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Young Guns Loaded and Ready for 2006
By David A. Avila, MaxBoxing.com, Thu, 29 Dec 2005
Young prospects Rey Bautista and Jorge Paez Jr. ended the year like two speeding bullets headed to the future.
Paez, Bautista and a small emerging group of other young pugilists 21 years old and younger represent a new generation of fighters in the Southern California area ready to fill the space Read Full Story >>>No kid’s gloves
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Thu, 29 Dec 2005
When three-time world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao climbs into the ring to face Erik Morales in their epic 12-round rematch in Las Vegas on Jan. 21, he’ll be wearing what are called a puncher’s gloves. The word from fight circles is Morales will be wearing the same made-in-Mexico glove Read Full Story >>> Morales camp sees KO triumph this time
By Salven L. Lagumbay, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Thu, 29 Dec 2005
IT'S GOING to be lights out this time for Manny Pacquiao.
Going into their fifth week of spartan training, Erik "El Terrible" Morales and his team are predicting a knockout loss for Pacquiao when the Filipino hero and the Mexican cross paths anew on January 21 in the main event of "The Battle" at Read Full Story >>> Christmas Day gives Pacquiao a training break
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Thu, 29 Dec 2005
GOOD THING that Christmas Day fell on a Sunday because had it been an ordinary day, Manny Pacquiao would have been forced to sweat it out at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, California, as there’s less than a month before he collides with Erik ‘’El Terrible’’ Mor Read Full Story >>> Year end September 2005: High and low points in boxing
By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Thu, 29 Dec 2005
Superstar Manny Pacquiao highlighted the win of Filipino boxers in a big-time US card. Pacquiao demolished Mexican fighter Hector Velazquez in the sixth round, setting the stage for the much awaited rematch with Erik Morales, who suffered a
humiliating unanimous defeat to Zahir Raheem in the same Read Full Story >>> Arum Lines Up Top Fights for 2006
By Robert Morales, 15rounds.com, Thu, 29 Dec 2005
Bob Arum is not the giddy type. But the chairman of the board of Top Rank Inc. on Tuesday seemed downright thrilled at what he will be providing boxing fans during the upcoming year.
It begins Jan. 21, when Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao square off in a rematch at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Veg Read Full Story >>> The 2005 K9's - Part II
By Steve Kim, MaxBoxing.com, Thu, 29 Dec 2005
OK, OK, everybody back to your seats, we're about to begin the second half of our show. We hope you enjoyed our feature presentation during intermission, 'Where There's Smoke, There Usually Isn't Fire. Because That's Boxing!!! That's Boxing!!! The Greatest Hits of Derrick Gainer.'
Now we finish t Read Full Story >>> 2005: A golden harvest for sports
Manila Standard Today, Thu, 29 Dec 2005
“I ALWAYS turn to the sports pages first. They record people’s accomplishments; the front page, nothing but man’s failure.”
Those were the immortal words of Earl Warren, former chief justice of the US Supreme Court. Thirty-seven years after he said them, his words still r Read Full Story >>> Upset of the Year: Zahir Raheem W12 Erik Morales
By Paul Upham, SecondsOut.com, Thu, 29 Dec 2005
It was a show titled "Double Trouble" with Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao in separate fights at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on September 10 to promote their rematch in 2006. But someone forgot to tell Zahir Raheem to follow the script. The 1996 USA Olympian completely outboxed Morales to win Read Full Story >>> Year end August 2005: Shaw runs PacMan’s shows
By Rommel C. Manlosa, Sun.Star Cebu, Thu, 29 Dec 2005
Just months after severing ties with his former promoter Murad Muhammad, Manny Pacquiao signed up Garry Shaw as his new promoter. Pacquiao thus joined a formidable Shaw line-up that includes Winky Wright and Jeff Lacy.
“As a promoter, you always hope to sign a ‘blue chip’ athle Read Full Story >>> The magic words
By Homer D. Sayson, Sun.Star Cebu, Wed, 28 Dec 2005
CHICAGO – As Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista navigated the short steps from his locker room to the ring apron for his promising career’s toughest test thus far, ALA stable owner Antonio L. Aldeguer appeared very relaxed, as calm as a guy who was about to sit down for a haircut.
Read Full Story >>> Pacquiao to earn $2M or P49,000/sec vs Morales
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, Wed, 28 Dec 2005
How much is Manny Pacquiao really worth these days?
Well, if you look at the fight contract for his upcoming rematch against Mexico’s Erik Morales, the Filipino boxing sensation could be worth a hundred kilos of gold.
Just by showing up for the Jan. 21 fight at the Thomas and Mack Cent Read Full Story >>> An array of the finest '05 fisticuff's offerings
By Chuck Johnson, Yahoo! News, Wed, 28 Dec 2005
USA TODAY's Fight of the Year and Fighter of the Year recognizes two game lightweights who waged an all-time great bout and a rising middleweight star who dethroned an all-time great champion. Boxing writer Chuck Johnson looks back at the year in the ring:
Fight of the Year
The May 7 title u Read Full Story >>> Looking Ahead For Boxing In 2006
By Dan Mocci, EastSideBoxing.com, Wed, 28 Dec 2005
There are still some days to go before the ball drops to kick off 2006, but the New Year’s party has already started for the “Sweet Science”. The curtain is closing on a lackluster ’05 for the sport of boxing, but that shouldn’t disparage fight fans from penciling in so Read Full Story >>> Z GORRES, AMONSOT ON PAL FLIGHT TO L.A!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 27 Dec 2005
Top-ranked OPBF superfly Z "The Dream" Gorres and WBO Asia-Pacific super-featherweight king Czar Amonsot fly to Los Angeles tonight where they continue their training at the Wild Card Gym for their scheduled February 3 bouts at the Orleans Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Gorres and Amonsot took a Ph Read Full Story >>> MAYOL STEPS UP TRAINING!
By Salven L. Lagumbay, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 27 Dec 2005
Undefeated Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation minimumweight kingpin Rodel Mayol is set to go full-blast in his war preparation this week, as he girds up for an all-important 12-round eliminator against Mexican Lorenzo Trejo, the NABF champ, on January 28 at the resort paradise in Cancun, Mexico. Read Full Story >>> DR. NASSER V. CRUZ: OUTSTANDING RING PHYSICIAN
By Alex A. Paglumotan, GAB Commissioner, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 27 Dec 2005
This writer will not let the Yuletide Season pass without writing about a very important person in our agency, the GAB. This is not a gift, but a tribute to this young man, good friend and topnotch physician of the Games and Amusements Board: DR.NASSER V. CRUZ.
His accomplishments as a medical p Read Full Story >>> Bautista wins despite getting knocked down
By Homer D. Sayson, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 27 Dec 2005
SAN DIEGO – Unbeaten in 18 bouts with 14 kayoes, the career of Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista has produced more highlights than a Hollywood flick. But his show-stopping Dec. 23 conquest of a seasoned opponent was the Candijay, Bohol native’s best production yet.
It wasn’t Read Full Story >>> How a knockdown helps a knockout artist
By Homer D. Sayson, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 27 Dec 2005
CHICAGO – Sitting at my ringside seat for the Rey Bautista-Gerardo Espinoza fight last Dec. 23, I heard the distinct crack of a glove coming into contact with a jawbone. What followed next was the horrifying sight of Boom-Boom awkwardly peeling himself from the canvas, a victim of a violent le Read Full Story >>> Faces in the crowd
By Homer D. Sayson, Sun.Star Cebu, Tue, 27 Dec 2005
SAN DIEGO – It was 6:14 p.m. when Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista was officially introduced atop for his encounter with Gerardo Espinoza at the Showcase Theater of Sycuan Resort and Casino in El Cajon, California, some 30 miles east of San Deigo.
Given the thick Hispanic population ou Read Full Story >>>
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