Topic: Boxing
Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao puts his World Boxing Organization title on the line Saturday against Ghana's Joshua Clottey as they headline the first fight card at Cowboys Stadium. The 31-year-old Pacquiao will be making the first defence of his WBO welterweight belt but it could also be his last fight as he prepares to embark on a political career ...
Freddie Roach and Manny Pacquiao have never spoken about Roach's battle with Parkinson's disease but there is a candid conversation the trainer and boxer expect to have one day. When Roach was nearing the end of his welterweight boxing career in 1986, he was called into the office of then legendary trainer Eddie Futch. Futch told Roach it ...
Manny Pacquiao, who is making his first defence of his WBO title, says he is confident he can maintain his speed and power as he moves up in class to fight bigger and stronger opponents. This will be the second consecutive true welterweight fight for the Filipino superstar who goes into Saturday's bout as the heavy favourite despite giving ...
DALLAS (Reuters) - Filipino ring king Manny Pacquiao said his lightning fast speed will be enough to nullify Joshua Clottey's size advantage when the two meet in Dallas on Saturday. "My quickness will be the key, my speed," the seven-time world champion told Reuters as he prepared for a public workout in front of a throng of fans. However, the ...
