Posts Tagged ‘Pacquiao’

Michael Koncz, adviser to Manny Pacquiao, would like to strike a deal for a 2011 mega-fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Except this time around they are not going to chase after him. Negotiations for Mayweather-Pacquiao have twice fallen apart. The entire boxing world is hoping the fight will happen.

“Floyd Mayweather, he has Bob Arum’s phone number and Al Haymon has Bob Arum’s phone number. He has my phone number,” said Koncz. “But we’re not going to chase him. We gave him two opportunities and they insulted us and attempted to make us look foolish. So, we’re not chasing him. If he wants to call us, then he’s welcome to call us.”

Read the rest of this entry »

Bookmark It

Hide Sites

.

Latest Boxing News, Tuesday 16^th November for: Danny Green, BJ Flores, Bob Mirovic, Bob Gasio, David Haye, Vitali Klitschko, Dereck Chisora, Pacquiao, Margarito, Ricky ‘The Hitman’ Hatton, Wale Omotoso, Juan Albert Godoy, Miguel “Mikey” Garcia, Holyfield, Williams,Carl Froch, Arthur Abraham, Tomasz Adamek, Roy Jones Jr.

.

• Danny Green Vs BJ Flores — IBO cruiserweight champion Danny Green is ready to retain the championship on Wednesday when he will punch it out with the bigger American BJ Flores over twelve rounds at the Challenge stadium in Perth, Western Australia. Green said he is not worried by the weight difference and also challenges Flores’ statements that he is confident of defeating Green and taking the title back to the USA. “He is not short of words,” Green said. ”I think BJ is just trying to pump up his own chances and inflate his own confidence. I don’t take too much interest in what he says. I’ve won three world titles and I’ve been competing for world titles for seven years. Roy Jones: I’ve taken him out in one round. I’m a veteran of the sport, and I’ll know what I’m doing on Wednesday night.”

.

• Bob Mirovic Vs Bob Gasio — Former Australian heavyweight champion Bob Mirovic (29-22-2, 20 KOs) will return to ring action on Friday when he will clash with New Zealand heavyweight Bob Gasio (11-15-3, 3 KOs) at the Revesby Workers club in Revesby, NSW, Australia. Mirovic has boxed several world class heavyweights all over the world including former world heavyweight champion Frans Botha who he dropped a twelve round decision to in 2007 in South Africa and was unlucky to lose in Gemany to Timo Hoffman over ten in a disputed points loss.

.

• David Haye wants to fight in England — WBA heavyweight champion David Haye has sent a message to both Klitschko brothers that he is refusing to fight them in Germany. If a unification fight were to happen, Haye wants it to happen in London. The South London Press reports that Wembley or the Greenwich’s O2 Arena would be the most likely venues. Haye’s demand should not be a problem as both Klitschko brothers have expressed their willingness to fight him in London with a 50-50 deal across the board.

.

• Vitali Klitschko — World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko (41-2, 38 KO’s) is ready to fight WBA heavyweight champion David Haye (25-1, 23 KO’s) in early 2011 if Haye will agree to a 50-50 deal for the fight. Vitali, the older brother of IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko, said in an interview at the BBC Radio Five Live program, “I’m ready any minute to sign a 50-50 contract. We are both world champions, so let’s fight. Let’s make the fight in the spring time. I’m ready;

.

• Chisora says he’s going to ruin Haye’s plans of fighting the Klitschkos by beating them first — Dereck Chisora (14-0, 9 KO’s) was totally disgusted in watching last Saturday’s title fight between WBA heavyweight champion David Haye and challenger Audley Harrison. - Chisora will be facing Wladimir Klitschko on December 11th at the SAP-Arena, Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Chisora says “The sport we’re in is a gladiator sport. You don’t have to wait for the later rounds or the first round, I’m just gonna go for it from round one to round 12. I’m going into the Klitschko fight a big underdog, but I promise you now that I’ll throw more than one punch and put up more of a fight than he [speaking about Harrison] did. I’ve got a big challenge ahead of me by going out to Germany, but I’m going out there to give it my best shot because winning the title means more to me than the money. I’m confident that I can pull off a massive shock and bring the title back to Britain, and I’m ruining Haye’s dreams of beating the Klitschkos because I’m going to do it first.”

.

• Pacquiao vs. Margarito PPV projections — According to the Dallas Morning News, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is projecting that the Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito bout from last Saturday night will bring in 1.4 million pay-per-view buys, Arum says the Pacquiao-Margarito bout will end up with twice the numbers of the Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey fight produced last March. That fight ended up with 700,000 PPV buys, which was a drop off of from the Pacquiao vs. Miguel Cotto bout, which drew 1.2 million buys.

.

• Ricky ‘The Hitman’ Hatton has been offered a comeback fight against ‘The Golden Boy’ Oscar De La Hoya — The offer was made to the mancunian during Haye v Harrison fight week in Manchester by an executive of Golden Boy promotions. The fight would not be for any title, but simply two popular ex-champions making a comeback to the ring. — Ricky Hatton (45-2, 32 KO’s) says he’s lost two stone [28 pounds] and he’s missing boxing after being out of the sport since losing to Manny Pacquiao by a 2nd round TKO last year in May. Hatton recently got out of drug rehab after a cocaine scandal that was caught on a hidden camera. Hatton had gained a tremendous amount of weight since losing to Pacquiao last year, but he’s now lost much of it.

.

• Wale Omotoso Vs Juan Albert Godoy — Australian based Nigerian born world rated welterweight Wale Omotoso (17-0, 15 KOs) will return to the ring on November 26 when he will clash with Juan Albert Godoy ( 25-12-1, 10 KOs) over twelve rounds with the IBF Pan Pacific title up for grabs at the Knox Netball Center in Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia. Omotoso scored his most impressive win over former world rated Emanuel Augustus when he stopped the classy American in nine rounds in 2009.

.

• Miguel “Mikey” Garcia Vs Francisco “Franky” Leal — Fast rising and current IBF #1 featherweight contender Miguel “Mikey” Garcia (23-0, 19 KOs) of Oxnard, CA, is scheduled to take on Francisco “Franky” Leal (14-5-3, 9 KOs) of Mexico in a 10-round featherweight bout on Saturday, December 4 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA on the undercard of Julio Cesar Chávez Jr. vs. Alfonso Gomez, titled ‘In Harm’s Way’. Garcia vs. Leal will open up the pay-per-view telecast, replacing undefeated lightweight contender ‘Bam Bam’ Brandon Rios who was moved to the Pacquiao vs. Margarito undercard this past weekend.

.

• Holyfield-Williams off again — For the third time the proposed bout between former world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield (43-10-2, 28 KOs) and Sherman “Tank” Williams (34-11-2, 19 KOs) has again been postponed. The bout had been previously scheduled for November 5th, November 12, and December 9th.

.

• Carl Froch Vs Arthur Abraham — NEW YORK (Nov. 15, 2010) – Bitter rivals and European superstars Carl Froch and Arthur Abraham continued to throw verbal jabs at one another on Monday during an international media conference call less than two weeks before their Super Six World Boxing Classic clash for the vacant WBC Super Middleweight title on Saturday, Nov. 27, on SHOWTIME® (9 p.m. ET/PT) on same-day-delay from Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland.

.

• Tomasz Adamek Vs Roy Jones Jr. — According to Polish journalist Janusz Pindera, heavyweight contender Tomasz Adamek (42-1, 27 KO), and former four division champion Roy Jones Jr. (54-7, 40 KO) are very close to reaching an agreement for a March fight. — “The conctract with Jones will be signed this week. The bout is nearly certain and will take place in March. We don’t know the place yet. Maybe the arena will be Madison Square Garden in New York, maybe Prudential Center in Newark” - confirmed Ziggy Rozalski, the manager of the 34-year-old Polish heavyweight.

Adamek speed training

. Read the rest of this entry »

Bookmark It

Hide Sites

“I would like to congratulate Manny Pacquiao for his win on Saturday Night. It was a tough and difficult fight for me and I hope the fans enjoy our battle at Cowboys Stadium.

“I also want to thank Bob Arum for always believing in me and for giving me the opportunity to fight Manny Pacquiao. I also want to thank all the fans who came to see me and who watched the fight on TV and continue to support me.

“I gave it all I had, but unfortunately I was not able to get the victory over the best fighter in the world today. As I said before the fight I was never going to quit and tried to win this fight to the very last minute.

“We had a great training camp and I want to thank Robert Garcia for a great job and everyone in Oxnard for their great hospitality. I am also very grateful with my wife Michelle, Sergio Diaz and Francisco Espinoza for all their support.”

Antonio Margarito is schedule to have surgery on Tuesday in Dallas, and hopes to return home on Wednesday.

(Spanish) ESPAÑOL

“Quiero felicitar a Manny Pacquio por su victoria del pasado sábado. Fue una pelea fuerte y difícil para mi y espero que los aficionados hallan disfrutado nuestra batalla en el Cowboys Stadium”

“Quiere darle las gracias a Bob Arum por nunca dejar de creer en mi y por haber me dado esta oportunidad de enfrentar a Manny Pacquiao. Tambien le quiero dar las gracias a todos los aficionados que vieron la pelea en vivo y por televisión y que me siguen apoyando”

“Hice todo lo que pude ganar, pero desgraciadamente no se pudo lograr la victoria sobre el mejor boxeador del mundo. Como dije antes de la pelea nunca pensé en rendirme y trate de ganar la pelea hasta el ultimo segundo del combate”

“Muchas gracias a Robert García por su ayuda y a todo la gente Oxnard por su gran hospitalidad. También estoy muy agradecdo del apoyo incondicional de mi esposa Michelle, Sergio Díaz y Francisco Espinosa”

Antonio Margarito, esta programado para ser operado este martes por la tarde y espera poder viajar a Los Angeles el miércoles, para luego viajar a su casa en Tijuana, Baja California.

Read the rest of this entry »

Bookmark It

Hide Sites

Pacquiao-Margarito weigh-in video

Video: Joel A. Colon/PR Best

Manny Pacquiao (51-3-2, 28 KOs) weighed in at 144.6, 9.4lbs under the division limit, for Saturday’s highly anticipated PPV showdown against Antonio Margarito (38-6, 27 KOs), who scaled in at 150, which was the contract weight for the bout. Pacman will be going for a world title in a record eighth different weight division with the vacant WBC super welterweight title on the line.
===== ALSO FEATURED ON THE PPV TELECAST =====
Ricardo Cordoba 121 vs Guillermo Rigondeaux 121.5
(WBA Interim super bantamweight title)
Mike Jones 145.5 vs Jesus Soto Karras 148
Brandon Rios 140.25 vs Omri Lowther 137.5
===== OFF-TV UNDERCARD =====
Dennis Laurente 146.5 vs Rashad Holloway 147
Oscar Meza 137.5 vs Jose Hernandez 136.5
Richie Mepranum 112.75 vs Anthony Villarreal 112
Jose Benavidez 140.25 vs Winston Mathis 141.75
Roberto Marroquin 125.75 vs Francisco Dominguez 126
Mike Lee 175.25 vs Keith Debow 172.25
Juan Martin Elorde 131.25 vs Angel Rodriguez 132.5
===== OTHER DETAILS =====
Venue: Cowboys Stadium, Dallas, Texas
Promoter: Top Rank
TV: Pay-Per-View, Saturday 9PM ET/6PM PT

Read the rest of this entry »

Bookmark It

Hide Sites

Manny Pacquiao received a brand-new Toyota Landcruiser on Friday afternoon and $10,000 from Toyota-Glendale during a handover at the parking lot of the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, California. On hand to present Pacquiao the $80,000 SUV was Toyota-Glendale boss Harlan Gittin.

The cash donation will benefit Pacquiao’s foundation that was established in the Philippines aimed at uplifting the level of education and healthcare in the impoverished region of Mindanao.

Read the rest of this entry »

Bookmark It

Hide Sites

.

Latest Boxing News – Friday 5^th November For: Denis Lebedev, Marco Huck, Callum Johnson, Paul Appleby, Ricky Burns, Miguel Cotto, Pacquiao, Margarito, Groves, DeGale, Dereck Chisora, Wladimir Klitschko, Towers, Paul Williams, Sergio Martinez, Ruslan Chagaev,Daniel Jacobs, James Kirkland, David Haye, Lucian Bute, Tyson Fury

.

• Paul Appleby for WBO title — Scottish ace Paul Appleby will get the chance to break into the world rankings when he fights on December 4 at the Braehead Arena. The former British featherweight champion will box for the vacant WBO Intercontinental title at super featherweight, joining Ricky Burns as chief support on the card, live on Sky Sports 1HD. If Appleby wins his 12 round fight, he is likely to break into the WBO’s top 15. “I thought I was having a non-title fight on December 4, so this is a nice surprise,” said the 23-year-old. “It will do my ranking with the WBO some good and we will see where we go from there. My dream has always been to be a world champion, and if I had the opportunity to fight for a world title, I would definitely take it. I’m just concentrating on my fight on December 4, and making sure I am in the best possible shape. But I’ve felt great these last few months, and things just keep better and better.”

.

• Callum Johnson to turn professional — Commonwealth light-heavyweight boxing champion Callum Johnson, from Benington near Boston, is to turn professional. - The 25-year-old, who won a gold medal for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi in October, revealed his decision on Facebook. - Johnson will be represented by renowned promoter Frank Warren. - Boxing commentator John Rawling told BBC Lincolnshire: “If he can progress, it’s a long road but there could be big opportunities for him in the future.” - He added: “Frank Warren is arguably the top promoter in Europe. He’s got the right connections so if Callum has the talent he’s with the right man to go all the way.” - It is thought Johnson could make his professional debut in December.

.

• Marco Huck vs Denis Lebedev in Dec 18 battle — Marco Huck (30-1, 23 KOs) will make a fifth defence of his WBO Cruiserweight Title on December 18 when he faces mandatory challenger Denis Lebedev (21-0, 16 KOs) in Berlin. The fight will take place at the Max-Schmeling-Halle. “I look forward to fighting in Berlin again,” Huck said. “Lebedev is a tough challenger with a great record. We are both very powerful and have tremendous KO power so the fans can expect a big battle. I will of course defend my title and leave the ring as the winner.”

.

• Miguel Cotto interested in a rematch with Pacquiao and Margarito — World Boxing Association (WBA) junior middleweight champion Miguel Cotto (35-2, 28 KO’s) will be at ringside for the Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito bout on November 13th at the Cowboys Stadium, in Arlington, Texas. Cotto, 30, would like nothing better than to get a rematch against one or both of the fighters involved, since both Pacquiao and Margarito already stopped Cotto and gave him a terrible beating. By being at the Pacquiao-Margarito fight in ringside seats, Cotto can help try and bring interest in a rematch with one or both of the fighters.

.

• Groves and DeGale could be heading for a clash — Unbeaten super middleweight Commonwealth champion George Groves (10-0, 8 KO’s) and unbeaten former 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist James DeGale (8-0, 6 KO’s) could be facing each other for the British super middleweight title in 2011 if they both win their next fights. Groves, 22, is defending his super middleweight Commonwealth title against Kenny Anderson (12-0, 8 KO’s) on the undercard of the WBA heavyweight title bout between champion David Haye and challenger Audley Harrison at the M.E.N. Arena, in Manchester, England.

.

• RICHARD TOWERS is in Scotland helping Dereck Chisora prepare for his IBF and WBO heavyweight title showdown against Wladimir Klitschko. — The 6ft 8in unbeaten Hatton Promotions hopeful is even bigger than Klitschko and a valuable asset in the British and Commonwealth champion’s preparations. — Sheffield’s Towers will return home from Fort William on Sunday to complete preparations for his ninth professional fight at Bolton’s Reebok Stadium on Friday November 26. — Towers, 31, said: “It is fair to say I am playing the part of Klitschko and it is an honor to be invited.”- “It is an amazing experience for a fighter like me to be asked by one of Britain’s best boxers to help him train for a world heavyweight title challenge.”- “The Chisora team are treating me brilliantly and it shows what I have to do to become a champion.”- “Every minute Dereck is the gym he trains like an absolute demon and I and learn so much.”- “Right now I feel like I am the luckiest man in the world and that is no exaggeration.”

.

• (Paul Williams Vs Sergio Martinez) — On 20th November we finally get to see the rematch of one of the closest and best fights of last year (2009), Paul Williams Vs Sergio Martinez for the Ring Middleweight title.

.

• Former WBA heavyweight champion Ruslan Chagaev (26-1-1, 17 KO’s) fights on November 19th against a still to be determined opponent in a loaded card at the Universum Gym, Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany. Chagaev, 32, is looking to become the mandatory challenger for World Boxing Association heavyweight champion David Haye. Chagaev held the WBA title from April 2007 to July 4th 2008. Chagaev was unable to continue to defend the title due to a mixture of illnesses and injuries.

.

• Daniel Jacobs 18^th December comeback — Previously unbeaten middleweight contender Daniel Jacobs (20-1, 17 KO’s) will stage a comeback fight on December 18th against a still to be determined opponent at the Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Jacobs, 23, was stopped in the 5th round in a failed attempt to capture the vacant WBO middleweight title against Russian Dimitriy Pirog on July 31st in his last fight. Jacobs came into the fight as the predicted winner. However, he was totally dominated by Pirog for four rounds before being taken out in the 5th round of a one-sided fight.

.

• ESPN and K2 agree to air Klitschko vs. Chisora on December 11th — According to boxing news from Dan Rafael of ESPN, ESPN and K2, the promotional company of the Klitschko brothers, have reached an agreement to air IBF/WBO heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko’s next title defense against unbeaten Britain Dereck Chisora (14-0, 11 KO’s) on December 11th live on ESPN3, and tape delay on ESPN2.

.

• Undefeated British heavyweight Tyson Fury spoke about David Haye — In an article at Eastsideboxing.com on their On the Ropes Boxing Radio, Fury had this to say about Haye: “I think David Haye is a blown up cruiserweight who shot his mouth off and got himself a world title shot and beat a very poor champion in [Nikolay] Valuev. If I got to fight Valuev in Quebec, Canada on the 18th, I’d take the fight no problem…He’s [Haye] been avoiding the Klitschkos and he won’t fight them. So David Haye is not a man of honor to me, and he just wants to fight easy fights.”

.

• Lucian Bute 3 fight deal - Showtime will announce today Friday that IBF super middleweight champion Lucian Bute, who remained unbeaten with last month’s ninth-round TKO over Jesse Brinkley at the Bell Center in Bute’s home town of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, will sign a three-fight deal with the network.

.

• Junior middleweight James Kirkland is incarcerated again but should be released by the end of the week, according to co-manager Cameron Dunkin. — Kirkland, 26, was released from a federal prison near his hometown of Austin, Texas, into a halfway house on Sept. 30 after serving 17 months for pleading guilty to gun possession by a convicted felon. — Kirkland (25-0, 22 KOs) had been living in an Austin halfway house and training for his comeback fight against Delray Raines, which is scheduled for Dec. 11 on the Amir Khan-Marcos Maidana undercard in Las Vegas.

“[Kirkland] was at the gym and ran down to get a custom mouthpiece from a dentist in town when the probation officer came by and he wasn’t there,” Dunkin said. “I guess that’s a violation and the probation officer said they were going to have a hearing on this because you’re not allowed to leave the gym at all when you’re in training. You’re supposed to be where you’re supposed to be. He was gone for an hour or something, not a big deal, but he got punished.” — Dunkin said the incident happened late last week and he was informed of it by co-manager Michael Miller. — “He’s got to do a week at the county jail, so he should be out in a couple of days,” Dunkin said. “He didn’t lose his bed or his spot at the halfway house.”

Read the rest of this entry »

Bookmark It

Hide Sites

In an recent interview with Graham Bensinger of Yahoo Sports, trainer Freddie Roach said that he cannot see a Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. bout ever taking place. He explained that although Pacquiao has budged to all of Mayweather’s demands. The fight has not yet been finalized.

“I don’t think it will ever happen. It will be one of those fights we’re never going to see,” Roach said. “It would’ve happened by now. All that money on the table … how can you turn it down? Boxing’s a sport, but it’s a business also.”

Roach says Mayweather is ducking the fight and will likely continue facing opponents who are much easier to beat.

“The world knows that Floyd is ducking Manny Pacquiao at this point,” Roach said. “Floyd’s going to be content with fighting mediocre-type opponents, opponents with styles he knows he can beat.”

For more boxing news and combat sport articles please click here - www.maltaboxing.net

Read the rest of this entry »

Bookmark It

Hide Sites

Is Manny becoming more of a politician and less of a professional athlete?

Seven-division world boxing champion Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao may have made a mistake in endorsing United States Senate Majority Floor Leader Senator Harry Reid, a political analyst believes.

An opinion article written by Marv Dumon for Examiner.com said Pacquiao is treading on “murky ground” by endorsing Reid, a Democratic Party senator who is seeking re-election.

“Perhaps unable to refuse Arum , the Filipino icon is treading murky ground by politically endorsing Harry Reid,” Dumon wrote.

Pacquiao is himself a politician, representing the district of Saranggani in the Philippine Congress.

Last Friday, Pacquiao took a break from training and flew from Los Angeles to Las Vegas to attend Reid’s political rally which was mostly attended by Filipinos who wanted to get a glimpse of the boxing champ.

According to Dumon, Reid did a “terrible job” in the US Congress.

He added that most Democrats who rose into power because of President Barack Obama’s victory are “facing an embattled campaign.”

“Manny is no longer a boxer exclusively making a livelihood out of breaking fighters’ noses. Pacquiao possesses global stature as an athlete, not as a statesman,” said Dumon.

Perhaps its time for Manny to make some hard choices – breaks in training camp – political meetings and rallies in the run up to a major fight. Manny seems to be having a hard time balancing between a political and athletic life. The situation is bound to get more difficult. The non training period between fights will grow longer and fighting fitness will be more difficult to achieve. Perhaps the time has arrived to withdraw gracefully from the game.

.

. Read the rest of this entry »

Bookmark It

Hide Sites

Antonio Margarito’s interview via youtube - Margarito will be facing Manny Pacquiao on the 13th of November at Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas, United States, for the vacant WBC light middle weight title.

Read the rest of this entry »

Bookmark It

Hide Sites

To see the digital version please click this link

Read the rest of this entry »

Bookmark It

Hide Sites