Wednesday, 29 July 2026 · Philippines

Ed Picson

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A smash hit

CAGAYAN DE ORO has always been one of my favorite places to visit. Not only does the place offer a natural vista of lush greenery and a quai…

Fri, 12 Oct 2007
October 6 is a Big Boxing Day!

October 6 is a Big Boxing Day!

Manny Pacquiao left Manila Saturday evening and arrived Los Angeles, Saturday evening (California time) to a throng of welcomers. His usual …

Wed, 26 Sep 2007
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Boxing frenzy

It has become common practice for any promotion to try and stir excitement by way of controversy. Many times it has been pointed out that an…

Tue, 18 Sep 2007
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Vismin Boxing Cup launched in MisOr

WHILE EVERYONE is agog over the coming rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera, Philippine boxing is also busy taking advan…

Fri, 07 Sep 2007
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Nonito Donaire Jr., Visayan as can be

Nonito "Jun-Jun" Donaire Jr. is hardly your typical boxer in looks and demeanor. He is now the IBF world flyweight champion, but spend a few…

Fri, 27 Jul 2007
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A god of second chances

LAST TUESDAY we wrote about the second chance that Czar Amonsot is getting as he fights for the world championship on July 21 against Austra…

Fri, 29 Jun 2007
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A second chance

When Czar Amonsot first fought Indonesian Simon ButarButar in Jakarta in May 2005, the Boholano fighter felt he was still a bit wet behind t…

Tue, 26 Jun 2007
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Boxing fan sees Pacquiao as model

As a matter of fact, he is equally effusive when he talks of his friendship with current boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, who has taken him in as…

Tue, 26 Jun 2007
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What now?

Now that the smoke from the Humberto Soto-Bobby Pacquiao fight has settled with the talented Mexican stopping Pacbob in 7 rounds, the stage …

Fri, 15 Jun 2007
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Not that way, Manny

ALL INDICATIONS seem to point to Manny Pacquiao going the way of other celebrities who have been hit with the startling reality that popular…

Fri, 18 May 2007
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We?re still waiting

AND SO with the rest of the world, we waited and waited and nothing much happened. Word was some people coughed up as much as ,000 for a rin…

Tue, 08 May 2007
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Awaiting Sunday

It is no secret that boxing has suffered a dip in popularity the last few years. With growing interest in mixed martial arts and no real dom…

Fri, 04 May 2007
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Which MP will emerge?

As expected, Manny Pacquiao will once again come home to a hero’s welcome when he arrives from his completed mission against heretofor…

Tue, 17 Apr 2007
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No way, Jorge!

It would have been sheer folly to come in cocky and fool around with the opponent. So Manny Pacquiao spent all of three rounds figuring out …

Mon, 16 Apr 2007
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So many fights to watch

Over the past few days, I’ve been asked at least a couple of times if I would "bother" to watch the Manny Pacquiao-Jorge Solis fight. …

Fri, 13 Apr 2007
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Slim chance for slender Solis

SO MANNY Pacquiao, as expected, has been installed the heavy favorite this weekend you could almost sense he’ll be grinding Mexican fo…

Tue, 10 Apr 2007
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Who cares about our boxers? dreams?

The standard purse for a Filipino professional boxer is R1K per round, in other words, if one fights as a 4-rounder, he gets R4K, a 6-rounde…

Sun, 08 Apr 2007
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A fair shake is all we ask

JUST A week and a half ago, we registered in this column (The Scene Around, March 9) our agreement with Gerry Pe?alosa’s assessment th…

Tue, 20 Mar 2007
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Another chance at boxing glory

WITH THE controversial defeat of Z Gorres a fortnight ago in his bid to win a world title for the Philippines, many have been left disillusi…

Fri, 09 Mar 2007