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Your weekly random thoughts ... • Why is it that some folks believe that it is OK for Antonio Margarito to keep calling out and belittling Oscar De La Hoya to complain that by fighting Manny Pacquiao on Dec. 6, he is not facing the b...

Blog | Conversation | September 03, 2008

Your weekly random thoughts ... • Top Rank promoter Bob Arum told me the other day the Manny Pacquiao-David Diaz lightweight title bout did between 225,000 and 250,000 buys on HBO PPV. To put it nicely, Arum is ever the optimist. I ask...

Blog | Conversation | July 09, 2008

Your weekly random thoughts ... • Sometimes HBO just does weird stuff. The latest example involves Saturday's David Diaz-Manny Pacquiao pay-per-view card. For the first time that I am aware of in its long history of covering boxing, th...

Blog | Conversation | June 25, 2008

March was a rough month for the Marquez family. Juan Manuel went tooth-and-claw with Manny Pacquiao, while Rafael traded knockdowns with Israel Vazquez -- and both brothers came up just short. Despite the losses, neither takes a plunge in the pound-for-pound rankings.

Story | Conversation | March 19, 2008

Random thoughts are back ... • Everyone who follows Manny Pacquiao knows he's dominated Mexican fighters, winning seven consecutive fights against them, including the sensational rematch with Juan Manuel Marquez last week. That came o...

Blog | Conversation | March 18, 2008

Larry Merchant and I we were discussing the state of the game the other day, just as we do regularly. One of the questions we were mulling over was about Oscar De La Hoya. De La Hoya is supposed to return to action May 3 and he says he's coming back...

Blog | Conversation | October 29, 2007

Marco Antonio Barrera, one of the greatest fighters of our time and one of Mexico's greatest ever, called it quits after losing a clear decision to Manny Pacquiao in their rematch Saturday night in Las Vegas. At 33, Barrera was unable to turn back th...

Blog | Conversation | October 09, 2007

• Who has had a better recent run of action fights than Bob Arum's Top Rank? Start with an April 14 pay-per-view card that featured four entertaining bouts, including Manny Pacquiao's exciting eighth-round knockout of Jorge Solis in the ma...

Blog | Conversation | June 14, 2007

Now that Manny Pacquiao has lost his bid for a seat in the Philippines Congress to incumbent Darlene Custodio, the junior lightweight star is turning his attention back to his boxing career. Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, who spent time on the campai...

Blog | Conversation | May 29, 2007

The hype builds for the May 5 De La Hoya-Mayweather mega-bout. Also, Manny Pacquiao (pictured) gets back in the ring in April. See how they rate in Dan Rafael's P4P rankings.

Story | Conversation | February 08, 2007

Manny Pacquiao moves thisclose to Floyd Mayweather in Dan Rafael's pound-for-pound rankngs for December as Mayweather prepares to face Oscar De La Hoya on May 5.

Story | Conversation | December 14, 2006

Manny Pacquiao moves from 10th to third overall in Dan Rafael's February rankings of the world's best fighters, regardless of division.

Story | Conversation | February 09, 2006

Manny Pacquiao moves from 10th to third overall in Dan Rafael's February rankings of the world's best fighters, regardless of division.

Story | Conversation | February 09, 2006