Sunday 3 April 2011
Pacquiao, Roach LA arrival -- FightNews
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Freddie Roach
, chief trainer of Manny Pacquiao arrives in Los Angeles from the Philippines Saturday night to prepare Pacquiao for his upcoming world welterweight mega fight against “Sugar” Shane Mosley on Saturday, May 7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Pacquiao vs. Mosley is promoted by Top Rank in association with MP Promotions, Sugar Shane Mosley Promotions, Tecate and MGM Grand. The Pacquiao vs. Mosley telecast will be available live on SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View.
Freddie Roach, chief trainer of Manny Pacquiao arrives in Los Angeles from the Philippines Saturday night to prepare Pacquiao for his upcoming world welterweight mega fight against “Sugar” Shane Mosley on Saturday, May 7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Pacquiao vs. Mosley is promoted by Top Rank in association with MP Promotions, Sugar Shane Mosley Promotions, Tecate and MGM Grand. The Pacquiao vs. Mosley telecast will be available live on SHOWTIME Pay-Per-View.Source: fightnews.com
Mosley sees shock win -- Manila Bulletin
By Nick Giongco, Manila Bulletin
"He might move a little more or try to give me angles more, but other than that, he’s still going to come and fight because he’s a fighter," Mosley told fighthype five weeks before they collide on May 7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
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"I know I’m going to shock a lot of people. It’s going to shock people when they see that I’m able to do what I do," said the 39-year-old American, who is a huge 6-1 underdog.
Mosley is so confident of a win that when told about plans to see Pacquiao face Floyd Mayweather in what could be the richest fight in the history of the fight game, Mosley said he doesn’t see it taking place.
"That’s not going to happen," said Mosley from his high-altitude training camp in Big Bear, California. "He’s going to have to see me again. I’m sorry about that, but Floyd’s going to have to see me again."
Mosley said Pacquiao may have slowed down a bit and is no longer that hungry based on reports that the reigning pound-for-pound king is always jazzed up.
"Well, that shows what’s about to go down, you know. Remember when (Antonio) Margarito was like that? Margarito came in with his sunglasses and he was all Hollywood. Then he had the Harley Davidson given to him and all that stuff. And then we fought. He came in looking a different way than he went out."
Source: mb.com.ph
Manny Pacquiao might tweak his fighting style a bit by being a boxer but Shane Mosley
said the Filipino will revert to his old ways of being a banger and that is when he is going to make his move.
said the Filipino will revert to his old ways of being a banger and that is when he is going to make his move."He might move a little more or try to give me angles more, but other than that, he’s still going to come and fight because he’s a fighter," Mosley told fighthype five weeks before they collide on May 7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.
"I know I’m going to shock a lot of people. It’s going to shock people when they see that I’m able to do what I do," said the 39-year-old American, who is a huge 6-1 underdog.Mosley is so confident of a win that when told about plans to see Pacquiao face Floyd Mayweather in what could be the richest fight in the history of the fight game, Mosley said he doesn’t see it taking place.
"That’s not going to happen," said Mosley from his high-altitude training camp in Big Bear, California. "He’s going to have to see me again. I’m sorry about that, but Floyd’s going to have to see me again."
Mosley said Pacquiao may have slowed down a bit and is no longer that hungry based on reports that the reigning pound-for-pound king is always jazzed up.
"Well, that shows what’s about to go down, you know. Remember when (Antonio) Margarito was like that? Margarito came in with his sunglasses and he was all Hollywood. Then he had the Harley Davidson given to him and all that stuff. And then we fought. He came in looking a different way than he went out."
Source: mb.com.ph
IRS Hits Floyd Mayweather Jr. Again -- FOX
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The latest IRS penalty for back taxes comes three years after Mayweather agreed to pay the IRS $5.6 million in unpaid taxes from 2007.
"Today was a good day. It took 24 minutes to make $40,000 dollars on the Portland Trailblazers," he tweeted at the end of March.
Earlier in February he also bragged about the thousands of dollars he won from a Dallas Mavericks game and later from a Detroit Pistons win.
The boxer's tax dispute comes amid a series of courtroom fights ahead of him in April.
Mayweather faces an April 25 trial date on a battery charge over an altercation with a security guard for his homeowners association, who claimed Mayweather poked him during a November argument regarding cars parking outside Mayweather's home.
The 34-year-old also faces a court hearing on April 28 on domestic violence charges that could send the fighter to prison for up to 34 years if convicted on all charges, which include felony counts of grand larceny, coercion and robbery.
Mayweather is accused of striking and threatening his former girlfriend, Josie Harris, stealing her mobile phone and threatening two of their children in an incident last September.
Meanwhile, Mayweather was dealt a blow in March when a federal judge refused to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against him, filed in 2009 by Filipino boxing star Manny Pacquiao.
Pacquiao alleged in his lawsuit that "Mayweather and others set out on a course designed to destroy Pacquiao's career, reputation, honor and legacy and jeopardize his ability to earn the highest levels of compensation."
Pacquiao had never tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs but in his 2009 lawsuit claimed that Mayweather, his father, uncle, promoter Oscar de la Hoya and his employee, Richard Schaefer, conducted a campaign in a set of interviews to make people think he had used them.
Source: myfoxphoenix.com
(NewsCore) - DETROIT -- Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. is facing a $3.4 million IRS
bill for unpaid taxes from 2009, The Detroit News reported late Friday.
bill for unpaid taxes from 2009, The Detroit News reported late Friday.The latest IRS penalty for back taxes comes three years after Mayweather agreed to pay the IRS $5.6 million in unpaid taxes from 2007.The undefeated Mayweather, who earns millions of dollars per fight, has recently been bragging about the massive cash he has won from betting on NBA games.
"Today was a good day. It took 24 minutes to make $40,000 dollars on the Portland Trailblazers," he tweeted at the end of March.
Earlier in February he also bragged about the thousands of dollars he won from a Dallas Mavericks game and later from a Detroit Pistons win.
The boxer's tax dispute comes amid a series of courtroom fights ahead of him in April.
Mayweather faces an April 25 trial date on a battery charge over an altercation with a security guard for his homeowners association, who claimed Mayweather poked him during a November argument regarding cars parking outside Mayweather's home.
The 34-year-old also faces a court hearing on April 28 on domestic violence charges that could send the fighter to prison for up to 34 years if convicted on all charges, which include felony counts of grand larceny, coercion and robbery.
Mayweather is accused of striking and threatening his former girlfriend, Josie Harris, stealing her mobile phone and threatening two of their children in an incident last September.
Meanwhile, Mayweather was dealt a blow in March when a federal judge refused to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against him, filed in 2009 by Filipino boxing star Manny Pacquiao.
Pacquiao alleged in his lawsuit that "Mayweather and others set out on a course designed to destroy Pacquiao's career, reputation, honor and legacy and jeopardize his ability to earn the highest levels of compensation."
Pacquiao had never tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs but in his 2009 lawsuit claimed that Mayweather, his father, uncle, promoter Oscar de la Hoya and his employee, Richard Schaefer, conducted a campaign in a set of interviews to make people think he had used them.
Source: myfoxphoenix.com
Amir Khan: On Katie Price, drugs and growing up -- The Independent
By Alan Hubbard, The Independent
It is some journey from Barnsley to Baguio City in the Philippines, where I tracked down Khan to chat about his upcoming title defence in Manchester against Ulster's unbeaten European champion Paul McCloskey on 16 April.
He is training there with the fabulous Filipino Manny Pacquiao, his new best friend and stablemate, in a state-of-the-art high altitude complex complete with running track and swimming pool. A far cry from his days as a schoolboy scrapper.
Over the years he has hit a few headlines as well as his opponents, though he is adamant that fame, the considerable fortune he has already amassed and the A-list company he keeps in Hollywood have not turned his head. "I'm still the same person I always was. I may look arrogant in the ring but I've always been humble. More so now because even though he is the greatest boxer in the world Manny is incredibly humble. He is an example to me, and I try to be an example to youngsters back home."
The point is well made because, at 24, Khan is not the first to discover that celebrity comes at a price. In his case Katie Price, aka Jordan, some tabloids suggesting – erroneously, he insists – that they may have indulged in a spot of horizontal sparring.
"I've learned to live with this sort of thing, it's not got to me one bit," he says. "There's absolutely nothing gone on between us. The media made it out that me and Katie were seeing each other and stuff but they've got the wrong end of the stick, we are just friends and we have only ever talked with each other. I think she is a really nice person, nothing like what people say about her in the press. Actually there are a lot of things that I am alleged to have done that I haven't." In fact there is no particular girl in his life at the moment. "I'm young and single, and married to boxing."
Having cleared that up, Khan is also happy to put the record straight about the split with his conditioning coach, Alex Ariza, following his gruelling title defence against Marcos Maidana, which Khan came close to losing in a dramatic 10th round.
The break-up, he says, had nothing to do with unfounded rumours of illegal pills and power potions being used in the Pacquiao camp – largely fuelled by Floyd Mayweather Jnr – of which he is now part. "It was nothing like that. We simply moved on. Alex was also working with Manny but now I have someone [nutritionist Michael Vale] who is working only with me. Alex and I still say hello to each other; after all, it's a professional game. But you have to do what you feel is best for yourself.
"The drugs rumours were upsetting but I can honestly say that I have never seen anything like that happening. People always say when someone is successful: 'Ah, but they take drugs, don't they?' Well, in my case it's simply not true, nor is it in Manny's.
"I've never been approached to take anything and it's something I will always stay away from, in or outside the ring. Drugs can ruin your career, people can be destroyed by drugs, and I am determined that is not going to happen to mine. I keep on training hard because it is boxing that's got me where I am and I'm not going to let that slip away."
However, Khan does admit to being annoyed at Ariza accusing his father of using Amir as a meal ticket "because he doesn't want to go back to driving cabs for a living". In fact Shah Khan is a successful businessman. "Some of the things he said about my father were very unfair, though they were said in the heat of the moment and I am sure he feels bad about it now. I didn't get that much involved, but my team thought it was best for a change.
"I'll be really strong in this fight," he adds. "I have been working on new things with Michael, tweaking things, making it a little bit tougher. I've also changed my diet and gone very organic, eating the right food at the right time, lots of fish and fresh vegetables. Now I understand what I'm eating and why I'm eating it. It's like having a petrol car, you don't put diesel in it."
Khan flies back from the Philippines today and trainer Freddie Roach will join him next week. "He'll be taking a break from preparing Manny for his next fight [against Shane Mosley] so it will be good to have him with me. I want to get this fight out of the way and then concentrate on a unification bout with Tim Bradley [the WBC champion] in the summer."
Kid Khan may be King Khan now but he happily acknowledges making a few mistakes along the way. "Most kids do when they're growing up. But I am a better, wiser person for it. I want to prove I am a true champion, someone to look up to. That has to be my legacy."
Source: independent.co.uk
It was nine years ago this month that I first encountered Amir Khan
. He was competing in the English Schools Championships in Barnsley and an amateur boxing contact had marked my card about a "sensational" 15-year-old from Bolton. "The best kid of his age you'll ever see."
. He was competing in the English Schools Championships in Barnsley and an amateur boxing contact had marked my card about a "sensational" 15-year-old from Bolton. "The best kid of his age you'll ever see."He was right. Young Amir, all flashing fists and scurrying feet, demolished his opponents in quick time, went on to become the Olympic lightweight silver medallist at 17 and, four years later, the WBA world light-welterweight champion.
It is some journey from Barnsley to Baguio City in the Philippines, where I tracked down Khan to chat about his upcoming title defence in Manchester against Ulster's unbeaten European champion Paul McCloskey on 16 April.He is training there with the fabulous Filipino Manny Pacquiao, his new best friend and stablemate, in a state-of-the-art high altitude complex complete with running track and swimming pool. A far cry from his days as a schoolboy scrapper.
Over the years he has hit a few headlines as well as his opponents, though he is adamant that fame, the considerable fortune he has already amassed and the A-list company he keeps in Hollywood have not turned his head. "I'm still the same person I always was. I may look arrogant in the ring but I've always been humble. More so now because even though he is the greatest boxer in the world Manny is incredibly humble. He is an example to me, and I try to be an example to youngsters back home."
The point is well made because, at 24, Khan is not the first to discover that celebrity comes at a price. In his case Katie Price, aka Jordan, some tabloids suggesting – erroneously, he insists – that they may have indulged in a spot of horizontal sparring.
"I've learned to live with this sort of thing, it's not got to me one bit," he says. "There's absolutely nothing gone on between us. The media made it out that me and Katie were seeing each other and stuff but they've got the wrong end of the stick, we are just friends and we have only ever talked with each other. I think she is a really nice person, nothing like what people say about her in the press. Actually there are a lot of things that I am alleged to have done that I haven't." In fact there is no particular girl in his life at the moment. "I'm young and single, and married to boxing."
Having cleared that up, Khan is also happy to put the record straight about the split with his conditioning coach, Alex Ariza, following his gruelling title defence against Marcos Maidana, which Khan came close to losing in a dramatic 10th round.
The break-up, he says, had nothing to do with unfounded rumours of illegal pills and power potions being used in the Pacquiao camp – largely fuelled by Floyd Mayweather Jnr – of which he is now part. "It was nothing like that. We simply moved on. Alex was also working with Manny but now I have someone [nutritionist Michael Vale] who is working only with me. Alex and I still say hello to each other; after all, it's a professional game. But you have to do what you feel is best for yourself.
"The drugs rumours were upsetting but I can honestly say that I have never seen anything like that happening. People always say when someone is successful: 'Ah, but they take drugs, don't they?' Well, in my case it's simply not true, nor is it in Manny's.
"I've never been approached to take anything and it's something I will always stay away from, in or outside the ring. Drugs can ruin your career, people can be destroyed by drugs, and I am determined that is not going to happen to mine. I keep on training hard because it is boxing that's got me where I am and I'm not going to let that slip away."
However, Khan does admit to being annoyed at Ariza accusing his father of using Amir as a meal ticket "because he doesn't want to go back to driving cabs for a living". In fact Shah Khan is a successful businessman. "Some of the things he said about my father were very unfair, though they were said in the heat of the moment and I am sure he feels bad about it now. I didn't get that much involved, but my team thought it was best for a change.
"I'll be really strong in this fight," he adds. "I have been working on new things with Michael, tweaking things, making it a little bit tougher. I've also changed my diet and gone very organic, eating the right food at the right time, lots of fish and fresh vegetables. Now I understand what I'm eating and why I'm eating it. It's like having a petrol car, you don't put diesel in it."
Khan flies back from the Philippines today and trainer Freddie Roach will join him next week. "He'll be taking a break from preparing Manny for his next fight [against Shane Mosley] so it will be good to have him with me. I want to get this fight out of the way and then concentrate on a unification bout with Tim Bradley [the WBC champion] in the summer."
Kid Khan may be King Khan now but he happily acknowledges making a few mistakes along the way. "Most kids do when they're growing up. But I am a better, wiser person for it. I want to prove I am a true champion, someone to look up to. That has to be my legacy."
Source: independent.co.uk
ACTION MAN AMIR KHAN -- Daily Star
By Nick Parkinson, Daily Star
AMIR KHAN has given himself four years to complete his mission of becoming an undisputed world champion in three different weight divisions.
The WBA light-welterweight champion defends his world title for the fourth time against Northern Irish challenger Paul McCloskey at the MEN Arena in Manchester on April 16 and says it may be the last time British fans see him as a ten-stone fighter.
Khan, 24, wants to get past McCloskey to set up a showdown against rival world champion Tim Bradley in America on July 23. Unbeaten Yank Bradley holds the WBC and WBO versions of the world title.
But, despite plans to face the American, Khan (right) insists he is not overlooking the threat posed by European king McCloskey, 31.
He said: “I want to clean up at light-welterweight and then move up to welterweight and light-middleweight.
“I’ve always said 28 would be a good age for me to retire.
Bolton born-and-bred Khan, who won a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in Athens, has a clear target of what he wants to achieve. He told the Daily Star Sunday: “I want to unify divisions and fight the best.
I have got time to do that. I want to beat the likes of Victor Ortiz, clean up there and be a true champion like Manny Pacquiao is.
“That’s why McCloskey is such a huge fight for me because I am fully aware that, if I make any mistake, these big uni-fication fights like Bradley will not happen.
“So I want to get this fight out of the way before I start thinking about unifying the title.
“It would be stupid of me to sign for a fight before my next one.
“There might be talk of a fight against Bradley in the summer but there is no way I’m looking past McCloskey.”
Khan, who is trained by Freddie Roach in the USA, said: “This will be one of my last fights at light-welterweight in Britain.
“That’s why I want people to come and watch me on the night. I want to show fans how much I have improved.”
Bolton’s world champion will this week be sparring with Pacquiao.
And he added: “I spar with Manny this week.
“I’m training at altitude, 5,500 feet up and I’m pushing myself harder than ever.”
Source: dailystar.co.uk
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