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Sir Henry Cooper to be honoured at Pacquiao v Mosley in Las Vegas
By Phil D. Jay, WBN, Fri, 06 May 2011
All at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas will honour former British heavyweight champion Sir Henry Cooper with the bell tolling and a minute silence being observed in appreciation of the man who almost knocked out the great Muhammad Ali in 1963. Cooper, who also held European and Commonwealth titles, died Read Full Story >>>Pacquiao to earn US$20M from Mosley fight
ABS-CBN News, Fri, 06 May 2011
MANILA, Philippines -- Already the richest congressman in the country, Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao is set to makie millions more, when he goes in the ring on Saturday (Sunday in Manila).
Accordng to ESPN.com's Dan Rafael, the Pacman stands to earn at least $20 million when he fights Shane Mosle Read Full Story >>> Kelly Pavlik seeks fresh start on Pacquiao vs. Mosley undercard
By Case Keefer, Las Vegas Sun, Fri, 06 May 2011
Kelly Pavlik looks out of place.
He?s sitting on a stage in a conference room outside of the MGM Grand Garden Arena with a handful of young boxers who are eager to boost their profile by fighting on the undercard of Saturday?s Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley bout.
Unlike his counterparts, Pavl Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao the dragon vs. dog-loving underdog
By Benjamin Pimentel, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Fri, 06 May 2011
SAN FRANCISCO?Manny Pacquiao says Bruce Lee is his idol. So it?s good to note that the last time Bruce Lee battled it out with a black guy, he won convincingly against a bigger, seemingly more formidable opponent.
But then again, that?s in the movies.
In real life, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had no c Read Full Story >>> Wilfredo Vazquez, Jorge Arce will look to live up to talk on Pacquiao undercard
By Case Keefer, Las Vegas Sun, Fri, 06 May 2011
The fighters squaring off in direct support of Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena obviously didn?t take cues from the headliners.
Pacquiao and Mosley have declined to talk any trash heading into their welterweight title fight. Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. and Jorge Arc Read Full Story >>> Arum: "Pacquiao Will Never Face a Golden Boy Fighter!"
By Lem Satterfield, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 06 May 2011
LAS VEGAS -- Eight-division titlist, Manny Pacquiao, will never enter the ring opposite a fighter promoted by Golden Boy Promotions, said Top Rank Promotions CEO, Bob Arum, the promoter of the WBO welterweight champion.
At issue, said Arum, is the ongoing lawsuit filed by Pacquiao in December of Read Full Story >>> KONCZ HOPING CONCEPCION WILL PUT ON A SHOW
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 06 May 2011
Manny Pacquiao?s adviser Michael Koncz says he is hoping that featherweight Bernabe Concepcion will put on a show when he battles Mexico?s Juan Carlos Martinez in the co-main event of a Top Rank fight card at t Read Full Story >>> Boxer Manny Pacquiao a humanitarian who can hurt
By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times, Fri, 06 May 2011
The contradictions in Manny Pacquiao's dual careers are unmistakable.
He is embracing a humanitarian campaign in his significant day job, and is being asked to knock a man out in his lucrative work Read Full Story >>> Legacy in the making
By Robert Morales, Whittier Daily News, Fri, 06 May 2011
Manny Pacquiao's accomplishments during a 16-year career are, in one way, more impressive than any in boxing history.
He has won major-sanctioning body world titles in a record-tying six weight classes, and since he also defeated two others who were considered people's champions many experts are Read Full Story >>> TAPALES WILL GO TO BATTLE WITHOUT A CUTMAN
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 06 May 2011
Las Vegas, NV:- Marlon Tapales, the super flyweight prospect from Lala, Lanao del Norte who is making his US debut tomorrow night at the Mandalay Bay against Alejandro Solorio of Huntington Park, CA will go to the fight wi Read Full Story >>> Ana Julaton on her next fight, Pacquiao-Mosley and the NBA Playoffs
By Dennis 'dSource' Guillermo, Examiner.com, Fri, 06 May 2011
The stage is set for another epic battle inside the boxing ring this weekend, as pound-for-pound king and the Philippines' Fighting Pride Manny Pacquiao tests his mettle again Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao never forgets
By Ron Borges, Boston Herald, Fri, 06 May 2011
LAS VEGAS ? At a time when many athletes seem to run from the very idea of being a role model, Manny Pacquiao fights for those who can?t.
Tomorrow night, the most popular fighter in the world will wear yellow gloves when he enters the ring at the MGM Grand to face Shane Mosley, not because someon Read Full Story >>> Mayweather losing punch
By Ed Graney, Las Vegas Review Journal, Fri, 06 May 2011
The elephant in the room is shrinking.
He is news only when others boo him at sporting events or the next story about his legal issues hits the Internet or he tweets a picture of a winning sports gaming ticket for amounts that many people don't earn in a year.
He doesn't tweet pictures of losi Read Full Story >>> The pick here is Pacquiao over Mosley
By Bernard Fernandez, philly.com, Fri, 06 May 2011
As boxing debates go, you could do worse than trying to determine which is the more remarkable feat: 46-year-old Bernard "The Executioner" Hopkins trying to become the oldest holder of a widely recognized world championship, which could happen when the seemingly ageless North Philadelphian bids to d Read Full Story >>> Even amid slump, trainer insists Mosley still a handful
By Lyle Fitzsimmons, The Miami Herald, Fri, 06 May 2011
Twenty-six years ago, the mindset was crystallized by Sylvester Stallone.
"Maybe the only thing I can do is just take everything he's got," the actor said, as the signature character in Rocky IV, prepping to meet the indomitable Ivan Drago.
"But to beat me he's gonna have to kill me, and to ki Read Full Story >>> Words of wisdom from Naazim Richardson
By Kieran Mulvaney, ESPN.com, Fri, 06 May 2011
LAS VEGAS -- Trainer Naazim Richardson has a particular way with words. Consider:
"When you meet that girlfriend, you all are holding hands and you're going to the movies. But after you've left that toilet seat up a couple of times, you begin finding out whether or not we can go forward. You see Read Full Story >>> Idec: Little hope for Shane Mosley
By Keith Idec, NorthJersey.com, Fri, 06 May 2011
Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley are humble, respectful fighters the vast majority of boxing fans seem to like.
Both have become bigger stars by beating Oscar De La Hoya. Pacquiao and Mosley also laid brutal beatings on Antonio Margarito the besmirched former welterweight champion won?t soon forge Read Full Story >>> Mosley set to rely on his 'own set of weapons' vs. Pacquiao
By Jon Saraceno, USA Today, Fri, 06 May 2011
Well, flinty-eyed oddsmakers don't think Mosley has much of a chance against the tiny ring master and Filipino congressman.
PACQUIAO: Cultural icon in Philippines
Mosley, a future Hall of Famer who has fought any and all comers during a remarkable 18-year-career, is a 6-1 underdog against the W Read Full Story >>> Odds for Pacquiao say one thing, but Mosley trainer Naazim Richardson says a lot more
By Norm Frauenheim, 15rounds.com, Fri, 06 May 2011
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao has angles. Naazim Richardson has analogies.
Those analogies might not be enough to counter the endless geometry of power and accuracy in Pacquiao?s array of punches. But they are endlessly entertaining and powerful in their own right. Listen to Richardson long enoug Read Full Story >>> FREDDIE ROACH: "I ENCOURAGE MANNY TO KNOCK OUT MORE OF HIS OPPONENTS"
FightHype.com, Fri, 06 May 2011
"The key to Manny's success in a fight is keeping himself in position. We have a gameplan and he will stick with it. Shane is the best fighter with speed and punching combinations that Manny has ever fought, but Manny's going to beat him down the middle and with overhand rights followed by the left Read Full Story >>>
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