by Oliver Suarez
In Manny Pacquiao’s article titled “Kumbinasyon,” for Philboxing.com he gave thanks to Cotto for being a great sportsman in the midst of defeat and making their duel a potential fight of the year. More importantly, Pacquiao noted that their fight proved that arrogance and trash talking are not …

By Leo Reyes
The much-awaited boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather is considered a ‘done deal’ but official announcement on fight details may have to wait until January next year
The highly anticipated boxing bout between undefeated American boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao is considered …

By Michael Marley
Ronald “Winky” Wright has been convinced of Manny Pacquiao’s great skills not once but twice (AP Photo)
Today, Thanksgiving Day in the United States, is future Boxing Hall Of Famer Ronald “Winky” Wright’s 38th birthday.
While I am sure that you join me in wishing this talented and gentlemanly …

By Gareth A Davies

By Steve Lewis: After Manny Pacquiao’s dominant performance against top welterweight, Miguel Cotto, to capture a championship in a record-breaking 7th weight class, numerous Pacquiao skeptics became “converts.” Or at least, they were willing to finally give some due credit. Of course, you will never win them all completely because …

By Thomas Hauser
Thanksgiving and Christmas came early for boxing this year. The November 14th mega-match between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto was the biggest and most important fight of 2009. Think of it as a holiday festival with Pacquiao in the role of Santa Claus. Or maybe Manny is better …

By Mark Vester
The negotiations for Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather Jr. are underway. Top Rank’s Bob Arum and Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer [acting for Mayweather] are not providing any details until the deal is done. Arum did reveal to the Las Vegas Review Journal that his Monday meeting with …

By Ryan Burton
22-year-old junior middleweight prospect Shawn "Showtime" Porter (11-0) spoke to BoxingScene.com about his 4th round TKO victory over Jerome Ellis this past Saturday night at Fitzgeralds Hotel and Casino in Tunica, MS. Porter, who was one of Manny Pacquiao’s key sparring partners for Pacquiao’s recent win …

By Ben Thompson
“Once they have some sort of an agreement on how the money is going to be split up, then they can start working on how many pay-per-view homes they're going to sell, which really is the indicator of how much money he [Mayweather] is going to wind up …

By Michael Marley
Under the heading of “nice work if you can get it,” we now file the position of cutman for Manny Pacquiao.
Miguel Diaz, who was fired by Miguel Cotto after the Boricua Banger after he lost to Antonio Margarito, landed on his feet in Pacman’s corner as the stop …

By Leo Reyes
The controversy behind the late stoppage of the just-concluded Pacquiao-Cotto boxing match brings to light the role of boxing trainers, ring physicians and referees in making timely decisions to save boxers from harm and unnecessary punishment.
Referee Kenney Bayless could have stopped the Pacquiao-Cotto fight on the eighth or …

By David Mayo | The Grand Rapids Press
Ricky Hatton told a Scottish newspaper last week that Floyd Mayweather would win a fight against Manny Pacquiao “because he’s just so good defensively and hard to hit.”
Hatton, 31, fought both Mayweather and Pacquiao. Hatton lost to Mayweather on a 10th-round knockout …

By Kevin Iole
Pound-for-pound kingpin Manny Pacquiao scored his second big knockout victory in a week on Friday, when HBO Sports announced that his Nov. 14 victory over Miguel Cotto sold 1.25 million pay-per-views and generated $70 million in pay-per-view revenue.
Pacquiao, who knocked Cotto out in the 12th round to capture …

By Greg Beacham
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)—With a stunning victory in his hometown, Andre Ward proved he’s ready for the world.
Ward claimed the WBA 168-pound title with an unanimous technical decision over Denmark’s Mikkel Kessler in the 11th round Saturday night, adding his first world championship belt to his Olympic gold medal.
Ward …

By Ronnie Nathanielsz
At Palenque de la Feria, in Chiapas, Mexico, Filipino Rodel Mayol (26-4, 20KOs) has won the WBC light flyweight title with a stunning second round TKO over Edgar Sosa (37-6-21KOs) of Mexico.
Mayol started aggressively in the opening round and caught Sosa with a solid right cross but …

Saturday night in Tuxtla Gutierrez in Chiappas, Mexico, Filipino challenger Rodel Mayol (25-4-1, 19 KOs) scored a second round TKO over longtime WBC light flyweight champion Edgar Sosa (37-5, 21 KOs), who was making his 11th defense (in 28 months). After Sosa was badly hurt by an unintentional headbutt, he …

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By Dan Rafael
Almost as soon as referee Kenny Bayless waived off Manny Pacquiao’s resounding 12th-round TKO of Miguel Cotto, talk turned to the prospect of the inevitable showdown between Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr., a fight for all the marbles: pound-for-pound king, fighter of the decade and higher placement …

By Robert Jackson
The subject of Manny Pacquiao’s rising status has everybody on the bandwagon, the bus per-se, words like GOAT are being thrown around. NOT SO FAST!! Right after the Pacquiao/Cotto fight Money Mayweather who had been silent after and since his dominating victory over Juan Manuel Marquez resurfaced with …

By Abe Luciano
Pacquiao vs. Cotto PPV Nets Manny $22 Million Pay Day: Last Saturday night’s WBO championship fight where Manny Pacquiao defeated Miguel Cotto by 12th round TKO has proven to have put boxing back on the map in the eyes of many observers. From a financial standpoint, …

BY Mitch Abramson
In the wake of Manny Pacquiao’s one-sided demolition of Miguel Cotto last Saturday, the focus was rightly put on Pacquiao. His performance was remarkable. But I was more interested in the circumstances surrounding Cotto, who took a slow, methodical whipping.
In September, the NFL released a study showing …

By Michael Marley
Before he signs a contract to fight Manny Pacquiao, and a guy who calls himself Money May certainly will do that, Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. must do some soul searching.
Mayweather, who is hardly creaking but who will 33 years old when the mega bout happens in 2010, has …