Thursday, 30 July 2026 · Philippines

Ed C. Tolentino

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Articles by Ed C. Tolentino

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Word War 2

Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. are once again trading verbal jabs on social media and not a few believe that it is meant to set the…

Fri, 02 Aug 2019
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Pacquiao?s amazing longevity

The country has produced 42 world boxing champions, but right off the bat you can say that it has never seen anyone like Manny Pacquiao. The…

Fri, 21 Jun 2019
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Why Pacquiao must get really angry

Manny Pacquiao pounding the punching bag like a jackhammer, his tenacity fueled by American Keith Thurman?s trash talk, is a sight to behold…

Fri, 14 Jun 2019
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Tete out, Young in

The scheduled April 28 (Manila time) fight of World Boxing Association (WBA) ?super? bantamweight champion Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donai…

Fri, 26 Apr 2019
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What a journey, Ronnie

A man?s true worth is measured not by the size of his bank account but by the number of lives he touched or influenced along the way. Former…

Fri, 05 Apr 2019
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A different breed

For handily beating former four-division world champion Miguel Angel ?Mikey? Garcia, IBF welterweight (147 lbs.) champion Errol Spence Jr. i…

Fri, 22 Mar 2019
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Everybody happy, hopefully

The rematch nobody really wants to see is not happening after all. Donnie Nietes has decided to give up the WBO junior bantamweight (115 lbs…

Fri, 08 Mar 2019
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School of Hard Knocks

Amid the criticisms news anchor Karen Davila is receiving for allegedly putting boxing champion Manny Pacquiao between a rock and a hard pla…

Fri, 01 Mar 2019
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Who wants Nietes-Palicte 2?

Considering that Donnie Nietes thoroughly outclassed Aston Palicte in their first meeting and was only robbed of a clear-cut victory by the …

Fri, 15 Feb 2019
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No longer ?Horny?

Manny Pacquiao understandably sounded a bit peeved when former tormentor Jeff ?The Hornet? Horn recently challenged him to a rematch of thei…

Fri, 08 Feb 2019
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Off and running

A champion?s work is never done. While the new year has barely kicked in, the country?s top pugilists are already knee-deep in training as t…

Fri, 11 Jan 2019
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Four glory

In the history of professional boxing, there are only 18 boxers who have won world titles in at least four weight divisions. Pro boxing did …

Fri, 04 Jan 2019
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Appreciating Donnie Nietes' greatness

TRYING to figure out Donnie Nietes in the ring is like trying to find the starting point of a scotch tape. You think it is relatively easy u…

Thu, 03 Jan 2019
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Four the Road

With the Yuletide season in full swing, Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes is looking to get himself one historic gift when he faces on December 31 the da…

Fri, 28 Dec 2018
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Forty

They say life begins at 40, but if you are a boxer who has logged 23 years, 462 rounds and 69 fights, the wear and tear are too visible to i…

Fri, 21 Dec 2018
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Year-end flurry

The Yuletide season is in the air, but don?t tell that to some boxing champions who are trying their best to stay away from the buffet table…

Sun, 16 Dec 2018
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Different sizes, same mission

From a physical standpoint, Filipino Mark Anthony Barriga and Briton Tyson Fury are poles apart. The 5?2? Barriga competes in the minimumwei…

Fri, 30 Nov 2018