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10 Jan

Muhammad Ali: The Fighter

Muhammad Ali recently celebrated his 66th birthday. This name made history in boxing. Since 1981, Muhammad Ali fights inside the boxing ring. Browsing through his records, he lost in his first 2 fights but after that, he was able to gain 56 wins (37 knockouts and 19 decisions). Indeed, Muhammad Ali is a very [...]

19 Apr

I am The Greatest

You would often associate the statement “I am the greatest” to indeed one great boxer Muhammad Ali.

ROCKY! ROCKY! ROCKY!
The Rocky here is not the Rocky you see in the movies, but I would like to write about the Italian hero Rocky Marciano. In an article entitled TOP TEN Pound 4 Pound Best Boxers Ever by [...]

30 Mar

Ingemar Johansson Dies

The Swedish Heavyweight Champion who stunned the workd when he knocked out Floyd Patterson to steal the heavyweight title from the American in 1959 died today as one of the only five non-
Americans who have won the title in it’s long history. He died at a nursing home not far from the house where he [...]

27 Feb

Pacquiao and Hatton camps both confident of victory

As anticipation becomes bigger with the match between Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and British slugger Ricky Hatton, both camps have started to fire barbs at each other. Hatton trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr., expressed confidence that his ward would not suffer the same fate as legend Oscar dela Hoya, another ward of his, who lost [...]

31 Jan

Ingemar Johansson Dies

The Swedish Heavyweight Champion who stunned the world when he knocked out Floyd Patterson to steal the heavyweight title from the American in 1959 died today as one of the only five non-
Americans who have won the title in it’s long history. He died at a nursing home not far from the house where he [...]

15 Sep

Did You Know?

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Rocky Marciano is the only undefeated and untied heavyweight champion in pro boxing history with a 49-0 record. He was born in Brockton, Massachusetts, he held the title of World Heavyweight Boxing
Champion for four years, from September1952 to November1956.
Muhammad Ali’s first professional loss was his [...]

21 Aug

The Golden Boy against the Filipino’s Champion

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Oscar De La Hoya has just about wrapped up a deal to finish his boxing career Dec. 6 against Filipino star Manny Pacquiao, two people with knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press.
De La Hoya’s long-stalled discussion about fighting Pacquiao recently revived when the sides found an adequate way to split the [...]

18 Jun

Inside the Ring

In my previous blog, we say that Manny Pacquiao indeed changed or even revolutionized Philippine boxing and I’ve found some interesting picture to prove it. In this picture we can see how kids somehow see themselves in Manny or I should say that there is a Manny Pacquaio inside of us. This photo was taken [...]

03 Jun

Changed the face of Philippine Boxing

When he fights, the streets clear up and heavy traffic on the highways disappears. When he fights the crime rates drastically goes down. When he fights a whole nation celebrates. Mexicans call him as the Mexican Killer or the Mexican Assassin, some call him the Mexicanator, to the people he fights for he is a [...]

21 May

Diaz on Pacquiao

David Diaz makes a rather loud and boastful statement as he prepares to fight against the 29-year-old Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquaio. Diaz, with a record of 34-1-1 with 17 Kos, said that he will shock the world by beating Pacquiao at his own game. He agrees to the fact that Manny is a [...]

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