tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85160338589026374532024-03-14T00:17:35.793-07:00Pacman VS MargaritoManny "Pacman" Pacquiao VS Antonio Margarito - Info, Fight Updates, Replays and Live StreamingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11481580868365268000noreply@blogger.comBlogger123125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516033858902637453.post-40563373576545601012010-11-23T23:46:00.000-08:002010-11-23T23:46:40.031-08:00Manny Pacquiao also a PPV champion<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"></span><br />
<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">FROM: <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5842507&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">ESPN - Dan Rafael</span></b></a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SpYW2g8CTto/TOzAPidh5TI/AAAAAAAAANE/YZxVKArUSGU/s1600/Pacquiao+vs+Margarito.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="205" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_SpYW2g8CTto/TOzAPidh5TI/AAAAAAAAANE/YZxVKArUSGU/s320/Pacquiao+vs+Margarito.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">Manny Pacquiao already holds the record for winning titles in eight weight classes. Now, he has tied a record in the pay-per-view world.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">Pacquiao matched former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson as the only fighter in pay-per-view history to generate at least 1 million buys for a fight in three consecutive years. HBO announced Tuesday that Pacquiao's one-sided battering of Antonio Margarito on Nov. 13 at Cowboys Stadium to win a vacant junior middleweight title -- his record-extending eighth -- generated at least 1.15 million buys and $64 million domestic pay-per-view revenue.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"></span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">The number HBO reported is only an initial figure, with the total likely to rise once the buys are fully accounted for.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">"We're thrilled with the PPV performance," said HBO senior vice president Mark Taffet, who runs HBO PPV. "With the breadth of interest from sports, entertainment and news media following Manny and the fight, boxing has tremendous momentum as we finish 2010 and head into a very exciting 2011."</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">Pacquiao's lopsided eighth-round destruction of Oscar De La Hoya, which sent him into retirement, generated 1.25 million buys in 2008. Pacquiao's 12th-round knockout of Miguel Cotto in 2009 sold 1.2 million units.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">"This is the third consecutive year that a Manny Pacquiao megafight has exceeded 1 million buys and he has generated 5.1 million buys over his last five fights -- true measures of his PPV superstar status," Taffet said.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">Pacquiao's other 2010 fight, a lopsided decision against Joshua Clottey at Cowboys Stadium in March, generated 700,000 buys. That fight was made on short notice and Clottey was a virtual unknown.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">"I think the fight with Margarito did very, very well and we are constantly trying to figure out how to better our performances," Top Rank promoter Bob Arum said. "Considering where we were when we announced the fight, nobody would have believed we would have done this. They said Margarito was disgraced and people talked about boycotting it."</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">Arum was referring to the scandal that engulfed Margarito, who had been caught in January 2009 of trying to enter his fight against Shane Mosley with loaded hand wraps. He was caught, had his license revoked by California regulators and became a pariah before Texas granted him a license to fight Pacquiao.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">After Tyson was released from prison, he also did huge numbers for fights from 1995 to 1997. The total for Pacquiao-Margarito is the second-biggest pay-per-view of the year. Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s May win against Shane Mosley generated 1.4 million.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">Of course, the biggest fight in boxing would match Pacquiao, the pound-for-pound king, with Mayweather. However, two rounds of negotiations have failed. When Mayweather rejected an offer to fight him on Nov. 13, Margarito was tapped instead.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">Arum is proud of the fact that Pacquiao, who is from the Philippines, has become a major star in the United States.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">"That's one of the achievements we can take credit for -- taking a non-American and crossing him over," Arum said. "Can we do more? Yeah. Nobody would have dreamed that you could take a fighter from the Philippines and make him into an iconic American star and we've been able to do that. Most of the credit goes to Pacquiao, but we've been able to do that and now we have to improve on what we've done.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">"It's a work in progress. It's one thing to do big numbers fighting Oscar De La Hoya, who always did big numbers. It's another doing them on his own, which he is now apparently able to do. One of the ways to put it into the stratosphere is to make the Mayweather fight, but that is out of my control.</div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">"I hope that is the next fight."</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11481580868365268000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516033858902637453.post-54999071897189072752010-11-23T07:14:00.000-08:002010-11-23T23:24:16.114-08:00Pacquiao picks Mosley over JMM<div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">FROM: <a href="http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/11/23/10/pacquiao-picks-mosley-over-jmm?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b>ABS-CBN NEWS</b></span></a></span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.pacquiaovsmargarito.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/manny-pacquiao-training-boxing-vs-cotto.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://www.pacquiaovsmargarito.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/manny-pacquiao-training-boxing-vs-cotto.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">MANILA, Philippines – Newly-crowned World Boxing Council (WBC) super welterweight king Manny Pacquiao said he is willing to face former champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley.</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pacquiao said a battle against Mosley may turn out to be a more interesting fight than with his other rival, Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico.</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">“Magaling naman si Shane Mosley, eh (Shane Mosley is a good fighter),” the 8-division champion told ABS-CBN’s Dyan Castillejo.</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">He added that the former World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight champion has a wider fan base compared to Marquez.</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">“Marquez? Siguro walang manonood... walang pay-per-view (Marquez? Nobody might watch us… no pay-per-view),” said Pacquiao.</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mosley has been chasing Pacquiao since the Filipino won over Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto in 2009. After Pacquiao’s win over Mexico’s Antonio Margarito, Mosley reached out to promoter Bob Arum to negotiate the fight despite being a shareholder of Golden Boy Promotions (GBP). GBP is the business rival of Arum’s Top Rank promotions. Marquez, meanwhile, has already fought Pacquiao twice.</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The first fight was in May 2004 when the match ended in a draw despite Pacquiao scoring 3 knockdowns over Marquez.</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">A rematch took place in March 2008 when the Filipino champion again decked the gutsy Mexican for a split decision.</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Both fights ended in controversial fashion.</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">However, if Pacquiao were to choose, he’d rather pick a fight against unbeaten American Floyd Mayweather Jr.</span></span></div><br />
<div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">“’Yun ang mas maganda (That’s the better fight),” said the pound-for-pound champion.</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pacquiao earlier said that he has already achieved everything he wants in boxing even without fighting Mayweather.</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">“For me, if the fight happens, it happens. If not, I'm okay because I really don't need him. I’m satisfied with what I did in boxing with all the achievements that I have. I’m satisfied and happy. I thank God for everything he gave to me,” said the Filipino boxing superstar.</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Promoters had exerted efforts to arrange a Pacquiao-Mayweather clash.</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">But the two boxers couldn't reach a deal last January, prompting Arum to arrange a Pacquiao bout against Ghanaian Joshua Clottey in March.</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">When negotiations with the Mayweather camp broke down again months later, Arum turned his attention to Mexico’s Margarito as Pacquiao's next opponent.</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">However, one complication to a Mayweather-Pacquiao fight is the American's battery case. The former pound-for-pound king was accused of beating his former girlfriend, Jose Harris, in front of their children. Pacquiao has said he’d readily accept the challenge if Mayweather calls out his name. “Mayweather? Walang problema (Mayweather? No problem, I’ll fight him),” said the Filipino champion.</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11481580868365268000noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516033858902637453.post-782840901629656212010-11-22T23:57:00.000-08:002010-11-23T23:24:04.272-08:00Andre Berto: Manny Pacquiao Has 'Skills to Pay the Bills'<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">FROM: <a href="http://boxing.fanhouse.com/2010/11/22/andre-berto-manny-pacquiao-has-the-skills-to-pay-the-bills/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">FANHOUSE BOXING</span></b></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Whether or not</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Manny Pacquiao</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">has faced an African American fighter,</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Andre Berto</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">says that the Filipino star has demonstrated "the skills to pay the bills."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">A 27-year-old Winterhaven Fla., resident who is of Haitian descent, Berto (26-0, 20 knockouts) was responding to statements made to FanHouse by former undisputed middleweight (160 pounds) king,<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Bernard Hopkins</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">, that Pacquiao has yet to face an American-born black fighter with a slick style.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nicknamed "The Mexicutioner" for his dominance of Mexican boxers, Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KOs) is coming off of a Nov. 13, unanimous decision triumph over<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Antonio Margarito</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">(38-7, 27 KOs) of Mexico for the WBC's vacant junior middleweight (154 pounds) belt.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> </span></span></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"At the end of the day, you're going to have to have the skills to pay the bills, and he [Pacquiao] has shown that he has that," said Berto, who is the WBC's welterweight champion.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> </span></span></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"And you have to have the skills to go in there and put it on them," said Berto. "At the end of the day, it doesn't matter whether you're white, black, Chinese...you have to have those skills to make it happen in the ring."</span></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">But<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Kevin Iole of Yahoo! Sports</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">wrote recently that "Pacquiao still has [yet] to face the ultimate test -- the fast, speedy, in-his-prime opponent that a</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Floyd Mayweather</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">[41-0, 25 KOs] would be."</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> </span></span></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Hopkins further pointed out that Pacquiao's resume does not include six-time champion Mayweather or former welterweight and junior middleweight world champion<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Shane Mosley</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">(46-6-1, 39 KOs).</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"I heard about the statement he [Hopkins] made, and, you know, it's somewhat of a true statement. But at the end of the day, Manny Pacquiao, you can't take anything away from what he's done," said Berto.<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> </span></span></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"Manny Pacquiao's still a tremendous fighter," said Berto. "But I think that it's just coincidence that he hasn't fought too many African American fighters, or, well, really, the fact is that he hasn't at all. But you know, I don't really think too much about that."</span></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Berto is focused for on Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, where he will make the fifth defense of his crown against Mexico City's<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">Freddy Hernandez</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">on an HBO televised card.</span></span></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"This is definitely a representation of a step forward. I mean there are other guys out there, and this guy is not a big-name fighter, but he's a dangerous fighter," said Berto of the 31-year-old Hernandez, who has won 12 straight, six by knockout, since losing a split-decision to Golden Johnson in February of 2005. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"I think that a fight like this, in a lot of ways, is a more dangerous fight to have to fight because this is a situation where I have everything to lose and he has got everything to gain. At the same time, these are the types of fights that I really get up for and I'll get up for this just because of that," said Berto.</span></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"This is going to be a really good fight, and we're looking forward to coming out of here with a win," said Berto. "We're looking forward to just moving forward and looking at bigger things in the future. We'll handle business on Saturday night, and then, it looks like the floodgates will open."</span></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Berto hopes to turn in a performance against Hernandez (29-1, 20 KOs) that will lure his dream match up against an opponent such as Pacquiao.</span></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"I'm focused on Saturday night and Freddy Hernandez, and that's all that I'm focused on right now. I'm looking forward to coming out of there with a win, hopefully, in impressive fashion. And then, everything that comes after that, you know, we will have to see," said Berto.</span></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"But of course, you know, I'm looking at Manny Pacquiao, guys like Floyd Mayweather, and Shane Mosley, you know, they're the guys that I've always looked up to since my days as an amateur," said Berto. "It's just going to be a place for me to get in there and to state my presence against those future Hall of Famers. But, like I said, I have to handle my business on Saturday night."</span></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Berto-Hernandez is taking place as part of an HBO televised triple-header promoted by Golden Boy Promotions whose main event will feature WBO and WBA lightweight (135 pounds) titlist Juan Manuel Marquez (51-5-1, 37 KOs) of Mexico opposite WBO interim king Michael Katsidis (27-2, 22 KOs) of Australia.</span></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pacquiao's promoter, Top Rank CEO, Bob Arum, has told FanHouse that Berto is indeed a strong consideration to face Pacquiao, that is, after first considering six-time champion Mayweather, Marquez, and, likely, Mosley, the latter of whom turned down an offer from promoter, Lou DiBella, that proposed a 50-50 split to face Berto.</span></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Berto also has been mentioned as a potential rival to WBA junior middleweight king Miguel Cotto(35-2, 28 KOs).</span></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Berto is coming off of April's career-defining, eighth-round knockout of Puerto Rican southpaw and former world champion Carlos Quintana, who, with, Martinez, is the only other man to have beaten Williams.</span></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"If I could get all three of them next year, you know, that would be my route that I would want to go in," said Berto. "Then, I think that with that, I would be able to be satisfied. That would definitely satisfy myself and that would definitely show where I'm at."</span></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11481580868365268000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516033858902637453.post-58203065199937331442010-11-22T10:19:00.000-08:002010-11-22T10:19:03.856-08:00MONEY MARAVILLA: WILL MAYWEATHER LOOK TO MARTINEZ AS ALTERNATIVE TO PACQUIAO<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="articlebody"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">FROM: <b><a href="http://www.fighthype.com/pages/content8872.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">FIGHT HYPE</span></a></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="articlebody"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b><br />
</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/EXID21442/images/floyd_mayweather_jr_ap_7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/EXID21442/images/floyd_mayweather_jr_ap_7.jpg" width="232" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="articlebody"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">After Saturday night's destruction of Paul Williams, there is little doubt that Sergio Martinez is, at the very least, the #3 pound-for-pound fighter in the world. That victory set him clearly atop the middleweight division, where he was already world champion, and provided a spark that could catapult him into being a pay-per-view headliner. </span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><span class="articlebody"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="articlebody">We're at a special place right now, a situation where the top three boxers in the world could meet each in superfights. This is reminiscent of the 1980s, when we had Leonard, Duran, and Hearns all fighting each other. What makes this age different, however, is that we have the top two fighters unwilling to face each other. </span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></div></span> <span class="articlebody"><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div></span> <span class="articlebody"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="articlebody">With </span></span><st1:city><st1:place><span class="articlebody"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Martinez</span></span></st1:place></st1:city><span class="articlebody"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">'s victory, Floyd Mayweather has been given a very attractive alternative to fighting Manny Pacquiao. Sergio Martinez offers a challenge beyond anything that Mayweather has faced in his career thus far. It's the opportunity to face a world champion who is top 3 pound-for-pound, in his prime, just as quick, physically bigger, and most importantly, holds the coveted undisputed middleweight championship of the world. </span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><span class="articlebody"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="articlebody">Another attractive aspect of fighting </span></span><st1:city><st1:place><span class="articlebody"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Martinez</span></span></st1:place></st1:city><span class="articlebody"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> is his willingness to face Floyd on Floyd's terms. As evidenced in my</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="articlebody"><a href="http://fighthype.com/pages/content7586.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">previous interview</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">, </span></span><st1:city><st1:place><span class="articlebody"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Martinez</span></span></st1:place></st1:city><span class="articlebody"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> would be willing to comply with all of Floyd's demands because he considers it an honor to fight the best in the world. He would be considered more than just a dangerous underdog, as he brings power, speed, and stamina to the ring against Mayweather. The fight would be viewed as a legitimate challenge and Mayweather's legacy would greatly increase with a victory, as he could lay claim to a middleweight championship just like Ray Leonard.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><span class="articlebody"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="articlebody">From </span></span><st1:city><st1:place><span class="articlebody"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Martinez</span></span></st1:place></st1:city><span class="articlebody"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">'s point-of-view, fighting Mayweather would offer the best possible exposure to casual fans while testing his skill against the best technical boxer on the planet. A win would make him a mainstream star and he would then have stronger bargaining power towards getting Pacquiao in the ring. Nobody in the higher weight classes offers such exposure with the mainstream sports public.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><span class="articlebody"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="articlebody">Since Pacquiao seems content to only face Top Rank fighters, Mayweather should pounce on the opportunity to face </span></span><st1:city><st1:place><span class="articlebody"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Martinez</span></span></st1:place></st1:city><span class="articlebody"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">. It's a win-win for both fighters; a chance to make serious money while fighting the best pound-for-pound fighter available to them. We as fans can only hope that both fighters will seriously consider this option.</span></span></div></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11481580868365268000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516033858902637453.post-36256955253517228212010-11-22T10:02:00.000-08:002010-11-22T10:09:57.734-08:00Pacquiao declares he’s willing to take on another bigger foe<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">FROM: <a href="http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/sports/32806-pacquiao-declares-hes-willing-to-take-on-another-bigger-foe"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">MANILA TIMES</span></b></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Shortly after bagging his eighth world weight division title, Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao announced that he is ready to fight World Boxing Council middleweight champion Sergio Martinez. The Argentinian boxer recently scored an impressive round knockout victory against American Paul Williams.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pacquiao (52-3-2 win-loss-draw with 38 knockouts) explained though that he would most likely fight Martinez (46-2-2 with 25 knockouts), another bigger opponent at a weight below 150 pounds. Despite the disadvantage in height and reach, won against Mexican Antonio Margarito on November 13 in Texas via unanimous decision. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">After conquering Margarito, boxing fans all over the world are yearning to see Pacquiao fight Mayweather next year, a match that many consider as the “bout of the century.”</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11481580868365268000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516033858902637453.post-11670600070133725752010-11-22T02:02:00.000-08:002010-11-22T02:57:59.250-08:00Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao's Congressional Speech<div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Honorable Congressman of Sarangani, Philippines, Emmanuell "Manny" D. Pacquiao delivered his privileged speech after he was awarded a Medal of Distinction from his astonishing win against Mexican Antonio Margarito.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</script>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11481580868365268000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516033858902637453.post-32921571713515378542010-11-21T23:21:00.000-08:002010-11-22T02:57:48.130-08:00Pacquiao willing to take on Martinez, Mayweather<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">FROM: <b><a href="http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/11/22/10/pacquiao-willing-take-martinez-mayweather"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">ABS-CBN News</span></a></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SpYW2g8CTto/TOoZ5S8fX2I/AAAAAAAAAM0/nQyhhgxZ4c4/s1600/pacquiao.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_SpYW2g8CTto/TOoZ5S8fX2I/AAAAAAAAAM0/nQyhhgxZ4c4/s320/pacquiao.jpg" width="220" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">MA</span>NILA, Philippines - People's Champ Manny Pacquiao is returning to a hero's welcome at the House of Representatives on Monday after winning a historic 8th boxing world title in as many divisions.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It will be the first time that Pacquiao will be feted by Congress as one of its own. The fighting congressman of Sarangani will receive the Congressional Medal of Distinction from his own peers later today.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">In an interview, Pacquiao said he is excited to meet his fellow congressmen and share the joy of bringing honor to the country.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"Naghahanda na daw sila, naghanda daw ang Congress para sa akin, so excited ako," he said he said in an interview on ABS-CBN's "Umagang Kay Ganda.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Sarangani congressman said he also wants to resume his legislative duties and apply the same discipline he applies in training to his new role as congressman. He downplayed criticism that he is doing too much balancing his responsibilities as a boxer and a lawmaker.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"Kapag mahal mo ang trabaho mo, gusto mo...Some people work 3-4 hours and say, 'That's it. That's my whole day. I need to take a rest.' For me, I will train 3-4 hours and then I still have a lot of time. Ang isang araw para sa akin ay 12 hours," "</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pacquiao said paperwork has piled up in his office after he started training for his fight against the "Tijuana Tornado" Antonio Margarito. The People's Champ defeated Margarito via unanimous decision last November 13.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pacquiao said he is backing the passage of an anti-human trafficking law as well as building a provincial hospital in Sarangani.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"We really need to wipe out human trafficking because it is so prevalent and victimizes a lot of people. I also want to put up a hospital in our province as well as livelihood programs for the people in my district. These are the projects closest to my heart," he said.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pacquiao reiterated that he is not hanging up his boxing gloves and is good for another fight after 6 months.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Asked which boxer he would like to take on, he said he would take on anybody in the ring including World Boxing Council (WBC) middleweight champion Sergio Martinez. The Argentinean Martinez retained his WBC middleweight belt after knocking out American Paul Williams with an impressive second-round punch on Saturday.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pacquiao said he would most likely fight Martinez below 150 pounds.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">He said he is also willing to take on Shane Mosley "since he's a good fighter and a champion."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">He also said he will not hesitate to fight the undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. if the latter agrees to fight him. "No problem. That would be a good fight."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">He thumbed down a rematch against Juan Manuel Marquez "because no one would watch it."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">He said fighting Marquez would be easy but that he is unsure if there would be enough people who would watch it on pay-per-view. He also said he wanted a guaranteed price if his promoter decides that he should fight Marquez.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"OK naman ako kapag Marquez. Usually kasi involve ako sa promotion and also the Top Rank, kung gusto nila ng Marquez, mas madali. Madali lang sa akin yun, mas madaling laban kaya lang sila ang magpo-promote. Solohin nila ang promotion bigyan nila kami ng guaranteed price, walang problema, kung malugi man, walang problema," he said.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pacquiao said he continues to improve in the ring and could easily do 1-2 fights before he retires.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Asked if he wants an "easy or hard fight" next time, he said: "It depends. Depends if it's going to be an easy fight. Sometimes it's a hard fight. Maybe there are no more easy fights."</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11481580868365268000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516033858902637453.post-89460711870263075472010-11-19T02:43:00.000-08:002010-11-19T02:43:52.329-08:00Mayweather Should Just Keep Ducking Pacquiao<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">A day before the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito, someone asked me who would win between </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr.</span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 1em; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">“Mayweather would destroy him.” I said.</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 1em; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">“I have been watching boxing for over 15 years and Mayweather is one of the best, if not the best, all around fighters I have ever seen.” I then decided to add.</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 1em; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">After watching Pac-Man beat the living shit out of Margarito for 12 rounds, and literally break his face in the process (he required surgery after the fight), I have had a change of heart.</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 1em; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pacquiao (52-3-2 38 KO’s) didn’t just deliver an ass whipping for the ages on Saturday night, he delivered a message as well. A message that ‘Pretty Boy’ Floyd surely received wherever he was watching the fight.</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 1em; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mayweather (41-0 25 KO’s) can keep coming up with excuses as to why this fight can not be negotiated. He wanted Olympic style blood tests to be taken, which would mean tests taken on the same day of the fight. Pacquiao wouldn’t agree for fear of being dizzy during the fight. Both sides went back and forth on scheduled test dates but the whole thing fell apart.</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 1em; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Months later, negotiations heated up again, this time the issue was urine testing. Pacquaio agreed to be tested up to 14 days before the fight and all that was needed was Mayweather’s signature for the fight to happen.</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 1em; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mayweather never signed….and now I know why.</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 1em; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pac-Man pitched a shutout in his bout with Margarito, winning every round en route to winning his 10th title in a record 8 different divisions. By the 11th round, he was begging the referee to stop the fight because Margarito’s face looked like a pile of ground up meat. The feat was even more incredible considering he was giving up 17lbs and almost 5 inches to Margarito (38-7 27 KO’s)</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 1em; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Mayweather has a perfect record. Rocky Marciano is one of only 6 championship boxers to retire with a perfect record (49-0 43 KO’s) and you know Mayweather is fully aware of that select company. His legacy is as good as it gets right now having won 9 world titles in 5 different weight classes and winning a bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 1em; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span>The fact that Mayweather seems to be ducking Pacquiao shows just how great a fighter Pac-Man is. Mayweather has never shied away from opponents and his list of victims is as impressive as his resume with wins over Shane Mosley, Oscar De La Hoya, Zab Judah, Arturo Gatti, Diego Corrales, Rickey Hatton and Jose Luis Castillo.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 1em; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 22px;"></span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 1em; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Today’s boxing is different though. Fighters usually fight once a year, if that, and the mega fights are few and far between. I long for the days when Mike Tyson would fight someone in an alley…or on the way home from another fight.</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 1em; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Maybe Floyd isn’t ducking him.</span></div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 1em; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"></span>Maybe his promoters are interfering too much with a possible fight for the ages.</div><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 1.25em; margin-bottom: 2px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 1em; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Or maybe he just knows what I now know and doesn’t want his ‘Pretty Boy’ face to get ugly.</span></div></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11481580868365268000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516033858902637453.post-65408690458339675622010-11-18T02:10:00.000-08:002010-11-22T10:19:56.545-08:00Paul Williams’ desires match with Manny Pacquiao<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sportsnewscaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/paul-williamsAP.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.sportsnewscaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/paul-williamsAP.jpg" width="256" /></span></a></div><div style="line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">FROM: <a href="http://www.sportsnewscaster.com/paul-williams-desires-match-with-manny-pacquiao/7750/"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">SPORTS NEWS CASTER</span></b></a></span></div><div style="line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Paul Williams and Serqio Martinez will meet on Saturday at the Boardwalk </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, for the World Boxing Council version of a crown, with a downhearted agreement that is demanded by Williams’ team that the upper weight limit is 158 pounds and not the division limit of 160.</span></div><div style="line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The world middleweight championship is one of the highlighted titles in professional boxing with a prize held by some of the greatest fighters who ever lived.</span></div><div style="line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The negotiating </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">power by Williams’ adviser AL Haymon is just another sign to be reckoned at. He dedicate it to everyone who is involved including HBO, Martinez promoter Lou DiBella and Williams promoter Dan Goossen with regards to the terms of the fight would be.</span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 16px;">The middleweight belt is just sidelight to the Williams Martinez rematch. The real prize, if any of those would dare to answer, is having a fight with the reigning 8 title holder, the pound for pound king, Manny Pacquiao.</span></div><br />
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</span></div><div style="line-height: 16px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Goossen has been so vocal with his desire to have a match for Williams against Pacquiao or maybe Floyd Mayweather Jr. DiBella hasn’t voiced out his initiations but he is very certain if Martinez prevails on Saturday, DiBella will surely plead the case for a Pacquiao-Martinez bout.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11481580868365268000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516033858902637453.post-1715360726938698242010-11-18T00:15:00.001-08:002010-11-18T00:20:16.436-08:00PROBOXING-FAN: The top Pound for Pound Boxers in the World<h2 style="font: normal normal normal 2.3em/normal Georgia, 'Times New Roman'; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">FROM: <b><a href="http://www.proboxing-fans.com/pound-for-pound/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">PROBOXING-FAN</span></a></b></span></h2><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.worldcorrespondents.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Manny-Pacquiao-picture-a4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.worldcorrespondents.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Manny-Pacquiao-picture-a4.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="233" /></span></a></div><h2 style="font: normal normal normal 2.3em/normal Georgia, 'Times New Roman'; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><b><br />
</b></span></h2><div style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Every boxer strives to be included amongst the pound for pound best in the world. Today, there’s a clear number 1 and number 2 with Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather. After that, there are some big name fighters and holdovers from the last decade or two, as well as the younger, fresher faces coming up through the sport's hottest weight divisions. After all of the big fights of the past few months, here’s the top 20 pound for pound boxers in the world ranking.</span></div></div><h3 style="font-weight: bold; font: normal normal normal 1.3em/normal Arial; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Top 20 Pound for Pound Boxers</span></span></h3><div style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Top 20 Pound for Pound Boxing Rankings Last Updated November 17, 2010</span></div></div><table border="0" style="line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><tbody style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">
<tr align="center" bgcolor="#cbcdce" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" width="40%"><h3 style="color: #3c78a7; font-weight: bold; font: normal normal normal 1.3em/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Fighter</span></span></span></span></h3></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" width="30%"><h3 style="color: #3c78a7; font-weight: bold; font: normal normal normal 1.3em/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Record</span></span></span></span></h3></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" width="30%"><h3 style="color: #3c78a7; font-weight: bold; font: normal normal normal 1.3em/normal Arial; margin-bottom: 3px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Ranking Change</span></span></span></span></h3></td></tr>
<tr align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">1. <a href="http://www.proboxing-fans.com/fighter-profiles/manny-pacquiao/" style="color: #3c78a7; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Manny Pacquiao</span></a></span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">52 (38) – 3 – 2</span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">-</span></span></strong></div></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#ffffff" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td colspan="3" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">The string of dominant performances continues for Manny Pacquiao. From Oscar de La Hoya to Ricky Hatton, from Miguel Cotto to Joshua Clottey, and now the biggest and strongest yet in Antonio Margarito, Pacquiao continues to surge past whoever is lined up in front of him. The question is what's next for Pacquiao, and how many more fights will he have?</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr align="center" bgcolor="#cbcdce" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">2. <a href="http://www.proboxing-fans.com/fighter-profiles/floyd-mayweather/" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Floyd Mayweather</span></a></span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">41 (25) – 0</span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">-</span></span></strong></div></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#cbcdce" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td colspan="3" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">It was tempting to place Mayweather back in the number 1 spot he held for so long after his dominant performance against Shane Mosley. While he was the favored fighter, few thought he would absolutely control the fight as he did. Still, Pacquiao is not far removed from his stirring string of knockout victories, and cannot be usurped on the strength of that one performance, although clearly Mayweather has raised the bar. However, he has since been inactive, while Pacquiao came back with a dominant showing over the Tijuana Tornado. Is Mayweather fighting too many courtroom battles to stage one in the squared circle?</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">3. <a href="http://www.proboxing-fans.com/fighter-profiles/paul-williams/" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Paul Williams</span></a></span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">39 (27) – 1</span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">-</span></span></strong></div></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#ffffff" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td colspan="3" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">After a brutal and entertaining first fight against Sergio Martinez, where Williams escaped with a Majority Decision, his fight with Kermit Cintron ended early. Now the rematch is finally here, and the winner of Williams vs. Martinez II has the middleweight title and an unlimited future ahead of himself.</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr align="center" bgcolor="#cbcdce" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">4. <a href="http://www.proboxing-fans.com/fighter-profiles/sergio-martinez/" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Sergio Martinez</span></a></span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">45 (24) – 2 – 2</span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">+1</span></span></strong></div></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#cbcdce" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td colspan="3" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Martinez finally put on such a strong showing that the judges couldn’t take away his hard work. His win over Pavlik was emphatic, and it seems like he will be staying at middleweight for the time being. Many feel he beat Paul Williams the first time, so his high ranking is certainly not arbitrary, and the rematch against Williams will solve one of the biggest lingering questions in the sport, who is the better man between the two?.</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">5.<a href="http://www.proboxing-fans.com/fighter-profiles/celestino-caballero/" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Celestino Caballero</span></strong></a></span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">34 (23) – 2</span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">+2</span></span></strong></div></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#ffffff" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td colspan="3" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">After reeling off 14 straight wins at super bantamweight and largely being unable to get any top fighter to face him, Caballero has now moved up to greener pastures. He dominated a respected, tricky fighter in Daud Yordan and now wants to get one of the big names in the division to face him. In the meantime, he should look pretty spectacular against Jason Litzau in a stay busy fight at super featherweight.</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr align="center" bgcolor="#cbcdce" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">6. <strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.proboxing-fans.com/fighter-profiles/andre-ward/" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Andre Ward</a></strong></span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">22 (13) – 0</span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">+2</span></span></strong></div></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#cbcdce" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td colspan="3" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Andre Ward could hardly have done anything better in his breakout performance over Super Six favorite Mikkel Kessler. He’s now the favorite to win the tournament himself, and will get plenty more chances to prove himself over top competition over the next year or two. The domination over Allan Green was just further proof of his great boxing skill and ring generalship. He'll stay busy against Sakio Bika before advancing into the semi-finals.</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">7. <a href="http://www.proboxing-fans.com/fighter-profiles/juan-manuel-marquez/" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Juan Manuel Marquez</span></a></span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">51 (37) – 5 – 1</span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">-3</span></span></strong></div></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#ffffff" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td colspan="3" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">How does a fighter move down in the rankings after a win against a top contender in his weight division? Despite the second win over Juan Diaz, I think Marquez finally may be slowing down, and his yo-yo up to welterweight nad back down to lightweight could be a contributor. He should shine in an exciting fight against Michael Katsidis, and then could get a big showdown with a young star at 140 lbs, the third bout against Pacquiao we always wanted to see, or a match-up with someone like Robert Guerrero.</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr align="center" bgcolor="#cbcdce" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">8. </span></span></strong><a href="http://www.proboxing-fans.com/fighter-profiles/fernando-montiel/" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Fernando Montiel</span></span></strong></a></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">43 (33) – 2 – 2</span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">+6</span></span></strong></div></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#cbcdce" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td colspan="3" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Montiel hushed the critics who said he would meet his match against Hozumi Hasegawa. All the guy does is continue to win convincingly, going 10-0-1 in his last 11 bouts, including wins over Hozumi, Luis Maldanado, Z Gorres and Martin Castillo. Now we'll all hopefully be treated to a showdown long in the making, a Montiel vs. Donaire bout, which crowns the true bantamweight champion, the Showtime bantamweight tournament be damned.</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">9. <a href="http://www.proboxing-fans.com/fighter-profiles/nonito-donaire/" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Nonito Donaire</span></a></span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">24 (16) - 1</span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">+6</span></span></strong></div></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#ffffff" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td colspan="3" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">It has been easy to lose track of Nonito, because since his huge KO win over Vic Darchinyan, he hasn't been able to land any bigtime opponents. He had three straight wins at 115 lbs and is now becoming a full-fledged bantamweight when he takes on Wladimir Sidorenko in December. Then, assuming a win, he gets match up against Fernando Montiel next year, in an exciting fight that should bring the little guys back to HBO.</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr align="center" bgcolor="#cbcdce" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">10. </span></span></strong><a href="http://www.proboxing-fans.com/fighter-profiles/bernard-hopkins/" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Bernard Hopkins</span></span></strong></a></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">51 (32) – 5 – 1</span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">-1</span></span></strong></div></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#cbcdce" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td colspan="3" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">The win over Roy Jones was far from spectacular, especially considering Roy was coming off a first round stoppage lost. It almost got ol' B-Hop tossed right out of the top 10 pound for pound list entirely. The ageless one might be finally coming to the point of no return. But he gets up for the big fights, and he has a chance at a final hurrah when he meets light heavyweight champion Jean Pascal. The fact that he avoided mentioning Chad Dawson's name for years, then pounced on Pascal the minute he got the title, has to tell you Hopkins sees some glaring flaws he can expose.</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">11. </span></span></strong><a href="http://www.proboxing-fans.com/fighter-profiles/wladimir-klitschko/" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Wladimir Klitschko</span></span></strong></a></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">55 (49) – 3</span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">+2</span></span></strong></div></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#ffffff" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td colspan="3" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Say what you will about Wlad, but it’s six years without a loss, 13 straight wins and a string of top challengers that continue to be unable to produce against the champion. He’s still a more complete, if less menacing, fighter than big brother and as long as he desires to stay champion nobody will be favored to take that right away from him. He needs to do more against overmatched opposition, and with a potential showdown with David Haye potentially brewing up once again, he first needs to whip the inexperienced Dereck Chisora.</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr align="center" bgcolor="#cbcdce" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">12. </span></span></strong><a href="http://www.proboxing-fans.com/fighter-profiles/timothy-bradley/" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Timothy Bradley</span></span></strong></a></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">26 (11) – 0</span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">+6</span></span></strong></div></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#cbcdce" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td colspan="3" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Bradley continues to prove his doubters wrong by turning away challengers Kendall Holt, Nate Campbell and Lamont Peterson. He then handled Luis Abregu in much the way he should have, and now, finally, we get to see him with fellow undefeated junior welterweight star Devon Alexander. The winner should move into the top 10 pound for pound without too much trouble.</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">13. <a href="http://www.proboxing-fans.com/fighter-profiles/devon-alexander/" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Devon Alexander</span></a></span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">21 (13) - 0</span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">+6</span></span></strong></div></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#ffffff" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td colspan="3" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Alexander didn't quite earn the nickname "The Great" in his close call against Andriy Kotelnik, but it's another win in the books. His best performance, and it was Great, was his stoppage win over Juan Urango. He had been calling out Timothy Bradley for the better part of a year, and now we'll finally get a chance to see the much anticipated battle in January 2011.</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr align="center" bgcolor="#cbcdce" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">14. <a href="http://www.proboxing-fans.com/fighter-profiles/tomasz-adamek/" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Tomasz Adamek</span></strong></a></span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">42 (27) – 1</span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">-3</span></span></strong></div></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#cbcdce" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td colspan="3" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">When Dawson beat Adamek, the boxing community knew he was a good fighter, but nobody could have predicted his domination of the cruiserweight division that has followed. A knockout win over O’Neil Bell, and a decision over Steve Cunningham, not to mention other impressive knockout wins along the way. Now he has a few wins under his belt at heavyweight, including most impressively a strong showing over big puncher Chris Arreola. He's been one of the busiest world-class fighters around, and a heavyweight title fight against the likes of fellow former cruiserweight David Haye would be much more up his alley than a fight against the behemoth Klitschko brothers</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">15. </span></span></strong><a href="http://www.proboxing-fans.com/fighter-profiles/lucian-bute/" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Lucian Bute</span></span></strong></a></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">27 (22) – 0</span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">-</span></span></strong></div></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#ffffff" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td colspan="3" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Bute isn’t getting the notoriety of the guys in the Super Six, but he’s dominating the opposition that’s left available to him. His KO win over Librado Andrade was resounding, and the follow-up performance over Edison Miranda was impressive as well. He did what he had to do against Jesse Brinkley, and now that he's locked up with Showtime, he should be meeting the best of the Super bunch ASAP.</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr align="center" bgcolor="#cbcdce" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">16. <a href="http://www.proboxing-fans.com/fighter-profiles/juan-manuel-lopez/" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Juan Manuel Lopez</span></a></span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">30 (27) - 0</span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Debut</span></span></strong></div></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#cbcdce" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td colspan="3" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">It's officially the era of Juan Manuel Lopez. At least for the time being. He looked fantastic in his biggest battle to date, taking out veteran warrior Rafael Marquez. That's three straight wins at featherweight, following his six title efforts at super bantamweight. Yuriorkis Gamboa and Celestino Caballero are lurking, will we see these guys all settle it in the ring?</span></span></div></td></tr>
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<tr bgcolor="#ffffff" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td colspan="3" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Talk about all sizzle and no steak, Chris John was supposed to take the American fight scene by storm nearly two years ago. What happened next was two wins over Rocky Juarez, the second of which shouldn't have been necessary, and a mess of delays due to injury and illness. He's finally, maybe, potentially, back in the ring in December, but the shine from his distant win over Juan Manuel Marquez seems lost.</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr align="center" bgcolor="#cbcdce" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">18. <a href="http://www.proboxing-fans.com/fighter-profiles/chad-dawson/" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Chad Dawson</span></a></span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">29 (17) – 1</span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">-8</span></span></strong></div></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#cbcdce" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td colspan="3" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Bad Chad didn't look Baaad against Jean Pascal, he just looked <em style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">bad</em>. Unwilling or unable to pull the trigger and catch up with the quick moving Pascal, Dawson lost his 0 and his claim to the division's crown. The more I think about the performance, and his showing, the more I have to downgrade Chad, who just wasn't anywhere near the fighter he's supposed to be that night. Pascal is facing Hopkins in December, does Dawson get the winner, or what's his next move?</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr align="center" bgcolor="#ffffff" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">19. Pongsaklek Wonjongkam</span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">77 (41) - 3 - 1</span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Debut</span></span></strong></div></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#ffffff" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td colspan="3" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">The guy has lost once in about 14 years, and since his last defeat, against Daisuke Natio, he has gone 12-1 in a three year timespan. Sure, most of those fights are throwaways, against three fighters in their first pro fights, and two more against fighters with an 0-1 and 8-11-2 record, but he also defeated the previously unbeaten Koki Kameda to capture the WBC flyweight title he had lost. He's 20-1-1 in his career in title fights.</span></span></div></td></tr>
<tr align="center" bgcolor="#cbcdce" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">20. <a href="http://www.proboxing-fans.com/fighter-profiles/miguel-cotto/" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Miguel Cotto</span></a></span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">35 (28) - 2</span></span></strong></div></td><td style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">-</span></span></strong></div></td></tr>
<tr bgcolor="#cbcdce" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" valign="top"><td colspan="3" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">Cotto returns to the top 20 pound for pound following his outclassing of Yuri Foreman, winning a title in a third weight division in the process. Instead of a dubious match against Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Cotto took the rest of 2010 off. There are plenty of fights for him at 154 lbs, including Kermit Cintron, Alfredo Angulo, and a rematch with Antonio Margarito, to name a few.</span></span></div></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11481580868365268000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516033858902637453.post-18379703237044155602010-11-17T05:53:00.000-08:002010-11-17T05:53:52.385-08:00RING MAGAZINE: Pacquiao is now Ring Mag's No. 1 welterweight<div style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">FROM: <b><a href="http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/sports/11/17/10/pacquiao-now-ring-mags-no-1-welterweight?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter">ABS-CBN SPORTS</a></b></span></div><div style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.seedol.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Pacquiao1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://www.seedol.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Pacquiao1.jpg" width="286" /></span></span></a></div><div style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">MANILA, Philippines — New World Boxing Council (WBC) super welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao has claimed the top spot in the Ring Magazine's welterweight list, relegating undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. to second among the world best 147-pound fighters.</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Ring Magazine, considered as the "bible of boxing," considers Pacquiao to be its best boxer for the welterweight division following his masterful dismantling of Mexico's Antonio Margarito over the weekend.</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pacquiao achieved the victory at the 150-pound catch weight.</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">“Due to the fact that Manny Pacquiao is more active and weighed in as a welterweight for the Antonio Margarito victory, he has overtaken Floyd Mayweather,” The Ring’s editor-in-chief, Nigel Collins, said in <a href="http://www.ringtv.com/blog/2525/ring_ratings_update_pacquiao_moves_to_no_1_in_welterweight_rankings/" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">RingTV.com</span></a>.</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pacquiao, also the reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion, tipped the scales at 144.6 pounds at the official weigh-in the day before the fight.</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The Ring Magazine's editorial board said Pacquiao’s dominance over Margarito, despite weighing as a welterweight, is an accomplishment that enhanced his standing in the 147-pound division.</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The editorial board also explained that the Filipino's super welterweight victory over the Mexican has no effect on the magazine's 154-pound ratings because Margarito is unranked as a super welterweight.</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">“The WBC junior middleweight belt at stake will look nice in Manny’s trophy case, but really doesn’t mean very much, especially as Margarito was unranked by The Ring going into the fight,” Collins said.</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Aside from being the top welterweight, Pacquiao also enjoys the stature of being the Ring Magazine's pound-for-pound champion.</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11481580868365268000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516033858902637453.post-68730675116522297052010-11-17T04:36:00.000-08:002010-11-17T04:36:55.285-08:00Pacquiao simply the best of all time, says Arum<span class="focusParagraph"></span><br />
<div style="line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><b>FROM: </b></span><b><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6AG0SN20101117"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Reuters</span></a></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><b>When it comes to boxing, veteran promoter Bob Arum has seen it all in a career spanning almost half a century and he unwaveringly believes Manny Pacquiao has become the best fighter of all time.</b></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span id="midArticle_1"></span></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/replicate/EXID21442/images/bob_arum_ap.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.examiner.com/images/blog/replicate/EXID21442/images/bob_arum_ap.jpg" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Arum has worked with giants of the ring such as Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard, Marvin Hagler and Roberto Duran but none of them, in his opinion, ever dominated with both fists in the manner of the diminutive Filipino southpaw.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span id="midArticle_2"></span></span><div style="line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"I look at Manny as being the best that I've ever seen, including Ali," Arum told Reuters. "Ali was a great fighter and had great, great attributes and it's really unfair to compare a big guy like Ali with a little guy like Pacquiao.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span id="midArticle_3"></span></span><div style="line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"But when you look at the skill sets, Pacquiao is faster. Now you could say he is a little guy so he should be faster but Ali essentially had just the right hand. His left hand could jab and everything but it wasn't power punching."</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span id="midArticle_4"></span></span><div style="line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">In Arum's view, the five-foot six-and-a-half inch (1.69m) Pacquiao is different from any other fighter because he has become completely ambidextrous.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span id="midArticle_5"></span></span><div style="line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"His left and right hand hit with equal power and that is what destroys his opponents," the 78-year-old promoter said.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span id="midArticle_6"></span></span><div style="line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"They train to fight a left-handed guy and they watch out for his left hand but before they know it, they are getting pummeled by the right hand."</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span id="midArticle_7"></span></span><div style="line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pacquiao cemented his place among the sport's elite with an unanimous points victory over Mexican Antonio Margarito in Dallas Saturday to land an eighth world title in an unprecedented eighth weight class.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span id="midArticle_8"></span></span><div style="line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">He completely outclassed his bigger and taller opponent with lightning hand speed and precise power punching, breaking Margarito's right eye socket before he claimed the vacant WBC super welterweight crown.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span id="midArticle_9"></span></span><div style="line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">TWO-FISTED DOMINANCE</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span id="midArticle_10"></span></span><div style="line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"I have never seen anything like that," Arum said of the Filipino's two-fisted dominance. "Not with (Sugar) Ray Leonard, not with Marvin Hagler, not with Duran.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span id="midArticle_11"></span></span><div style="line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"I look at old movies of (Sugar) Ray Robinson and Robinson couldn't do that. So I really look at Manny now as being the best I've ever seen. I really believe that."</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span id="midArticle_12"></span></span><div style="line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">While many would argue that Arum's role as a promoter is to give as much hype as possible to all the boxers in his stable, Pacquiao's career statistics are certainly remarkable.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span id="midArticle_13"></span></span><div style="line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">He won the first of his world titles at just 112 pounds (51kg) and he weighed 148 (67kgs) when he stepped into the ring with Margarito at Cowboys Stadium Saturday.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span id="midArticle_14"></span></span><div style="line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Despite being 17 pounds lighter and giving away 4- inches in height and just over six inches in reach, 'Pacman' improved his career record to 52-3-2 with 38 knockouts.</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11481580868365268000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516033858902637453.post-68973885309580484522010-11-17T01:16:00.000-08:002010-11-17T02:07:06.178-08:00Marquez next Pacquiao foe?<div class="author" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">by Dennis Principe - <a href="http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideSports.htm?f=2010/november/17/sports1.isx&d=2010/november/17"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Manila Standard Today</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> </span></span></b></div><div class="author" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><br />
</span></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.boxingvid.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/aboutmarquez_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://www.boxingvid.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/aboutmarquez_large.jpg" /></a></div><div class="author" style="text-align: justify;">MEXICO’S three-division world champion Juan Manuel Marquez has gained a slight head-start in a lucrative race they now call the Manny Pacquiao sweepstakes.</div><div class="Standard" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">With blockbuster opponent Floyd Mayweather Jr. facing an assortment of legal issues, Marquez is slowly regaining momentum as the next possible opponent of Pacquiao.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Just hours after Pacquiao manhandled Mexican Antonio Margarito for 12 one-sided rounds, promoter Bob Arum rattled off the names of Marquez and fellow multi-division world champion Shane Mosley as probable foes.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Arum said a Pacquiao bout against either Marquez or Mosley can be done, but only if the handler of both challengers --Golden Boy Promotions will allow the astute promoter to run the show.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">GBP Executive Richard Schaefer immediately made a statement regarding Arum’s condition, which sounded favorable to the Mexican champion.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">“I’d be glad to let Arum run the daily co-promotion of Pacquiao-JM Marquez as long as he let’s me have the A-side fighter,” said Schaefer.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Schaefer was referring to several co-promotions with Arum’s Top Rank Inc. in past bouts that saw the Harvard-educated lawyer at the forefront of promoting the tie-up, even if it had Golden Boy boxers as the marquee fighters.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Another advantage of Marquez was the recent issue opened up by Mosley by claiming that he now is a free agent and has ended his ties with Oscar De La Hoya’s company.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Marquez has fought Pacquiao twice, the first one ending in a controversial draw in 2004, while the second one was won by the Filipino kingpin with a close, but well-deserved split verdict two years ago.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Already dealing with charges of robbery and assaulting the mother of his two children that may lead to a 34-year prison term, Mayweather yesterday added another controversy to his already notorious image.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">TMZ reported that Mayweather may face a complaint from a private security guard, whose face he poked during a confrontation regarding a parking situation in Mayweather’s gated village.</span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11481580868365268000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516033858902637453.post-26040745334640722542010-11-16T22:52:00.000-08:002010-11-17T02:06:52.104-08:00Pacquiao vs Margarito FULL Fight Video<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://beta.images.theglobeandmail.com/archive/01006/Pacquiao14_1006521gm-t.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" src="http://beta.images.theglobeandmail.com/archive/01006/Pacquiao14_1006521gm-t.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">HOLLYWOOD—On the heels of what Freddie Roach described as the “best fight Manny Pacquiao has ever fought,” the renowned American trainer felt that the punishment the Filipino ring sensation inflicted on Antonio Margarito marked the end of the road for the game Mexican.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">“I really had a hard time wondering what kept (Margarito) up,” Roach said at his Wild Card gym on Monday (Tuesday in Manila). “He really has a lot of heart. I got to give him that.”</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Roach said that if he were Margarito’s trainer, he would have “stopped the fight after the eighth or ninth round.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">“But I’m not,” the trainer added. “He has a young corner, inexperienced. I would have saved him.”</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Roach also believed that Margarito would not fight again.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">“He will never be a threat again because the punishment he took was too much to make a comeback (from), I feel,” said Roach.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">He noted that Pacquiao got hurt as well, specifically by a Margarito body shot in the eighth round that nearly decked his ward.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Roach said he advised Pacquiao to take six months off.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">“Manny needs a nice, long rest, get his eyes off these,” Roach said. “Relax, enjoy your family, enjoy your politics, whatever you do.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">“I mean, he’s bruised everywhere. He’s been hit everywhere. He’s got one body shot (from Margarito) and we got a perfect picture of it, and you can see Manny, he almost went down. He sank. But then he went under and out, he tapped his gloves and came back, that’s Manny Pacquiao.”</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">After the fight, Margarito’s face was a mess—cuts all over, his eye socket fractured, his nose broken, his cheeks puffy.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">“I’m really happy Manny beat a guy who’s (at) 165 (pounds), big, strong guy,” Roach said.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">“(Margarito) was in great condition, the guy doesn’t get tired, he keeps trying and trying. He paid for it, though.”</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11481580868365268000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516033858902637453.post-33748233997633758022010-11-16T01:49:00.000-08:002010-11-16T01:49:53.176-08:00Pacquiao-Margarito: Margarito's trainer speaks out over lost<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">FROM: <b><a href="http://boxing.fanhouse.com/2010/11/16/antonio-margaritos-trainer-speaks-on-manny-pacquiao-fight/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">FANHOUSE BOXING</span></a></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Trainer Robert Garcia has spoke to FanHouse about Antonio Margarito's lost to Many Pacquiao. Garcia was with Antonio Margarito in the Hospital at Dallas Methodist Hospital where the "Tijuana Tornado" is admitted and will be is having a schedule for surgery for his broken orbital bone that he suffered from fight night.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">What are your thoughts about what you've heard or read about the fight?</span></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.blogcdn.com/boxing.fanhouse.com/media/2010/11/margaritogarciacolegettyimages420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="186" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/boxing.fanhouse.com/media/2010/11/margaritogarciacolegettyimages420.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Robert Garcia-</span></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"<i>I haven't heard much. I've been focusing on making sure that everything is good here, staying with Antonio Margarito most of the day. Just getting spending most of the day with him, so I've been staying out of what has been said.</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i> </i></span></span></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i>I have no idea what's been said. I've been with him every day and he's resting. He's doing good. The only thing that we're keeping him in the hospital is for his body to heal. He's got no other injuries, and the MRI's and everything are clean. The only thing was the right eye where there is a tiny fracture.</i></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>They're going to do a minor surgery, then, after that, the doctors said two months from contact. But he's eating. He's doing well. He's farting and making us laugh. He's walking around in the hospital, but he's ready to get out of there. He's always fun to be around.</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i> </i></span></span></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>His wife, Michelle, and both of his managers are with him."</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Do you know if Antonio wants to fight again?</span></strong></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"It's too early to make that decision, but I know Tony. Tony's going to say that 'I am.' But that's something that myself, his wife and his managers, you know, we're going to talk about and see where we go from there. But he seems fine and okay.</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i> </i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i>It's ultimately going to be the decision made by Tony and his wife, but I know Tony, and he's probably going to want to come back. I will support whatever he decides. I believe that he'll be there to do it again."</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">What are your thoughts about Antonio Margarito's performance?</span></strong></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"I think that he proved that he's a warrior, and that he proved it to the world, but I think that Manny Pacquiao proved that there is no one who is near him right now. I thought that Antonio started out pretty good. I thought that he was blocking pretty good early, throwing his jab.</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i> </i></span></span></span></div><div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i>We were doing what we had planned. But I think that being in against somebody that is so fast, you know, so unbelievably fast, I believe that it was just that every time that Tony put pressure on him, he would move in a different direction, you know?</i></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i>Whenever Tony would get Manny on the ropes, he would land very, very good body shots, uppercuts, hooks. I thought that he was landing some nice combinations. But it was just that he couldn't do it that often. You know, we were pushing for him to do it more often.</i></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><i>You know we were saying, 'Stay on him,' you know, 'Stay on him.' We wanted to pressure the fight because that's where Tony was getting good results. You know, when he was putting Manny against the ropes, with the body shots and the uppercuts and, you know, putting all of those shots together."</i></span></span><br />
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</i></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Where did you run into problems?</span></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i><br />
</i></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><i>"Well, most of the time, Manny would find his way around the ring. That's when he was really effective, you know? That, and I think it was the fourth round where Tony got hit with a really solid left uppercut when he was trying to walk into Manny. </i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><i>That changed the fight around. "</i></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><strong style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><strong style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">How so? </strong></span></strong></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><i>"That uppercut was where the bruise started and that cut opened up under his right eye. I mean, I heard that punch. I mean, it sounded like like hitting two bones together. It was a solid punch. That changed the fight around. That gave Tony less confidence to just walk right in. </i></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><i>That's punch, you know, Tony felt that punch. I think it was at that moment I think that he realized, you know, that 'Not only is this guy that fast, but, you know, this guy is strong.' He didn't want to go into the ring and to keep getting hit. So he had to be a little more careful."</i></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><strong style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><strong style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">How did that alter your strategy?</strong></span></strong></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><i>"We had to really try and make him stay on Manny, and I think that he was very effective. I think that the crowd saw that he was able to get at Manny with some good body shots and good uppercuts where Manny even confessed to the world that he was hurt at one point. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><i>I think that it's something where you have to say, you know, that we tried our best, and that Manny is just a true warrior. But in the sixth round, you know, I believe that he caught Manny with a great body shot and Manny even admitted that he was hurt. </i></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><i>Manny Pacquiao has said that he doesn't know how he survived the round. You know that even says that Margarito was still in great condition even after the fourth round. It was a difficult night, but with the warrior that Margarito is and the heart that he has, we can't just go out like that. </i></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><i>I know my fighter. I know him well. I know him better than anybody else. So I know that he would never want to go out like that. So he went out and lost a decision to the best fighter in the world. "</i></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><strong style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><strong style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">What do you say to someone who believes that you should have stopped the fight?</strong></span></strong></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><i>"I know and I'm sure that there are a lot of critics out there who are saying that the corner should have stopped the fight. But Tony is just a warrior and that's why we're in boxing. It's a one-on-one situation in the ring. Margarito has the heart you know where he wants to fight to the end. </i></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><i>That's what boxing is, it's fighting. You don't go in there if you get hurt and then you're like, 'Oh, f**k it, just quit, you know? People don't like that. The crowd doesn't like that. Nobody ever criticized the Arturo Gatti fights or his trainers. </i></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><i>When he was taking beatings and he would still keep coming. Nobody ever criticized, like, 'Oh, they should have stopped the fight.' Well, Arturo Gatti was the tremendous warrior where everybody loved him, even after he lost. Well, you know, nobody ever said that his corner should have stopped the fight.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><i>Even after he took beatings and beatings. They knew that he had a big heart, and they knew that he could surprise the world at any moment. So, I have a fighter who has the same heart as those Arturo Gatti type of fighters. Tony would have never allowed me to stop the fight. </i></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><i>He's a big, strong man, so anything could have happened. So we couldn't do that that easily. I know that Tony wouldn't have allowed it. I've been in boxing for a long time, and I've been a boxer. I applauded what Joe Goossen did with Diego Corrales in his fight with Jose Luis Castillo.</i></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><i>When Corrales looked like he was out of it during the first fight that they had, and he pushed Corrales to continue and he ended up knocking Castillo out. Everybody gave credit to Joe Goossen for doing that. Would they have said the same thing about that?"</i></span></div><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Did you consider stopping the fight?</span></strong></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><i>"You know, boxing is full of surprises, and that's why they're in there until the last bell rings, you know? That's what can happen in boxing. Should I have stopped the fight or let it go? Well, now, I'm thinking, you know, he was getting hit a lot.</i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><i>But the first thing that I would say to him when he returned to the corner was 'Tony, how are you feeling? Be real with me. Are you okay?' And he would be like, 'No, I'm doing good, Robert, I'm real good.' He would say that he wasn't hurt, you know. </i></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><i>You know the worst that Manny stunned Margarito was maybe at the end of the 10th round like in the last 10 seconds. I did see Margarito's knees buckle. But when he came to the corner, you know, I saw his reaction by the way that he looked at me and the way that he talked to me. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><i>He wasn't lost and he wasn't worried, and he was still in the fight. I knew that his heart was still there, so why would I consider stopping the fight when I know that the fighter was there to perform and to give the crowd a good fight and to please the crowd? </i></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><i>I do know that there was one round toward the end where he got buckled and I said, 'If you don't show me something, I'm going to stop the fight.' And he was like, right away, 'No, no, no, don't do it.' But I'm not trying to get him discouraged. I'm trying to get him more into it.</i></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><i>You know, like, 'Show me something,' and right away, he would respond. There were many other rounds where I would tell Tony, 'I need you to stay on him,' you know, 'That's what's giving you success, but you're not doing it to often,' and, 'stay on him, and one of those exchanges could do it.'</i></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><i>But Manny was still throwing punches and exchanging. I told Tony, 'You're bigger, you're the stronger man, and he'll go down if you catch him with a punch, so on the ropes, that's where I need you to be, on him, on the ropes, punching the body, uppercuts, hooks.' </i></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><i>And he would tell me with that excitement, 'Alright, I'm going to do it.' When I have my fighter in my corner, giving me that response, 'Okay, I got it, I got it, I'll do it, I'll do it,' with that face, you know. What am I going to do, say, 'Okay, ref, we can't continue?' </i></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><i>I'm not going to do that. Every round he was telling me that and giving me that reaction. 'Okay, Robert, I'll do it.' I'm not going to call it off. My fighter's a warrior, my fighter's got balls. He doesn't want to go out like that."</i></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><strong style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"><strong style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;">Were you at all surprised at anything that Manny Pacquiao did?</strong></span></strong></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><i>"I knew that Manny was the best fighter in the world, pound-for-pound. He truly is and I know that his speed, his power, his footwork, I wasn't surprised at all. I wanted to see the best Manny Pacquiao, and we saw it. The whole world saw it. </i></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><i>After this fight, Manny just totally proved to everybody that there is nobody who is near where he is at right now. We probably won't see another Manny Pacquiao ever again. I don't see anybody ever doing what Manny has done. I wasn't surprised. </i></span></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"><i>What did surprise me was that he took some good punches from Tony. Not only is he so fast and so strong, but he can also take a punch. You know, whatever happened earlier in his career where he got knocked out, all of that has changed, and now, he not only hits hard and is so fast, but he can also take a punch.</i></span></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i>He took Tony's best punch and he kept coming, and he punched smart and he moved around and boxed and didn't take chances. The few times that Tony got him on the ropes and threw some nice uppercuts he was there and took them and kept coming and coming. </i></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><i><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"I would like to congratulate Manny Pacquiao for his win on Saturday Night. It was a tough and difficult fight for me and I hope the fans enjoy our battle at Cowboys Stadium."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">"I also want to thank Bob Arum for always believing in me and for giving me the opportunity to fight Manny Pacquiao. I also want to thank all the fans who came to see me and who watched the fight on TV and continue to support me."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11481580868365268000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516033858902637453.post-15903596457575532010-11-15T09:47:00.000-08:002010-11-15T09:47:01.386-08:00After Pacquiao beat Margarito, would Mayweather still want to fight "Pacman"?<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr. - the undefeated fighter and boxings most hyped fighter, was under the banner of Top Rank (Bob Arum's promotion) before, then moved to Golden boy promotions (Oscar De La Hoya's promotion), who was suspected for dodging the "Tijuana Tornado" Antonio Margarito way back in his prime years and is said to be scared of Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao.</span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">With Manny Pacquiao winning his eighth world title fight, would it make the most anticipated fight easier or harder? As what Coach Freddie Roach said <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">"If he doesn't fight Manny now he (Mayweather) should retire." And Bob Arum said on the Pacquiao vs Margarito post fight that he'll be doing his best to make the most awaited fight happen.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">What are the steaks to be the best boxer? Should an unblemished recored be enough or should achievements be more heavier? With Pacquiao marking down his name in the sport of boxing's history, the only fighter to win eighth world division title in different weigh-class. What should be Manny's next step? Retirement wouldn't be a good answer, but fighting the so called best fighter is the next best thing.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pacquiao had already agreed to the blood testing issues but still negotiations failed. Floyd even claimed that their where no negotiations. This will freshen up everyone's memory by watching the video then judge. Tell us what you think the situation.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"Mayweather has to put up or shut up now or move out of the country," Pacquiao's trainer Roach said. "Let's face it. Manny is way above him at this point."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">With Pacquiao winning against "Tijuana Tornado" Antonio Margarito would that bring the Mayweather fight closer? Many people think that it makes it more harder for it made the American Champion feared more.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"Because I remember when he was ducking (Antonio) Margarito and he wouldn't fight him either," said Roach. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;">The four time trainer of the year said that Manny stuck to the game plan last Saturday (Sunday in Philippine time) and that made the fight for Team Pacquiao. Roach also said that<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"If he doesn't fight Manny now (Mayweather) should retire."</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The next fight should be with Mayweather, that is what the boxing fans and the world wants. At this point, we still haven't heard from Floyd. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">When Manny Pacquiao was asked about future bout with Mayweather, this is what the REAL pound-for-pound king has to say "If the fight happens, it happens. I don't need him, I happy with my achievement in boxing." Yup, it is better than Floyd's achievement. Just because his undefeated doesn't mean his the best.</span></span></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11481580868365268000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516033858902637453.post-6665841290916648342010-11-15T04:37:00.000-08:002010-11-15T04:39:04.175-08:00Pacquiao vs Margarito: Antonio Margarito to undergo Surgery<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cdn2.sbnation.com/photo_images/1445149/GYI0062457524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://cdn2.sbnation.com/photo_images/1445149/GYI0062457524.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">FROM</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;">: </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/news/story?id=5805223">ESPN NEWS</a></span></b></span></span><br />
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<div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Margarito, who lost in a lopsided, 12-round decision, was taken directly to the hospital via ambulance after the fight to have cuts to his face examined.</span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"></span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">That is when the injury to his eye socket was discovered, and he remained in the hospital Sunday, Arum said.</span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Margarito had skipped the postfight news conference at the request of the fight doctor and people in his camp, an unusual move for such a big fight.</span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Legendary Pacquiao trainer Freddie Roach was critical of the late-round decision-making of Margarito's corner, saying they should have forced a stoppage.</span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"There was no way I was going to quit. I'm a Mexican, we fight until the end," Margarito said.</span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KOs), giving away both pounds and inches, won the 150-pound, WBC super welterweight belt to extend his record with a title in an eighth weight class -- two more than Oscar De La Hoya.</span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"He's a very tough guy," Roach said of Margarito (38-7, 27 KOs). "I was surprised how tough he was. He has the worst corner. They probably ruined his career by not stopping the fight."</span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pacquiao turned Margarito into a bloody and nearly blind fighter with a dizzying array of punches, dominating from the opening rounds on at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.</span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The beating was so thorough that the congressman from the Philippines turned to referee Laurence Cole several times in the 11th round, imploring him to stop the fight.</span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"I told the referee, 'Look at his eyes, look at his cuts,'" Pacquiao said. "I did not want to damage him permanently. That's not what boxing is about."</span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It went on, though, even though Margarito had no chance to win.</span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"></span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">"I can't believe that I beat someone this big and this strong," Pacquiao said. "It's hard. I really do my best to win the fight."</span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pacquiao moved up in weight yet again to take on Margarito, a natural welterweight with a reputation for ruggedness in the ring.</span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">And rugged he was, though he took a beating all night long at the hands of a faster and seemingly more powerful opponent.</span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pacquiao won every round on one scorecard, 120-108, and was ahead 119-109 and 118-110 on the other two. The Associated Press had it a 120-108 shutout.</span></div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
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<div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">MANILA, Philippines - A 64-year-old grandfather failed to finish the megabout between Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito after suffering a heart attack in the middle of the fight.</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Victim Dominador Lacida, a pastry vendor, died while watching the fight in Cagayan de Oro City Sunday afternoon.</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">His relatives said Lacida had finished cooking pastry early to watch the fight with neighbors. Witnesses said Lacida suddenly fell off his seat and started trembling.</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The victim was immediately brought to hospital where he was declared dead on arrival.</span></div><div style="line-height: 18px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Relatives said they are now worrying about Lacida's burial expenses, noting that the grandfather was the sole breadwinner of the family. </span></div><div style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><strong><br />
</strong></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px;"><strong>From a report by Sheila Joy Labrador, ABS-CBN Northern Mindanao</strong></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11481580868365268000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516033858902637453.post-25036217225119108142010-11-15T01:20:00.000-08:002010-11-15T04:24:13.519-08:00Pacquiao may not need Mayweather anymore<div style="line-height: 1.45em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/getty/f6/fullj.54d4f4b92debc80bb7d4090a7664a91d/54d4f4b92debc80bb7d4090a7664a91d-getty-box-usa-mex-phi-margarito-pacquiao.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="208" src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/getty/f6/fullj.54d4f4b92debc80bb7d4090a7664a91d/54d4f4b92debc80bb7d4090a7664a91d-getty-box-usa-mex-phi-margarito-pacquiao.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="line-height: 1.45em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)—Manny Pacquiao was more concerned with the set list for his upcoming concert than he was with Floyd Mayweather Jr.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.45em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The fight every boxing fan wants to see may never happen, but Pacquiao had a firm date to sing at Lake Tahoe before heading home and taking up his more formal duties as a congressman in the Philippines.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.45em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">All was well early Sunday after Pacquiao cemented his claim as boxing’s best by giving Antonio Margarito such a brutal beating that he went to the hospital.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.45em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"></span></div><div style="line-height: 1.45em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Margarito remained in the hospital on Sunday and promoter Bob Arum said the boxer has a broken right eye socket and will have surgery Tuesday in Texas.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.45em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">About the only problem for Pacquiao was that he couldn’t sign autographs for adoring fans because he had trouble holding a pen.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.45em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">“My hands are swollen and they really hurt,” Pacquiao said.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.45em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Small wonder, considering Pacquiao had just spent 12 rounds bouncing those hands off of Margarito’s head. He hit Margarito from almost every angle and with stunning accuracy, closing both his eyes and bloodying his face while dominating every round of their WBC light middleweight title fight.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.45em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">It was a virtuoso performance, though not terribly surprising since boxing fans have come to expect that from the little superstar. Size never mattered on a night when speed ruled and the crowd of 41,734 at Cowboys Stadium roared at every combination.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.45em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pacquiao’s mother got so caught up in the excitement that she briefly fainted as the fight ended. Most everyone else stayed upright, watching in delight as Pacquiao finished off a night’s work by kneeling down in a neutral corner and saying a prayer of thanks.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.45em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The lopsided win gave Pacquiao his eighth title in as many weight classes in a remarkable career that began with him fighting as a light flyweight as a teenager in the Philippines. He was in charge the entire way, battering Margarito so badly that Pacquiao was pleading with the referee to stop the fight in the 11th round so his opponent wouldn’t have to take any more punishment.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.45em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">“I told the referee, ‘Look at his eyes, look at his cuts,”’ Pacquiao said. “I did not want to damage him permanently. That’s not what boxing is about.”</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.45em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">No sooner had the judges handed in their tallies, though, than Pacquiao was answering questions about the one fighter he has yet to beat. Mayweather may be the only credible opponent left for Pacquiao, though promoter Bob Arum talked after the fight about a possible bout with Shane Mosley or a third fight against Juan Manuel Marquez.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.45em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">But the congressman made it clear he was tired of the politics of boxing when it comes to the one fight that matters most.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.45em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">“I don’t want to talk about Floyd Mayweather,” Pacquiao said. “If there’s a decision I’ll take it to Bob Arum.”</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.45em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">If Mayweather spent $65 to watch the pay-per-view he may be even more reluctant to fight Pacquiao than before. He also has legal problems stemming from an altercation with the mother of his children that could interfere with a possible fight in the spring, but Arum believes that if Mayweather really wants to fight then the bout could be made.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.45em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Margarito was supposed to be a rugged test for Pacquiao, if only because he was so much bigger. But it was clear from the opening round that Pacquiao would have no trouble landing punches up the middle even though he gave away eight kilos and 10 centimeters in height.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.45em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Margarito advanced forward throughout the fight while trying to land big punches to the head. But he paid a terrible price.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.45em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">“There was no way I was going to quit,” he said. “I’m a Mexican, we fight until the end.”</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.45em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">That end finally came when the bell sounded to mercifully end the 12th round, though the outcome was never in doubt since the middle rounds. Pacquiao seemed to let up in the final round, giving up a possible knockout to take compassion on his opponent.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.45em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Back home, where even crime stops when Pacquiao fights, the end touched off celebrations across the country. President Benigno Aquino III, who is attending the APEC summit in Japan, rushed back to his hotel room to catch the bout and sent his congratulations.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.45em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Pacquiao’s latest win earned him at least $15 million, some of which he spent to charter a 757 to Dallas to bring in some 200 members of his rapidly growing entourage.</span></div><div style="line-height: 1.45em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;">SOURCE: <b><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/box/photo?slug=ap-39d1e4b6b99e401bbaaa2d61f69ed9cc#photoViewer=urn%3Anewsml%3Asports.yahoo%2Cgetty%3A20050301%3Abox%2Cphoto%2C54d4f4b92debc80bb7d4090a7664a91d-getty-box-usa-mex-phi-margarito-pacquiao%3A1"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">YAHOO SPORTS</span></a></b></div><div style="line-height: 1.45em; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">By TIM DAHLBERG, AP Boxing Writer</span></span></b></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11481580868365268000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516033858902637453.post-20690026868316921282010-11-14T23:54:00.000-08:002010-11-15T04:24:16.095-08:00Pacquiao vs Margarito: a mercy beating<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_full_width/hash/5c/20/385.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_full_width/hash/5c/20/385.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the late rounds, it was obvious that the fight had to be stopped. Though Antonio Margarito had the will to continue the fight but it certainly did him no good. With Margarito having a swollen right eye, his chance for the title was slowly slipping away and he wouldn't be able to much more see Pacquiao's blinding hand speed. The referee could have stopped the fight, but we can't just blame him, for this is boxing and this normally happens in a fight.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs990.snc4/76322_1505037102771_1139551572_31158278_2945911_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs990.snc4/76322_1505037102771_1139551572_31158278_2945911_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">However, Manny Pacquiao didn't take it as a huge advantage, instead he gave Margarito a mercy beating. As what you've seen on the fight, Manny Pacquiao was watching at the referee at some time asking if the fight would still continue showing concern on Margarito's swollen eye. Pacquiao was even interviewed about the situation after the fight and he simply said "Boxing is not about killing each other in the ring, its about entertaining people." The humble Filipino amazed everyone. When he could have stopped Margarito in the 10th round when the Mexican started to wobble getting tagged by Pacquiao's punch. Yet the pound-for-pound king didn't seize the opportunity of a knockout.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Margarito had a huge cut under his eye that he suffered in round four which gave the "Tijuana Tornado" a problem every time Pacquiao attacks. This indicates that Manny Pacquiao's punches is with strong power. However the Mexican slugger did well in the six round where he gave shots to the body of Manny. Pacquiao even told the media on his post fight interview that he was hurt by those body shot. But the Filipino find a way of taking the fight even on that round and countered back punches to Margarito.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11481580868365268000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516033858902637453.post-51937283992889971052010-11-14T06:06:00.000-08:002010-11-14T06:38:28.647-08:00Manny Pacquiao making the Philippines proud once more<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_full_width/hash/2d/7a/2d7a78839d07f1c0c8652757a06f118d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_full_width/hash/2d/7a/2d7a78839d07f1c0c8652757a06f118d.jpg" width="213" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">With Manny Pacquiao winning all of the rounds from the first to the twelfth, having a score 10-9 in every round against the Mexican slugger Antonio Margarit, the Filipino boxing icon has once again made the Filipino people proud, as he is crowned as the new WBC light middelweight champion.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Winning his 13 consecutive fight since his last lost against Eric Morales way back on 2005. Manny Pacquiao adds another achievement to his boxing career, wining eight world boxing division championship and the only boxer to do so.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Manny Pacquiao dominated the fight. Despite his disadvantage of being shorter, Manny's quickness and skills made the fight easy for him. Cutting Antonio Margarito's lower right eye in round four, Pacquiao also went toe-to-toe with Margarito, making the fight exciting. As the rounds past, Margarito's eye become more swollen making it a disadvantage for the Mexican warrior.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pacquiao remained unstoppable and continued to punch from every angle till the late rounds, where Manny looked at the referee asking him to stop the fight because Margarito's eye was getting worst. The pound-for-pound king showed a mercy to Margarito on the last round but still continues to entertain the crowd. Margarito fought bravely and manage to finish the fight.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Coach Freddie Roach, Alex Ariza and the rest Team Pacquiao did a great job in guiding Manny to the fight. Despite Pacquiao's obligations as a politician and distractions for being a superstar, team Pacquiao still managed to make Pacquiao in his top shape.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">To Manny's greatness, we are all witnesses. Congratulations to Congressman Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao for another stellar victory. He has nothing more to prove, still the reigning pound-for-pound king not just in boxing but also to the Filipino people.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11481580868365268000noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8516033858902637453.post-72004966633517621932010-11-13T22:28:00.000-08:002010-11-14T06:38:22.696-08:00Pacquiao wins 8th World Title<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sportsnewscaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Pacquiao-vs-margarito.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="http://www.sportsnewscaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Pacquiao-vs-margarito.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">The fighting pride of the Philippines and number one pound-for-pound boxer Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao has won his eighth world title belt. Manny Pacquiao out-box the "Tijuana Tornado" Antonio Margarito, as Manny wins via Unanimous Decision over the Mexican boxer.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Manny Pacquiao disfigured Antonio Margarito's face in the early rounds and at the fourth round Margarito's right eye begun to bruise as he suffered a cut from Manny Pacquiao's continuous attacks. Pacquiao also made the fight interesting by letting the Mexican attack.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11481580868365268000noreply@blogger.com0