2 Chinese NBA Prospects Can you think of any Filipino athletes 16-18 years old who you think can match these young giants from China? Read Full Story
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Japeth’s future THE GAME OF MY LIFE By Bill Velasco Japeth Aguilar was supposed to play for the Philippine team in the 30th William Jones Cup, which opened in Taipei Thursday. But since the organizers made it next to impossible for the Philippines to join, the opportunity to see Aguilar’s development up close will have to wait. Nevertheless, the forward Ateneo Blue Eagle is looking forward to a much better NCAA season after being injured and benched last season. Read Full Story
UV faces China in finals By Marian C. Baring HUAQIAO University of China and Han Yang University of South Korea figured in an impassioned tooth and nail battle not only for the first championship berth of the 6th Asian Universities Basketball Championships but for national pride in the Asian University Basketball Champions. In the end, the Chinese squad prevailed over the courageous Koreans, 70-65, to wound up on top of the ranking and to fight for the title against the University of the Visayas today. Read Full Story
HBO Ratings for Pacquiao-Diaz Replay John Chavez he current, undisputed middleweight champion of the world drew about 1.1 million live viewers for his most recent bout against Gary Lockett on HBO. It was one of the lowest rated World Championship Boxing programs of all-time. Exactly how much money did they spend on it? Somewhere in the region 2,750,000 frog skins. Read Full Story
IT’S PACQUIAO – SOTO ON NOVEMBER 15 By Ronnie Nathanielsz Top Rank promoter Bob Arum says that rather than get delayed over obtaining the medical clearance of WBA super featherweight champion Edwin Valero from the Nevada State Athletic Commission, he plans to pit Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao against Humberto Soto (47-7-2, 28 KO's) at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas on November 15. Read Full Story
‘Tricycle Driver’ vs. ‘King of the Road’ By: Ed C. Tolentino | Manila Times It appears that Manny Pacquiao will make the first defense of his newly minted World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight title against Venezuelan Edwin “Dinamita” Valero on November 8. The big names in the 135-pound division are all fully booked. American Nate Campbell, the World Boxing Association (WBA) and International Boxing Federation (IBF) lightweight champ, is headed for a September 13 clash with Joan Guzman. On the same month, former two-time world lightweight champ Joel Casamayor will square off with Juan Manuel Marquez, the former WBC jr. lightweight champ who is moving up in weight in pursuit of a third showdown with Pacquiao. Read Full Story
BREAKING NEWS: BARRERA QUITS GOLDEN BOY GROUP By Ed de la Vega, DDS Los Angeles, CA: - We just got word from a reliable source that Marco Antonio Barrera has terminated his association with the Golden Boy Promotions. Barrera who is in Los Angeles with his brother George called my source to inform him of the issue. They met at the Grand Wilshire Hotel near downtown Los Angeles. Read Full Story
'LETHAL COMBINATION' LA PRESSCON (With Photos) By Ed de la Vega, DDS,PhilBoxing.com,Wed, 14 May 2008 LOS ANGELES -- Bob Arum and the Top Rank Promotions this afternoon hosted the very first of the many press conferences they plan to hold with both David Diaz and Manny Pacquiao in attendance. Read Full Story
Hornets pound Duncan, Spurs NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (AFP) — David West scored a playoff career-high 30 points to spark the New Orleans Hornets past San Antonio 101-82 Saturday in the opener of their National Basketball Association playoff series. Serbian sharpshooter Peja Stojakovic added 22 points while playmaker Chris Paul scored 17 points and passed out 13 assists to spark the Hornets as they started the Western Conference best-of-second second round series. Read Full Story
Hoya ready for Mayweather LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Ten-time world champion Oscar de la Hoya kept his plans for a rematch with pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr. on track Saturday with a 12-round unanimous decision over Steve Forbes. De la Hoya, 35, has said he wants to close out his glittering career in 2008 with two fights - in September against Mayweather and in December, perhaps against Miguel Cotto. Read Full Story
It’s not yet in the bag, says Pumaren Kristel Satumbaga KUALA LUMPUR — Franz Pumaren, head coach of the Nokia Philippine Youth team, allowed his boys to watch a movie yesterday, but cautioned against falling into a false sense of security with still two matches remaining in the Southeast Asia Basketball Association (SEABA) Championship for Junior Men crown. Read Full Story
Call 'Em Out Friday: Will Lack Of Focus Be The Sudden Demise Of Manny Pacquiao? 02.05.08 - By Vivek Wallace: Every Friday on my 'Call-Out' segment a new fighter finds himself in the 'fishbowl', as we dissect the pro's and con's as they relate to him and his name in the sport. This week is no different, as we closely analyze the good and not-so-good relative to Phillipino phenom, Manny Pacquiao. His talent and desire once he's in the ring can never be questioned, but the effort it takes to get him to that point - particularly lately - has left many wondering how much longer can he last atop his division, let alone remain a contender in a quest for the sports Pound for Pound elite mantle. Like always, we take a look at both sides of the spectrum, and when the facts are sorted out, we let you decide.... Read Full Story
CASTRO SIGNS UP WITH SINGAPORE SLINGERS By Ronnie Nathanielsz,PhilBoxing.com,Sat, 03 May 2008 Extraordinarily talented point guard Jason Castro of the leading amateur team Harbour Center has become the first Filipino to sign up with a team in Australia's highly competitive National Basketball League. Read Full Story
Quick Jabs: Immortalizing De La Hoya, Pacquiao; Julio-Smith, Dirrell-Hanshaw; Vazquez-Marquez IV? By Tim Starks | May 2nd, 2008 Two of the handful of boxing’s biggest stars are getting immortalized, comes the news this week. First is Oscar De La Hoya, who is getting a statue outside LA’s Staples Center, meaning he’ll share exclusive statue space with Magic Johnson and Wayne Gretzky. That’s elite company. Let that soak in for a second. He said, according to ESPN.com’s blog for De La Hoya’s 150-pound clash with Steve Forbes, that he’d be driving past it every day to “make sure it doesn’t get egged. I’ll be wiping it down with a towel every morning.” Read Full Story
Campbell-Marquez Bout Seemingly in the Making ohn Chavez There are not too many fights out there today that make perfect sense. Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito is one of them and the other that's seemingly in the works is Nate "The Galaxxy Warrior" Campbell vs. Juan Manuel Marquez. Read Full Story
FIBA reiterates support of SBP The central board of the International Basketball Association (FIBA), the highest executive body of the FIBA, has reaffirmed its support to the Samahang Basketball ng Pilipinas Inc. and its leadership, in its meeting last April 25 and 26 in Geneva Switzerland and Beijing China respectively. Read Full Story
RP Youth crushes Malaysia By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA KUALA LUMPUR — The Nokia-Philippine Youth team used a 20-0 run in the third quarter to deal defending champion Malaysia a 98-68 beating Thursday at the start of the seventh Southeast Asia Basketball Association (SEABA) junior championship at the Malaysian Amateur Basketball Association gym here. Read Full Story
De la Hoya-Forbes Final PresCon -- A Class Act By Ed de la Vega, DDS,PhilBoxing.com,Thu, 01 May 2008 LOS ANGELES, CA -- You really have to give it to Golden Boy Promotions! The people running their show really know how to get it done! Today at about noon, at the grounds of the LA Central Library right in the heart of downtown Los Angeles and adjacent to one of LA’s best restaurants, the Golden Boy presented the headliners of the big fight on Saturday night at the soccer grounds of the Home Depot Center in Carson California. Read Full Story
Campbell: Pacquiao wouldn't last twelve rounds with me! By Ryan Macalua Nearly two months into his world title reign following his brilliant upset over previously unbeaten Juan "Baby Bull" Diaz, IBF/WBA/WBO lightweight champion Nate Campbell (32-5-1, 25 KOs) is enjoying life at the top. Read Full Story
OSCAR DE LA HOYA GETS A STATUE AT THE STAPLES’ STAR PLAZA By Ed de la Vega, DDS,PhilBoxing.com,Thu, 01 May 2008 Los Angeles, CA -- Today, at the final press conference hyping this Saturday’s fight card dubbed as “Homecoming” featuring Oscar de la Hoya vs Steve Forbes held at the open court yard of the Los Angeles Central Library, Richard Schaefer, the CEO of Golden Boy Promotions announced that Oscar de la Hoya will have a life size statue cast in bronze displayed permanently at the Star Plaza of the Staples Arena in downtown Los Angeles. Read Full Story
RP Youth opens bid vs Malaysia By Nelson Beltran,Thursday, May 1, 2008 The Nokia RP Youth team starts its quest to reclaim the SEABA junior men’s championship when it plays defending champion and host team Malaysia at the MABA gym in Kuala Lumpur today. Gametime is at 8:30 p.m. with the RP juniors determined to come out strong and hopefully breeze through to victory in the opener of the tourney also serving as the regional qualifier for the FIBA-Asia Youth Championship in Tehran, Iran in September. Read Full Story
Pistons bounce back against Sixers, but recurring letdowns remain big issue By Chris Sheridan AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- The back-and-forth between Maurice Cheeks and the hecklers behind the Philly bench had been going on all evening, with Cheeks staying as engaged as any coach we've seen since M.L. Carr was paying more attention to the fans than to his own Celtics back in the mid-'90s. Read Full Story
Bryant starts fast, finishes with 49 points as Lakers take 2-0 lead, Nuggets 107-Lakers 122 LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kobe Bryant scored big at the start and finish Wednesday night. In between, he set up his teammates for easy baskets. It turned out to be a winning formula. Bryant had 49 points and 10 assists, and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets 122-107 to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round playoff series. Read Full Story
Stars descend on Bacolod for PBA bash By Nelson Beltran, Thursday, April 24, 2008 A total of 49 stars and a 200-man delegation from Philippine Basketball Association leaves for Bacolod today where the pro league stages the 2008 All-Star spectacle beginning tomorrow in the Negros Occidental capital city. It’s an All-Star Extravaganza like no other as it is staged in connection with the province’s famed Panaad Festival. Read Full Story
Tall, versatile Youth 5 bound for SEABA By Nelson Beltran, Thursday, April 24, 2008 Coach Franz Pumaren believes he has formed a formidable team with height, quickness and offensive clout from the 15 players he has picked to go to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for the SEABA junior men’s championship slated May 1-6. Pumaren has finalized the roster of players competing in the Asian Youth Championship regional qualifier. Read Full Story
Hatton comes next after Diaz, says Roach MANILA, Philippines—Manny Pacquiao won’t back down from a showdown with Ricky Hatton even if it’s held in London. That’s granting the Filipino World Boxing Council super featherweight champion prevails over Mexican-American lightweight titlist David Diaz on June 28 in Las Vegas. Read Full Story
PONCE DE LEON READY TO FACE PENALOSA IN THE PHILIPPINES dennis PRINCIPE WORLD super bantamweight champion Daniel Ponce De Leon insisted his willingness to defend his crown against world bantamweight ruler Gerry Penalosa here in the Philippines. In an interview over DZSR’s “Sports Chat” Thursday morning, De Leon said though he is focused for his upcoming title defense against an undefeated Puerto Rican campaigner this June, he is already thinking about fighting Penalosa after his upcoming mandatory title defense. Read Full Story
Pacquiao vs. Diaz Called "Lethal Combination" LAS VEGAS, NEV. – When two explosive world champions at the top of their game mix it up for the world title, it’s a “Lethal Combination!” Newly-crowned World Boxing Council (WBC) super featherweight champion MANNY PACQUIAO and WBC lightweight champion DAVID DIAZ will battle in a 12-round rumble with Diaz’s title at stake. Promoted by Top Rank, in association with MP Promotions, Pacquiao vs. Diaz will take place Saturday, June 28, at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino and will be produced and distributed live by HBO Pay-Per-View, beginning at 9 p.m. EDT / 6 p.m. PDT. Read Full Story
MANNY LIGHTENS UP THE LIGHTWEIGHT DIVISION By Epifanio M. Almeda,PhilBoxing.com,Fri, 18 Apr 2008 I was about to submit this article weeks ago when I read another’s claim in another broadsheet that it is Joel Casamayor who has lightened up the lightweight division when he KO’d Michael Katsidis. While the writer of that article has some reasons to back up his claim, I still hold that it is the Pacman who lightens up the lightweight division. Read Full Story
Extreme Gender Bias: Woman Who Statutorily Raped Boy Avoids Jail, While Boy's Older Brother Goes to Prison for Exact Same Crime by Glenn Sacks I'm opposed to prison sentences for certain statutory rape situations--in many countries, a 21-year-old man having a relationship with a 17-year-old woman is perfectly normal. A friend's grandparents recently celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary, and it was publicized in local papers, as it should be, since it's such an achievement. But looking at the story and doing a little math made me realize that if the two of them had gotten married yesterday, he would go to jail--he was 21 and she was 17 when they got married in 1922. This is absurd. Read Full Story
Coach Roach Promises That Hopkins Will Stop Calzaghe In Later Rounds! Brad Cooney Boxingconfidential caught up with the very busy Freddie Roach and got a good update as Bernard Hopkins is finishing up camp. Roach also gives us his thoughts on the big Hopkins vs Calzaghe fight, and additionally, he shares his thoughts on Pacquiao vs Diaz. Roach also makes it clear that they want Ricky Hatton after David Diaz. Read Full Story
WBO Orders Campbell-Casamayor/Barrera Wants Pacquiao & Marquez John Chavez I order Michael Marley to cease from devouring every cupcake he lays his eyes on. I order Ricardo “RiGordo” Lois to slow down his consumption of porterhouse steaks on his lunch break. My orders go unheard being that I’m not in a position to enforce either “order”. I want hundreds of millions of dollars, a Maserati, an unlimited supply of beer, a pet giraffe, a tuba, a boxing advisory group, a new fishing pole, and free pizza for the rest of my life… it doesn’t matter. I don’t deserve the finer things in life and it’s just the way it goes. Read Full Story
The Ides And Ends of Spring Fight Fever By Phil Woolever PLANET BOXING – I agree with Antonio Tarver when he said boxing is “thriving” these days. Long before March Madness roared in and out, the 2008 conking calendar had already filled up with enough duke out drama to stretch respectably into next winter. Since I began compiling semi-quarterly state of the manly arts observational data a few years ago, things have continued to roll on petty well for a wide range of parties in the boxing game. In promotional, performance or personal fan based interests, bang for the buck is up. Read Full Story
Either Pacquiao or Marquez for Barrera return MANILA, Philippines—A return bout with either Manny Pacquiao or Juan Manuel Marquez still gets Marco Antonio Barrera’s competitive juices flowing. But if his two tormentors are unavailable, Barrera is willing to settle for any credible opponent when he comes out of retirement this year. Read Full Story
Barrera Wants Pacquiao/Marquez Rematches By Mark Vester While many will wonder why, Marco Antonio Barrera is still interested in facing Manny Pacquiao for a third time. Pacquiao owns two wins over Barrera, and neither fight was close. The first meeting in 2003 saw Pacquiao demolish Barrera for a ten-round stoppage. The 2007 rematch went the distance, but Pacquiao won a clear decision with very little resistance along the way. He also wants a return duel with Juan Manuel Marquez, who won a close decision over Barrera last March. Read Full Story
NSA Had Access Built into Microsoft Windows Duncan Campbell on 27 March, 2008 Heiss - A CARELESS mistake by Microsoft programmers has revealed that special access codes prepared by the US National Security Agency have been secretly built into Windows. The NSA access system is built into every version of the Windows operating system now in use, except early releases of Windows 95 (and its predecessors). The discovery comes close on the heels of the revelations earlier this year that another US software giant, Lotus, had built an NSA "help information" trapdoor into its Notes system, and that security functions on other software systems had been deliberately crippled. Read Full Story
Mayweather vs. Big Show(R) Friday March 28, 8:08 pm ET ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The official rules for the Floyd Mayweather vs. Big Show match at WrestleMania® XXIV have just been announced: There MUST be a winner and anything goes. The match can be won by pinfall, submission, or knockout. Read Full Story
Diaz raring to fight Pacquiao by Joseph G. Lariosa CHICAGO, Illinois — David Diaz wants all talk regarding a Pacquiao-Marquez rematch stopped immediately and for people to start talking about a Diaz-Pacquiao bout. "It’s now my turn to face Pacquiao. Marquez had already had all his opportunities to put away Pacquiao during the last fight but Marquez failed," Diaz said in an interview Tuesday. Read Full Story
Marquez or Hatton next in line after Diaz By Abac Cordero,Saturday, March 29, 2008 A race could develop between Juan Manuel Marquez and Ricky Hatton should Manny Pacquiao get past David Diaz in their scheduled bout on June 28 in Las Vegas. Freddie Roach, trainer of the WBC super-featherweight champion from the Philippines, looks like he’s torn between Marquez and Diaz as Pacquiao’s next opponent Read Full Story
Enhancing Their Legacies "Pac Man", Casamayor on a possible collision course by Tom Donelson, tomdonelson@blackathlete.com IOWA CITY, Ia.-- In reviewing the replay of the Juan Manuel Marquez-Manny Pacquiao bout, one gets whimsical over the end of a generation of great featherweights. For the past decades, we have witnessed one of the greatest eras of the featherweights and the greatest proved to be Manny Pacquaio. Read Full Story
Gerry Penalosa – Beating the Boxing Odds By Carlo Pamintuan Very few fighters could do what WBO bantamweight champion Gerry Penalosa (52-6-2, 35 KOs) did on August 11th of last year, at which time the crafty veteran from the Philippines won his second world title in a second division with a 7th round KO of champion Jhonny Gonzalez. Read Full Story
Joel Casamayor's Left Hand Stops Katsidis Cold By Sammy Rozenberg The crowd at the Morongo Casino Resort and Spa in Cabazon, California saw the 36-year-old veteran, Joel Casamayor (36-3-1, 22 KOs) come from behind to stop the young lion Michael Katsidis (23-1, 20 KOs) in the tenth-round to capture the WBO interim-lightweight champion. Read Full Story
Free and Cheap Software That Outdoes the Big Guys Ron White, PC World Here are 15 (mostly free) applications that can credibly replace big-bucks software. People say the best things in life are free. That certainly includes software capable of doing just about everything that major commercial applications can do. Read Full Story
Spam doesn't pay: man faces 26 year sentence for spamming By Eric Bangeman Spamming can pay big bucks, but it hasn't paid off for a Seattle man who was once considered the eighth-largest spammer in the world by Spamhaus. Robert Soloway, 28, pleaded guilty to electronic mail fraud, "snail" mail fraud, and not filing a tax return in 2005—when he reportedly made over $300,000 from his spamming activities. Read Full Story
Kazaa downloads cost one man $750 per song in RIAA suit By Eric Bangeman Even as Tanya Andersen refilled her malicious prosecution lawsuit last week, the RIAA won a victories in two unrelated lawsuits. One involved a case where the defendant never showed up in court; the other a defendant who admitted to using KaZaA to download and distribute music. Read Full Story
Pacquiao: Marquez Gave Me a Hard Fight By Alex P. Vidal,PhilBoxing.com,Sun, 16 Mar 2008 LAS VEGAS – Newly crowned World Boxing Council (WBC) superfeatherweight champion Manny Pacquiao has admitted that the Juan Manuel Marquez he fought four years ago is not the same person he challenged and beat by split decision March 15 for the WBC jewels at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino here. Read Full Story
PACQUIAO CONTINUES LEGEND AS MEXICAN ASSASSIN By Scott Shaffer Manny Pacquiao W12 Juan Manuel Marquez... In Las Vegas, Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao battered each other over twelve thrilling and competitive rounds, but thanks to the only knockdown of the fight, it was Pacquiao who emerged with the world super featherweight championship in this see-saw war. The offical scores were 115-112 Marquez, overruled by 115-112 and 114-113 Pacquiao. Read Full Story
Manny: I never thought of quitting By Joaquin Henson LAS VEGAS – Manny Pacquiao admitted it was the hardest bout he ever fought but despite several testy moments, he never thought of quitting under fire from Juan Manuel Marquez in their WBC superfeatherweight title match at the Mandalay Events Center here Saturday night. Read Full Story
GBP matchmaker: Pacquiao deserved win By Joaquin Henson LAS VEGAS – Golden Boy matchmaker Samson Lewkowicz said yesterday Manny Pacquiao deserved the decision over Juan Manuel Marquez but if ever there is a third fight, it should be within a year because the Mexican, at 34, isn’t getting younger. Read Full Story
World champ By Abac Cordero,Monday, March 17, 2008 LAS VEGAS – Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao wrested the WBC (World Boxing Council) superfeatherweight crown from Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez via split decision over 12 brutal rounds, earning himself a place in boxing history as the first Asian to win titles in three divisions at the Mandalay Bay Resort Saturday night. Read Full Story
David Diaz: No to Pacquiao-Marquez trilogy By Alex P. Vidal,PhilBoxing.com,Mon, 17 Mar 2008 LAS VEGAS – Excited by the prospect of being tapped to be the next opponent of World Boxing Council (WBC) superfeatherweight champion Manny Pacquiao, WBC lightweight king David Diaz passionately rejected the possibility of a third meeting between Pacquiao and former world champion Juan Manuel Marquez. Read Full Story
Pac-Man-Marquez II - A Fight For The Ages! by James Slater The argument as to just who deserved the decision after Saturday's instant classic between Manny Pacquaio and Juan Manuel Marquez, in their superb rematch, will no doubt go on for some time. Yet one thing the fight proved beyond any doubt is the fact that Pac-Man is once again boxing's number one most thrilling operator. Read Full Story
St. Patrick Drove Snakes Out Of Ireland, St. Pacman Trying To Do Same In Boxing! Michael Marley LAS VEGAS--It’s that special time of year again in the Marley household. I am leaving Vegas in a few hours proudly wearing my Pacquia-Marquez baseball cap, which goes just swell with my “Let’s Get Ready To Stumble…” St. Patrick’s Day tee-shirt. Read Full Story
Manny Pacquiao Ekes by Juan Manuel Marquez in Thriller on HBO Pay Per View By Dan Hernandez (At Ringside) Last night on HBO Pay Per View, Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao, 46-3-2, 34 KO’s, is the new WBC & Ring Magazine Super Featherweight Champion of the World. Congratulations PacMan on a well- fought, exciting deserved victory. Read Full Story
Cries of Marquez's “Robbery” Are Off Base Marquez vs. Pacquiao Was A Tightly Contested Battle Ricardo Lois Following Saturday night's thrilling rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez, the fans, experts, fighters, and writers are all arguing about the split decision which went the Filipino super featherweight's way. Read Full Story
Pacquiao-Marquez: (2) Marquez - (2) Pts. = (2) Losses By Paul Strauss If you prefer, we could change the equation to two knock-downs = two losses, because that seems to be the difference between winning and losing for these two brothers. With Juan it happened in the third round, after he seemed to be having things his way. Read Full Story
Marquez cries foul as Pacquiao wins split decision, coloring sensational fight The Associated Press LAS VEGAS: Nacho Beristain's frustration made sense. For the second time in 15 days, the venerated Mexican trainer's fighting Marquez brothers had lost a close decision in a scintillating fight — and it had to hurt. Read Full Story
Tempers flare after Pacquiao-Marquez fight ends in split decision By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer LAS VEGAS -- The peace that has allowed major boxing promoters Top Rank and Golden Boy to make several compelling fights in the last year was interrupted late Saturday night after the hotly contested Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez world title bout. Read Full Story
PACQUIAO WON BY SPLIT DECISION BUT TEAM MARQUEZ CLAIMED THERE IS MYSTERY IN WIN By Rod Mijares,PhilBoxing.com,Mon, 17 Mar 2008 LAS VEGAS -- The judges have spoken and there was integrity in three of them and that is what boxing is all about. If the other two couldn’t decide who won, the third one would do it for them. Read Full Story
Dollars got in way of rematch By Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports LAS VEGAS – Juan Manuel Marquez is one of the world’s great fighters and holds the WBC super featherweight championship, but there is no question the star of the show on the fight card Saturday at Mandalay Bay is Manny Pacquiao. Read Full Story
Pacquiao-Marquez II: The Long Overdue Rematch by Randall Stevens Four years after pulling out a draw in their first controversial fight, boxers Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manual Marquez are finally set to settle the score, as they meet for a 12-round bout for the WBC super featherweight title at Las Vegas' Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino on Saturday (March 15). Read Full Story
Marquez has no regrets about Odyssey between bouts with Pacquiao Greg Beacham | The Associated Press LAS VEGAS - Juan Manuel Marquez's path to a rematch with Manny Pacquiao stretched from Indonesia to the side of a Mexican volcano, stopping at two-bit fights and disappointing decisions before winding back to Las Vegas. Read Full Story
Freddie Roach: 'This Is the Most Focused I've Ever Seen Manny Pacquiao' by Michael David Smith n my opinion, ESPN doesn't devote enough coverage to boxing. But Jim Rome is an admirable exception. Rome had an interesting look today at Freddie Roach, the trainer for Manny Pacquiao, who will fight Juan Manuel Marquez Saturday night: Read Full Story
Pacquiao-Marquez II: Pre-fight report card by CLIFF ROLD, BoxingScene.com On May 8, 2004, one of the all-time great battles for the world featherweight championship finished without a winner. Almost four years later, for the vacant world jr. lightweight championship, Manny Pacquiao (45-3-2, 35 KO) and Juan Manuel Marquez (48-3-1, 35 KO, WBC titlist) prepare to resume their classic hostilities. Read Full Story
Pacquiao, Marquez seek unequivocal result Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines and Mexico's Juan Manuel Marquez meet this Saturday in a highly anticipated rematch. The junior lightweight bout continues the 2007 trend of excellent matchups that started with the Kelly Pavlik-Jermain Taylor rematch and Israel Vazquez-Rafael Marquez rubber match. Read Full Story
SecondsOut Team Pick Pacquiao-Marquez 2 It is a superfight that needs no explanation. We have two of the best boxers in the world pound for pound today facing each other again after having fought to a draw in May 2004, but that hasn’t stopped SecondsOut’s team of fearless writers from making their confident picks for Saturday night’s junior lightweight battle at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, USA between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez, televised in the USA on HBO Pay-Per-View. Read Full Story
Marquez, Pacquaio set for bout Norm Frauenheim,The Arizona Republic There's a lot of chest-thumping about national pride. Manny Pacquiao is called a national treasure by his fellow Filipinos. But he has a different nickname in Mexico. He is the "Mexican Assassin" or "Republica Enemy No. 1." That might make Juan Manuel Marquez the last great Mexican still standing. Read Full Story
Unfinished Business: Weigh-in report Marquez vs. Pacquiao II In a 12-round rematch for the WBC and Ring magazine super featherweight titles, Juan Manual Marquez and Manny Pacquiao will rematch their 2004 fight that resulted in a draw. In the original fight, Marquez survived three first-round knockdowns before battling his way back to a draw. Read Full Story
MAKING THE LIMIT IS NO WEIGHTY PROBLEM FOR PACQUIAO AND MARQUEZ (WITH PHOTOS) By Ed de la Vega, DDS,PhilBoxing.com,Sat, 15 Mar 2008 Las Vegas, Nevada -- Today, at the Mandalay Bay Resort Casino, the site for tomorrow’s blockbuster fight, the official weigh-in for all the boxers involved in the card was held free for the public to witness. Read Full Story
Pacquiao Insider Rivera: Marquez Can Only Win With Lucky Leprechaun Punch! John Chavez,HERMIE RIVERA, EMBEDDED IN THE MANNY PACQUIAO CAMP LAS VEGAS--They may not run in the same social circles, given their age difference, but Boxingconfidential.com has two cracked, I mean crack reporters in the San Francisco Bay Area. One is John Chavez and the other is veteran Pinoy reporter Hermie Rivera. Read Full Story
Marquez ready for a shot at Pacquiao in Las Vegas By Lance Pugmire, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer LAS VEGAS -- At Olvera Street this week, an estimated 1,000 mostly Latino boxing fans showed up for a publicity event hyping tonight's super-featherweight world title fight between Mexico's latest hope to defeat the respected but despised Filipino Manny Pacquiao. Read Full Story
'I WILL DIE FOR MY COUNTRY' By Ronnie Nathanielsz,PhilBoxing.com,Sat, 15 Mar 2008 Filipino ring gladiator and national treasure Manny Pacquiao steps into the ring tomorrow determined to finish some unfinished business when he engages WBC super featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez in a fight fans dream rematch before a sell-out crowd at the plush Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Read Full Story