AUSTRALIAN PROMOTER WANTS TO STAGE RP-AUSTRALIA CUP
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 02 Jan 2008

Maniatis. Australia?s 2006 ?Promoter of the Year? Peter Maniatis wants to stage a Philippines vs Australia Cup on his TV KO Boxing Show in Melbourne and was scheduled to arrive in Manila today to discuss the project with  Read Full Story >>>

First Day Salute To All You Fanaticos: Hattonites, Mexicanos, Pinoys, Boricuas: Well-Tossed Salad Makes Boxing Great!
By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Wed, 02 Jan 2008

Gushing fan walks up to the great Groucho Marx. The scene is a hot and steamy restaurant in the Hollywood area. Maybe it was mid-July, maybe this story precedes air conditioning. Just follow the s  Read Full Story >>>

The 2008 Oscar De la Hoya Choice Awards
By Raymond Markarian, EastSideBoxing.com, Wed, 02 Jan 2008
The associated press has confirmed that Oscar De la Hoya is a few weeks away from choosing his next, and possibly, final opponent. The fight date is set for May 3, 2008 but the opponent is still in question. Here is my question: how great would it be to walk in the shoes of Oscar De la Hoya? I c  Read Full Story >>>

SHOCKING REVELATIONS OVER INDON BOXER WHO DIED
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 02 Jan 2008
In a revelation over the death of Indonesian boxer Anis Dwi Mulya who was suffered a sixth round TKO against Irfan Bone in a televised bout last March 15, boxing writer Damar Harsanto of the Jakarta Post said the results of an investigation into the boxer?s death were ?shocking.? The death of An  Read Full Story >>>

?MAIN EVENT? ON IBC 13 PRIMETIME
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 02 Jan 2008
Viva Sports top-rated weekly boxing show ?The Main Event? has moved to IBC 13 with its inaugural telecast on a new network at 9:00 p.m. on Sundays, beginning January 6. The switch to primetime is expected to boost the program?s nationwide following. Sponsored by Tanduay, the No.1 Rhum, ?The   Read Full Story >>>

Brian?s Boxing Mailbag, Jan. 1, 2008
By Brian Wilbur, RingsideReport.com, Wed, 02 Jan 2008
This is the last mailbag of 2007 ladies and gentlemen but do not fret. There will be plenty more of Brian?s Boxing Mailbag in 2008, as well as many superb boxing matches to comment on and debate. This week is a brief holiday version of the mailbag but the fans touch on the essential topics such as F  Read Full Story >>>

Arum Pleased That Pacquiao Will Train In Los Angeles
By Matthew Hurley, EastSideBoxing.com, Wed, 02 Jan 2008
Before his 29th birthday Manny Pacquiao welcomed promoter Bob Arum and trainer Freddie Roach to his home in General Santos City for a discussion on his upcoming bout with Juan Manuel Marquez on March 13th at the Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. Arum laid down the law that Pacquiao would not only have to r  Read Full Story >>>

INTERVIEW: FREDDIE ROACH
By Brad Cooney, BoxingTalk.com, Tue, 01 Jan 2008
Boxingtalk sat down with Freddie Roach, fresh off of his vacation from The Philippines. Roach gives us his thoughts on the upcoming rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez. Freddie says that 2008 will be the year when Pacquiao starts collecting belts. BT ? Freddie talk about your  Read Full Story >>>

Pacquiao KOes Fighter of the Year jinx
By Jingo Quijano, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 01 Jan 2008
Sometime in the first quarter of this year?right after Manny officially bagged the 2006 Fighter of the Year award?I wrote about an urban legend centering on the so-called Fighter of the Year jinx. It didn?t, of course, originate from me, but I featured it and received quite a generous cache of a  Read Full Story >>>

KELLY PAVLIK, THE OTHER FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 01 Jan 2008

Kelly Pavlik was named The Boxing Times Fighter of the Year 2007. He was also chosen by sweetscience.com, ezinearticles.com, The Star-Ledger, eastsideboxing.com, zimbio.com, and 15rounds.com, among others, as their Fighter of th  Read Full Story >>>

Hello, 2008
By John Pages, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 01 Jan 2008
Yesterday--last year--was a major time for sports. Manny Pacquiao fought three times: he won in April (against Jorge Solis) and in October (vs. Marco Antonio Barrera) but lost in the month of May to an opponent much lighter than 130 pounds: Darlene Antonino-Custodio. Funny? No. But, yes, int  Read Full Story >>>

Five Things to Look Forward to 2008 + 2007 Year End Review
By Antonio Andres Carriedo, TalkingBoxing.com, Tue, 01 Jan 2008
If, like me, you were lucky enough to get the week between Christmas and New Years off from work, you had some time to do a thing or two that you?ve been putting off for awhile. I had roughly 35 hours of boxing matches on my DVR. So, I took some time to convert most those fights to DVD. During the p  Read Full Story >>>

Boxing 07/08: Reflections on what has passed and is to come
By Michael Klimes, EastSideBoxing.com, Tue, 01 Jan 2008
The Old Guard Gone: Boxing has experienced a strong year yet has also an enigmatic one as it has lost a few of the biggest names of the New Millennium. The Mexican trio of Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales and Fernando Vargas finally cut the gloves, thereby terminating their glorious careers. Thes  Read Full Story >>>

Boxers, golfers shine; SEA Games bets flop
By Francis Ochoa, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mon, 31 Dec 2007
MANILA, Philippines -- If it were up to Manny Pacquiao?s fans, the definitive moment of Philippine sports in the year 2007 should have been captured this way in a photograph: The Filipino ring sensation, sweat dripping down a finely chiseled body that had earlier struggled to make the weight, standi  Read Full Story >>>

Boxing in good shape for '08
By Norm Frauenheim, The Arizona Republic, Mon, 31 Dec 2007
It was a good time not to be included in all those year-end lists of top stories. Among Barry Bonds and Marion Jones and - did we mention steroids? - Roger Clemens and Tim Donaghy and Michael Vick, maybe there just wasn't any room. Or maybe the rest of the sporting world has begun to behave like   Read Full Story >>>

Despite some setbacks in '07, boxing enjoyed successful year
By Santos A. Perez, The Miami Herald, Mon, 31 Dec 2007
Boxing fought back and countered shots it has lost some of its appeal to rival mixed martial arts in 2007. Although the sport still lacks a dominant heavyweight champion and network television continues to ignore it as a programming option, boxing enjoyed a successful year. Numbers don't lie and   Read Full Story >>>

Oscar De La Hoya: The World Awaits? Again
By David P. Greisman, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 31 Dec 2007

The straw that stirs the drink is in a glass that?s half empty. Oscar De La Hoya has long epitomized his Golden Boy nickname, be it from the Olympic medal he won in Barcelona in 1992, his marketable looks or his ability to drive   Read Full Story >>>

Legislator eyes to make Zambo a sports tourism center
By Bong Garcia, Sun.Star Zamboanga, Mon, 31 Dec 2007
Second District Congressman Erico Basilio Fabian is aiming to make Zamboanga City the sports tourism capital of Mindanao. As part of his project, Fabian said the Blue Stallion Stable is set to promote the first title bout boxing to be held here on February 23, 2008 featuring Asia-Pacific feather  Read Full Story >>>

RSR?s End of the Year Awards 2007
By Brian Wilbur, RingsideReport.com, Mon, 31 Dec 2007
Before we welcome in the new year of 2008, let us look back to the brilliant year for boxing that was 2007. We had sensational knockouts, all out wars, a colossal events that captured the imagination of the entire sporting world. I sent out ballets for the below categories that they were voted on by  Read Full Story >>>

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