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Everything has to end but the fight will not be over. Ricky Hatton, after his defeat two years ago from the Filipino boxer and currently the reigning pound-per-pound king, Manny “The Pacman” Pacquiao had announced that he will be retiring from boxing at the age of 32 and will focus on running his own promotional … Read more
Ring Magazine had put him on the third spot of the world best pound-per-pound boxer making the history for two great Filipino boxers to occupy a slot in the top five with pound-per-pound king Manny Pacquiao occupying the number one spot. Today, the Filipino Flash Nonito Donaire Jr. is back in the news after his … Read more
Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista was declared the winner by technical decision. He had suffered three cuts and in the 7th round the referee had to stopped the fight and read the score cards in which Bautista had scored a win against Heriberto “Cuate” Ruiz. Rey Bautista had avenged his 2008 loss to Heriberto Ruiz to … Read more
Fighthype.com claimed that they have been informed about the $75 million offer to Floyd Mayweather, Jr. to fight Manny Pacquiao. The said offer is not only for Mayweather alone but also to Pacquiao. There was an offer also from Singapore to give $65 million purse to Mayweather if he accepts to fight Pacquiao. Before that … Read more
The fight between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez is not yet finished, but another tycoon from Mexico named Carlos Slim is now offering a purse of more than $65 million to Manny Pacquiao if he will fight the depending WBC Middleweight champion Saul Alvarez. With this offer I believe Manny Pacquiao will not turn … Read more
Manny Pacquiao confirmed during an interview with ABS-CBN’s Dyan Castillejo that they have already agreed to fight on November 12, 2011 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The eight weight division champion said “It’s on, wait for it”. He is referring to a 3rd bout with Juan Marquez. The first fight between the two great fighters happened … Read more
Boxing icon Oscar De La Hoya was reported to enter a rehab facility for the reason of seeking cure concerning a problem with a substance abuse. Based on an article released by TMZ.com, De La Hoya had checked into California-area facility to enter a program within the previous weeks. As reported, the boxing legend was … Read more
An exciting fight is about come as the Boxing champ Manny Pacquiao will face his defeat against the famous Mexican boxer Juan Manuel Marquez. Many boxing fans will greatly expect this third rematch event as the side of Marquez decided to take such kind of offer once more. Based on the information published by the … Read more
Lionel Rose, recognized as Australia’s first Aboriginal boxer who gained a world title, dies at 62. Rose had been facing a long battle against illness for several months. It was in 2007 when he was known to suffer a stroke leaving him to be partly paralysed as he began to find it difficult to speak. … Read more
The world has witnessed how the Filipino champion won over Sugar ‘Shane’ Mosley. It was an impressive win, but despite of Manny’s extraordinary performance, expert boxing analysts have seen some flaws during the fight and that includes the slower hand speed of the Filipino boxer. Boxing analyst Ronnie Nathanielsz said these flaws decreases performance of … Read more