My Cat Mango's Situation

By James Dayap

This may be a boxing blog, but I decided to post my cat's situation here as well.

126$ Raised so far! Thanks so much! As most of you know, or maybe for the first time, Mango,my girlfriend and I's cat has been diagnosed with a severe heart disease. Mango is now 2 and I am glad he got to turn 2 so far. The vet costs have tallied up to almost $2000, which has severely effected Mika and I's budgets, but also in turn has helped saved Mango's life. On June 29th, 2009, Mango almost died and was rushed to the pet hospital, but made a quick recovery during the day after a procedure was done to remove fluid from his lung area. A recent call from a passionate vet that now works with Mango, has given me a possible hope that Mango can life a normal life. By increasing the Taurine level in his blood, and a new medication, he may live like a normal cat. Unfortunately all the treatments still require money, and the costs of the upcoming treatments wont be as much as the first ones, but are digging deeper into the pockets of his caretakers. We are taking on the bigger parts of his coming health bills, but any donations help a lot! If anybody has met Mango before, you know he is a high energy cat, who loves to be pet, loves to play, and loves being around people. He lives to entertain and have fun with people who visit and play with him. I'm not one to ask or beg for money, nor should I be in the position to beg or ask, but Mango needs help to get better. If anybody can help at all, all proceeds will go straight to Mango's treatment. Any amount can help, 20$, 10$, 5$, even 1$ can help him for vitamins,medications, and even vet exams. The link below is a paypal donation link, it's secure and safe! If anybody has any ideas for fund raising for Mango, please let me know! If anything, please keep our cat Mango in your prayers... Click Here to Donate to Mango's Health Fund Click Here to Donate to Mango's Health Fund Thank you!

Save the Date, Manny Pacquiao Fights in November

By James Dayap

Pacquiao will deliver an early Thanksgiving.

While no details have been fleshed out, it has been slated by Top Rank that Manny Pacquiao will be throwing his massive punches again on November 14th. Although the date has been chosen apparently, Bob Arum has not disclosed who will be his opponent. The radar is looming around Miguel Cotto, but some signs point at the ultimate showdown, Pacquiao Vs Mayweather.





Of course, Pretty Boy Floyd would argue it should be called Mayweather Vs Pacquiao, being he has a lot of pride in being what he thinks is a big draw. No doubt, everyone will love to watch Floyd Mayweather fight, and lose. If Floyd were to suddenly take a fight with Pacquiao, that would leave Marquez dazed and confused. As everyone has heard, it is a rumor that ticket sales were not so good for the Mayweather/Marquez fight, and in agony, Mayweather somehow got a rib injury because of that. Bob Arum's statement that a 50/50 purse split for Pacquiao and Mayweather may have also caused the rib injury, or atleast played part in it.

It also seems that Shane Mosley has been left out in the rain, being labeled as the lowest potential draw, and possibly the most dangerous fight for Pacquiao. The Pacman will fight anyone they put in front of him, be it a semi truck or Oprah Winfrey, but Bob Arum is keeping his biggest interests in mind as a promoter, money.

Overall it seems to be Cotto who Pacquiao will fight next, but his name is written in pencil, or rather chalk. We may see Uncle Bob grab his eraser and write in something different. The potential fighters are judged by their potential money draw, danger level, and overall fame.

Here is my simple list for November 14:

#1. Miguel Cotto - Safe, High Puerto Rican/Philipino Draw, Rising Star, Willing to Fight Pacquiao.

#2. Shane Mosley - Dangerous but Older, High Philipino/American Draw, Established Star, but not as strong PPV draw, REALLY WANTS TO FIGHT PACQUIAO.

#3. Floyd Mayweather Jr. - Apparently Safest, High Draw Worldwide(Because a lot of people want to see him get beat), Original P4P King, Not sure if he wants to fight Pacquiao.

Let's see what Uncle Bob does, maybe nobody off my list will fight him.

Jp Out.

Jab Jab, Straight Left Hand

By James Dayap

Remember when Manny Pacquiao was just a one handed fighter? You can actually order a dvd of all his fights on Netflix.com, and see that for the longest time, he simply dominated almost all of his opponents with his lightning fast, strong left hand. The young Manny Pacquiao indeed was a sight to see though, bringing monsterous talent to the table, and limitless(which now seems unlimited) potential. His knockout losses in his early career didn't phase him like how some boxers do, they only fueled his need to improve, thus eventually finding him at the door of the Wildcard Gym in Hollywood in 2001.

Under the teachings of Freddie Roach, early on, Manny started using his Jab more, combonations, and punches started to fly in at different angles. His raw strength, speed, and talent allowed him to beat some of the greatest boxers in the sport, unfortunately, when he met Erik Morales and Juan Manuel Marquez, he found out that he needed to learn a lot more.

Moreso after his third defeat by decision to Erik Morales, Manny Pacquiao went back to the drawing board and came back an improved boxer. Right hooks appeared, and a slighly tighter defense. Soon El Terrible was no match for the Pacman. But Pacquiao's skills would take quantum leaps a few years later in 2008.

Although it is common to say you cant teach an old dog new tricks, that may apply to Ricky Hatton, but no Manny Pacquiao. After a very close decision victory over Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao went back to the drawing board again at the Wildcard. Pacquiao walked into the ring with David Diaz to show what he had learned.

David Diaz was an opponent to be feared, having a great record including a defeat of Erik Morales, Diaz seemed to be a good cantidate to fight Pacquiao. For Pacquiaos debut at 135, the Philipino destroyed David Diaz with a combonation of boxing, power punching, and counterpunching. Pacquiao had developed his right hook and uppercut massivly before this fight, giving him a strong edge. Diaz was planted onto the floor face first by a Pacquiao left hand.

Oscar De La Hoya issued a challenge to the Philipino, asking him to meet him at 147lbs, the welterwieght division. With Freddie Roach's quick approval, and a battle over the purse shortly, the fight was made for December 2008. Manny Pacquiao was the 2-1 underdog for the fight, but he broke Vegas odds and soundly defeated Oscar De La Hoya in 8 rounds via TKO corner retirement. The Pacman dominated Goldenboy throughout the whole fight, taking little damage himself. Combonations, straight left hands, and jabs ruined the face of De La Hoya that night.

Come 2009, Pacquiao was set to fight Ricky Hatton, at the light welterwieght limit of 140lbs. Because of Pacquiao's performance against De La Hoya, he predicted to be the winner. Hatton was set as the underdog, and was actually quite mad about it. Although modest, Hatton was extremely confident he would win, having never lost at 140lbs, he was ready to bring it. Unfortunately come fight night, Ricky Hatton went down faster than Erik Morales's third fight with the Pacman. Taking two knockdowns in the first round, and absorbing Pacquiao's massively stronger right hook, a massive left hand created one of the most brutal knockdowns in boxing. Hatton got hit flush on the chin, was knocked out on impact, and hit the floor very hard.

Whomever Pacquiao faces next, dont judge him by his old fights, he and Freddie Roach seem to plan out great gameplans. Mayweather is an idiot to judge Pacquaio by his knockout losses in the 90's. Watch out Money, Cotto, Mosley, Marquez(again), and anyone else who challenges this guy, it's dangerous!

JP Out.

Cotto Vs Pacquiao and Broken Ribs

By James P Dayap

Well...Cotto's performance against Clottey was nothing short of valiant. The Puerto Rican warrior weathered the storm against the fast hitting, yet strange Clottey. Thanks to the accidental headbutt, the fight tended to go into Clottey's favor, but Cotto found himself hitting with more damaging shots. Harold Letterman saw the fight being won by the first round knockown of Joshua Clottey.

Contrasting this fight to a Pacquiao fight, Cotto has good core movement, and can move his body well, but his punches come slowly. Clottey is much slower than the Pacman, but still he landed several clean shots on Cotto's chin. Manny Pacquiao is a high speed, high power opponent that just also added high boxing skills to his own game. Although the Philipino is a smaller man, I believe he can knock out Miguel Cotto.

Uncle Bob Arum seems to have been given the green light by the Pacman to make this fight happen.... and Floyd Mayweather's broken rib seems to have stalled the fight for next month. Has the absence from the ring for 20+ months caused Pretty Boy Floyd to become fragile?

Rumor has it, below average ticket sales have caused this next fight to be put on hold, if not canceled completely.

JP Out.

Shane Mosley's Sales Pitch

By James Dayap


The other boxer wont fight you on your terms? I will! He wont take a smaller purse? I'd take it any day! I'll even throw in a meet at a catchweight of 143-144lbs! If you order now while this commercial is still going, I'll even throw in a definite rematch clause into our contract, free of charge. Call 1-800-FIGHT SHANE !

It's almost to the point of a payed advertisement on a cable channel at 4:00am.

Sugar Shane Mosley keeps making offers that are tough to refuse. While any fight with Manny Pacquiao will draw millions of dollars in, Shane is willing to take smaller purses, make lower weights, and even... offer a rematch in the case of an upset against the Filipino superstar.

But why is Mosley desperately trying to hard to get a match with Pacquiao? Aside from being the best welterweight at this time and at his age, Sugar Shane has accumilated a good fortune over his many years of boxing, and also has a strong position working for Golden Boy.

As much as Mosley respects Pacquiao, and wants to prove himself against the Pacman, it would seem all of Mosley's true anamosity is going torwards Pretty Boy Floyd.

In a way, it is a sort of dare or taunt towards Mayweather. Mosley proves he can fight on anybody's terms, including the Pacman's, even giving him two chances in the case of an upset the first time. In the next few weeks, we may hear Mosley saying that Floyd is affraid of both Pacquiao and himself.

All in all, Mosley puts up a tough offer to refuse, and the only person in the way it seems, is Uncle Bob, who seems to rather have Top Rank fighters Miguel Cotto or Edwin Valero fight Manny. Having either of the two fighters take on the Pacman, would bring more profit to Top Rank, because revenues would not have to be split with Golden Boy. Shane, being a promotional property to Golden Boy, would make Uncle Bob have to work with Richard Schaefer and Oscar De La Hoya, spliting profits.

At this point in Manny's career, he would fight light heavyweight Antonio Tarver, or just about anybody his promoter puts in front of him. While Mosley seems to be using Pacquiao to call out Mayweather, he should be warned again, don't take the Pacman lightly. But, there should be nothing but respect for Mosley, making bold moves and taking big risks to reach his goals. Mayweather would be a lot more popular if had atleast half the attitude of Mosley, or 1/10th of Pacquiao's. Rock on Sugar Shane.

Another note, Oscar De La Hoya is barking his typical Pacquiao downplay trash talk again, but it's typical to backup someone signed under your promotional company. But also it's typical to trash talk someone who ended your career as a boxer, and had a legal battle with in 2005-2007. Manny don't hit hard? Good confidence ploy Oscar. Sorry to Ricky, but now you know first hand, Manny does hit hard.

JP out.

Pacman's Right Hook - The Ever Improving Pacquiao

By James P Dayap

When you haven't seen it before, you don't expect it. Strangely enough, Ricky Hatton saw the move on tape, but completely dismissed it, even going so far as to make fun of it. The first punch Pacquiao lands is a right hook, this stuns Hatton. Pacquiao starts landing the right hook hard, wobbling the Hitman each time. Two minutes into the first round of a two round fight, Hatton hit the canvas after absorbing a hard and well placed Pacquiao right hook. The Pacman landed his right hook with devastating accuracy, and ducked the left hook of the Hitman.

Ricky Hatton would get up to realize, he wasn't ready for that one.

Pacquiao's assistant coach, Michael Moorer, admitted in an interview after the fight, that Pacquiao would knockdown, if not knockout, Hatton with the right hook. Who would have known the move that Pacquiao rehearsed ever so often with coach Freddie Roach, would be the first one to knock down the Hitman.

Pacquiao would later continue to land his devastating right hook, but it would be his powerful weapon of choice, the straight left hand, which has been a staple to the diet of opponents of Pacquiao for the course of his career, that turned off the lights for poor Ricky Hatton.

What will Pacquiao improve on next?

JP out.

Manny Pacquiao's Next Opponents and How He Will Beat them

By James P Dayap

In Pacquiao's game...Mosley is next....

Being the Pacman, like any person, is open to being beaten by opposition, but once he eats the big white dot, he can eat anything in his way, and all opposition gets sent back to the stables.

Ricky Hatton, Oscar De La Hoya, and an assortment of other boxers thought they could corner the Pacman before he eats his big white dot, unfortunately for them, Pacman keeps eating the big white dots, all the floating fruits, and even sends back the opponents without eating the big white dot. But enough with video game metaphors, the Pacman, Manny Pacquiao is on a crusade to conquer all challengers.

Here are how the mighty will fall:

1.Shane Mosley stands as the most likely next opponent for the Pacman. Like Ricky Hatton, Sugar Shane likes to bring the fight, but Mosley has more speed, power, and technical skills than the defeated Hitman. Mosley will go toe to toe with Pacquiao, but will start to falter into the 3rd round because of the blinding speed of Pacquiao. The Pacific Typhoon will take it's course in the 7th or 8th round by knockout or corner retirement. Don't get me wrong , I do not dismiss Mosley at all, but age is not on Mosley's side for this fight.

2. Miguel Cotto will bring it, and likely slightly overpower the Pacman in the first two rounds. Of course, Pacquiao will start landing hard shots on Miguel Cotto's chin. By round 4, Cotto will likely hit the canvas, very hard from a Pacquiao straight left. He will recover, but only get sent down again in the 5th. Cotto will join the rest of the people who found out Pacquiao has a lot more power than people think.

3. Edwin Valero - The knockout artist will try to pressure Pacquiao early and often, but this overrated fighter has never met anyone at Pacmans level. He will walk into a lot of shots, and this fight will end early. Realistically, this fight might be too dangerous for Valero, because he hasn't been hit in the ways Pacquiao can hit someone, and he has a pre-existing head injury that made it hard for him to get certified to fight.

4. Julio Ceasar Chavez Jr. - This super welterwieght prospect, son of the legendary Julio Ceasar Chavez, wants to fight Pacquiao. This fight has the least likeliness of materializing because of the vast difference in size, and Chavez's camp calling for a catchwieght of 150lbs. But if this does happen, I don't see this fight going on for long. It will be a 3-4 round boxing lesson for the young Chavez. Pacquiao will instantly outspeed and overpower the young man, and send him to the canvas.

5. Juan Manuel Marquez -A 3rd fight with his ultimate rival. The man who has given Pacquiao his best fights, stands a chance against Pacquiao. A major factor in Pacquiao's favor though, is that Pacquiao has vastly improved since his last fight with Marquez. The Pacman has equiped himself with dangerous weapons coming in the form of powerfull right hooks, and a surprisingly well thought out defensive plan. Pacquiao has learned to adapt and counter, which leads to Marquez getting his 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th final knockdown in his trilogy with the Pacman. The fight can go the distance, but I see in the late rounds, Marquez finally getting knocked out.

6. Floyd Mayweather Jr. - This fight will and should happen. If it doesn't, it would be due to Uncle Bob Arum and Pretty Boy Floyd's stubborness to cooperate. Floyd likely wont take a smaller purse, but due to rumors of his fight with Marquez on the 18th of July being postponed due to low ticket sales, he may...
I see Pacquiao bringing the action to Floyd early. Floyd will have a very hard time adapting to Pacquiao because the Pacman has a tendency to keep mixing his punches well. Pacquiao will land punches in bunches whenever he finds an opening. If Floyd somehow adapts, the fight will go the distance, but if he doesn't, it will end in round 6 by knockout.

7. Antonio Margarito- This large welterweight may come into play once his suspension is over. He will attempt to pressure Pacquiao early, and will keep walking into shots. With his tough chin, he may last into the late rounds, but I don't see him overpowering or even hitting Manny. Margarito's resilience to Pacman's punches will carry him until round 8 or 9, from there he will hit the canvas hard. I can see Freddie Roach watching for those handwrap cheats.

8. Timothy Bradley - Coming off his victory over Kendal Holt, the WBO Super Lightweight / Light Welterweight champion can give Pacquiao a good fight. Bradley has good speed, and a decent chin, he would pressure Pacquiao, but walk into shots constantly. Pacquiao's greatly developed right hook will be taking down Bradley, with a knockdown in the 3rd, and a knockout with a straight left in the 7th.

I might add more to this list later.

JP out.