Pacquiao Camp Update on Feb 27, 2010 in pacquiao vs. clottey Manny Pacquiao looks focused and right on track as he prepares for his showdown against big Joshua Clottey. Yesterday Manny sparred with former world champion Steve Forbes. Both fighters gave each other good work. Freddie Roach feels good about wh...
Pacman tackles energy issue on Feb 19, 2010World boxing champion Manny Pacquiao is opposing the construction of a 200-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Maasim town by Conal Holdings because of potential damage to the environment. Pacquiao, who is running for congressman in Sarangani, is exec...
PENALOSA FINDS IT HARD TO QUIT on Feb 13, 2010 in Gerry Penalosa Former two division world champion Gerry Penalosa may be a veteran at 37 years of age but despite another painful setback on the threshold of one more title shot, the gallant southpaw appropriately nicknamed “Fearless” clearly finds it hard to qu...
DONAIRE DESTROYS VARGAS, RP IN 2-2 STANDOFF WITH LATINOS on Feb 13, 2010LAS VEGAS, FEB. 13 - Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire salvaged a 2-2 standoff between the Philippines and their Latino rivals in the “Pinoy Power III/Latin Fury 13” fight card when he destroyed Mexico’s Manuel “Chango” Vargas in the...
Nonito Donaire Fights On on Feb 8, 2010In mid-August, Nonito Donaire was scheduled to face Rafael Concepcion for the interim version of the WBA junior bantamweight title. Beyond that, he was the featured performer in the second installment of “Pinoy Power” from the Hard Rock Hotel and...
One Last Run for Penalosa on Feb 8, 2010 in Gerry Penalosa Back in April, Gerry Penalosa was conclusively defeated by Juan Manuel Lopez in an attempt to win the Puerto Rican’s WBO super bantamweight title. After nine, mostly one-sided rounds, his trainer, Freddie Roach had seen enough. And if it were up to...
Delayed Signings and a Rematch Clause proves Floyd Mayweather Jr is scared of Shane Mosley on Jan 31, 2010 in mayweather vs. mosley With all the delays in signing and a reported rematch clause put into the fight contract, it makes me think that Mayweather Jr doesn’t really want to fight Shane Mosley. And, in my opinion, the biggest reason he doesn’t really want to fight Mosle...
Anatomy Of A Superfight on Jan 31, 2010Written by Andrew Harrison Sunday, 31 January 2010 14:11 In a Boxing Monthly preview piece from 1999, Steve Farhood carried out an analysis of boxing "superfights" over a 20-year period. In order to determine just how many of...
THE SUPER FIGHT IS OFF; MAYWEATHER CHICKENS OUT on Jan 6, 2010 in pacquiao vs. mayweather The planned March 13 super fight between boxing hero and pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and former No.1 Floyd Mayweather Jr is off after Mayweather chickened out despite Pacquiao accepting a compromise proposal to bring the blood test closer to...
Ward Owns Kessler, Puts U.S. Back in The Super Six on Nov 21, 2009 in super six tourney In 2004, Super Middleweight Andre Ward unselfishly moved up in weight to make room for more talent on the U.S. Olympic team. He went home from Athens with the Gold Medal in the Light Heavyweight division. On Saturday night, the 25-year old Ward (21...
