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Pacman a puzzle, Morales a delight
By Salven L. Lagumbay, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Sat, 21 Oct 2006
NOW a living riddle to boxing promoters, Manny Pacquiao could mount a greater edge over Erik Morales if he proves similarly elusive inside the ring in Las Vegas on Nov. 18.
After acquiring a brand new Mercedes Benz SL 550—one that packs 383 horsepower in a 5.5-liter V8 engine in California Read Full Story >>>Roach predicts easy KO win for Pacman
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, Manila Standard Today, Sat, 21 Oct 2006
WHEN Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao met legendary Mexican Erik “El Terrible” Morales in their rematch last January, Morales was dropped twice for the first time in his career and lost by a 10th-round TKO.
Celebrated trainer Freddie Roach said that this time around, it will again e Read Full Story >>> Gesta to see action in Pacquiao-Morales undercard, nixes MMA fight
Sun.Star Cebu, Sat, 21 Oct 2006
THE return bout between Mercito “Guerrero” Gesta and James “King Solomon” Garcia in the Ground and Pound II Mixed Martial Arts and Kickboxing Championships, which was supposedly set Oct.28 at the Cebu Coliseum, was shoved aside after both fighters backed out from the match.
Read Full Story >>> MALCOLM TUNACAO IN NON-TITLE BOUT NOV. 11!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 20 Oct 2006
Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) bantamweight champion Malcolm 'Eagle Eye' Tunacao returns to action on November 11 in a non-title, 10-round bout against Japan's Masahito Igawa at the Korakuen Hall in Tokyo, Japan.
Tunacao, ranked WBC no. 3 bantamweight, took the OPBF title with a lo Read Full Story >>> Sultan faces Nigerian in Singapore
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 20 Oct 2006
Filipino Dondon Sultan will face former victim Solomon Igberime on November 25 for the vacant WBF welterweight title at the Suntec International Convention & Exhibition Centre.
This was confirmed yesterday by Sultan's manager Sammy Gello-ani in an interview with this writer.
Sultan is coming o Read Full Story >>> BAUTISTA LOOKS SHARP IN SPARRING, WANTS PONCE DE LEON!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 20 Oct 2006
Undefeated Rey 'Boom Boom' Bautista wowed the crowd that trooped to the Fight Club in Banilad, Cebu yesterday, as he knocked out one sparmate, and engaged in torrid exchange of leathers with two more sparmates in his first public appearance since injuring his right collarbone that cancelled an sched Read Full Story >>> Weights from Cebu!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 20 Oct 2006
The official weigh-in for tomorrow's huge 'War in the Ring' card has just been finished at the fabulous Lai Garden Seafood and Restaurant in Cebu, and here are the weights of the fighters seeing action:
Z GORRES 114.5 lbs, VS SONY MANAKANE 116 lbs
(Manakane came in at 117 lbs, but came back to m Read Full Story >>> SUICO VS VALERO BEING FINALIZED IN JAPAN!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 20 Oct 2006
It's hands of stone versus hands of stone!
A deal has been finalized where Cebu's Randy 'Komong Bato' Suico will serve as chief sparmate and take on undefeated knockout artist and WBA super-featherweight king Edwin Valero in Japan.
Suico's manager Joe Koizumi said last week that his ward, the Read Full Story >>> HOLYFIELD SAYS HE IS LOOKING FOR A TITLE SHOT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 20 Oct 2006
Four-time heavyweight champion Evander “The Real Deal” Holyfield says hopefully he can get a championship fight “if everything comes out right” in his November 10 showdown with Latino champion Fres Oquendo in Texas.
In an exclusive overseas telephone interview with Viva Read Full Story >>> Frustran ‘debut’ de M?rquez
By Ramiro González, La Opinion, Fri, 20 Oct 2006
EL PASO, TEXAS.— Una de las peores cosas en el boxeo es no dar el peso a la hora de la ceremonia oficial, y quiz? la m?s dr?stica es que el rival no se presente por distintas razones, afectando al peleador y a la promoci?n.
Eso le sucedi? ayer a Juan Manuel M?rquez, quien estaba ilusionado Read Full Story >>> ¡Cancelan la pelea de Márquez!
By Ernesto Castellanos, Esto en Linea, Fri, 20 Oct 2006
El Paso, Texas, 18 de octubre.- Para Juan Manuel Márquez, campeón mundial pluma interino de la OMB, fue como recibir un auténtico balde de agua fría con el anuncio Read Full Story >>> Cantada assails GAB ‘dictatorship’
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Fri, 20 Oct 2006
"Fistorama" producer Edgardo (Boy) Cantada is furious and his late brother Smokin’ Joe must be turning in his grave because of the high-handed manner by which the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) has made life even more difficult for struggling boxing promoters.
Cantada, who revived "Fist Read Full Story >>> Is A Victory Over Manny Pacquiao Necessary To Secure The Erik Morales Boxing Legacy?
By Lee Purchase, RingsideReport.com, Fri, 20 Oct 2006
What are the fundamentals that define a great legacy? Is it to garner wins over all the top level opponents in more than one division? Is it to demonstrate the fortitude to battle back from adversity on numerous occasions? Is it to Read Full Story >>> Erik Morales: If this is the End, what a ride it was!
By Jim Cawkwell, BoxingScene.com, Fri, 20 Oct 2006
If we could put a face to the sinister individual that none of us would wish to meet down the infamous dark alley, it might belong to Erik Morales. Not because his features are particularly unpleasant, but because he is “El Terrible.” Just as the macho myths of Roberto Duran linger, so t Read Full Story >>> SARAH GERONIMO TO SING NATIONAL ANTHEM AT PACMAN FIGHT
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 20 Oct 2006
Sensational young superstar Sarah Geronimo will sing the Philippine National Anthem at the Grand Finale rubber match between Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao and legendary Mexican Erik “El Terrible” Morales at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on November 18.
The request for Sar Read Full Story >>> No more chances for Arum
By Robert Morales, Press Telegram, Fri, 20 Oct 2006
LOS ANGELES - One might say that promoter Bob Arum is leaving no stone unturned. He never wants to go through what he went through last June when his fighter, Jose Luis Castillo, came in way overweight for a scheduled challenge to Diego Corrales and his lightweight championship.
The fight was ca Read Full Story >>> Arum not giving up on Pacman
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Fri, 20 Oct 2006
AFTER MANNY Pacquiao forged a seven-fight deal with Oscar dela Hoya’s Golden Boy Promotions, you’d think that Top Rank’s Bob Arum’s days as a major player in the Filipino’s career would be over after the rubber match with Erik Morales on Nov. 18?
Apparently that Read Full Story >>> Arum, Pacman seal pact?
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, Manila Standard Today, Fri, 20 Oct 2006
TOP Rank promoter Bob Arum claimed that Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao will continue to fight for his outfit, raising serious questions over his signing of a seven-fight contract with Oscar de la Hoya.
As early as last week, Viva Sports/Standard Today learned from a reliable source, who had s Read Full Story >>> I’ll make manny eat his words: morales
Sun.Star Cebu, Fri, 20 Oct 2006
IT Seems Erik “El Terrible” Morales is not done yet with his verbal attacks against Manny Pacquiao.
Morales, who is training at the Otomi Mountains for the MP-EM III on Nov. 18, called Pacquiao a “braggart.”
"I think he is scared. He always boasts that he sent me to t Read Full Story >>> P4.8M MBenz for millionaire Pacquiao
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Fri, 20 Oct 2006
There’s a new addition to Manny Pacquiao’s fleet of cars.
The 27-year-old Filipino boxer, whose love for billiards and cockfighting is matched only by his love for cars, showed up at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood last Monday driving his new pet.
It’s a 2007 Mercedes Benz S Read Full Story >>>
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