Although the former world champion boxer and founder of Golden Boy Promotions pressed for a matchup between Shane Mosley and Floyd Mayweather Jr. the night of Mayweather's return to boxing in September, Oscar De La Hoya has changed his tune after watching Manny Pacquiao destroy Miguel Cotto on Nov. 14. It appears now that De La Hoya wants to see Pacquiao fight Mayweather as much as everyone else....
Manny Pacquiao is a box office hit, selling 1.25 million pay-per-views for his fight with Miguel Cotto in a performance that could set up the richest fight ever against Floyd Mayweather Jr.
MANILA, Nov. 19 (PNA) -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will lead the grand hero’s welcome for Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao tomorrow afternoon (Friday, Nov. 20) at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila.
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by Lem Satterfield Filed under: WBA , WBC , IBF , WBO , Golden Boy Promotions , HBO , FanHouse Exclusive Noted boxing historian, Bert Sugar , believes that a clash between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao would rival Sugar Ray Leonard's comeback 14th-round knockout of Thomas Hearns in September of 1981, when the victor trailed by four, three and two points, respectively, on the three judges' cards....
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Two days after guiding to Saturday night's historic victory over in Las Vegas, trainer was back in Los Angeles, where he runs the famous Wild Card Boxing Club.And even as he worked with another world champion, , as well as other prospects, the Hall of Fame trainer and three-time Trainer Of The Year took the time, on Tuesday, to answer the gym's telephone."I'm a little bit tired, and a little bit...
Click here to download TV listings for the week of Nov. 15 - 21 in PDF format This week's TV Movies The Early Show Elvis Costello performs. (N) 7 a.m. KCBS Today Kristen Stewart ("New Moon"); Jon Bon Jovi; Liza...
BoxingI don't know what came over me, but last night I watched Manny Pacquiao highlights. Man, he is good. He's obviously fast and fit and all that, but what surprised me was his power. For a guy his size, fighting up against larger opponents, watching highlights of De La Hoya who he just beat the shit out of...it got me thinking...boxing is a dying sport. MMA is killing boxing. But watching
ASPEN, Colo. — On Saturday, November 28, from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m., come meet and greet Julia, sponsored by La Croix Water, during her only U.S. races prior to defending her Olympic Gold Medal, and Steve Kaufman, “the former assistant to Andy Warhol,” at Aspen Grove Fine Art. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to see Kaufman’s [...]
After seeing Manny Pacquiao dismantle Miguel Cotto on Saturday night, I said that a Pacquiao/Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight has to happen for the sake of boxing’s integrity. There’s only one fight left that makes sense for each fighter. One fight, and one fight only, and it’s between them. Unfortunately Pacquiao expressed no [...]
Cosmetic surgery isn’t always pretty. I think both Kendra Jade Rossi from Dr. Drew’s Sex Rehab and Daisy de la Hoya from Rock of Love both asked for the “Pete Burns Special”...
Miguel Cotto got beat bad. And besides the first three rounds, he had nothing against Manny Pacquiao. Previous wins by “Pac Man” against Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton were lopsided in his favor but beating a legitimate opponent such as Cotto establishes his status amongst the best of all time. Winning the WBO [...]
Former WBC lightweight champion David Diaz admitted that People’s Champ Manny Pacquiao has proved him wrong in the sensational “Dream Match” with Oscar de la Hoya on December 6.