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Marquez mad he?s the underdog

LAS VEGAS ? If there?s someone who Mexican trainer Ignacio ?Nacho? Beristain believes should be the perfect model for a complete boxer, that…

Fri, 07 May 2004

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Pacquiao?s confidence excites his handlers

LAS VEGAS, Nevada ? In a sprawling gym on Euclid St. with a retail value of $1 million on Tuesday afternoon, Manny Pacquiao succeeded in wip…

Thu, 06 May 2004

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History not on Manny?s side in coming title fight

LAS VEGAS ? Here?s a bit of trivia that may not augur well for Manny Pacquiao?s bid for the world featherweight championship on Saturday nig…

Thu, 06 May 2004

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Las Vegas oddsmakers pick Pacquiao to win

LAS VEGAS, Nevada?The last time Manny Pacquiao fought South African Lehlo Ledwaba here in June 2001, the sports book display at the ground f…

Wed, 05 May 2004

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Workout finished, Pacquiao begins trek to Las Vegas

LOS ANGELES ? As soon as he capped his final workout at the Wild Card Boxing Club on Sunday afternoon, Manny Pacquiao was besieged by US-bas…

Tue, 04 May 2004

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Champ out to wow Vegas crowd again

LOS ANGELES?Juan Manuel Marquez knows what it is like to fight under the klieg lights of Las Vegas. The Mexican warrior has fought there 10 …

Mon, 03 May 2004

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UK magazine picks Pacquiao

LOS ANGELES ? A British boxing publication reported in its latest issue which came out on Thursday that Mexico?s Juan Manuel Marquez, who fa…

Sun, 02 May 2004

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Champ: Can?t take Marquez lightly

FULLY AWARE that Juan Manuel Marquez is a lot more dangerous than Marco Antonio Barrera, Manny Pacquiao is expected to have sparred almost 1…

Fri, 30 Apr 2004

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Champ says he?s close to peak form

LESS THAN two weeks before he locks horns with Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez, Manny Pacquiao exuded confidence in his quest to become Asia?s f…

Wed, 28 Apr 2004

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Marquez has antidote vs Pacquiao

BATTLE POISON with poison. That seems to be the battle cry of steel-fisted Juan Manuel Marquez heading into his May 8 showdown with Manny Pa…

Sat, 17 Apr 2004

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Pacquiao misses his favorite drink

MANNY PACQUIAO doesn?t usually call his business manager long distance, and it came as a surprise yesterday morning when the boxing star gav…

Thu, 15 Apr 2004

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Pacquiao foe?s trainer is scourge of Pinoy boxers

Mexican trainer Ignacio ?Nacho?Beristain, whose boxer Juan Manuel Marquez squares off with Manny Pacquiao on May 8 in Las Vegas, has a reput…

Wed, 14 Apr 2004

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Marquez group braces for ?war of strategies?

THE TOP man in Juan Manuel Marquez?s corner is bracing for a ?war of strategies? when the Mexican world featherweight champion takes on Mann…

Fri, 09 Apr 2004

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Pirated Pacquiao videos selling briskly

BOOTLEG COPIES of Manny Pacquiao?s life story plus his greatest hits in the ring have found its way to the hands of video pirates. At the Mu…

Sun, 04 Apr 2004

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?I didn?t know what hit me?<br>Lorona recalls fight with Marquez

IF MANNY Pacquiao has yet to be amply warned on the power and skills of the man he is set to fight on May 8, all he needs to do is talk to c…

Thu, 01 Apr 2004

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Marquez readies big surprise for Pacquiao

IF YOU believe every word Juan Manuel Marquez’s trainer says, then Manny Pacquiao is probably headed for a major disaster. Upon learni…

Thu, 25 Mar 2004

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For Pacquiao, superstition is part of title fight ritual

BEFORE HE boards the Philippine Airlines jet that will bring him to Los Angeles tonight, Manny Pacquiao will work out for at least an hour a…

Fri, 19 Mar 2004

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Muhammad misses busy Pacquiao

Murad Muhammad, the man who holds the options for Manny Pacquiao?s US fights, did not waste time doing what he set out to do after flying fo…

Thu, 18 Mar 2004

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Marquez agrees to fight Pacquiao

THERE?S no turning back for the mouth-watering matchup between the world?s top featherweights. Juan Manuel Marquez, nicknamed "Dinamita," ha…

Sun, 14 Mar 2004

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Pacquiao not alarmed by limited sparring time

MANNY PACQUIAO is not alarmed by the fact that he now only has less than eight weeks to prepare for a crossroads bout with Mexican Juan Manu…

Sat, 13 Mar 2004