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No BlackBerry, booze, pickpockets, hookers: Abu Dhabi ideal for Margarito-Pacquiao
By Michael Marley, Examiner.com, Tue, 03 Aug 2010
Perfect timing by authorities in the United Arab Emirates.
I guess there's no such thing as a Freedom of Information act in the UAE as it has followed the repressive lead of Saudi Read Full Story >>>Mayweather vs. Leonard: ?Money? Against ?Sugar?: Part 1.
By Karl Britman, Boxing Dispatch, Tue, 03 Aug 2010
After my feature story on Johnson-Jeffries on the 100th Anniversary of the first ?Fight of the Century,? Mike Colapietro and I discussed my profiling another one ? the September 16, 1981 Welterweight classic between Thomas ?The Hitman? Hearns, who entered the battle as the WBA Welterweight Champion Read Full Story >>> If You Think Pacquiao ? Margarito is a Bad Idea, Then Marquez ? Cotto Shouldn?t Be Any Worse!
By Reylan Loberternos, Bukisa.com, Tue, 03 Aug 2010
"We used to think that size was everything... Pacquiao made us think otherwise."
Tungod, Inabanga, Bohol ? A few years back, when Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao and Juan Manuel ?Dinamita? Marquez were still campaigning south of 135 lbs, the mere mention of either fighter?s name in a possible clas Read Full Story >>> Forget Margarito?Marquez Deserves Pacquiao Rematch
By Igor Frank, Boxing Dispatch, Tue, 03 Aug 2010
Juan Manuel Marquez deserves a third fight with Manny Pacquiao. Period.
And so do the fans?
Last Saturday, in a rematch of their 2009 Fight of the Year, Juan Manuel Marquez took apart the lackluster former unified champion Juan Diaz.
As Juan Diaz?s brief career of promise faded with a thir Read Full Story >>> Arum says Floyd afraid of losing
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Tue, 03 Aug 2010
MANILA, Philippines - As far back as two years ago, Top Rank chairman Bob Arum had made up his mind on what he thinks of unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. who was widely recognized as the world?s best pound-for-pound fighter until Manny Pacquiao came along.
?Mayweather is a psychological coward,? sai Read Full Story >>> Marquez vs Diaz Rematch: The Post-Fight Report Card
By Cliff Rold, BoxingScene.com, Tue, 03 Aug 2010
Winning by decision over a man one has previously knocked out may not seem a more decisive victory in the imagination but it is what occurred last Saturday night in Las Vegas. In February 2009, World Lightweight Champion Juan Manuel Marquez (51-5-1, 37 KO) had to dig deep to hold off younger challe Read Full Story >>> Rising Star Erick ?The Eagle? Ochieng Added To Huge Sept 11th London Show
PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 03 Aug 2010
Stoke Newington?s Erick ?The Eagle? Ochieng is intending to celebrate the first anniversary of his fledgling professional career with yet another win. Ochieng, who had his professional debut, against Matt Scriven, on September 11th last year, is set to face Birmingham banger Dee Mitchell on the mega Read Full Story >>> Thoughts on Marquez vs. Diaz 2
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 03 Aug 2010
THE rematch was a far cry from the first installment, which gave us 2009?s Fight of the Year, but that?s okay. After all, with the bar set so high the first time, it is not uncommon for the protagonists to fail to live up to expectations in the sequel.
As expected, Marquez came out the victor, b Read Full Story >>> Juan Manuel Marquez still a force
By Dan Rafael, ESPN.com, Tue, 03 Aug 2010
A roundup of the past week's notable boxing results from around the world:
Saturday at Las Vegas
Lightweight
Juan Manuel Marquez W12 Juan Diaz
Retains world lightweight title
Scores: 118-110, 117-111, 116-112
Records: Marquez, 51-5-1, 37 KOs; Diaz, 35-4, 17 KOs
Rematches of great fights Read Full Story >>> Montoya?s Monday Mailbag
By Gabriel Montoya, MaxBoxing.com, Tue, 03 Aug 2010
All Aboard Dmitry Pirog?s Bandwagon?
Gabe,
Just wanted to say great job on that recap of the Marquez fight card. As a deployed Navy service member I am extra grateful of quality coverage of boxing events and you are killing it, brotha. I can tell that between Kim and yourself, Maxboxing?s Read Full Story >>> Dougie's MASSIVE Monday Mailbag
By Doug Fischer, The Ring, Tue, 03 Aug 2010
MARQUEZ-DIAZ II PPV CARD
Dear Doug,
Props to GBP for having tried to give us a quality undercard. My thoughts:
Jorge Linares/Rocky Juarez: About what I'd expected, though I wish it'd been scheduled for 12, as Steward said.
Robert Guerrero/Joel Casamayor: Yaaaaawwwwwwn! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEA Read Full Story >>> Abu Dhabi wants to host Pacquiao fight
By Nick Giongco, Tempo, Mon, 02 Aug 2010
Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum is on the edge of his seat and twiddling his thumbs, waiting to hear from Manny Pacquiao adviser Mike Koncz, who is in the thick of negotiations with interested parties in Abu Dhabi hell-bent in bringing Pacquiao?s Nov. 13 fight with Mexican Antonio Margarito in Read Full Story >>> Breathtaking Brutality in Bacolod
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 02 Aug 2010
Bacolod City ? The two undefeated hometown prospects delivered and won Philippine titles. Eight of the eleven scheduled fights ended by KO or TKO and Junjun Sabillo versus Jetli Purisima stood out as a spellbinding slugfest.
Arth Read Full Story >>> PACLANDER MARC DE JESUS WINS PRESTIGIOUS U.S. FILMMAKING CONTEST
By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 02 Aug 2010
Marc Jonathan de Jesus.
Fil-Am Marc Jonathan de Jesus of Fullerton, CA and Cagayan and Munoz in the Philippines, won the highly acclaimed Canon and Vimeo filmmaking contest 'The Story Beyond The Still' said to be the larg Read Full Story >>> Exclusive Interview - Amir Khan wants to knock-out Juan Manuel Marquez
By Ricardo Lois, Examiner.com, Mon, 02 Aug 2010
While returning to Los Angeles after a big fight week-end in Las Vegas, British junior welterweight Amir Khan is hoping he gets the opportunity to fight Juan Manuel Marquez this coming Decemb Read Full Story >>> Mayweather's criminal trial delayed
By Marv Dumon, Examiner.com, Mon, 02 Aug 2010
Floyd Mayweather, Jr's (41-0) lifelong boxing trainer and uncle, Roger Mayweather, has received a postponement on his felony trial.
s l i d e s h o w:
* Floyd Mayweath Read Full Story >>> VILLANUEVA RETAINS WBO ORIENTAL FEATHERWEIGHT TITLE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 02 Aug 2010
WBO Oriental featherweight champion Lorenzo ?Thunderbolt? Villanueva, a rangy fighter with power to go along with a fighting heart, slugged it out with former world title challenger Balweg Bangoyan for six action-packed round Read Full Story >>> ?Fighting Words? ? Marquez-Diaz 2: Marquez?s White Whale, Diaz?s Last Stand
By David P. Greisman, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 02 Aug 2010
Every other stare down before then, from the afternoon of the opening press conference until the day of the pre-fight weigh-in, is ceremonial. Not so for fight night, just before the bell rings and the action finally begins, when all the publicity appearances are done and all their supporters are be Read Full Story >>> The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly 08.02.10: Top Stank
By Ryan Bates, 411mania.com, Mon, 02 Aug 2010
Pacquiao/Mayweather fell apart again, and for what it's worth, Top Rank is moving on with life. Too bad the result leaves a nasty layer of slime. Ryan Bates returns to 411mania with his take on Manny, Floyd, Arum, and the man who would be top dog... had his career not been torn up by a little plaste Read Full Story >>> Marquez, combinations and contempt
By Marc Abrams, 15rounds.com, Mon, 02 Aug 2010
LAS VEGAS ? Juan Manuel Marquez might not be the man in this world you least wish to see in a dark alley. For at 135 pounds, he is slighter of frame than an average Homo sapiens. But if you?ve ever seen him pause in the frenzy of combat to study another man?s weakness, Marquez is the last man you?d Read Full Story >>>
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