My article in TIME about Pacquiao-Margarito: Boxing: Is Manny Pacquiao Ready for the Tijuana Tornado?

This entry was written by Poole, posted on November 12, 2010 at 11:45 pm, filed under Uncategorized. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.

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 Poole, posted on November 5, 2010 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.

This entry was written by Poole, posted on October 26, 2010 at 1:08 pm, filed under Boxing, PacMan. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.

Manny Pacquiao started his pro career here.

This entry was written by admin, posted on September 29, 2010 at 11:09 am, filed under Boxing, PacMan and tagged chairs. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.

Nike \”Boom\” Commercial, featuring Pacquiao

This entry was written by Poole, posted on September 27, 2010 at 8:13 am, filed under Boxing, PacMan. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.

The trailer for “The Fighter” was released today and the Los Angeles Times has already started with the Oscar buzz.  The movie, about “Irish” Mickey Ward, comes out in December and stars Mark Wahlberg (Ward) and Christian Bale.  Both guys have spent time at Freddie Roach’s Wild Card in Hollywood.  (Same place Pacquiao trains when he is in the United States.)

This entry was written by Poole, posted on September 16, 2010 at 5:45 pm, filed under Boxing. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.

I was on ABS-CBN (large Filipino TV network) today talking about the Mayweather controversy, and my book.  And follow up story on the ABS-CBN Website–“Writer says Floyd’s tirade shows fear.”

This entry was written by Poole, posted on September 9, 2010 at 10:47 pm, filed under Boxing, PacMan. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.

Football practice: a photograph from Ansel Adams’s images from the Japanese-American internment camp at Manzanar.  Source:  The Library of Congress.

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My latest article in The Atlantic:  “How Boxing Became a Niche Sport.”

This entry was written by Poole, posted on September 7, 2010 at 12:06 pm, filed under Boxing, Sports. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.

Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s racist rant against pound-for-pound champion Manny Pacquiao was caught on tape and became another strange and disturbing chapter in the non-fight of the century.  Mayweather eventually apologized saying he was just “having fun.”   As Pacquiao said, “I don’t need him, he needs me.  Compare my achievements in boxing to his achievements.”  As for the video, Pacquiao took his typically classy approach to the video, in which Mayweather called him a “Filipino midget” and a “yellow chump.”  Said Pacquiao:  “Because of his attack on my dignity and by exposing his ignorance, people have given more notice to my fight.”  Pacquiao will be fighting Antonio Margarito on November 13.

This entry was written by Poole, posted on September 2, 2010 at 11:10 pm, filed under Boxing, PacMan. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.