Wednesday, 29 July 2026 · Philippines

Ed Picson

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Articles by Ed Picson

Breaking the ice in the Olympics

Breaking the ice in the Olympics

Pangilinan. When telecommunications mogul Manny V. Pangilinan agreed to take on the challenge of heading the Amateur Boxing Association of t…

Tue, 20 Jan 2009
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Rockin? start for ABAP

When I asked Manny Lopez if he would step down from the presidency of the ABAP late last year, he categorically told me "only if those who w…

Mon, 12 Jan 2009
A PUSH FOR AMATEUR BOXING

A PUSH FOR AMATEUR BOXING

Jose ?Cely? Villanueva, his son Anthony Villanueva, Roel Velasco, his brother Mansueto ?Onyok? Velasco and Leopoldo Serrantes became instant…

Tue, 06 Jan 2009
David Diaz, just a regular guy

David Diaz, just a regular guy

David Diaz. Former world lightweight champion David Diaz is best remembered by Filipinos as that guy that Manny Pacquiao pummeled into the c…

Wed, 17 Dec 2008
THESCENE AROUND: Dealing with reality

THESCENE AROUND: Dealing with reality

The guest list for Manny Pacquiao?s birthday party on the 17th is sure to include a veritable who?s who of government, sports, social and en…

Wed, 17 Dec 2008
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Weighing in on the fight

Like everyone else, I was shocked at Oscar de la Hoya?s performance against Manny Pacquiao the other day. Actually, it was more like a non-p…

Wed, 10 Dec 2008
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An abscessed tale

When our great compatriot Pancho Villa (Francisco Guilledo) wowed American fans and ruled the world flyweight class in the mid-20?s, he prob…

Tue, 11 Nov 2008
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Melindo de Misamis

Milan Melindo is neither the strongest puncher nor the most popular boxer in the renowned ALA Boxing Stable of Tony Aldeguer in Cebu. But in…

Tue, 04 Nov 2008
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Of great minds working together

Last Sept. 14, we aired on NBN 4 a boxing special which we had covered in Cagayan de Oro City. Not a few were impressed with the setting, pr…

Fri, 17 Oct 2008
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Manny?s touch and go

The collective blood pressure of Manny Pacquiao fans may have taken a quantum leap yesterday morning when news came out that the Filipino ic…

Tue, 23 Sep 2008
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A dream partnership

When you get to middle age as I have and after seeing the real world all those years, it is difficult not to get cynical in our assessment o…

Sat, 20 Sep 2008
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For a happy ending

Although every indication points to an imminent fight between boxing titans Oscar de la Hoya and Manny Pacquiao, the raging debate on the ap…

Fri, 05 Sep 2008
BALUARTE DEFENDS TURF VS. INDON

BALUARTE DEFENDS TURF VS. INDON

MISAMIS Oriental is slowly positioning itself as one of the country?s boxing hotbeds down south and that aim will gain more ground with anot…

Sat, 23 Aug 2008
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Who knows best?

Word is that Bob Arum of Top Rank, representing Manny Pacquiao and Richard Schaeffer of Golden Boy representing Oscar De La Hoya, had a "pro…

Fri, 08 Aug 2008
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Poll: Should Pacquiao fight De La Hoya?

When the possibility of a Manny Pacquiao-Oscar de la Hoya match was first bruited about some months back, I thought it was a joke and I said…

Tue, 05 Aug 2008
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A decent young man in boxing

Minutes after AJ Banal?s shocker of a KO defeat last Saturday at the New Cebu Coliseum, I spotted sportsman, banker-lawyer and indefatigable…

Tue, 29 Jul 2008
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A good feeling

Interim or regular, a championship is a championship. The other day when the World Boxing Association released a resolution declaring tomorr…

Fri, 25 Jul 2008
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Pacquiao?s right hand becomes a weapon

Manny Pacquiao?s sensational ninth round knockout of David Diaz midday yesterday (Saturday night in Las Vegas) is a validation of the effort…

Mon, 30 Jun 2008