There are 173,015 news articles in the database.
Displaying articles 104021 to 104040.
Canelo hopes Floyd isn't far off
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Thu, 03 May 2012
Junior middleweight titlist Saul "Canelo" Alvarez is only 21 and just beginning to come into his own. Yet even before he won a world title 14 months ago, he and his team talked about his one day facing the great Floyd Mayweather Jr.
With each passing fight, that scenario appears to come closer an Read Full Story >>>Mayweather and Cotto get in final words at press conference
By Darren Barcomb, 8countnews, Thu, 03 May 2012
The long awaited matchup between WBA Super World light middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (37-2, 30 KO?s) and Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO?S) is nearly upon us. This Saturday, the MGM Grand in Las Vegas will host one of the most anticipated bouts of 2012 and at yesterday?s ?Ring Kings? final pr Read Full Story >>> Azad Championship Report - Chad Dawson: The Champion
By Thomas Hauser, MaxBoxing.com, Thu, 03 May 2012
Drama is keyed to the personal lives of the participants. Regardless of what the rest of the world thought, the April 28th rematch between Chad Dawson and Bernard Hopkins at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City was high drama for Dawson and everyone who cares about him.
Dawson, age 29, was born in S Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao clarifies teen singer at next fight not Jessica
By Julien Merced C. Matabuena, The Manila Bulletin, Thu, 03 May 2012
MANILA, Philippines ? Contrary to rumors that have cropped up recently, Jessica Sanchez ? the 16-year old Filipino-Mexican top 5 finalist at the 11th season of ?American Idol? ? will not be singing the Philippine National Anthem at pound for pound king and Saranggani Rep. Manny Pacquiao?s upcoming b Read Full Story >>> Asia Shows Hunger for Sports Entertainment; Tickets to May 5 Boxing Event Wiped Clean
By Manny Piñol, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 03 May 2012
City of Singapore - The first signs of Asia's hunger for sports entertainment have been seen this early as tickets to the 4,000 seat-capacity Marina Bay Sands Resort Theater which hosts a double world boxing champ Read Full Story >>> MARINA BAY SANDS DOUBLE CHAMPIONSHIP TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT!
PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 03 May 2012
Chris Johns vs Shoji Kimura and Daud Yordan vs Lorenzo Villanueva to be broadcast in the region.
Tickets to the biggest sporting event at Sands Expo and Convention Center are sold out!
Singapore (3 May 2012) -- Mari Read Full Story >>> ANDY GANIGAN'S TRAGIC ENDING
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 03 May 2012
Hard-hitting southpaw Andy Ganigan, a Hawaiian of Filipino descent who won the World Athletic Association lightweight title
with a spectaular 2nd round knockout of Sean O' Grady on October 31, 1981 after dropp Read Full Story >>> TACONING IN WBC TITLE FIGHT LATER TODAY IN THAILAND
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 03 May 2012
Talented Filipino southpaw Jonathan "Lightning" Taconing attempts to add to the growing list of Philippine world boxing champions when he battles WBC light flyweight champion Kompayak Por Pramuk in the province of Buriram later today.
The title fight will take place in a temporary ring in fron Read Full Story >>> Uncle Roger says Floyd?s performance with Corrales was the greatest he?s seen
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Thu, 03 May 2012
You can forgive trainer Roger Mayweather for not being overly-excited amidst the pre-fight madness of his nephew Floyd?s bout with Miguel Cotto Saturday night. The MGM Grand w Read Full Story >>> Philippines: Sarangani town wants more power
By Edwin G. Espejo, Asian Correspondent, Thu, 03 May 2012
The municipal council of Alabel on Tuesday asked the Department of Energy (DoE) to order the National Power Corporation (Napocor) and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to give it priority in the dispatch of the electricity generated by the 55-megawatt Southern Philippine Power Read Full Story >>> Manny unlikely to catch May-Cotto
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Thu, 03 May 2012
LAS VEGAS -- While Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Miguel Cotto are ready to do battle on Saturday night at the MGM Grand, Manny Pacquiao -- on Tuesday the target of yet another Mayweather verbal meltdown -- is headed stateside to finish his training for his own fight.
And don't count on Pacquiao watch Read Full Story >>> What boxing needs now is a good fight from Mayweather or Pacquiao
By Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, Thu, 03 May 2012
We are told the tickets are "virtually sold out," which apparently is similar to being almost pregnant. Also, the pay-per-view is "certain to be" the second-biggest take since Mayweather and Oscar De La Hoya did a reported 2.4 million buys in 2007. That's like the Memphis Grizzlies' 27-point second- Read Full Story >>> Mayweather's volcanic spew on Pacquiao indicates Floyd knows he needs Manny bout
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Thu, 03 May 2012
Will he or won't he?
Some veteran boxing observers, including the Associated Press' Tim Dahlberg, are more convinced than ever after hearing Floyd Mayweather Jr. go into a rant about Manny Pacquiao on Tuesday that the American has no intention of ever fighting the Pinoy Idol.
At the risk of contin Read Full Story >>> The Rabbit Punch: Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Demands Manny Pacquiao Prove He Is Not A Terminator
By Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules, Thu, 03 May 2012
LAS VEGAS, Nev. ? Although Floyd Mayweather, Jr. faces Puerto Rican star Miguel Cotto in a pay-per-view blockbuster on Saturday, May 5, he cannot avoid questions about a fighter he has never faced despite endless speculation, trash talk, and (ultimately failed) negotiations: Manny Pacquiao.
Rat Read Full Story >>> Floyd Mayweather Jr. Certain Weight Won't Play a Role
By Keith Idec, BoxingScene.com, Thu, 03 May 2012
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is certain weight won?t be an issue Saturday night.
Miguel Cotto might be completely comfortable at 154 pounds, but Mayweather is confident his speed and skill advantages will negate any perceived disadvantage he?ll face by moving up from welterweight to junior middleweight t Read Full Story >>> FLOYD MAYWEATHER: "HE'S HIT THE CANVAS BEFORE, AND NOT JUST FROM PACQUIAO OR ANTONIO MARGARITO"
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Thu, 03 May 2012
"If he did turn it into a dog fight, he can't get to the target quicker than I can get to the target, so even though he can punch, he gotta realize this, he's hit the canvas before, and not just from Pacquiao or Antonio Margarito. He hit the canvas from other guys and he's been buckled by other guys Read Full Story >>> Lem's latest: Mayweather-Cotto final press conference
By Lem Satterfield, The Ring, Thu, 03 May 2012
LAS VEGAS - WBC welterweight titleholder Floyd Mayweather Jr. is featured on the cover of the lastest edition of ESPN Magazine along with the words "The Money Issue" in advance of Saturday night's HBO Pay Per View-televised clash with WBA junior middleweight beltholder Miguel Cotto at the MGM Grand Read Full Story >>> More powerful puncher than Manny Pacquiao: Andy Ganigan floored Alexis Arguello
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Thu, 03 May 2012
EDITOR'S NOTE: I paid required tribute to awesome Pinoy Puncher and former world lightweight champ Andy "Hawaiian Punch" Ganigan with this column published on July 7, 2009.
Family members informed the Honolu Star-Bulletin newspaper that Ganigan, only age 59, died on Wednesday in Las Vegas.
Unfortu Read Full Story >>> BRIAN VILORIA SHOWS HIS RESPECT TO THE ORIGINAL 'HAWAIIAN PUNCH' ANDY GANIGAN
By Kevin Davis, Boxing Socialist, Thu, 03 May 2012
A sad day for the sport of boxing as we lost another great champion Andy 'The Hawaiian Punch' Ganigan. Andy was a hard hitting southpaw from Waipahu, HI. Known for his outstanding knockouts in the seventies and eighties. He finished his career with 35 victories with 30 coming by way of knockout. Hi Read Full Story >>> Exclusive photos: Behind the scenes at the final Mayweather-Cotto presser
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Thu, 03 May 2012
.jpg)
Moments ago inside of the Hollywood Theatre at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, the final press conference was held for this Saturday night?s ?Ring Kings? Read Full Story >>>
|
