February 26, 2009 • 11:38 pm 0
By Michael Marley
Edwin Valero’s tonguelashing of the other lightweights competing on the Golden Boy April 4 “Lightweight Lightning” card in Austin, Texas, was taken somewhat personally by Jorge Barrios.
I am not sure why a Class B fighter—and that’s all the Argentinian fighter is—would take such offense at prefight palaver. read more
Filed under: Battle of East and West, edwin valero, juan diaz, Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton
February 26, 2009 • 11:37 pm 0
By Kenny Perrault
For now a calm climate is set for the impending Ricky Hatton-Manny Pacquiao super fight. However, on the horizon, a dark and powerful storm full of electricity is waiting to strike. When fight night finally arrives, the age old question of what happens when an unstoppable object meets an unmovable force will be answered. read more
Filed under: Battle of East and West, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, Manny Pacquiao, Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton, Ricky Hatton
February 26, 2009 • 11:35 pm 0
By John Benz
Anyone who thinks they know who is going to win May 2nd’s battle between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton is kidding themselves. This is one of those fights that if I were a betting man, I’d be terrified on who I should put my money on. I was one of the first to go one record that Oscar De La Hoya didn’t have much of a chance against Pacquiao, but Hatton is different. Much different. read more
Filed under: Battle of East and West, Floyd Mayweather, Freddie Roach, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, Manny Pacquiao, Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton, Ricky Hatton
February 26, 2009 • 4:59 am 0
By A.J Ryder
The wagering action on the blockbuster fight of 2009 is really heating up over at Betfair. With the current odds heavily in favour of Manny Pacquiao’s victory, there is a huge amount of value to be had on the Hitman. Currently, Ricky Hatton sits at 3.15 to secure the outright victory. The draw, which never usually happens, is listed at an extremely long 46.00. read more
Filed under: Battle of East and West, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, Manny Pacquiao, Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton, Ricky Hatton
February 26, 2009 • 4:57 am 0
By Dan Rafael
Pardon Oscar De La Hoya if he just doesn’t know what to do. The 10-time titleholder across six weight divisions is really struggling right now.
Should he stay?
Or should he go?
It has been three months since he took the beating of his life, an eighth-round TKO loss to Manny Pacquiao in which the favored De La Hoya was not at all competitive against a smaller man. After the eighth round, his face swollen and his spirit broken, De La Hoya retired on his stool, and many wondered whether it would be the last time they saw him box.
Since a postfight interview with HBO’s Larry Merchant in the ring following the bout, De La Hoya has kept a low profile. He didn’t attend the news conference after the fight because he was at the hospital, and he came out of his cocoon only briefly in January to help promote a mixed martial arts event with which his company, Golden Boy Promotions, was involved. read more
Filed under: Bernard Hopkins, Dream Match, Golden Boy, Larry Merchant, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, Manny Pacquiao, Oscar de la Hoya, Sugar Shane Mosley
February 26, 2009 • 4:51 am 0
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines – Eight months after winning the World Boxing Council lightweight crown, Manny Pacquiao has formally informed the governing body that he is relinquishing the title he took away from David Diaz.
Even before he climbed the ring against Oscar dela Hoya last December, Pacquiao said he will no longer defend the lightweight (135 lbs) crown. But it was only this week that he formally gave up the crown. read more
Filed under: Battle of East and West, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, Manny Pacquiao, Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton, Ricky Hatton
February 26, 2009 • 4:50 am 0
By Joaquin M. Henson
IBO lightwelterweight champion Ricky Hatton, the personification of a British Bulldog, was quoted in the March 2009 issue of Boxing Digest Magazine as considering a shift to mixed martial arts because in his own words, “I’m a brutal fighter.”
Hatton, 30, is booked to stake his crown against Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas on May 2.
“You can never say no,” said Hatton, referring to the possible move. “MMA is a little bit brutal and I’d say I’m a brutal fighter. But boxing is very much my sport and I’d like to think I have a few more years in that yet.” read more
Filed under: Battle of East and West, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, Manny Pacquiao, Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton, Ricky Hatton
February 26, 2009 • 4:48 am 0
By Recah Trinidad
No beating around the bush: Ricky Hatton can beat Manny Pacquiao.
But hold it, not so fast please.
For that bizarre event to happen, it would require an upheaval, a very personal one.
How could Hitman Hatton beat Manny the Pacman?
It won’t be easy.
Pacquiao has got to lose to himself for Hatton to win come May 2 in Las Vegas. read more
Filed under: Battle of East and West, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, Manny Pacquiao, Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton, Ricky Hatton
February 26, 2009 • 4:47 am 0
by Gerry Balasta
Hatton will always have that lucky punch. The one punch that “a boxer never sees coming”. We’ve seen it before and it could happen again. Instinctively, Hatton just has that gift to sneak a good one in. So many men before him have gone down with it, the greatest boxers of different eras had encountered nd went down with similar punches in the past.
For those of you who had been following this column, you all know that I have always believed in the Pac or the Pacific Storm. It is rooted not in boxing science, graphs, statistics or premonition. It is instead rooted in the promise and hope that is inherent in each one of us. read more
Filed under: Battle of East and West, Floyd Mayweather, Freddie Roach, Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao, Ricky “The Hitman” Hatton
February 26, 2009 • 4:42 am 0
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Celebrated trainer Freddie Roach said Ricky Hatton’s vaunted body punch will be practically useless against Manny Pacquiao once they meet face to face on May 2.
“I know how to beat him,” said Roach. “Ricky won’t land one body punch [on Pacquiao], it will be no problem at all.”
The American trainer said he has already prepared their plan of attack against the British fighter. read more
Filed under: Battle of East and West, Floyd Mayweather, Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquiao, Ricky Hatton
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