2008 NT Boxing Post Vol. Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao 12/6/08 HBO PPV

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May 24
At Manchester, England: Ricky Hatton vs. Juan Lazcano, 12 rounds, for Hatton's Ring magazine junior welterweight title
Anybody else see this?

 

[mextra45]

Yeah I heard about it the otherday when Hatton signed with Golden boy .

 

[stringer bell 32]

Yeah, I read about the Golden Boy signing but it didnt say anything about a fight. Kinda wish it was against Paulie Malinaggi. I'm really surprised thatits not attached to any TV like HBO.

 

[theprofessorofpugilism]

I dunno, i don't think HBO would travel to England just for a fight against Juan Lazcano. A better opponent, maybe.

 

[mextra45]

Its still early but Hatton had what a 3-4 fight deal right ? so maybe it will be a boxing after dark show

 

[proshares]

It's + 250 for Cintron meaning you would have to bet 100 win 250. Margarito on the other hand is -280 or so meaning you would need to bet -280 to win 100 making him the favorite. Sorry if you know this already and you were just reading it wrong.

I never gamble but I know this site (there may be others that are better) shows the lines from different online gambling sites that can help you pick the best:
http://www.docsports.com/boxing/boxing-odds.htmlhttp://www.docsports.com/boxing/boxing-odds.html

Ahh thank you, understand it now. Still going with Margarito.

 

[shannonscrooks]

When is Golden Boy going to start developing fighters like the Top Ranks and DBE's?

 

[jagshemash]

Looks like negotiations are close to done for Miranda-Kessler according to the Danish media. Didn't think this would happen...

http://sporten.tv2.dk/article.php/id-10795075.html?forside

Bad Danish to English translation:

Boxes Mikkel Kessler is highly dense at another action , there shall boxes to America. Matchmaker Mogens Palle is so far advance to the negotiations , that the parties discusses a date by the engagement. The opponent proves most likely Edison Miranda , there has boxes 32 the engagement and vundet they 30. Vi is far advance , by vi discusses too a specific date " says Mogens Palle to TELEVISION 2 The sport. The americans television - station HBO vil orchard set the engagement the 10. may Mogens Palle notices all the engagement to june , however whatever date think Mogens Palle Mikkel Kessler can be attach. " i anser settled Mikkel to være universe good supermellemvægter. That think i when , that he can be. However it is not a soul , decent handles by and boxes and handles lightly på, " says Mogens Palle. Mikkel Kessler is a attraction adversary and is too been quotation a action to England , so no is definitely , ante the contract is signed. " decent shall of course subscribe the card's awhile dense in to the trunk and orchard ice to the stomach and await and look , what there occurs " says Mogens Palle. Mikkel Kessler were ultimate to the tire , when he lost to Joe Calzaghe last year.

 

[eagle 0n]

kinda random but:

anybody know any online websites that sell good boxing equipment (gloves, wraps, headgear)?

tired of using my local gyms equipment

and i haven't seen anythinggood at big 5 or most sports chains around my area.

 

[theprofessorofpugilism]

Miranda-Kessler May 10th or somewhere around that time? Oh man that is gonna be fun for as long as it lasts. I think Kessler wins, but of course imma berooting for my boy Miranda.

 

[dako akong otin]

Originally Posted by EAGLE 0N

kinda random but:

anybody know any online websites that sell good boxing equipment (gloves, wraps, headgear)?

tired of using my local gyms equipment

and i haven't seen anything good at big 5 or most sports chains around my area.

we use Twins in our gym. here's their site. http://www.twins-eu.com/

 

[jagshemash]

anybody know any online websites that sell good boxing equipment (gloves, wraps, headgear)?
www.ringside.com

www.titleboxing.com

 

[dako akong otin]

FINAL MARQUEZ-PACQUIAO II PRESSCON QUOTES AND PHOTOS!

PhilBoxing.com
Thu, 13 Mar 2008

The final press conference was held earlier for the the WBC super featherweight champion between Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao Saturday night at theMandalay Bay Resorts and Casino and live on HBO Pay-Per-View. As of today's presser Pacquaio was a -230 favorite, while Marquez backers can get +190.
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TEAM PACQUIAO

MANNY PACQUIAO
"First like to thank God for giving me the sign everyday. To both promoters and MP Promotions I thank you. Thanks to my wife who is very supportive of myboxing career. It will be a great fight on Saturday as I heard Marquez has trained very hard and doesn't want to let his countrymen down. But I don'teither as I need to win this fight for my people as this is the key to the Filipino unity. Not only for myself but all the people who love boxing. I want themto be satisfied with my performance and not disappoint them on Saturday. I will do my best to make them happy. I also pray that both Marquez and me will besafe and all fighters will not get hurt in the ring."

FREDDIE ROACH, TRAINER
"Manny came to camp early and we usually have a rule that we don't play basketball and I didn't even have to worry about it. He said he didn'twant to play this time because this fight is so important.
"We are ready and I am looking forward to the fight and Saturday night."

BOB ARUM, PROMOTER
"Not too many words or hyperboles for this fight. I've heard Juan Manuel is in great shape but I have witnessed with my own eyes how Manny Pacquaiotrained for this fight. If I could get a blueprint for how he trained and get all other fighters to use it, we would have great fights night after night. Theconditioning is so important as his stamina and ability to withstand punishment is at his highest peak. I don't know another fighter-and we have Pavlik andCotto who worked hard-but I have never seen anyone prepare like Manny Pacquaio has for this fight.

TEAM MARQUEZ:

JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ
"Thank your for being here. I am happy to be here for this fight and everyone watching this fight is a war. I have prepared very hard for three months. Idon't really like to talk in the ring I do it in the ring. This fight is for my country, my people and I will win it with my heart."

IGNACIO BERISTAIN, TRAINER
"After recouping and swallowing the sour decision of the Juan's brother Rafael's fight against Vasquez, please watch and witness what well be agreat fight with two warriors."

Top photo: Juan Manuel Marquez, of Mexico, left, and Manny Pacquiao, of the Philippines, pose for photos following a news conference in Las Vegas onWednesday, March 12, 2008. The boxers will compete in a 12-round WBC super featherweight title match Saturday in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) PhotoTools.

Manny Pacquiao, of the Philippines, listens during a news conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, March 12, 2008. Pacquiao will challenge Juan ManuelMarquez, of Mexico, in a 12-round WBC super featherweight title match Saturday in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)

Boxer Juan Manuel Marquez, of Mexico, speaks during news conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday, March 12, 2008. Marquez will challenge Manny Pacquiao, ofthe Philippines, in a 12-round WBC super featherweight title match on Saturday in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)

Manny Pacquiao (L) of the Philippines and trainer Freddie Roach laugh during a news conference at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada March 12,2008. Pacquiao will challenge WBC super featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico for the title at the Mandalay Bay Events Center March 15.REUTERS/Las Vegas Sun/Steve Marcus (UNITED STATES).

Boxing promoter Bob Arum speaks during a news conference at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas Nevada March 12, 2008. The news conference was promotingthe March 15 fight between Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines and WBC super featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico. REUTERS/Las Vegas Sun/SteveMarcus (UNITED STATES)

Boxers Juan Manuel Marquez, left, of Mexico, and Manny Pacquiao, of the Philippines, pose for photos following a news conference in Las Vegas on Wednesday,March 12, 2008. The boxers will compete in a 12-round WBC super featherweight title match on Saturday in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)


RICHARD SCHAEFER, PROMOTER
"Another great night of boxing and it can't get much better than this, there is one dream match-up and this is the one they wanted to see (polls takenshowed us that). Support has been tremendous and everyone has embraced this great event. And so did the sponsors.....Golden Boy is extremely pleased to beworking with Juan Manuel and his team. He is an unbelievable champion and you will truly see a magnificent performance by him Saturday night. This is a fightbetween two great warriors and I don't think anyone will be disappointed."

MARK TAFFET, HBO PPV
"Great turnout we have here today for one of the fights I have been looking forward to for a number months. And we are lucky to have these two warriorswho are willing to get back in the ring to do it all over again. Pacquaio vs Marquez I was one of the most interesting, exciting fights. It epitomized best ofsprot of boxing and on anyone's list they are at the top of the best pound for pound in the sport. These two guys carry a nation on their shoulders andthat what makes it even mor e special. In ppv in the lighter weight classes, the industry supports these fights like they are heavyweight fights. We knowSaturday night we are going to have a great fight and one that will be remembered for years to come."

Tickets for Marquez-Pacquiao II, priced at $600, $400, $300, $200 and $100, are now on sale and can be purchased at the Mandalay Bay box office and at all LasVegas Ticketmaster locations (select Smith's Food and Drug Centers, Macy's West at the Fashion Show Mall, and Ritmo Latino). Ticket sales are limitedto eight (

per person. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at (702) 474-4000 or Mandalay Bay (702) 632-7580. Tickets are alsoavailable for purchase at www.mandalaybay.com or www.ticketmaster.com.

The Marquez vs. Pacquiao II pay-per-view telecast, beginning at 9 p.m. EST/6 p.m. PST, has a suggested retail price of $49.95, will be produced and distributedby HBO Pay-Per-View

 

[theprofessorofpugilism]

i don't want to jinx it, but after the initial backlash, there hasn't been a lot of manny fanboys crashing this post. Maybe my title-change trickworked afterall. we'll see for sure as it gets closer to fight time. At that point i might change it to something incredibly random, but still boxingrelated, like the John "Huggybear" Ruiz appreciation post or something like that.

 

[theprofessorofpugilism]

yo, is it just me or does Manny already look a little drained? i wonder how his weight is for this fight, he's been ballooning up like crazy the past fewfights. I remember in the third morales fight he went from 130 to 143 over night.

 

[dako akong otin]

Originally Posted by TheProfessorOfPugilism

yo, is it just me or does Manny already look a little drained? i wonder how his weight is for this fight, he's been ballooning up like crazy the past few fights. I remember in the third morales fight he went from 130 to 143 over night.

yeah, i think he looks drained too. He looked his best during the 3rd Morales fight, really defined and looked like he was on HGH, lol! During the 2ndBarrera fight, he looked really drained though, lost some of that muscle definition... kinda reminded me of his bantamweight days.

 

[theprofessorofpugilism]

The draining would make sense for his somewhat lackluster performance. If he's cutting so much weight, then thats probably the reason he decided not to goafter Barerra harder. Man, i gotta see weigh-in pics now. If Manny comes into this fight REALLY drained, he's in big trouble. Marquez is a skilled enoughcounter-puncher to where he can win going backwards all night, and if Manny isn't aggressive enough to charge through that and get to Marquez, he'llprobably lose a decision. This fight got a bit more interesting for me now.

 

[dako akong otin]

Originally Posted by TheProfessorOfPugilism

The draining would make sense for his somewhat lackluster performance. If he's cutting so much weight, then thats probably the reason he decided not to go after Barerra harder. Man, i gotta see weigh-in pics now. If Manny comes into this fight REALLY drained, he's in big trouble. Marquez is a skilled enough counter-puncher to where he can win going backwards all night, and if Manny isn't aggressive enough to charge through that and get to Marquez, he'll probably lose a decision. This fight got a bit more interesting for me now.

yep, i think the only way manny can win this is to impress the judges by being aggressive since i know marquez is an excellent counter-puncher. if pac isdrained and is not as aggressive, its like open season for marquez to counter-punch... especially how manny keeps his hands low after throwing punches

hopefully i'm wrong

 

[kicks4days]

He look slightly drained here are some better pics from his work out yesterday

 

[jagshemash]

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By James Blears

World Boxing Council President Jose Sulaiman has confirmed that Jose Luis Castillo actually did shed the excess pounds and made the weight for his highly anticipated bout against Timothy Bradley, last Saturday in Cancun, but was not medically fit enough to fight.

Castillo missed the seven day weigh in, and had to lose a touch over three kilos in twenty-four hours to reach the limit.

Don Jose said: "Jose Luis Castillo made the weight, by eleven o'clock, on the morning of fight day, but the doctor told us he was not in good condition to fight, as he had high blood pressure."

It's by no means the first time that Jose Luis Castillo has bungled weigh-ins and it's cost him dear.

Following his failure to make the weight on June 2nd 2006, which resulted in the scrapping of the trilogy bout with Diego Corrales. The Nevada State Commission fined him a quarter of a million dollars, suspended him for the rest of the year, and prohibited him from fighting below 140-pounds.

Don Jose confirmed there would be no financial penalty this time and commented: "I think, he's thinking to retire. I believe Jose Luis Castillo should not box any more, because he if he does, it will not be at the same level that he did when he was in his prime."

Timothy Bradley, who weighed in a pound under the required limit and was in truly magnificent shape, is now seeking a fight with the junior welterweight champion Junior Witter.

Don Jose explained: "We will appoint Tim Bradley as number-one challenger, once we get the voting of the Board of Governors, but he will be confirmed."

Timothy Bradley showed real class by saying: "I'm not upset with him (Castillo). I have no grudge towards anybody from his camp. It's just disappointing. I feel that if you have a great camp that your team would watch and monitor your weight and would do everything they can possibly do to help you get that weight down, and they didn't with him."

Tim explained that the priority is to get into the ring with Junior. But if Junior's not immediately available, he'll find an opponent: "Because I'm ready to get back into the ring. I've been off since August, and I'm hungry to get in there and fight."

And Tim's message to Junior is: "I know Junior Witter has a lot of things to say about me. I know he has a big mouth. It's all good. He can say whatever he wants to say. That I'm not ready, that I'm young, this and that. But hey! He's going to have to fight me, and it's definitely going to be a great fight, for which I'll be in the best shape of my life, so he better be ready because I'm coming to get that green belt!"
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[jagshemash]

OMG...Tye Fields...right now...versus network. Amo, after this fight you won't need to come up with a camouflage title, instead you'll have no choicebut to make this a Tye Fields appreciation thread.

 

[dako akong otin]

At Dubai: Nonito Donaire vs. Hussein Hussein, 12 rounds, for Donaire's IBF flyweight title; Ulises "Archie" Solis vs. Juanito Rubillar, 12 rounds, for Solis' IBF junior flyweight title; Donnie Nietes vs. Daniel Reyes, 12 rounds, for Nietes' WBO strawweight title; Julio Diaz vs. Ranee Ganoy, 12 rounds, lightweights April 19
Visayas represent!

Donaire, Nietes,

and I guess you too Rubillar and Ganoy

 

[mextra45]

this just in : Kessler vs Miranda May 24th on Showtime , I guess those public callouts from Miranda got Kesslers attention . If it goes like I think it shouldKessler stops Miranda .

 

[air 23 aj]

I heard it too Kessler beats Pantera

I dropped $500 on Marquez unanimous decision

 

[jagshemash]

Kessler seems to be who just about everyone is going with at this point...I'm picking Miranda by KO.