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Pinoy judges seek boxing reforms
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sun, 17 Jun 2012
MANILA, Philippines - In the wake of the controversial decision that took away the WBO welterweight championship from Manny Pacquiao and awarded it to Timothy Bradley Jr. in Las Vegas last weekend, two Filipino boxing judges are stepping up efforts in a crusade for reforms in the sport.
Silvestr Read Full Story >>>Bum decisions have hounded boxing for years
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 17 Jun 2012
THE ?sweet science,? with its curious amalgam of arcane rules and profligate events will always be a hotbed for controversy. It?s not infamously referred to as the red-light district of sports for nothing.
Think the verdict in Pacquiao-Bradley was hogwash? Well, it?s just the latest installment o Read Full Story >>> Sun.Star Essay: Manny in the woman
By Erma M. Cuizon, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 17 Jun 2012
WHAT?s your thought on Manny being defeated by Bradley?
Don?t ask a fan, just ask the woman in the house. He won, the woman insists.
A young woman working as a waitress in a mall resto shrugged her shoulders and said, ?Okey lang.? But after a short silence, she said quietly, ?Pero maayo unta t Read Full Story >>> Ooops, not split but spit verdict in Vegas, fellas
By Al S. Mendoza, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 17 Jun 2012
IT?S been a week since Manny Pacquiao suffered that bitter ?loss? at the hands of the exceedingly under-matched Timothy Bradley.
Bitter because that ?loss? was not supposed to have happened the way it did.
It was not a loss for Pacquiao in the first place.
It was a farce in the second place Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao has peaked, may decide to retire?
By Federico D. Pascual Jr., The Philippine Star, Sun, 17 Jun 2012
HANG THE GLOVES: We join his millions of admirers in welcoming home boxing legend Manny Pacquiao ? forever champion in our hearts ? on his return from that controversial fight last June 9 in Las Vegas.
What we say here will not matter, but we still insert our minority opinion that Pacquiao should Read Full Story >>> WBO could order Pacquiao to avoid Marquez and rematch Bradley
By Phil D. Jay, World Boxing News, Sun, 17 Jun 2012
The WBO?s decision to put together a five-strong team to review last week?s hotly-disputed welterweight title fight between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley may have a bearing on who the Filipino fights in October.
Pacquiao, 33, and promoter Bob Arum have both leaned towards a fourth contest w Read Full Story >>> Bradley-Pacquiao II is a good thing
Yahoo! Sports, Sun, 17 Jun 2012
He knew it. His corner knew it. Everyone in the MGM Grand Garden Arena knew it. Timothy Bradley was the benefactor of daylight robbery against Manny Pacquiao.
After starting the contest with confident intent, Bradley soon fell prey to the incumbent champion's cerebral defence and superior positio Read Full Story >>> Shame and scandal in Las Vegas
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sun, 17 Jun 2012
LAS VEGAS, Nevada ? What was tipped to be a sparring session for 4-1 favorite Manny Pacquiao became the stage for one of the most hideous highway robberies in the history of professional boxing as unbeaten challenger Timothy Bradley, Jr. didn?t even think he won but snatched the WBO welterweight tit Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-Bradley Aftermath: No One Else To Take Blame But Nevada
By Charles Jay, Boxing Insider, Sun, 17 Jun 2012
If you are wondering why Nevada is taking all the heat and the WBO is going to be conducting its own five-person review of the Manny Pacquaio-Timothy Bradley, the answer is clear: Nevada has to take the heat, because it wanted the power all to itself.
Photo: Chris Farina/ Top Rank
The state, whi Read Full Story >>> 2012 OLYMPICS: DECREASING NUMBER OF FILIPINO OLYMPIC BOXERS
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 17 Jun 2012
Mark Anthony Barriga.
Boxing is the brightest hope for the first Olympic gold medal of the Philippines. But even with the outpouring of financial support from Mr. MVP Manny V. Pangilinan, the optimism for the elusiv Read Full Story >>> 4TH YALIN WOMEN?S WORLD 10-BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS TO BE HELD IN MANILA
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 17 Jun 2012
The 2012 Yalin Women?s World 10-Ball Championships will see the fourth staging of the prestigious tournament by Dragon Promotions at Robinson?s Galeria in the plush Ortigas business district in Pasig from August 20 t Read Full Story >>> Duane Ford To Explain Pacquiao-Bradley Card To Lampley
By Keith Idec, BoxingScene.com, Sun, 17 Jun 2012
Judge Duane Ford will be a guest Saturday night on the second installment of ?The Fight Game With Jim Lampley.?
The half-hour show will debut on HBO at midnight EDT, after the live broadcast of a middleweight title fight that?ll match Mexico?s Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. against Ireland?s Andy Lee fro Read Full Story >>> No hero?s welcome this time
By Beth Celis, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sun, 17 Jun 2012
THIS time there was absolutely no fanfare when Manny returned home from a fight, Manny himself chose to dispense with the usual hero?s welcome, explaining that he had to head straight to Sarangani as early as he can because he had to help the flood victims of his province.
Perhaps Manny just looked Read Full Story >>> Who won the fight?
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Sun, 17 Jun 2012
Last Wednesday, I promised a Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley Jr. fight T-shirt from Las Vegas to the tweep who sends the most creative tweet replying to the question ? Who really won? The deadline for entries was last Friday at the stroke of midnight.
Here are some of the answers sent to my twitte Read Full Story >>> Boxing Promoters Association looking to take action in wake of Pacquiao-Bradley
ProBoxing-fans.com, Sun, 17 Jun 2012
The Boxing Promoters Association (BPA) reacted swiftly in an unprecedented act of establishing a "figurehead" for the sport of boxing in the wake of the controversial decision rendered last Saturday night as challenger Timothy Bradley was awarded a highly controversial decision over welterweight cha Read Full Story >>> ANOTHER BUM DECISION RESULTS IN RUBILLAR LOSING IN WBO LATINO TITLE FIGHT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 16 Jun 2012
Rubillar.
One week after ?Fighter of the Decade? Manny Pacquiao was robbed of his WBO welterweight title in one of the worst decisions in pro boxing, another Filipino has suffered a somewhat similar fate.
Respec Read Full Story >>> ?Forget what happened?
Business Mirror, Sat, 16 Jun 2012
MANNY PACQUIAO was feted on his return home on Saturday despite losing one of his eight championship belts in a contentious loss to Timothy Bradley.
Pacquiao, who has returned to help flood victims in his home province which he represents in Congress, was showered with confetti although his homecom Read Full Story >>> Athletic Commission Ineptitude Is Killing Boxing And MMA
By Kevin Marshall , Spike.com, Sat, 16 Jun 2012
If you've been living under a rock, it might surprise you to find out that there was a bit of controversy over in our sister sport and, surprisingly, it didn't involve Floyd Mayweather (who also made news recently when he complained that jail is too much like jail). Rather, it involved his public ne Read Full Story >>> WAS THIS THE BIGGEST ROBBERY IN BOXING HISTORY?
PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 16 Jun 2012
Manager of champions (Luisito Espinosa, Morris East ) broadcaster, journalist and longtime colleague Hermie Rivera has forwarded to us a fantastic article on the Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley title fight by Jeff Powell of t Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao declines hero's welcome, to focus on Sarangani flood victims
GMA News Online, Sat, 16 Jun 2012
While he remains the champ for Filipinos, boxing icon and Sarangani Rep. Emmanuel ?Manny? Pacquiao on Saturday declined a hero?s welcome upon his arrival so he can attend to his cons Read Full Story >>>
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