My article, in TIME, about the fight of the century not happening. Again. Makes you wonder about these two guys, doesn’t it?
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I’ve been a bit busy (ok, lazy) and I haven’t had a chance to update In the Fray, but here are some of my post-fight articles from Pacquiao-Marquez III.
I wrote four separate pieces (Bud Light and chocolate covered pretzels powered me through) about the fight, and I talked about the UFC on Fox (to the “consternation” of many) in my much loathed (by the super touchie MMA crowd) Esquire U.S. piece…Yes, yes, my Pacquiao-Marquez pre-fight prediction was dead wrong but please realize it was written before knowing about the pre-fight cell phone throwing incident and the pre-fight all nighter and some other stuff (some of you know what I am talking about, right?). Annnnnnyways. Enjoy some boxing writing. There isn’t much of it out there anymore. I work hard, I write hard, for you, the fans. You’re welcome.
Esquire U.S.: “Fight Night in America”
Esquire Philippines: “A Night In Las Vegas”
The Atlantic: “Manny Pacquiao Has A Bad Night, Wins Anyway”
TIME: “No More Mr. Nice Boxer: Pacquiao’s Aura and Allure Take a Battering”
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My Pacquiao-Marquez pre-fight story, in TIME. Click here.
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Another cover story. Esquire Malaysia is running my Pacquiao profile in its latest issue.
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Manny Pacquiao fought Shane Mosley on May 7. I covered it (“When Will Manny Pacquiao Fight the Right American?”) for TIME and I also wrote an article about the bout for The Atlantic.
Leading up to the fight, I was interviewed on several radio programs, including the BBC and the nationally syndicated (250 affiliates) JT The Brick show, and on the national news in the Philippines. The Atlantic also included me in a piece about the current state of boxing.
Pacquiao will fight again in November. He will probably face Juan Manuel Marquez.
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I gave a reading recently in New York about PacMan: Behind The Scenes with Manny Pacquiao (Da Capo). Here is the interview with me. Here is the link to my book on Amazon.
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PacMan: Behind the Scenes With Manny Pacquiao (Da Capo) has been included in the Los Angeles Times Book Review section’s 2010 Books Gift Guide. It is a great honor to be on this elite list, which includes books like Jonathan Franzen’s Freedom, Keith Richard’s Life, and some good sports books like Jane Leavy’s The Last Boy. PacMan was one of only nine sports books on the list in 2010.
Also, The Guardian has recommended the PacMan as a top sports book. “Gary Andrew Poole’s PacMan has something of both the breathless urgency of Pacquiao in the ring and the extraordinary chaos that accompanies him outside,” says Huw Richards of The Guardian.
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Manny Pacquiao takes on Antonio Margarito tonight at Cowboys Stadium. Follow the fight, at ringside, through my Tweets.
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PacMan: Behind the Scenes With Manny Pacquiao (Da Capo) is now in bookstores. It has been the number one boxing book on Amazon US, Amazon UK, and on the Kindle for the last two weeks. (Click here for Amazon US; here for Amazon UK; and here for the Kindle.)
The book has been getting lots of attention and rave reviews. I have been interviewed on radio programs in the United States and the UK, I have a cover story in American Way Magazine, the book has been praised in Sports Illustrated, New York Newsday, and in the boxing press, and I have been interviewed by the Daily Telegraph and several other outlets, and a lot more talk about the book will happen this week because Pacquiao is featured on Sunday’s 60 Minutes (the program used my book to help research its segment) and he fights the following Saturday (November 13) at Cowboys Stadium. Look for the book in the Dallas, Las Vegas and Los Angeles airports, too. There is a poster give-way with every purchase of PacMan.
I will be in Dallas covering the fight. To reach me, please use email: gap [AT] garyandrewpoole [DOT] com
Praise for PacMan: Behind The Scenes With Manny Pacquiao–The Greatest Pound-for-Pound Fighter in the World (Da Capo)
“Gary Andrew Poole’s excellent biography of boxing’s pound-for-pound kingpin is absolutely worth the read.”–Sports Illustrated
“This is good, one for the ages. It’s not the work of a ridiculous fan boy. It’s a fantastic book. It’s quality. If you listen to me enough, you know I don’t endorse books that are garbage.” Steve Bunce, BBC (Interview here.)
“It is an amazing behind-the-scenes look into the life of Manny Pacquiao. Thus far, no other journalist has gone this deep into the life of Pacquiao. Poole had tremendous access while he traveled the world reporting and observing the fighter. The effort has paid off for the readers because the book is brutally honest. Poole takes you on a one-of-a-kind ride into the one-of-a-kind life of Manny Pacquiao.”–New York Newsday
“Poole takes you on a journey to Planet Pacquiao and it couldn’t have been a better read…I loved the book from beginning to end, it’s a fantastic, entertaining and informative read…and I consider it to be as good as any boxing biography my hands have ever touched.”–Boxing Insider
“PacMan tells the rags to riches story of this remarkable boxer who has begun a journey which will see him transcend the sport. It is a fine biography.”–The Daily Telegraph
“If you don’t know Pacquiao’s amazing story, Poole will open your eyes. If you know Pacquiao already, Poole will help you know him more deeply. And with a masterful guide like Poole leading you down the path, you’ll enjoy the experience immensely.”–The Queensberry Rules
“Well written and provides fresh in-sight into the life of the world’s most-popular boxer.”–The Ring
For a daily dose of PacMan book news, go to the PacMan: The Book FaceBook page.
This entry was written by , posted on 5 Nov ’10 at 9:28 pm, filed under Boxing, PacMan, Uncategorized. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
I am featured on A & E’s “Biography” in a documentary about Manny Pacquiao. The documentary first airs in Asia on October 27.
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