New GMs Barbosa (L) and Bitoon. MANILA---OLIVER Barbosa (2571) and Richard Bitoon (2515) were officially conferred the Grandmaster (GM) title by FIDE,   

KATSIDIS JOINS UP WITH EARL AHEAD OF BURNS FIGHT
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 01 Nov 2011
***LIVE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT ON BOXNATION (SKY PLATFORM CH. 456)*** Brit Basher Michael Katsidis has teamed up with former victim Graham Earl ahead of his Interim WBO World Lightweight title clash with Ricky Burns at the Wembley Arena this Saturday night. The Aussie powerhouse was involved in a  Read Full Story >>>

Manny Pacquiao assures fans there will be fireworks at Juan Manuel Marquez fight in Las Vegas
By Gareth A Davies, Telegraph.co.uk, Tue, 01 Nov 2011
The previous two bouts between the two ring greats have been engaging battles, though Marquez has always maintained that he won both, despite having to settle for a draw in their first clash and losing a razor-close split decision in the second. Pacquiao, who looks in tip-top shape after openin  Read Full Story >>>

ALEX ARIZA: "I'M TELLING YOU, MANNY'S NOT MESSING AROUND"
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Tue, 01 Nov 2011
"I'm telling you, Manny's not messing around. He's not fucking around. He gets up at 5:30 AM every day, so I need to be done and out the house and meet Manny by the time it's 6:00 AM wherever he's at. Amir's up at 6:00 AM, then Manny gets finished, then Julio [Cesar Chavez Jr.] comes in later on in   Read Full Story >>>

Don?t blink, Angulo-Kirkland
By Igor Frank, Examiner.com, Tue, 01 Nov 2011

?The first guy that lands a big punch will win this fight,? said veteran cut man, Tony Rivera On Saturday, when I asked him about upcoming super w  Read Full Story >>>

No Cancun Vacation for Peter 'Kid Chocolate' Quillin
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 01 Nov 2011

Fighting Scotsman Craig McEwan Saturday night on HBO LOS ANGELES (October 31, 2011) - Undefeated middleweight contender Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin (25-0, 19 KOs) breaks his Los Angeles training camp Wednesday to depa  Read Full Story >>>

World Boxing Champion John 'The Quietman' Ruiz Subject of Children's Book 'Hooks & Jabs'
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 01 Nov 2011

John Ruiz. MEDFORD, Mass. (October 31, 2011) - Two-time World Boxing Association ("WBA") heavyweight champion John "The Quietman" Ruiz is the subject of a bi-lingual, children's book, Hooks & Jabs, which was written by Jos  Read Full Story >>>

Angulo vs. Kirkland - The 154 Pound Super Fight, Fans Have Craved That We Got Thru The Back Door From HBO
By Chris Carlson, Rope-A-Dope Radio, Tue, 01 Nov 2011
Fireworks are guaranteed when Alfredo Angulo and James Kirkland step in the ring to face off in Cancun, Mexico on HBO November 5th. It's a fight that boxing fans have wanted and needed from HBO for a long time now. We got the fight, just not exactly how HBO wanted it. Usually HBO builds 2 fighters w  Read Full Story >>>

MARQUEZ'S STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH AN "ADMITTED STEROID DEALER" SAYS VICTOR CONTE
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Tue, 01 Nov 2011
Should pound-for-pound champion Manny Pacquiao be asking Juan Manuel Marquez to take the tests? According to Victor Conte, maybe he should. Earlier today, the former founder of BALCO Laboratories and current CEO of SNAC System, Inc. informed his followers on Twitter that Marquez is currently working  Read Full Story >>>

Ring Ratings Update: Calderon unimpressive
By Michael Rosenthal, RingTV.com, Tue, 01 Nov 2011
Ivan Calderon, 36, might be a Hall of Famer one day but it appears he no longer fights like one. The former two-division titleholder, who has moved back down to strawweight, was able to slip past unheralded Felipe Rivas ? a 9-9-1 fighter going into the fight who replaced injured Raul Garcia -- S  Read Full Story >>>

Thank You Boxing Gods: Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley Not Imminent
By Alex Groberman, Opposing Views, Tue, 01 Nov 2011
Hallelujah, our pugilistic prayers have been answered. Fear not, boxing loyalists who figured Timothy Bradley signing to Top Rank meant that a bout between him and Manny Pacquiao was imminent ? Bob Arum says it isn?t. Of course, for that to be true Arum would have to be committing an act that   Read Full Story >>>

PROFESSIONAL BOXING: END OF AN ERA & TIME FOR ANOTHER?
By Chuck Marbry, RingTalk.com, Tue, 01 Nov 2011
?HE WHO FAILS TO LEARN FROM HISTORY IS A FOOL!? Liberty, N.C- ?My name is John L. Sullivan, and I can lick any son of a bitch in the house!? By the year 1892, John L. had been making that claim and backing it up as heavyweight champion of the Bare Knuckle Boxing world for little over a decade.   Read Full Story >>>

Round And Round, Including What's Next For Tavoris Cloud, Brandon Rios, Tony Thompson And Others
By Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules, Tue, 01 Nov 2011
Happy Halloween, everyone. They can make a "sexy ____ costume" out of everything. There's your sexy boxer costume. But did you know you could be a sexy watermelon? If not, you do now. (h/t girlfriend of the site Jenna) In this spoooooooky edition of Round and Round, besides what's in the headline  Read Full Story >>>

LEWKOWICZ TO ROACH: "LET'S DO IT...LET PACQUIAO PROVE IT THE DAY WE FIGHT"
By Mike Juhas, FightHype.com, Tue, 01 Nov 2011
Recently, during a Skype conversation with US troops in Afghanistan, world-class trainer Freddie Roach revealed that he would have no problem with Manny Pacquiao taking on middleweight king Sergio Martinez at a catchweight of 150 pounds. "I would put Manny Pacquiao in front of Sergio Martinz at 150   Read Full Story >>>

Roach Vs Beristain, The masterminds behind Pacquiao and Marquez
By Vitali Shaposhnikov, Diamond Boxing, Tue, 01 Nov 2011
On November 12th, both Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez are going into their trilogy closing fight with a personal agenda. Coming off of a draw in their first fight, both men threw bombs with bad intentions in their rematch bout. When Pacquiao was announced the winner, an uncomfortable feeling  Read Full Story >>>

Video: Good times and an early look inside Margarito?s camp in Mexico
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Tue, 01 Nov 2011

It?s hard to understate how important the upcoming rematch between WBA junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto and former champion Antonio Margarito is to each man. Set to take place at December 3rd in  Read Full Story >>>

Weekend Afterthoughts, With Video Of A Fight Of The Year Candidate, Questions From The Latest Episode Of 24/7 Pacquiao/Marquez And More
By Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules, Tue, 01 Nov 2011
Last week's smash-up between strawweights Akira Yaegashi and Pornsawan Porpramook has edged itself into the crowded Fight of the Year discussion, and maybe deserves to be in the lead. It's that terrific. The early rounds are merely very good, as Yaegashi mostly controls things, punctuated by the occ  Read Full Story >>>

Video Interviews: Pacquiao ?97% Ready? for Marquez, Arum & Roach Chime in At Media Day
ProBoxing-fans.com, Tue, 01 Nov 2011
Manny Pacquiao held his media workout session last week, and the reports have been coming in nonstop since that he's been looking in excellent shape. He's super motivated and eager to get into the ring with Marquez once again, and to get the decisive victory he's been seeking over his rival. Below,   Read Full Story >>>

Betting odds widen:Pacquiao & Marquez somewhere between 'violent & hysterical'
By Granville Ampong, Examiner.com, Tue, 01 Nov 2011

HOT POTATO via Hollywood, California - Nearly ninety-five percent of all the interplays for betting odds brings to mind the likelihood that such purported event would transpi  Read Full Story >>>

Ring Magazine: Bible of Boxing or Book of the Dead?
By Paul Magno, Associated Content, Tue, 01 Nov 2011
For those not familiar with me, you should know that I'm not one of those boxing trivia nerds who waxes poetic about old boxing scribes or one of those guys who thinks that, because they once read an article in an old magazine about some booze-addled Irish boxer in the 30′s, they actually know  Read Full Story >>>

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