Marquez-Pacquiao III a done deal

Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao's confirmation, boxing pundits have long agreed, is as binding as a signed fight contract.
"Tuloy na po 'yun, abangan n'yo (It's on, wait for it)," Pacquiao said during an interview with ABS-CBN's Dyan Castillejo.
The Filipino ring superstar was, of course, referring to his third clash with Mexican great Juan Manuel Marquez on November 12 in Las Vegas.
Marquez, the WBA and WBO lightweight champion, signed the contract--which assures him a personal-high $5 million purse plus a share in pay-per-view revenues--last May 19 at Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles.
Pacquiao's adviser Mike Koncz is to bring the contract to Manila for the pound-for-pound king's signature. Koncz has not arrived from the United States, though.
Under the fight's financial terms, Pacquiao will get $20 million--virtually the same amount he earned in his lopsided unanimous decision victory over Shane Mosley on May 7--plus a share in PPV revenues.
In their first tussle in 2004, Pacquiao settled for a draw despite knocking Marquez down three times in the first round. They met again in 2008 at 130 pounds with Pacquiao squeezing out a split decision on the strength of a third-round knockdown.
The trilogy is set at a catch weight of 144 lb with Pacquiao's WBO welterweight title also at stake. Marquez fought and lost to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the same catch weight in 2009.
If Marquez beats Pacquiao, a fourth fight will be held with the Mexican, who stands to receive $10 million.(yahoo.com)

Khan running out of easy options

By William Mackay: With his win over a hand-picked Paul McCloskey last time out, WBA light welterweight champion Amir Khan has run out of soft opponents to fight and is looking at the unpleasant option of having to face quality guys moving forward. WBC/WBO light welterweight champion Timothy Bradley, who punches with no more power than McCloskey, chose not to fight Khan next. This was a fight that Khan really wanted, and it’s not hard to see why.

Bradley doesn’t have size or power, and it’s a fight that Khan would have been able to finish on his feet and possibly win a close decision. But with Bradly off the table the options aren’t good for Khan, because the possible opponents for him are guys like Zab Judah and Roberto Guerrero, both of which would have an excellent chance of beating Khan and ruining his dreams for the time being of being a big star. Judah is dangerous because of his power, and Guerrero because of his excellent overall boxing skills. These are two guys that could very well beat Khan and send him back to square one with his career. Had Khan taken on a halfway decent fighter in his last bout instead of the little know weak punching McCloskey, Khan would likely get a pass if he fought a weaker fringe contender this time around. But he can’t do that now. Khan has to step it up and face someone good.
HBO probably won’t like it if Khan digs up another obscure fighter again to beat to pad his record and look good against. Khan didn’t even look good against the hand-picked McCloskey, and didn’t get the bounce that he probably thought he would get from a win over this guy. But that’s over with. Khan and his team now have to fight a solid choice unless they want to be grilled by the boxing public and risk becoming a laughing stock for choosing weak fighters. I have a feeling that Khan may not fight Judah or Guerrero, and could end up choosing the weak punching Erik Morales.
I hope I’m wrong but that’s who I see Khan facing next. Judah and Guerrero’s names have been mentioning but I see Morales being the one that Khan actually faces. This will be like Khan’s fight against the fading Marco Antonio Barrera where Khan can dominate with speed over an aging, smaller fighter without the size or the power at light welterweight to knock Khan out.

Manny Pacqiao VS. Sugar Shane Mosley - Live Streaming

Watch Live Manny Pacqiao VS. Sugar Shane Mosley.

It’s less than a week before the much awaited fight between Manny Pacquiao and Sugar Shane Mosley. It has been reported that the tickets are now sold out and this also means that many people really want to watch the clash between the two prized fighters in the boxing world today. Let us see who’s the better fighter when the two face each other in the ring on May 7.