Tag: Juan Manuel Marquez
Marquez to fight Bradley next, not Pacquiao: report
LOS ANGELES, (AFP) – Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez and unbeaten US boxer Tim Bradley, who each beat Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao last year, will fight each other in September, the Los Angeles Times reported Tuesday. Promoter Bob Arum told the newspaper that Marquez would take on Bradley in Las Vegas on September 14 for the [...]
Donaire says he learned from Pacquiao’s mistake
MANILA, Dec 19 (Mabuhay) –A victorious Nonito Donaire Jr. returned to the Philippines Wednesday, following his third-round KO of Jorge Arce in a successful defense of his WBO and Ring Magazine Super Bantamweight title, and told reporters that he had picked up a few pointers from Manny Pacquiao’s loss to Juan Manuel Marquez. “Alam ko [...]
Life After the KO
SO LA – by Jannelle So It was the outcome boxing fans were hoping to see; although not from the man many were expecting it come from. The much-anticipated fourth battle between champions Manny Pacquaio and Juan Manuel Marquez ended in the most convincing way – a knockout… not from Pacquiao; but from Marquez who [...]
Calls for Pacquiao to retire snowball
MANILA, Dec 11, 2012 (AFP) – Philippine media commentators have put pressure on boxing great Manny Pacquiao to retire after his heavy defeat in Las Vegas, with one comparing him to Parkinson’s disease sufferer Muhammad Ali. The southpaw, who turns 34 next Monday, has vowed to fight on. But many suspect that nearly 18 years [...]
Pacquiao camp accused of attacking photographer
MANILA, Dec 13, 2012 (AFP) – A Philippine media union demanded Thursday that Manny Pacquiao punish two members of his camp after they allegedly assaulted a photographer moments after his brutal knockout in Las Vegas. Widely circulated photographs showed a man in a training suit lashing out with a leg from inside the ropes at [...]
Pacquiao says he was close to beating Marquez
MANILA, Dec 10 (Mabuhay) -– Before suffering a knockout that shocked the nation, Filipino boxing icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao believed he was close to making his great rival, Mexican warrior Juan Manuel Marquez, quit. Pacquiao was leading in all of the judges’ scorecards when he walked into a perfect right counter-punch thrown by Marquez with [...]
The Champ Bows and Cries
SO LA -By Jannelle So The Champ Bows and Cries He is an 8-division world champion; has ended the careers of boxing greats such as Oscar dela Hoya and Shane Mosley; is feared for his speed and punching power. Philippine boxing champion Manny Pacquiao is idol to many; but the Philippine Congressman also admits [...]
Pacquiao vows help for Typhoon Pablo victims
LAS VEGAS, Dec 7 (Mabuhay) — Manny Pacquiao has pledged support for the victims of Typhoon Pablo has left a quarter million homeless and killed over 470 people. “I am aware of what is going on, and my prayers are with the people of the Philippines,” Pacquiao said. “I have people who are monitoring the [...]
Pacquiao-Marquez 4th fight sends shock waves to Fil-Am Community
by: Rey Andres After eight years, 42 rounds and hours and hours of trainings for the two great ring gladiators, finally the score was settled on the sixth round of their fourth encounter on who between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez would be the last man standing on the boxing ring. Manuel Marquez, who [...]