Paul Truscott will be looking for revenge on Friday night when he challenges John Simpson for the Commonwealth featherweight title at the Eston Sports Academy in Middlesbrough.Truscott will be fighting in front of his hometown fans once more, as he was when he lost the title to Simpson just over seven months ago. Truscott was stopped in the eighth round last time after a couple of hefty head clashes caused a nasty cut above his right eye. The Middlesbrough man was ahead on two of the judges... Read Full Story
Maybe you like your "chasing the white whale"-style quotes to come from the original Moby Dick. I'm no Trekkie, but that Wrath of Khan is a good flick. Either way, the "hell's heart" quote is appropriate for lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez: He will chase rival Manny Pacquiao, the only man who can stake a legitimate claim to being a better boxer than him, until his dying breath and probably after. In going to tremendous lengths to get a third fight, he will provide a ton of drama and... Read Full Story
Undefeated Indonesian Chris John will defend his World Boxing Association featherweight title here Saturday, picking a most difficult place to make his American debut. John, 42-0 with one draw and 22 knockouts, will face US hometown hero Rocky Juarez, 28-4 with 20 knockouts, in the 10th defense of the title John won from Japan's Osamu Sato at Tokyo in 2004. After a draw from an early clash of heads with Venezuelan Jose Rojas in his first title defense, John has won eight fights in a row, the... Read Full Story
Since Manny Pacquiao is fighting one of the more anticipated bouts of the year, we doubt he's being affected by the economic downturn that are making lesser boxers like Zab Judah fight gangs of homeless cats for food. So it's pretty shocking to find out that he owes the WBC 30 large in sanctioning fees. It's actually more shocking to find out they sent him a collection letter saying they'd take away his lightweight title unless he coughs up the feria. According to the WBC president... Read Full Story
Eat up, Oscar.
In a move designed to poke fun at De La Hoyas need to shed weight for his December 6 face-off with Manny Pacquiao, Team Manny has delivered a cheesecake from New Yorks famous Carnegie Deli to Oscar, just in time for Thanksgiving, complete with a card urging him to dig in.
Hey, the Carnegie Deli is certainly famous. But not for cheesecake.
Feeling bad that Oscar has been starving himself in training camp to make weight, and even admitting that he would have to forego... Read Full Story
We may not know what to expect when it comes to picking a winner in the Oscar De la Hoya/Manny Pacquiao battle on December 6th. But one thing is clear: both fighters will have knockout ability on their side, at least according to Pacquiao.
Both fighters have agreed to use smaller, 8 oz. gloves for the match, which Pacquiao notes will give both fighters the potential to take care of business with one clean punch. And, of course, Pacquiao is sure that he can handle Oscars fists. And so is... Read Full Story
Could this year have gotten any better for Manny Pacquiao?
First, he spends the year standing along as the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world. Then he bludgeons Oscar De La Hoya into likely retirement in what was the most anticipated fight of the year. And now, hes a new dad, with his wife Jinkee having just given birth in Los Angeles to his new daughter.
Gacal reported the Pacquiao daughter, their second after two sons, was born at 6:37 a.m. LA Time or 10:37 p.m. Manila Time and... Read Full Story
Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao has gven up his World Boxing Council lightweight world title. Pacquiao, who is considered boxing's top pound-for-pound fighter, cited his desire to compete in the super lightweight division as his reason for vacating his crown. Pacquiao is getting ready to face Britain's Ricky Hatton on May 2 in Las Vegas. Pacquiao (48-3-2, 26 KOs) firmly entrenched himself as a superstar and perhaps the sport's best pound-for-pound fighter in December when he dominated... Read Full Story
Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao gave up his World Boxing Council lightweight world title Tuesday. Pacquiao, who is considered boxing's top pound-for-pound fighter, cited his desire to compete in the super lightweight division as his reason for vacating his crown. Pacquiao is getting ready to face Britain's Ricky Hatton on May 2 in Las Vegas. Pacquiao (48-3-2, 26 KOs) firmly entrenched himself as a superstar and perhaps the sport's best pound-for-pound fighter in December when he dominated... Read Full Story
Soil Clothing is celebrating the “Pound4Pound” #1 ranked Boxer, Manny “Pac Man”Pacquiao with this newly released t-shirt for the May 2nd bout with Rickey “The HitMan” Hatton. Pac Man has a huge influence in the Boxing community but has a greater effect on his country men in the Philippines where poverty and crime is way too common. Always giving back and continuously showing his pride makes him “The People’s Champion”!
The tee can be purchased online through Soil Clothing’s online webstore... Read Full Story
