Opinion Articles

By Mark F. Villanueva Jeffrey Mathebula started the first round of the biggest fight in his career like it was the twelfth. His balance was conspicuously off and because of it with his towering height that made him stoop and depressing footwork that was as flat as the canvas it appeared as if he couldn't stand his ground steadily when he positioned himself to box. Whenever … [Read more...] about African Mathebula Remains In The Dark Against The Bruce Lee Of Boxing

By Reni M. Valenzuela All about an athlete as a champion or as an aspiring one is irreversibly intertwined with him as a private person. … [Read more...] about BEYOND WINNING, NONITO DONAIRE NEEDS TO LOVE HIS FATHER

By Jamal Dicky I grew up around a lot of volatile women, and I know how easy they can switch on the devil and turn on the angel when they see fit. This is why I am very suspicious of the situation that Floyd Mayweather Jr. is in, I don't believe he is a woman beater, and I don't believe his ex-girlfriend was completely innocent and non-confrontational. … [Read more...] about Is Floyd Mayweather Jr. Really A Woman Beater?

By Lester Salvador I am not sold on the Nonito Donaire hype. He has made a career of beating up on smaller fighters, but since moving up to 122 pounds he struggled against a class Puerto Rican fighter in Wilfredo Vasquez Jr. and even made excuses that his hand was bloody that is why he couldn't take him out. The truth is, Donaire doesn't have the skills or power to take … [Read more...] about Nonito Donaire will lose to Jeffrey Mathebula like Pacquiao lost to Bradley

By Mark F. Villanueva There is very limited data about the South African prizefighter, Jeffrey Mathebula in as far as for careful strategic planning is concerned. Studying him for the most part is almost like being kept partially in the dark, where under the shadows you take the little that you know from the little you can gather, put the pieces together in the light and … [Read more...] about Boxing Insight: Nonito Donaire Jr. Versus Jeffrey Mathebula

By Larry Limcangco There is a saying that pride comes before a fall, the meaning is that someones arrogance or overconfidence can lead to something bad happening to them such as losing a fight, to show them that they are not as great as they think they are, it's a humbling experience. … [Read more...] about Manny Pacquiao Lost Because He Was “Holier Than Thou”

By Reni M. Valenzuela Here we go again. The Arum fight options have nothing to do with what is good for the fans, what is ideal for the sport and what could even be beneficial to the boxing career of an iconic prized ward, but obviously what is best for the Pacquiao handler’s pockets. For the wackiest part of boxing today, it’s not “styles make fights” which is the … [Read more...] about PACQUIAO’S OPTIONS: REAL CHALLENGE OR RETIREMENT

Reni M. Valenzuela Awakened by a dream, I was led to plead God for mercy in behalf of another person. … [Read more...] about PRAYER FOR FLOYD MAYWEATHER

By Reni M. Valenzuela This must be mere hearsay. Having disappointed the fans in his trilogy bout against Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao is in for another fix and twixt that would surely disappoint again his legions of followers upon learning the odd “news” if the “news” are the actual facts. … [Read more...] about PACQUIAO “LOST” HIMSELF UNDER “CONTROLLED POWER”: I HEARD

By Reni M. Valenzuela The conspiracy continues! First is the grand larceny last June 9 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. … [Read more...] about THE CONSPIRACY CONTINUES: WBO RULES

By Reni M. Valenzuela Lest we lose track of the main purpose why there is need for change and reform in boxing at this juncture, we have to maintain the proper perspective. Or boxing will end up the same while the key players stray for now and forever, and as the sport returns to its vomit and wander aimlessly again in the wilderness, sidetracked. … [Read more...] about REFORM IN BOXING: IRONIC TRUTH, JUST FOR NOW

By Reni M. Valenzuela How can it ever be right for boxing to move on unless we right what is wrong? And when do we say past is past? One week since that June 9 infamy in the MGM Grand Arena, the “minority” bloc is now trying to water down the overwhelming sentiment of the people which saw Manny Pacquiao winning over Timothy Bradley by a wide margin. They play us a … [Read more...] about RIGHT THE WRONG: TRUE SCORE IN THE PACQUIAO-BRADLEY

By Erwin Lastimosa Whenever a fighter is exciting and dominant in the ring, the fans become spoiled and never satisfied with that fighter's performance unless it ends in a knockout or a dominant beating. … [Read more...] about Manny Pacquiao Is A Victim Of His Own Dominance