Andre Berto of Haiti, one of the holders of the welterweight title among a bevy of alphabet soup organizations, said he holds the key to putting an end to the startling domination of pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao. “You have to fight fire with fire,” said Berto, the reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) 147-lb king, when [...]
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Saturday, April 17th, 2010Cotto wants revenge vs Pacquiao
Saturday, April 17th, 2010Miguel Cotto wants revenge against Manny Pacquiao. This was the statement made by Emanuel Steward, who has assumed the role of Cotto’s trainer in a story that appeared in the Puerto Rican newspaper El Vocero (The Voice). Steward, whose Kronk Boxing Club in Detroit spawned Thomas Hearns, said Cotto wants another crack at Pacquiao, who [...]
Mosley has soft heart for Pacquiao
Saturday, April 17th, 2010MANILA, Philippines – Manny Pacquiao, the greatest boxer in the planet today, recently said he’s picking Shane Mosley to prevail over Floyd Mayweather Jr. when the two Americans square off on May 1 in Las Vegas. It was time for Mosley to return the favor. The reigning WBA welterweight champion has wished Pacquiao well in [...]
‘We know the Pacquiao fight is eventually going to happen’ – Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Saturday, April 17th, 2010While Manny Pacquiao is busy campaigning for a congressional seat in Saranggani Province in the Philippines, Floyd Mayweather Jr. is also hard at work trying to promote his upcoming fight against ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley on May 1st. I was surprised to see a feature on Mayweather in the latest issue of SLAM magazine, my favorite [...]
PACQUIAO INVITED AS GUEST AT WBC NIGHT OF CHAMPIONS IN CARDIFF
Saturday, April 10th, 2010Pound-for-pound king and “Fighter of the Decade” Manny Pacquiao has been invited as a guest at the World Boxing Council “Night of Champions” which will be held in Cardiff, Wales from July 29-31 this year. The event will be the second WBC Night of Champions with the first having taken place in Cancun, Mexico in [...]
Manny Pacquiao: The making of a global icon
Saturday, April 10th, 2010Filipino boxer Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao, the world’s best pound-for pound fighter, has evolved into a true “global icon” – as anointed by sports analyst Joaquin Henson after the 31-year old “pambansang Kamao” defeated Ghanaian boxer Joshua Clottey last March 14 at the imposing Cowboys’ Stadium in Arlington, Texas. I learned about his successful crossover from [...]
Pacquiao not retiring even if he wins election
Monday, April 5th, 2010GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao is not retiring from boxing this year or even if he wins the congressional election in May, Pacquiao’s adviser said Sunday. Michael Koncz, the Canadian adviser of Pacquiao, said the Filipino boxing idol is not yet keen on retiring from boxing after his victorious fight with [...]
Pacquiao 21st in Time list of influential people
Monday, April 5th, 2010MANILA, Philippines—His popularity as the tireless pound-for-pound king of the world has put Manny Pacquiao in the running for one of Time Magazine’s slots in its annual 100 most influential people in the world list. Pacquiao, whose blazing, relentless punching prowess helped him win seven world titles in as many weight categories, is ranked No. [...]
American comedian verbally abuses Pacquiao, Philippines
Sunday, April 4th, 2010Whether comedian Adam Carolla was joking or not, his comments on Manny Pacquiao and Filipinos in whole created a buzz and has generated a lot of comments from various blog sites. Carolla, an Italian-American radio host, in a podcast called Pacquiao illiterate and the Philippines a nation of whores. According to Examiner.com writer Dennis Guillermo, [...]
Opinion: Filipino Boxer Manny Pacquiao and his Four Ms
Saturday, April 3rd, 2010Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao is taking his time out in the countryside campaigning for a congressional seat in home country while four other popular boxers with a big M in their last names are salivating to face him for a mega fight this year. After disposing Joshua Clottey in a 12-round unanimous decision last March [...]
