Published on: 14th April, 2011
by Scott Christ Have you ever wondered just how ring card girls are chosen? This doesn’t really answer your question since this isn’t, to my knowledge, standard procedure, but here’s a little teaser of what’s coming up on Showtime’s Fight Camp 360 for the May 7 fight between Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley. I think [...]
Published on: 14th April, 2011
Chris Robinson During the lead up to the May 7th Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley fight I had been keeping tabs with Mosley’s trainer Naazim Richardson, a man always full of some kind of insight. From claiming that Shane was going to shock the masses by ‘smashing’ Pacquiao to calling the Filipino superstar the ‘Rubik’s Cube of [...]
Published on: 13th April, 2011
By Eddie Alinea After three weeks of almost flawless training regimen, minor glitches surfaced as WBO world welterweight belt-holder Manny Pacquiao’s build up program for his title fight against “Sugar” Shane Mosley enters the last four weeks at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles. With chief trainer Freddie Roach expected to be missed the [...]
Published on: 12th April, 2011
Michael Marley Manny Pacquiao’s taciturn Canadian agent Michael Koncz just spilled the beans. Koncz admitted to me Monday afternoon that this Pacman Training Camp, which got off to a solid start in Baguio City and is now meshing well in Los Angeles, has been markedly different than all the big fight camps which came before. [...]
Published on: 9th April, 2011
John Martinez On May 7, SHOWTIME PPV will feature two future Hall of Fame combatants that boast a combined KO ratio average of 70 percent over their opponents as they collide for the WBO welterweight title. Many people believe the conclusion is forgone as to whom the victor will be when “Sugar” Shane Mosley (46-6-1 [...]
Published on: 8th April, 2011
MANILA, Philippines – Everything is running smoothly in Manny Pacquiao’s training camp as far as coach Freddie Roach is concerned. So confident is Roach about the Filipino superstar’s chances against Shane Mosley on May 7 that he gave out a bold prediction. “I’d say he’ll stop him in six, seven rounds,” the esteemed coach told [...]
Published on: 7th April, 2011
By NICK GIONGCO MANILA, Philippines — Shane Mosley said his crystal ball tells him he will knock Manny Pacquiao out in the first round on May 7 in Las Vegas. “Yeah, I think I’m going to knock him out,” Mosley told boxingscene from his high-altitude training camp in Big Bear, California. “I don’t know what [...]
Published on: 5th April, 2011
The selection for Manny Pacquiao’s next fight came down to Juan Manuel Marquez, Andre Berto, and Shane Mosley. Most Filipino boxing fans wanted Pacquiao to fight Marquez to complete the trilogy. Pacquiao and Marquez fought on two painfully close fights and the fans yearned for one more. There were a few fans, including yours truly, [...]
Published on: 5th April, 2011
by: Scott Levinson Besides Mayweather, There Aren’t Many Strong Choices Left at Welterweight for Pacquiao: A few years ago, when Manny Pacquiao joined the welterweight division, the options seemed endless. Welterweight was boxing’s glamor division with a bevy of marketable opponents vying for the top spot. There were top guys like Oscar De La Hoya [...]
Published on: 5th April, 2011
By Eddie Alinea No one, not even members of media will be allowed to watch World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao plunge into a more serious training starting Monday (Tuesday in Manila) at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles. “Yes, the gym is closed except to those who have something to do with [...]