There are a few lingering questions that exist as Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao prepare for their Dec. 6 bout at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.The main one, though, is how Pacquiao will deal with the naturally stronger and more experienced De La Hoya.De La Hoya, training at Camp Summit in Big Bear, has nearly made the welterweight limit of 147 pounds.Pacquiao, training under Freddie Roach in Los Angeles, has beefed up through diet and workouts to make
RICKY Hatton’s latest rival has vowed to make ‘The Hitman’ eat his words – by punching him into retirement.Brash New Yorker Paulie Malignaggi is angry at comments made by Hatton ahead of their clash for the IBO and Ring magazine light-welterweight belts in the early hours of Sunday.Malignaggi said: “He said something that has really p****d me
PACQUIAO SURVIVING 12 ROUNDS A DISASTER FOR DE LA HOYA
Written by dennis PRINCIPE, Philippine Sports News
Friday, 21 November 2008
OSCAR De La Hoya considers it a disaster if ever he fails to knock Manny Pacquiao out in their intriguing face-off early next month. This was De La Hoya’s stern statement when he took some time off in answering queries from media personalities in a worldwide teleconference Tuesday morning (Manila time). “I would be extremely disappointed if this fight doesn’t end in a knockout. It will be a total disaster for me,” De La Hoya said.The 35-year-old six-division world
Kidapawan City - Undefeated featherweight prospect Lorenzo "Thunderbolt" Villanueva , the Philippines No. 6 contender, goes for his 10th win in as many professional outings when he fights a Thai boxer Lerdayyam Sitjhsoei before a hometown crowd in Midsayap, North Cotabato Nov. 25.
(Thunderbolt Villanueva jars the mitts held by trainer Bruce Leriod as he connects with a thunderous left. Photo by Rene Lumawag.)
A 6-foot tall welterweight who is now a member of the Philippine national amateur boxing team is set to turn professional January next year.
Willy "The Orphan" Lopez, 21, who failed in his bid to join the Philippine Olympic Boxing Team in the 2008 Beijing Olympics following his loss in the Chicago last year, will be returning back to his former boxing club, the Braveheart Boxing Club of North Cotabato, after two more amateur tournaments -- one in Guam this month and the National Youth and Open Boxing Championships in Bacolod City in December.
Written by dennis PRINCIPE, Philippine Sports News
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
American promoter Gary Shaw has included Filipino super flyweight campaigner Z Gorres to their list of possible opponents for undisputed 115lb champion Vic Darchinyan. In an email to SportsNews.ph Shaw said they are looking forward to fighting Mexican superstar Jorge Arce for Darchinyan’s first outing since annihilating another Mexican
Manny Pacquiao ’s devil-may-care attitude on top of the ring is tailor-made for six-division world champion Oscar De La Hoya. The Golden Boy said in a teleconference call held Monday from his high-altitude training camp in Big Bear, California, that he welcomes Pacquiao’s sometimes reckless fighting style. Admitting that he has had problems dealing with scientific fighters like
De La Hoya Wants a Knockout and Freddie Roach Promises One
Written by Ramon Aranda, www.411mania.com
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Coach Roach goes on the offensive again while also claiming Oscar got slapped around by Ivan Calderon. During a conference call yesterday as we reported, Oscar De La Hoya talked about the need to win by knockout, claiming it would be a disaster if he didn't. In light of those comments, Freddie Roach today had some things to say to his former pupil. "Tell Oscar not to worry, the fight WILL end in a knockout. On December 6, Oscar's going to think he's back in the 1930's
The 23-year-old Belandres, a former national amateur boxing team member from Dalapitan in Matalam town, showed tremendous improvement in the ratings last month jumping to No. 1 from No. 5 following a 3rd round knockout victory against Jun Pader in August.
Oscar De La Hoya Is the Promoter, but Says, 'I'm a Full-Time Fighter' vs. Manny Pacquiao
Written by Michael David Smith, Boxing.FanHouse.com (Filed under: Golden Boy Promotions)
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
Oscar De La Hoya is the world's most popular boxer, but unlike so many boxers who have blown their millions, De La Hoya has built his boxing career into a business empire.But as De La Hoya prepares for his December 6 fight with Manny Pacquiao, is there a concern that working as the fight's promoter in his role as the head of Golden Boy Promotions could distract him from his preparations?I asked De La Hoya that today, and he said that when he's training for a fight
Team Pacquiao makes sure champion’s diet is perfect
Written by NICK GIONGCO, The Manila Bulletin
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
What’s the secret behind Manny Pacquiao’s seemingly bottomless energy? Pacquiao’s tireless energy is being attributed in part to training assistant Nonoy Neri, who is in charge of the Filipino champion’s food. After doing his thing at the gym, Neri assumes the role of Pacquiao’s cook and he is the one responsible for whipping up nearly everything for Pacquiao except when the champ eats out with his team and friends. According to sources within the camp, breakfast is
8COUNT EXCLUSIVE: FREDDIE ROACH (PODCAST) ONLY AT THE 8! 8CountNews sat down with famed fight trainer Freddie Roach and got a great update on Manny Pacquiao's training camp. Pacquiao currently tips the scales at 151lbs, and according to Roach, is "Looking great!" Roach also informs the 8 that a few days ago while Manny was training a Filipino acquaintance of Manny Pacquiao was asked to leave the gym. Roach himself ordered this person to exit the gym and when the person exited, he walked down
In his quiet, unassuming way, Kenny Bayless has developed into one of the world's best boxing referees. No one had to tell the WBC. The organization selected Bayless as its Referee of the Year, and he was honored last week at the WBC Convention in Chengdu, China. "I didn't expect it," Bayless said. "But it shows that all the work I've put in over the years is appreciated." Bayless
Golden Boy Promotions matchmaker Sampson Lewkowicz is convinced Oscar dela Hoya will surprise Freddie Roach in the coming fight against Manny Pacquiao with tactics the trainer never saw when he worked with the 1992 Olympic gold medalist for the Floyd Mayweather bout last year. Lewkowicz was recently in Manila for a brief visit on the way to the WBC convention in
BIG BEAR, CALIF. (November 14, 2008) – In an exclusive video interview with FoxSports.com’s Mark Kriegel, 10-time world champion Oscar De La Hoya, at his training camp in Big Bear, Calif., cooly countered trainer Freddie Roach's prediction of a ninth-round knockout victory by his star pupil, WBC lightweight champion and boxing’s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter Manny Pacquiao , when they meet, on December 6, in
Sympathy For The Devil: Coach Roach Unloads On Former Boss De La Hoya Again!
Written by Michael Marley, BoxingConfidential.com
Sunday, 16 November 2008
I don’t know why they portray Hollywood as a town without pity. Beneath all the tinsel, all the plastic and all the other superficiality, there are human beings whose hearts drip with empathy for the less fortunate. One such person is Manny Pacquiao Coach Freddie Roach. Now the Improper Bostonian has revealed that, as the holidays approach, he can’t but
