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McCain, King resolution calls for pardoning boxer
By Associated Press, Yahoo! Sports, Wed, 25 May 2011
WASHINGTON (AP)?Sen. John McCain and Rep. Peter King, who lost their last attempt to win a presidential pardon for the first black heavyweight champion, Jack Johnson, are looking for a rematch.
The two GOP lawmakers reintroduced a congressional resolution Tuesday urging President Barack Obama to Read Full Story >>>RECALLING ROY JONES & AL BERNSTEIN
By Pedro Fernandez, RingTalk.com, Wed, 25 May 2011
THIS NIGHT, ROY JONES LEFT US IN AWE!
San Francisco, CA- We were in Reno, NV, the late Lou Falcigno was the promoter as Greg Haugen was taking on one of the last media darlings from the world of boxing, Ray ?Boom-Boom? Mancini. Being the around the arena interviewer, meaning I was talking on came Read Full Story >>> Pacman should fight LH, not RH
By Rodel Rodis, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wed, 25 May 2011
I was wildly cheering for Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao at the Mandalay Hotel on March 15, 2008 even as Mexican supporters of Juan Miguel Marquez were screaming ?Marquez! Marquez!? in my ears. Pacman prevailed then, of course, as I am confident he will again when they meet for the third time this November Read Full Story >>> Sen. Santiago wants Pacquiao, ?Aling Dionisia? in her wedding rites
By Maila Ager, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Wed, 25 May 2011
MANILA, Philippines?Senator Miriam Defensor- Santiago now wants world boxing champion and Saranggani Representative Manny Pacquiao and his mother popularly known as ?Aling Dionisia? to witness her renewal of wedding vows.
The senator and her husband, Narciso Santiago Jr., are renewing their marri Read Full Story >>> Photos: Amir Khan begins training, opponent to be finalized this week
By Scott Heritage, Examiner.com, Wed, 25 May 2011
WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan began training at the Wild Card gym in Los Angeles this week ahead of his July 23rd fight, despite currently having no opponent final Read Full Story >>> Dawson to Hopkins: I Know You'll Keep Your Word
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 25 May 2011
Former WBC Light Heavyweight Champion "Bad" Chad Dawson wishes to congratulate Bernard Hopkins for his record-breaking victory last Saturday night against Jean Pascal.
With his unanimous decision, Hopkins became the oldest fig Read Full Story >>> Maurice Harris riding high going into Friday night?s rematch against Tony Thompson
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 25 May 2011
NEW YORK (May 24, 2011) ? The long, strange trip Maurice ?Sugar Moe? Harris has taken during his often tumultuous 18-year pro career is close to reaching its ultimate zenith as the USBA heavyweight champion makes final preparations for this week?s rematch against former world title challenger Tony ? Read Full Story >>> Muhammad Ali seeks release of Iran-held US hikers
By Associated Press, Yahoo! Sports, Wed, 25 May 2011
WASHINGTON (AP)?Two American hikers held captive in Iran for nearly two years have a big hitter in their corner: boxing champion Muhammad Ali, the self-proclaimed ?greatest of all time.?
Ali on Tuesday led a prominent group of U.S. Muslims in appealing for the release of Shane Bauer and Josh Fatt Read Full Story >>> Avila?s Updated Pound for Pound List May 2011
By David A. Avila, The Sweet Science, Wed, 25 May 2011
The sad loss by Roy Jones Jr. is a reminder of how difficult the world of prizefighting truly can be. While Jones was losing in Russia, Bernard Hopkins was winning in Canada and remains in the pound for pound list after all of these years.
For the past two years many asked why Hopkins is on this Read Full Story >>> A Tale of Two Light Heavyweights
By Ramon Aranda, 3MoreRounds.com, Wed, 25 May 2011
This past Saturday night we saw history made when Bernard Hopkins became the oldest fighter to win a world championship as he decisioned Jean Pascal in his own backyard. On that same card, Chad Dawson returned with new trainer Emanuel Steward, to win his first bout since losing to Pascal in August Read Full Story >>> ROY JONES NEARLY KILLED IN RUSSIA
By Jarrad Woods, RingTalk.com, Wed, 25 May 2011
WHY IS ROY STILL FIGHTING?
New York, NY- This weekend, the once unbeatable Roy Jones Jr. (52-8 40 KOs) was defeated by knockout for the second time in three bouts. His opponent, Russian born Denis Lebedev (22-1 17 KOs) could have given Roy a reason to pursue securing a cruiserweight (200 lbs.)tit Read Full Story >>> "I think it's a natural prequel to their first two fights"- HBO's Larry Merchant
By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Wed, 25 May 2011
In a move that was pretty much anticipated on all fronts yet still welcomed by many, Manny Pacquiao will defend his WBO welterweight title against heated rival Juan Manuel Mar Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao Vs Juan Manuel Marquez: What to Expect
By Geno McGahee, RingsideReport.com, Wed, 25 May 2011
On November 12th, Manny Pacquiao, 53-3-2, 38 KO?s , plans to take care of unfinished business in his third meeting with Mexican warrior, Juan Manuel Marquez, 52-5-1, 38 KO?s. Marquez is seen as the only man that can give the Filipino warrior a fight, outside of Floyd Mayweather, JR., which is why th Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao used steroids? Mosley denies saying that on Twitter
By Steve Cofield, Yahoo! Sports, Wed, 25 May 2011
The crazy world of 140 characters. Sarcasm stinks on Twitter and it's very easy to get burned once what looks like a critical statement goes viral. Shane Mosley found that out after his comments about Manny Pacquiao, @sugarshanem, blossomed into what many were labeling a steroid allegation.
Read Full Story >>> Freddie Roach gets show on HBO
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Wed, 25 May 2011
Star boxing trainer Freddie Roach is used to having cameras follow him around when he is preparing pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao for fights.
Now, he will take center stage as the star of a new six-episode unscripted primetime series, "On Freddie Roach," which is slated to debut in early 201 Read Full Story >>> UFC FIGHTER SAYS UNLIKE IN MMA, BOTH PACQUIAO AND MAYWEATHER HANDPICK OPPONENTS
By Andre Zurbrug, FightHype.com, Wed, 25 May 2011
This weekend, UFC heavyweight contender Roy Nelson will step into the Octagon to face former champion Frank Mir at UFC 130 in Las Vegas, Nevada. It will be the first time that Nelson has fought since losing a 3-round unanimous decision to top-ranked contender Junior Dos Santos back in August of 2010 Read Full Story >>> THE WBC AND THE HISTORIC MOMENTS WITH HBO. BERNARD HOPKINS BECOMES THE OLDEST FIGHTER IN HISTORY TO BECOME WORLD CHAMPION
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 25 May 2011
Saturday May 21, 2011 has been recorded as one of the greatest nights in the history of boxing. Bernard Hopkins, at age 46, performed with excellence and defeated in a dramatic fight WBC light heavyweight champion Jean Pa Read Full Story >>> Braveheart's Villanueva, Magbanua Invited To Train in U.S. with Former Valero Mentor
PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 25 May 2011
Lorenzo Villanueva.
World Boxing Organization (WBO) Oriental Featherweight champion Lorenzo "Thunderbolt" Villanueva and former WBO Interim Aspac Bantamweight champion Rolando "Smooth Operator" Magbanua have been inv Read Full Story >>> Roach Says Juan Manuel Marquez Has Given Manny Problems Like No Other
By Ron Borges, The Sweet Science, Wed, 25 May 2011
It has been too long in coming and so you have to wonder if it?s too late getting here, even though short of one other possibility it?s the only fight most people want to see Manny Pacquiao in.
With the stalemate between Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. dragging on into its third year, promote Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao's ultimate hater, Gupta strikes again, excludes Manny from Top 10
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Wed, 25 May 2011
Yankees slugger Reggie Jackson, one of the biggest egomaniacs to ever play the game, once boasted that he was ?the straw that stirs the drink? meaning that he was the supernov Read Full Story >>>
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