by Tim Harrison While it is still relatively new in Macau, China, boxing makes a huge splash this weekend when global icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao (54-5-2, 38 KOs) returns from a devastating KO loss to Juan Manuel Marquez last December, to face brash young Mexican brawler, Brandon “Bam Bam” Rios (31-1-1, 23 KOs). Operating as the main support to Pacquiao’s return will be the … [Read more...]
Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez IV: The Only Preview You Need
by Fox Doucette Six-division world titlist Manny Pacquiao (54-4-2, 38 KOs), coming off an undisputed robbery at the hands of Timothy Bradley six months ago, steps into the ring for a fourth and presumably final time against Juan Manuel Marquez (54-6-1, 39 KOs), who has been more diligent in a possibly fruitless pursuit of revenge than anyone this side of Captain Ahab. The … [Read more...]
Timothy Bradley Has Reached the Big Time, and He’ll Be Around for a While
by Tim Harrison Timothy Bradley (28-0, 12 KOs) is largely unknown outside of hardcore boxing circles. In the promotion for Saturday night’s WBO welterweight title fight at the MGM Grand Garden arena in Las Vegas, Bradley has done something that none of Pacquiao’s recent opponents have done. He’s provided an interesting foil for the quiet, soft-spoken Pacquiao. And the list … [Read more...]
Pacquiao vs. Bradley: A Promotion High on Faith, Little Else
by Tim Harrison Saturday night’s Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley pay-per-view extravaganza is right around the corner, and rather than being the hotly-anticipated blockbuster event that we’re used to seeing, the beating drums in the lead up to this fight have never reached the deafening roar we have grown accustomed to. For the past few years a Manny Pacquiao fight … [Read more...]
Teon Kennedy: Free from Distraction, Focused, and Ready for Rigondeaux
By Gary Purfield Opening the televised portion of Saturday’s big Pacquiao-Bradley PPV card, Teon Kennedy (17-1-2, 7 KO) hopes to complete an up and down journey by winning his first world title. The talented Philadelphia Super Bantamweight was noticed early on his career as someone with the potential to win a world title one day. Known as “The Technician” the early part … [Read more...]