Marquez Aims For KO!

Is the third time the charm?

Juan Manuel Marquez certainly hopes so, as he battles Manny Pacquiao for the third time in their careers.

Marquez is still bitter of his 2 previous fights with Pacquiao, claiming that he won both despite the judges giving close victories to Pacquiao.

Now, Marquez wants to take the decision out of the judges' hands by knocking out the Filipino boxing superstar.

At stake is Pacquiao's WBO welterweight title as well as the mythical pound-for-pound title.

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Manny MUST KO Marquez-Roach

No more draws. No more splits decisions. No more controversy.

For people to stop asking if Juan Manuel Marquez is Kryptonite to Manny Pacquiao's Superman, the Pambansang Kamao must go into the fight with one thought on his mind.

KNOCK MARQUEZ OUT.

Multi-titled trainer Freddie Roach went as far as saying that he will plead with Pacquiao to do his job and knock Marquez out, so that there will be no doubt which fighter is better.

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New Manny Pacquaio Ad For HP!

It's hilarious and totally Manny!

Enjoy!

Pacquiao Metes Out 12Round Punishment!

Manny Pacquiao came to fight.
Shane Mosley, evidently, came to run.

After a stinging third round knockdown, Shane "Sugar" Mosley spent the next 9 rounds running, dancing and sidestepping around the ring, all in a bid to avoid Manny Pacquiao's blazing fists.

Loudmouthed Mayweather Making Noises Again.

Leftovers.
That is how Floyd Mayweather Jr describes Oscar de la Hoya, Ricky Hatton and now, Shane Mosley.

The outspoken boxer is once again riding on Pacquiao's popularity to bolster his own as he claims that all of Pacquiao's recent victims are mere leftovers from his own career.

Roach Counters Mosley Prediction With His Own KO Prediction!

No chance at all.
That is how Freddie Roach sees the chances of Shane Mosley winning over Manny Pacquiao.

In an interview with an online boxing site, Roach opined that despite Mosley being experienced, he still has no chance against the fighting congressman from Saranggani and might last only up to the 6th or 7th round.

Shane Mosley Expects To Shock The World!

For a boxer whom no one thinks has a chance, Shane "Sugar" Mosley seems very confident about his chances against Manny Pacquiao.

Mosley is banking on Manny Pacquiao reverting to his "banger" self once he tires of playing the role of the boxer in the first few rounds of their fight.

Mosley, a 6-1 underdog, says he is ready to shock the world by defeating Pacquiao this May.

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Pacquaio Deletes Twitter Account Amidst Criticism.

Who knew that the only blows that could make Manny Pacquiao quit were the online blows from Twitter?

Pacquiao deleted his Twitter account @congMP after getting into a semi-serious argument with netizens. Several people tweeted Pacquiao, commenting on his absence from Congress, after he announced on Twitter his "No" vote on the "Merci" case.

After a deluge of angry and indignant tweets, the congressman from Saranggani announced he would be closing down his account. Several hours later, the account was deleted.

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Pacquiao Defamation Law Suit Against Mayweather Pushes Through!

The defamation lawsuit filed by Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao against American Floyd Mayweather is all set to go.

US District Judge Larry Hicks has ruled that court proceedings can start after finding that there was sufficient evidence of malicious acts when Mayweather, his uncle and a host of other embittered foes accused Pacquiao of using performance enhancing drugs (PED's).

PACQUIAO TAKES ON CLOTTEY!

It's confirmed! Manny "The Pacman" Pacquiao will take on Ghanaian IBF wleterweight champ Joshua "The Hitter" Clottey.

The fight is set on March 15 and will take place at Cowboys Stadium, in Texas.

Clottey is not as heavily regarded as some of Manny's recent opponents (Cotto, Hatton, de la Hoya) and there is a danger that Manny may take him lightly, what with the elections coming up.

But if Freddie Roach can keep Manny's head on straight, Manny should be able to add Clottey's head to his much-notched belt.

BEING RIGHT ABOUT PACQUIAO

KO? Check.

Later round? Double check.

Complete and total dominance? Uhm...sorry, didn't catch that one.

When Manny Pacquiao started out by flicking jabs and left straights at de la Hoya right in the very first round, my first thought was "Oh shit, dance around Manyy, tire him out, don't go toe to toe, not just yet!")

But then, I noticed one other thing. De la Hoya couldn't hit Pacquiao at all. The slick moving, quick dancing, weaving and bobbing Pacquiao turned the Golden Boy into a turnstile which just kept going  around and around and around.

And when Pacquiao pummeled a cut into de la Hoya's nose int he 2nd and closed Golden Boy's left eye in the 6th, I knew it was a matter of only time until I was proven right.

The main bone of contention now seems to be: if you were de la Hoya, would you have cried "No mas" or would you have gone down swinging?

PACQUIAO-DE LA HOYA FEARLESS FORECAST!

I've kept my mouth shut the past month, reading up on all things Pacquiao and de la Hoya.

And now, I'm ready to make my prediction.

Pacquiao by split decision or late KO.

Pacquiao has gotten bigger, stronger and more chiseled without seemingly losing any of his trademark speed.

He's also acutely aware that the eyes of an entire nation is glued on his every move and that his legacy can be cemented by this one fight.

De La Hoya, on the other hand, had to reinvent himself to prepare for this fight. He's doing things he's never done before in an effort to counter what he perceives to be Pacquiao's strength, including doing a Rocky 4 (moving to austere conditions where he pitted himself against the elements, so to speak).

But will it be enough? I don't think so. I think de la Hoya will make the mistake of thinking he's still the same dominant fighter he was 5 years ago. By trying to dominate Pacquiao from the get-go, de la Hoya will lose steam and become vulnerable in the latter rounds. 

What Pacquiao has to do is refuse to play along and dance away in the first 4 rounds. De la Hoya made a prediction that he will knock Pacquaio out by the 4th round and he will use up energy to do so. By dancing away, Pacquiao can frustrate de la Hoya and cause him to expend his energy.

So that's the way I see it. Pacquiao by split decision or late KO.

To the Pambansang Kamao, mabuhay ka!

PACMAN PACKS A PUNCH!

You could practically see it coming.

For 9 rounds, people were expecting hapless, helpless David "Dangerous" Diaz to fall face first.

Every Pacquiao punch that landed on a cheek, a chin or a kidney brought a gasp of expectation and a half out of the chair movement from expectant Pinoy fans.

But David Diaz took it...and kept coming.

But nobody does that forever, especially not to powerpunching Manny Pacquiao, nicknamed "Ang Pambansang Kamao" (The National Fist).

And so, in the 9th round, a left straight finally took the air out of the Diaz balloon and left him crumpled on the canvass.

The irony of the fight was that Manny Pacquiao didn't even look like he was in a fight. His face was unmarked, his sweat, clean og blood and bruises.

Diaz, on the other hand, looked liked he brought a knife to a gun fight. Blood streamed down his face and his right eye had practically closed.

It was a long brutal night for Diaz, a night that also saw him fatten his bank account by 850,000 dollars...but he earned every penny of it with blood and pain.

Pacquiao, on the other hand, got roughly 3million dollars, and all he had to do was dance around a punching bag.