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PACQUIAO LOOKS EXPLOSIVE AT WILD CARD GYM By Brad Cooney

In what sounded like explosions was simply Manny Pacquiao's hands colliding off of Freddie Roach's mitts. Once Manny Pacquiao stepped into the ring today, the entire gym came to a stop and the fireworks began. If you ever heard someone take a baseball bat and crash it into the side of a garbage can, that is what it sounded like as Manny's hand collided with Freddie Roach's mitts. Roach and Manny went 11 rounds today in the ring and with each passing round, Pacquiao was more explosive. I asked Roach what his thoughts were on Manny's performance thus far, he replied, " Brad, Manny is hitting the mitts harder than he has ever done so before, I really feel his power."

Pacquiao skipped the heavybag today, Roach explained, " We went 11 rounds in the ring on the mitts today, so I told Manny that we would skip the heavybag, and get back on it on Monday."

It's early in the camp, but from what this writer can tell so far, Pacquiao looks pretty dangerous. A very focused Pacquiao will return to the gym on Monday, and the fireworks will start all over again.

HEADING TO LOS ANGELES JAN 25TH

I will be landing in Los Angeles tomorrow afternoon to cover the Manny Pacquiao camp. I will be in Hollywood, and Long Beach throughout my stay, so stay tuned to BRADCOONEY.COM for the BEST boxing scoops. This is the place to get the scoop on the biggest boxing interviews and news coming up on BOXINGTALK.COM - Or I guess if you're interested in reading interviews about boxing writers so that you can learn about what their favorite books are, or what their favorite flippin color is, you can go to that other lame site. :-)

Brad C

COMING SOON EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW - MANNY PACQUIAO

I will be landing in Los Angeles on Friday afteroon, and will begin my week long coverage of featherweight kingpin Manny Pacquiao's training camp. Stay tuned for video interviews, audio interviews, and camp updates with Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquiao, and more.

Brad Cooney

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH 3 DOORS DOWN By Brad Cooney

Listen to my EXCLUSIVE interview with the internationally known Brad Arnold, front-man for the super rock band, 3 DOORS DOWN. Brad talks about the bands brand new CD/Record entitled 3 DOORS DOWN. The record's first single, CITIZEN SOLDIER is rapidly climbing the charts, and look for the band to launch their American tour starting on March, 20th, in Panama City, Florida. LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW NOW!
LISTEN HERE - HTTP://WWW.MYSPACE.COM/BOXINGINTERVIEWS

ROY JONES JR VS FELIX TRINIDAD

Brad Cooney

COMING SOON: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH K9 CORNELIUS BUNDRAGE

You probably saw him on the hit boxing reality show, The Contender. They call him K9
and it looks like he will be facing Kassim Ouma in his next fight. This interview will be posted Monday on WWW.BOXINGTALK.COM!

WHILE 2007 WAS THE YEAR BOXING WAS LOOKING UP, 2008 IS THE YEAR TO LOOK AWAY! By Thornell Johnson

Well first and foremost I have to apologize to my man Brad Cooney for getting this article to him so late. My primary occupation has me quite occupied right now as I am a tax preparer and it is tax season. But looking at different boxing websites I am reading about a possible rematch between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather. While I was at first at a loss for words, the only word that did come to my mind was "Why"? Why put boxing fans thru another hypefest that doesnt live up to the hype? 2007 was the year of great and exciting fights. Floyd Mayweather who by some had a great year FINANCIALLY, is pretty much trying to rob boxing fans out of their money again by offering us a fight we dont want. While the welterweight division is stacked with worthy opponents and title holders, the so-called "champ" of the division has made it clear he wants no part in competitive fights. Wasnt this the same guy who said he was taking 2 years off possibly cause he was bored with boxing after disposing a too small for welterweight Ricky Hatton only to turn around and unretire to fight a past his prime De La Hoya? With three very tough title holders in Cintron, Williams, and Cotto (whom I will never bet against again in my life) being told they need to unify to get a shot at the P4P champ, Floyd lies to our face once again for a chance to make a quick and easy buck against a guy we know he can beat.


Enough about him. It is also rumored that Mike Tyson (whom I spent $1100 on tickets to see in his last professional fight in what I now refer to as his I-Quit match), has expressed interest in getting in the ring again and fighting Evander "Depends" Holyfield. And Holyfield has responded he would accept the fight. What is the world coming to? Mike Tyson is a quitter, and Holyfield is on a pointless quest to not only win one of the titles, but to unify. No respectable sanctioning body should let these 2 fight. This isnt PPV worthy, it is more Ringling Brothers worthy.


And then there is the Hopkins-Calzaghe fiasco. Now I am no fan of either of them. This fight should have happened a long time ago but it didnt. But can someone tell Bernard that he cant fill a lunchroom cafeteria let alone Yankee stadium? Someone has put something in his morning mush and it has made him delusional enough to make him think he is a draw. He tells Joe to take 50-50 and the contract hasn't been signed. I wonder why? Could Bernard be trying to "Roy Jones" Calzaghe into into entering an agreement that will pay both fighters 50-50 AFTER Golden Boy Promotions takes 20% off the top to promote the fight, of which Hopkins is a challenger? And why not go fight in Wales? The Euro is double the value of the US Dollar, and the gate would be more then anything Hopkins could imagine. No wonder Joe is waiting on the outcome of Jones-Trinidad. Roy Jones being the smart guy, knowing his market value isnt all that great, is willing to go and fight Joe on his turf. Bernard proposing a fight in Yankee Stadium is about as funny as Zab Judah getting knocked out by Kosta Tszyu.

COMING SOON: EXCLUSIVE JERMAIN TAYLOR CAMP UPDATE WITH OZELL NELSON

I just finished interviewing Jermain Taylor chief trainer, Ozell Nelson and got a good update on camp thus far. Taylor is peparing for his february rematch with current middleweight champion, Kelly Pavlik. This interview will be posted at WWW.BOXINGTALK.COM Tomorrow!

COMING SOON BRADCOONEY.COM MAILBAG FEATURING ISHE SMITH

NBC Contender 1 series star Ishe Smith has joined BRADCOONEY.COM and will host a weekly mailbag. Send your boxing questions to bradcooney1@bellsouth.net and Ishe will answer them. Ishe's first mailbag will be posted this coming Monday.

Brad C

COMING SOON: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW - GLEN JOHNSON By Brad Cooney

Former light heavyweight champion Glen Johnson stops by to discuss his big upcoming title challenge against "Bad" Chad Dawson. This fight is scheduled for April 12th, in Tampa, Florida. This interview will can be read tomorrow at WWW.BOXINGTALK.COM.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH SERGIO MORA By Brad Cooney

I just sat down with undefeated middleweight contender Sergio Mora. Mora talks about his recent 6th round TKO over Rito Ruvalcaba this past weekend. This interview can be seen at www.boxingtalk.com TOMORROW!

A FRIEND OF BRADCOONEY.COM - "BUTTERBEAN" INTERVIEWED BY FIGHTHYPE'S PERCY CRAWFORD, IN BILOXI, MS AT THE HARD ROCK CAFE. BUTTERBEAN WILL BE FIGHTING AND PROMOTING AN MMA CAGE FIGHT CARD FEBRUARY 23RD, IN BILOXI,MS.

MIKE TYSON CALLS OUT HOLYFIELD, AND HOLYFIELD RESPONDS! By Brad Cooney

Recently on Boxingtalk, the legendary "IRON" Mike Tyson called out former 4 time heavyweight champion, Evander Holyfield. Holyfield sat down with me this afternoon, and he gave me his response. Look for this interview at WWW.BOXINGTALK.COM TONIGHT!

Brad Cooney

COMING SOON: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW TOMMY "THE DUKE" MORRISON

You have seen him in the motion picture ROCKY 5. You have seen him at the top of his game in the 1990's, and remember the shocking news that rocked the boxing world, that Tommy Morrison tested positive for HIV. Now, Tommy is making a comeback, he says that he has now tested multiple times NEGATIVE for HIV. He has a lot to say, and you will get to read all of it this week. This interview was already conducted, and will be at www.boxingtalk.com this week!

PETERSON BROTHERS TO KICK OFF 08 IN BILOXI, MS!

Photo: Tom Casino/SHOWTIME


Unbeaten WBO #1 lightweight Anthony Peterson (25-0, 18 KOs) will now face big-punching Jose Antonio Izquierdo (16-1-1, 13 KOs) in co-main event of Friday's big ShoBox card on SHOWTIME at 11PM ET/PT. Peterson was originally slated to face Guadalupe Rosales (25-2, 15 KOs), who pulled out. In the main event, unbeaten Lamont Peterson (23-0, 11 KOs), who is ranked #3 in the WBO and #6 in the WBA at 140 pounds, faces Antonio Mesquita. In the photo: Anthony is on the left and Lamont on the right.


STORY COURTESY FIGHTNEWS.COM

COMING SOON: INTERVIEW WITH BRIAN "THE BEAST" MINTO

Rising heavyweight contender Brian "The Beast" Minto joins Brad Cooney for an exclusive interview. This interview is COMING SOON!

COMING SOON: EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH STEVE "USS" CUNNINGHAM

I just finished interviewing the IBF cruiserweight world champion, Steve "USS" Cunningham. Steve is coming off of his 12 round knockout over Marco Huck in Germany. Cunningham also announces his new restaurant, USS CUNNINGHMAM PIZZA, located at 57th and Master street in Philadelphia, PA.

NOTE - Unlike Ringsidereport.com, we at Boxingtalk.com actually interview fighters.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: PAULIE MALIGNAGGI

LISTEN TO MY EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH THE IBF WORLD CHAMP, PAULIE MALIGNAGGI! GO TO HTTP://WWW.MYSPACE.COM/BOXINGINTERVIEWS - PAULIE DEFENDS HIS TITLE JANUARY 5TH

COMING SOON: INTERVIEW WITH DANIEL JUDAH

I sat down with cruiserweight brawler Daniel Judah (brother of Zab Judah), look for this interview at www.boxingtalk.com TOMORROW! Judah makes his return to the ring in February, in South Africa.