Steve Molitor: I want Jorge Arce on Pacquiao vs Marquez undercard!

Two-time IBF super-bantamweight champion Steve Molitor has called out newly crowned WBO champion Jorge Arce for a November showdown on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao’s WBO weltwerweight title defence against Mexican legend Juan Manuel Marqueaz in Las Vegas.The 31 year-old, who recently lost his title to Takalani Ndlovu in South Africa, had been the subject of speculation that he may retire after his wife gave birth to his third child just days after his 

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No extra doping tests for Pacquiao - Marquez

Marquez feels no need for extra 
anti-doping Credit:
Top Rank Promotions

Manny Pacquiao has been on the receiving end of unbased accusations regarding the alleged use of performance enchancing drugs for the last two years.As Pacquiao goes into a third fight with Juan Manuel Marquez on November 12 in Las Vegas, his challenger feels no need for drug testing beyond what the Nevada State Athletic Commission dictates for professional boxing events

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Manny Pacquiao Vs Juan Manuel Marquez III: Settling the Score

Fresh off his confident victory over Shane Mosley, Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao is truly at the height of his boxing career. I’ll take it a step further and point out that Pacquiao is the top boxer in the world in the welterweight division. But as we saw this past weekend, and should he decide to put on another 40 pounds, he may think about Bernard “Executioner” Hopkins. This is highly unlikely. But I mention the Hopkins victory because just as Pacquiao is running out of opponents. Boxing will still have some excitement

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Chavez Junior looking beyond Saturday night to Sergio Martinez

Saturday night at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles, middleweight Julio Cesar Chavez Junior will be in the fight of his life.Not because rival, and World Boxing Council champion Sebastian Zbik is one of the greatest fighter in the world, but because Chavez is trying to make a statement before a large American television audience.The knock on Chavez Junior is that he has been fed limited competition, struggled at times, and living off of the name of his legendary father.Chavez's trainer,

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The ballad of Manny Pacquiao and Dan Hill

Sometimes When We Touch isn’t the first song you’d expect to hear from a world-renowned tough guy. “I thought it’d be looked at as awfully sentimental and I’d be seen as a wimp,” says Dan Hill, the song’s author, who recently changed his mind after boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao approached him about recording a version of his tender 1977 love song.Last year, Hill was invited to New York where Pacquiao was receiving the “Boxer of the Decade” award from Joe Frazier, and suddenly the Canadian musician’s memory was struck as if by a mean right hook — Frazier had also

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Oscar De La Hoya Tweet to Bob Arum won’t speed up Pacquiao-Mayweather Plan

So Friday before the big holiday weekend, Oscar De La Hoya sent a tweet to Bob Arum asking for forgiveness. It came from the unknown Southern California rehabilitation center where De La Hoya is reportedly undergoing treatment for any number of reasons.What we do know, this must be a serious situation for De La Hoya. He reaches out to his one friend and adversary. But we should not speculate that there is now peace with Top Rank and

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Report: Floyd Mayweather Jr Splits With Leonard Ellerbe

Fightnews.com is reporting that Floyd Mayweather Jr and longtime business partner Leonard Ellerbe have parted ways, according to "several confidential sources." Mayweather, 34, has not fought since May 2010 and in that time has made headlines mostly for troubles with the law. The undefeated superstar's other headlines have come from the fact that he and Manny Pacquiao still haven't fought 

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The Bradley Affair: Tim Bradley & The Manny Pacquiao Factor

When Tim Bradley recently turned down substantial offer to face Amir Khan, he set in motion a chain of events distressing to nearly all involved. HBO saw its unofficial junior welterweight tournament begin to curdle like buttermilk on a hot summer day; Gary Shaw lost a paycheck and an opportunity to add more tracksuits to his wardrobe; and Amir Khan—no stranger to trouble himself lately—was left scrambling to find another opponent for his July

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Pacquiao, Marquez fight goes global

MANILA, Philippines — Manila. Tokyo. London. New York. Los Angeles. Mexico City. Six cities, five countries, three continents.From the way it looks, it’s an itinerary of a rock band on a tour. But it’s not. It’s the calendar of Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum as he prepares the promotional tour of the Nov. 12 rubber match starring Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez. “We’re going worldwide,” Arum told the Bulletin on Friday from Washington as he was attending a function in honor of his late son John who died during a climbing accident

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A familiar script: Same O Pacquiao-Marquez sequel

The Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez show finally gets going 8 years to the day their contentious draw transpired in the glitter city of Las Vegas.With contract details ironed out, fans are licking their chops for an exciting conclusion of the daring duo's trilogy --- a boxing match we might never

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FMJ: "Unlike Pacquiao, my fighters are all-natural"

BOXING - Earlier this week, Floyd Mayweather, Jr (41-0) insinuated that rival Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2) uses performance enhancement drugs while hanging out with 50 Cent at the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas, Nevada.The undefeated boxer and trainer Roger Mayweather are currently developing a half-Filipino / half African

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Marquez Replies To Roach, Says Diaz Bout is Necessary

WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez has given his reply to a recent comment that was made by Freddie Roach, the trainer of WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao. Roach is tired of Marquez claiming highway robbery in the two previous meetings with Pacquiao. He wants his boxer to "shut

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Memo to Pacquiao Fans: 12 Points to Consider

I admire the way Filipinos support Manny Pacquiao. I can only wish boxing heroes were treated that way here in the USA. As one cruises the Internet, however, it appears that it has gone overboard. I understand it. After all, some are begrudging in giving Manny his just due as an all-time great. Couple that with the unsubstantiated drug accusations levied against Pa

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Coach Roach goes Hollywood

If owning and operating the Wild Card Gym and training such boxing luminaries as Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan did not keep the world's most recognizable trainer busy, Freddie Roach will be featured on a reality series hitting HBO in

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Top Rank signs Gesta to 4-year promotional deal; Gesta happy with terms

23-year-old undefeated Filipino prospect Mercito 'No Mercy' Gesta (21-0-1, 11 KOs) has signed a 4-year promotional contract with Top Rank Promotions as confirmed to me by his trainer and co-manager Vince Parra today. Parra said that Gesta and their whole team are very pleased with the terms of the contract Bob Arum offered them and can't wait for their first fight on July 9. Specifics of the contract weren't disclosed by either Top Rank or Team Ges

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Manny thrilled over Marquez rematch

MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao is already looking forward to his third fight with Juan Manuel Marquez.“Tuloy na po ‘yun. Abangan n’yo (It’s on. Watch out for it),” the reigning WBO welterweight champion told ABS-CBN during Sunday’s victory party for his latest win.Pacquiao has yet to sign the fight contract as he awaits

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Cotto-Margarito II: Fight Back On? 10/1 and 12/3 on Hold

After all looked lost, we could see a rematch between Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito in 2011. According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, Margarito has undergone cataract surgery to repair what was considered a career-threatening injury to his right eye, which he suffered during last November

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DANNY GREEN EYES HOPKINS

IBO Cruiserweight champion Danny Green hopes to overcome the challenge of former three-time world champion Antonio Tarver in Sydney, Australia on July 20 and then go after a big money fight in the US against WBC light heavyweight champion Bernard “The Executioner” Hopkins.The 46 year old Hopkins became the oldest world champion in history with a close but unanimous twelve round decision

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Marquez-Pacquiao III a done deal

MANILA—Manny Pacquiao’s confirmation, boxing pundits have long agreed, is as binding as a signed fight contract.“Tuloy na po ‘yun, abangan n’yo (It’s on, wait for it),” Pacquiao said during an interview with ABS-CBN’s Dyan Castillejo Sunday night.The Filipino ring superstar was, of course, referring to his third clash with Mexican great Juan Manuel Marquez on

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Boxing's biggest upset

Sugar Shane Mosley failed to defy the oddsmakers when he bowed – expectedly – to Manny Pacquiao in their WBO welterweight title fight in Las Vegas last May 7. The former three-division world champion from Pomona was anywhere between a 6-1 to a 9-1 underdog and fought like he was destined to lose.

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Pacquiao saddened by former rival De La Hoya's current condition

Filipino boxing icon and eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao expressed sadness regarding the present health condition of boxing's Golden Boy Oscar De La Hoya. TMZ first reported the news that De La Hoya entered himself in a California rehabilitation facility, which his close friend and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of his Golden Boy Promotions Richard Schaefer later confirmed.

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Boxing’s 10 strangest moments

Anybody who knows boxing, knows that anything can happen. From the glorious to the horrible to the downright odd—it's all commonplace in the world of the "sweet science."Here's a look at 10 moments that left boxing fans in utter disbelief:The Fan Man Cometh (November, 6, 1993)It was the seventh round of a world heavyweight title fight at Caesars Palace in

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Marquez: I Need To Be at My Best Ever To Beat Pacquiao

WBA/WBO lightweight champion Juan Manuel Márquez is busy training and trying to finalize his plans for a July fight in Mexico City. Everything is being prepared to get him ready for a trilogy fight with Manny Pacquiao on November 12 in Las Vegas. Marquez will stage his July fight at junior welterweight to get him

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Following in his father’s footsteps Chaves Jr wants to be like Pacquiao

Several years ago I had the privilege to meet a former lightweight and light welterweight champion from Seattle, Washington, Greg Haugen, who was being inducted into a World Boxing Hall of Fame in Los Angles, California. Active from 1982 till 1999 Haugen has a list of who is who of sweet science on his professional resume. For example Haugen stopped Freddie Roach in 1985, split

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Shane Mosley: I Never Said Pacquiao Was Using Steroids

Former three division champion Shane Mosley is not happy with some of the internet reports regarding some tweets that he made on Manny Pacquiao. The Filipino WBO welterweight champion won a one-sided twelve round decision over Mosley on May 7th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Mosley said there are reporters who

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