The One after the Pacquiao-Bradley Match

After the controversial loss of the boxing industry’s Pound-Per-Pound King, Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, from Timothy Bradley, a number of accusations and pointing had been made to different people involved in the match. One of those was its promoter, Bob Arum.

The Controversial Loss Other than the three judges that passed the final tally of the scores, Veteran promoter Bob Arum had also been accused of manipulating the match’s final scores. However, Bob Arum said otherwise about these accusations.

In fact, according to latest Philippines Boxing News, Bob Arum was the one leading the investigation about the “robbery” that happened in the match.

The Top Rank chair and CEO submitted Monday (Tuesday in Manila) a motion requesting the Nevada Attorney General’s Office to begin a complete inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the controversial scoring that resulted in the defeat of Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao to undefeated American challenger Timothy Bradley.

“The public has a right to know,” said Arum. “The fighters have a right to know," and “the only way to restore fans’ confidence in boxing is by letting an independent body investigate every detail of the fight no matter how big or small,” added Arum, who lashed out at the split decision that cost Pacquiao his World Boxing Organization welterweight crown Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.
The Three Blind-Mice Almost every expert who covered the fight conceded that Pacquiao dominated Bradley, and the thousands in attendance and the millions of viewers all over the world were stunned when Michael Buffer announced the American as the new WBO welterweight champion.

According to latest Latest News of Pacquiao, ff the three judges at ringside, only Jerry Roth scored the pay-per-view (PPV) fight in favor of Pacquiao, 115-113. His fellow judges—CJ Ross and Duane Ford—swayed the outcome by picking Bradley with similar 115-113 scores.

The outrageous outcome stirred a hornet’s nest, with the media and boxing pundits demanding an investigation of the three judges—referred to as “the three blind mice” by a furious Arum.

Rather than die down after two days, the uproar reverberated throughout the world and Arum, who promotes the two protagonists, supported his words with action.

The Nevada State Athletic Commission’s Move Parallel to Arum’s move, Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer ordered the examination of the three judges’ scoring criteria, according to The Ring’s Lem Satterfield. The probe calls for a review of the fight’s tape, and will focus on the close rounds “and why one judge went this way and the other went the other way.”

Pinoy Pride 14 - Battle of Champions

The Pinoy Pride 14 to be held in the Resorts World Manila in Pasay City on June 2 is all set, now that the Mexican challenges had already landed in the Philippines.

Nietes-Salguero Match Donnie “Ahas” Nietes had already conditioned himself on his upcoming fight with a Mexican boxer by the name of Felipe Salguero. Though the Mexican boxer is inferior to Neites’ standing in the boxing industry, the Philippine’s Snake won’t take this match easily.

“Our styles are somewhat similar,” Nietes told sportswriters in Filipino. “He’s just a little bit slower.” According to Latest News of Pacquiao, as Nietes watched Salguero's previous matches, the Filipino World Boxing Organization light flyweight champion was pleasantly surprised. He said that Salguero will be vulnerable to an overhead punch, left hook or an uppercut.

But in spite of all that, Nietes still refused to predict a knockout victory, saying he’s prepared to go 12 rounds with Salguero, which was also the former World Boxing Federation light flyweight titlist, who also claims to be familiar with the Bacolodnon’s style.

Felipe Salguero, who is seeking Donnie “Ahas” Nietes’ World Boxing Organization light flyweight crown, arrived Sunday with trainer Conrado Guerrero Siqueiros and Pedro Mora Corrales, compatriot Genaro Garcia and their respective teams. He is also fighting for his first world title bout.

Melindo-Geles Match Other than Nietes’ fight against Salguero, Milan Melindo will also be facing Colombian Jesus Geles, which was also a former WBO light flyweight champion, for the WBO international flyweight title in the chief support of the 66-round card jointly organized by ABS-CBN Sports and Ala Promotions.

Melindo said Geles is long, tall and capable, but seems to be weak in the midsection. “He (Geles), however, always fights back even if he gets hurt,” added Melindo, who belongs to the Ala stable with Nietes and Servana.

Other Fighters Prime prospect Genesis Servania (17-0 with 5 KOs) of Ala Gym, will dispute the WBC international super-bantamweight title with Garcia (38-8 with 22 KOs) in the night’s last 12-rounder.

According to latest Philippines Boxing News, the Cebu-based fighters were accompanied to Manila by trainers Edito and Edmund Villamor and Ala vice president Dennis Canete.

Pinoy Pride XIV will be shown by pay-per-view through TFCNow and Balls HD. It will be available in the United States, Middle East, Europe and Australia.
The Pinoy Pride 14 to be held in the Resorts World Manila in Pasay City on June 2 is all set, now that the Mexican challenges had already landed in the Philippines.

Nietes-Salguero Match Donnie “Ahas” Nietes had already conditioned himself on his upcoming fight with a Mexican boxer by the name of Felipe Salguero. Though the Mexican boxer is inferior to Neites’ standing in the boxing industry, the Philippine’s Snake won’t take this match easily.

“Our styles are somewhat similar,” Nietes told sportswriters in Filipino. “He’s just a little bit slower.” According to Latest News of Pacquiao, as Nietes watched Salguero's previous matches, the Filipino World Boxing Organization light flyweight champion was pleasantly surprised. He said that Salguero will be vulnerable to an overhead punch, left hook or an uppercut.

But in spite of all that, Nietes still refused to predict a knockout victory, saying he’s prepared to go 12 rounds with Salguero, which was also the former World Boxing Federation light flyweight titlist, who also claims to be familiar with the Bacolodnon’s style.

Felipe Salguero, who is seeking Donnie “Ahas” Nietes’ World Boxing Organization light flyweight crown, arrived Sunday with trainer Conrado Guerrero Siqueiros and Pedro Mora Corrales, compatriot Genaro Garcia and their respective teams. He is also fighting for his first world title bout.

Melindo-Geles Match Other than Nietes’ fight against Salguero, Milan Melindo will also be facing Colombian Jesus Geles, which was also a former WBO light flyweight champion, for the WBO international flyweight title in the chief support of the 66-round card jointly organized by ABS-CBN Sports and Ala Promotions.

Melindo said Geles is long, tall and capable, but seems to be weak in the midsection. “He (Geles), however, always fights back even if he gets hurt,” added Melindo, who belongs to the Ala stable with Nietes and Servana.

Other Fighters Prime prospect Genesis Servania (17-0 with 5 KOs) of Ala Gym, will dispute the WBC international super-bantamweight title with Garcia (38-8 with 22 KOs) in the night’s last 12-rounder.

According to latest Philippines Boxing News, the Cebu-based fighters were accompanied to Manila by trainers Edito and Edmund Villamor and Ala vice president Dennis Canete.

Pinoy Pride XIV will be shown by pay-per-view through TFCNow and Balls HD. It will be available in the United States, Middle East, Europe and Australia.

Freddie Roach wants KO win

HOLLYWOOD—Freddie Roach wants a knockout, but he’ll settle for a dominant win by Manny Pacquiao Saturday night.
The Hall of Fame trainer gave Pacquiao the thumbs-up sign as they closed training camp at the Wild Card Gym here for the long drive to Las Vegas.
He let Pacquiao spar for four rounds with Kevins Hoskins, did the mitts with the eight-division world champion and wound up satisfied.
“Good job,” Roach said as he patted Pacquiao at the back. “He’s been very good to me.”
Roach later told Manila-based sportswriters: “He’s sharp. We have a good training camp, one of the best ever.”
That’s why the five-time Trainer of the Year believes Pacquiao will be able to catch Bradley coming in and tally his first knockout win in his last five fights.
But if Bradly chooses to run, Roach knows the fight could go longer—though not the full 12 rounds.
“I don’t see it (12 rounds) happening right now, but if it does I’m not worried,” said Roach. “I expect Manny to win every round. As long as we put up a good fight and keep the pace up, I’ll be satisfied.”
According to Roach, Bradley may be durable and tough, but is prone to make some mistakes expecially when he gets excited.

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The Upcoming Match: Pacquiao-Bradley Fight

June 9 is the expected date that Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao will fight America’s undefeated, Timothy Bradley, for the WBO welterweight crown, “The Pound-per-Pound King versus America’s Undefeated.”
Though the title may have been very interesting, many boxing fans still waged to see the epic fight between Pacquiao and Mayweather, which have long been brewing. However, since we cannot have that fight, we can still get the next best thing Pacman’s circle can come up with to appease the hunger of his restless fans?

The Pacquiao-Bradley Fight It’s Pacquiao versus Bradley, however, many boxing fans have seem to be looking beyond this match and crave for that one fight that we all have wanted to see. It is because of this that fans have been assuming Pacquiao will make short work of Bradley and that the unbeaten American is not in the same class as Mayweather or Pacquiao’s other opponents like Juan Manuel Marquez, Erik Morales, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Antonio Margarito or Miguel Cotto.

However, fans may not know this but Bradley may give Paquiao fans pause, whihc is why Manny have been is probably doing all he can in his training in the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles.

No matter how improbable, Bradley could be a dangerous opponent with a surprise, just like when Pacquiao stunned Marco Antonio Barrera and the boxing world in 2003.

According to latest Philippines Boxing News, Bradley has a wicked right hand and attacks like his sobriquet “Desert Storm.” He doesn’t have much of a KO punch, though, and may not be able to hurt Pacquiao.

There’s also the wariness about Bradley’s propensity for headbutting. Whether it’s intentional or not is hard to prove but it seems to be part of the risk when you fight Bradley. He likes to stay inside his opponents and thus the possibility of noggins clashing is there.

In his 2011 battle against erstwhile undefeated Devon Alexander, Bradley accidentally headbutted his opponent at least six times. Alexander had a nasty cut above his left eye. Bradley eked out a technical decision to remain undefeated.

According to Latest News of Pacquiao, though Pacquiao fans may not treat this match very seriously, that this may only be a filler of the main event between Manny and Floyd, Bradley has been taking this match very seriously.

For Bradley, this is what HBO boxing anchorman Jim Lampley calls a “signature fight” that every fighter needs in his career. He will go for the upset and the distinction of stopping Pacquiao’s win streak. And with this, an undisputed match will happen in June 9.

Preparing for the Big Fight - the Pacquiao-Bradley Bout

As Manny Pacquiao’s fight against the unbeaten American boxer, Timothy Bradley, looms closer, Manny’s training had stepped up by inviting Russian Provodnikov as his sparring partner.

Manny’s Boxing Prowess After five months since his last fight in the ring, Manny Pacquiao had never really lost his entire prowess in boxing as he breezed through Provodnikov. According to latest Philippines Boxing News, Pacquiao’s four-round performance proved enough to convince chief trainer Freddie Roach and keen observers that he’s on track as far as his preparations for Timothy Bradley are concerned.

“The sparring went well,” boxing promoter Wakee Salud told the Inquirer. “ Pacquiao moved well in spite of the fact that he’s been out of the ring for a long time. Apparently, he’s in great shape and the power is still there.”

Salud said Pacquiao controlled the tempo of the bout, though he got hit sometimes by Provodnikov, a relentless puncher in the mold and size of Bradley, who’s gunning for Pacquiao’s World Boxing Organization welterweight crown on June 9 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The Russian is huge, around 160 pounds, and he can definitely help Manny, who weighs around 145, with his style,” added Salud, an adviser of the Sarangani representative.

The Upcoming Fight Other than the fight between Pacquiao and Bradley in June 9, according to latest Latest News of Pacquiao, which will be the main event of the night, a number of other boxers will also play as undercard of the event.

Unbeaten Mike Jones and Guillermo Rigondeaux will fight for world titles on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao’s June 9 bout against undefeated Tim Bradley, promoters has announced.

Jones, 26-0 with 19 knockouts, will face US compatriot Randall Bailey, 41-7 with 36 knockouts, for the vacant International Boxing Federation welterweight crown.

Cuban southpaw Rigondeaux, 9-0 with seven knockouts, defends the World Boxing Association super-bantamweight title against American Teon Kennedy, 17-1 with two drawn and seven knockouts.

It will be the first world title fight for Jones, who at 29 is eight years younger than Bailey, who is 3-0 since losing to Colombia’s Juan Urango in 2009 in an IBF light-welterweight world title bout. Bailey also lost a world title fight to Miguel Cotto in 2004.

Rigondeaux, who at 31 gives up six years to Kennedy, is a two-time Olympic champion and seven-time Cuban national champion who only made his pro debut in 2009. He won the crown by stopping Puerto Rican Rico Ramos in the sixth round last January.

Pacquiao vs. Bradley Before their Upcomming Fight

Although many boxing fans, particularly Manny Pacquiao’s fans, have been dismayed that the long awaited Pacquiao-Mayweather fight had been put on hold again, boxing promoters have been pushing on with their promotions on the Pound-per-Pound King’s fight with Timothy Bradley, the undefeated boxer from America.

Early Promotions Although the fight is not yet until the end of summer, in June 9, promotions had already started since February. The reason why is because many boxing fans felt that Timothy Bradley, an uplifted boxer, is not a worthy opponent to the Pound-per-Pound King, even though Bradley boasts an undefeated boxing streak throughout his career.

However, Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao had heavily supported his upcoming fight by stating his challenger’s unbeaten record. However, to make the fight more interesting for boxing fans, Freddie Roach have asked Manny to knock-out Bradley in their fight. This is after his inclination that Pacquiao had become softer after failing to win his last 4 fights with a knock-out.

Make the Fight more Entertaining Hall-of-fame trainer Freddie Roach longs for the day when Manny Pacquiao would make him look good again by proving his knockout predictions accurate. Of late, Roach’s crystal ball gazing had turned blurry with Pacquiao unable to stop his last four victims.

According to Latest on Manny Pacquiao, Roach hopes Pacquiao will finally return to his explosive, fiery attacking ways and knock unbeaten American Timothy Bradley out when they tangle on June 9 for the Filipino’s World Boxing Council welterweight crown.

“I think Manny will have a spectacular win. The fans want to see a knockout. I want to see a knockout,” Roach told Boxingtalk.com.” The reason for Roach’s optimism is the fighting style of Bradley, the WBC light welterweight champion.

“Bradley is aggressive; he comes to fight and will be fighting until the end but I think Manny will catch him coming in, and knock him out in the later rounds.” Pacquiao, of course, thrives against fighters in the mold of Bradley.

Plans for Retirement According to Philippines Boxing News, Philippine boxing hero Manny Pacquiao said on Monday that he had been told by God in a dream to retire soon, potentially raising doubt over hopes of a fight with American Floyd Mayweather.

Mayweather and Pacquiao have never had a fight and boxing fans have long sought a matchup. The pair was in negotiations for a mega-fight to be held later this year but talks fell through.

“I will not stay long in boxing because He said: ‘You have done enough. You have made yourself famous but this is harmful,’” said a serious-

Pacquiao may clash with Marquez a fourth time

A FOURTH installment of the heralded Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez face-off is in the offing. And, chances are, it will no longer be staged in LasVegas but in Marquez’s turf— Mexico City.

Fernando Beltran of Zanfer Promotions, which manages Marquez, told Miguel Rivera of BoxingScene.com Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) that his group has initiated discussions with Pacquiao’s representatives and these “have gone well.”

“Having (the fight in Mexico) is not being viewed as a bad thing,” said Beltran. “There are many benefits to having the Pacquiao fight made there.”

Beltran is said to be so enamored with Pacquiao-Marquez IV that he has vowed to bring the showdown—projected to be held in Nov-ember—to the spanking-new Arena Mexico.

The indoor Arena has a maximum capacity of 22,300 although it can only accommodate 16,500 when reconfigured for a boxing event.

In their first fight in 2004, Marquez survived three first-round knockdowns to salvage a draw with Pacquiao, who won the return bout in 2008 by split decision on the strength of a third-round knockdown.

Last November, Pacquiao repeated over  Marquez by majority decision.

Beltran believes that Mexico, the boxing fans, and Marquez deserve the final battle with Pacquiao, who is well-loved in the country despite his tag as “Mexican assassin.”

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