By Thomas Umstead
Two days after announcing the postponement of its big July 18 Floyd Mayweather-Juan Manuel Marquez fight, HBO along with boxing promotion company Top Rank Inc. is close to lacing up the gloves for a Nov. 14 PPV event featuring Manny Pacquiao.
Sources close to the situation said that …

By Steve Kim
news arrived in a press release on Sunday afternoon - Floyd Mayweather, scheduled to face Juan Manuel Marquez on July 18th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, would be forced out of that assignment due to a rib injury.
So now what?
“I really don’t have any updates, …

By Edri K. Aznar
CEBUANO Promoter Wakkee Salud said Rodel Mayol should have against Ivan Calderon last Sunday at the Madison Square Garden in New York.
Salud, who handles Mayol along with his friend and pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao, believes that Mayol should have been given the technical knockout win because he …

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By Robert Jackson
News broke this past Monday that the comebacking Pretty Boy Floyd Mayweather Jr. was injured during training making it necessary to cancel or postpone his July 18th fight against Mexican Warrior Juan Manuel Marquez.
Some boxing insiders have suggested that this is just a ruse or ploy for ‘Money …

The highly anticipated July 18 fight between Floyd Mayweather and Juan Manuel Marquez has been postponed due to a rib injury sustained by Mayweather while training. The mega-fight was scheduled to take place at MGM Grand in Las Vegas and be televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View. “I am extremely disappointed that this fight has to be postponed,” said Mayweather. “I was training very hard and looking forward to getting back in the ring on July 18th.”

“I was very disappointed to hear the news about the fight being postponed,” said Marquez from his training camp in Mexico. “I will remain focused, in shape and ready to fight whenever the fight is rescheduled for.” Information about rescheduling the fight will be made available as soon as possible.

By Gabriel Montoya
Before their knockdown, drag out twelve round battle Ghana’s Joshua Clottey (35-3 with 20 Kos) told the HBO crew he was prepared for this, his biggest fight to date against Puerto Rican welterweight Miguel Cotto (34-1 with 27 Kos). “If he runs, I will chase him down. If …

By RingTV.com editors
The July 18 fight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Juan Manuel Marquez has been postponed because Mayweather injured his ribs in training.
Mayweather has been out of the ring since he knocked out Ricky Hatton in December of 2007.
“I am extremely disappointed that this fight has to be postponed,” …

By RingTV.com editors
Manny Pacquiao won the top prize – Fight of the Year for 2008 – at the Boxing Writers Association of America awards banquet Friday night in New York City.
Pacquiao fought three times last year, narrowly outpointing Juan Manuel Marquez in March, stopping David Diaz in the ninth round …

By Mark Vester
Pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao has ordered his promoter Bob Arum to make the fight with WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto. Arum already has a date set down on paper, November 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Pacquiao sat ringside and watched Cotto win a …

By Dan Rafael
Floyd Mayweather Jr., set to exit his year-plus retirement to face Juan Manuel Marquez on July 18 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, suffered a rib injury in training late last week, forcing him to postpone the welterweight fight on Sunday.
“I am extremely disappointed that this fight …

The fight, the first after Mayweather’s brief retirement, was to be held July 18. No rescheduled date has been announced.
By Kevin Baxter And Lance Pugmire
2:56 PM PDT, June 14, 2009
Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s long-awaited return to the ring will have to wait a bit longer after the six-time world boxing champion …

By Fernando Jose
He used to be called “The Destroyer”, and rightfully so. ‘Cause as a dynamic 23 year old fighting in the super bantamweight division, destroying the opposition was the only thing running through Pacquiao’s mind whenever he was in the ring. At that time, the skinny southpaw from the …

By Ronnie Nathanielsz
Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao decided late Wednesday night after advice from concerned friends including adviser Michael Koncz and close friends Rex “Wakee” Salud and others to attend the Boxing Writers Association of America dinner on June 12 in New York .
Pacquiao had earlier decided to skip …

Boxer’s appearance will precede Filipino Heritage Night on August 18
The Los Angeles Dodgers will welcome the world’s leading boxer Manny Pacquiao on June 17 when the Filipino icon will throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the 7:10 p.m. game against Oakland. Pacquiao most recently accomplished a two-round defeat …

By Dave “Large” Larzelere
Nicole Scherzinger, the Filipino-Russian-Hawaiian star of The Pussycat Dolls, told ABS-CBN television in the Philippines yesterday that she is a huge Manny Pacquiao fan and that she would like to sing the Filipino national anthem before his next fight. The Pussycat Dolls are currently in the Philippines …

by Jay “The Expert”
Jun 09, 2009 -
The Boxing Truth is home to some of the most knowledgeable fight fans across the world and a fellow simply known as Jay “The Expert” shows why. Here is his breakdown of Manny Pacquiao vs. some of the top 135 pounders of recent times. …

American trainers are often overrated but the man in Manny Pacquiao’s corner deservedly takes the prize
By Kevin Mitchell
The Americans have the best trainers in boxing. That has long been the mantra. And it is easy to get carried away with the myth. As lovely a man as he …

By Salven L. Lagumbay
US-based Filipino Rodel Mayol yesterday informed that he is in perfect weight for his battle on Saturday (Sunday in RP) against WBO light flyweight king Ivan Calderon at the Madison Square Garden.
In an interview yesterday, Mayol told this writer that he is now at 108 lbs, …

By Michael Woods
Fight fans will be getting some clarity in the lightweight division, as former champions Juan Diaz and Paulie Malignaggi, each still smarting from marquee fight defeats, are set to tangle on Aug. 22.
Houston’s Diaz will enjoy a hometown advantage, and he’ll also get a weight concession, …

The one wild card in all of this is Manny Pacquiao. He himself has stated that he is willing to fight Mosley. Since Manny has always seemed to be a man of the highest honor and integrity, it is conceivable that he really intends to fight Mosley next, but even if this is true, it is entirely plausible that Freddy Roach might be able to convince him otherwise. After all, unlike Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton, Roach knows that Mosley is a major threat to Manny. Roach is very perceptive when it comes to making match-ups that are favorable to his pride and joy fighter. He knew that Oscar was past it and unable to pull the trigger and he knew that Manny would have a field day with Hatton’s defensive deficiencies.

Sugar Shane Mosley poses an entirely different type of opponent and Roach is fully aware of this. That is why Roach has refused to allow Manny to face Mosley at 147 pounds like he did Oscar. He is smart enough to realize the threat posed by Mosley, ergo, his insistence on Mosley coming down below 147. That Mosley is even willing to openly concede a 60-40 purse split and an immediate rematch clause for Manny probably makes Roach even more weary of allowing Pacquiao to square off against him . Unlike his last three opponents, Shane is still a very fast fighter, and he also posses a great deal of power and accuracy in his right hand—a punch that Manny has proven susceptible to in the past. Even still, Manny is a very special fighter and he would certainly have a good chance to beat Mosley, even if Shane does present several obstacles that were lacking in Pacquiao’s last few opponents.

By Mark Vester
Everyone wants a shot at Manny Pacquiao but promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank told the The Philippine Star - that nobody will be in the running until after this weekend. Arum says the process of selecting Manny’s next opponent will begin to heat up after June 13, …

Philippine Daily Inquirer
MANILA, Philippines - Proven wrong by Manny Pacquiao’s two-round demolition of Ricky Hatton on May 2 in Las Vegas, boxing historian Bert Sugar added a new entry to the Filipino ring icon’s lengthening list of honors.
The 73-year-old Sugar, who picked the Briton to win, tagged Pacquiao as “the …

By Mark Vester
Former three-time welterweight champion Antonio Margarito is not going into details but says that he plans to return to the ring in September. Margarito had his license revoked in February by the California State Athletic Commission during a hearing to rule on whether he attempted to cheat prior …