Pacquiao fight could be in Macau or Singapore
Manny Pacquiao may meet an old foe in a new place in September.
Manny Pacquiao may meet an old foe in a new place in September.
No amount of taunting tweets from Floyd Mayweather Jr. could sway promoter Bob Arum from agreeing to a May 5 fight between the flamboyant American and Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao.
Manny Pacquiao should now train his sight on an opponent other than Floyd Mayweather Jr.
It’s a three-way race for a juicy fight against Manny Pacquiao in May, with Floyd Mayweather Jr. ahead and Juan Manuel Marquez giving a spirited chase.
Lagging behind is World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley.
Nonito Donaire Jr., the reigning WBO and WBC bantamweight champion, is set to face Puerto Rican former champion Wilfredo Vazquez at the Theatre of the Madison Square Garden early next year.
The fight, at its closest, remained purely a wish, on top of Freddie Roach’s list. This was nearly a week ago, days after the multi-awarded trainer was also accused of suffering Parkinson moments in the thick of battle, when Juan Manuel Marquez proceeded to hit and outwit Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Las Vegas [...]
The clamor for Manny Pacquiao to start seriously pushing his promoter to arrange what could be the biggest fight ever continues to snowball.
Former Pacquiao victim Oscar De La Hoya is hoping Pacquiao convinces Top Rank chief Bob Arum to pursue a match against undefeated superstar Floyd Mayweather Jr.
HOLLYWOOD—Even Oscar De La Hoya has weighed in on the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez issue.
The former boxing poster boy and reigning pay-per-view king said he felt Marquez had the edge in the hotly debated contest, adding that the Mexican counterpuncher has the Filipino ring icon completely figured out.
LAS VEGAS—For the third time, Juan Manuel Marquez climbed the ring determined to prove his mastery over Manny Pacquiao.
In what could have been his best shot at doing so Saturday, Marquez was frustrated again.
LAS VEGAS—Manny Pacquiao came to his postgame press conference more than hour late than expected, forcing Bob Arum to rattle off monologues to fill in the waiting period.
When the pound-for-pound king—that status could take a serious hit soon—finally arrived, a cut above his right eye all stitched up, he said what everyone expected him to after a controversial majority decision win over Juan Manuel Marquez Saturday night at the MGM Grand.
LAS VEGAS—Freddie Roach shouldered part of the blame Saturday night for what has been generally described as a controversial victory by Manny Pacquiao over Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. And as he prepares for a road trip back to Wild Card Gym Sunday, he will have plenty of time to contemplate [...]
MANILA, Philippines—Many of the great boxers of this generation dream to fight Manny Pacquiao. A fight with Pacquiao represents many things. A big paycheck, bragging rights, championship belts are just some of the more obvious reasons. None, however, would have the same reason as a fighter named Juan Manuel Marquez. Although Marquez’s reason is clearly [...]
LAS VEGAS—Bob Arum has been tracking numbers ever since the third fight between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez was announced. With two days left before the fight, he likes what he’s seeing. And Pacquiao should like it even more. The pay-per-view (PPV) buys are streaming in as hoped for, and that could mean Pacquiao [...]
