The dialogue with veteran promoter Bob Arum continues, as he speaks on Brandon Rios’ effort in his recent loss to Manny Pacquiao while eyeing a possible third match with Mike Alvarado next year
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Manny Pacquiao tagging Oscar De La Hoya during their December 2008 clash (Photo: Chris Farina – Top Rank)
By Chris Robinson
Following his unanimous decision victory over Brandon Rios last month, the reviews for Manny Pacquiao’s return bout were generally positive.
Inside of the Venetian Resort’s Coati Arena in Macau, China, Pacquiao showed himself to be well up to the task, as he tagged Rios all night long while showing enough defensive prowess and footwork to stay out of harm’s way.
The fight was Pacquiao’s first match in eleven months, dating back to his knockout loss this past December to Juan Manuel Marquez.
Catching up with Bob Arum on Monday afternoon, the veteran promoter revealed that a big reason why Pacquiao looked so refreshed was his decision to train in his hometown of General Santos City, Philippines as opposed to staging another camp in Los Angeles.
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Chris Robinson catches up with veteran promoter Bob Arum, as he speaks on the big victory from Manny Pacquiao last month over Brandon Rios in Macau, China. Arum believes that Pacquiao showed vintage form, and feels he looked just like he did during his performance against Oscar De La Hoya in late 2008.
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Bonus footage from the training camp of former lightweight titlist Brandon ‘Bam Bam’ Rios in Oxnard, Calif. as he puts in some rounds inside of the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy with lightweight prospect Erick De Leon one month before his big fight against Manny Pacquiao in Macau, China
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Chris Robinson catches up with veteran trainer Abel Sanchez, as he speaks on Manny Pacquiao’s unanimous decision victory over Brandon Rios in Macau, China. Hear what Sanchez had to say about Pacquiao’s performance and why fights against Floyd Mayweather and Ruslan Provodnikov don’t make sense right now
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Bonus footage from the training camp of former lightweight titlist Brandon ‘Bam Bam’ Rios in Oxnard, Calif. as he puts in some rounds inside of the Robert Garcia Boxing Academy with lightweight prospect Erick De Leon one month before his big fight against Manny Pacquiao in Macau, China
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Roger Mayweather inside of the Mayweather Boxing Club (Photo: Chris Robinson – www.HustleBoss.com)
By Chris Robinson
Following his unanimous decision victory over Brandon Rios last weekend, the future again seems bright for former pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao.
The Venetian Resort’s Coati Arena in Macau, China played host to Pacquiao’s ring return following his disastrous knockout at the hands of Juan Manuel Marquez last year, as he peppered Rios all night with sharp combinations while displaying his trademark speed of hand and foot.
Veteran trainer and former two-division world champion Roger Mayweather was able to take a minute to assess the Filipino icon’s future moving forward during a recent conversation at the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas.
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Chris Robinson catches up with middleweight propsect J’Leon Love (15-0, 8 KO’s) inside of the the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. In this clip, Love discusses his Dec. 6 return again Lajuan Simon, what he learned in 2013, Manny Pacquiao’s victory over Brandon Rios, and the Adrien Broner vs. Marcos Maidana fight
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Chris Robinson catches up with trainer Al Mitchell inside of the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas, Nevada, as he speaks on such topics as his fighter Chris Pearson’s upcoming fight on Dec. 6, a possible rematch between Tim Bradley and Manny Pacquiao, the big years from Floyd Mayweather and Danny Garcia, and how boxing has changed over the years
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Chris Robinson catches up with British contender Ashley Theophane inside of the Mayweather Boxing Club on Monday, Nov. 25, as he speaks on the recent Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios fight and why Manny was able to have success in the match
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Ruslan Provodnikov hammering Mike Alvarado in Denver last month (Photo: Chris Farina – Top Rank)
By Chris Robinson
Well-versed in several aspects of the sport, trainer Abel Sanchez is a good source to turn to when you are looking for some boxing feedback.
Tucked away in Big Bear Mountain in Southern California for most of the year, Sanchez’s Summit Gym plays host to a bevy of world-class fighters from across the globe, including WBA middleweight champion Gennady Golovkin.
Asked for his take on boxing’s most recent big event, Sanchez seemed to feel that Manny Pacquiao’s unanimous decision victory over Brandon Rios this past Saturday night in Macau, China went according to the script.
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Chris Robinson catches up with British contender Ashley Theophane inside of the Mayweather Boxing Club on Monday, Nov. 25, as he speaks on the recent Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios fight and why Manny was able to have success in the match
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Chris Robinson catches up with veteran trainer Abel Sanchez, as he speaks on Manny Pacquiao’s unanimous decision victory over Brandon Rios in Macau, China. Hear what Sanchez had to say about Pacquiao’s performance and why fights against Floyd Mayweather and Ruslan Provodnikov don’t make sense right now
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Chris Robinson catches up with junior middleweight Rashad Holloway (12-2-2, 5 KO’s) as he speaks on the recent victory of Manny Pacquiao, who won a unanimous decision over Brandon Rios in their HBO pay per view telecast in Macau, China
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Chris Robinson catches up with outspoken trainer and former two-division world champion Roger Mayweather inside of the Mayweather Boxing Club on Monday, Nov. 25 as he speaks on Manny Pacquiao’s big victory over Brandon Rios while eyeing a possible rematch with Tim Bradley
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Chris Robinson catches up with trainer Floyd Mayweather Sr. in Las Vegas, Nevada as he gives his reaction to the Manny Pacquiao vs. Brandon Rios match, while offering up some criticism of both men.
Pacquiao defeated Rios by unanimous decision on HBO pay per view in Macau, China on Saturday, Nov. 23
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Chris Robinson catches up with former IBF bantamweight champion Joseph Agbeko inside of the Mayweather Boxing Club in Las Vegas, Nevada on Monday, Nov. 23. Hear what Agbeko had to say about Manny Pacquiao’s recent victory over Brandon Rios
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Manny Pacquiao following his spirited victory over Brandon Rios on Saturday night (Photo: Chris Farina – Top Rank)
By Chris Robinson
The spotlight shined bright upon Manny Pacquiao this past weekend, as he returned to the ring against Brandon Rios in an effort to find out if he still has some of the same magic in him that saw him stamp himself as one of this generation’s elite prizefighters.
Inside of the Venetian Resort’s Coati Arena in Macau, China, Pacquiao offered up an impressive display by hammering Rios with a bevy of punches from various angles as he carved out a wide unanimous decision victory.
Watching the action unfold from ringside, longtime HBO analyst Larry Merchant had a strong curiosity as to how Pacquiao would show himself following his knockout loss to Juan Manuel Marquez this past December.
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In the first part of his exclusive interview with Chris Robinson, longtime HBO analyst Larry Merchant speaks on Manny Pacquiao’s victory unanimous decision victory over Brandon Rios in Macau, China on Saturday, November 23, revealing how he believes the Filipino star has changed up his style again under trainer Freddie Roach
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Post-fight coverage from the Venetian Resort’s Coati Arena in Macau, China as eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao speaks to the press following his unanimous decision victory over Brandon Rios. In this clip, Pacquiao
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