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Friday, August 29, 2008

Pacquiao-De La Hoya, the $100M fight


It's on!!!

The Golden Boy will fight the boxing's pound-for-pound king, the Pacman, in an event that could be the biggest boxing match this year.

It will be De La Hoya’s farewell fight and Pacquiao’s biggest ever.

The news:

Barring last-minute hitches, Oscar De La Hoya, boxing’s box office superstar in the past decade, will take on Manny Pacquiao, boxing’s hottest commodity today, in what promises to be a $100-million welterweight bout on Dec. 6 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

“I have agreed in principle to accept the Dec. 6 fight against Oscar De La Hoya. This will be the toughest test in my boxing career because of the reach and height advantage of my esteemed opponent, aside from his great boxing skills,” Pacquiao said.

“This fight, however, will not be a walk in the park for Oscar De La Hoya. The boxing fans will see the same fire and intensity they have witnessed in my previous fights.”

Pacquiao, currently the World Boxing Council’s lightweight king, brimmed with confidence.

“I will frustrate the desire of Oscar De La Hoya to avenge the defeats of the great Mexican boxers who lost to me,” the Filipino ring idol said. “I am dedicating this forthcoming fight to my countrymen and all the boxing fans all over the world.”

“Don’t worry,” Pacquiao said with a laugh over the phone when asked what he thought of his opponent, an American of Mexican descent, who is also known as boxing’s “Golden Boy.”

At 5-foot-10 inches, De La Hoya stands four inches taller than Pacquiao and has a 6-inch reach advantage over the Filipino.

But at 29, Pacquiao is six years younger.

Money talks

The AP’s sources said De La Hoya’s long-stalled talks with Pacquiao were recently revived when the two sides found an acceptable way to split the possible $100 million in revenue from what’s certain to be boxing’s most lucrative fight since De La Hoya’s split-decision loss to Floyd Mayweather Jr. last year.

The negotiations hit a snag last week.

The fighters’ camps argued over the split of the purse, with De La Hoya angling for 70 percent while Pacquiao pursued a 40-percent cut. The expected fight receipts would include a projected 2-million-plus pay-per-view buys, over which the two camps also reportedly wrangled.

How the impasse was resolved wasn’t immediately clear, but Inquirer sources said both camps had either agreed on a 65-35 deal, or on a 70-30 split, which De La Hoya had dangled to include a side deal that would sweeten the pot for the Filipino.

$15M for Pacquiao

It hasn’t been an easy match to make. Both boxers must make physical sacrifices for the 66.5-kilogram (147-pound) bout, with De La Hoya dropping down to welterweight for the first time in seven years while Pacquiao bulks up to the heaviest weight of his career by far.

At any rate, observers believe the fight could easily rival the blockbuster encounter between De La Hoya and Mayweather last year which reportedly grossed $120 million, including the pay-per-view buys which generated a record $2.4 million.

If the fight earns $100 million, Pacquiao stands to get his biggest paycheck ever—estimated at $15 million.

Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach also said a victory would open the floodgates for even bigger fights for the Filipino icon.

The two boxers earlier agreed to fight at a catch weight of 147 pounds and use eight-ounce gloves.

Size advantage

De La Hoya would be banking on his size but he will have to shed pounds and thus give up some strength to make the 147-pound weight. The 1992 Barcelona Olympic lightweight gold medalist fought heaviest at 160 lb against Felix Sturm for the WBO middleweight title.

The last time De La Hoya (39-5-0, 30 KOs) fought as a welterweight was in 2001. In his last fight, against Steve Forbes last May, he weighed in at 150 lb but entered the ring at 154 lb.

De La Hoya has won six titles in six different weight classes and has taken on practically every fighter who has donned the mythical best pound-for-pound crown.

However, he lost to the four biggest names he has encountered—Shane Mosley twice, Felix Trinidad, Bernard Hopkins and Mayweather Jr.

Roach said speed and youth would be the weapons of Pacquiao (47-3-2, 35 KOs), who started his career at 106 lb. He has won four titles in four different categories, snatching the lightweight title from David Diaz last June.

Last fight

De La Hoya repeatedly has said he won’t fight again after this year.

After a proposed rematch with Mayweather in September was scuttled by Mayweather’s retirement, De La Hoya has struggled to find a suitable opponent for his final bout before turning his full attention to his burgeoning promotions company and other business interests.

De La Hoya now thinks he has his man in Pacquiao, widely considered the world’s best pound-for-pound fighter. Pacquiao hasn’t fought since stopping Diaz in his first fight as a lightweight.

Pacquiao will have to move up to welterweight to fight De La Hoya, a surprising weight surge for a fighter who began his career as a minimum weight boxer.

Hand speed

Roach has said his fighter won’t have trouble maintaining his peerless hand speed at that weight, since Pacquiao routinely puts on 4 kilos (10 pounds) or more in the 24 hours between weighing in for his bouts and actually stepping in the ring.

De La Hoya beat Forbes by unanimous decision in his most recent fight, but has won just three of his six bouts over the past five years.

He considered Miguel Cotto and Sergio Mora for his farewell fight, but realized the most lucrative challenge would be Pacquiao, the Filipino hero who has won eight straight fights since early 2005.



Credits to Inquirer.

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Kelly Pavlik vs Bernard Hopkins


Can the four-time world champion, the Executioner, Bernard Hopkins (48W-5L, 32KOs) avenge a split-decision loss from Joe Calzaghe as he fight the undefeated World Middleweight Champion Kelly Pavlik (34W-0L, 30KOs) on the 18th of October at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall?

Or will the champion retain his title?

Saturday, August 23, 2008

Manfredo wins over McCrary via TKO

This is the update-result of the post Manfredo fights fellow Contender fighter.

Event: "August Annihilation"

The former title challenger Peter Manfredo, Jr. (31-5, 16 KOs) savagely annihilated Donny “Savage” McCrary (24-8-2, 13 KOs) by TKO at 1:24 of round two, tonight at the Twin Rivers Events Center in Lincoln, R.I. “I kept hitting this guy with rights and then got him with the big left,” said Manfredo. “I knew he was going to come out and bang with me but I’m too sharp for him. I kind of got robbed of the knockout, but I’m glad he didn’t get hurt.” Fighting at 168, and winning the vacant NABF Interim belt, Manfredo said he was ready to move on with his career. “I feel like I can be in there with anybody and everybody at this weight. I’m enjoying boxing now. I’ve put the Lacy fight behind me. I blew that one. We wanted to get this fight out of the way first and now I’ll be calling out a lot of people. I’d love to get Biko if the offer is right. If I have to fight guys like Froch or Pascal to get a world title fight, I will.”


Credits to Fightnews.

Saturday, August 16, 2008

UFC 88: BREAKTHROUGH


The Ice Man is back! This time he will be facing an undefeated fighter, the Sugar!

In his first fight since a stunning victory over Wanderlei Silva at UFC 79, UFC legend Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell is back to face undefeated light heavyweight contender Rashad "Sugar" Evans. Will Evans plow through Liddell to jump to the top of the 205-lb. rankings? Or will Liddell successfully continue his crusade to regain the UFC Light Heavyweight Title?

Main Event: Chuck Liddell Vs. Rashad Evans

Undercard fights:
- Rich Franklin Vs. Matt Hamill
- Karo Parisyan Vs. Yoshiyuki Yoshida
- Dan Henderson Vs. Rousimar Palhares
- Martin Kampmann Vs. Nate Marquardt
- Thiago Tavares Vs. Kurt Pellegrino
- Tim Boetsch Vs. James Lee
- Dong Hyun Kim Vs. Matt Brown
- Roan Carneiro Vs. Ryo Chonan
- Jason Lambert Vs. Jason Day


UFC 88: BREAKTHROUGH - Saturday, September 6, live on Pay-Per-View from Atlanta, GA.

A knockout king failed.

All those days after posting this article "Knockout king aims for 20th KO?" I always believed that the young and explosive Tyrone Brunson will achieve his 20th KO as he go against Mexican boxer Antonio Soriano for his 20th fight. I was wrong.

The 19-bout first round KO streak of middleweight Brunson (19-0-1, 19 KOs) came to an abrupt halt as he was held to a six round majority draw by Soriano (12-9-2) on Friday night at River Cree Resort and Casino in Edmonton. Soriano came on strong late in the bout with a brutal body attack. Judges saw the bout 56-56 twice and 58-56 Brunson. The majority draw decision was met with boos from the 800 in attendance, while Soriano received a huge round of applause for his performance. Brunson began his career with 19 consecutive first round KOs, eclipsing the mark set by world champion Edwin Valero.


Credits to Fightnews.

Thursday, August 14, 2008

No go for Pacquiao-De La Hoya fight.

The Pacman has said it; the possible fight between him and the Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya is out.

Manny Pacquiao has decided to stay at lightweight and defend his WBC 135-lb crown after turning down an offer by Golden Boy Promotions (GBP) for a Dec. 6 fight in Las Vegas, lawyer Franklin Gacal said in a statement released early Thursday morning. "I have been informed that Oscar De La Hoya is firm with the 70-30 revenue sharing and won't budge in to the 60-40 split we have counter-offered. I find the offer of GBP unconscionable hence unacceptable. It would have been an honor to fight De La Hoya on his last fight capping a very illustrious boxing career but under the circumstances, the option left is to move on. I have already made specific instructions to my lawyer to start negotiating with Bob Arum for my next fight with any possible opponent at 135 lbs," said Pacquiao. Gacal said what Pacquiao wanted was a fair share of the mega fight and apparently, Oscar De La Hoya is making an offer that he knows is unacceptable," Gacal told fightnews.com.It is certain that Pacquiao will face Humberto Soto of Mexico sometime in November in Las Vegas.


Credits to Fightnews.

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

The King invades China

Legendary promoter Don King arrived in Beijing, China on Tuesday and will be holding a press conference here today where he will announce his plans to promote a boxing event in Chengdu, China. The boxing card will be staged in November and is planned to be presented at the Chengdu National Stadium. After the Beijing press conference, the China Boxing Association has invited King to attend Olympic boxing. King and the Chinese government pledged to donate part of the proceeds of the boxing event to help rebuild Chengdu, which was devastated by an earthquake in May. King will visit Chengdu and host a press conference there with the city's Mayor Ge Lin on Thursday.


Credits to Fightnews.

2008 Olympics: USA's Warren defeated

2007 world champion Rau'shee Warren, considered a gold medal hope for the USA, lost 9-8 to Lee Ok-sung (Korea) in first round action on Tuesday in the 2008 Olympic Games at the Workers Indoor Arena in Beijing, China. The loss brings the overall record of the U.S. contingent to 3-3. On Saturday, USA middleweight Shawn Estrada topped Argentina's Ezequiel Maderna 10-2; on Sunday, USA welterweight Demetrius Andrade edged Kakahaber Jvania of Georgia 11-9 while USA light welterweight Javier Molina fell to Boris Georgiev 14-1; and on Monday, USA featherweight Raynell Williams topped Italy’s Alessio di Savino 9-1, while USA lightweight Sadam Ali was defeated by Romania's Popescu Georgian 20-5. The opening round wraps up on Wednesday with the last two USA boxers seeing action. Heavyweight Deontay Wilder faces Abdelaziz Toulibini and light flyweight Luis Yanez takes on Jose Kelvin de la Nieve of Spain.


Credits to Fightnews.

Monday, August 11, 2008

Update: Heavyweight ex-champ Brewster returns!


This is an update to the past post Heavyweight ex-champ Brewster returns!

Now his opponent was named. Former WBO Heavyweight champion Lamon Brewster (33W-4L, 29KOs) will be facing Danny Batchelder (25W-5L-1D, 12KOs) for the vacant NABA Heavyweight title.

The ex-champ has been out of action for over a year and he's hungry for a title. He even claimed that we will be seeing a different Lamon Brewster. We'll see.

The card is billed as "The Return" and it will take place at the Cincinnati Gardens in Cincinnati, OH on August 30 of this year.

Sunday, August 10, 2008

UFC: BJ Penn vs GSP?


Georges "Rush" St-Pierre is still the undisputed UFC Welterweight Champion!

GSP is still on top but BJ Penn is saying something.

After the fight of GSP and Jon Fitch, and the former was announced as the winner, BJ Penn entered the Octagon and congratulated the "Rush" and eventually challenged him. A very good way to be in the spotlight.

Dana White, president of the UFC, commented on the possibility of current UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre meeting current UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn. He claimed that both parties are interested and will work out the details soon. If the fight does take place, Penn would move up in weight to challenge St. Pierre and he will most likely not vacate his 155 pound championship. The fight could take place as early as December. White also said that multiple projects are in the works to hold UFC events worldwide, with the Philippines as the country most likely to hold an event.

Credits to Fightnews.

Saturday, August 9, 2008

UFC 87: GSP Retains Title


The undisputed UFC Welterweight Championship Georges "Rush" St-Pierre retains his belt as he had defeated Jon Fitch via unanimous decision (50-43, 50-44, 50-44).

The fight was completely dominated by GSP. On the first round St-Pierre had immediately knocked down Fitch with a big right hand. The second round was rather slow but both fighters had connected some punches. For the last three rounds, Fitch had some beating from GSP; jabs, elbows, punches and kicks went thru Fitch's defense.

The fight can be considered the best for Jon Fitch; though he lost, he had still displayed a heart of a fighter.

After the bout UFC lightweight champion BJ Penn entered the cage and congratulated St-Pierre on his victory and both St-Pierre and Penn expressed their interest in fighting one another, effectively setting up a fight between the UFC’s 155-pound and 170-pound champions which will likely take place at the UFC’s December 27th year-end event.

UFC 87: Lesnar wins over Herring


Brock Lesnar threw his first power punch and it hit the face of Heath Herring that knocked him down and made him roll over the canvas! The fight was so hot in the first round.

The next two rounds were rather slow but Lesnar dominated constantly keeping Herring on the canvas. Heath received pounding and knee strikes from Brock until the bout ended. All three judges score the bout 30-26, declaring Brock Lesnar the unanimous decision winner.

Brock Lesnar is on and ready to fight anybody!

UFC 87: Seek and Destroy (Early Results)

Here is the early result of the UFC 87: Seek and Destroy.


  • Rob Emerson def. Manny Gamburyan via KO - Round 1, 0:12
  • Kenny Florian def. Roger Huerta via unanimous decision
  • Demian Maia def. Jason MacDonald via submission (rear naked choke) - Round 3, 2:44
  • Tamdan McCrory def. Luke Cummo via unanimous decision
  • Cheick Kongo def. Dan Evensen via TKO - Round 1, 4:55
  • Jon Jones def. Andre Gusmao via unanimous decision
  • Chris Wilson def. Steve Bruno via unanimous decision
  • Ben Saunders def. Ryan Thomas via submission (armbar) - Round 2, 2:28

Friday, August 8, 2008

OLYMPICS: U.S. boxer Russell will miss games


"It's a disappointing start for USA Boxing, which always seems to have be filled with its share of turmoil."
- Teddy Atlas (NBC boxing analyst)

Medal contending American bantamweight Gary Russell Jr. will miss the Olympics after collapsing Thursday night while trying to make weight.

At Friday morning's Olympic Boxing weigh-in, Russell was disqualified from the boxing tournament for being one pound over the 119-pound bantamweight limit . Russell, 20, from Capitol Heights, MD, was expected to make his Olympic debut on Tuesday, August 12 in the preliminary rounds of the bantamweight class.

U.S. coach Dan Campbell said Russell, a two-time national champion, was found unconscious and severely dehydrated early Friday morning by his roommate, light flyweight Luis Yanez.Medical personnel at the athletes' village rehydrated Russell, but he wasn't healthy enough to participate in Friday's weigh-in. Russell was resting Friday after failing in a dangerous final effort to reach the limit.

The team must move on without Russell, perhaps its most charismatic and exciting fighter. Ever since he was a 2-year-old prodigy putting on shadowboxing shows at fight clubs in Washington D.C., Russell has dreamed of wearing an Olympic medal even more than a pro career.

The last USA boxer who was disqualified after not making weight was David Jackson in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Hopkins-Pavlik bout is hot!



I'm still shocked that this fight is actually going to happen. The Ghost and the Executioner faces off!

I am guessing that Bernard Hopkins (48W-5L, 32KOs) can hand over the reigning world middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik (34W-0L, 30KOs) his first defeat ever if the 43 year-old Hopkins will rely more on his technical skills and his experience as an inside fighter. Pavlik, 26, perhaps the hardest puncher in the middleweight division today, doesn’t have much experience in fights that he’s had to win by the use of more technical skills.
The event will take place on October 18. The bout, which is being presented by Top Rank and Golden Boy, in association with Caesars Atlantic City, will be televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View.

Sunday, August 3, 2008

WBC title remains to Larios


He punched him; punched him hard!

WBC interim featherweight champion Oscar "Chololo" Larios (62-6-1, 39 KOs) floored Marlon "La Rata" Aguilar (17-5-1) in the seventh round and scored a KO to retain his title on Saturday night at the Benito Juarez Auditorium in Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico.

There were good exchanges of punches. The bout was competitive for several rounds, but Larios eventually took command flooring Aguilar at the end on the sixth and finishing him in the seventh.


Credits to Fightnews.

Saturday, August 2, 2008

Clottey wins over Judah!


The fight was going well until the referee stopped the match in round 10. A bad cut was seen over Judah's right eye. The decision was based on the scorecards from which Joshua Clottey had led. The cut was ruled to be caused by a headbutt, although on replays it appeared to be caused by an uppercut.

The win had given Clottey (35W-3L, 21KOs) the vacant welterweight title formerly held by Antonio Margarito. The stats of the former two-division world champion, Zab Judah, went down to 36W-6L and 25KOs.

Clottey again had a brilliant display of boxing.

Undercard results from Las Vegas


Below is the undercard results of the Clottey-Judah fight:

Anthony Peterson (28-0, 19 KOs) won a ten round unanimous decision over former world champion Javier Jauregui (53-15-2, 36 KOs) in the lightweight category.

Super lightweight son-of-a-legend Omar Chavez (11-0-1, 9 KOs) knocked out Jeremy Marts (4-3, 3 KOs) at 2:44 in the first round. Marts was floored by Chavez three times.

Super welterweight Joseph Judah (3-0, 0 KOs) defeated Javier Sanchez (1-2, 0 KOs) via unanimous decision (39-37 on all three scorecards).

Unbeaten featherweight Miguel Angel Garcia (13-0, 11 KOs) stopped Jose Hernandez (11-7-1, 5 KOs) at :24 of round eight. Hernandez down in round two.


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Friday, August 1, 2008

Heavyweight ex-champ Brewster returns!


He is going back to the ring. To fight. To brawl. To knockout his opponent.

Though his opponent is yet to be named, the former heavyweight champion Lamon Brewster (33W-4L, 29KOs) will be fighting on August 30 at the Cincinnati Gardens. This fighter is definitely worth watching.

Knockout king aims for 20th KO?


He had set record for the most first round knockouts. 19 KOs in 19 fights! Will he be going for KO number 20?

Knockout king Tyrone Brunson (19W-0L, 19KOs) is set to face Mexican boxer Antonio Soriano (12W-9L-1D, 9KOs) on August 15 in Edmonton Alberta at the River Cree Casino.

Watch out for the iron glove!

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