Pacquiao and Larios Make Weight In Manila
Friday, June 30th, 2006Manny Pacquiao and Oscar Larios both made the 130 lb. limit amidst the media frenzy at the Discovery Suites in Manila, Philippines.
Manny Pacquiao and Oscar Larios both made the 130 lb. limit amidst the media frenzy at the Discovery Suites in Manila, Philippines.
Jorge Paez Jr. (9-0, 7 KOs), the promising junior welterweight prospect with a famous fighting dad, was denied entry into the United States today by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
All of the Philippines collectively holds their breath as Manny Pacquiao prepares to face Oscar Larios of Mexico.
Jose Armando Santa Cruz will put his WBC interim lightweight championship on the line against David Diaz (31-1-1) of Chicago on the undercard of the Hasim Rahman vs. Oleg Maskaev PPV championship fight card on August 12 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas.
On the surface, it can seem like a contradiction: a man who believes deeply in God and worships frequently feeds his family by beating up other men.
Manny Pacquiao and Oscar Larios are sure to try and remove each others’ heads from their bodies on Saturday in Manila, but at a Thursday press conference, there was not a hint of real animosity.
Evander Holyfield has a specific goal in mind, and it isn’t to make money because he’s frittered away his purses, as cynics might think.
Andrew Golota was charged Thursday night with illegal possession of firearms after Chicago police were called to his home by a 911 call from two women, police said.
Heavyweight Hasim Rahman will work to erase a painful memory when he takes on a foe who bested him in Nov. 1999, Oleg Maskaev, on Aug. 12 in Las Vegas.
In the ‘win some, lose some’ department, promoter Dan Goossen wasn’t overjoyed to see his heavyweight reclamation project Dominick Guinn getting worked by Tony Thompson last night in San Jose.