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FARENAS KOs THAI FOE IN LILOAN By Dong Secuya, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 31 Jul 2008

Liloan, Cebu -- Michael Farenas knocked out Boonmee Sithsrivinitwitthayakom of Thailand at 1:18 of the 6th round with a border line body punch at the Liloan Municipal Gym here in what turned out to be a short night of boxing Read Full Story >>>Five Reasons Oscar De La Hoya Should Fight Manny Pacquiao By Bryan Trafford, BleacherReport.com, Thu, 31 Jul 2008

With his retirement drawing closer by the day, numerous opponents have been announced and unannounced for Oscar De La Hoya. First Floyd Mayweather retired, Ricky Hatton said no, the Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao, Arum discuss DL Hoya fight By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Thu, 31 Jul 2008 Bob Arum now knows what exactly Manny Pacquiao wants and it will be up to his negotiating prowess whether the mouth-watering fight with Oscar De La Hoya will become reality or just remain a fantasy.
"I spent quite some time with Manny today," Arum told the Bulletin from Las Vegas yesterday, but Read Full Story >>> MY PACQUIAO WISH LIST By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 31 Jul 2008 When Manny Pacquiao knocked out Erik Morales in their second bout more than two years ago, I remember telling myself that Manny doesn?t have to prove anything anymore. I felt that Morales at that time represented not just a physical but psychological barrier for Pacquiao, his personal ?Ivan Drago?- Read Full Story >>> ALDEGUER STILL LOOKING FOR ANSWERS IN BANAL DEBACLE By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 31 Jul 2008

Even as the shock and disappointment over AJ ?Bazooka? Banal?s tenth round knockout at the hands of Panama?s Rafael ?El Torito? Concepcion still linger, respected boxing patron Tony Aldeguer of the famed ALA Gym contin Read Full Story >>> Who?s afraid of Oscar? By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Thu, 31 Jul 2008 Lawyer and TV talk show host Romy Macalintal, a dyed-in-the-wool boxing aficionado, texted the other day his comments on a possible Manny Pacquiao-Oscar De la Hoya fight.
Pacquiao is now in Las Vegas negotiating with the Golden Boy on a big money showdown in December. On the verge of retirement, Read Full Story >>> SOME THOUGHTS ON DE LA HOYA VS PACQUIAO By Jim Amato, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 31 Jul 2008
 
I just watched Pacquiao - David Diaz again. Here are some thoughts... Pac looked great. He really busted Diaz up and then put over the finisher in round nine. Now reality. Read Full Story >>> Quick Jabs: More Margarito-Cotto; De La Hoya-Pacquiao; 2008, So Far And Ahead; More By Tim Starks, Most Valuable Network, Thu, 31 Jul 2008 Plenty to discuss, so I?ll discuss it all in this edition of ?Quick Jabs.? I?ll size up 2008, review the aftermath of the big welterweight (147 lbs.) fight last weekend between Antonio Margarito and Miguel Cotto and take a look at the machinations behind Oscar De La Hoya?s possible welterweight clas Read Full Story >>> ALL-JAPANESE WORLD TITLE FIGHTS By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 31 Jul 2008 After ignoring the challenge hurled at them by IBF flyweight champion Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire several times, Japan?s two world champions will engage two of their countrymen in title defenses in Tokyo tonight effectively ensuring that the WBC and WBA belts will remain in Japan.
In frus Read Full Story >>> Roach eyes same-day weigh-in vs De La Hoya By Roy Luarca, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Thu, 31 Jul 2008 MANILA, Philippines?If the Manny Pacquiao-Oscar De La Hoya fight pushes through, Freddie Roach has a simple formula to prevent the Mexican legend from increasing his built-in weight advantage over the Filipino superstar further.
?I?m pushing for a same-day (as the fight) weigh-in,? Roach told Ron Read Full Story >>> AJ Banal: An analysis of what went wrong By Don Leopoldo, Boxing Herald, Thu, 31 Jul 2008 The Bazooka Question
It was supposed to be the grand entrance of AJ ?Bazooka? Banal into the league of champions last July 26, 2008 at the Cebu Coliseum in Cebu City, Philippines. In fact, the boxing event was confidently self-titled by the promoters as ?Laban na Banal: Panahon na! [Fight on Ban Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao: It?s an honor to fight dela Hoya By Edri Aznar, Sun.Star Cebu, Thu, 31 Jul 2008 FOUR-division world champion Manny Pacquiao says he believes Freddie Roach when the trainer said Oscar ?Golden Boy? dela Hoya is beatable.
Pacquiao, who won his fourth world title belt last June against David Diaz, is being considered to face dela Hoya in his farewell fight later this year.
Read Full Story >>> Kenny Bayless Once Again Shows Why He?s the Best By John Chavez, Boxing Confidential, Thu, 31 Jul 2008 He?s on point.
It?s pretty simple to see and observe.
Kenny ?The Best in the Business? Bayless showed once again why he is without a doubt, the best boxing referee for all high-profile Las Vegas bouts.
It happens way too often that referees get criticized incessantly while they rarely rece Read Full Story >>> TSS Exclusive: Roach On Pacman vs. Oscar By Ron Borges, The Sweet Science, Wed, 30 Jul 2008 Manny Pacquiao isn?t the only one who wants to see himself in the ring with Oscar De La Hoya. Surprisingly, so does his trainer, Freddie Roach.
Roach is never one for overstatement. When he speaks people listen not only because he is one of boxing?s finest trainers but also because he has n Read Full Story >>> DONAIRE TO TRAIN AT ALA GYM FOR OCT. 11 FIGHT By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 30 Jul 2008

Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire (19-1, 12 KO?s) will train for his October 11 mandatory title defense against slick South African Moruti ?Baby Face? Mthalane 22-1, 15 KO?s) in the gambling capital of Asia, Macau, at Read Full Story >>> Margarito in line for big fight By Mike Houser, Nevada Appeal, Wed, 30 Jul 2008 While it may not have matched the fury of Marvin Hagler?s three-round destruction job of Thomas Hearns in their 1985 middleweight war, Antonio Margarito?s 11-round beatdown of vaunted WBA welterweight titlist Miguel Cotto Saturday at MGM Grand in Las Vegas mirrored the same kind of popular seek-and- Read Full Story >>> Brian?s Boxing Mailbag (Manny Pacquiao Vs Oscar De La Hoya and more!) By Brian Wilbur, RingsideReport.com, Wed, 30 Jul 2008 Welcome to the mailbag folks. I only have a brief version of the mailbag this week because I am in the process of moving. I am sure that all of my readers have experienced the joys of moving at least once; not quite as fun as cracking open a beer and watching a star studded championship boxing match Read Full Story >>> Mountain Man Manny Pacquiao Stands Alone By Michael Marley, Boxing Confidential, Wed, 30 Jul 2008 ?Top of the world, ma! Top of the world!? The classic closing line from the movie ?White Heat? starring the great Jimmy Cagney as the master criminal with the mental defect and the obsessive love for his mother.
Cagney screams the lines out as he clutches onto a flaming oil tank and an army of p Read Full Story >>> BANAL DEBACLE: LOOKING FOR ANSWERS By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 30 Jul 2008

Boxing can sometimes be a cruel sport. But it's not in the ring where fighters often try to beat each other up in order to secure victory. It's outside, where good and decent men who show remarkable care and concern for Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO RECEIVES WBC MINI-BELT FROM SULAIMAN FOR OLYMPICS By Alex P. Vidal, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 30 Jul 2008

LOS ANGELES, California ? in recognition of his being an ?outstanding? world boxing champion, World Boxing Council (WBC) president Jose Sulaiman Chagnon has turned over the WBC mini-belt and a note to WBC lightweight champion Read Full Story >>>
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