By Chris Williams: In his last four fights, WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) has suddenly started to show his age. He no longer jumps around the ring like he did two years ago; he no longer is able to get away from shots thrown his way, and he no longer can fight with the stamina and aggression that he once had not too long ago.
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Marquez’s strength coach to rejoin him if he gets Pacquiao rematch in 2012
By Chris Williams: Juan Manuel Marquez’s strength and conditioning coach Angel Hernandez will be rejoining Marquez for a fourth fight with WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao if the fight takes place in 2012. Hernandez’s expert training techniques enabled the 38-year-old Marquez to pack on a lot of good muscle for Marquez’s last fight against Pacquiao last November.
Bradley may be next for Pacquiao
By John F. McKenna (McJack): With World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. (42-0, 26 KO’s) temporarily out of the picture the guessing game is on as to who WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) will fight next.
Manny Pacquiao ready to fight Floyd Mayweather Jr even inside the jail!
By Juan dela Cruz: “Even inside the jail, I am ready to fight Floyd!”, this was the 8-division world champion Manny Pacquiao’s statement during a television game show on which he was one of the hosts in a local channel in the Philippines a couple of days ago.
Roach says Arum gave him four names for Pacquiao’s next fight: Cotto, Bradley, Marquez and Peterson
By Chris Williams: Manny Pacquiao’s trainer Freddie Roach is reportedly saying that promoter Bob Arum has given him four names – Timothy Bradley, Miguel Cotto, Lamont Peterson and Juan Manuel Marquez – as the fighters that are in the running to be selected from for Pacquiao’s next fight in early 2012. Of the four, two of them – Cotto and Bradley – are from Arum’s Top Rank stable.
The Year in Review: Seven Fights That Moved the Boxing Needle in 2011—Pacquiao, Ward, More!
By Paul Jones: In this review, I highlight seven of the most anticipated and discussed bouts of 2011. For the sake of brevity, I focus on matches with title and Pound-4-Pound (P-4-P) implications, paying special attention to fights that produced sustained action.
Mayweather Jr.’s fans are worried whenever Pacquiao agrees to Floyd’s demands
By Juan dela Cruz: We can’t deny the fact that everybody wanted to see Manny Pacquiao with Floyd Mayweather Jr. on the opposite corner of the ring. The excitement and money it will bring will be tremendous and surely will break any sporting records. Unfortunately, Floyd is reluctant to have the fight.
Marquez: If Pacquiao doesn’t fight me in 2012 then he can forget ever fighting me again
By Chris Williams: 38-year-old Juan Manuel Marquez refuses to let WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao wait him out until he gets too old to fight before giving Marquez a rematch.
Marquez wants Timothy Bradley if he can’t get Pacquiao rematch
By Dan Ambrose: If WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (53-6-1, 39 KO’s) can’t get a rematch against WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao in early 2012, then the 38-year-old Marquez wants to move up in weight and take on World Boxing Organization light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley (28-0, 12 KO’s) for his title in early 2012.
Peterson wants Pacquiao fight in 2012
By John F. McKenna (McJack): New International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Association (WBA) light welterweight champion Lamont Peterson (30-1-1, 15 KO’s) wants a crack at World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38 KO’s) in 2012.