Monday, 28 September 2009
Saturday, 26 September 2009
Monday, 21 September 2009
Sunday, 20 September 2009
Saturday, 19 September 2009
Mayweather Wins via Unanimous Decision Over Marquez
Floyd Mayweather Jr floored Juan Manuel Marquez in the second round by a powerful left hook. Marquez couldn't do anything to catch Mayweather who was very evasive but sharp in throwing his punches. Most of the rounds, Mayweather outboxed and outclassed Marquez to win by unanimous decision in their Welterweight non-title fight in MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
Friday, 18 September 2009
Thursday, 17 September 2009
Pacquiao Denies Taking Banned Substance
MANILA, Philippines- Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao has belied claims that he is using illegal supplements, including the banned substance steroids, to gain an unfair advantage in fights.
The accusation was made by flamboyant trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr., who worked the corner of Ricky Hatton for the bout with Pacquiao last May. Mayweather, in an interview with the Grand Rapids Press, said he believes the Filipino is taking illegal supplements.
“I believe he’s (Pacquiao) on some type of supplements. I’m convinced about a lot of (boxers),” the brash trainer said. “That’s what they’re (Pacquiao camp) doing right now. Everybody should be checked a little bit more thoroughly. Sometimes people know what’s going on but they ain’t saying anything.
Mayweather’s claims may have stemmed from the fact that he witnessed first hand how Pacquiao demolished Hatton easily during their fight — where the current pound-for-pound king’s speed was simply too much for the British slugger to handle.
But against his son Floyd Jr., the older Mayweather said Pacquiao will lose if ever they meet in the ring — steroids or none.
“I don’t think he can beat Lil’ Floyd with steroids in him or not,” he said. “He don’t have that kind of talent. He don’t have that kind of skill, whatever he has in him.”
Pacquiao, for his part, insisted he always fights cleanly, even stressing that he doesn’t know anything about steroids.
“I don’t even know how it looks and what color it is,” Pacquiao said in a TV interview shortly after arriving at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport this morning (Sept. 17).
The IBO junior welterweight champion added that he has already instructed his lawyer, Jeng Gacal, to study any possible legal action they can take against Mayweather.
“We’re thinking of suing him (Mayweather) for what he said,” he added. (Source: philstar.com)
Wednesday, 16 September 2009
Tuesday, 15 September 2009
Sunday, 13 September 2009
Friday, 11 September 2009
Thursday, 10 September 2009
Wednesday, 9 September 2009
Tuesday, 8 September 2009
Tuesday, 1 September 2009
Pacquiao-Cotto To Be in a 20-Foot Ring- Bob Arum
Contrary to the information coming from Joe Santiago, trainer for Miguel Cotto, the size of the ring for Cotto's fight against Manny Pacquiao on November 14 will be no more than 20 feet. The regulations per the Nevada State Athletic Commission clearly state that every boxing match must be fought in a 20-foot ring, no more and no less. Santiago told Puerto Rican paper "Primera Hora" that Pacquiao's people requested a 24 foot ring.
Top Rank's Bob Arum, promoter for both Pacquiao and Cotto has no idea where the information first started but says it's not true. "I don't know where this came from but it's not true. In the State of Nevada, you have to use a 20 foot ring." Arum said. ( Source: www.boxingscene.com )
Top Rank's Bob Arum, promoter for both Pacquiao and Cotto has no idea where the information first started but says it's not true. "I don't know where this came from but it's not true. In the State of Nevada, you have to use a 20 foot ring." Arum said. ( Source: www.boxingscene.com )
Pacquiao-Mayweather Can Lift Boxing - Sugar Ray Leonard
While they have other important fights in front of them before the end of the year, one of the matches boxing fans would most like to see in 2010 is Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. Hall of Fame legend Sugar Ray Leonard says that is the sort of fight which can help lift boxing back to where it once stood at the top of mainstream sport.
“Pacquiao-Mayweather Jr is one of those fights which we have not seen in a long time,” Leonard told SecondsOut. “Either guy is capable of beating the other.”
32 year-old Mayweather Jr, the former pound for pound No.1, makes his comeback to boxing after a brief retirement, when he faces dangerous Mexican star Juan Manuel Marquez on September 19 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, USA.
30 year-old Pacquiao, almost universally considered the fighter to have taken over the mantle of the best boxer on the planet upon Mayweather’s retirement, faces WBO welterweight world champion Miguel Cotto on November 14, also at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
If Mayweather Jr and Pacquiao are both victorious in their upcoming matches, it is hoped that negotiations can lead to a super-fight between them in the first half of 2010.
“Pacquiao without question has incredible hand speed,” observed Leonard. “I thought Oscar De La Hoya, even though Oscar was a lot older, could still beat Pacquiao. But Pacquiao is such a fast, perpetual motion machine. Mayweather, wow, this guy has everything. Those two guys, it is whoever gets up on the right side of the bed will win the fight. It is one of those fights which creates interest.”
Leonard, who won six world titles in four weight classes and upset the great Marvelous Marvin Hagler for the undisputed middleweight world title in 1987, says that the best fighting the best is what boxing needs.
“Back in the day, champions fought champions,” he explained. “What’s wrong with boxing today is the fact that champions don’t fight each other. It is a lot of politics and there is a lot of money out there. It is destroying the sport. Boxing will always survive. It struggles, then every now and then the brightest stars surface.” ( Source: Paul Upham/www.secondsout.com )
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