Renowned boxing trainer, Freddie Roach, has agreed to help the U.S.Olympic program in preparation for the 2012 games in London, England. USA Boxing announced the partnership Saturday before Manny Pacquiao’s (Roach`s star pupil) fight against Shane Mosley. “It will be a privilege to be a part of the Olympic team,” …
Read More »Boxing Result: Pacquiao Dominates Mosley To Retain WBO Crown
Last night’s much hyped showdown between WBO welterweight king Manny Pacquiao and former three weight world champion Shane Mosley failed to live up to expectations last night at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand. Mosley, at age 39 at least six years out from his prime, started well, using his jab and …
Read More »Boxing Preview Analysis: Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley
Ok, so its not Pacquiao vs. Mayweather, but we’ve got a decent enough substitute when Manny Pacquiao defends his WBO welterweight championship against American veteran ‘Sugar’ Shane Mosley in Las Vegas this weekend. For Pacquiao, this is his second defence of the crown he won by stopping Puerto Rican Miguel …
Read More »Boxing Weights: Manny Pacquiao vs. Shane Mosley
Six thousand fans, including the first arrival at 5 a.m., jammed MGM Grand Garden Arena Friday for the Free Public Weigh-in featuring Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley. Another 2,000 were turned away. Tonight at the sold-out MGM Grand Garden Arena, eight-division world champion Pacquiao (52-3-2, 38 KOs), of General Santos …
Read More »Boxing Perspective: Can Mosley Upset Pacquiao?
It is hard for one to see this fight as anything but a fore-gone conclusion, a bout that Manny Pacquiao just has to turn up to win, if you look at the pair’s last two performances. Mosley was very lacklustre in a draw against Sergio Mora, and suffered a one …
Read More »Fight Time Looms For Pacquaio vs. Mosley Boxing Showdown
A mega-boxing event devoid of trash talk continued Wednesday as classy athletes Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley maintained their respectful tones during the final press conference at the Hollywood Theatre at MGM Grand. The final press conference for the undercard fighters is Thursday.
Read More »Boxing Perspective: Is Pacquiao Looking Beyond Mosley Toward Marquez?
According to published reports, Golden Boy Promotions CEO, Richard Schaefer has gone on record as saying that Top Rank has made a formal, written offer for Juan Manuel Marquez to challenge Manny Pacquiao for his welterweight title on a date to be determined in October. Schaefer reportedly confirmed that the …
Read More »Boxing In Las Vegas: Pacquiao, Mosley Hit The Strip
They started hovering around the make-shift ring in the lobby and the front entrance at MGM Grand an hour before the first of the custom-designed buses were scheduled to arrive. First, a little after 11 a.m., came the Shane Mosley bus. Then, at a tad after 1, the bus carrying …
Read More »Boxing Camp Notes: Quillin Comes Down From The Mountain
Unbeaten prospect Peter “Kid Chocolate” Quillin (23-0, 17 KOs), breaks camp today at Big Bear and arrives tomorrow in Reno for Friday night’s showdown against past world title challenger Jesse Brinkley (35-6, 22 KOs) in the 10 round main event, airing live on Telefutura, for the vacant USBO super middleweight …
Read More »Boxing Update: Manny Pacquiao Releases First US Single Today
As eight-division world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao prepares for his May 7 WBO welterweight title defense against Shane Mosley at the soldout MGM Grand in Las Vegas. (live on Pay-Per-View), he’s also looking forward to a career move of a different kind: the release of his CD single/DVD Sometimes When …
Read More »Boxing Quotes: Manny Pacquiao Ready For Mosley Fight
Eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao, Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach and Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum participated in an international media conference call on Wednesday to discuss Pacquiao’s upcoming WBO welterweight title defense against three-division world champion Shane Mosley on Saturday, May 7, at the sold out MGM …
Read More »Boxing Quotes: “Sugar” Shane Mosley
Three-division world champion “Sugar” Shane Mosley, his trainer Naazim Richardson and Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum participated in an international media conference call on Tuesday to discuss Mosley’s upcoming fight against Manny Pacquiao for the WBO welterweight championship on Saturday, May 7, at the sold out MGM Grand in …
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