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MANNY PACQUIAO VS. KEITH THURMAN: PRESS CONFERENCE QUOTES AHEAD OF THE JULY 20TH TITLE FIGHT

3 Submitted by Jenna J on Fri, 24 May 2019, 02:25

LOS ANGELES (May 22, 2019) – Eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao and unbeaten welterweight world champion Keith Thurman, plus unbeaten super middleweight champion Caleb Plant and unbeaten Mike Lee,squared-off for the second day in a row Wednesday, this time at a Los Angeles press conference as they previewed their respective showdowns taking place Saturday July 20 presented by Premier Boxing Champions and FOX Sports Continue Reading...

Pernell Whitaker: “If you’re asking me whether Manny Pacquiao can beat me or not obviously I’m going to say no”

5 Submitted by Jenna J on Mon, 22 April 2019, 11:45

Former 4 division world champion Pernell Whitaker was elected into the boxing hall of fame in 2006 and is considered to be one of the greatest fighters in the history of the sport. He fought all-time great boxers such as Julio Cesar Chavez, Oscar De La Hoya, and Felix Trinidad. Having been a world champion at welterweight, many fans wonder Continue Reading...

Pernell Whitaker: “Fights are no tougher than what you make them. All of my fights, I thought were very easy and won them!”

10 Submitted by Jenna J on Thu, 04 April 2019, 07:35

Hall of Famer boxer Pernell Whitaker was known as “Sweet Pea” during his boxing career and amassed a professional record of 40-4-1 (17KOs). Whitaker was a former Olympic gold medalist and was a world champion in 4 weight classes, having won belts at lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight & light middleweight. He also fought all-time great fighters like Julio Caesar Chavez, Continue Reading...

Vanes Martirosyan: “If Al Haymon wants to accept me back, I would go to him immediately”

13 Submitted by Jenna J on Tue, 19 February 2019, 09:40

Junior middleweight contender Vanes Martirosyan has been speaking out of late when it comes to the subject of his treatment from promoter Don King. Vanes first spoke out on twitter and has kicked off an interesting discussion about the business side of boxing and what goes on behind the scenes. Besides being a fan favorite, Vanes was usually the odds on Continue Reading...

Vanes Martirosyan: “All of the years I’ve been in boxing, I’ve seen so much BS and corruption. I got fed up and I decided to retire”

22 Submitted by Jenna J on Thu, 14 February 2019, 00:09

Former world title challenger Vanes Martirosyan has a career boxing record of 36-4-1 with 21 KOs and has fought for a world title 3 times. While he has come up short in those bouts, at only 32 years old he remains a name fighter in the sport. Vanes surprised many of his fans when he recently announced on Twitter his retirement Continue Reading...