News coverage on Pacquiao vs Solis 'Blaze of Glory' fight event held at the the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas on April 14, 2007. Pacquiao won by 8th round knockout against the previously undefeated Jorge Solis of Mexico.

Anthem with an attitude
By Editorial, The Manila Times, 29 Apr 2007
IN the 1960s, the rising singer Berlin Meneses recorded a very stylized and unconventional version of “Silent Night” that caught popular fancy. Meneses’s interpretation was so popular that one could hear it sung any week and any month of the year. You can monkey with a well-l Read full story

Pacquiao fight sold $ 1.3-M tickets
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, 24 Apr 2007
TICKET SALES during the Manny Pacquiao-Jorge Solis bout at the Alamodome in San Antonio was the second largest in the city and the third biggest event in Texas boxing history. This was revealed by John Whisler in his column published at the San Antonio Express News Sunday. He said ticket sales r Read full story

John Whisler: Pacquiao, Arum provided big boost for local boxing
By , San Antonio Express, 23 Apr 2007
Thanks to Manny Pacquiao, Jorge Arce and a slender southpaw, a star-in-the-making named Cristian Mijares, big-time boxing is back in San Antonio. For the past year or so, many of us had worried out loud that the sport was down for the count here. That this once-great fight town, like a boxer wh Read full story

ONE ON ONE WITH FREDDIE ROACH
By Brad Cooney, BoxingTalk.net, 20 Apr 2007

Boxing's most sought after trainer, Freddie Roach wanted to respond to the recent reports that he and his assistant, Justin Fortune have split up.  As most boxing fans know, Freddie has been in Pue Read full story

Dreaming about Manny
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, 20 Apr 2007
Two 40-year-old former world champions conjured visions of fighting Manny Pacquiao in their prime but neither speculated on what would or could have happened if they battled the Filipino boxing icon. First on the hot seat was Genato (Chicanito) Hernandez of California who ruled as WBA superfeath Read full story

Review of Manny Pacquiao vs Jorge Solis - Blaze of Glory
By Vikram Birring, DogHouseBoxing.com, 20 Apr 2007
On November 15, 2003, Manny Pacquiao walked into the ring in San Antonio’s Alamodome a 4-to-1 underdog against legendary Mexican champion Marco Antonio Barrera. Few outside the Philippines had any idea who he was, but after eleven punishing rounds, the thousands in attendance and millions watching a Read full story

ROACH AND FORTUNE SETTLE DIFFERENCES
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, 19 Apr 2007

Celebrated trainer Freddie Roach and his assistant and conditioning expert Justin Fortune have reportedly settled their differences according to a member of Team Pacquiao who Read full story

Pacquiao replays could violate election law -- lawyer
By Tetch Torres, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 19 Apr 2007
MANILA, Philippines -- Continuous replays of the Manny Pacquiao-Jorge Solis fight on cable television may violate Republic Act 9006 or the Fair Election Act, an election lawyer said Thursday. "We want to know how long this replay will be. This gives an added advantage to Pacquiao against the othe Read full story

Fortune: Mexican dealt Pacquiao bitter lesson
By Abac Cordero, The Philippine Star, 19 Apr 2007
LOS ANGELES – What happened, or what almost happened, in San Antonio should serve as a big lesson for Manny Pacquiao. According to Justine Fortune, who handled Pacquiao’s training in Los Angeles for the Jorge Solis bout, the Filipino ring icon should take each fight seriously as if h Read full story

Roach denies report on Fortune split up
By , The Freeman, 19 Apr 2007
Celebrated American trainer Freddie Roach belied reports that he and his long-time assistant Justin Fortune have severed ties and that he knows nothing about his trusted Australian partner quitting the Wild Card Gym. According to a report by philboxing.com that some reliable sources from the cam Read full story

ROACH SQUASHES RUMORS OF FORTUNE SPLIT UP
By Brad Cooney, BoxingTalk.net, 19 Apr 2007

An article written by  Salven L. Lagumbay of PhilBoxing.com titled "ROACH AND FORTUNE SPLIT UP!" is inaccurate and news to 2006's trainer of the year Freddie Roach.  Boxingtalk just hung up with Roach from his condo in Puerto Rico, Read full story

Dougie’s MASSIVE Monday Mail Bag
By Doug Fischer, MaxBoxing.com, 19 Apr 2007

Read on for a ton of fan feedback on this past weekend’s fights, from PacMan fever to the upsets of Valuev, Arce and Viloria to Zab Judah’s return in this week’s MMMB. Enjoy! ROCKY’S RECORD & ROCKY JUAREZ SY Read full story

GenSan lays red carpet for Pacquiao
By Allen V. Estabillo, MindaNews, 19 Apr 2007
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/18 April) -- In a homecoming fit for a conquering hero, residents here took to the streets in celebration as they gave international boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao no less than the red carpet upon his return to this city Wednesday morning. Pacquiao, fresh from his Read full story

Solis tougher than Larios
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, 19 Apr 2007
SAN ANTONIO – Take it from Manny Pacquiao. His latest victim Jorge Solis was a tougher opponent than Oscar Larios whom he outpointed in a 12-round bout at the Araneta Coliseum last July. It didn’t take long for Pacquiao to reply when asked who was tougher. Solis, lanky and rangy, Read full story

Pacquiao political rival leads welcome rites in GenSan
By John Paul Jubelag, The Philippine Star, 19 Apr 2007
GENERAL SANTOS CITY –Yesterday’s grandest hero’s welcome for Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao saw contending local politicians setting aside their differences. General Santos City Mayor Pedro Acharon Jr. and re-electionist Darlene Antonino-Custodio met with Pacquiao and his Read full story

Pacquiao 'mutates' into a politician at GenSan parade
By , GMANews.tv, 19 Apr 2007
On Wednesday morning, he was acting like a boxing champ that he was, waving to thousands of supporters who crowded the roads of General Santos City and other towns of South Cotabato. In the afternoon however, after the hero’s welcome, radio dzBB reported that Manny Pacquiao rode in another Read full story

Pacquiao arrives in Gen. Santos City
By , The Manila Times, 19 Apr 2007
WBC INTERNATIONAL superfeatherweight champion Manny Pacquiao was given a fitting heroes welcome by his native hometown General Santos City upon arrival on Wednesday. But unlike the festivities in Manila, the peoples’ champion this time was freed by the funfare from local politicians, who d Read full story

ROACH, FORTUNE VICTIMS OF INTRIGUE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, 18 Apr 2007
The reported split between celebrated, two-time “Trainer of the Year” Freddie Roach and his assistant - conditioning expert Justin Fortune - was allegedly caused by intrigues sown by Canadian Michael Koncz. Efforts to contact Roach in Puerto Rico where he is training Oscar De La Hoya Read full story

Do you believe in déjà vu?
By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com, 18 Apr 2007
They say that lightning never strikes on the same place twice. Others say, “Love is lovelier the second time around”. With that in mind, I ask: Do you believe in déjà vu? But what has that got to do with boxing? Part of the fun of being a media person cum amateur sports photogra Read full story