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Five for fighting?
Polo fights to join elite foursome
By Jeff Haney, Las Vegas Sun, Sat, 07 May 2005
Fight aficionados have compared them to lighter, more wiry versions of Hearns, Hagler, Leonard and Duran.
They're the Big Four of the featherweight and super featherweight divisions, delighting boxing fans by fighting each other in an ongoing, electrifying series of memorable bouts.
Marco Anto Read Full Story >>>Bad Breaks Continue to Hound Three Filipino World Class Fighters
By Ron Galarpe, RingsideReport.com, Fri, 06 May 2005
At first, we thought the coast is clear for these three world-class Filipino fighters, but then as always, politics came into the picture that prevented these Filipino pugs of their dream for a title match that they have been longing for throughout their careers.
Newly installed WBC #1 ranked st Read Full Story >>> Cebu City Council to make Pacquiao an adopted son
Mindanao Times, Fri, 06 May 2005
CEBU CITY ? A proposed ordinance before the Cebu City Council seeks to make boxing icon Manny Pacquiao an adopted son of Cebu City.
Councilor Sylvan Jakosalem, one of the proponents, said that like Lapu-Lapu, who fought against foreign dominion, Pacquiao showed the true spirit of a Cebuano by di Read Full Story >>> Court opens Espinosa case versus promoters
By Evelyn Macairan, The Philippine Star, Fri, 06 May 2005
The Manila Regional Trial Cour t yesterday opened an eight-year-old case that former world boxing champion Luisito Espinosa, now crownless and penniless, has been pinning his hopes on to collect $130,000 from the promoters of his world title bout in Koronadal, South Cotabato in 1997.
In a 20-min Read Full Story >>> PACMAN MEETS PACLANDER; 15M RICHER
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 05 May 2005
CEBU CITY--Behind a backdrop of more financial rewards, Ring Magazine featherweight king Manny Pacquiao yesterday finally met the man behind the world-acclaimed de facto website bearing his name.
Pacquiao, who flew in late Wednesday afternoon following a meeting with business tycoon Lucio Tan, m Read Full Story >>> FILIPINOS & MANNY WANT ILL-ADVISED MORALES REMATCH!
By Pedro Fernandez, RingTalk.com, Thu, 05 May 2005
FILIPINOS PUSH FOR ILL-ADVISED MORALES REMATCH
Most every Manny Pacquiao fan wants him to fight a rematch with Erik Morales in his next go. If I were running Pacquiao?s career, I wouldn?t even be entertaining the thought. Because what the ?Pac-Man? and his fanatics don?t realize is that Pacqui Read Full Story >>> PACQUIAO SPECIAL! WHO IN THE WORLD IS SYDNEY HALL?
By Jason Aniel, RingTalk.com, Thu, 05 May 2005
In the upcoming weeks, RingTalk.com will provide the readers up to date information about Attorney Sydney Hall and his lawsuit against Murad Muhammad, Rod Nazario, and Boying Nazario. This all stems from Hall's relationship with Manny Pacquiao. What maybe unknown to many Pacquiao fans is that the Read Full Story >>> Boxing?s Lifeblood ? The Big Fights
By JE Grant, The Sweet Science, Thu, 05 May 2005
Professional boxing is a maze of sanctioning bodies, promoters, and government overseers in an international, year-round sport. While frequently (though figuratively) spat upon by critics who extol the supposed virtues of the more mainstream team sports, boxing endures for one primary reason: the bi Read Full Story >>> WBC king Barrera keen on Suico tiff
By Salven L. Lagumbay, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Thu, 05 May 2005
WORLD Boxing Council super-featherweight king Marco Antonio Barrera has declared his readiness to face Filipino Randy "Komong Bato" Suico if his promoter, Oscar De La Hoya, agrees to the match-up.
Barrera, in an interview with the Mexican media Tuesday, said De La Hoya chooses his opponents.
" Read Full Story >>> ?I can account for US taxes?
By Bong Pedralvez, The Manila Times, Thu, 05 May 2005
THESE days, Rod Nazario, who likes to call himself the ?former business manager? of Manny Pacquiao, has time to relax.
?I do not have too much on my mind anymore. I have time to relax. Manny wants to be the boss, so let him be the boss,? said Nazario Wednesday in a telephone interview from his W Read Full Story >>> Marquee fight eludes champ Marquez
Boxer blames promoter for his failure to land rematch with Pacquiao
By Kevin Iole, Las Vegas Review Journal, Thu, 05 May 2005
Juan Manuel Marquez has been the other guy for much of his boxing career.
The Mexican has two of the four major featherweight championship titles, but he has been largely overshadowed by Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao.
True to form, Marquez is playing second fiddle Sa Read Full Story >>> Make up or break up for Manny, Rod
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Wed, 04 May 2005
In what could be an indication of a looming reconciliation, two-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao did not name business manager Rod Nazario as a defendant in the law suit his litigation counsel Judd Burstein filed against New Jersey promoter Murad Muhammad in New York last week.
But the Read Full Story >>> Manny-Erik II in December?
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Wed, 04 May 2005
IF MANNY Pacquiao shakes off or wins a settlement case with promoter Murad Muhammad, he will likely be back in the ring on September 10 as a prelude to a much-anticipated rematch with Erik Morales in December.
This was revealed yesterday by Pacquiao, who recently filed a lawsuit through his batt Read Full Story >>> Randy Suico challenges Marco Antonio Barrera
The FightGame TV, Tue, 03 May 2005
What could turn into a great and exciting match between two great super feathers is on the works. After
successfully defending his crown against Thai Muang Fahlec Kiatwichin whom he defeated by KO5 before
a multitude, Philippine Randy Suico, OPBF champion, publicly challenged Mexican Marco Ant Read Full Story >>> The Fight has Just Begun for Manny Pacquiao
By Arnel Paciano D. Casanova, RingsideReport.com, Tue, 03 May 2005
The fight between Manny Pacquiao and Murad Muhammad has finally started in the arena where it should be fought - the court.
After weeks of heated exchanges, the heat mostly coming from Murad's group through Ronnie Nathanielsz and Rita Sharp, Manny Pacquiao took the bull by its horn by filing the Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao brings fighting roosters to Cebu 5-cocker
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Tue, 03 May 2005
ONE THING that?s been on Manny Pacquiao?s mind these days is not the lawsuit that?s been filed against his US promoter Murad Muhammad in New York.
Pacquiao hasn?t even been spending so much of his time thinking what Erik Morales?s face would look like once given the chance to engage the Mexica Read Full Story >>> RSR Mail Bag
By "Bad" Brad Berkwitt and George Diaz Smith, RingsideReport.com, Tue, 03 May 2005
This week we have RSR readers ringing in with their questions about the Ruiz vs Toney fight this past weekend, the heavyweight division as a whole, Kermit Cintron's loss, Manny Pacquiao, Old school fighters, dream matches and picks for the best trainers in boxing.
Brad,
I've followed your st Read Full Story >>> GMA-7 or ABS-CBN? Sorry, no bigger hit in Cebu than..
By John Pages, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 03 May 2005
MANNY Pacquiao wore red. He donned a red polo shirt with a white horizontal stripe. It was tucked out. He wore black slacks and slipped on black leather shoes. On his wrist glittered a gold watch, presumably Rolex. What?s jewelry worth P200,000 if two months ago you hit the P100 million jackpot in L Read Full Story >>> Heavy-duty fighters weighing in at 126-140 lbs.
By Norm Frauenheim, The Arizona Republic, Mon, 02 May 2005
Fourteen pounds aren't much, but they represent a range with some potential profit in a business that might be getting better as it sheds the heavyweights.
From the 126-pound featherweights to the 140-pound junior welterweights, there is a wealth of fighters and fights in an intriguing mix from w Read Full Story >>> Bautista Out To Avenge Pacquiao Loss
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, BoxingScene.com, Mon, 02 May 2005
WBO Asia Pacific bantamweight champion Rey ?Boom Boom? Bautista, the 18 year old Filipino is out to avenge the defeat suffered by Manny Pacquiao against Erik ?El Terrible? Morales when he battles Mexican journeyman Gilberto Bolanos on June 4 in Cebu City in a fight that Viva Sports which will telec Read Full Story >>>
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