked defending champ Dennis Laurente (21-3-4, 11 KOs), 134.5,…
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Leonard: Pacquiao should use his head
A DAY after trainer Freddie Roach bragged about a secret weapon that will be the key to Manny Pacquiao's victory, the legendary Sugar Ray Leonard paid the Filipino boxing idol a visit…
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Mike confirms he will watch Pacquiao fight
By Nick Giongco
THE LIST of big-named personalities attending the March 19 super-fight between Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales continues to grow with First Gentleman Mike Arroyo confirming his presence at ringside on fight night.…
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Round Thirteen: Manny Pacquiao vs Erik Morales Mailbag!
By Isaac Barrio
Gil P. Acosta: I was just to shy to post my prediction and analysis for this fight. Because I might be misunderstood that I am so confident with Pacquiao. I really think…
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MANNY PACQUIAO ?UNPLUGGED? INTERVIEW
BIGGER THAN AN ICON, MANNY IS ?SUPERMAN!? There is nothing quite like the position World featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao is in currently. At home, in the Philippine islands, Manny is bigger than…
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‘Good Luck,’ Leonard Tells Pacquiao
LOS ANGELES?Legendary Sugar Ray Leonard and featherweight People?s Champion Manny Pacquiao expressed mutual respect and pleasantries Thursday at a chance meeting at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood here. Pacquiao, who idolized…
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More about Pacquiao
No Filipino fist-fighter I know has been written about more often and more prodigally than Manny Pacquiao. Day in and day out we have news about him from Las Vegas and New…
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Countdown to March 19
BACOLOD CITY -- The boxing event everybody is talking about almost everywhere--in the coffee shops, barbershops or even in elementary school pupils' huddles, is approaching the moment of truth. Make that a…
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CAN ERIK HACK THE PAC ATTACK?
Many fights have the potential for action and drama but none more so than the meeting of Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas on 19 March. This is one of…