Wednesday, 29 July 2026 · Philippines

Sev Sarmenta

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Articles by Sev Sarmenta

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Gerry Pe?alosa knows what it takes

If there?s one former fighter who can break down and appreciate IBF World Super Flyweight champion Jerwin Anacajas? excellent technical boxi…

Thu, 31 May 2018
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There will be no ?next Pacquiao?

Sports is replete with the search for new heroes. The United States, the grazing land of sports heroes of all kinds, searched for alternativ…

Thu, 08 Feb 2018
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Are we still into Pacquiao?

It could be a diminishing interest curve or the result of recent events, but the question begs to be asked: Are we still interested in Manny…

Sun, 27 Mar 2016
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Pacquiao deserves one final hurrah

IT?S NOT surprising that Manny Pacquiao has said that his last fight will be with Floyd Mayweather Jr. Mayweather has supposedly retired but…

Sat, 31 Oct 2015
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Let Manny recover

We?ve said it many times in this space: The joy of sports is having an opinion and tossing it into the ring and mixing it up with others who…

Fri, 15 May 2015
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It?s all business for Manny and Floyd

The biggest fight of this generation is still two weeks away and we can?t wait anymore. Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. are deep int…

Mon, 20 Apr 2015
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No stopping Nietes now

When you stage an international boxing card, there?s always the risk that one side of the equation won?t create balance. Because you can res…

Mon, 30 Mar 2015
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Mommy D had a better plan

Chris Algieri?s corner kept on saying in-between rounds that their fighter was ?right where we want to be.? This was all right in the early …

Mon, 24 Nov 2014
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Pacquiao still the barometer

There seems to be a palpable feeling going about that most folk are not too keen about Manny Pacquiao?s upcoming welterweight battle against…

Mon, 10 Nov 2014
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Joy, sorrow in our national pastime

Arguably, national teams arousing passion are found today in basketball and football. Occasionally, an individual athlete like boxers Manny …

Wed, 01 Oct 2014
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When will they ever fight?

Aren?t you sick and tired of it? Every time Floyd Mayweather Jr. finishes off one of his hand-picked opponents to stretch his unbeaten recor…

Fri, 19 Sep 2014
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Much ado about many

There is a ton of concern whenever boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao decides to take on something new in his life. It?s as if people want Pacq…

Fri, 13 Jun 2014
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Never forget our past sports heroes

One of our shortcomings is our inability to preserve many of the artifacts of our colorful history. Artworks, literary and journalistic piec…

Tue, 13 May 2014
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Why they won?t fight here for now

WE CAN wish all we want but unless some dramatic changes happen in our hotel and leisure infrastructure, our major Filipino boxing heroes wo…

Sun, 27 Apr 2014
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No more surprises this time, again

MOMMY Dionisia?s fervent ringside prayers helped but it was her son who did all the punching to hammer out a well-deserved unanimous decisio…

Mon, 14 Apr 2014
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Timothy Bradley should worry

If Manny Pacquiao is now training with the same concentration and passion when he prepared for Brandon Rios, then Timothy Bradley should be …

Mon, 24 Mar 2014
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Only Manny can decide on retirement

Manny Pacquiao has other problems in his mind after finishing off Brandon Rios in Macau last weekend. A tax issue, a visit to the typhoon vi…

Fri, 29 Nov 2013
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No surprises this time

THE MANNY Pacquiao-Brandon Rios fight was not a Philippines-Korea basketball game where Filipinos would storm ahead and then the Koreans wou…

Mon, 25 Nov 2013