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TAPALES WINS BUT CONCEPCION LOSES SPLIT DECISION By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 07 May 2011

Promising super flyweight Marlon Tapales won a six round majority decision over a game Alejandro Solorio but fancied former world title challenger Bernabe Concepcion dropped a split decision to Juan Carlos Martinez at the Mandal Read Full Story >>>A Major Fight, and It?s Not on HBO? Times Are Changing for Big Promoters By Greg Bishop, The New York Times, Sat, 07 May 2011

LAS VEGAS ? On Saturday, the MGM Grand will serve as both the site of a welterweight title fight and a network experiment.
The bout, between Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley, will be decided Read Full Story >>> Concepcion Bested by Journeyman Martinez: A Sign of Things to Come? By Paul Magno, Associated Content, Sat, 07 May 2011 Manny Pacquiao-managed, Bernabe Concepcion (28-5-1, 15 KOs) dropped a shocking split decision at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nevada to journeyman, and loser of seven of his last ten, Juan
Carlos Martinez (19-12-1, 7
KOs).
Concepcion, the former world title challenger who was coming in Read Full Story >>> Massive image gallery: Behind the scenes at the Pacquiao-Mosley weigh-in By Chris Robinson, Examiner.com, Sat, 07 May 2011

Moments ago inside of the MGM Grand Garden Arena, WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and challenger and former-five time champion 'Sugar' Shane Mosley both weighed in Read Full Story >>> At a Strip Mall, Fans Keep Vigil for a Champion The New York Times, Sat, 07 May 2011 Some of the best things ? and biggest mysteries ? in this city can be found hidden in the nondescript strip malls that line miles of thoroughfares, most famously exotic ethnic restaurants tucked into plain storefronts.
But a different, if no less fascinating, scene could be found the other aftern Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao and Roach a part of this ?Pacman? Domination By Rich Mancuso, Boxing Insider, Sat, 07 May 2011 Days before another title defense for Manny Pacquiao, his trainer Freddie Roach is doing some last minute fight preparation. Pacquiao is still working hard and minimizing his rounds of sparring, before facing Shane Mosley Saturday evening at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas that will be televised on Read Full Story >>> Roach, Richardson share bonds By Arash Markazi, ESPN.com, Sat, 07 May 2011 LAS VEGAS -- Things have never been easy for Freddie Roach and Naazim Richardson.
Then again, they rarely are for boxing trainers.
They are the rugged backbone of a sport that has often lost its way and a constant reminder that the fight game is as ruthless and unforgiving as the real world.
Read Full Story >>> Celebrity preview: Playboy Playmates, Pacquiao and a pop princess By Robin Leach, Las Vegas Sun, Sat, 07 May 2011

This weekend in Las Vegas could be titled The Battle of the Beauties and the Brawlers. Playboy mogul Hugh Hefner and 2010 Playmate of the Year Hope Dworaczyk revea Read Full Story >>> Roach Warns Pacquiao To Be Patient in Mosley Clash BoxingScene.com, Sat, 07 May 2011 Freddie Roach has stressed the need for his man Manny Pacquiao to be patient in his WBO welterweight clash with Shane Mosley, but is keen for a knockout win to try and lure Floyd Mayweather Jr into a mega fight with the Filipino.
Eight-time world champion Pacquiao is the overwhelming favourite to Read Full Story >>> It's Manny Time in Little Manila By Aditi Kinkhabwala, The Wall Street Journal, Sat, 07 May 2011 JERSEY CITY, N.J.?Holding a broom, looking across the Filipino wares at the Philippine Bread House here on Newark Avenue, Edwin De La Cruz smiled sheepishly. No, he said, he's not really a boxing fan.
"I am just a Manny fan," the 42-year old Filipino immigrant said, his eyes lighting up as he nam Read Full Story >>> Weighing In on Pacquiao-Mosley: The Scales Tell The Story By Carlos Cinco, FightcardBoxing.net, Sat, 07 May 2011 Huge, huge megafight tomorrow night, Manny Pacquiao versus Shane Mosley. Watching the weigh ins earlier today you got to believe the scales tell the story here. Based on what we saw at the weigh-ins today, I can say both fighters trained very well for this fight.
Pacquiao is his usual prepared Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley Will Boost Vegas Economy by $200M+ Opposing Views, Sat, 07 May 2011 As cool as it was to see the Manny Pacquiao experience hit the road and draw upwards of 40,000 fans at Cowboys Stadium last year, there was never any doubt that he'd be back in action in Las Vegas eventually.
And no one is happier about that than Las Vegas itself.
With the fight capital of the Read Full Story >>> Nothing off the scale yet, but drama awaits if Mosley?s power can rewrite a story that favors Pacquiao By Rick McKenzie , 15rounds.com, Sat, 07 May 2011 LAS VEGAS ? The scales tipped in favor of Shane Mosley by three pounds. The noise meter favored Manny Pacquiao by untold decibels, all deafening. The odds grow, but never really change. They always add up to Pacquiao.
From news conferences to introductions to the official weigh-in, all of the Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao Vs Shane Mosley: It?s Showtime By Samaarah Choubak, RingsideReport.com, Sat, 07 May 2011 This report is fully dedicated to the main event in Vegas between Pacquiao vs. Mosley. It?s been on everyone?s lips and minds for months, the arrival of ?Sugar? Shane Mosley to be defeated and sent to the Hall of Fame or to reap the rewards of Big Bear training by Brother Naazim Richardson ?
Only Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao Has Big Beef After Weigh-In TMZ.com, Sat, 07 May 2011 Manny -- who is scheduled to beat Sugar Shane Mosley tomorrow in Las Vegas -- weighed in at 145 lbs ... 2 lbs under the welterweight limit.
Immediately after getting off the scale, Manny followed his tradition and ate a big meal prepared by his long-time personal chef.
And what, you ask, does Read Full Story >>> Exclusive: Watch the Pacquiao vs. Mosley Weigh-in! By Ace Freeman, FightFan.com, Sat, 07 May 2011 Watch exclusive video coverage of the weigh-in for the May 7 mega fight between Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley that took place earlier at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Tune in Saturday night to catch all the action live on Showtime PPV! Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO - 145 LBS, MOSLEY - 147 LBS (PHOTOS) PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 07 May 2011

May 6, 2011, Las Vegas, Nevada -- (L-R) Filipino Superstar Manny Pacquiao (L) weighed in at 145 lbs and "Sugar" Shane Mosley came in at 147 lbs for their World Welterweight championship fight Saturday, May 7 (Sunday May Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao weighs in lighter than Shane Mosley By Mark Lamport-Stokes, Reuters, Sat, 07 May 2011 LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Manny Pacquiao weighed in just two pounds lighter than American Shane Mosley after the Filipino was welcomed by deafening cheers from his supporters on the eve of Saturday's WBO welterweight title fight.
Pacquiao, 52-3-2 (38 knockouts), tipped the scales at 145 pounds in fro Read Full Story >>> The mad Manny Pacquiao circus will end soon, but sorry Mosley, it will not happen tonight By Barry McGuigan, mirror.co.uk, Sat, 07 May 2011 YOU can?t beat fight night in Las Vegas when Manny Pacquiao is in town.
Floyd Mayweather might beg to differ, but no-one else would argue that the Pac Man is not boxing?s biggest star today.
Pacquiao is more distracted than ever. His political career back home in the Philippines and the millio Read Full Story >>> Pac-Man prepared to go on attack By Agence France Press, Google News, Sat, 07 May 2011 LAS VEGAS, Nevada ? Manny Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, says he wants the Filipino southpaw to force the action enough to throw challenger Shane Mosley off his guard in their world title fight on Saturday.
"Most older fighters go forward well but they can't go backwards in the ring," Roach s Read Full Story >>>
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