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Entries tagged with "Manny+Pacquiao":

• Danger Zone – May 17th, 2013

  As good and resilient as Lamont Peterson is, he is not the ultra-slick type of fighter that gives Matthysse problems…
  
  

• Is Floyd Mayweather the Greatest of All Time? – May 13th, 2013

  Floyd Mayweather has done it all. He's been at the top of his game forever and always takes care of business in the ring. His recent dismantling of Robert Guerrero is a prime example. But is he the greatest of all time? Some say yes. Others say no. But who is right? The telescopic view suggests that…
  
  

• Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios Preview – May 9th, 2013

  Manny Pacquiao’s next fight will be on Nov. 23 at The Venetian in Macau, China, against Brandon "Bam Bam" Rios. Pacquiao (54-5-2, 38 KOs) has pretty much been counted out, not only by Kenny Bayless in his last bout against Juan Manuel Marquez, but by scores of writers and fight fans. A fight with Rios…
  
  

• Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios – May 6th, 2013

  
  
  

• GOAT: Mayweather vs. Marciano – May 6th, 2013

  With Mayweather’s dismantling of Robert Guerrero still fresh in everyone’s mind, the superlatives are flying fast and furious...
  
  

• Who Will Mayweather Fight Next? – May 5th, 2013

  
  
  

• Mayweather vs. Guerrero Predictions – May 3rd, 2013

  Mayweather’s best years may be behind him, whereas Guerrero is in his prime. But Money May is a proven commodity, in and out of the ring…
  
  

• Measuring Mayweather – May 3rd, 2013

  The careers of Benny Leonard, Joe Louis, Henry Armstrong and others in the boxing pantheon attest that defeats do not always debunk...
  
  

• Manny Pacquiao vs. Ricky Hatton – May 2nd, 2013

  On May 2, 2009 at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, IBO light welterweight champion Ricky Hatton, from Manchester, England, defended his title against ATG Manny Pacquiao, from General Santos City, Cotabato del Sur, Philippines. Pacquiao was 48-3-2 coming in. Hatton was 45-1. The fight was scheduled for…
  
  

• Georges Carpentier: A Curious Vintage – April 29th, 2013

  An unglamorous apprenticeship began in dingy saloons, teaching this gaunt choirboy how to intimidate the uneducated and the quick-tempered...
  
  

• Bradley Wants Marquez – April 18th, 2013

  Timothy Bradley says he “would like to find out who is the best" now that both he and Juan Manuel Marquez have “beaten” Manny Pacquiao...
  
  

• Marquez Asks $20m to Fight Manny – April 16th, 2013

  
  
  

• Controlling the Action – April 15th, 2013

  Much has been made of the fact that Guillermo Rigondeaux was booed after Saturday’s performance against Nonito Donaire...
  
  

• A Bad Day in Jakarta – April 14th, 2013

  A humble old-school type who shuns trash talk, Chris John has held the WBA featherweight title for nine consecutive years…
  
  

• Rockettes in Our Pockets – April 12th, 2013

  Donaire has a sense of vulnerability. "I watched the Rios vs. Alvarado fight," he said, "and I was thinking, man this is a scary sport…”
  
  

• Controlling the Fifth Pacquiao-Marquez War – April 12th, 2013

  We cannot and will not risk either of you being under-drugged or, more frighteningly, drug free the next time you meet. That would be too damn dangerous…
  
  

• The Aldgate Sphinx: Ted “Kid” Lewis – April 11th, 2013

  Nat Fleischer and Charley Rose ranked him as the fourth best welterweight of all time and Bert Sugar had him as the thirty-third best boxer in history...
  
  

• Sixty Years of Excitement – April 10th, 2013

  One short definition is that excitement has something to do with provoking, arousing, or stirring up one’s emotions or feelings…
  
  

• The Week That Was (March 24-30, 2013) – April 1st, 2013

  Mile High and Bam Bam once again left fight fans hoarse, exhausted and as happy as co-eds at Florida Gulf Coast University…
  
  

• The 100 Greatest Fighters of All Time Part Six: 50-41 – March 28th, 2013

  Pacquiao and Mayweather had the chance to separate one from the other in terms of skill and legacy but declined—the fans are the big losers...
  
  

• Manny Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto – March 28th, 2013

  On Nov. 14, 2009, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Miguel Cotto, from Caguas, Puerto Rico, defended his WBO welterweight title against Manny Pacquiao, from General Santos City, Cotabato del Sur, Philippines. Cotto was 34-1 at the time, his only loss coming at the hands of Antonio Margarito a year earlier.…
  
  

• Adrien Broner and the Not Floyd Mayweather Club – March 26th, 2013

  Mayweather would fall on the ectomorph side. Broner is more of a classic mesomorph. And the body types lend themselves to differing athletic gifts…
  
  

• Bob Arum: His Ass Is Grass – March 21st, 2013

  
  
  

• Whether Martyr or Magus – March 20th, 2013

  If your first reaction after Saturday’s epic was to boo anything or anyone involved in that fight, then boxing is not for you...
  
  

• HBO Quits Golden Boy – March 18th, 2013

  
  
  

• The Week That Was (March 11-17, 2013) – March 18th, 2013

  No matter who Timothy Bradley fights next, the grass looks a lot greener for the man they call Desert Storm…
  
  

• Bradley Edged Ruslan, Say Fans – March 17th, 2013

  
  
  

• Bradley vs. Provodnikov Preview – March 16th, 2013

  Saturday night on HBO, Timothy Bradley defends the WBO welterweight title he won by decisioning Manny Pacquiao nine months ago. His opponent is Ruslan Provodnikov. Provodnikov is a good fighter with reasonable power, but his essential skills are eclipsed by those of Bradley. Robert Ecksel, editor-in-chief…
  
  

• Manny Pacquiao vs. Jorge Solis – March 15th, 2013

  When Manny Pacquiao fought Jorge Solis on April 14, 2007 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, his star had already risen. Pacman already had his first fight with Marco Antonio Barerra, his three fights with Erik Morales, and his first of four fights with Juan Manuel Marquez. But Solis was undefeated…
  
  

• Weigh-In from London: Just Business with Floyd Mayweather Jr. – March 14th, 2013

  Behind Mayweather’s latest scheme is an astute businessman who knows that timing is everything, in and out of the ring...
  
  

• The Rios Grande Lie – March 13th, 2013

  Round after round, body and head blow after head and body blow, blood drop to dropped blood, his willpower will change his opponent’s reality…
  
  

• The 100 Greatest Fighters of All Time Part Three: 80-71 – March 12th, 2013

  Should conservatism in matchmaking become the norm, much of the oxygen that allows greatness to burn is sucked from the room...
  
  

• Timothy Bradley Meets the Press – March 12th, 2013

  Freddie Roach’s career is being reassessed. His star has lost its luster. Some blame the Parkinson’s. But others blame Roach himself…
  
  

• Tennis and the Biological Passport – March 11th, 2013

  Tennis is not a proper sport; nobody bleeds. But it is a game run with considerably more professionalism than boxing...
  
  

• Punch Trajectories: A Study of Hard Times in Life’s Squared Circle – March 7th, 2013

  By the time of the stoppage, every punch, or even any slight touch in the vicinity of Seeger’s buzzed dome was like being struck with an anvil...
  
  

• The Well-Groomed Warrior – March 7th, 2013

  Oscar De La Hoya wasn't remarkable at any one thing, but that’s no way to introduce a fighter who was excellent at many...
  
  

• The 100 Greatest Fighters of All Time Part Two: 90-81 – March 6th, 2013

  I do not ascribe to the notion that a fighter cannot be great unless there are other great fighters in his era. Domination counts for much; talent for no little...
  
  

• Will Rosinsky: You Pays Your Money – March 4th, 2013

  
  
  

• 50 Cent: If It Walks Like a Duck – March 1st, 2013

  
  
  

• Freddie or Not, Here I Come – February 27th, 2013

  
  
  

• If It's Tuesday, This Must Be LA – February 27th, 2013

  Nobody realistically expects WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley to fight six times in 30 months, but at least he’s fighting...
  
  

• Zsolt Erdei Returns to the Ring – February 25th, 2013

  
  
  

• TruSparta X: Winter War & Calculated Risk – February 22nd, 2013

  Mayweather announced a 30-month/six-fight deal with Showtime/CBS that is rumored to be the richest an individual athlete ever made in sports...
  
  

• Seeing Eye to Eye with Howard Schatz – February 21st, 2013

  “I wanted to say boxing. I wanted to say power and force. I wanted to say determination and courage. I wanted to say vulnerability and humanity…”
  
  

• The New Natural: Adrien Broner – February 17th, 2013

  Adrien Broner’s body language spells intensity. Hard-eyed, hard-mouthed, he leans forward, ready to spring, his gaze a dangerous warning…
  
  

• Mayweather to Face Alexander? – February 6th, 2013

  
  
  

• Timothy Bradley Gets a Fight – February 3rd, 2013

  
  
  

• Omar Henry Passes Away – February 1st, 2013

  
  
  

• Once Was Not Enough – January 31st, 2013

  
  
  

• Down and Out: Matthysse Blasts Mike Dallas Jr. – January 26th, 2013

  Matthysse said during the pre-fight press conference that he wanted to win and look good and he absolutely shined on Saturday night…