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Pac-Mania "is like, almost something even transcending Ali"
June 25th, 2009 by Scoop Malinowski
You have to wonder if the worldwide sensation of PacquiaoMania has even reached full force yet. But right now it might be as strong as anything boxing has ever witnessed before. Today, Manny Pacquiao is the most popular person in the Philippines, with the President ranked #2 and trainer Freddie Roach #3. At the age of 30, there has already been a film about his life. His face is on a stamp. As a singer, Pac-Man had a #1 single which was called 'This Fight Is For You.' Athletic footwear producer Nike is a proud sponsor. Filippinos call him their "Pambasang Kamao" which means "National Fist."
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 Edison Miranda Status: Super middleweight boxer takes on Arthur Abraham in a rematch on Saturday night in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Ht: 5-11 Wt: 160
DOB: January 7, 1981 In: Buenaventura, Colombia
Childhood Heroes: “First and foremost, God is my hero. Because I had a dream and during an epiphany, God spoke to me and so I became [...]
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 Pacquiao Will Be Ducked By Mayweather The biggest fight in boxing won’t happen. Manny Pacquaio is game of course, but Floyd Mayweather doesn’t want to take the risk of getting flattened by the Filippino force.
Mayweather won’t come out and say this but the clues are quite clear. I have been observing and studying this sport for almost two decades from [...]...
Saturday, July 4th, 2009 | (Read Full Story) Don King Announces Michael Jackson TributeSUNRISE, Fla.—Promoter Don King announced today he will pay tribute to Michael Jackson at a world championship boxing event King has slated for July 11 at BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Fla.
King plans to give Jackson boxing’s traditional ringside10-bell count honoring those who have passed and to play Jackson’s music and videos at King’s previously announced [...]...
Friday, July 3rd, 2009 | (Read Full Story) RBF Presents The World’s Greatest Ever Flyweight BoxersLAS VEGAS (July 3, 2009) – Good things often come in small packages, no more evident than in the Flyweight Division of “The World’s Greatest Ever Boxer” promotion, which has been launched and is drawing worldwide interest from boxing fans of all ages.
On-line voting at www.GreatestEver.com allows boxing fans from around the world to select [...]...
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 …And the Up-And-Coming Heavyweights Keep RisingThursday, July 2nd, 2009
AND THE UP-AND-COMING HEAVYWEIGHTS KEEP RISING FROM THE EAST…6′71/2″ ALEXANDER USTINOV BEATS MICHAEL SPROTT OVER 10 BY PHILIP H. ANSELMO (REPORTING FROM RINGSIDE)
On the undercard of Wladimir Klitschko’s recent pugilistic masterpiece, stopping previously unbeaten, former WBA king and #3 rated southpaw Ruslan Chagaev in less than 10 one-sided rounds for the long overdue right to [...] (Read Full Story)
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 The Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform ActOne Hundred Sixth Congress of the United States of America AT THE SECOND SESSION Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the twenty-fourth day of January, two thousand An Act To reform (Read Full Story) |
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