Archive for December, 2009

Highly-regarded cutman Joe Chavez has seen the fierce punching power and the indomitable fighting spirit of Manny Pacquiao from both sides of the ring.

He’s toiled as a Pacman cutman and worked in the same capacity for Miguel Cotto in the Nov. 14 Las Vegas beatdown the Boricua Bomber took.

So, when I asked the veteran who he would favor in the mega fight between Megamanny and Floyd Mayweather, I expected no less than a reasoned, thoughtful approach.
Chavez, one of the more popular cornermen in boxing, stroked his chin several times as if trying to render a Fistic Freudian analysis. Read the rest of this entry »

Ateneo bucked a fourth quarter meltdown as it leaned on Jai Reyes’ clutch baskets down the stretch, turning back Far Eastern U, 74-70, yesterday and clinching the Philippine Collegiate Champions League crown at the Ynares Sports Arena in Pasig City.

Reyes fired a triple in the last 2:30 minutes of the contest, snapping Ateneo’s five-minute scoring spell while the Eagles held the Tams scoreless for a closing 7-0 blitz that turned a 67-70 deficit into a rousing victory.

The win thus capped Ateneo’s banner season in the collegiate league that also saw the Eagles complete their back-to-back title romp in the UAAP before bagging the Unigames crown. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – Reigning back-to-back UAAP champion Ateneo bounced back from a Game One defeat for a resounding 90-63 rout of Far Eastern University yesterday to force a sudden death for the Philippine Collegiate Champions League crown at the Ynares Sports
Arena in Pasig City.

The Eagles worked on their vaunted pressing defense to take the sting out of the Tams in the early going of the contest then leaned on Nico Salva’s superb shooting to fashion out the easy victory. Read the rest of this entry »

Trainer Freddie Roach admitted that Floyd Mayweather Jr. will present the most difficult fight for his prized ward Manny Pacquiao and so he will prepare a tactic meant to lure the highly-defensive American into getting within striking distance of the Pacman’s haymakers. Read the rest of this entry »

VIENTIANE – The vaunted taekwondo jins delivered again Thursday when two-time Olympian Toni Rivero and Alexander Briones copped the gold medals in their respective divisions in the 25th Southeast Asian Games at the National University’s Booyoung Gymnasium here. Read the rest of this entry »

Mayweather: He is the best, that’s what his record said and he’s been a champion for his whole career.
What do you think guys? Read the rest of this entry »

VIENTIANE – The international cycling federation yesterday rejected with finality an appeal by the Southeast Asian Games Federation Council to allow the Filipinos to compete in the cycling competitions – a move expected to reverberate beyond the 25th Southeast Asian Games here.

In a letter to Lao Olympic Committee vice-president Kasem Inthara, UCI president Pat McQuaid reiterated the UCI stand recognizing the Integrated Cycling Federation of the Philippines (PhilCycling) and its president, Tagaytay City Mayor Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino.

The letter effectively ruled out the participation of the 13 Filipino cyclists who were not granted valid licenses to compete in the SEA Games. The cycling competitions start today with the men’s downhill event outside the city limits.

Only Maritess Bitbit, the 2007 SEAG gold medalist, will be allowed to participate since she carries a license issued by the Integrated Cycling Federation of the Philippines (PhilCycling). Read the rest of this entry »

Top Rank promoter Bob Arum has turned down the bid of the famed Araneta Coliseum to stage the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr super fight claiming that in the first place Mayweather won’t agree to fight in the Philippines.

George “Nene” Araneta, owner of the famed coliseum that played host to the “Thrilla in Manila” between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier on October 1, 1975 had requested us to inquire from Arum what it would take to stage the fight in Manila and to provide him a number in terms of the cost.

Arum responded “there is no number. Forget it.” Read the rest of this entry »

Top Rank big boss Bob Arum has only one wish when he celebrates his 78th birthday on Dec. 8 and that is for Manny Pacquiao to beat Floyd Mayweather Jr. when the two collide in next year’s mega-buck showdown.

“I hope this fight will be a great fight and I hope that it ends with the referee counting 10 over Mr. Mayweather,” he said. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA – It’s all systems go for the blockbuster fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, Jr., much to the surprise of fight fans who were expecting grueling negotiations between the fighters’ camps on the revenue split.

Top Rank Promotions head honcho Bob Arum revealed that he and Mayweather’s representative, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer, found a way to swiftly agree on money matters. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines–He already backed Manny Pacquiao up once.

International wrestling star Dave Batista is placing his bet again on Pacquiao when the Filipino ring icon and undefeated American superstar Floyd Mayweather face off in a mega bout slated March 13. Read the rest of this entry »

VIENTIANE — The Philippines captured the silver medal in water polo Monday and drew the support of all member countries in its bid to take part in cycling in the 25th Southeast Asian Games. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – Manny Pacquiao’s WBO welterweight crown will be on the line against Floyd Mayweather Jr.

This means that the fight, set on March 13, 2010, will be at 147 lb and nothing more as reports came out yesterday that Mayweather wants the fight held at 154 lb, and with 10 ounce gloves, not 8 ounce. Read the rest of this entry »

MANILA, Philippines – Wrestling superstar Dave Batista, who proudly calls himself Pinoy, is back in town.

Yesterday, at the elegant Crowne Plaza Galleria in Ortigas, the 40-year-old bouncer, lifeguard, bodybuilder and wrestler rolled into one launched a new energy drink called Xplode, and talked about the other great Filipino fighters today. Read the rest of this entry »

The smile across his face and the twinkle in his eye gave Top Rank promoter Bob Arum away no matter how much he tried to be non-committal about a March 13 multi-million dollar fight for the ages between reigning pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and the man who previously sat on the throne, Floyd Mayweather Jr. Read the rest of this entry »