Fire Quinito is back with the best of Pinoy boxing news on the web, so you can get back to being excited for Scarlett Johansson in Iron Man 2.

Noel Orsal, Philippine Entertainment Portal: “Tinanong din si Aling Dionisia kung totoo ba na ang gusto niyang makapareha ay si Piolo Pascual kung sakali na gagawa siya ng pelikula. ‘Oo,’ sagot ni Mommy Dionisia. Maliban kay Piolo, sino pa ang gusto niyang makapareha? Si Jericho Rosales daw na gumanap sa life story ni Manny Pacquiao ang gusto niya. Pero kung papipiliin siya, sino kina Piolo at Jericho ang gusto niyang makapareha sa pelikula? ‘Piolo Pascual,’ nakangiting sagot ni Mommy Dionisia.



(“Aling Dionisia was asked if it was true that she wanted to be partnered with Piolo Pascual if she were to star in a movie. ‘Yes,’ she answered. Apart from Piolo, who else would she like to be paired with? Jericho Rosales, who starred in the Manny Pacquiao biopic, would be her preference. But if she were given a choice between Piolo and Jericho, with who, would she want to be in a movie? ‘Piolo Pascual,’ Mommy Dionisia answered with a smile.”)

Dan Rafael, ESPN: “The sport had lost one of its all-time greats, and flyweight titleholder Nonito Donaire had lost one of his heroes. Donaire is a huge fan of Arguello. Donaire's father and uncle were serious Arguello fans, and it rubbed off on him as a kid. Now he has a collection of Arguello fights that he watches regularly. ‘When I was in the process of learning to throw the hook, my dad would show me Arguello’s moves. He throws his hook at an angle, almost like an uppercut, and that’s how I throw my hook, because of Arguello. My dad taught it to me that way,’ Donaire said. It was that left hook that knocked out Darchinyan in Donaire’s biggest victory. ‘We watched Arguello on tape and we would go over it,’ Donaire said. ‘I remember being very young, maybe 11 or 12, and my dad saying, This is how Arguello throws his hook.”

Michael Rosenthal, The Ring: “Several knowledgeable observers have suggested that [Miguel] Cotto struggles only when his opponent backs him up, as [Antonio] Margarito did. And Pacquiao doesn’t fight like Margarito. Moving forward, Cotto can be a dominating fighter. And many still wonder what will happen when Pacquiao takes a big punch from a real welterweight, as Cotto is. The guess here is that his chin will be tested as never before. Bottom line: Cotto is big enough, experienced enough and good enough to beat the most-celebrated fighter in the world, a fact that Pacquaio’s many fans will find hard to swallow. It’s true, though; it can happen.”

Tim Starks, The Queensberry Rules: “Gerry Penalosa says he wants a piece of Vic Darchinyan and the teams have discussed the fight. Penalosa doesn't think anyone at bantamweight beats him, and maybe some people do, but not Darchinyan. Darchinyan is made to order for Penalosa. As much as I'd like to see Penalosa get another big money fight, Darchinyan would be wiser than wise to return to junior bantamweight or do a rematch with Joseph Abeko if he stays at bantam. Penalosa-Darchinyan would be Sept. 4, maybe in the Philippines, where Darchinyan -- judging by some of the comments out of the Philippines on this site -- would be heckled ENDLESSLY.”

SC, Bad Left Hook: “Donaire-Concepcion is a pretty safe bet for a Donaire win, a fairly easy move up to 115, but not a lot different than the proposed Donaire-Cazares bout, which I found mildly interesting but also sort of transparent. [Hugo] Cazares really doesn't belong at the weight, and power, speed and youth were probably all on Donaire's side. Against [Rafael] Concepcion, he's taking on a guy who can take some punishment, but I also think Donaire will get him out of there in the middle rounds. Concepcion isn't a big banger and isn't particularly fast, so I expect him to really struggle to keep up with Donaire offensively and defensively.”

Doug Fischer, The Ring: “I think [Floyd] Mayweather sucks because he hasn’t fought a guy who had the ability to beat him in seven years (since the Jose Luis Castillo fights in 2002). I think he sucks because he proclaims to not only be the pound for pound best but G.O.A.T. I think he sucks because he has fabulous skill and technique and there have been at least five or six worthy challengers in the past five or six years who could have tested his mettle and talent -- and proven his greatness if he had accepted those challenges -- but he chose to dismiss them all for lame-ass reasons. He sucks because he has repeatedly cheated the fans and himself of meaningful fights. I don’t care about Mayweather’s upbringing. If you think Pacquiao or the late Diego Corrales, Alexis Arguello, and Arturo Gatti “got their hugs” during their childhood, you’re seriously naïve.”

Kevin Iole, Yahoo! Sports: “I don’t know a lot of people who care about whether a title is at stake. I think the majority of folks simply want to see a great fight. The sanctioning bodies are rife with corruption and charge the fighters outrageous sanctioning fees. Let’s say Pacquiao makes $10 million for his fight with Cotto. The sanctioning bodies typically charge 3 percent, so that means that he’d have to pay $300,000 of that to the sanctioning body. Does he get $300,000 worth of value? I think not. And many of the sanctioning body champions are frauds. I’d rather see Manny continue as he has been and chase the world’s best fighters.”