Boxing
More powerful, faster Pacquiao
- 02 November 2012
MANILA (PNA) -- A more powerful, faster Manny Pacquiao reported at the Wild Card Gym Monday (Tuesday in Manila), thus, creating a good impression on those who witnessed him do the mitts and other gym activities in the very first day of his Los Angeles camp in preparation for his coming fight a month and eight days from now. The Filipino boxing treasure will be trying to bounce back from a controversial majority decision loss to American Timothy Bradley last June against Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez, who will be his dancing partner atop the square arena for the fourth time on December 8 in Las Vegas.
Pacquiao & Mayweather settling defamation case
- 28 September 2012
Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao are settling a federal defamation case in Las Vegas, clearing a key hurdle to a long-awaited bout between two top fighters who’ve traded verbal jabs for years but have never met in the ring. Terms of the pretrial agreement cited in documents filed Tuesday in US District Court in Las Vegas are confidential, said Malcolm LaVergne, a lawyer representing Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s father in the case.
Pacquiao vows to win over Marquez
- 28 September 2012
MANILA (PNA) -- “Walang dapat maaksayang oras sa preparasyon para sa susunod na la- ban (We will be wasting no time in our preparation for the next fight).”This, eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao vowed in reference to his preparation for his next bout with Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez on December 8 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Pacquiao-Marquez or Pacquiao-Bradley?
- 13 September 2012
MANILA via PCSO - Eight-division world champion confirmed his next fight to be on December 8, but has not yet disclosed who he will face in the ring. The dethroned World Boxing Organization welterweight champion will either fight the still undefeated American Timothy Bradley,who won against the People’s Champ in June in a controversial split decision, or twice defeated Mexican legend Juan Manuel Marquez. Timothy Bradley makes his case for Manny Pacquiao rematch
- 30 August 2012
Timothy Bradley doesn’t know what Manny Pacquiao’s thinking as he continues to wait for the Filipino superstar to announce his next opponent, but he has a simple case to make. “This guy can choose anyone he wants to fight, but I don’t know how he can pick anyone other than me,” Bradley told The Times Tuesday in a telephone conversation. “I’m the champion. “If he wants his belt back, he has to come through me to get it. He relinquished it to me.
New Nike deal awaits Pacquiao
- 17 August 2012
Manny Pacquiao’s adviser Michael Koncz revealed that Nike has some new deals in store for the eight-division world champion. Koncz told the Manila Standard that he talked to executives of Nike’s Corporate Office in their headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon and that they felt the comments by Ultimate Fighting Championship’s Dana White that Nike had dropped Pacquiao were “pretty amusing,” but certainly not true.
Pacquiao, Arum meet in GenSan
- 17 August 2012
Manny Pacquiao sat down with his chief promoter Bob Arum yesterday in General Santos City but they left everything on the table regarding the Filipino boxing icon’s next fight. “We had a very good discussion,” said Pacquiao’s chief adviser, Mike Koncz, who was at the meeting that took place at around noon and lasted more than two hours. “But we haven’t made any decision,” he added. Koncz did not reveal the details of the meeting, and said they all agreed to keep things from the media.
Donaire to face Mexican Arce
- 13 July 2012
Nonito Donaire will be short of visiting the lion’s den when he returns to the ring in October. Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum said Donaire will meet Mexican four-divison champion Jorce Arce in a 12- round title fight at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The choice of the Staples Center as venue is a no-brainer considering Southern California is heavily populated by Mexicans. While the Los Angeles area has a large concentration of Filipinos, it is considered as the second home of Mexicans and Arum is banking on the Hispanics’ strong nationalistic fervor to make the fight a huge success.
Pacman-Floyd next year
- 28 June 2012
TOP Rank promoter Bob Arum is not giving up on the possibility of providing fight fans around the world the showdown they have longed to see between Fighter of the Decade Manny Pacquiao and undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. Arum told that Pacquiao is scheduled to have dinner with him at his residence in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
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