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Tiger Woods at a practice round before the 2010 Ryder Cup (Yahoo.Com)

Although Tiger Woods' marriage to Elin Nordegren was on the rocks, the couple was happy as can be when Charlie Axel arrived on February 8, 2008. They also have a daughter named Sam Alexis.

Tiger Woods answers a question after finishing his final round of the Barclays golf tournament, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2010, in Paramus, N.J. Woods finished at seven under for the tournament.

Tiger Woods made his return to golf at the 2010 Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia.

Tiger Woods of the U.S., left, and Europe's Ian Poulter on the 4th green during the 2010 Ryder Cup golf tournament at the Celtic Manor golf course in Newport, Wales, Friday, Oct. 1, 2010.

The world-famous golfer has launched his Twitter account. His opening Tweet: "Finally decided to try out twitter!" The world noticed. @TigerWoods has over 119,000 followers...and it's growing every hour. Even Woods seemed surprised. His next tweet: "Thanks for all the love."

2010 sport calendar

2010 sport calendar
The year ahead is packed with major events, including the Fifa World Cup in South Africa. Here's a look at things you can't afford to miss.
January
1-17: Auto - Dakar Rally in Argentina and Chile
2-08: Tennis - Hopman Cup in Perth
3-07: Cricket - Australia v Pakistan at Sydney, 2nd Test
3-07: Cricket - South Africa v England at Cape Town, 3rd Test
4: Cricket - Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Dhaka, ODI
5: Cricket - India v Sri Lanka at Dhaka, ODI
7: Cricket - Bangladesh v India at Dhaka, ODI
8: Cricket - Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Dhaka, ODI
9-10: NFL - Wild Card playoffs
10: Cricket - India v Sri Lanka at Dhaka, ODI
10-17: Snooker - The Masters at Wembley Arena
10-31: Football - African Nations Cup in Angola
11: Cricket - Bangladesh v India at Dhaka, ODI
13: Cricket - Tri-Nation Tournament final at Dhaka, ODI
14-18: Cricket - Australia v Pakistan at Hobart, 3rd Test
14-18: Cricket - South Africa v England at Johannesburg, 4th Test
17-21: Cricket - Bangladesh v India at Chittagong, 1st Test
17-24: Cycling - Tour Down Under in Australia; Tour of Qatar
18-31: Tennis - ATP and WTA at Australian Open in Melbourne
21-24: Golf - Abu Dhabi Championship
22: Athletics - Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon
22: Cricket - Australia v Pakistan at Brisbane, 1st ODI
24: Cricket - Australia v Pakistan at Sydney, 2nd ODI
24-28: Cricket - Bangladesh v India at Dhaka, 2nd Test
26: Cricket - Australia v Pakistan at Adelaide, 3rd ODI
28-31: Golf - Qatar Masters, Doha
29: Cricket - Australia v Pakistan at Perth, 4th ODI
29: Athletics - Millrose Indoor Games in New York
31: Cricket - Australia v Pakistan at Perth, 5th ODI
31: Athletics - Osaka Marathon
February
3: Cricket - New Zealand v Bangladesh at Hamilton, T20I
3-7: Golf - Dubai Desert Classic
5: Cricket - New Zealand v Bangladesh at Napier, 1st ODI
5: Cricket - Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, T20I
5-6: Rugby - World Sevens Circuit at Wellington
6: Rugby - Six Nations - Ireland v Italy and England v Wales
6-7: Tennis - Fed Cup 1st rd
7: Football - Draw for group stages of Euro 2012 at Warsaw
7: Cricket - Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, 1st ODI
7: Rugby: Six Nations - Scotland v France
7: NFL - Super Bowl, Miami
8: Cricket - New Zealand v Bangladesh at Dunedin, 2nd ODI
9: Cricket - Australia v West Indies at Adelaide, 2nd ODI
9-13: Cricket - World Twenty20 Qualifiers, Dubai and Abu Dhabi
11: Cricket - New Zealand v Bangladesh at Christchurch, 3rd ODI
12: Cricket - Australia v West Indies at Sydney, 3rd ODI
12-14: Auto - Rally of Sweden
12-28: Winter Olympics in Vancouver
13: Rugby - Six Nations - Wales v Scotland and France v Ireland
14-27: Tennis - WTA and ATP at Dubai
14: Cricket - Australia v West Indies at Brisbane, 4th ODI
14: Rugby - Six Nations - Italy v England
14: Basketball - NBA All-Star game
15-19: Cricket - New Zealand v Bangladesh at Hamilton, Only Test
16-17: Football - Champions League last 16, first leg
19: Cricket - Australia v West Indies at Melbourne, 5th ODI
21: Cricket - Australia v West Indies at Hobart, 1st T20I
23: Cricket - Australia v West Indies at Sydney, 2nd T20I
26: Cricket - New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, 1st T20I
26: Rugby - Six Nations - Wales v France and Italy v Scotland
27: Rugby - Six Nations - England v Ireland
28: Athletics - Tokyo marathon
28: Cricket - Bangladesh v England at Dhaka, 1st ODI
28: Cricket - New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, 2nd T20I
28: Cricket - West Indies v Zimbabwe at Port of Spain, Only T20I
28-13: Field Hockey - Men's World Cup in New Delhi
March
02: Cricket - Bangladesh v England at Dhaka, 2nd ODI
03: Cricket - New Zealand v Australia at Napier, 1st ODI
04: Cricket - West Indies v Zimbabwe at Providence, 1st ODI
05: Cricket - Bangladesh v England at Chittagong, 3rd ODI
05-07: Auto - Rally of Mexico
05-07: Tennis - ATP at Davis Cup 1st rd
06: Cricket - New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, 2nd ODI
06: Cricket - West Indies v Zimbabwe at Providence, 2nd ODI
09: Cricket - New Zealand v Australia at Hamilton, 3rd ODI
09-14: Badminton - All England championships in Birmingham - Super Series
10: Cricket - West Indies v Zimbabwe at Kingstown, 3rd ODI
11: Cricket - New Zealand v Australia at Auckland, 4th ODI
12: Cricket - West Indies v Zimbabwe at Kingstown, 4th ODI
12-14: Athletics - World Indoors Championships in Doha
12-16: Cricket - Bangladesh v England at Chittagong, 1st Test
12-21: Winter Paralympics in Vancouver
13: Cricket - New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, 5th ODI
13: Rugby - Six Nations - Ireland v Wales and Scotland v England
14: Cricket - West Indies v Zimbabwe at Kingstown, 5th ODI
14: Rugby - Six Nations - France v Italy
14: F1 - Bahrain Grand Prix (GP)
16-20: Racing - Cheltenham Festival
19-21: Rugby - World Sevens circuit at Adelaide
19-23: Cricket - New Zealand v Australia at Wellington, 1st Test
20: Rugby - Six Nations - Wales v Italy, Ireland v Italy and France v England
20-24: Cricket - Bangladesh v England at Dhaka, 2nd Test
27: Racing - Dubai World Cup, Meydan Racecourse
27-28: Rugby - World Sevens Circuit at Hong Kong
27-31: Cricket - New Zealand v Australia at Hamilton, 2nd Test
28: F1 - Australian GP
April
2-4: Auto - Rally of Jordan
4: F1 - Malaysian Grand Prix
4: Baseball - Major League Opening Day
8-11: Golf The Masters, Augusta
10: Racing - Grand National at Aintree
11: Atletics - Paris, Rotterdam and Milan Marathons
11: Ice Hockey - NHL regular season ends
12-18: Badminton - Asian Championships in New Delhi
13: Hockey - NHL playoffs begin
13-03: Snooker - World Championships at Sheffield
16-18: Auto - Rally of Turkey
18: F1 - Chinese Grand Prix
18: Athletics - Nagano Marathon
19: Athletics - Boston Marathon
23-24: Racing - Gold Cup meeting
25: Athletics - London Marathon
25: Moto - Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi
30-16: Cricket - World Twenty20 Championships in West Indies
May
1: Racing - Kentucky Derby
2: MotoGP - Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez
6-9: Golf - The Players Championship, Ponte Vedra Beach
7-9: Auto - Rally of New Zealand
7-23: Ice Hockey - World Championships at Mannheim and Cologne, Germany
8: Athletics - Osaka Grand Prix
9: Football - English Premier League season final day
9: F1 - Spanish Grand Prix
9-16: Badminton - Thomas and Uber Cup in Kuala Lumpur
12: Football - Europa League final in Hamburg
14: Athletics - Diamond League in Doha
15: Football - English FA Cup final
15: Racing - Preakness Stakes
19: Cricket - West Indies v South Africa at Port of Spain, Only T20I
22: Cricket - West Indies v South Africa at Port of Spain, 1st ODI
22: Football - Champions League final in Madrid
22: Rugby - European Cup final in Paris
22-23: Rugby - World Sevens Circuit at Twickenham
22-23: Racing - Irish 1000/2000 Guineas, The Curragh
23: F1 - Monaco Grand Prix
23-06: Tennis - French Open
24: Cricket - West Indies v South Africa at Port of Spain, 2nd ODI
27: Cricket - West Indies v South Africa at Roseau, 3rd ODI
27-31: Cricket - Enland v Bangladesh at Lord's, 1st Test
28-30: Auto - Rally of Portugal
29-30: Rugby - World Sevens Circuit final at Edinburgh
30: F1 - Turkish Grand Prix
30: Cricket - West Indies v South Africa at Roseau, 4th ODI
30: Auto - Indianapolis 500
June
2: Cricket - West Indies v South Africa at Kingston, 5th ODI
3: Basketball - NBA playoffs begin
4-5: Racing - Derby Meeting, Epsom
4-8: Cricket - England v Bangladesh at Manchester, 2nd Test
5: Rugby - Australia v Fiji in Canberra
5: Racing - Belmont Stakes
6: MotoGP - Italian Grand Prix at Mugello
10-14: Cricket - West Indies v South Africa at Kingston, 1st Test
11-July 11: Football World Cup in South Africa
12: Rugby - Australia v England in Perth and New Zealand v Ireland in New Plymouth
12-13: Auto - Le Mans 24 hours Endurance Race
13: F1 - Canadian Grand Prix
15-19: Racing - Royal Ascot
17: Cricket - Ireland v Australia at Dublin, Only ODI
18-22: Cricket - West Indies v South Africa at Basseterre, 2nd Test
19: Cricket - Scotland v England at Edinburgh, Only ODI
19: Rugby - Australia v England at Sydney and New Zealand v Wales at Dunedin
20: MotoGP - British Grand Prix at Silverstonea
21-04: Tennis - Wimbledon
22: Cricket - England v Australia at Southampton, 1st ODI
24: Cricket - England v Australia at Cardiff, 2nd ODI
26: Rugby: Australia v Ireland at Brisbane, New Zealand v Wales at Hamilton, Argentina v France at Buenos Aires
26-30: Cricket - West Indies v South Africa at Bridgetown, 3rd Test
27: Cricket - England v Australia at Manchester, 3rd ODI
30: Cricket - England v Australia at The Oval, 4th ODI
July
3: Cricket - England v Australia at Lord's, 5th ODI
3-25: Cycling - Tour de France
4: MotoGP - Catalan Grand Prix at Barcelona
4-8: Taekwondo - World Championships in Cheongju, South Korea
5: Cricket - Australia v Pakistan at Birmingham, 1st T20I
6: Cricket - Australia v Pakistan at Birmingham, 2nd T20I
8: Cricket - England v Bangladesh at Nottingham, 1st ODI
9-11: Tennis - Davis Cup quarterfinals
9-11: Auto - Rally of Bulgaria
10: Cricket - England v Bangladesh at Bristol, 2nd ODI
10: Rugby - Tri-Nations - New Zealand v South Africa at Auckland
11: F1 - British Grand Prix
12: Cricket - England v Bangladesh at Birmingham, 3rd ODI
13-17: Cricket - Australia v Pakistan at Lord's, 1st Test
15-18: Golf - British Open, St Andrews
17: Rugby - Tri-Nations - New Zealand v South Africa at Wellington
21-25: Cricket - Australia v Pakistan at Leeds, 2nd Test
23-25: Racing - King George meeting, Ascot
24: Rugby - Tri-Nations - Australia v South Africa at Brisbane
25: F1 - German Grand Prix
27-31: Racing - Glorious Goodwood
29-02: Cricket - England v Pakistan at Nottingham, 1st Test
30-01: Auto - Rally of Finland
31: Rugby - Tri-Nations - Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne
31-08: Field Hockey - Men's Champions Trophy
August
1: F1 - Hungarian Grand Prix
6-10: Cricket - England v Pakistan at Birmingham, 2nd Test
7: Rugby - Tri-Nations - New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch
14-26: Youth Olympics at Singapore
18-22: Cricket - England v Pakistan at The Oval, 3rd Test
20-22: Auto - Rally of Germany
23-29: Badminton - World Championships in Paris
26-30: Cricket - England v Pakistan at Lord's, 4th Test
28-12: Basketball - World Championships in Turkey
28-19: Cycling - Tour of Spain
29: Auto - Belgian Grand Prix
29: Moto - Indianapolis Grand Prix
30-12: Tennis - US Open
30-12: Field Hockey - Women's World Cup in Rosario, Argentina
September
4: Football - Start of Euro 2012 qualifiers
4-5: Athletics - IAAF Continental Cup, Split
5: Cricket - England v Pakistan at Cardiff, 1st T20I
5-12: Squash - Women's World Open Championships in Holland
6-12: Wrestling - World Championships in Moscow
7: Cricket - England v Pakistan at Cardiff, 2nd T20I
9-13: Judo - World Championships in Tokyo
10: Cricket - England v Pakistan at Chester-le-Street, 1st ODI
11: Rugby - Tri-Nations - Australia v New Zealand at Sydney
12: Cricket - England v Pakistan at Leeds, 2nd ODI
12: F1 - Italian Grand Prix
14-15: Football - Champions League first round of games
16: Football - Europa League - first round
17: Cricket - England v Pakistan at The Oval, 3rd ODI
17-19: Tennis - Davis Cup semifinals/playoffs
18-30: Weightlifting - World Championships at Antalya, Turkey
19: MotoGP - Hungarian Grand Prix at Balatonring
22: Cricket - England v Pakistan at Southampton, 5th ODI
23-03: Basketball - Womens World Championships at Czech Republic
24-10: Volleyball - Men's World Championships in Italy
25-10: World Equestrian Games in Kentucky
26: F1 - Singapore Grand Prix
October
1-3: Golf - Ryder Cup in Newport, Wales
1-3: Auto - Rally of France
3: F1 - Japanese Grand Prix
3: Racing - Prix de L'Arc de Triomphe, Paris
3-14: Commonwealth Games in New Delhi
10: MotoGP - Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang
10: Athletics - Chicago Marathon
10: Swimming World Cup in Dubai
16: Swimming - World Cup in Singapore
17: MotoGP - Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island
17-24: Gymnastics - World Championships at Rotterdam
20: Cricket - England v Pakistan at Lord's, 4th ODI
20: Swimming - World Cup in Tokyo
22-24: Auto - Rally of Spain
23: Swimming - World Cup in Sharjah
31: MotoGP - Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril
November
2: Swimming - World Cup in Moscow
2: Racing - Melbourne Cup, Melbourne, Victoria.
4-13: Fencing - World Championships in Paris
5-6: Racing - Breeders Cup meeting, Churchill Downs, Kentucky.
6: Swimming - World Cup in Stockholm
6-7: Tennis - Fed Cup final
7: F1 - Brazilian Grand Prix
7: MotoGP - Valencia Grand Prix
7: Athletics - New York Marathon
12-14: Auto - Rally of Britain
12-27: Asian Games at Guangzhou, China
14: F1 - Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
21-28: Tennis - ATP at Tour Finals in London
25-28: Golf - Dubai World Championships
25-29: Cricket - Australia v England at Brisbane, 1st Test
December
2-5: Golf - OneAsia Tour at Australian Open
3-5: Tennis - Davis Cup Final
3-7: Cricket - Australia v England at Adelaide, 2nd Test
8-18: Football - World Club Championships in UAE
15-19: Swimming - World short-course championships in Dubai
16-20: Cricket - Australia v England at Perth, 3rd Test
26: Racing - King George XI Meeting, Kempton
26-30: Cricket - Australia v England at Melbourne, 4th Test
Cycling
January 17-24: Tour Down Under in Australia; Tour of Qatar
July 3-25: Tour de France
Golf
January 21-24: Golf - Bob Hope Classic, La Quinta, Abu Dhabi Championship
28-31: Qatar Masters, Doha
November 25-28: Dubai World Championships
Tennis
March 5-7: ATP at Davis Cup 1st rd
May 23-June 6: French Open
June 21-July 4: Wimbledon
July 9-11: Davis Cup quarterfinals
August 30-September 12: US Open
November 6-7: Fed Cup final
21-28: ATP at Tour Finals in London
Football
June 11-July 11. World Cup, South Africa. The hosts open the first soccer World Cup to be staged in Africa against Mexico at Johannesburg's Soccer City. European champions Spain have the strongest squad while five-time winners Brazil demonstrated their liking for local conditions by winning the Confederations Cup for a record third time last year.
Basketball
February 14: NBA All-Star game
June 3: NBA playoffs begin
August 28-12: World Championships in Turkey
September 23-03: Women's World Championships at the Czech Republic
American Football
February 7: Super Bowl XLIV Miami
Cricket
January 13: Tri-Nation Tournament final at Dhaka, ODI
February 9-13: World Twenty20 Qualifiers, Dubai and Abu Dhabi
April 30-May 16: Twenty20 World Cup cricket, West Indies. Pakistan, the team condemned to play all their fixtures abroad in the foreseeable future because of security fears at home, defend the title they had won at Lord's last year.
Athletics
March 12-14: World Indoor Championship, Doha
April 25: London Marathon
May 14: Diamond League, Doha
June 19-20: European Team Championships, Bergen
July 27-August 1: European Championships, Barcelona
August 14-26: Youth Olympic Games, Singapore
September 4-5: IAAF Continental Cup, Split
October 3-14: Commonwealth Games, New Delhi
October 16: World Half Marathon Championships, Nanning
December 12: European Cross-Country Championships, Albufeira
Swiming
October 10: Swimming World Cup in Dubai
16: World Cup in Singapore
20: World Cup in Tokyo
23: World Cup in Sharjah
November 2: World Cup in Moscow
6: World Cup in Stockholm
December 15-19: World short-course championships in Dubai
Boxing
March 13: Las Vegas. A row over doping allegations and drug-testing threatens to derail the eagerly-anticipated WBO welterweight boxing title bout between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Filipino Pacquiao has won seven titles in seven weight divisions while American Mayweather is unbeaten in 40 fights. The bout, if it does go ahead, is forecast to be among the most lucrative ever.
Ice Hockey
March 21: Elite League regular season ends
April 3-4: Elite League playoffs
April 11: NHL regular season ends
May 7-23: World Championships
September 4-5: Elite League season begins
Winter Olympics
February 12-14: Vancouver. American Alpine ski racer Lindsey Vonn, overall women's World Cup winner for the past two seasons, is battling injuries before the Winter Games.
Auto
January 1-17: Dakar Rally in Argentina and Chile
February 12-14: Rally of Sweden
March 5-7: Auto - Rally of Mexico
28: Australian Grand Prix
April 2-4: Rally of Jordan
16-18: Rally of Turkey
May 30: Indianapolis 500
Dates to watch out for
Jan 21-25: Abu Dhabi Golf Chanpionships
Jan 22: Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon
Jan 28-March 4: Dubai International Racing Carnival
Feb 3-7: Dubai Desert Classic
Feb 14-27: Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships
March 27: Dubai World Cup
Nov 14: Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Manny Pacquiao the Boxer

I watched in awe as Manny “the national fists” Pacquiao brought traffic in the Philippines to a standstill with his uppercuts, punching out American boxing legend Oscar de la Hoya in Round 8 in the welter-weight bout scheduled for 12 rounds.
And I do mean awe. How does someone with a name like Manny Pacquiao make it big in boxing? In Singapore’s colloquial slang, Pacquiao is translated literally as “shoot bird”, popularly taken to mean one who is cock-eyed and regularly misses the target. “A lot of misses” is hardly a sound name for a top boxer.
But you don’t make fun of a guy who has been called the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world, even if that term is the most useless piece of information since, well, the last edition of The Straits Times.
Pound-for-pound, a rhinoceros beetle is the strongest creature in the world, capable of supporting up to 850 times its own weight; pound-for-pound, the froghopper spittlebug is the greatest jumper, propelling itself more than 140 times its own height. (The equivalent of me bench-pressing 5 SBS double-decker buses and jumping over the Singapore Flyer with plenty of room to spare.) But no, pound-for-pound is a stupid statistic, as my bug-swatter and I can attest to. But, again, you don’t make fun of a guy who can sweep Oscar de la Hoya aside like he was an insect.
As Pacquiao rained blow after blow on his opponent, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of national pride. Until I remembered I wasn’t Filipino.
Kudos and heartiest congratulations to the Philippines. The archipelago — renowned for its call centres and domestic helpers than sports excellence — has achieved more than Singapore dares to beg Santa Claus for, even with all our money and infrastructural superiority.
And while the Philippines celebrates the victory of Manny Pacquiao, we are left to rue the sorry, cock-eyed state of Singapore sports.

Manny Pacquiao made a punching bag out of his opponent last night as David Diaz served as a slow-moving Mexican for easy target practice. Manny, who has now captured the WBC lightweight title from Diaz by a ninth round KO, was very much quicker as he outpunched and outboxed the naturally bigger man.
Manny began to break him down from round one, agilely barraging him with an artillery of fast power punches and then quickly zipping back out of the brawler's reach. This tactic and Manny's natural speed proved to win the fight for the Filipino hero, whose relentless punches accumulated through the rounds until finally knocking Diaz out in round nine, to the delight of thousands watching at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino and the million watching around the globe, including proud fellow Filipinos.
Manny has now beaten many Mexicans and some of which were Mexico's best fighters including Marco Antonio Barrera (twice), Juan Manuel Marquez (twice), Erik Morales (twice), Jorge Solis, Hector Velasquez, Oscar Larios, and now David Diaz. With his ever-improving style and strategies, his natural skill and talent, tip-top shape and conditioning, and now having won title belts in four different weight classes, Manny is on the road to becoming called the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world (if he isn't already) and perhaps one of the best of all time.
And here is a few statements from the Pacquiao-Diaz fight last night:
David Diaz: "Did anybody get the number off of that truck (in reference to Manny Pacquiao)? Today is the day that we lost. Tomorrow is another day. He's fast. The speed was the difference in the fight. I have all of the respect for him."
Manny Pacquiao: "I am happy for the win tonight. I never thought I would win four world titles in four different classes. I feel great at this weight. I feel stronger at 135 pounds than at 130. He did hurt me one time during the fight. David Diaz is a very strong fighter."
Freddie Roach: "We fought a great fight plan. We fought it to the tee. We wanted to take him out in the later rounds. I am very proud of Manny."
Bob Arum: "We will defend the WBC Lightweight title later this year. There is a possibility we could fight Ricky Hatton next year. That remains to be seen."

It turns out Filipino boxing champ Manny Pacquiao was telling the truth when he said he’d be filing a lawsuit against the Mayweather camp, including the Floyd Mayweather Jr., is father, his uncle, and Golden Boy Promotions.
Pacquiao is suing them for falsely accusing him of using performance-enhancing drugs. Pacquiao’s attorney Daniel Petrocelli told Reuters, “Mr. Pacquiao simply could not allow these false, reckless and malicious statements to go unanswered. He had no choice but to file this law suit to protect his good name and reputation which has been earned after years and years of hard work.”
The suit was filed in a federal court in Las Vegas. It asks for damages in excess of $75,000, as well as punitive damages.
In his website, Pacquiao said he’s had enough. He said he doesn’t even have an idea what steroids look like, and maintains that his success in the sport springs from hard work and not from any form of steroids.
But the real question is, is the fight going to push through amidst all these complications? Although a lot of signs are saying it’s doomed, fans all over the world are still hoping this highly anticipated match will go as planned.

Now see, this is why I’ve almost completely abandoned boxing. I understand that it might be a good thing for every fighter to be able to call their own shots. I understand that the fighters need to negotiate terms to protect themselves, I understand there are about 30 different weight classes in boxing, but I hate it when I get cheated out of a great fight because of boxing politics. I have an opinion about the person who is supposed to be the baddest man on the planet, especially the baddest boxer on the planet. You’ve got to take the fight. Manny Pacquiao is supposed to be the best pound for pound fighter on the planet. I’ve heard Pacman fans say that Pacquiao can and will beat Floyd Mayweather (they are wrong) and Manny has about 10 belts.

But for some reason they can’t get together to get the fight on the books. Manny is talking about the principalities of getting his blood drawn for banned substance testing within 30 days of the fights. I don’t know if it is superstition, or if Manny loses his warrior spirit through his blood. He would agree to the urine testing, I guess he’s got his Whizzinator game tight. It is hard to accuse a man who only weighs 140 pounds of being on that juice, but I doth think the gentleman protests too much. We’re talking about the biggest drawing fight of all time and the only fight anyone wants to see right now. (Other than my boy Money J who will watch a one armed man box a kangaroo, but he just loves the sweet science). C’mon Pacquiao, I know you like to keep it cut up, but either give us a legit reason for not wanting to get your blood drawn, or submit to the tests. Everyone knows you are the baddest dude shorter than most women in the world.

Those little weight in draws aren’t helping your argument here homey. I know the Mayweather family is a pain in the ass to deal with, I know you don’t like them running their mouth and questioning whether or not you cheat, but let me assure you that not fighting Floyd isn’t going to stop them from running their mouths. The Mayweather boys know this is the biggest money fight out there. There really isn’t anyone else for Floyd to fight, and you know Floyd likes his money.

What else is he going to do? Embarrass Sugar Shane? Nah. Beat up some other relative nobody in another “tune up fight”? Doesn’t make much sense. So Manny, stop crying, Man Up and make this fight happen. The world needs this one.

I’m still bitter I didn’t get my Mike Tyson in his prime vs. Holyfield fight. That was going to be epic in 1990, in 1996…not so much.
Manny Pacquiao…Man Up!

Every boxing fan would want to see Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. in the same ring but it may not happen until September 2010. According to reports, Freddie Roach has new plans for his fighter to go up yet another weight class and vie for the eighth world title in eight weight divisions.
PacMan could face Israel’s Yuri Foreman ahead of his super-fight with Mayweather. The renowned boxing trainer said that Team Pacquiao is looking at the possibility of a March 2010 showdown with Foreman–an aspiring rabbi who snagged the 154-lb strap with a unanimous decision over Daniel Santos in the undercard of Manny’s blockbuster clash with Miguel Cotto.
Negotiations between Pacquiao and Mayweather camps are underway, but Freddie has accused Mayweather’s party of stalling on negotiations and is considering an earlier bout for the Filipino sensation against WBA light-middleweight champion Foreman.

“We want to fight in March and we don’t really want to wait,” he said.

“Yuri Foreman might be the opponent. It is a possibility, and then Mayweather in September. If they guarantee me that, we’ll do that, but I need more of a commitment from Mayweather because he’s not negotiating too well,” Sky Sports quoted Roach as saying.
The idea behind the Pacquiao-Foreman fight is due to PacMan’s political ambitions. Manny will run for congress in Sarangani, Philippines in May next year and will be very busy in the campaign come March.

Manny Pacquiao Victory Party Conga Room Los Angeles. Projection Screens was setup at the Latin themed nightclub Conga Room that showed boxer clips of Manny Pacquiao. Meanwhile, hundreds anticipated the arrival of the best fighter in the world. The superstar was late because he was watching the semifinals of the NBA.

"Tonight he can sing all night... You fight hard, you get to have fun . . . but not too much," said trainer Freddie Roach in the after-party.

"Manny! Manny! Manny!" chanted the crowd when he arrived.

Wearing a cream-colored suit jacket and jeans, and followed by his entourage and throngs of fans, Pacquiao sang Lahing Pinoy amidst the flashing cellphone screens and digital cameras.

"We just recorded that before the fight. Next time I'm going to make an English song for everyone," said Pacquiao.