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Manny breaks tradition, starts sparring in LA
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Wed, 12 Oct 2011
MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao broke an old practice when he sparred on a Monday (yesterday in Manila) at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles. Pacquiao arrived in LA last Saturday and rested the following day in time for the resumption of his training for the big fight set Nov. 12. Pacquiao  Read Full Story >>>

Robert Garcia Rips Freddie Roach Over Donaire Attack
By Ryan Maquiñana, BoxingScene.com, Wed, 12 Oct 2011
Robert Garcia replied to recent comments from Freddie Roach disparaging the trainer?s prized pupil, unified bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire. ?Nonito?s looked sensational for those last four fights, and I just happened to start working in his corner for those fights,? Garcia told BoxingScene   Read Full Story >>>

RODRIGUEZ RE-UNITES WITH TRAINER SHIELDS IN HOUSTON AHEAD OF OCTOBER 21ST CARD AT FOXWOODS
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 12 Oct 2011
Mashantucket, CT/New York, NY - (10/11/2011) - Top-rated super middleweight contender, Edwin Rodriguez (19-0, 14KO's) has re-united with trainer Ronnie Shields, at Shields' camp in Houston, TX, as the two are putting the finishing touches on an intense training camp in preparation for Rodriguez' upc  Read Full Story >>>

'FLASH OF LIGHTNING' JACOBO HITS CEBU WITH TROPICAL STORM
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 11 Oct 2011

Cebu City- Carlos Jacobo and trainer Miguel Angel Meza Salazar spent their first day in the country's boxing capital under cloudy skies and rain showers brought about by Tropical Depression ?Ramon?. The situation is befitting cons  Read Full Story >>>

Danny Garcia still questioning HBO announcing crew, likes Ortiz vs. Alexander
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Tue, 11 Oct 2011

It?s been over three weeks since former welterweight champion Victor Ortiz surrendered his belt to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in their Las Vegas duel. The controversy surrounding the fight?s ending has been played out at length?s end but the realit  Read Full Story >>>

BOXING: WHEN LOSERS BECOME WINNERS
By Kevin Perry, RingTalk.com, Tue, 11 Oct 2011
Los Angeles, CA-Irony and the sport of pugilism go hand and hand. In what has become a regular occurrence in the boxing stratosphere is the practice of fighters who are on the losing end of decisions and or knockouts being rewarded with lucrative matches in return. The winners, thus become the more   Read Full Story >>>

Freddie Roach: Manny Pacquiao v. Timothy Bradley is ?All We?ve Got?
By Alex Groberman, Opposing Views, Tue, 11 Oct 2011
Sometimes it feels like Manny Pacquiao and Bob Arum take a poll of which fighter fans want the Filipino champion to fight next ? and then do the exact opposite. For days now, rumors have circulated that Timothy Bradley is likely the next fighter to get a shot at Pacquiao after they both make quic  Read Full Story >>>

?BELIEVE IT OR NOT? BLACK FIGHTERS DON?T DRAW!
By Pedro Fernandez, RingTalk.com, Tue, 11 Oct 2011
San Francisco, CA- Having been at this a while, I am always questioning the motives and intentions of both promoters and fighters alike. That is what makes me different from the norm, as in some instances I just throw out the ?who, what, where and when? format journalism is based on and head in anot  Read Full Story >>>

Bernard Hopkins Set to Meet His Obligation
By Gabriel Montoya, MaxBoxing.com, Tue, 11 Oct 2011
It?s been almost six years and nine fights since Bernard Hopkins had a contractual obligation to face a fighter not of his choosing. That fight was the rematch with Jermain Taylor who unseated him from his legendary middleweight perch in July of 2005. That time, it was Hopkins who was able to enforc  Read Full Story >>>

Ring Ratings Update: Brook on the rise
By Michael Rosenthal, The Ring, Tue, 11 Oct 2011
Do we have new welterweight star? Kell Brook faced a significant test against tough Pole Rafal Jackiewicz, rated No. 7 by THE RING at the time, on Saturday in Sheffield, England, Brook?s hometown. If the gifted 25-year-old did well, he could become a more-serious player in the 147-pound divis  Read Full Story >>>

SUGAR RAY LEONARD TO ATTEND WBC CONVENTION IN LAS VEGAS
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 11 Oct 2011

The World Boxing Council has received what it regards as "fantastic news." Its that Sugar Ray Leonard had accepted an invitation to attend the WBC's 49th Convention which will be held from December 11th to 17th in Las Vegas  Read Full Story >>>

MICHAEL KATSIDIS SUPER WARRIOR, WORLD CHAMPION, HISTORY MAKER
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 11 Oct 2011

Every young boys dream is to grow up and be a super hero, a world champion or to change history to achieve greatness in any field it takes not only dedication and sacrifice, but overcoming all to achieve greatness in any   Read Full Story >>>

Mayfield says Mayweather's interest in Pacquiao fight depends on Marquez showing
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Tue, 11 Oct 2011

San Francisco?s Karim Mayfield threw me for a loop recently when he announced he would be moving down in weight and campaigning in the junior welterweight class for his future ring endeavors. Mayfield had been looking for riches in t  Read Full Story >>>

ALEX ARIZA: "THIS IS A PERSONAL THING FOR MANNY...HE'S GOING OUT TO MAKE A STATEMENT"
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Tue, 11 Oct 2011
"He told me in the beginning. I was supposed to go out the same time as everybody else, but he brought me out a week earlier and he says, 'You know, this one is personal.' He doesn't like him; they don't like each other...I for sure know this is a personal thing for Manny and his approach to trainin  Read Full Story >>>

SAMPSON LEWKOWICZ: "MAYWEATHER AND MARTINEZ WILL SELL TWO MILLION...IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN WITH PACQUIAO"
By Mike Juhas, FightHype.com, Tue, 11 Oct 2011
"I believe that you cannot reach Mayweather. Mayweather will reach you when the time is right. Mayweather and Martinez will sell two million plus on pay-per-view. That is a fact, because you have the angel and the devil. To put the devil and the angel in one show, it would make history. That mix wil  Read Full Story >>>

24/7 Pacquiao-Marquez Music Video & Fight Preview
ProBoxing-fans.com, Tue, 11 Oct 2011
It's still about a month until the third installment in the Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez series takes place, on November 12th, live on HBO PPV. Debuting much sooner than that, on October 22nd, will be the Pacquiao vs. Marquez 24/7 series. Right here, you can get an early look at the 24/7 s  Read Full Story >>>

ROBERT GARCIA: "BRANDON GIVES MANNY A BETTER FIGHT THAN WHAT MARQUEZ WILL BE ABLE TO DO"
By Ben Thompson, FightHype.com, Tue, 11 Oct 2011
"I think Pacquiao, this time, it won't even be close. I feel that Pacquiao stops him. The other fights were very close, but this time, I think Pacquiao drops him a couple of times and then stops him in the later rounds...We want to get a piece of him before his career is over. It'll be a huge fight   Read Full Story >>>

Giving back to the fans - Pacquiao tops this list too
By Brad Cooney, Examiner.com, Tue, 11 Oct 2011
There have been many successful fighters throughout history. There have been many successful athletes in general but none of them have treated their fans better than Manny Pacquiao has. Sure some sports stars do nice things for their fans, but not on the scale Pacquiao does. Manny Pacquiao may ha  Read Full Story >>>

CASIMERO: THIS TIME, EXPECT A NEW ME
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 11 Oct 2011

Former WBO interim LT. Flyweight world Champion, JOHN RIEL CASIMERO, is ready to show the boxing world that it will be a NEW Quadro Alas they will see in action on October 15, 2011 at the Hoops Dome, Lapulapu City. It will be remembere  Read Full Story >>>

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