By Sean McDaniel: If you look at all the attention that has been made of World Boxing Council lightweight champion Edwin Valero (27-0, 27 KO’s) since his knockout win last week against Antonio DeMarco, it’s pretty clear that it’s only a matter of time before he’s matched up with WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao. What makes it even more likely to occur in the very near future is that both fighters are promoted by Top Rank Promotions, meaning that lining up a fight between them will be quite simple.
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Clottey vs. Pacquiao: Joshua needs to attack Manny’s body
By Dave Lahr: I’ve done an exhausting study of World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao’s last 10 fights stretching over the last four years and I’ve discovered that few of Pacquiao’s opponents have even tried to land to his body. The vast majority of them have been pure head hunters. What they don’t understand is that Pacquiao’s weakness isn’t his head, it’s his body. That’s where challenger Joshua Clottey (35-3, 20 KO’s) needs to direct his attention if he wants to beat Pacquiao on March 13th in their fight at the Dallas Cowboy stadium.
Manny’s Meteoric Rise – Part 2
By Alexander Fugate: After winning a paper title, Manny hit the boxing jackpot by landing a fight against De La Hoya. De La Hoya’s last fight was against Steve Forbes, at 150 lbs. Oscar’s trainer said after the fight that he “thought Oscar would have had more power than he had.” If the fight would have been at a higher weight. Oscar had been fighting at 154 or higher for 7 years. Boxing analyst Travis Marks wrote afterwards “The troubling aspect about Oscar’s fight last night was that he was at his best, at least he was at his best at this stage in his career.” He went on “…Steve Forbes was never hurt. Forbes surprisingly was able to land some of the cleaner more effective power punches.
Manny’s Meteoric Rise – Part 1
By Alexander Fugate: Manny Pacquiao is currently regarded by many as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the game today. So, exactly how did he get there? Here’s an honest look at the rise of Manny Pacquiao. In 2003, Manny Pacquiao was the International Boxing Federation super bantamweight champion with a record of 37-2-2.
Both losses were by knockout to average opponents. Marco Antonio Barrera was the champion one weight class above at 126 and widely regarded as one of the best boxers at the time. Pacquiao proved too much for Barrera overwhelming him with power shots.
The Pacquiao-Mayweather Debacle, a Timeline
By Ryan Dunn: There has been more finger-pointing, slandering, name-calling, insulting, whining, crying, and in-fighting surroudning the Mayweather/Pacquiao negotiations than a kindergarten playground. I have engaged in several (hopefully spirited) debates myself, offering my point of view on the matter. Let me summarize what I personally believe to be the situation, and the readers can weigh-in with their thoughts.
Valero has to prove himself at 140 to get a fight against Pacquiao – News
By Dan Ambrose: Top Rank promoter Bob Arum wants World Boxing Council lightweight champion Edwin Valero (27-0, 27 KO’s) to get some fights under his belt at light welterweight (140 pounds) before he can even consider matching him up with his cash cow, WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao according to the latest boxing news. Arum is looking to have the 28-year-old Valero move up in weight five pounds and take on someone like WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley in his next fight.
Mayweather: “Pacquiao didn’t want to take a $25 million dollar drug test”
By William Mackay: In an interview at Sportsradiointerviews, undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. commented on why he thinks his March 13th mega fight with Manny Pacquiao went down the drains. Mayweather says “Manny Pacquiao didn’t want to take a 25 million dollar drug test. I had a clause that I wanted and he [Pacquiao] had a clause that he wanted. His clause, what he wanted, was every pound that I weighed over 147, they wanted me to pay ten million dollars. I said no problem, each pound I’ll pay ten million dollars, my clause for him was for us both to take random blood tests. The only thing that I’m trying to do is clean up the sports period.”
Arum: Over 30,000 tickets already sold for Pacquiao-Clottey
By Chris Williams: With little more than a month to go for the March 13th clash between World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and challenger Joshua Clottey, Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is saying “we’ve sold well over 30,000” tickets to the fight, according to Boxing Talk. That’s a phenomenal number for a bout that figures to be mismatch. Clottey, 32, isn’t well known by casual boxing fans, and he’s not exactly been a world beater during his career, losing to Antonio Margarito, Carlos Baldomir and recently to Miguel Cotto.
Ariza pleased with Pacquiao’s power – News
By Eric Thomas: World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao’s fitness trainer Alex Ariza is impressed with Pacquiao’s power, saying in an article at the Manilastandardtoday that Pacquiao’s power is “unreal” after watching Pacquiao beat up on sparring partners Mike Dallas Jr. and Raymond Beltran last Saturday. Pacquiao reportedly stunned Dallas in the 2nd round of their sparring session as Pacquiao pummeled him.
Will Valero be even more popular than Pacquiao in a year or two?
By Dave Lahr: Okay, so WBC lightweight champion Edwin Valero (27-0, 27 KO’s) already has a better record than Manny Pacquiao (50-3-2, 38 KO’s) after only eight years as a pro.
Pacquiao has been fighting for 15 years now in the pro ranks and has tasted the bitter feels of defeats three times already, including two draws. Valero has a perfect record of 27-0 with 27 knockouts. You can’t get any better than that, can you?