By Oliver Dailo Suarez @ The Boxing Oracle 01/26/2012

LAS VEGAS (January 25, 2012) – Top-Five pound-for pound fighter and three-division world champion NONITO “The Filipino Flash” DONAIRE and his trainer, former world junior lightweight champion Robert Garcia, will...
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By Oliver Dailo Suarez @ The Boxing Oracle 11/04/2011

BOB ARUM:  Welcome to this conference call with the legendary Juan Manuel Márquez and Hall of Fame trainer Nacho Beristáin. We are 10 days away from the big fight when Manny Pacquiao faces off against Juan Manuel Márquez....
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By The Boxing Kidd @ The Boxing Oracle 05/22/2011

A few hours after the world was supposed to end as predicted by a lunatic, Bernard “the Executioner” Hopkins (52-5-2 32 KOs) made his second trip to the Bell Centre in Quebec, Canada for His rematch with Light Heavyweight champion Jean Pascal...
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By The Boxing Kidd @ The Boxing Oracle 05/16/2011

I`m tired. Tired of the debates, arguments and back and forth banter, so I`m setting the record straight…MANNY PAQUIAO IS ON STEROIDS! You wanna know how I know? Because I read it on the internet!! I`ve seen accusations on TV and in newspapers!!...
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By The Boxing Kidd @ The Boxing Oracle 05/09/2011

On Saturday night at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Two legends in boxing met head to head in what was deemed as the fight of the year. WBO Welterweight Champ Manny Pacquiao (53-3-2 38 KOs) and Sugar Shane Mosley (46-7-1 39 KOs) were supposed to put on ...
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By The Boxing Kidd @ The Boxing Oracle 04/27/2011

     With the biggest fight (on paper) of the year only 10 days away, I`ve been reading articles left and right about what Mosley needs to do in order to break down Pacquiao. Break down Pacquiao? I`m not sure this would`ve even happened...
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By The Boxing Kidd @ The Boxing Oracle 04/18/2011

    On a night filled with some of boxing biggest young stars in action, Victor Ortiz and Andre Berto took center stage at the MGM Grand in Foxwoods resort and casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut. Sure, Amir Khan and Paul Mccloskey were dueling...
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By The Boxing Kidd @ The Boxing Oracle 04/14/2011

For the final time before their WBC welterweight championship fight, Andre Berto and Victor Ortiz came face to face with words instead of punches. At the Armory on the Hudson in New York city`s Washington Heights area, Berto and Ortiz met with the media...
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By The Boxing Kidd @ The Boxing Oracle 04/04/2011

To try something new here at “the Oracle” we would like to do our version of monthly pound for pound Rankings, Fight reviews for some bouts we may not have touched on and Fight previews for some much anticipated upcoming bouts. We know that...
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By The Boxing Kidd @ The Boxing Oracle 03/20/2011

     They did it again. Those damn Klitschko`s got Me again. Not having seen either Klitschko brother fight in a while because no one in their right mind wanted to pay to televise a Klitschko fight, let alone make it a Pay Per View...
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By The Boxing Kidd @ The Boxing Oracle 03/07/2011

         I`m sorry. I`m just not buying the Cinnamon yet. We all look for the next big thing, whether its in our favorite sports, technology or life in general, We are all looking for the next fashionable trend. In Boxing,...
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By Oliver Dailo Suarez @ The Boxing Oracle 03/05/2011

One of the best fighters today in boxing, Nonito is finally receiving the respect he deserved and with his family issues behind him, there might be no stopping him in his quest to be considered one of the best fighters today.
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By Oliver Dailo Suarez @ The Boxing Oracle 02/23/2011

Remember the time when Filipino boxers were just hoping to be able to fight abroad.  Now Filipino boxers are not only receiving more chances to fight abroad, but a number of them are becoming headliners. This week alone Filipino boxing fans have...
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By The Boxing Kidd @ The Boxing Oracle 02/20/2011

     11 Years to the day of the first epic battle between Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera at the very same Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, “The Filipino Flash” Nonito Donaire (26-1 18 KO`s) took center stage against...
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By Oliver Dailo Suarez @ The Boxing Oracle 02/19/2011

San Francisco, CA. - Despite being held only a day earlier than the anticipated fight between Nonito Donaire Jr. and Fernando Montiel, the 'War At the Wharf' was well attended and many Filipino boxing fans came to show support by carrying signs and donning...
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By Derek_Guzman @ The Boxing Oracle 02/16/2011

  The great Muhammad Ali once quoted, "Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion....
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By Joey Santana @ The Boxing Oracle 02/15/2011

On a relatively warm Valentines Day in New York City, Manny Pacquiao and his entourage showed up at Chelsea Piers as part of the press tour for his upcoming bout with former 3 time champion Sugar Shane Mosley.  So far there's been no trash talkin...
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By Oliver Dailo Suarez @ The Boxing Oracle 02/14/2011

By Press Release SF Bay Area's own 3 time World Champion Ana "The Hurricane" Julaton, Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach's 28th World Champion and his only female boxer in a stable of current great Champions (Manny Pacquiao, Amir Khan)...
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By The Boxing Kidd @ The Boxing Oracle 01/30/2011

           We`ve been waiting for the first big fight of 2011 since Bernard Hopkins` near comeback masterpiece vs Jean Pascal in late December of last year. Timothy “Desert Storm” Bradley (27-0, 11 ko`s)...
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By The Boxing Kidd @ The Boxing Oracle 01/22/2011

So what everyone`s been saying lately is that Pacquiao vs Mosley is a bad fight. I`m not so sure. I wouldn`t call it a bad fight, but maybe the wrong fight. It’s the wrong fight because out of all the reasons to make this fight happen, the...
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By The Boxing Kidd @ The Boxing Oracle 01/09/2011

MANNY vs FLOYD A Resume Brawl for it all Ok, for over a year now, everyone who has anything to do with boxing has only talked about the fight that has yet to happen. Manny vs Floyd, and with the boxing calendar a little light here in the beginning of...
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By Jonathan Vera @ The Boxing Oracle 12/05/2010

"In Harm's Ways," the aptly titled card from Top Rank delivered everything president Bob Arum promised. It was an electric night filled with blood, sweat, more blood, and a few KO's. Main Card Jose Pizon vs. Powel Wolak: 10 round bout in the middleweight...
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By Jonathan Vera @ The Boxing Oracle 11/23/2010

The product of the Mexican boxing icon, Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (40-0-1, 30 KOs), will take on Alfonso Gomez (29-1, 18 KOs) in a slobber-knocking bout at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., on December 4th in a card so aptly titled, “In Harm’s...
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By Joey Santana @ The Boxing Oracle 11/21/2010

Well, It figures my first unofficial assignment would be about a 2 round Fight. So I`ll throw in my final take on the Pac-Margarito Fight last week in Dallas.  Watching it on TV, sober, is always a much different experience than being in the Arena...
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By Oliver Dailo Suarez @ The Boxing Oracle 11/21/2010

It's been thrown out before and once again revived by Bernard Hopkins recently in an interview with AOL Fanhouse.  Initially, Pacquiao was criticized for his supposed avoidance of 'black fighters.' Remember when Nate Campbell's trainer and former...
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By Oliver Dailo Suarez @ The Boxing Oracle 11/01/2010

Talented, physically gifted with a reputation as one of the hardest working athlete in sports, Manny Pacquiao is no doubt the favorite in his bout against Antonio Margarito and deservedly so.  Actually he's probably expected to not only win but ...
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By Oliver Dailo Suarez @ The Boxing Oracle 10/11/2010

Motorcycle accidents are no laughing matter so it was great to hear that Fernando Montiel escaped only with a fractured tibia after falling off his bike.  However the injury is substantial enough to put the planned fight between him and Donaire ...
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By Oliver Dailo Suarez @ The Boxing Oracle 10/10/2010

Contrary to popular belief, Manny Pacquiao is not the only great Filipino fighter of this era.  Known as the ‘Fearless’ one and coined as the best technical boxer ever to come out of the Philippines by Freddie Roach, Gerry Penalosa, ...
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By Reynante P. Santiago @ The Boxing Oracle 10/07/2010

Unlike Floyd Maywether Jr., long-time Manny Pacquiao “stalker” Juan Manuel Marquez is known for his warrior mentality and willingness to fight the best. He wants another shot at Pacquiao for a catchweight of 143 lbs. or 144 lbs., although...
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By Oliver Dailo Suarez @ The Boxing Oracle 10/06/2010

The boxing headlines have been dominated with articles about the fight between Margarito and Pacquiao, but there are other topics in the sport that are also worth discussing such as the upcoming fight between Khan and Maidana along with the exciting...
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By Oliver Dailo Suarez @ The Boxing Oracle 10/05/2010

By Press Release       LAS VEGAS, NEV. (October 5, 2010) – World amateur sensation JESSE MAGDALENO signed a long-term exclusive promotional contract with Top Rank today.  Magdaleno, who campaigned...
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By Oliver Dailo Suarez @ The Boxing Oracle 10/04/2010

By Press Release   ANAHEIM, CALIF. (October 4, 2010) – The Son of the Legend, JULIO CÉSAR CHÁVEZ, JR, and The Contender alumnusALFONSO GOMEZ will collide Saturday, December 4, at the Honda...
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By Oliver Dailo Suarez @ The Boxing Oracle 10/04/2010

While many fans were dissapointed when it was announced that Donaire and Montiel were set to fight other opponents, their fans might not have to wait too long for the long awaited fight between the two. In the press conference of the Chavez vs Gomez ...
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By Oliver Dailo Suarez @ The Boxing Oracle 10/02/2010

His name might not sound familiar to many casual boxing fans, but for hardcore boxing fans, Glen Johnson had been one of the better fighters in his generation.  He didn't start out his career on fire, but Johnson was like fine wine, he got better...
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By Oliver Dailo Suarez @ The Boxing Oracle 10/01/2010

Gretchen is set to fight today against Nongbua Lookprai-aree at the Sofitel Hotel in Manila.  Nongbua is a fighter that Gretchen had already defeated, but she didn't take no chances and trained hard for the rematch to ensure that the result will...
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By Oliver Dailo Suarez @ The Boxing Oracle 09/29/2010

By Press Release   OXNARD, CALIF. (September 29, 2010) -- Selling tamales, tortillas and bracelets to raise funds to send four local boxers to the 2010 National PAL Boxing Championships in San Antonio, Texas proved impossible for...
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By Oliver Dailo Suarez @ The Boxing Oracle 09/25/2010

What does Floyd Mayweather constantly proclaim? He is the pound for pound king, main draw and has no fear of Pacquiao. He may be the most talented boxer in terms of overall skills and many fans won't argue with that fact, but it's another story when ...
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By Oliver Dailo Suarez @ The Boxing Oracle 09/23/2010

A bronze medalist in the 2005 International Amateur Boxing Association tournament and current WIBA minimum weight champion, Gretchen Abaniel is one of the best female boxers in the Philippines.   Now she aspires to be able to display her skills...
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By Oliver Dailo Suarez @ The Boxing Oracle 09/22/2010

The Minny Pacquiao Show is a show about Manny Pacquiao's supposedly shortest biggest fan.  The latest episode features Kareem Grimes as Floyd Mayweather Jr and Melvin Abston as Uncle May May, 'the only honest Mayweather'.  Watch their latest...
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By Oliver Dailo Suarez @ The Boxing Oracle 09/22/2010

By Oliver Suarez Margarito's application for a license to fight in the state of Texas has been approved. No doubt, the wrong decision that could have been made, when you take into account the severity of his wrongdoing.  But it was to ...
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By Oliver Dailo Suarez @ The Boxing Oracle 09/21/2010

In an article by Lem Satterfield at Boxingscene.com, he talked about Volodymyr Sydorenko as a possible opponent for Donaire. Volodymyr is a decent opponent with a solid record, who has beaten Joseph Agbeko and lost only twice in his career.  Unfortunately,...
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By Oliver Dailo Suarez @ The Boxing Oracle 09/19/2010

The sparring partners of Manny Pacquiao are set, and most of them have arrived in the Philippines.  The only one who stayed behind is Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., who is set to arrive in the country within two weeks. But while all the attention have ...
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By Oliver Dailo Suarez @ The Boxing Oracle 09/19/2010

  When the fight between Shane Mosley and Sergio Mora was announced, many might have thought that it was going to be an easy fight for Mosley.  But as I expected, he had a difficult time against Mora because with the exception to the Mayweather...
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By Oliver Dailo Suarez @ The Boxing Oracle 09/18/2010

Manny Pacquiao is no doubt the most popular fighter right now and is considered by many as the best pound for pound fighter.  As a result, he stands to make an enormous amount of money in each of his fights because of the respect he’s earned...
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By Oliver Dailo Suarez @ The Boxing Oracle 09/18/2010

By Press Release ARLINGTON, TX (September 17, 2010) – Tickets to the Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito world championship fight go on sale Tomorrow! Saturday, September 18.  Priced at $700, $500, $300, $200, $100, and $50, tickets can ...
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By Oliver Dailo Suarez @ The Boxing Oracle 09/10/2010

Finally, someone from the NAACP has taken a stand against Mayweather Jr and as expected Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, two characters who are more known today for exploiting issues to support their hidden agendas and lack of consistency as far as ensuring...
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By Oliver Dailo Suarez @ The Boxing Oracle 09/09/2010

One would have thought that Mayweather had enough sense to stop himself from doing anything stupid after his racist rant against Pacquiao. But that might have been too much to ask for someone, whose ego has gone unchecked for a long time. It doesn't ...
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By Oliver Dailo Suarez @ The Boxing Oracle 09/06/2010

Just recently, Mayweather recorded a video in which he badmouthed and threw racist comments at Pacquiao.  Yes, Mayweather's comments were racist and making excuses for what he said is nothing short of being ignorant.  Some even defended his...
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By Oliver Dailo Suarez @ The Boxing Oracle 09/06/2010

Just recently, Mayweather recorded a video in which he badmouthed and threw racist comments at Pacquiao.  Yes, Mayweather's comments were racist and making excuses for what he said is nothing short of being ignorant.  Some even defended his...
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By Oliver Dailo Suarez @ The Boxing Oracle 09/01/2010

1.  Mayweather to stop playing games and decide if he truly wants to fight Pacquiao in what definitely will be the biggest fight since Marvin Hagler vs Ray Leonard. 2. For Donaire to finally get his wish to fight someone formidable; one who actually...
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