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Ready to rumble
By Bong Pedralvez, The Manila Times, Sun, 02 Jul 2006
WHILE Manny Pacquiao can?t take any chances, Oscar Larios of Mexico can risk everything when the two fighters slug it out on Sunday before an expected full-house crowd at the Araneta Coliseum.
The Filipino boxer?s camp calls the fight a tune-up match for his rubber match with Erik Morales on Nov Read Full Story >>>PACMAN & LARIOS TOP WEEKEND ACTION ON PPV
By Pedro Fernandez, RingTalk.com, Sun, 02 Jul 2006
'THRILLA? IN MANILA ARENA COMES ALIVE 31 YEARS LATER
Manila, RP-Although there are plenty of fights taking place this weekend, none will have a bigger impact on the sport than that of the Manny Pacquiao-Oscar Larios encounter. Scheduled for 12 rounds, the two men will fight at 130 lbs. for the WB Read Full Story >>> SWAT TEAM IN CHARGE OF PACQUIAO-LARIOS
By Jason Aniel, RingTalk.com, Sun, 02 Jul 2006
?TIGHT? SECURITY WITHIN THE CAMPS
Manila, RP-The entire boxing world will be focused on the site where Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier fought in 1975, Araneta Coliseum. A little closer to what I call home here, every security procedure has been put into effect to ensure the fight will be historic. Read Full Story >>> Can Larios sack the Michael Vick of boxing?
By Dan Horgan, DogHouseBoxing.com, Sun, 02 Jul 2006
This Saturday, former 122-pound champ Oscar Larios has an extremely heavy task at hand. Having to travel all the way to the Philippines, the tough Mexican will be in against pound-for-pound megastar, Manny Pacquiao, in what is eas Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao, Larios confident of victory!
By Dennis Principe, FightNews.com, Sun, 02 Jul 2006
FILIPINO boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao has stated that all his oomph and enthusiasm are entirely focused for his upcoming 12-round WBC International super featherweight title fight against Mexican slugger Oscar Larios Sunday Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao nervous but ready for fight
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Sun, 02 Jul 2006
YOU?D think Manny Pacquiao had never been into the big fights if you saw him yesterday morning at the official weigh in.
Pacquiao looked nervous and pale as though he was a fighting cock which had only fought in illegal hackfights and never been into the derbies.
Though Pacquiao flexed his m Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao fights Larios Sunday
By Charles Raymond A. Maxey, Sun.Star Davao, Sun, 02 Jul 2006
THE whole nation, from Aparri to Jolo, will stand united again today as it hopes and prays of a victory for Manny Pacquiao, who will step into the ring to face another ambitious but dangerous Mexican opponent by the name of Oscar Larios.
Pacquiao, who has inspired the Filipino people no end with Read Full Story >>> Too expensive to gobble up Pacman
By John Pages, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 02 Jul 2006
PASIG CITY - On the 22nd floor of the Discovery Suites, the view is fantastic: High-rise buildings tower tall above Ortigas, the Manila Bay glistens from a distance, and, down below, SM Megamall sits slumped like a giant Match Box.
But nobody?s watching.
At the lounge, the room is abuzz: Flat Read Full Story >>> Will schedule affect fighters?
By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 02 Jul 2006
ORTIGAS, Pasig City ? Making the weight limits was never a problem. But can the fighters display their full potentials in a morning fight?
All protagonists of the ?Mano-A-Mano: Pilipinas contra Mexico? are raring to go, including Manny Pacquiao (41-3-2, 33 KOs) and Oscar Larios (56-4-1, 61KOs), Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao-Larios preview!
By Joe Koizumi, FightNews.com, Sun, 02 Jul 2006
Philippine national hero Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao (41-3-2, 33 KOs) will put his WBC international 130-pound belt on the line against ex-WBC superbantam ruler Oscar "Chololo" Larios (56-4-1, 36 KOs), Mexico, tomorrow at the Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Metro Manila. It is billed as "Thriller in Mani Read Full Story >>> Pacman ?pushes? Superman away
Sun.Star Cebu, Sun, 02 Jul 2006
The Blockbuster movie Superman, which is on its fifth day in Cebu cinemas, will be set aside for a few hours today to give way to the live telecast of the Manny Pacquiao-Oscar Larios fight at the Cinema 2 of SM Cebu Mall.
The operation manager of SM Cebu Cinema refused to divulge the number of t Read Full Story >>> The Pac Sack, June 29, 2006
By Geno McGahee, RingsideReport.com, Sun, 02 Jul 2006
This weekend, we will see Manny Pacquiao return to the ring against the unheralded challenger, Oscar Larios. This is one of those bouts that seem like a foregone conclusion, but this is boxing and as Larry Merchant always says: It is the theater of the unexpected. This is a very important bout for t Read Full Story >>> Steve?s PPV Criteria: Manny Pacquiao vs Oscar Larios
By Steve Hudgins, DogHouseBoxing.com, Sun, 02 Jul 2006
THE PURPOSE: I don't think any one fight can be made in boxing today, that alone, is worth the price of a PPV. Unless of course, they can conjure up Dempsey vs Marciano or Joe Louis, but until that day comes, I want some quantity Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao a solid favorite vs Larios
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sun, 02 Jul 2006
Once again, the entire Filipino nation will hold its collective breath as Manny Pacquiao climbs into the ring at the Araneta Coliseum today against a formidable Mexican opponent.
While thousands will flock to the historic Big Dome to experience the action up-close, millions more will watch the f Read Full Story >>> Who'll be celebrating? MP? ABS? Or Both?
By Rico Navarro, The Philippine Star, Sun, 02 Jul 2006
At around noon today, Team Pacquiao will be having a grand celebration most likely at a five-star hotel for Manny Pacquiao's knock-out win over Oscar Larios. Pacquiao's closest aides, friends, business partners and media men will surely be there to join local boxing's biggest party of the year.
Read Full Story >>> Ladeeez ?n gentlemen! In this corner ... Michael Buffer!
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sun, 02 Jul 2006
Admittedly, Michael Buffer is a Manny Pacquiao fan.
And so when he was asked to do the fight between Pacquiao and Mexico?s Oscar Larios, the extraordinary ring announcer known for his baritone voice, salt and pepper hair, and tuxedo image just couldn?t say no.
"It was a no-brainer. I had to Read Full Story >>> Headbutt could end bout ? ref
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sun, 02 Jul 2006
Bruce McTavish, the third man on the ring, is keeping his fingers crossed that the fight doesn?t get bloody.
The tested referee from New Zealand said a cut caused by a headbutt, accidental or otherwise, could ruin today?s fight scheduled for 12 rounds at the Araneta Coliseum.
Manny Pacquiao Read Full Story >>> Butch predicts a Pacman KO in 5th
Sun.Star Davao, Sun, 02 Jul 2006
PHILIPPINE Sports Commission (PSC) chair William "Butch" Ramirez predicts a knockout win by Manny Pacquaio over Oscar Larios within five rounds in their Mano A Mano clash at the Araneta Coliseum today.
Ramirez, in a recent visit here, said: "Pacquaio has what it takes to win the fight but we can' Read Full Story >>> Larios ready for everything, says agent
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Sun, 02 Jul 2006
Prepared for the worst and hoping for the best.
That?s Oscar Larios, the 29-year-old former world champion from Mexico who goes up against Manny Pacquiao before noon today at the Araneta Coliseum.
Larios, who?s had more fights than Pacquiao, has come all the way from Guadalajara to challenge Read Full Story >>> Geno's Boxing Mailbag, June 30, 2006 Edition
By Geno McGahee, RingsideReport.com, Sun, 02 Jul 2006
Hello and welcome to the special Friday edition to the RSR Boxing Mailbag, hosted by me, Geno McGahee. I was thinking of odd sayings that we have here in the good ole U.S.A. The saying: ?Everything happens for a reason,? cannot be applied to every situation. For instance, if I walked up to a random Read Full Story >>>
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