Pacquiao vs. Margarito Fight Steeped in Drama and Suspense on Nov 13, 2010Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao (51-3-2, 38 KOs) is fighting "The Tijuana Tornado" Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27 KOs) on Nov. 13 at Cowboys Stadium, and the tensions couldn't be higher leading up to their catch-weight (150 pounds) showdown. It seems the dra...
Pacman ready for another big bite of history on Nov 13, 2010It may or may not be the toughest mountain Manny Pacquiao's ever climbed. But it's certainly the most ripped. Already four inches up on his Filipino foe in the height department, California-born Antonio Margarito staked a claim to physical fitness...
Manny Pacquiao hard to slow on Nov 13, 2010If boxing was basketball or weightlifting, Manny Pacquiao would be in trouble tonight. But boxing is about speed and agility not size and strength. In boxing, speed is power. In boxing, speed is disarming and deadly. Speed is why the trouble will be...
Pacquiao looks to cement greatness on Nov 13, 2010Manny Pacquiao is bidding to cement his place among boxing's greats tonight when he takes on Antonio Margarito in a WBC super-welterweight bout in Texas. The Filipino, who boasts a 51-3-2 record (38 knockouts), has already established himself as one...
The Broken Man on Nov 13, 2010By the time Sonny Liston became the Heavyweight Champion of the World, he was a broken man, a man with a past, and in the disturbing words of Harold Conrad, he was someone who “died the day he was born.” Liston looked out from behind a mask and s...
The people's champ: Boxer Manny Pacquiao a winner in political ring, too on Nov 12, 2010In boxing, distractions typically come from government's judicial branch, not its legislative. The likes of assault, breach of contract, possession, DUI and bankruptcy litter the sentences spoken and written about the sport. Now along comes Manny P...
Why Antonio Margarito is and is not a real, genuine Mexcian warrior on Nov 12, 2010Merlin The Magician had nothing on fight promoter Robert Arum. Arum is a true master of illusion. The Top Rank top honcho has been selling the Antonio Margarito-Manny Pacquiao bout, down the highway from here at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, as a n...
Manny Pacquiao vs Margarito hype on crescendo 36 hours before the fight on Nov 12, 2010Manny Pacquiao vs Margarito hype on crescendo 36 hours before the fight. Manny Pacquiao says this won't be his last fight Is it going to be the last fight for Manny Pacquiao? This and other questions are being asked by boxing buff and critics. Howev...
Margarito camp’s joke on Roach is their undoing on Nov 12, 2010It might have been a simple prank. But it really does tilt the balance. When disgraced Mexican pugilist Antonio Margarito and undefeated lightweight prospect Brandon Rios poke fun at the affable boxing master Freddie Roach’s Parkinson’s Disease,...
100 million praying for Pacman victory on Nov 12, 2010The Mexican Antonio Margarito may have longer arms but he doesn’t have what Manny Pacquiao has—nearly 100 million people praying for the pound-for-pound king’s victory. “Even if his foe is taller and has a longer reach, the confidence of our...
