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By Mike T. Limpag, Sun.Star Cebu, Wed, 09 Jan 2008
BOB Arum may be drooling about the prospect of Manny Pacquiao taking on light welterweight campaigner Ricky Hatton in a prospect bout at the end of the year, but one vocal trainer thinks otherwise.
In a bold?if not downright ambitious move?Arum wants Pacquiao to face and beat Juan Marquez for th Read Full Story >>>Guardo eyes Donaire bout in Cebu City
Sun.Star Cebu, Wed, 09 Jan 2008
IF Jonathan Guardo will have his way, world champion Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire will have his next fight here in Cebu.
Guardo, one of the prime movers of Cebu?s hosting of the Southeast Asian Games in 2005 and whose company has a six-fight endorsement deal with Donaire, is planning to n Read Full Story >>> Aussie sensation ready to explode in Cebu City
Sports Nut, Wed, 09 Jan 2008
Aussie sensation William Kickett is ready to explode in the Philippines.
Undefeated in eight pro fights, Australia?s hottest young prospect has already hammered Pinoy hopes Junmar Dulog, Jun Paderna and Rolando Gerongco and on February 2 in Cebu City he plans to crush Romeo Jakosalem (4-1, 2 KOs).
Read Full Story >>> BANAL, BOOM BOOM ON PE?ALOSA-VORAPIN UNDERCARD
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 08 Jan 2008
 
Rather than have him fight on the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez undercard on March 15 in Las Vegas, Golden Boy Promotions wants to put promising world t Read Full Story >>> Hatton-Pacquiao: Boxing History or a Mismatch?
By Cliff Rold, BoxingScene.com, Tue, 08 Jan 2008
"Is he crazy? (Ricky) Hatton will beat the f**king socks off of (Manny) Pacquiao.? So opined the ever loquacious Floyd Mayweather Sr. in an interview Monday with Boxing Scene?s Rick Reeno.
Conventional thinking would agree with Sr.?s sentiment.
Convention though is the opposite of what a Ha Read Full Story >>> HATTON VS. PACQUIAO, WEIGHT AND ALCOHOL
By Michael Swann, 15rounds.com, Tue, 08 Jan 2008
It seems that English darling Ricky Hatton can?t avoid getting his name in the news, professionally and otherwise. As a fighter, though he quite literally took it on the chin from Floyd Mayweather Jr. in their December 8 bout, he remains as much in demand as ever. One prospective opponent mentioned Read Full Story >>> Too Much on Your Mind When There's Plenty To See In Your Face
By Jake Donovan, BoxingScene.com, Tue, 08 Jan 2008
It began as a long ago vision with HBO, at least according to an interview conducted with KO Magazine in the early 1990's. The idea that not only were there too many weight classes (which there are), but the fact that there are any Read Full Story >>> Brian?s Boxing Mailbag, Jan. 7, 2008
By Brian Wilbur, RingsideReport.com, Tue, 08 Jan 2008
Greetings everyone and welcome to another edition of my mailbag. First off I would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year and Happy Holidays. What? The holiday season is over with you say? Nonsense. Martin Luther King Day is right about the corner. Or as Roy Jones, JR., would say, ?Y?all Must?ve For Read Full Story >>> BANAL TO HEADLINE HUGE CEBU CHARTER DAY EVENT
Fuentes-Mepranum Grudge Rematch in Undercard
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 08 Jan 2008
Cebu City's pride and joy, the undefeated ALA Boy AJ 'Bazooka' Banal, is set to headline a star-studded boxing card on February 22 at the New Cebu Coliseum as part of Cebu City's Charter Day Anniversary.
This was bared yes Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao starts buildup for Marquez in GenSan
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Tue, 08 Jan 2008
Manny Pacquiao steps up his preparations for the Juan Manuel Marquez rematch when he hooks up with Pinoy trainer Buboy Fernandez today in Gen. Santos City.
Fernandez is flying in from Bicol this morning, and in the afternoon will preside over Pacquiao?s two-hour workout at a local gym owned by Re Read Full Story >>> Donaire dares Japanese champions to unify belts
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Tue, 08 Jan 2008
IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. said yesterday he will settle for a bargain basement purse and won?t mind fighting on hostile territory for the chance to unify the 112-pound crown against either WBA titleholder Takefumi Sakata or WBC ruler Daisuke Naito.
?I don?t care about the purse an Read Full Story >>> Boxing News And Views: The Mayweathers, Cotto, Dela Hoya, Pac-Man, Hatton and Calzaghe
By Vivek Wallace, EastSideBoxing.com, Tue, 08 Jan 2008
Didn't take too long for the headline fighters of 2007 to bless us with something new to talk about in 2008. Although there have been no mega-fights as of yet, the buzz is heating up relative to some of the biggest names in the sport.
In what should hardly come as a surprise, perhaps the most com Read Full Story >>> Pound for pound
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 08 Jan 2008
LET'S begin 2008 by examining our pound-for-pound rankings. That way, as the year progresses, we can keep track of who maintained his lofty ranking and who lost his footing along the way.
Bear in mind a pound for pound list is very subjective, so your list is as good as mine:
1.FLOYD MAYWEAT Read Full Story >>> Floyd Sr. on Mayweather-Cotto, Hatton-Pacquiao
By Rick Reeno, BoxingScene.com, Tue, 08 Jan 2008
BoxingScene.com spoke with trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr, father and former trainer of pound-for-pound welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr (39-0, 25KOs), on how a fight would play out between his son and unbeaten Miguel Cotto (31-0, 25KOs), who currently holds the WBA welterweight title. In the Read Full Story >>> 24/7 and Countdown: Docudrama or Infomercial ?
By Thomas Hauser, SecondsOut.com, Tue, 08 Jan 2008
The line between programming and marketing in sports is often blurred. Two HBO offerings -- 24/7 and Countdown ? exemplify this circumstance.
24/7 is the four-part ?reality-TV? series that preceded the De La Hoya-Mayweather and Mayweather-Hatton fights on HBO-PPV last year. Countdown is a half-ho Read Full Story >>> Manny Pacquiao tops bill as Briton Ricky Hatton continues to eye big names
By Ron Lewis, Times Online, Mon, 07 Jan 2008
The first day of the rest of Ricky Hatton?s career will start this evening when he sits down to discuss his future with his father, Ray, and Gareth Williams, his solicitor. The first thing he will be pleased to discover is that the first defeat of his career ? against Floyd Mayweather Jr in Las Vega Read Full Story >>> Cuello Ready to Defend Against Dapudong!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 07 Jan 2008
RP minimumweight champion Denver Cuello last week knocked down three sparmates in one training session, indicating his readiness to defend his title against challenger Edrin Dapudong on January 19 in Midsayap, North Cotabato.
Cuello's manager Aljoe Jaro, in an interview, said that his ward has be Read Full Story >>> GOLDEN BOY LOOKS AT BANAL, GABI FOR PACQUIAO-MARQUEZ CARD
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 07 Jan 2008
Golden Boy Promotions vice president and international matchmaker Eric Gomez says they want to see if AJ ?Bazooka? Banal ?is going to be available? to fight on the undercard of the rematch between Filipino ring idol Manny Pacqu Read Full Story >>> TOP PROMOTER SAYS MONEY IS CAUSE OF MISMATCHES IN AUSTRALIA
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 07 Jan 2008
Australia?s 2006 ?Promoter of the Year? Peter Maniatis says the terrible mismatches featuring Filipino boxers in Australia its ?all about money.?
Maniatis who was hosts a popular TV boxing show and was named ?Mr. Boxing? in 2007 said the Filipino fighters earn A$300 a round and they take the fi Read Full Story >>> RSR Pays Tribute to Fallen Warrior Yo-Sam Choi
By Brian Wilbur, RingsideReport.com, Mon, 07 Jan 2008
The story of Yo-Sam Choi is a sad one, but one that paints the picture of a warrior. Boxing was the avenue in which Yo-Sam Choi brought glory to South Korea, his home country. Choi became the WBC Light Flyweight Champion in 1999 and held that title until 2002. He won the belt from Saman Sorjaturong Read Full Story >>>
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