Boxing: Pacquiao chased history last night in Vegas Nov 15, 2009
"He is like Henry Armstrong (the late Hall of Famer who once simultaneously held three world titles in different weight classes). "But the amazing thing is that he's carrying his power with him along with his speed. He is passing people like Sugar Ray Leonard and Tommy Hearns, who were six-division world champions. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
Manny Pacquiao-Miquel Cotto Nov 15, 2009
With the 50th and perhaps most difficult victory of his career, Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao has chiseled his name alongside all-time pound-for-pound greats like Willie Pep, Henry Armstrong and Sugar Ray Robinson. With Saturday's 12th-round TKO of Miguel Cotto, Pacquiao captured the WBO welterweight title and became the first fighter to collect world championships in seven different weight classes between 112 to 147 pounds -- an incredible and unprecedented feat for a one-time flyweight who turned... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Racing)
Diverse group voted into Miss. Sports Hall of Fame Oct 22, 2009
The other inductees are Lake Speed, and posthumous inductees Henry Armstrong, Bob Coleman and Frank Dowsing. (Barbara Gauntt/The Clarion-Ledger). (The Clarion-Ledger)
Cotto-pacquiao: A Good Idea Gone Wrong Jul 24, 2009
And I know writers, promoters, analysts and fans have been climbing over each other to be first and most profound in describing him as a throwback and comparing his recent run of dominance to the one established by Henry Armstrong in the 30s and 40s. Problem is, no matter how many times it's insisted by the reigning cognoscenti, it's still wrong. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Collectible Boxing Movie Posters Jun 3, 2009
Also featured are Elyse Knox and boxing champions Joe Louis, Henry Armstrong, Ceferino Garcia and Manuel Ortiz. Poster tagline/auction result: "Based On The Comic Strip By Ham Fisher"/$632. (Suite101.com)
CROWN HIM: Pacquiao deserves place among all-time best May 4, 2009
He climbed out of it just 20 minutes later as one of the sport's undisputed all-time greats, having secured the lineal crown in a fourth different weight class and validated the floating comparisons to Henry Armstrong, Sugar Ray Robinson and Alexis Arguello -- other fighters who stamped their greatness across multiple divisions. Pac-Man spent the evening peppering the ill-prepared Hatton with blinding combinations of punches from every angle, making himself an elusive target while constantly... (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
De La Hoya took on tough challenges with charisma Apr 15, 2009
" De La Hoya earned his first million dollar payday an unheard of sum for a fighter in the lighter classes, especially so soon in his 12th pro fight with Jimmy Bredahl. That came after he was knocked down for the first time in his career vs. Narciso Valenzuela in '93. After the Bredahl win in '94, De La Hoya was dropped by Giorgio Campanella later that year. He'd knock out Valenzuela and Campanella, both of who were journeymen, but his toughness and ability to take a punch had come under fire.... (USA Today -- Sports)
