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Big welcome for Pacquiao in Manila today
By Roy C. Mabasa, The Manila Bulletin, Fri, 24 Nov 2006
Major traffic routes leading to the City of Manila are likely to come to a halt with the arrival today of Filipino boxing hero Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao after his victory over Mexican prize fighter Eric "El Terible" Morales in Las Vegas, Nevada last Sunday.
Manila Mayor Jose Atienza Jr. will lea Read Full Story >>>Contract dispute over soon
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, Manila Standard Today, Fri, 24 Nov 2006
FILIPINO boxing promoter and manager Rex ?Wakee? Salud said yesterday that the raging contractual dispute between Golden Boy Promotions and bitter rival Top Rank over the right to promote the fights of Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao will be resolved before December.
Salud made the statement i Read Full Story >>> Boxing's Manny Pacquiao now crowned "Pound 4 Pound" King
13thround.com, Fri, 24 Nov 2006
Manny's straight forward style combined with explosive power makes this little guy one of boxing's biggest draw's. Pacquiao declined to say who he will face off next with, some say Barrera, but we may have to wait because both "Top Rank" and "Golden Boy" will be going to court to decide who will pro Read Full Story >>> Sean Ocampo's November Pound For Pound Ratings
By Sean Ocampo, EastSideBoxing.com, Fri, 24 Nov 2006
1. Manny Pacquiao 43-3-2 (33 KOs) - The man from General Santos City has taken over Floyd Mayweather's number one spot this month in my ratings because of his performance against Erik Morales the past weekend. He completely demolished the Mexican ring idol with tremendous power, lightning speed and Read Full Story >>> Winpower! Or, Pacquiao?s Sense Knocks Out Morales? Science
By Frank A. Hilario, American Chronicle, Fri, 24 Nov 2006
Erik Morales?s Reason told him that Science belonged in the Top Rank if he wanted to win ? and he did. Manny Pacquiao?s personal Faith told him that his uncommon Sense was the way to go if he wanted to win ? and he did.
Faith won over Reason on the 18th of November (19th, Manila time) at the Thom Read Full Story >>> Fallen Morales unsure of future
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Fri, 24 Nov 2006
LAS VEGAS ? A humbled Erik Morales had no excuses after losing to Manny Pacquiao in the climax of their super featherweight trilogy at the Thomas and Mack Center here Saturday night.
It was not typical of Morales to give credit to his conqueror. But the Mexican couldn?t do otherwise because his Read Full Story >>> Erik wants final fight in Tijuana
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Fri, 24 Nov 2006
LOS ANGELES ? Vanquished Mexican fighter Erik Morales told the Spanish-language daily La Opinion that he plans to fight one last time in June or July 2007 before hanging up his gloves for good.
Morales suffered the most devastating setback of his storied career last Saturday in Las Vegas again Read Full Story >>> The burden of a hero
By Editorial, Sun.Star Cebu, Fri, 24 Nov 2006
IN the midst of the national euphoria the masses felt over the triumph of Manny Pacquiao over Eric Morales, one fact emerged, that Pacquiao has become a hero in the eyes of his countrymen. The masses have long been in search of a hero, one who from humble beginnings rose to embody the collective dre Read Full Story >>> Ron Kantowski gives a Thanksgiving reflection on the local sports scene. And pass the pumpkin pie and whipped cream, please
By Ron Kantowski, Las Vegas Sun, Fri, 24 Nov 2006
By the time you are reading this, the holiday season will have arrived (although one of these years it ought to stay home, just to see if we're still paying attention and/or to give our American Express cards a break).
It's Thanksgiving, a time for watching the hired hands wrestle with the K Read Full Story >>> De La Hoya and Mayweather: Let It Begin
By David A. Avila, The Sweet Science, Fri, 24 Nov 2006
It?s the champagne of prizefights, the blue diamond of events with Pretty Boy Floyd Mayweather Jr. set to encounter Oscar ?the Golden Boy? De La Hoya on May 5, 2007.
The fight of the century is upon us.
Seldom in the world of prizefighting has a boxer who is considered the pound-for-pound cham Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao advised to go freelance
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Fri, 24 Nov 2006
LOS ANGELES ? A high-ranking member of Manny Pacquiao?s management team bared over the weekend that the Filipino boxing star would maximize his earning potential if he remains a free agent.
"That?s the best thing to do. That?s the best way to get the best fights and the bigger purse," said t Read Full Story >>> Pacmania
Sun.Star Cebu, Fri, 24 Nov 2006
Doctors associate the word mania with severely elevated mood. For some people, it is an illness. But what if it afflicts a nation? Pacmania presented itself in Sunday?s ?Grand Finale? in Las Vegas that featured Filipino Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao and Mexican Erik ?El Terrible? Morales, an event beamed Read Full Story >>> Free agency better option for Pacman
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Fri, 24 Nov 2006
LOS ANGELES ? Golden Boy, Top Rank or free agency?
Manny Pacquiao, according to someone close to him, will be much better off staying as a free agent rather than tie himself up with multi-fight or long-term contracts with any other promoter.
"It?s the most logical thing to do ? stay as a fre Read Full Story >>> Ringside whispers
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Fri, 24 Nov 2006
LAS VEGAS ? In the world of professional boxing, it isn?t rare to find devious backroom operators, backstabbers, doublecrossers, purveyors of intrigue, greedy sleazeballs preying on innocent fighters and rumormongers.
Too often, you hear about contracts being signed and rescinded, fighters being Read Full Story >>> Ali-Pacquiao?
By Rene Saguisag, The Manila Times, Fri, 24 Nov 2006
Mayor Tolits Atienza and the City Council of Manila are doing the legally impossible, unless I am missing something. They have named the San Andres Sports Complex and Civic Center after Manny Pacquiao. It is near the San Andres wet market.
Why erase a name after a saint reminiscent of a great na Read Full Story >>> WBC Youth Champ Concepcion Gets New Contract, Mouthpiece
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 23 Nov 2006
LOS ANGELES--This news will give him a smile on his face.
Newly-crowned World Boxing Council (WBC) Youth superbantam champion Bernabe Concepcion yesterday got a promotional contract from Top Rank, and a new teeth from a renowned orthodontist here.
Concepcion, according to Top Rank, has signe Read Full Story >>> GOLDEN BOY ISSUES OFFICIAL STATEMENT!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 23 Nov 2006
LOS ANGELES--Hereunder is the official statement of Oscar De la Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions, as relayed by GBP vice-president Eric Gomez to Philboxing.com and Mannypacquiao.ph:
This is to confirm that Golden Boy Promotions has filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against Top Rank for tortuous interfer Read Full Story >>> NIETES BATTLES AMOL TOMORROW!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 23 Nov 2006
Top-ranked Filipino Donnie Nietes of the ALA Stable shoots for the WBO Asia Pacific minimumweight title tomorrow when he takes on Indonesian Heri Amol in a 12-round battle at the Mandaue City Sports and Cultural Complex.
Nietes versus Amol headlines a 70-round card promoted by SGG Sports Promoti Read Full Story >>> BOOM-BOOM PRIMED UP FOR BRAZILIAN FOE!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 23 Nov 2006
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.--The country's most promising prospect, the undefeated Rey 'Boom Boom' Bautista, is now winding up training at the Wild Card Boxing Club here as he prepares for his December 2 showdown against Brazilian bomber Giovanni Andrade at the St. Pete Times Forum in Tampa, Florida.
Af Read Full Story >>> Indon pug arrives for Nietes bout
By Emmanuel B. Villaruel, The Freeman, Thu, 23 Nov 2006
Indonesian warrior Heri Amol arrived in Cebu yesterday and is ready to rumble against ALA Stable standout Donnie "The Snakeman" Nietes tomorrow night for the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) Asia Pacific minimumweight title at the Mandaue City Cultural and Sports Complex.
"Filipino boxing Read Full Story >>>
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