Manny Pacquiao vs Floyd Mayweather

Of the BWAAs, Pacquiao, Donaire, ALA Boxing, the Philippines first Olympic gold and more

Published on 2010-06-14 20:44:00

A day removed from the Philippines 112th year celebration of it's independence, I was invited to guest on the best weekly boxing radio show, The Boxing Truth, hosted by John Chavez and Ricardo Lois to talk about the state of Philippine boxing and shed light on some issues surrounding its fighters.One subject of particular interest is the staggering development of Nonito Donaire Jr. who is considered as the best Filipino boxer after the sport's best Manny Pacquiao. Donaire was recently elevated b

The Maestro And The Rock Star: The Contrary Combative Styles Of Floyd Mayweather And Manny Pacquiao

Published on 2010-05-05 00:45:00

In the wake of Floyd Mayweather’s career-best win over Shane Mosley, the eyes of the boxing world are once again fixed on the possibility of Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao settling the question of who is the best fighter of this generation in the ring.We’ve been down this road before and I don’t care to speculate as to whether a solution to the drug-testing conundrum can be found. What I am interested in here is that they are the two biggest stars in the sport and the two best fighters in t

Pacquiao vs. Mayweather, the best of the best

Published on 2010-05-03 21:40:00

This one has a familiar ring. Pacquiao-Mayweather. Here we go again.This is the Ali-Foreman of our time. The real stuff. Boxing titles its fights and this one is easy: The Best of the Best. Finally, the sport that excels at selling us pigs and calling it filet mignon would be delivering genuine Kobe beef.There are guys who fight and then there are Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. They are artists in the boxing ring. The rest are paint-by-the-numbers guys.We have been here before, but this