VIDEO TIME FOR TEAM PACQUIAO
Team Pacquiao has asked for video of lefthanders -- including Pernell 'Sweet Pea' Whitaker - who took on Oscar De La Hoya - to review before training camp begins. "It's pretty obvious that being younger, stronger and left-handed are tremendous advantages for me," said Pacquiao today. .......Pacquiao will train at the Wild Card Gym in Hollywood, Ca.....He will begin training there on Oct. 6......De La Hoya said he will train in Big Bear, Calif.......De La Hoya vs. Pacquiao is scheduled Dec. 6 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Ticket information will soon be released....
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HOPKINS TRAINER STUNS PAVLIK'S HOMETOWN FANS
Nazim Richardson, chief trainer of Bernard Hopkins, played the psyche game perfectly when he asked hundreds of Kelly Pavlik fans at a Youngstown pep rally "....look at all of you and all of the nice signs and posters...but are you still going to love Kelly after the fight? Will you show the same affection for Kelly after Bernard is through with him on October 18? I really hope you do, but I am not sure." The big hometown crowd jeered and booed. Richardson laughed it off and returned to his seat on the dais.......
Hopkins: "Let me make one thing perfectly clear. See if you can comprehend this: I am the greatest defensive fighter of our era. I win fights I am not supposed to win. Pavlik is great, but I don't think he's a Felix Trinidad and I beat him."....
Jack Loew, chief trainer for Pavlik said "there's a lot of talk coming from their side. The truth is, we have the best middleweight champ and best fighter in the world in Kelly Pavlik." ...Pavlik vs. Hopkins is scheduled Oct 18 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, N.J. Caesars Atlantic City is hosting....
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WORLD CHAMP STEVEN LUEVANO SET TO RUMBLE
World featherweight champion Steven Luevano, 35-1 and who is coming off very tough defenses against Mario Santiago and Terdsak Janaeng, will defend his crown on the upcoming 'Unstoppable' PPV featuring Kelly Pavlik vs. Bernard Hopkins on Oct. 18 in Atlantic City. Top Rank matchmaker Brad Goodman will announce Luevano's challenger next week.....World junior lightweight champion Juan Manuel Lopez goes back into action on October 4 in Puerto Rico....