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40 articles · Diamond Boxing
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Pacquiao will undoubtedly silence all ?Marquez? critics with a stoppage win
When WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and challenger Juan Manuel Marquez lace up to complete their trilogy on November 12, 2011, will we be leaving the live MGM Grand event in awe,…
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Pacquiao ? Margarito:The Aftermath Continued Ten Rapid Fire Combinations
1- How big of a difference did the corner expierence of Freddie Roach make? Not much. Both corners have been with top level champions. The main difference was when to pack it…
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More big dances in 2010 Pacquiao ? Mayweather, Haye ? Klitschko
We are fast approaching the midway point of 2010 with the fights that were highly anticipated already in the bank, yet there is still heavy demand for more. The sport of boxing…
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Will Speed or Size prevail in “The Event”
Fight week has arrived and “The Event” is just mere hours away. Both fighters, of course, sport grinning smiles with matching confidence but only one will leave the new 1.2 billion dollar…
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Pacquiao – Mayweather not the only fight fans got cheated out of
The potential super-fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. has seen its better days. From inception to near completion, the entire boxing community was abuzz over the “what if” factor and,…
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Pacquiao isn’t the only name on team Valero’s hit list
The brawny Merida, Venezuela native sure knows how to pack a punch but the bigger question was surrounding his boxing skills. I believe most of our reservations were removed once we were…
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Pacquiao continues to challenge himself for the sake of his legacy
It doesn’t matter who you question or how you delivery it, the answers will never soothe everyone’s speculations… at least not all at once. This blood-testing ordeal has directed the supposedly biggest…
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Pacquiao and Mayweather to lead 2010 to be the most memorable year in the ageless sport
If 2009 was any indication on the current revival of the sweet science, then 2010 is setting up to be one of the more memorable years in the ageless sport. There are…
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The world awaits Pacquiao vs Mayweather
The talk of the town is nothing other than the super-fight between WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 ko’s) and undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. (40-0, 25 ko’s) proposed for March of…
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Pacquiao to get a earful from Mayweather for sure
When we grade the last half of this decade, we see comparable statistics for the top two fighters who are in contention for the title as “best fighter of this era”. The…
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Pacquiao – Cotto it’s time to deliver
Team Pacquiao and Team Cotto have both made successful treks to Sin City and we are now officially halfway through fight week. With only a couple days remaining until the first bell…
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Pacquiao – Cotto: “Firepower” The experts select the winner
I see four items of victory for Pacquiao: The right hook/lead left hand, sheer speed, a veteran corner, and lasting momentum. For Cotto, he has redemption, power, and superior size. Both have…
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Manny Pacquiao a man of many ages
The day after Manny Pacquiao squares off against Miguel Cotto, he will have approximately two months to decide the fate of the IBO Jr welterweight championship belt—that’s 60 days to be exact…
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Pacquiao- Cotto: PART II “Did the camera show it all”
Team Pacquiao is back on US soil and ready to take training camp to the next level.Freddie Roach has made some amends about the initial choice of having Baguio City as the…
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Pacquiao- Cotto: Did the camera show it all?
The first thought was my amazement at Miguel Cotto’s progress at mastering the English language. It wasn’t long ago when we were all marveling and applauding Manny Pacquiao for his adaptation to…
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Does Floyd Mayweather Jr. have what it takes to be the people’s champion?
The weigh-in debacle, where Floyd Mayweather Jr. blatantly overshot the agreed upon poundage, was what sealed the deal for me. It was, shall we say, the curtain call for any shot of…
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Pacquiao- Cotto by the numbers
On the eve of his golden birthday Miguel Cotto is riding the support of fellow ex-champs such as Kendall Holt and Paulie Malignaggi, who call the victory in favor of the Boriqua…
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Inside the training camps of Pacquiao and Cotto
Natural disasters, in-team quarreling, and other out of the ring distractions, the work continues to pile up for Manny Pacquiao, and we haven’t even mentioned training camp or the second week of…
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Mayweather’s win over Marquez almost as impressive as Pacquiao’s stoppages of De la Hoya and Hatton
What’s the difference you ask? Well the more definitive reasoning is that the smaller man (Pacman), just like Mayweather Jr., won practically every second of every round but ended up getting the…
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Cotto- Pacquiao it’s just getting started fight fans
I have a good feeling that this is just the tip of something big. With both fighters clad in Yankee pinstripes and beautiful New York as the back drop, the press conference…
