Ganoy’s class comes through in the end
In what can only be described as a war, Ranee ‘KO Kid’ Ganoy went about winning the hard way last Friday night (Dec. 2nd) in Melbourne on Western Showcase III. Promoted by Jake Ellis of Team Ellis Promotions, the Western Sydney proud Filipino – Ranee ‘KO Kid’ Ganoy was the co-feature on an exciting, all-action [...]
My Pacquiao experience
By MARIE REA Ever since the Philippines’ pride, pugilist Emmanuel Dapidran “Manny” Pacquaio started his boxing career, this writer came to appreciate this certainly violent yet great sport! More so that fateful Sunday, 14th of November 2010 (November 13 in America) when the pound-for-pound king PACMAN almost decimated the giant Mexican Antonio “Tony” Margarito, also [...]
Viloria, Donaire victorious, Concepcion fails
FILIPINO Nonito “The Filipino Flash” Donaire was the last Filipino standing in Puerto Rico after compatriots Bernabe Concepcion and Eden Sonsona lost against their respective bouts on Sunday at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico in Puerto Rico. Donaire (24-1 won-loss with 15 knockouts), throwing massive heavy punches and showing aggression, dismantled Mexican Hernan “Tyson” Marquez [...]
Pacquiao-Mayweather mega fight done deal
By Jun Medina WASHINGTON, D.C.: The much-anticipated Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. showdown is close to being a reality, according to various boxing sources. ] RingsideReport.com’s Brad Berkwitt reported that the mega match between the two top boxers in the world pound-for-pound “is a done deal with only the signatures needed on the printed contract.” Quoting [...]
Bob Arum sees megafight happening
In the run-up to the epic 1985 brawl between Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns, Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum spoke about jumping in and out of airplanes for 14 straight days covering 25 US cities. If negotiations bear fruit to stage a November 13 super showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, there is [...]
Manny Pacquiao ready to fight anybody
By JOSEF T. RAMOS Filipino pound-for-pound king Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao is not afraid to face anybody in the ring—whether it’s Floyd Mayweather Jr. or possible rematch against Miguel Cotto and even British Ricky Hatton. Two days after Golden Boy Promotion President Oscar Dela Hoya had revealed the fight of the century between Pacquiao and Mayweather [...]
Pacquiao, Arum mum on Mayweather ‘leave’
The camps of Manny Pacquiao and Bob Arum are not taking seriously the announcement of Floyd Mayweather Jr. last Sunday that he’s taking a self-imposed one-year leave from boxing. But if indeed Mayweather is determined to take a hiatus despite the proposed super showdown with Pacquiao on November 13, Arum will have no choice but [...]
Pacquiao named Fighter of the Year
IT was a very emotional memorable Friday night when Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao accepted his third Fighter of the year award and the Fighter of the Decade award from American boxing writers. Pacquiao, the newly elected congressman of Saranggani province, received the two prestigious awards from the Boxing Writers Association of America together with [...]
Pacquiao is Fighter of the Year
“Tonight I overflow with joy and gratitude. I am thankful that, just like Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier and other boxers, I decided to get into boxing,” Pacquiao said. NEW YORK (AP) – Manny Pacquiao seems to win something, whether it’s a fight or an award, just about every time he makes the long trip [...]