News - Manny Pacquiao

Coming a few days before Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum visits Manila to discuss Pacquiao’s next fight, Mayweather was permitted to defer his prison sentence so he can fulfill his obligations to fight on May 5 in Las Vegas. Arum will have four proposals that he will present to Pacquiao next week and among those being eyed for his much-awaited return to the ring are Juan Manuel Marquez, Tim Bradley, Lamont Peterson and Miguel Cotto read more ...

Undefeated boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Friday avoided jail time until June 1 in a Las Vegas domestic violence case involving an attack on his ex-girlfriend while two of their children watched in September 2010. Mayweather, 34, had been scheduled to turn himself in Friday to begin serving a 90-day sentence imposed last month read more ...

"Marquez will make more money for Pacquiao. Lamont Peterson, they’re really not going to go for. Timothy Bradley, not really, but I think that will be their second option and Marquez will be the first because it’s going to make more money. Since a lot of people said Marquez won the last fight, there’s controversy, so they’ll just make some more money...I thought Pacquiao still won read more ...

According to a report in The Philippine Star, WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao wants guarantee of $28 million for a fourth fight with Juan Manuel Maruqez. Pacquiao advised the media in General Santos City that a lot of money would have to be on the table for a fourth Marquez meeting. Pacquiao won a twelve round majority decision over Marquez on November 16th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas read more ...

As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, Top Rank’s CEO Bob Arum is flying out next week to the Philippines for a meeting with WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao. The two of them plan to discuss Pacquiao’s options for his next fight. The four options include — Juan Manuel Marquez, Timothy Bradley, Miguel Cotto and Lamont Peterson read more ...

WBO/WBA lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez (53-6-1, 39KOs) is ready to face Manny Pacquiao (54-3-2, 38KOs), the WBO’s welterweight king, for a fourth time. Marquez lost a controversial twelve round majority decision to Pacquiao in November. Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s recent prison sentence of 90-days may open up the May 5th date on HBO pay-per-view read more ...

Pacquiao had just a 117-100 edge in power shots landed , while Marquez landed the cleaner shots. Pac was busier, averaging 49 punches thrown per round to 36 per round for Marquez read more ...

After eight rounds, Saturday’s clash between WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao and WBO/WBA lightweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez was tied 76-76 on the cards of judges Robert Hoyle and Dave Moretti, with Glenn Trowbridge having Pacman ahead 77-75. Down the stretch, Hoyle (114-114) awarded both fighters two rounds, while Moretti (115-113) and Trowbridge (116-112) scored three of the last four rounds read more ...

Las Vegas, MGM Grand — As previously reported on BoxingScene.com, Juan Manuel Marquez is contemplating retirement after claiming he was «robbed» in a majority decision loss to Manny Pacquiao in their WBO welterweight clash at the MGM Grand on Saturday. Pacquiao retained his title after earning the verdict from two of the three judges. The scores were 114-114, 116-112 and 115-113 read more ...

The Pacman was awarded a majority points verdict over his great Mexican rival. But the verdict left Marquez disgusted and the packed house inside the MGM Grand Garden Arena erupting into a crescendo of boos. Pacquiao, for long periods befuddled by Marquez and his textbook counter-attacking gameplan, finished beaten on the scorecards of many experts read more ...