Manny Pacquiao was the first legendary fighter over the last 45 years that my fighter never had the opportunity to see fight. He didn’t make his American television debut on HBO until June 23, 2001, 11 months after my father passed away. My father would’ve love seeing Manny fight. Manny’s signature angles and constant pressure…
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If you think Saul Canelo Alvarez is divisive in terms of popularity amongst modern day boxing fans, he had nothing on his former mentor and promoter, Oscar de la Hoya. The self-proclaimed “Golden Boy” was immensely popular among Mexican-American and female boxing fans. When it came to traditional hardcore boxing fans, the reviews were mixed….
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“He’s not getting up Jim, he’s not getting up!” Those were the words of Roy Jones with an iconic call on the December 8, 2012 HBO PPV telecast of Juan Manuel Marquez’s incredulous knockout of his biggest nemesis Manny Pacquiao. The historic knockout was the exclamation mark that cemented his standing as the 31st greatest…
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With 11 days to prepare against a future Hall of Famer, Yordenis Ugas put together a boxing clinic and upset Manny Pacquiao. Ugas outboxed Pacquiao for the majority of 12 rounds to score a unanimous decision victory and retain his WBA welterweight title. The judges scored the fight 116-112, 116-112, and 115-113 in favor of…
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On a recent episode of the Pound 4 Pound Podcast on the Fight Game Media Network, Robert Silva and Carlos Toro talk about the Manny Pacquiao and Errol Spence fight being off and why.
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The first time my father and I saw Marco Antonio Barrera fight was his HBO debut on February 3, 1996 against Olympic gold medalist Kennedy McKinney. We had read several articles on how the Mexican fans and media were proclaiming him to be the next Julio Cesar Chavez. That night, my father and I were…
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Juan Manuel Marquez Vs Manny Pacquiao IV December 8, 2012 Las Vegas, Nevada Venue: MGM Grand Arena Going into the night of December 8, 2012, Juan Manuel Marquez had yet to secure an official victory over his greatest rival, the legendary Manny Pacquiao. In their three previous fights, Marquez and Pacquiao had fought an incredible…
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Welcome to “Road To Undisputed,” a series where I look at every weight class in boxing, look at the champions and contenders and map out a road to crowning an undisputed champion and the chances of it happening anytime soon. This week, we’ll take a look at the welterweights, on the verge of a superfight…
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Manny Pacquaio vs Ricky Hatton May 2, 2009 Las Vegas, Nevada Venue: MGM Grand Arena After his one sided beating of Oscar de la Hoya on December 6, 2008, Manny Pacquaio had become the biggest international superstar in boxing. I hadn’t seen such a dynamo since the heyday of Roberto Duran. Manny was the closest…
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25. Michael Carbajal Vs Humberto “Chiquita” Gonzalez March 13, 1993 Las Vegas, Nevada Venue: Hilton Hotel When Michael Carbajal signed with Bob Arum’s Top Rank Boxing after winning a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics, he was promised that he would be the first fighter in the Light Flyweight or Flyweight Division ever to…
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