by Geoffrey Ciani (Exclusive Interview by Jenna J & Geoffrey Ciani, Photo by Geoffrey Ciani)

This week’s 130th edition of On the Ropes Boxing Radio (brought to you by CWH Promotions) featured an exclusive interview with reigning IBF junior welterweight champion Zab Judah (41-6, 28 KOs) who is scheduled to have a unification bout against WBA champion Amir Khan (25-1, 17 KOs) on July 23. Judah spoke about his upcoming fight, and also discussed Continue reading “Zab Judah: “The strategy that Pernell Whitaker put together for Amir Khan is unbelievable!”” »

by Freddy Fresco

Is Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. trying to set the record for how many lawsuits he can rack up in a given time period?

Another new lawsuit has just popped up and this time a boxing fan named Anthony Cliff was supposedly assaulted by Floyd Mayweather’s bodyguards, just for asking him when he is going to fight Manny Pacquiao Continue reading “Manny Pacquiao- Mayweather’s bodyguards assault man for asking about Pacquiao” »

by Zachary D. Rymer

Manny Pacquiao Is Well Aware that His Next Challenger Must Not Be Taken Lightly

It has now been nearly two months since we last saw Manny Pacquiao in the ring. It was an embarrassing spectacle, as the once-great Shane Mosley barely lasted 12 rounds against the world’s greatest pound-for-pound boxer Continue reading “Manny Pacquiao- Pacman Knows Not to Underestimate Juan Manuel Marquez” »

by Reuben Terrado

Eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao will give inspiration to all NCAA athletes as he will be the guest of honor when the 87th season of the oldest collegiate league opens on July 2, Saturday, at the Araneta Coliseum Continue reading “Manny Pacquiao- to grace 87th NCAA season opening” »

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It’s no secret that the Boston Celtics are going to have get younger, a fact Danny Ainge knows all too well. Ainge recently said as much on WEEI, and fans like me are well aware that the upcoming season will almost certainly be the last hurrah for the big three. This year’s draft was arguably a good haul, with Purdue’s top two scorers joining the Cs, including big man JaJuan Johnson(notes). Gilbert Brown could be yet another solid offseason addition.

Continue reading “Who is Gilbert Brown and What Can He Do for the Celtics?” »

LOS ANGELES — In the still of the NBA postseason, when the news is slow and the rumors are fast, the Los Angeles Lakers are making a lot of noise. Trade noises, that is.

Although the talks involve Lamar Odom and a handful of disposable Lakers, the eye of the gossip swirls violently around Pau Gasol, LA’s 7-foot, 250-pound center-forward, who can be electrifying on his best days, yet so painfully drab on his worst days.

Gasol played all 82 games last regular season, norming 18.8 points and 10.2 rebounds per. But his numbers declined badly in the playoffs —- 13.1 points and 7.8 rebounds —- making it way easier for the eventual champions Dallas Mavericks to sweep LA in a one-sided second round series. Continue reading “Pau Gasol: To keep or not to keep, that is the question” »

Hard work pays off. And for ALA Boxing welterweight standout “Mighty” Mark Melligen (21-2-0, 14 KOs), it’s time to cash in on all the blood, sweat and tears he has sacrificed to get himself to where he is today, as he debuts on US National Cable TV network ESPN this Friday against the tough and dangerous Argentinian, Sebastian Andres Lujan (37-5-2, 23 KOs) in San Antonio, Texas, as part of ESPN2′s Friday Night Fights. Continue reading “‘Time to Shine’: Exclusive Interview with Mark Melligen before his fight on ESPN Continue reading on Examiner.com ‘Time to Shine’:” »

The Greatest: Muhammad Ali stands over Sonny Liston in 1965

Boxing, like all sports, is a fount of passionate opinions.

Many of them are poured out in pubs, clubs and wine bars around the world as well as at ringside and it is almost impossible to reach an absolute consensus.

Muhammad Ali is generally regarded  as the GOAT – Greatest Of All Time – but not even on that does everyone agree. Continue reading “Pacquiao, Mayweather, Martinez and the biggest argument in boxing!” »

By Michael Marley,

Even his worst, sworn enemies would have to admit that, when at his office, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has never given less than his all.

Ditto for the gym, the one exception being the overplayed fluke sparring session when southpaw Paul Spadafora, a big talent who has problems with his social conduct, caught him not in tiptop condition.

If Manny Pacquiao is the salt of the earth Pinoy who was born in an extreme cradle of poverty, then Mayweather is the pepper who adds needed spice to the present day fistic scene.

Has it escaped everyone’s attention that, just as students nationwide are chanting “no more classes, no more books, no more teacher’s dirty looks” and going on summer vacation, Mayweather is going back to his square ring classroom? Continue reading “Take this (open book) test right now, Mr. Floyd Mayweather Jr.” »

By Timothy James,

These are the last years of Manny Pacquiao’s boxing career. At the same time it is also the beginning of a new era- the era of Social Media.

We saw how powerful Social Media is first hand in America when President Obama was elected to President of the United States after a hard fought battle- the battle was won on Facebook. It was clear that Social Media got him elected.

Just a couple of weeks ago Shaquille Oneal announced his retirement on his own Social Network.

Manny Pacquiao understands the power of the Internet and Manny Pacquiao understands how important it is to make his fans happy. Continue reading “Manny Pacquiao Shows The Fans They Come First” »

PITTSBURGH – Before, during and now after, Sunday night’s UFC Live 4 on the Versus Network was a wild one.

From Nate Marquardt’s sudden expulsion from both the event and the company to Charlie Brenneman sidetracking Rick Story’s momentum to Cheick Kongo pulling off the unbelievable in the main event, there were some plot twists. Even the UFC president seemed pleased, as Dana White called it one of the best events his organization has ever done. Continue reading “UFC LIVE 4- 5 LESSONS LEARNED” »

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Serena Williams will not be winning her third straight Wimbledon title this year. Marion Bartoli saw to that on Monday, defeating Williams 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) to knock her out of Wimbledon in the fourth round. Continue reading “Serena Williams, Manny Pacquiao, Ron Artest and Today’s Sports News” »

by bignevt1

Former UFC middleweight title contender, Demian Maia has admitted that a series of tactical mistakes cost him a big win over powerhouse wrestler, Mark Munoz at UFC 131 earlier this month, revealing he should never have abandoned the striking game that had been so Continue reading “Demian Maia admits a series of mistakes cost him a big win over Mark Munoz” »

by Amy R. Remo

The Department of Trade and Industry is sending boxing champ Manny Pacquiao to the US to lobby American legislators for the passage of the Save Our Industries Act (Save Act), a bill expected to give the Philippine garments industry a Continue reading “Manny Pacquiao- gets new title: Garments ambassador” »

by George Scott

KELL BROOK believes he is on a collision course with Amir Khan.

Sheffield’s Kell Brook clinched the WBA inter-continental welterweight crown in his home town on Saturday, outpointing Continue reading “Kell Brook blasts back at Amir Khan” »

by ROWENA JOY A. SANCHEZ

MANILA, Philippines – Boxing champ Manny Pacquiao’s meeting with the bosses of top apparel company Nike was postponed last week due to the former’s prior commitment with his family Continue reading “Manny Pacquiao- meeting with Nike founder, execs postponed ’til July” »

By NICK GIONGCO

MANILA, Philippines — Manny Pacquiao is not looking at Juan Manuel Marquez as somebody out to cash a paycheck and retire.

Told about the overwhelming 8-1 odds in his favor, Pacquiao told the Bulletin over the weekend that Marquez remains a dangerous foe and that taking him for granted is tantamount to jumping off a cliff.

Pacquiao is facing Marquez on Nov. 12 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and despite the odds, the Filipino star said he has to be in top shape. Continue reading “Pacman insists Marquez is dangerous” »

MANILA, Philippines – Top Rank chairman Bob Arum knows that WBO welterweight champion Rep. Manny Pacquiao won’t take challenger Juan Manuel Marquez lightly because the Mexican’s style is tailor-fit to negate the Filipino icon’s strengths.

“I think Marquez is a big test for Manny,” said Arum from Los Angeles in a recent telephone interview. “Manny is aware of that. Their first two fights were close. Manny has to be at his best to win over Marquez.”

Pacquiao and Marquez are set to slug it out at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Nov. 12. At stake will be Pacquiao’s WBO 147-pound title although the fighters agreed to face off at a catchweight of 144 considering Marquez is moving up from the lightweight division. Marquez is the reigning WBC 135-pound titlist. Continue reading “Arum wary of Marquez’ style” »

MANILA, Philippines – Manny Pacquiao should have a say in choosing the network that will carry his next fight through pay-per-view.

“He’s the co-promoter so he needs to be part of the decision,” said Franklin Gacal, Pacquiao’s legal counsel.

Bob Arum of Top Rank said the other day the decision would come next week whether it’s HBO/Warner or Showtime/CBS.

Arum said there’s a lot of money involved, and from the $10 million that Showtime coughed up for the Shane Mosley fight last May, this one could go as high as $15 million.

Arum said it’s unbelievable how huge HBO and Showtime are willing to put in for the pay-per-view rights for Pacquiao’s next fight. Continue reading “Pacquiao to choose network to air PPV” »

by NICK GIONGCO

MANILA, Philippines — Manny Pacquiao was aghast when told about the odds for his Nov. 12 rubber match with his Mexican nemesis Juan Manuel Marquez Continue reading “Manny Pacquiao- 8-1 favorite vs Marquez” »

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By ELENA L. ABEN

MANILA, Philippines — In recognition of world boxing champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao’s legendary courage and determination shown in the boxing arena, he will be pinned the “Honorary Special Forces Warrior Badge” during Continue reading “Manny Pacquiao- Special Forces badge for Pacquiao” »

by Rick Rockwell

On Friday, boxing’s pound for pound champion Manny Pacquiao was once again nominated for the “Best Fighter” ESPY award which is voted on by fans and given out by ESPN. However, Continue reading “Manny Pacquiao- nominated for 2011 ‘Best Fighter’ ESPY, But will he win” »

Surprise. Floyd Mayweather Sr. is betting money on Manny Pacquiao over Juan Manuel Marquez in the Filipino boxing champion’s November 12 meeting with his old nemesis.

“Man, Marquez is an old fighter,” says the father of Floyd Mayweather Jr. “I like him as a fighter, but Marquez won’t put up the same fight this time around against Pacquiao.” Continue reading “Mayweather Dad Bets on Pacquiao” »

MANILA, Philippines – The promotional

tour for the November fight between boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and Mexican champ Juan Manuel Marquez begins in August.

Top Rank boss Bob Arum said Pacquiao will go to several countries to promote his third fight with Marquez in November.

“Pacquiao has long ceased to only be a product in the Philippines, the United States or Mexico. He is already a global icon, and therefore, we are going to travel the world [promoting] this great fight,” Arum said in Boxingscene.com. Continue reading “Pacquiao to go on world tour to promote Marquez fight” »

MANILA, Philippines – The father of Floyd Mayweather, Jr. thinks an aging Juan Manuel Marquez won’t stand a chance against Manny Pacquiao.

“He’s old, man. They haven’t fought each other in over 3 years,” Floyd Mayweather Sr. told Fighthype.com.

He said that the 37-year-old Marquez won’t be able to give Pacquiao the same fight that they had in previous occasions.

Marquez, one of the best technical boxers to come out of Mexico, gave Pacquiao 2 of his toughest career fights. Continue reading “Floyd Sr: Marquez won’t last 12 rounds vs Pacquiao” »

MANILA—Showtime has the inside track, but HBO may yet spring a surprise and make a solid bid to air the third fight of the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez trilogy on Nov. 12.

After all, a Pacquiao headliner, regardless of the opponent, is a guaranteed blockbuster as proven by the pound-for-pound king’s 147-pound clash with Shane Mosley on May 7.

Though perceived to be a mismatch after it was first announced, Pacquiao-Mosley raked in a lofty 1.3 million pay-per-view buys, worth about $71 million, for Showtime, which was given the broadcast rights by fight promoter Top Rank over longtime partner HBO.

As a result, Showtime enjoys the right of first refusal in Pacquiao-Marquez III.

Kevin Iole of Yahoo Sports tweeted that Top Rank chief Bob Arum will meet with Showtime executives today to receive its initial offer. Continue reading “HBO may air Manny’s latest fight” »

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In recent months, there has been reports of declining viewership from different websites for boxing articles especially if the topic is not about Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather.

For avid boxing fans and industry critics, the declining readership trends are quite alarming. They predict the sport is headed for extinction if no changes are made to salvage whatever is left of the once-popular ancient sport.

And unless some changes are made now, its popularity will continue to decline as promoters are more concerned about financial survival than anything else.

In the last two years, boxing stories have revolved around the twice-scuttled Pacquiao vs. Mayweather fight. For a writer who wish to generate more reads for his articles, he only has to write anything about these two guys and he gets the viewer’s attention.

The long-awaited Pacquiao vs. Mayweather fight is seen by many as a “shot in the arm” for this “dying sport” and there are quite a number of reasons why the fight needs to happen. Continue reading “Manny Pacquaio vs. Floyd Mayweather: 5 Reasons This Fight Needs to Happen” »

By Scott Heritage,

Arum predicts Pacquiao vs. Marquez III sells 1.6 million pay per views

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WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao for several years has been the second biggest seller of pay-per-views in the United States behind rival Floyd Mayweather.

Since becoming a fixture on U.S talk shows, adverts and with the absence of Mayweather however, Pacquiao’s fanbase has been growing, and he recently achieved his biggest pay per view sales to date against Shane Mosley.

In November, Pacquiao fights Juan Manuel Marquez for the third time, and even though he is expected to win, most expect the fight itself to be a more interesting encounter than any of his recent bouts. Continue reading “Bob Arum predicts career-best pay-per-view sales for Pacquiao in November -Scott Heritage” »

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Filipino-American 3-time women world champion Ana Julaton stepped in at Continue reading “PHOTO: ANA JULATON MAKES WEIGHT FOR FRIDAY’S FIGHT” »

by Geoffrey Ciani(Exclusive Interview by Jenna J & Geoffrey Ciani) – This week’s 130th Continue reading “David Rodriguez: “I think Pacquiao’s a sensation and I think he’s going to be on top for awhile”” »

Chris Robinson

We are now less than a month away from the Amir Khan-Zab Judah junior Continue reading “Manny Pacquiao- Zab Judah hints that Freddie Roach will try to steer Pacquiao away from him” »

by John F. McKenna (McJack)

It was reported today in the Philippine Inquirer that HBO is in the running to show the November 12 fight between Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2, 38 KO’s) and Juan Manuel Marquez (52-5-1, 38 KO’s). Showtime still has the inside track, but it is thought that Continue reading “Manny Pacquiao- HBO may air Pacquiao – Marquez fight” »

by abs-cbnNEWS.com

MANILA, Philippines – A total of 2.8% of Filipinos believe Sarangani congressman and world boxing champ Manny Pacquiao is the country’s national hero, results of the latest Pulse Asia survey said Friday Continue reading “Manny Pacquiao- Nearly 3% of Pinoys think Pacquiao is national hero” »

by Alex Piner

It’s puzzling how many can simply conclude that Floyd shall win solely on the basis of his 0-loss card. Undeniably it is an important element, but certainly not the only factor to consider. When we look into the annals of great fighter like Ali, Continue reading “Manny Pacquiao- The Anatomy of Two Fighters – Mayweather and Pacquiao” »

by abs-cbnNEWS.com

MANILA, Philippines – Juan Manuel Marquez is doing all he can to prepare for his third match against pound-for-pound king Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao on November 12 Continue reading “Manny Pacquiao- Marquez consults with doctors for Pacquiao match” »

by Chris Robinson

On November 12th Manny Pacquiao will defend his WBO welterweight championship against Juan Manuel Marquez in a trilogy that has been simmering for a few years now. The two champions are very familiar with one another, having fought to a split-draw against one another in May of 2004 followed by a Continue reading “Manny Pacquiao- and Marquez bracing for monstrous worldwide tour in late August” »

By Alex Ariza,

Stamina has a lot to do with your heart rate- how relaxed are you, but more importantly, what happens to your breathing pattern once your heart rate elevates.

How you breathe will determine the amount of oxygen your body gets in- the longer you will last in a fight. Continue reading “How Manny Pacquiao Maintains His Stamina” »

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by Eric Thomas

The September 17th fight between WBC welterweight champion Victor Ortiz and Floyd Mayweather Jr. will be taking place on HBO pay per view (HBO) with the 24/7 episodes that are made to Continue reading “Mayweather-Ortiz on HBO PPV, Erik Morales and Saul Alvarez in undercard fights” »

by ESPN

Amir Khan has told David Haye to put his retirement plans on hold in order to join him across the Atlantic and crack America Continue reading “Haye should prolong career to crack America – Khan” »

by Dan Rafael

Two notable fights scheduled to take place on the undercard of the Amir Khan-Zab Judah junior welterweight unification bout at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas have been called off Continue reading “Two Khan-Judah undercard fights off” »

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by Carlos Cinco

It begs the question really, do the first two fights actually matter when speaking of a third showdown between the two superstars? Continue reading “Manny Pacquiao– Marquez: Do The First Two Fights Even Matter?” »

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By Don Donatello

Sergio Martinez and his promoter Lou Dibella have been on a media tear. They are ranting and raving that Martinez is the best fighter out there. What they are saying is that Manny Pacquiao’s accomplishments and current stature in boxing is Continue reading “Manny Pacquiao- Sergio Martinez, Stop Calling Out Pacquiao, Fighting Smaller Opponents Won’t Get You The P4P Title” »

by Mary Grace Keiner

Manny Pacquiao has a new sport that he will soon join and play with celebrity in America. He is set to participate in celebrity golf tournament on July in Continue reading “Manny Pacquiao- will join celebrity golf tournament in Nevada” »

by Rick Rockwell

We’re only half way through 2011 but many boxing fans and critics are already looking to 2012 and the potential mega fights that are on the table. One of the biggest fights next year is a potential showdown between Amir Khan and Continue reading “Will Mayweather Jr. step up and fight Amir Khan in 2012” »

by Scott Christ

Sugar” Shane Mosley is now officially a promotional free agent after Top Rank declined to pick up the option on his next fight, according to Dan Rafael. Here’s what Bob Arum had to say: Continue reading “Top Rank Declines Option, Shane Mosley a Free Agent” »

by Michael @ boxingcommunity.org

WBA junior welterweight champion Amir Khan stated that David Haye is capable of ending the rule of the Klitschko brothers. Haye is scheduled to Continue reading “Amir Khan: I really think he [Haye] could knocks the Klitschkos out.” »

by Manilla Bulletin Publishing Corporation

GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines (PNA) – At least 350 poor residents in the coastal town of Glan in Sarangani province have received livelihood packages through a flagship anti-poverty initiative of world boxing champion and Continue reading “Manny Pacquiao- Sarangani residents get Pacquiao aid” »

by Colin Linneweber

Undefeated former titlist Floyd Mayweather, Jr. failed to appear yesterday for a court-ordered deposition in Las Vegas to Continue reading “Manny Pacquiao- Floyd Mayweather illegally refuses to meet Manny Pacquiao Friday” »

By Alex Ariza,

Today we are going to speak about the best foods for building muscle and maintaining energy.

One thing I do want to point out before we get started is metabolism has the ability to change.

You do not ever want to get fixated on one type of food or the same caloric intake everyday. Continue reading “Alex Ariza Talks Supplements and Food/Diet” »

Burnsy

I’m a few days late on this one, but Sylvester Stallone was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame Continue reading “Stallone Inducted into Boxing Hall of Fame, Hates gonna Hate” »

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MANILA, Philippines – Unlike Manny Pacquiao’s flamboyant celebrity mom, Mommy Continue reading “Pacquiao: I learned boxing from mom, not dad” »