ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao believes he has a "fair chance of winning" should he face six-division champion Oscar de la Hoya, who is currently deciding on who to fight for his farewell bout.
ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Veteran trainer Hector Roca said Oscar de la Hoya is just "too big" for World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight champ Manny Pacquiao despite the Filipino's vaunted punching power.
ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
No less than a childhood friend and at the same time an official of Golden Boy Promotions warned Oscar De La Hoya of pushing through with the proposed December 6 clash against Filipino boxing icon and reigning World Boxing Council lightweight champ Manny Pacquiao.
ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
"If he wants the fight, he should provoke." This is what Oscar de la Hoya is reportedly awaiting from Manny Pacquiao before he takes on the challenge of facing the Filipino boxing king.
ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 07/19/2008
Bob Arum has issued a gag order on Freddie Roach and Manny Pacquiao as the Top Rank big boss works on a possible fight between the Filipino champ and Oscar dela Hoya in December.
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
With a third bout vs. Manny Pacquiao not happening, Juan Manuel Marquez steps up in weight to take on lightweight champ Joel Casamayor. Marquez will show no fear, but he might not be able to withstand Casamayor's power, Robert Morales says.
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 07/18/2008
ESPN’s Dan Rafael is reporting that there are very serious talks between Top Rank and Golden Boy Promotions to stage a mega fight between pound-for-pound and WBC lightweight champ Manny Pacquiao to face superstar Oscar De La Hoya. The fight would take place on December 6th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and be [...]
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
Manny Pacquiao has stated his determination to fight Ricky Hatton before retiring to enter politics
New York Post (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
WITH the retirement of Floyd Mayweather Jr., Manny Pacquiao is largely considered boxing's best pound-for-pound fighter. Normally those who have earned that distinction - Roy Jones Jr., Mike Tyson, Sugar Ray Leonard and Muhammad Ali, etc. - were the...
Stereo Describes My Scenario (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
Floyd Mayweather and Winky Wright think that HBO boxing announcers are biased against Black fighters. “They talk about Kelly Pavlik, a white fighter, like he’s the Second Coming. Or they go crazy over Manny Pacquiao. But I’m a black fighter,” Mayweather said. “Is it racial? Absolutely. They praise white fighters, they praise Hispanic fighters, whatever. But [...]
ABS CBN (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
British superstar Ricky Hatton told BBC Sport the other day that if a fight against Manny Pacquiao is ever held, it's going to be next year - in front of 100,000 fans at Wembley Stadium.
Sunstar (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
By Bong O. Wenceslao Candid Thoughts FOR a day or two, a Manny Pacquiao fight succeeded in easing out of the consciousness of Filipinos much of the “negative” reports that dominated the headlines. That is, of course, the function of sports and circuses: to provide an escape from the drabness of everyday existence. Besides, in the gloom, [...]
CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
All of the questions about Manny Pacquiao and his move up to lightweight to take on David Diaz were answered in the first round. And second. And third, all the way to Round 9 when his brutalization of the WBC champ was stopped, Bart Barry says.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
Ricky Hatton could be heading for his second fight with the world's No 1-ranked pound-for-pound fighter after Manny Pacquiao knocked out David Diaz to win the WBC lightweight title, writes Gareth A Davies.
