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Heavy Hoya will wear down Manny
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Tue, 02 Sep 2008
The difference in weight, and not much about the boxing ability, will make it very difficult for Manny Pacquiao to cope with Oscar de la Hoya when they square off on Dec. 6 in Las Vegas.
This was the bold observation made by knockout artist Edwin Valero, who has always wanted to fight the Pinoy m Read Full Story >>>Four Months And Four Mega-Fights Left In 2008 - Which Showdown Are YOU Looking Forward To Most?
By James Slater, EastSideBoxing.com, Tue, 02 Sep 2008
There are exactly four months remaining of the year 2008, and we have four more genuine mega-fights left in the year before we say hello to 2009. In October, we have the long-anticipated Vitali Klitschko-Samuel Peter heavyweight title fight showdown, and the intriguing, hard to pick Kelly Pavlik-Ber Read Full Story >>> Size is factor but Manny picked for edge vs Oscar
By Roy Medina, ABS-CBN News, Tue, 02 Sep 2008
The Philippines' Manny Pacquiao may end up as the fighter with the edge against Oscar de la Hoya when they collide in boxing's biggest date yet -- December 6 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, an online analyst said Monday.
Paul Strauss, in his column in Eastsideboxing.com, counted thre Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao to retire in August 2009, joins Kampi
The Philippine Star, Tue, 02 Sep 2008
Boxing idol Manny Pacquiao is looking at two more fights after Oscar dela Hoya in December, and possibly many more in the political ring in the coming years as he made a surprise announcement yesterday that he will retire by August next year after being sworn in as member of President Arroyo?s polit Read Full Story >>> Jinkee heavy with 4th child
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Tue, 02 Sep 2008
Jinkee Pacquiao is five months on the way, and the husband, boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, is just as excited.
Jinkee said she is five months pregnant, and is scheduled to deliver their fourth child by January or a month after her husband?s next fight.
?Yes, five months,? she texted.
They want t Read Full Story >>> As Marco Antonio Barrera Signs Five Year Deal With Don King, We Ask - Should Barrera Even Fight Again!?
By James Slater, EastSideBoxing.com, Tue, 02 Sep 2008
As has been reported on ESPN.com, former three-weight world champion and proven great Marco Antonio Barrera has signed a five year deal with promoter extraordinaire Don King. This news has come as quite a shock, especially considering the Mexican's age of 34. Barrera planning to fight again, once, i Read Full Story >>> Pacman: 3 more fights, and he?ll join politics
By Alcuin Papa, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Tue, 02 Sep 2008
MANILA, Philippines --Three more fights and Manny Pacquiao is ready for the main event?politics. And he will be trained by no less than the political party of President Macapagal-Arroyo.
Knocked out by reelectionist Rep. Darlene Antonino-Custodio in his political debut in May last year, the Pacma Read Full Story >>> Back to Boxing
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Mon, 01 Sep 2008
Y'know what I used to hate as a kid? It was the middle part of August - during your summer vacation - and you'd start to see the 'Back to School' commercials on television. Whether it was for school supplies at Thrifty's (remember th Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao joins Arroyo's Kampi party
ABS-CBN News, Mon, 01 Sep 2008
Filipino boxing icon Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao is now officially in President Arroyo's stable, at least politically, while on track in preparations for his monumental December 6 clash against 10-time world champion Oscar "Golden Boy' de la Hoya..
Pacquiao, the World Boxing Council lightweight champ Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao announces retirement in 2009, to run in 2010
Philippine Daily Inquirer, Mon, 01 Sep 2008
PACQUIAO ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT in 2009, TO RUN IN 2010. Boxing champ Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao says his plans of retiring from boxing in 2009 is not because he is running in 2010 but because he would like to serve the Filipinos better. Pacquiao says he will be retiring from boxing after three more figh Read Full Story >>> De La Hoya Pacquiao Whiner
By Paul Strauss, EastSideBoxing.com, Mon, 01 Sep 2008
Boxing fans are whining about Oscar's decision to fight Manny Pacquiao instead of Paul Williams or Antonio Margarito. But, the most money for the least amount of risk talks, and this match-up will most certainly draw a huge PPV audience. Undoubtedly, it will be an exciting fight as well, and will gi Read Full Story >>> New SecondsOut Radio: Pacquiao vs De La Hoya
SecondsOut.com, Mon, 01 Sep 2008
On this week?s edition of SecondsOut Radio, host Eddie Goldman discusses the real reasons behind the scheduled December 6 megafight between two of boxing?s superstars, Oscar De La Hoya (39-5, 30 KOs), arguably the most popular boxer today, and Manny Pacquiao (47-3-2, 35 KOs), arguably the top pound- Read Full Story >>> Turn on the lights, action ahead at 135
By Eric Raskin, ESPN.com, Mon, 01 Sep 2008
The May 7, 2005 bout between Diego Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo will forever be remembered as a sensational fight -- perhaps the best of this decade, perhaps the best in many decades Read Full Story >>> De La Hoya stops retirement talk
By Santos A. Perez, The Miami Herald, Mon, 01 Sep 2008
Just two months ago, Oscar De La Hoya seemingly repeated the phrase in every stop of a national tour to promote his autobiography. De La Hoya vowed he would retire from boxing after his bout Dec. 6.
De La Hoya had not decided on an opponent for the supposed career finale. But last week, when the Read Full Story >>> DELA HOYA VS. PACQUIAO ? THRILLA IN LAS VEGAS ON DEC. 6, 2008
By Rod Mijares, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 01 Sep 2008
 
The inevitable is a now a sure thing. No amount of uncertainty nor stumbling blocks to hurdle will stop the fight from happening. Oscar dela Hoya agreed to fight Manny Pac Read Full Story >>> McNEELY SAYS OSCAR VS PACMAN A GREAT MEGA-FIGHT
PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 01 Sep 2008
Former Cebu-based boxing manager and promoter Perry McNeely has informed Philboxing.com that the December 6 showdown between boxing biggest attraction Oscar De la Hoya and pound-for-pound topnotcher Manny Pacquiao will be a "great mega-fight."
McNeely, whose JMP Boxing Promotions figured in some Read Full Story >>> NIETES, BOOM-BOOM READY FOR NEXT FIGHTS
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 01 Sep 2008
CEBU CITY--World Boxing Organization (WBO) minimumweight champion Donnie Nietes and WBO Intercontinental superbantam king Rey 'Boom Boom' Bautista yesterday said they are both ready for their next opponents "whoever they may be."
Speaking to their fans through an interview during the "Pinoy Boxin Read Full Story >>> Insider: De La Hoya has most to lose - and gain
By Norm Frauenheim, AZCentral.com, Mon, 01 Sep 2008
It was speculation that was ridiculed months ago, but an Oscar De La Hoya-Manny Pacquiao fight is no laugher. Not anymore.
What first had been rumored nearly six months ago is deadly serious. De La Hoya and Pacquiao agreed last week to fight at 147 pounds.
Only the scale can put that in persp Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao will prove too small a win for De La Hoya
By Franklin McNeil, The Star- Ledger, Mon, 01 Sep 2008
Several months ago, Oscar De La Hoya said he would hang up the gloves after his fight Dec. 6 in Las Vegas. De La Hoya has since had a change of heart.
When De La Hoya first uttered the word 'retirement,' he expected to be fighting Floyd Mayweather Jr. in September. But Mayweather beat De La Hoya Read Full Story >>> A GOLDEN SPECTACLE?
By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 01 Sep 2008
Oscar dela Hoya versus Manny Pacquiao will be a huge sports event. Boxing has seen its share of circuses before. We have seen a woman fight a man inside the ring and win. In 1957 then world heavyweight champ Floyd Patterson Read Full Story >>>
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