By: William Holmes Weights: Juan Manuel Marquez 142 – Manny Pacquiao 143. Photo: Chris Farina/ Top Rank Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez get ready to trade blows for a third time tomorrow in Las Vegas in front of a packed crowd. The betting lines are currently heavily in favor …
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By Johnny Walker Canadian heavyweight champion Neven Pajkic (16-0-0, 5 KOs) weighed in at a sturdy 232 pounds, over 10 pounds lighter than he was for his last fight, while British and Commonwealth heavyweight champion Tyson Fury (16-0-0, 11 KOs) was four pounds heavier than for his last bout at …
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By Sam Geraci On the undercard of Saturday’s mega fight, WBC champion in recess and apparent future superstar in recess Timothy Bradley defends his WBO championship against Olympic gold medalist and former super featherweight and lightweight champion Joel Casamayor. Photo: Chris Farina/Top Rank The fight has been promoted as a …
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By Sam Geraci Much of what has been written and said about Joe Frazier in the hours and days following his death has focused on his negative view of Muhammad Ali and his role in the greatest sports rivalry of our time: The trilogy between him and Ali. While many …
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By Bryanna Fissori Just days before his bout with Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao’s legal team was still hard at work in the defamation case against Floyd Mayweather Jr. After numerous attempts to depose the boxer Mayweather finally made his appearance on Thursday, November 10, along with his father and …
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By Johnny Walker Coming up on a weekend when boxing fans are supposed to be working themselves into a lather over what is likely to be a one-sided final installment of the trilogy between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez, a perusal of Internet boxing forums instead reveals the hottest …
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To boxing, sports and entertainment fans worldwide: Thank you for your great support for November 5th’s SOLD OUT Viva Don King boxing event at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. It was an unequivocal success. Bringing boxing back to the people was my goal and we certainly succeeded beyond …
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by Charles Jay Some of this stuff you already know, but if you are looking for some statistical data for angle on Saturday’s night’s Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez fight, or if you’re placing a bet on it, some of this stuff might come in handy. Photo: Chris Farina/Top Rank * …
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by Charles Jay The best story about this week’s Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez may be coming out of Manila, not Las Vegas. Photo: Chris Farina/ Top Rank On the wire services over there, it starts out like this: “A Catholic archbishop has urged congressmen to watch the Manny Pacquiao fight …
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by Charles Jay In recent weeks and months, we have been exposed to stories published in newspapers and on the internet about the accounting practices surrounding Manny Pacquiao. One firm was hired ostensibly on the basis of alleged suspicions about money being hidden from him; then they were fired, and …
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