By Francis T.J. Ochoa
Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines—Freddie Roach, the American trainer who guided Manny Pacquiao’s ascent to boxing’s pantheon, believes that his now-iconic ward may yet step into the ring against undefeated superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Roach said that a compromise could be reached by both squads regarding drug-testing protocols and that compromise could include Pacquiao dropping his libel suit against Team Mayweather.
“I’m sure there’s going to be a tradeoff between Manny dropping the lawsuit and (Mayweather) dropping the (demand for Olympic-style) drug test,” Roach told ESPN’s Jim Rome.
The bout between boxing’s biggest names was shelved when Mayweather demanded strict blood testing. He alleged that Pacquiao cut through weight lines with the help of performance-enhancing drugs to make history.
That allegation is also the heart of Pacquiao’s lawsuit against the Mayweathers.
But Roach feels that the fight, which could fetch both fighters at least $40 million each in guaranteed purses and pay-per-view shares, is still going to get made, especially if Mayweather survives his testy May 1 bout against fellow American Shane Mosley.
Read more at inquirer.net
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Freddie Roach interview in Jim Rome show - video
Freddie Roach on ESPN's Jime Rome show. Roach is Manny Pacquiao's trainer. They won their recent boxing fight with Clottey. The fight between Pacquiao and Clottey generates 700000 pay per view buys.
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
HBO Face Off Mayweather and Mosley - video
HBO presented a face to face segment featuring the two fighters of May 1, 2010 bout in Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather Jr and WBA champion Shane Mosley. HBO's Max Kellerman sat down with the two fighters.
Both fighters trade words face to face and looks like they wanted to fight today.
Mosley said - "May 1st is going to symbolize Mayweather's first loss."
Mayweather response - "He's a fighter, he's supposed to say that, but guess what - there is no blueprint on how to beat me."
Here is the video from youtube.com/user/quake4soldier.
This should be a good fight. And hopefully the winner of this fight will face Manny Pacquiao.
Related article:
Why Pacquiao - Mayweather Is Important for Boxing
Both fighters trade words face to face and looks like they wanted to fight today.
Mosley said - "May 1st is going to symbolize Mayweather's first loss."
Mayweather response - "He's a fighter, he's supposed to say that, but guess what - there is no blueprint on how to beat me."
Here is the video from youtube.com/user/quake4soldier.
This should be a good fight. And hopefully the winner of this fight will face Manny Pacquiao.
Related article:
Why Pacquiao - Mayweather Is Important for Boxing
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Pacquiao Considering Retirement
Manny Pacquiao – Boxing’s reigning pound for pound king and Fighter of the Decade Manny Pacquiao has stated that he is considering retirement in the wake of his successful defense of his WBO Welterweight title against Ghana’s Joshua Clottey.
Pacquiao hinted that his last bout, a 12-round shut-out of the boxer known as the “Grandmaster”, may have been the last time his fans see him in a boxing ring. It was something he talked about when he returned to the Philippines early Monday, to yet another hero’s welcome given by his adoring countrymen.
A major factor in his leaning towards hanging up his gloves for good is his candidacy for a Congressional seat to represent the province of Sarangani in the Philippine House of Representatives. The Philippine elections will be held on May 10, and Pacquiao is expected to have an uphill battle against his opponent, who is from a wealthy family that has ruled the province for decades.
Yet another probable factor is the request of his mother, Dionisia Pacquiao that her son retires from the sport before he incurs any significant physical damage. It is not the first time that Manny has been requested by his mother to quit boxing, and has said that if need be she will even go on her knees to implore her son to give in. Pacquiao has said that he will have to talk it over with the rest of his family as he does not want to see his mother go to such lengths.
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Pacquiao hinted that his last bout, a 12-round shut-out of the boxer known as the “Grandmaster”, may have been the last time his fans see him in a boxing ring. It was something he talked about when he returned to the Philippines early Monday, to yet another hero’s welcome given by his adoring countrymen.
A major factor in his leaning towards hanging up his gloves for good is his candidacy for a Congressional seat to represent the province of Sarangani in the Philippine House of Representatives. The Philippine elections will be held on May 10, and Pacquiao is expected to have an uphill battle against his opponent, who is from a wealthy family that has ruled the province for decades.
Yet another probable factor is the request of his mother, Dionisia Pacquiao that her son retires from the sport before he incurs any significant physical damage. It is not the first time that Manny has been requested by his mother to quit boxing, and has said that if need be she will even go on her knees to implore her son to give in. Pacquiao has said that he will have to talk it over with the rest of his family as he does not want to see his mother go to such lengths.
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Saturday, March 20, 2010
Why Pacquiao - Mayweather Is Important for Boxing
by Ryan Phillips
After watching Manny Pacquiao utterly dominate Joshua Clottey last Saturday, the sports world has turned it's attention to the future for the Filipino sensation. Now that I've digested Pacquiao's performance - which more closely resembled a Class B Felony than a boxing match - I'm now convinced, more than ever, that he and Floyd Mayweather must enter the ring together sometime this fall. It just has to happen.
Right now, Mayweather is busy preparing for his May 1 bout with "Sugar" Shane Mosley, but he is never above discussing Pacquiao. If Mayweather bests Mosley - as virtually everyone agrees he will - the only fight of any magnitude left for either man is one that includes the other. Pacquiao and his trainer Freddie Roach clearly want that fight, the sports world wants that fight and most importantly, boxing needs that fight.
Boxing currently lacks a wealth of marketable stars. A huge pay-per-view featuring its two biggest names and including an undercard stacked with a litany of young stars could expose the public to the best the sport has to offer. Plus, the matchup of "Money May" and "Pacman" is too irresistible not to happen.
The styles of the two fighters mesh perfectly. Mayweather has often been criticized for his tendency to run away and rely too much on his defensive ability and natural skill to out-point his opponents in decisions. Pacquiao on the other hand loves to fight. He takes the fight to his opponents and loves to brawl on the inside and push for knockouts. Pacquiao would force Mayweather to fight with him. He's fast enough that Floyd wouldn't be able to run away. On the other hand, Mayweather's incredible counter-punching ability would surely be the perfect antidote to Pacman's attacking style. It's almost too perfect.
Read more at huffingtonpost.com
After watching Manny Pacquiao utterly dominate Joshua Clottey last Saturday, the sports world has turned it's attention to the future for the Filipino sensation. Now that I've digested Pacquiao's performance - which more closely resembled a Class B Felony than a boxing match - I'm now convinced, more than ever, that he and Floyd Mayweather must enter the ring together sometime this fall. It just has to happen.
Right now, Mayweather is busy preparing for his May 1 bout with "Sugar" Shane Mosley, but he is never above discussing Pacquiao. If Mayweather bests Mosley - as virtually everyone agrees he will - the only fight of any magnitude left for either man is one that includes the other. Pacquiao and his trainer Freddie Roach clearly want that fight, the sports world wants that fight and most importantly, boxing needs that fight.
Boxing currently lacks a wealth of marketable stars. A huge pay-per-view featuring its two biggest names and including an undercard stacked with a litany of young stars could expose the public to the best the sport has to offer. Plus, the matchup of "Money May" and "Pacman" is too irresistible not to happen.
The styles of the two fighters mesh perfectly. Mayweather has often been criticized for his tendency to run away and rely too much on his defensive ability and natural skill to out-point his opponents in decisions. Pacquiao on the other hand loves to fight. He takes the fight to his opponents and loves to brawl on the inside and push for knockouts. Pacquiao would force Mayweather to fight with him. He's fast enough that Floyd wouldn't be able to run away. On the other hand, Mayweather's incredible counter-punching ability would surely be the perfect antidote to Pacman's attacking style. It's almost too perfect.
Read more at huffingtonpost.com
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Pacquiao to fight tougher round in political ring
Boxing champ gunning for congressional seat
By Barbara Mae Dacanay
Manila : World boxing icon Manny Pacquiao will return to Manila on Monday as an undisputed hero, a strong political endorser, and a larger than life figure with millions of fans and funds, but politicians and analysts have sized him up as a "David" facing "Goliath" in his bid for a congressional seat in Sarangani province in southern Philippines.
"I will not join Manny‘s victory motorcade when he arrives in Manila. The public should honour their hero at centre stage. That day is his, and his fans," said presidential candidate Manny Villar, called lucky by envious opponents, for having a popular endorser like Pacquiao.
Villar's restrained statement came after the Commission on Elections warned politicians against unduly capitalising on Pacquiao's popularity and their relationship with him, for electioneering purposes.
"He can join us in all other sorties nationwide," Villar, said when asked if he will have a very hectic schedule with Pacquiao.
"I will not insist on campaigning with Manny in Sarangani. For me, I'll follow what he wants. As his friend, I am happy that he wants to help me. I appreciate that," explained Villar.
Pacquiao's arrival on Monday will be four days before the start of the campaign period for local positions on March 26.
As a candidate seeking a seat at the House of Representatives, Pacquiao need not campaign nationwide.
He is the only boxer who has won seven titles in different divisions, to the pride of Filipinos and other fans worldwide.
The next opponent is himself when he decides to move from the boxing ring to the wild world of politics. Although he is sincere when he said he's running for office to help the poor because of his humble beginnings, he has been criticised for his lack of education and wit, and ridiculed for his a strong regional accent.
Read more at gulfnews.com
By Barbara Mae Dacanay
Manila : World boxing icon Manny Pacquiao will return to Manila on Monday as an undisputed hero, a strong political endorser, and a larger than life figure with millions of fans and funds, but politicians and analysts have sized him up as a "David" facing "Goliath" in his bid for a congressional seat in Sarangani province in southern Philippines.
"I will not join Manny‘s victory motorcade when he arrives in Manila. The public should honour their hero at centre stage. That day is his, and his fans," said presidential candidate Manny Villar, called lucky by envious opponents, for having a popular endorser like Pacquiao.
Villar's restrained statement came after the Commission on Elections warned politicians against unduly capitalising on Pacquiao's popularity and their relationship with him, for electioneering purposes.
"He can join us in all other sorties nationwide," Villar, said when asked if he will have a very hectic schedule with Pacquiao.
"I will not insist on campaigning with Manny in Sarangani. For me, I'll follow what he wants. As his friend, I am happy that he wants to help me. I appreciate that," explained Villar.
Pacquiao's arrival on Monday will be four days before the start of the campaign period for local positions on March 26.
As a candidate seeking a seat at the House of Representatives, Pacquiao need not campaign nationwide.
He is the only boxer who has won seven titles in different divisions, to the pride of Filipinos and other fans worldwide.
The next opponent is himself when he decides to move from the boxing ring to the wild world of politics. Although he is sincere when he said he's running for office to help the poor because of his humble beginnings, he has been criticised for his lack of education and wit, and ridiculed for his a strong regional accent.
Read more at gulfnews.com
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Manny will give Floyd lots of trouble, says Clottey
LOS ANGELES – After tasting Manny Pacquiao’s fists of fury over the weekend before a mammoth crowd in Dallas, Joshua Clottey didn’t mince words in saying that the Filipino could give Floyd Mayweather the same harsh treatment in the event they agree to face each other sometime this year.
“Manny Pacquiao will give Floyd Mayweather a lot of trouble,” said Clottey. “I am giving him a very good chance (of beating Mayweather).”
Clottey found out how evasive and fast and heavy-handed Pacquiao was at Cowboys Stadium as he opted to just cover up instead of engaging the Filipino fireball in heated exchanges for fear that he might trek the path that the likes of Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto.
While talks have yet to be revived for a Mayweather-Pacquiao bout considering that Mayweather has to clear a major stumbling block on May 1 against Shane Mosley, Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum is not closing the door on the possibility of meeting up with Mayweather's representatives.
Arum, however, insists that for the megabuck matchup to finally come to fruition, Mayweather has to drop his silly demands for Olympic-style drug testing.
Before Clottey was made to substitute for Mayweather, the camps of Pacquiao and Mayweather had agreed on major points of the contract but Mayweather suddenly came out with a demand that sent the negotiations to the sewer.
Pacquiao, meanwhile, has openly stated that he is aching to get his hands on the brash Mayweather although the identity of his next opponent would only begin to take shape after the Mayweather-Mosley bout.
If Mosley upsets Mayweather, Pacquiao might even be tempted to meet Mosley, who is a live underdog despite his age (38-years old) and ring inactivity.
Mosley hasn't fought since stopping Antonio Margarito in January 2009.
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“Manny Pacquiao will give Floyd Mayweather a lot of trouble,” said Clottey. “I am giving him a very good chance (of beating Mayweather).”
Clottey found out how evasive and fast and heavy-handed Pacquiao was at Cowboys Stadium as he opted to just cover up instead of engaging the Filipino fireball in heated exchanges for fear that he might trek the path that the likes of Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto.
While talks have yet to be revived for a Mayweather-Pacquiao bout considering that Mayweather has to clear a major stumbling block on May 1 against Shane Mosley, Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum is not closing the door on the possibility of meeting up with Mayweather's representatives.
Arum, however, insists that for the megabuck matchup to finally come to fruition, Mayweather has to drop his silly demands for Olympic-style drug testing.
Before Clottey was made to substitute for Mayweather, the camps of Pacquiao and Mayweather had agreed on major points of the contract but Mayweather suddenly came out with a demand that sent the negotiations to the sewer.
Pacquiao, meanwhile, has openly stated that he is aching to get his hands on the brash Mayweather although the identity of his next opponent would only begin to take shape after the Mayweather-Mosley bout.
If Mosley upsets Mayweather, Pacquiao might even be tempted to meet Mosley, who is a live underdog despite his age (38-years old) and ring inactivity.
Mosley hasn't fought since stopping Antonio Margarito in January 2009.
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Monday, March 15, 2010
Floyd Mayweather: "I think Pacquiao got exposed in that fight"
by Tom Jenkins
Self proclaimed pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr., 33, watched on as Manny Pacquiao blasted his outmatch opponent from the opening bell, Mayweather however maintains that he was not impressed with the performance and claims that despite losing, Joshua Clottey ‘exposed’ the Filipino superstar.
“Personally, I think Pacquiao got exposed in that fight for being one-dimensional. You can have all [the] offence ability in the world but with no defense you’re not going to last long against a good counter puncher such as myself. Look at the way Clottey was getting through, each time he threw something it landed. Then at the end Pacquiao’s was all busted up, when’s the last time you’ve seen my face all messed up like that? That’s the difference between an amateur and a true pound for pound boxer.”
“I think Pacquiao gave the fans a boring fight, he was punching his arms for all 12 rounds. At least when you watch Floyd Mayweather you know you’ll be seeing non-stop action for 30 minutes straight and that’s what you’ll see on May 1st . “
While 51,000 people were in attendance in the Texas stadium, Mayweather claims this number is abysmal compared to the attendance number he would have set.
“The attendance numbers ain’t nothing compared to what I have drawn in the past or what I would have drawn if that was me in the ring that night, everybody knows that. Half those seats were empty in the back and people say Pacquiao is a draw? Let’s not forget who generated a revenue of 2.5 million dollars in one fight alone. The only reason why he's popular is because he's an ethnic minorty and from the Philippines so it's something special. If he was from Africa he would be just another boxer.”
Initially the boxing mega fight between Mayweather and Pacquiao seemed a go for March 13th until the Mayweather camp insisted of Olympic-style drug testing which Pacquiao was not willing to undergo.
Read more at cagereport.net
Self proclaimed pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather Jr., 33, watched on as Manny Pacquiao blasted his outmatch opponent from the opening bell, Mayweather however maintains that he was not impressed with the performance and claims that despite losing, Joshua Clottey ‘exposed’ the Filipino superstar.
“Personally, I think Pacquiao got exposed in that fight for being one-dimensional. You can have all [the] offence ability in the world but with no defense you’re not going to last long against a good counter puncher such as myself. Look at the way Clottey was getting through, each time he threw something it landed. Then at the end Pacquiao’s was all busted up, when’s the last time you’ve seen my face all messed up like that? That’s the difference between an amateur and a true pound for pound boxer.”
“I think Pacquiao gave the fans a boring fight, he was punching his arms for all 12 rounds. At least when you watch Floyd Mayweather you know you’ll be seeing non-stop action for 30 minutes straight and that’s what you’ll see on May 1st . “
While 51,000 people were in attendance in the Texas stadium, Mayweather claims this number is abysmal compared to the attendance number he would have set.
“The attendance numbers ain’t nothing compared to what I have drawn in the past or what I would have drawn if that was me in the ring that night, everybody knows that. Half those seats were empty in the back and people say Pacquiao is a draw? Let’s not forget who generated a revenue of 2.5 million dollars in one fight alone. The only reason why he's popular is because he's an ethnic minorty and from the Philippines so it's something special. If he was from Africa he would be just another boxer.”
Initially the boxing mega fight between Mayweather and Pacquiao seemed a go for March 13th until the Mayweather camp insisted of Olympic-style drug testing which Pacquiao was not willing to undergo.
Read more at cagereport.net
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Pacquiao fight hikes power use by 100 MW
AN ALREADY struggling power sector in the country had to contend with an expected increase of 100 megawatts (MW) with the match between Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey, Sunday.
Data from the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) systems operations group showed a 100 MW spike in power demand every time Pacquiao, the Filipino boxing icons, goes up the ring.
A television set can consume power from 130-380 megawatts depending on the model. Add to that the malls, movie houses and other commercial establishments that are also expected to open for business at a much earlier time to accommodate customers who want to watch the fight live via satellite on big screens.
Power demand on a regular Sunday is between 800 MW to 900 MW, thus it was expected that Sunday's demand was between 900 MW to 1,000 MW.
Despite the 100 MW increase, a "Pacquiao Sunday" demand is just equivalent to a regular day's off peak demand.
Read more at sunstar.com
Data from the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) systems operations group showed a 100 MW spike in power demand every time Pacquiao, the Filipino boxing icons, goes up the ring.
A television set can consume power from 130-380 megawatts depending on the model. Add to that the malls, movie houses and other commercial establishments that are also expected to open for business at a much earlier time to accommodate customers who want to watch the fight live via satellite on big screens.
Power demand on a regular Sunday is between 800 MW to 900 MW, thus it was expected that Sunday's demand was between 900 MW to 1,000 MW.
Despite the 100 MW increase, a "Pacquiao Sunday" demand is just equivalent to a regular day's off peak demand.
Read more at sunstar.com
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Manny Pacquiao won via unanimous decision.
Manny Pacquiao won via a unanimous decision against Joshua Clottey. Judges score 120-108, 119-109, 119-109. It's a one sided fight. Pacquiao throws a lot of punches. Manny landed 246 of 1231 punches thrown, Clottey landed 108 of 399.
Clottey has his chances but Pacquiao is too much. One judge score 11-1 and the other two scores 12-0.
Asked about the Mayweather debacle:
Manny Pacquiao: "I want that fight because the people want to see that good fight".
Manny Pacquiao: "I don;t think (Mayweathers) style is a difficult style"
Freddie Roach: Floyd. Let them run the rules. Get in the ring and fight us"
Freddie Roach: Manny shows me how he will crush the Mayweather defense. And we will crush him"
Congratulations to Manny Pacquiao.
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Clottey has his chances but Pacquiao is too much. One judge score 11-1 and the other two scores 12-0.
Asked about the Mayweather debacle:
Manny Pacquiao: "I want that fight because the people want to see that good fight".
Manny Pacquiao: "I don;t think (Mayweathers) style is a difficult style"
Freddie Roach: Floyd. Let them run the rules. Get in the ring and fight us"
Freddie Roach: Manny shows me how he will crush the Mayweather defense. And we will crush him"
Congratulations to Manny Pacquiao.
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Friday, March 12, 2010
Pacquiao VS Clottey Live Stream
MANNY PACQUIAO WON VIA UNANIMOUS DECISION AGAINST JOSHUA CLOTTTEY.
ONE SIDED FIGHT.
ONE SIDED FIGHT.
Pacquiao-Clottey makes weight limit
PACQUIAO and CLOTTEY fight will be push through. Both fighters makes the weight limit. Pacquiao is 145 pounds while Clottey is 147 pounds which is the weight limit.
"I feel so good. I'm determined and I'm ready. I have my gameplan. I know Manny is a good fighter but I'm ready for him. I'm ready to show the world who Joshua Clottey is," Clottey was quoted as saying in an article on SportingLife.com.
"I'm not going to promise a knockout but I'll do my best to make people happy. I don't want them to be disappointed on Saturday night. People are going to be surprised by our strategy," Pacquiao was quoted as saying in an article on inquirer.net.
The two fighter will slug it out tomorrow at Dallas Cowboys Stadium. A huge crowd will be expected to see this boxing fight dub as "THE EVENT".
"I feel so good. I'm determined and I'm ready. I have my gameplan. I know Manny is a good fighter but I'm ready for him. I'm ready to show the world who Joshua Clottey is," Clottey was quoted as saying in an article on SportingLife.com.
"I'm not going to promise a knockout but I'll do my best to make people happy. I don't want them to be disappointed on Saturday night. People are going to be surprised by our strategy," Pacquiao was quoted as saying in an article on inquirer.net.
The two fighter will slug it out tomorrow at Dallas Cowboys Stadium. A huge crowd will be expected to see this boxing fight dub as "THE EVENT".
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Pacquiao vs Clottey weigh-in on Friday
TopRank.com will stream the Friday weigh-in of Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey. It will be at 6:00pm ET from the Dallas Cowboys Stadium. The welter weight limit is 147pounds.
Host of the weigh-in will be Michael Buffer.
Not a Super Bowl, but Pacquiao an event
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The czar of boxing was so devastated the fight didn't happen, it took him weeks to get over it.
The (not Don) King of promoters was so mad he could barely utter Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s name.
And the emperor of Dallas felt like he had just lost the Super Bowl.
"I wanted that fight here with those two fighters worse than my next breath," Jerry Jones said.
The fight, of course, was Mayweather against Manny Pacquiao, and it fell apart despite the frenzied efforts of some of the biggest names in boxing and one of the biggest egos in Texas. If not for a nasty dispute over blood testing, it might have filled Cowboy Stadium and given Jones the kind of megafight he believes his new $1.2 billion edifice rightfully deserves.
Instead, he had to settle for the hottest fighter in the game. He got Pacquiao, but even a salesman like Jones can't fool anyone into believing Joshua Clottey is Mayweather.
So he's selling Pacman. He's selling the event which, appropriately enough, is titled "The Event."
Mostly, he's selling his stadium.
"This is going to be big time," Jones said. "I'm going to over-deliver."
That should make the 45,000 fans expected to show up Saturday night happy, and it will certainly please de facto boxing boss Ross Greenburg and promoter Bob Arum. They couldn't put together the fight that everyone wanted, but, between the show in Dallas and the May 1 show featuring Mayweather against Shane Mosley in Las Vegas, they've rebounded to produce a decent substitute.
They've also gotten a new ally for the sport in Jones, who is already better at selling fights than he is at picking wide receivers.
"The thing that's blown me away is what an unbelievable promoter this guy is," Arum said. "He never gets tired. We took a two-day trip to Mexico and he was able to drink everybody under the table and kept going. He gave dozens and dozens of interviews to Mexican media outlets. It's really something to see."
Read more: foxnews.com
The (not Don) King of promoters was so mad he could barely utter Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s name.
And the emperor of Dallas felt like he had just lost the Super Bowl.
"I wanted that fight here with those two fighters worse than my next breath," Jerry Jones said.
The fight, of course, was Mayweather against Manny Pacquiao, and it fell apart despite the frenzied efforts of some of the biggest names in boxing and one of the biggest egos in Texas. If not for a nasty dispute over blood testing, it might have filled Cowboy Stadium and given Jones the kind of megafight he believes his new $1.2 billion edifice rightfully deserves.
Instead, he had to settle for the hottest fighter in the game. He got Pacquiao, but even a salesman like Jones can't fool anyone into believing Joshua Clottey is Mayweather.
So he's selling Pacman. He's selling the event which, appropriately enough, is titled "The Event."
Mostly, he's selling his stadium.
"This is going to be big time," Jones said. "I'm going to over-deliver."
That should make the 45,000 fans expected to show up Saturday night happy, and it will certainly please de facto boxing boss Ross Greenburg and promoter Bob Arum. They couldn't put together the fight that everyone wanted, but, between the show in Dallas and the May 1 show featuring Mayweather against Shane Mosley in Las Vegas, they've rebounded to produce a decent substitute.
They've also gotten a new ally for the sport in Jones, who is already better at selling fights than he is at picking wide receivers.
"The thing that's blown me away is what an unbelievable promoter this guy is," Arum said. "He never gets tired. We took a two-day trip to Mexico and he was able to drink everybody under the table and kept going. He gave dozens and dozens of interviews to Mexican media outlets. It's really something to see."
Read more: foxnews.com
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Manny Pacquiao 'will knock out Joshua Clottey'
Manny Pacquiao has insisted he will become the first man to knock out the formidably physical Ghanaian Joshua Clottey when the two welterweights collide at the newly-built Dallas Cowboys Stadium, in Texas on Saturday night.
By Gareth A Davies, Boxing Correspondent, in Dallas
Freddie Roach, who has a penchant for proving pinpoint accurate in his predictions, said Pacquiao’s victory will come by knockout in his defence of the World Boxing Organisation 147lb belt.
Eerily accurate with his visions of how Pacquiao’s last three fights – against Oscar de la Hoya, Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto – would unfold, Roach originally predicted a ninth-round knockout of Clottey, but is that confident that “perfect preparation” could result in a sixth- or seventh-round knockout.
That goes against conventional wisdom. Clottey, with 35 wins from 39 contests, has never been knocked out in his three defeats (one draw) to date with two of those on points, and one by disqualification.
Pacquiao, 50-3-2, with 38 knockouts, remains the only boxer ever to notch up world titles in seven weight divisions. “Manny is in the best shape of his life, and looked very, very sharp in our final sessions. I’ve never seen him sharper,” said Roach, trainer of the year in the United States for the last three years, who turned 50 this week.
Read More: www.telegraph.co.uk
By Gareth A Davies, Boxing Correspondent, in Dallas
Freddie Roach, who has a penchant for proving pinpoint accurate in his predictions, said Pacquiao’s victory will come by knockout in his defence of the World Boxing Organisation 147lb belt.
Eerily accurate with his visions of how Pacquiao’s last three fights – against Oscar de la Hoya, Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto – would unfold, Roach originally predicted a ninth-round knockout of Clottey, but is that confident that “perfect preparation” could result in a sixth- or seventh-round knockout.
That goes against conventional wisdom. Clottey, with 35 wins from 39 contests, has never been knocked out in his three defeats (one draw) to date with two of those on points, and one by disqualification.
Pacquiao, 50-3-2, with 38 knockouts, remains the only boxer ever to notch up world titles in seven weight divisions. “Manny is in the best shape of his life, and looked very, very sharp in our final sessions. I’ve never seen him sharper,” said Roach, trainer of the year in the United States for the last three years, who turned 50 this week.
Read More: www.telegraph.co.uk
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
‘Journey’ Lead Vocalist Arnel Pineda will sing for Pacquiao vs Clottey fight
by Steven Ross
Past reports saying Charice will be singing the Philippine National Anthem for the Pacquiao vs Clottey fight this Sunday were proven untrue as the Journey lead vocalist, Arnel Pineda, will be taking the duty of singing the Philippine National Anthem, “Lupang Hinirang” in the upcoming Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey fight. Pineda is a Filipino and was personally invited by the king of the ring, Manny Pacquiao to sing for the Philippines in his next fight.
Arnel Pineda also said he will be arriving at Dallas on Thursday and he is so delightful that finally he can sing for the Pacquiao vs Clottey fight. The famous singer also revealed it was the Manny Pacquiao’s third attempt to invite him, that is why he’s very happy it will finally push through.
The much awaited Manny Pacquiao vs Joshua Clottey fight will be held this Saturday (March 13) – March 14 in Manila at the Cowboys Stadium in Texas.
You can watch Pacquiao vs Clottey fight Livestream Online on Sunday at selected channels over the internet. If you do not want to watch Pacquiao vs Clottey online free livestream, and you are a Filipino fan, then watch Pacquiao vs Clottey Livestream at the UP Theater, commercial-free straight from the US.
Source: ‘Journey’ Lead Vocalist Arnel Pineda will sing for Pacquiao vs Clottey fight | Daily World Buzz
Past reports saying Charice will be singing the Philippine National Anthem for the Pacquiao vs Clottey fight this Sunday were proven untrue as the Journey lead vocalist, Arnel Pineda, will be taking the duty of singing the Philippine National Anthem, “Lupang Hinirang” in the upcoming Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey fight. Pineda is a Filipino and was personally invited by the king of the ring, Manny Pacquiao to sing for the Philippines in his next fight.
Arnel Pineda also said he will be arriving at Dallas on Thursday and he is so delightful that finally he can sing for the Pacquiao vs Clottey fight. The famous singer also revealed it was the Manny Pacquiao’s third attempt to invite him, that is why he’s very happy it will finally push through.
The much awaited Manny Pacquiao vs Joshua Clottey fight will be held this Saturday (March 13) – March 14 in Manila at the Cowboys Stadium in Texas.
You can watch Pacquiao vs Clottey fight Livestream Online on Sunday at selected channels over the internet. If you do not want to watch Pacquiao vs Clottey online free livestream, and you are a Filipino fan, then watch Pacquiao vs Clottey Livestream at the UP Theater, commercial-free straight from the US.
Source: ‘Journey’ Lead Vocalist Arnel Pineda will sing for Pacquiao vs Clottey fight | Daily World Buzz
Pacquiao reaches Texas
Biggest entourage ever flies to Dallas in style
By Roy Luarca
Philippine Daily Inquirer
DALLAS—From a convoy of vehicles to a customized luxury bus. This time, a chartered jet flies the world’s top boxer.
Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and his mammoth entourage arrived here in style from Los Angeles late Monday on a 170-seater Boeing 737, emblazoned with fighting images of the Filipino superstar.
After the two-hour, 20-minute trip, the seven-time world champion in as many weight divisions still had time to reflect on his World Boxing Organization welterweight title defense against Ghanaian challenger Joshua Clottey this Saturday (Sunday in Manila) at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
“I’ll put up a great show for fight fans,” said Pacquiao, who won his two battles—against Marco Antonio Barrera in 2003 and Jorge Solis in 2007—in this huge state, which prides itself with the slogan “Everything is Bigger in Texas.”
After a photo shoot with the media at a private airport near Dallas, Manny’s wife Jinkee and the rest of the 141-strong Team Pacquiao, motored to the opulent Gaylord Texan Hotel in three buses and two Lincoln Navigators.
The entourage was treated to a catered dinner of chicken adobo, beef steak, bulalo, fried boneless milkfish, sweet and sour pork, cassava, peach cakes and fruits.
Fight promoter Top Rank earlier gave the group big a sendoff at the Atlantic airport in Los Angeles. An all-girls cheering squad and a four-man band performed for Pacquiao as he walked the red carpet toward the waiting plane.
In his previous fights, Pacquiao left Los Angeles in a convoy of vehicles. Top Rank boss Bob Arum later hired a luxury bus that had the Filipino ring icon’s image all over it.
This time, Top Rank wrote a check for $100,000 (about P4.6 million) for the chartered flight on a modified 737 aircraft dubbed “Air Pacquiao.” The plane is similar to the ones used by the likes of the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, and other professional teams.
After an early-morning run, Pacquiao is slated to hold his media workout Tuesday afternoon at a makeshift ring in the basement of the 1,511-room hotel.
Clottey arrived Monday from New York on a commercial flight.
Pacquiao’s entourage was the biggest thus far since he started campaigning in the United States in 2001.
source: inquirer.net
By Roy Luarca
Philippine Daily Inquirer
DALLAS—From a convoy of vehicles to a customized luxury bus. This time, a chartered jet flies the world’s top boxer.
Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and his mammoth entourage arrived here in style from Los Angeles late Monday on a 170-seater Boeing 737, emblazoned with fighting images of the Filipino superstar.
After the two-hour, 20-minute trip, the seven-time world champion in as many weight divisions still had time to reflect on his World Boxing Organization welterweight title defense against Ghanaian challenger Joshua Clottey this Saturday (Sunday in Manila) at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
“I’ll put up a great show for fight fans,” said Pacquiao, who won his two battles—against Marco Antonio Barrera in 2003 and Jorge Solis in 2007—in this huge state, which prides itself with the slogan “Everything is Bigger in Texas.”
After a photo shoot with the media at a private airport near Dallas, Manny’s wife Jinkee and the rest of the 141-strong Team Pacquiao, motored to the opulent Gaylord Texan Hotel in three buses and two Lincoln Navigators.
The entourage was treated to a catered dinner of chicken adobo, beef steak, bulalo, fried boneless milkfish, sweet and sour pork, cassava, peach cakes and fruits.
Fight promoter Top Rank earlier gave the group big a sendoff at the Atlantic airport in Los Angeles. An all-girls cheering squad and a four-man band performed for Pacquiao as he walked the red carpet toward the waiting plane.
In his previous fights, Pacquiao left Los Angeles in a convoy of vehicles. Top Rank boss Bob Arum later hired a luxury bus that had the Filipino ring icon’s image all over it.
This time, Top Rank wrote a check for $100,000 (about P4.6 million) for the chartered flight on a modified 737 aircraft dubbed “Air Pacquiao.” The plane is similar to the ones used by the likes of the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers, and other professional teams.
After an early-morning run, Pacquiao is slated to hold his media workout Tuesday afternoon at a makeshift ring in the basement of the 1,511-room hotel.
Clottey arrived Monday from New York on a commercial flight.
Pacquiao’s entourage was the biggest thus far since he started campaigning in the United States in 2001.
source: inquirer.net
Pacquiao and Mayweather: One Bout Away from the Big One?
By Gary Andrew Poole
It is 7:13 a.m. in Los Angeles and Manny Pacquiao, the world's best pound-for-pound boxer, is jogging on a public high school track. There are palm trees in the distance, and the low hum of traffic on I-10 is starting to turn into a low roar as the Filipino boxer, clad in a red tracksuit, dashes around the dirt oval despite a painful shin splint. A handful of early-arriving students hang on the chain-link fence surrounding the track and watch him do his work. The Pac-Man is preparing for his March 13 fight against Joshua Clottey, a dangerous but relatively unknown welterweight from Ghana. The $49.95 pay-per-view fight is billed as "The Event" but could easily be called "The Letdown."
Just three months ago, boxing was preparing for its version of the Super Bowl. Fresh from his mega-fight win over Miguel Cotto, Pacquiao had begun negotiations with Floyd Mayweather Jr., a brash welterweight whom non-sports fans know best from his appearance on Dancing with the Stars. The proposed battle was being compared to some of the greatest matchups in boxing history. Even people who had given up on boxing or hadn't really thought about it much were talking about the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight, which would probably earn each boxer $40 million, the most lucrative match ever.
Read more: time.com
It is 7:13 a.m. in Los Angeles and Manny Pacquiao, the world's best pound-for-pound boxer, is jogging on a public high school track. There are palm trees in the distance, and the low hum of traffic on I-10 is starting to turn into a low roar as the Filipino boxer, clad in a red tracksuit, dashes around the dirt oval despite a painful shin splint. A handful of early-arriving students hang on the chain-link fence surrounding the track and watch him do his work. The Pac-Man is preparing for his March 13 fight against Joshua Clottey, a dangerous but relatively unknown welterweight from Ghana. The $49.95 pay-per-view fight is billed as "The Event" but could easily be called "The Letdown."
Just three months ago, boxing was preparing for its version of the Super Bowl. Fresh from his mega-fight win over Miguel Cotto, Pacquiao had begun negotiations with Floyd Mayweather Jr., a brash welterweight whom non-sports fans know best from his appearance on Dancing with the Stars. The proposed battle was being compared to some of the greatest matchups in boxing history. Even people who had given up on boxing or hadn't really thought about it much were talking about the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight, which would probably earn each boxer $40 million, the most lucrative match ever.
Read more: time.com
Monday, March 8, 2010
Pacquiao-Clottey Road to Dallas video
Manny Pacquiao vs Joshua Clottey Road to Dallas.
Pacquaio-Clottey Tickets are now sold out. Boxing fans are just waiting for the Big day.
PART I
PART II
PART III
Pacquaio-Clottey Tickets are now sold out. Boxing fans are just waiting for the Big day.
PART I
PART II
PART III
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Manny Pacquiao will not take Joshua Clottey lightly
The Filipino superstar will be at a size disadvantage when taking on the African welterweight Saturday, but he’s trained rigorously for the challenge.
It's not the fight most wanted to see, and many casual sports fans probably don't know much about this guy who's stepped into Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s void to fight Manny Pacquiao.
Understandable. So much about why that mega-bout crashed over a drug-testing dispute, with $25-million guarantees to each fighter, is head-scratching.
Time, then, to bring some simple reasoning to the sport now as fight week arrives for Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey on Saturday night at Dallas Cowboys Stadium.
The soundest logic says the man considered the best boxer in the world will have his way against the African challenger.
Any reason to think differently? A letdown? A visit to Pacquiao's Hollywood gym brings an onslaught of rebuttals from those asked if the Filipino superstar has shown any sign he's blowing off the threat of this lesser-known opponent.
"I wish we were fighting Mayweather this time the way Manny has worked," Pacquiao's conditioning trainer Alex Ariza said.
A gym regular said he saw Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KOs) unleash a barrage of two-dozen unanswered blows to respected veteran sparring partner Steve Forbes.
"I hear Vegas has the over/under for rounds at 10," said Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, who's been so sharp in projecting his prodigy's latest conquests of Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto. "I'll take the under. We've watched a lot of tapes on Clottey. He's predictable. Manny will be the first to stop him."
The 32-year-old Clottey, a native of Ghana and current resident of the Bronx, is 35-3 with 21 knockouts, and his lone losses have come to world champions: Carlos Baldomir in 1999 (controversial disqualification), Antonio Margarito in 2006 (close decision), and Miguel Cotto (close decision) in in June, his most recent bout.
Pacquiao watched Cotto-Clottey from ringside, scouting Cotto at the time before beating him by 12th-round TKO in November. In Clottey, Pacquiao will be fighting a second-straight true welterweight who has victories over the accomplished Zab Judah (a world title fight) and the late Diego Corrales on his resume. Clottey performed strongly against Cotto, but oddly stopped asserting himself in the final rounds.
"Clottey, he's a good defensive fighter," Pacquiao said. "He's bigger than me [by 2 ½ inches, with a three-inch reach advantage], so I've had to study his style and maybe he's trying to learn some new techniques. But from what I've studied so far, I think he's a good formula for me. I'm still sure he's studying different techniques he can try against me."
And how's that going?
"It is not easy. [Pacquiao's] good, but I tell people I'm going to beat him," Clottey said. "They don't believe me, but I'm a confident guy and I will keep my word. I will make him think a lot in the ring because of my defense. … I believe in my defense. He's going to throw a lot of punches. I'll block nine out of 10."
Clottey has been groomed in his country by impressive natives, including the tough Ike Quartey. Like Pacquiao, he came from a poor family and hawked goods on the street, including fish, oranges and bananas.
So is Clottey bound to frequently go into a self-made shell, stalling like he did late against Cotto? Clottey says he won't, wanting Pacquiao to stay cautious of the size advantage and punching power that is considered by some to be suspect. Clottey's last true knockout was in 2004, at a club show in Laughlin, Nev.
"What about mine?" Clottey asked of his punches.
Roach has openly said, "We don't know what Clottey has. We're concerned with his uppercut and hook, but we'll keep Manny out of that pocket."
Pacquiao, guaranteed $12 million plus a pay-per-view cut for this fight, has some bigger days ahead of him this year, including the election he's seeking for a congressional seat in the Philippines, along with the expected resumption of talks with Mayweather.
Clottey, meanwhile, wants to keep logic thrown out the window. He never expected to get this fight, was negotiating for a bout against 154-pound champ Yuri Foreman when notified Mayweather was out and he was in.
"I'd like to think good things come to good people," Clottey said. "We'll see. I know he's a good fighter. If he hits me, and I don't feel his punches, I'll jump on him. If I do feel them, I'll just have to hit him more."
source: latimes.com
It's not the fight most wanted to see, and many casual sports fans probably don't know much about this guy who's stepped into Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s void to fight Manny Pacquiao.
Understandable. So much about why that mega-bout crashed over a drug-testing dispute, with $25-million guarantees to each fighter, is head-scratching.
Time, then, to bring some simple reasoning to the sport now as fight week arrives for Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey on Saturday night at Dallas Cowboys Stadium.
The soundest logic says the man considered the best boxer in the world will have his way against the African challenger.
Any reason to think differently? A letdown? A visit to Pacquiao's Hollywood gym brings an onslaught of rebuttals from those asked if the Filipino superstar has shown any sign he's blowing off the threat of this lesser-known opponent.
"I wish we were fighting Mayweather this time the way Manny has worked," Pacquiao's conditioning trainer Alex Ariza said.
A gym regular said he saw Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KOs) unleash a barrage of two-dozen unanswered blows to respected veteran sparring partner Steve Forbes.
"I hear Vegas has the over/under for rounds at 10," said Pacquiao's trainer, Freddie Roach, who's been so sharp in projecting his prodigy's latest conquests of Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto. "I'll take the under. We've watched a lot of tapes on Clottey. He's predictable. Manny will be the first to stop him."
The 32-year-old Clottey, a native of Ghana and current resident of the Bronx, is 35-3 with 21 knockouts, and his lone losses have come to world champions: Carlos Baldomir in 1999 (controversial disqualification), Antonio Margarito in 2006 (close decision), and Miguel Cotto (close decision) in in June, his most recent bout.
Pacquiao watched Cotto-Clottey from ringside, scouting Cotto at the time before beating him by 12th-round TKO in November. In Clottey, Pacquiao will be fighting a second-straight true welterweight who has victories over the accomplished Zab Judah (a world title fight) and the late Diego Corrales on his resume. Clottey performed strongly against Cotto, but oddly stopped asserting himself in the final rounds.
"Clottey, he's a good defensive fighter," Pacquiao said. "He's bigger than me [by 2 ½ inches, with a three-inch reach advantage], so I've had to study his style and maybe he's trying to learn some new techniques. But from what I've studied so far, I think he's a good formula for me. I'm still sure he's studying different techniques he can try against me."
And how's that going?
"It is not easy. [Pacquiao's] good, but I tell people I'm going to beat him," Clottey said. "They don't believe me, but I'm a confident guy and I will keep my word. I will make him think a lot in the ring because of my defense. … I believe in my defense. He's going to throw a lot of punches. I'll block nine out of 10."
Clottey has been groomed in his country by impressive natives, including the tough Ike Quartey. Like Pacquiao, he came from a poor family and hawked goods on the street, including fish, oranges and bananas.
So is Clottey bound to frequently go into a self-made shell, stalling like he did late against Cotto? Clottey says he won't, wanting Pacquiao to stay cautious of the size advantage and punching power that is considered by some to be suspect. Clottey's last true knockout was in 2004, at a club show in Laughlin, Nev.
"What about mine?" Clottey asked of his punches.
Roach has openly said, "We don't know what Clottey has. We're concerned with his uppercut and hook, but we'll keep Manny out of that pocket."
Pacquiao, guaranteed $12 million plus a pay-per-view cut for this fight, has some bigger days ahead of him this year, including the election he's seeking for a congressional seat in the Philippines, along with the expected resumption of talks with Mayweather.
Clottey, meanwhile, wants to keep logic thrown out the window. He never expected to get this fight, was negotiating for a bout against 154-pound champ Yuri Foreman when notified Mayweather was out and he was in.
"I'd like to think good things come to good people," Clottey said. "We'll see. I know he's a good fighter. If he hits me, and I don't feel his punches, I'll jump on him. If I do feel them, I'll just have to hit him more."
source: latimes.com
HBO Boxing: Pacquiao vs. Clottey - The Event(HBO) - video preview
Pacquiao and Clottey will clash on March 13, 2010. Boxing fans around the world will have the chance again to see a BOXING fight full of excitement because these two warriors will give it all 200 percent.
HBO boxing prepared a preview for this fight and some interviews with the expert. Enjoy the preview.
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HBO boxing prepared a preview for this fight and some interviews with the expert. Enjoy the preview.
PART I
PART II
PART III
PART IV
Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey: The Third World-War
by Petronilo Igot
After the Second World War, people wished and prayed that there would never be another World-War again. But their prayers went unanswered, because come March 13 the world of boxing has decided that there would be "THE (Third-World-War) EVENT" between Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey: two boxers coming from the Third-World countries.
It's amazing how these two third-world boxers have the power, charisma and privilege to fight in the first-world country and get the interest of the whole world of every class to watch them fight and be entertained and might be shocked.
Yes, because these fighters come from third-world countries, but they are undoubtedly the two first-world-class boxers who are capable to do the unthinkable.
Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey were both born in poor families. They were not born boxers; they were only born to survive and boxing showed them the way how to survive and they surely survived so well.
At first they were just fighting against hunger and poverty, but now they are going to fight against each other: the two great survivors of poverty.
They both entered the painful world of boxing just to support their humble families, but now the whole wold support them and pay them more than many other jobs can offer.
Clottey and Pacquiao are already both winners in this fight. They have already won their living and now they are only fighting to entertain the world of boxing and to establish better their future and their legacy.
Pacquiao is giving Clottey another chance to prove to the world that he won his fight against Cotto, as many boxing experts also believe.
It is Clottey's time to show to the people that if Manny had an easy win against Cotto, against him it would not be that easy.
And most of all, Clottey has now the privilege to shock the world and discover that he is better than what boxing experts think.
Some people think that Manny Pacquiao is just uselessly risking his legacy in fighting Joshua Clottey. Pacquiao has everything to lose and Clottey has nothing to lose and everything to gain with this fight. They may be right, but that where exactly lies the greatness of Pacquiao.
Manny always wants challenge and there is no greater challenge than when you risk everything only to gain something. Pacquiao is not only fighting for his personal interests, but also for the interests of others.
He knows that fighting Clottey, a bigger, taller, stronger, and tougher guy would create a great spectacle in the boxing world which is dying because some boxers use boxing only to make money and choose only the opponents whom they can 101 percent beat.
Clottey has all the physical advantages to Pacquiao, and yet this doesn't frighten Manny, but challenges him to use all his skills to overcome his disadvantages.
Clottey is great with his defence and Manny is great with his offense. But is Clottey's defence good enough to stop the offense of Manny?
No one wins just by defence and everyone wins by offense. In boxing, the offense is your sword to kill your opponent and your defence is your shield to protect yourself from being killed by the sword/offense of your opponent.
Take away the sword/offense and you can never kill your opponent with your shield/defence. Take away the shield/defence and you can still kill your opponent with your sword/offense.
Therefore in boxing the offense is more important than the defence. The offense is the STAR in boxing and the defence is just the BODYGUARD of the STAR.
Now who is more important: the star or the bodyguard? That's why in boxing what they count for is your offense and not your defense.
I don't really care who wins the fight, but what I do care is that both boxers would give us the greatest fight. I can no longer wait to experience this Third-World-War between the First-World-Class boxers.
May the best boxer win and may they help the boxing world keep breathing. As long as there are still boxers who are willing to fight, no matter what, no matter how much, no matter who, no matter how, the boxing world would never die.
Boxing is already in our blood. We are all born fighters, but we just have different opponents to fight against in this life and the world is our ring. While we are still in this ring, we just can't do nothing but fight and fight well until the end.
source
After the Second World War, people wished and prayed that there would never be another World-War again. But their prayers went unanswered, because come March 13 the world of boxing has decided that there would be "THE (Third-World-War) EVENT" between Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey: two boxers coming from the Third-World countries.
It's amazing how these two third-world boxers have the power, charisma and privilege to fight in the first-world country and get the interest of the whole world of every class to watch them fight and be entertained and might be shocked.
Yes, because these fighters come from third-world countries, but they are undoubtedly the two first-world-class boxers who are capable to do the unthinkable.
Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey were both born in poor families. They were not born boxers; they were only born to survive and boxing showed them the way how to survive and they surely survived so well.
At first they were just fighting against hunger and poverty, but now they are going to fight against each other: the two great survivors of poverty.
They both entered the painful world of boxing just to support their humble families, but now the whole wold support them and pay them more than many other jobs can offer.
Clottey and Pacquiao are already both winners in this fight. They have already won their living and now they are only fighting to entertain the world of boxing and to establish better their future and their legacy.
Pacquiao is giving Clottey another chance to prove to the world that he won his fight against Cotto, as many boxing experts also believe.
It is Clottey's time to show to the people that if Manny had an easy win against Cotto, against him it would not be that easy.
And most of all, Clottey has now the privilege to shock the world and discover that he is better than what boxing experts think.
Some people think that Manny Pacquiao is just uselessly risking his legacy in fighting Joshua Clottey. Pacquiao has everything to lose and Clottey has nothing to lose and everything to gain with this fight. They may be right, but that where exactly lies the greatness of Pacquiao.
Manny always wants challenge and there is no greater challenge than when you risk everything only to gain something. Pacquiao is not only fighting for his personal interests, but also for the interests of others.
He knows that fighting Clottey, a bigger, taller, stronger, and tougher guy would create a great spectacle in the boxing world which is dying because some boxers use boxing only to make money and choose only the opponents whom they can 101 percent beat.
Clottey has all the physical advantages to Pacquiao, and yet this doesn't frighten Manny, but challenges him to use all his skills to overcome his disadvantages.
Clottey is great with his defence and Manny is great with his offense. But is Clottey's defence good enough to stop the offense of Manny?
No one wins just by defence and everyone wins by offense. In boxing, the offense is your sword to kill your opponent and your defence is your shield to protect yourself from being killed by the sword/offense of your opponent.
Take away the sword/offense and you can never kill your opponent with your shield/defence. Take away the shield/defence and you can still kill your opponent with your sword/offense.
Therefore in boxing the offense is more important than the defence. The offense is the STAR in boxing and the defence is just the BODYGUARD of the STAR.
Now who is more important: the star or the bodyguard? That's why in boxing what they count for is your offense and not your defense.
I don't really care who wins the fight, but what I do care is that both boxers would give us the greatest fight. I can no longer wait to experience this Third-World-War between the First-World-Class boxers.
May the best boxer win and may they help the boxing world keep breathing. As long as there are still boxers who are willing to fight, no matter what, no matter how much, no matter who, no matter how, the boxing world would never die.
Boxing is already in our blood. We are all born fighters, but we just have different opponents to fight against in this life and the world is our ring. While we are still in this ring, we just can't do nothing but fight and fight well until the end.
source
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Manny Pacquiao at Jimmy Kimmel Interview video
Pacquiao has an interview again in the Jimmy Kimmel Show last March 04, 2010.
Here are the videos.
PART1
PART2
source:youtube.com
Here are the videos.
PART1
PART2
source:youtube.com
Pacquiao responds to GBP's LA Press Con media controversy + audio interview w/ Bob Arum
by Dennis "dSource" Guillermo examiner.com
Those who do not understand the gravity of the alleged actions taken by one Kelly Swanson, publicists of Golden Boy Promotions, against Philippine personnel and fans during the press conference of Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley in LA are either simply shortsighted or insensitive simply because the issue does not affect them.
Leave it to Top Rank head honcho Bob Arum to put things in perspective.
In an exclusive interview I did with Arum this morning regarding the issues I just brought up, Arum flat out blasted the actions against Philippine media men and asked for the banishment of whoever is responsible for instituting the said rules.
Whether Swanson was acting on her own discretion or had orders from Team Mayweather is unclear but what is however is that a line has been crossed.
Whatever happened to freedom of speech? And the fact that Floyd Mayweather Jr. brought this issue upon himself together with Golden Boy Promotions with their insinuations and constant mentions implicating Manny Pacquiao and the country of the Philippines with performance enhancing drugs and cheating, how come astute members of Philippine media who are seasoned professionals in their craft, have to be filtered and excluded in any form of way in their search for the truth? Read Full Story
Those who do not understand the gravity of the alleged actions taken by one Kelly Swanson, publicists of Golden Boy Promotions, against Philippine personnel and fans during the press conference of Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shane Mosley in LA are either simply shortsighted or insensitive simply because the issue does not affect them.
Leave it to Top Rank head honcho Bob Arum to put things in perspective.
In an exclusive interview I did with Arum this morning regarding the issues I just brought up, Arum flat out blasted the actions against Philippine media men and asked for the banishment of whoever is responsible for instituting the said rules.
Whether Swanson was acting on her own discretion or had orders from Team Mayweather is unclear but what is however is that a line has been crossed.
Whatever happened to freedom of speech? And the fact that Floyd Mayweather Jr. brought this issue upon himself together with Golden Boy Promotions with their insinuations and constant mentions implicating Manny Pacquiao and the country of the Philippines with performance enhancing drugs and cheating, how come astute members of Philippine media who are seasoned professionals in their craft, have to be filtered and excluded in any form of way in their search for the truth? Read Full Story
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Floyd Mayweather Beats Up Pacquiao Shirt - caught in video
Mayweather beats pacquiao but pacquiao is in the t-shirt.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
PACQUIAO-CLOTTEY:Fight will not last 12 rounds – Roach
By Eddie Alinea
PhilBoxing.com
It’s still 10 days before Filipino World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao puts his 147-pound crown on the blocks but chief trainer Freddie Roach declared that the game plan to beat Ghanaian challenger Joshua Clottey has already been in place.
“Yes, we’re ready. The way Manny is responding to his training, I can tell this early that he’s going to overwhelm him (Clottey), “Roach boldly predicted during last weekend’s media conference call held at the Wild Card Gym in downtown Los Angeles.
“With Manny’s speed and his combinations, I do believe he will be the first person to stop Clottey before the 12th round,” the four-time ‘Trainer of the Year’ awardee of the American Writers Association assured.
“I know Clottey is a big strong guy and a great fighter and we respect him as a real tough guy, but we also know his characteristic, we know his mistakes and we know his bad habits, which we can exploit to the hilt,” he said.
The Filipino ring icon and the Puerto Rican hero face each other off for 12 rounds titled ‘The Event’ March 14 (Manila time) at the newly built million dollar Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas.
After almost four weeks at the gym since arriving in Los Angeles from Manila, Roach said the ‘Pacman’ has kept on improving day after day and that he wouldn’t stop in trying to get better. Following an 11-round sparring Friday last week against four sparring partners, Roach said he wanted to give the champ a rest day the next day, but Pacquiao refused his offer and instead boxed for 12 more rounds that day.
Roach told members of the international media, some of whom fielded their questions via phone patch from their respective countries, that Team Pacquiao have been watching a lot of tapes on Clottey fights from where the training staff learned about the challengers’ weaknesses.
This week, the team’s last at Wild Card before driving to Dallas Monday next week, will be a tapering off period in order to maintain Pacquiao’s peak condition.
Pacquiao himself, who was with Roach during the media conference call along with Top Rank bossman Bob Arum, declared himself in tip-top shape.
“I am, good. Training camp is good and everything is going great,” he quipped. I know Clottey is taller and bigger than me. I know I can’t underestimate him because he’s also a former champion. “
Asked about Leonard de Jesus, who was once one of Pacquiao’s corner men but who will be at Clottey’s corner, Roach said he couldn’t care less.
“Lenny used to work as cut man for Manny. He knows us pretty well, but we have changed a lot since then. If he thinks he’s going to face the old Manny Pacquiao, that’s not going to be the case,” Roach remarked. “I respect him though. He’s a good boxing guy.”
“Am I a better trainer?” he asked. “I don’t know. All I know is we have a better fighter (in Pacquiao). We have a perfect game plan and I don’t care who trains Joshua Clottey for this fight, he can’t beat us.”
“Let’s face it. Clottey is what he is. He fights the same way in every tape I watched, “ he said by way of assessing the challenger. “Whether he fights southpaw or right-handers, he is predictable. He’s good at he does, but he does the same thing over and over again.”
“He’s going to try to change for this fight, but once he gets in he will revert back to it,” Roach continued. “We are 100 percent ready to his style. He is resilient. The beginning of the fight is going to be very hard because he is a very good opponent and he likes to fight. We will break him down and I am confident the firth will not go 12 rounds.”
source: philboxing.com
PhilBoxing.com
It’s still 10 days before Filipino World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao puts his 147-pound crown on the blocks but chief trainer Freddie Roach declared that the game plan to beat Ghanaian challenger Joshua Clottey has already been in place.
“Yes, we’re ready. The way Manny is responding to his training, I can tell this early that he’s going to overwhelm him (Clottey), “Roach boldly predicted during last weekend’s media conference call held at the Wild Card Gym in downtown Los Angeles.
“With Manny’s speed and his combinations, I do believe he will be the first person to stop Clottey before the 12th round,” the four-time ‘Trainer of the Year’ awardee of the American Writers Association assured.
“I know Clottey is a big strong guy and a great fighter and we respect him as a real tough guy, but we also know his characteristic, we know his mistakes and we know his bad habits, which we can exploit to the hilt,” he said.
The Filipino ring icon and the Puerto Rican hero face each other off for 12 rounds titled ‘The Event’ March 14 (Manila time) at the newly built million dollar Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas.
After almost four weeks at the gym since arriving in Los Angeles from Manila, Roach said the ‘Pacman’ has kept on improving day after day and that he wouldn’t stop in trying to get better. Following an 11-round sparring Friday last week against four sparring partners, Roach said he wanted to give the champ a rest day the next day, but Pacquiao refused his offer and instead boxed for 12 more rounds that day.
Roach told members of the international media, some of whom fielded their questions via phone patch from their respective countries, that Team Pacquiao have been watching a lot of tapes on Clottey fights from where the training staff learned about the challengers’ weaknesses.
This week, the team’s last at Wild Card before driving to Dallas Monday next week, will be a tapering off period in order to maintain Pacquiao’s peak condition.
Pacquiao himself, who was with Roach during the media conference call along with Top Rank bossman Bob Arum, declared himself in tip-top shape.
“I am, good. Training camp is good and everything is going great,” he quipped. I know Clottey is taller and bigger than me. I know I can’t underestimate him because he’s also a former champion. “
Asked about Leonard de Jesus, who was once one of Pacquiao’s corner men but who will be at Clottey’s corner, Roach said he couldn’t care less.
“Lenny used to work as cut man for Manny. He knows us pretty well, but we have changed a lot since then. If he thinks he’s going to face the old Manny Pacquiao, that’s not going to be the case,” Roach remarked. “I respect him though. He’s a good boxing guy.”
“Am I a better trainer?” he asked. “I don’t know. All I know is we have a better fighter (in Pacquiao). We have a perfect game plan and I don’t care who trains Joshua Clottey for this fight, he can’t beat us.”
“Let’s face it. Clottey is what he is. He fights the same way in every tape I watched, “ he said by way of assessing the challenger. “Whether he fights southpaw or right-handers, he is predictable. He’s good at he does, but he does the same thing over and over again.”
“He’s going to try to change for this fight, but once he gets in he will revert back to it,” Roach continued. “We are 100 percent ready to his style. He is resilient. The beginning of the fight is going to be very hard because he is a very good opponent and he likes to fight. We will break him down and I am confident the firth will not go 12 rounds.”
source: philboxing.com
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Pacquiao itching for a shot at Mayweather Jr.: Boxing Insider
by Joe Maxse, The Plain Dealer
MANNY PACQUIAO is closing in on his welterweight bout against Joshua Clottey at Dallas Cowboys Stadium on March 13.
But it's evident Floyd Mayweather Jr. still gets as much attention as the Pac Man's upcoming opponent, especially when trainer Freddie Roach is involved.
"We are not happy with his remarks," Roach said during a conference call, referring to Mayweather's inference that Pacquiao has been using steroids and other performance enhancing drugs. "Manny wants to fight him in the future.
"Sometimes when Manny is shadowboxing he will show me how Mayweather fights and how he will take care of the problem. I've never seen him do that before. [Mayweather] was trying to ruin our reputation with those allegations and we do want to fight him and we do want to knock him out."
Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KOs) is the solid favorite to keep Mayweather in his future by getting past Clottey (35-3, 21 KOs). HBO will show it on a pay-per-view basis.
Around the ring: The Feb. 19 pro show at Cleveland State's Wolstein Center had a gate sale of $91,625. The Ohio Athletic Commission collected $4,581 in taxes for the state. . . . Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini has helped produce a documentary film on his hometown titled "Youngstown: Still Standing." It will debut at the Cleveland International Film Festival at Tower City Cinemas on March 24 at 2:10 p.m. and March 25 at 9:30 p.m. . . . The annual Jimmy Bivins Classic will combine amateur and professional bouts at North Olmsted's Soccer Sportsplex on April 24. Call 216-854-0485 or 440-258-8117. . . . Joe Louis was honored Saturday with the unveiling of an eight-foot bronze statue in his hometown of Lafayette, Ala. "The Brown Bomber" moved to Detroit when he was 12. . . . Tickets for the May 1 bout between Mayweather and Shane Mosley at the MGM Grand are on sale through Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000. Tickets range from $150 to $1,250. It will be shown on HBO PPV. . . . Allan Green (29-1, 20 KOs) has replaced Jermain Taylor in Showtime's "Super Six World Boxing Classic." Green will face WBA super middleweight champ Andre Ward (20-0, 13 KOs) on April 24. . . . The Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KOs) match against Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KOs) in the "Super Six" has been moved from California to Detroit on March 27. Dirrell suffered a back injury to force the postponement from Thursday. . . . Kelly Pavlik has opened training camp at Youngstown's South Side Gym under trainer Jack Loew for his April 17 middleweight title defense against Sergio Martinez in Atlantic City, N.J. Tickets are $350, $200, $100 and $50, through Ticketmaster at 1-800-736-1420.
History: Joe Frazier opened the fourth Madison Square Garden by stopping Buster Mathis in the 11th round on March 4, 1968. Nino Benvenuti decisioned middleweight Emile Griffith on the same card.
Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini was born on March 4, 1961.
TV: The ESPN2 "Friday Night Fights" are in Temecula, Calif., where lightweight Martin Honorio (27-4-1, 14 KOs) faces Wilton Hilario (12-0-1, 9 KOs) at 10 p.m.
On Saturday HBO will be in Uncasville, Conn., for the unification bout between WBC super lightweight champ Devon Alexander (19-0, 12 KOs) and IBF 140-pound champ Juan Urango 22-2-1, 17 KOs) at 9:30 p.m.
Showtime goes against its cable rival from Rancho Mirage, Calif., where WBC super flyweight champ Vic Darchinyan (33-2-1, 26 KOs) meets Rodrigo Guerrero (12-1-1, 7 KOs) at 9 p.m.
source:cleveland.com
MANNY PACQUIAO is closing in on his welterweight bout against Joshua Clottey at Dallas Cowboys Stadium on March 13.
But it's evident Floyd Mayweather Jr. still gets as much attention as the Pac Man's upcoming opponent, especially when trainer Freddie Roach is involved.
"We are not happy with his remarks," Roach said during a conference call, referring to Mayweather's inference that Pacquiao has been using steroids and other performance enhancing drugs. "Manny wants to fight him in the future.
"Sometimes when Manny is shadowboxing he will show me how Mayweather fights and how he will take care of the problem. I've never seen him do that before. [Mayweather] was trying to ruin our reputation with those allegations and we do want to fight him and we do want to knock him out."
Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KOs) is the solid favorite to keep Mayweather in his future by getting past Clottey (35-3, 21 KOs). HBO will show it on a pay-per-view basis.
Around the ring: The Feb. 19 pro show at Cleveland State's Wolstein Center had a gate sale of $91,625. The Ohio Athletic Commission collected $4,581 in taxes for the state. . . . Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini has helped produce a documentary film on his hometown titled "Youngstown: Still Standing." It will debut at the Cleveland International Film Festival at Tower City Cinemas on March 24 at 2:10 p.m. and March 25 at 9:30 p.m. . . . The annual Jimmy Bivins Classic will combine amateur and professional bouts at North Olmsted's Soccer Sportsplex on April 24. Call 216-854-0485 or 440-258-8117. . . . Joe Louis was honored Saturday with the unveiling of an eight-foot bronze statue in his hometown of Lafayette, Ala. "The Brown Bomber" moved to Detroit when he was 12. . . . Tickets for the May 1 bout between Mayweather and Shane Mosley at the MGM Grand are on sale through Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000. Tickets range from $150 to $1,250. It will be shown on HBO PPV. . . . Allan Green (29-1, 20 KOs) has replaced Jermain Taylor in Showtime's "Super Six World Boxing Classic." Green will face WBA super middleweight champ Andre Ward (20-0, 13 KOs) on April 24. . . . The Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KOs) match against Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KOs) in the "Super Six" has been moved from California to Detroit on March 27. Dirrell suffered a back injury to force the postponement from Thursday. . . . Kelly Pavlik has opened training camp at Youngstown's South Side Gym under trainer Jack Loew for his April 17 middleweight title defense against Sergio Martinez in Atlantic City, N.J. Tickets are $350, $200, $100 and $50, through Ticketmaster at 1-800-736-1420.
History: Joe Frazier opened the fourth Madison Square Garden by stopping Buster Mathis in the 11th round on March 4, 1968. Nino Benvenuti decisioned middleweight Emile Griffith on the same card.
Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini was born on March 4, 1961.
TV: The ESPN2 "Friday Night Fights" are in Temecula, Calif., where lightweight Martin Honorio (27-4-1, 14 KOs) faces Wilton Hilario (12-0-1, 9 KOs) at 10 p.m.
On Saturday HBO will be in Uncasville, Conn., for the unification bout between WBC super lightweight champ Devon Alexander (19-0, 12 KOs) and IBF 140-pound champ Juan Urango 22-2-1, 17 KOs) at 9:30 p.m.
Showtime goes against its cable rival from Rancho Mirage, Calif., where WBC super flyweight champ Vic Darchinyan (33-2-1, 26 KOs) meets Rodrigo Guerrero (12-1-1, 7 KOs) at 9 p.m.
source:cleveland.com
Monday, March 1, 2010
Pound-for-Pound King Manny Pacquiao Amped Up For Cowboy Stadium Showdown
by Associated Press
Manny Pacquiao ran roughshod through four different sparring partners earlier this week, and boxing's pound-for-pound king churned through just as many on Saturday.
He's been peppering the speed bag, pounding the heavy bag and doing enough running to make Usain Bolt fall over in a heap. Under the watchful eye of trainer Freddie Roach, Pacquiao is putting himself in position to knock out Joshua Clottey when they fight March 13 in Dallas.
"Manny is getting better all the time," Roach marveled after a training session Friday at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles. "I know Clottey is a big, strong guy. I respect him, he's a great fighter. But Manny I feel is going to overwhelm him with his speed and combinations, and I do believe we will be the first one to stop him in 12 rounds."
If it sounds simple, that's because Pacquiao has little trouble when fights are decided in the ring. Things aren't so easy when the fight is contested with words.
That continues to be the case with Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr., after their proposed blockbuster fell through because of drug testing protocol. Mayweather and his relatives have accused Pacquiao of using performance-enhancing drugs, either directly or by innuendo, while the Filipino champion has balked at taking a blood test within 14 days of a fight.
Pacquiao will instead fight Clottey at Cowboys Stadium, while Mayweather is headed for a showdown May 1 against welterweight champion Shane Mosley. Along with the verbal jabs, Pacquiao and Mayweather can also fight over who generates bigger pay-per-view numbers.
"We're not happy with his remarks and Manny really wants to fight him in the future because of the remarks he made," Roach said. "Manny, sometimes when he's shadowboxing, he shows me how Mayweather fights and how he'll take care of the problem, and I've never seen that before.
"He's trying to ruin our reputations and so forth," Roach added, "but we want to fight him and we'll knock him out."
Promoter Bob Arum still believes that Mayweather never wanted to fight Pacquiao, and his strict adherence to blood testing - which is far more extensive than urine analysis required by the Nevada Athletic Commission -- was his way of getting out of it.
"We don't have to be geniuses to know what they were trying to do. They were trying to get into Manny's head so he'd be discombobulated," Arum said. "Mayweather against Manny is a no-contest, no contest. Manny would wipe the ring with Floyd Mayweather."
If that's ever to happen, he'll first have to wipe the ring with Clottey.
The fight appears to be a mismatch on paper, especially considering the rugged fighter from Ghana lost to Miguel Cotto -- the same guy Pacquiao dominated last fall. But just like fights aren't decided with words, they aren't decided on paper, either.
"Joshua Clottey I know is taller and bigger than me, and you cannot underestimate him," Pacquiao said, "because he's a former world champion also."
Clottey has been training in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for the first seven-figure payday of his career. It would go a long way toward helping his family back home in the dusty city of Accra, where Clottey acknowledges that poverty is a way of life.
"I'm coming to do my best," he said by phone earlier this week. "He is a good fighter. He is the best now. This is the test and I am going for the WBO title. I'm going all out. I have my game plan and I always come to fight."
It's a difficult fight to market because it's not the fight demanded by the public, but that doesn't mean there isn't significant interest. Pacquiao is making an encore appearance on Jimmy Kimmel next week and will soon have a profile in Time Magazine, while Clottey was the subject of a lengthy expose in ESPN The Magazine.
And of course, Pacquiao is running for Congress in the Philippines.
More than 30,000 tickets have already been sold for the fight, and Arum expects the $1.2 billion football stadium just outside Dallas to be filled with about 45,000 fans on March 13.
It may not be Mayweather, but it's something to tide fans over.
"People were looking forward to a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight, that's clear. But Manny has a huge, huge fan base," Arum said. "Every sports fan knows Manny Pacquiao. Our job is to present Joshua Clottey as he is, a bigger guy, a stronger guy probably, a guy who has never been off his feet -- a real test for Manny Pacquiao. That's what will sell this fight.
"I think the public gets it, and I think the pay-per-view is going to do extremely well."
source: nesn.com
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