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On Ringside… – SkySports – skysports.com 11/16/2011 SkySportsOn Ringside…SkySportsThe first port of call was Las Vegas, where Khan was very much part of the big-fight atmosphere generated by his stablemate and friend Manny Pacquiao’s third showdo more… Pacquiao-Marquez III To Run Before Chavez Jr.-Manfredo […]
I’ve been meaning to get around to this but the intensity of everything else having to do with Pacquiao-Marquez III kept from doing it until now. I have been fascinated for some months by the story of Youtube sensation 11 year old Maria Aragon, who –as by now everybody knows–posted a spare, delightful cover of […]
Contrary to all the reports lately that Team Pacquiao is committed to a fourth fight with Juan Manuel Marquez, Foxsports’ Mark Kriegel is reporting that in an interview today Freddie Roach made clear that he and Manny Pacquiao both prefer fighting Floyd Mayweather next — not a fourth fight with Juan Manuel Marquez. According to […]
Not surprisingly given the outcry among Pacquiao fans over the video compilation of Marquez stepping on Pacquiao’s foot, an enterprising Marquez fan has put together a video reply showing Pacquiao doing the same to Marquez. As with the first video, I”m going to post it without a whole lot of commentary. I will just make […]
A myth that’s getting traction around the web today is that Marquez was drinking an illegal “yellow liquid” between rounds, and that this is illegal because, as everyone knows, ‘only water is allowed’ in the corners. People need to stop perpetuating this myth. Here is what the Nevada Commission says in its FAQ’s:
Question: What drinks […]
Here’s a video showing all the instances of “Marquez stepping on Pacquiao’s foot” that have become a hot topic of conversation among Pacquiao fans and on some of the boxing blogs. One thing to keep in mind when viewing it is that unintentional head butts and unintentional stepping on the opponents’ foot are both fairly […]
ESPN is reporting that both Leonard Ellerbe and Golden Boy President Richard Schaefer have confirmed that negotations are off between the Mayweather and Pacquiao camps due to a notification by the Pacquiao camp that they will pursue a 4th fight with Juan Manuel Marquez rather than a May 5 date with Mayweather. “We have been informed […]
A Filipino Web designer whose site can be found at www.giejose.com has come up with the solution to the Paccquiao-Marquez debate and controversy. I think he’s a genius. I have been giving so much thought to this lately, and writing so many words — and he has managed to solve it much more simply […]
Dear Manny,
First, thank you for all that you have done to elevate the spirits of a nation, and to inspire boxing and sportsfans worldwide. I remember years ago when I first became aware of you and your amazing talents. I recall thinking at the time that you very well might rise to the very […]
I was wondering about what the mood was in the Pacquiao locker room, and later among team Pacquiao, in the aftermath of experiencing the boos of the crowd at the end of his trilogy bout with Juan Manuel Marquez fight all but drowned out Pacquiao’s post fight interview with Max Kellerman. Fair or not, they […]
With the controversy over Manny Pacquiao’s majority decision victory over Juan Manuel Marquez not going away any time soon, it’s time to get out the round by round scorecards, and the round by round Compubox stats, and start doing some detailed analysis to understand what the judges saw, what Compubox saw — and why both […]
In the aftermath of Manny Pacquiao’s narrow majority decision victory over Mexico’s Juan Manuel Marquez last night, Pacquiao’s hall of fame trainer Freddie Roach was shocked that his prediction of a knockout of Juan Manuel Marquez didn’t happen and grudgingly acknowledged that Marquez is due a 4th shot at Pacquiao as the two sides try […]
I’ve been scanning the web for the articles on PMIII and frankly a lot of them are just stupid. But one seems to me to capture the essence of the moment, so props go out to Bryan Armen Gamen and Sports Illustrated for an insightful look at PMIII:
LAS VEGAS — It was close.
That […]
In Hollywood they’re always talking about “subtext” — well, here’s the subtext of the Penn State scandal and it’s pretty depressing. As they begin to dig and dig into this situation, what is going to emerge is that a lot of people in the Penn State football program knew that Sandusky was bad news starting […]
The Pacquiao-Marquez III official scorecards are out and it’s always interesting in a fight like this to see exactly how many rounds were unanimous, and how many involved split judgment by the judges. In the fight tonight, the judges were unanimous in the their scoring in the following rounds: 1, 3, 5, 6, 7. All […]
Much will be written in coming days about the just-concluded trilogy bout between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez in which Pacquiao escaped with a split decision, prompting Marquez and his trainer Nacho Berestain to once again claim they’ve been robbed. Having just conducted an exhausting review of the first two fights (see
There was a full house of 5,500 screaming fans on hand for the weigh-in between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grrand in Las Vegas. Check it out.
When I took Pacquiao-Marquez I and broke it down via a “Preponderance of Evidence” scorecard that correlated the judges’ round by round cards; compubox round by round stats; and intangibles, I didn’t quite know what I was getting into. It took me two nights and a morning to get it done. Now it’s fight […]
The Las Vegas oddsmakers have made Manny Pacquiao anywhere from a 7-1 to 10-1 favorite in his trilogy fight tonight against Juan Manuel Marquez – but all that does is establish that there is a lot more optimism among the Filipino betting public than their Mexican counterparts. What do the experts actually think? Here’s a […]
De La Hoya says superfight has 'never been closer' – Yahoo! Sports – sports.yahoo.com 11/12/2011 De La Hoya says superfight has 'never been closer'Yahoo! Sports“I am very optimistic now,” De La Hoya said, as Pacquiao finalized his preparations for his Saturday night clash with Juan Ma more…
Ever since I started drilling down into the Penn State situation, I’ve had a nagging feeling that we may only be seeing the tip of a very ugly iceberg that may, in the end, make the immediate and unceremonious dumping of Joe Paterno and University President Graham Spanial start to make more sense. I hope […]
Today is Veteran’s Day and I’ve been thinking about my father, gone for almost 40 years now. It is almost inconceivable that it’s been that long, but it has. He was a career Army officer, and was serving as a Province Senior Advisor in Vietnam at the time of his death. Like all others who […]
Well, it had to happen sooner or later. Or did it? Tiger Woods is 9 under par and leading the Australian Open after two rounds, which is quite a novel development considering the way he has played for most of the last two (winless) years. He birdied the 10th, 13th and 14th holes (his first, […]
Joe Paterno is out, tossed aside like so much rubbish after 62 years of extraordinary service to Penn State. But Mike McQueary who actually saw the sexual assault that resulted in the ouster of Penn State’s legendary coach and did nothing about it other than tell Paterno, is still coaching for Penn State and apparently […]
For the next five days I’ll be posting an article feed of 50 articles a day on Pacquiao-Marquez III, scheduled for November 12. Here is today’s feed:
Pacquiao, Marquez trainers address doping issue – AFP – google.com 11/11/2011 Crave Online (blog)Pacquiao, Marquez trainers address doping issueAFPLAS VEGAS, Nevada — Trainers for Manny […]
Word comes from the music universe that classic rock’s pre-eminent ballad, Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven”, has turned 40. Bringing with it 8 minutes and two seconds of music that starts out as a haunting folk song, progresses through a bluesish mid-section, and then ends up with as a high octane arena rock shriek fest, […]
As the November 12 trilogy bout between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez draws closer, it’s only natural to think about their previous fights and want to revisit them — after all, only 1 point separates them on the judge’s scorecards after 24 rounds of epic boxing. A number of boxing journalists and bloggers have […]
Gareth Davies has an excellent piece in the Telegraph which is mostly an interview of Bob Arum in which you really get to hear Arum — a supersmart 80 year old attorney — speaking from the heart, not wearing his promoter hat. I really found this illuminating — he talks mostly about Manny Pacquiao’s larger […]
The streets of State College, Pennsylvania, began to fill with students in the minutes and hours after word spread the legendary head coach Joe Paterno had been fired by the Board of Trustees on Wednesday night. Report follows.
STATE COLLEGE, PA.—Riot police were on standby Wednesday night after news spread that long-time Penn State football […]
I thought I’d seen all the Pacquiao docus and video clips, but this strange little video from Gulfnews, out of Abu Dhabi, has more interesting footage and interviews in it than anything I’ve seen in awhile. The reporter/videographer seems to be Filipino, but the intended audience is international. All in all, an interesting find.
