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Donaire not taking Vazquez lightly

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012

MANILA, Philippines - Former IBF flyweight and WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. couldn?t care less about the odds in his 12-round fight against Puerto Rico?s Wilfredo Vazquez Jr. for t…

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COTTO IS NO LONGER A PAWN IN ARUM'S TOP RANK TOURNEY

By Chris Carlson, Rope-A-Dope Radio Fri, 03 Feb 2012

With the announcement of the Mayweather vs. Cotto fight, we can finally let the domino?s fall where they may when it comes to the spring and early summer boxing schedule. A schedule that has been held…

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Ex-pug languishes in jail

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Fri, 03 Feb 2012

Erning Grafe was once rated among the world?s top 10 featherweights and a globetrotting contender as a Flash Elorde prospect in his boxing heyday. Today, he is 59, languishing in the Bulacan provincia…

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Doc says pug clinically dead

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Thu, 02 Feb 2012

Karlo Maquinto?s family still won?t let go as the fighter, strapped to a life support system, remains in a deep coma with little hope of recovery at the FEU-NRMF Medical Center in West Fairview, Quezo…

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"LABAN CARLO, LABAN!!!"

By Rich Mazon, PhilBoxing.com Mon, 30 Jan 2012

Carlo Maquinto has just fought an action packed battle last Saturday night in Caloocan City, but his fight is not over yet. This time he is fighting the most important fight of his life. In fact, he i…

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The 60-40 alternative

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Mon, 30 Jan 2012

Negotiating with Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is like bargaining with a schizophrenic. You?ll never know if what Mayweather confirms today, he?ll deny tomorrow. Let?s face it. From what we?ve observed, the g…

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Questions on HBO's "On Freddie Roach": Did the HBO film crew do anything for Pepper Roach when he was having a stroke?

By Rich Mazon, PhilBoxing.com Sun, 29 Jan 2012

I love HBO's reality series and documentaries, especially their sports stories. And top on my list is one that pertains to the sport that I love, boxing. I adore their 24/7 series that preludes big bo…

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Bulls suffer 1st home loss

By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com Thu, 26 Jan 2012

WITH an immaculate 8-0 record entering Wednesday night's game at the United Center in wintry Chicago, the Bulls stood tall and mighty as the only undefeated home team left in this abbreviated season. …

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Second chance for Casimero

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Thu, 26 Jan 2012

Ormoc City?s Johnriel Casimero was only six years old when Luis Lazarte made his pro boxing debut in 1996. On Feb. 10, they?ll face off for the vacant IBF lightflyweight championship at Club Once Unid…

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Ailing Bulls claw Bobcats; keep NBA best record

By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com Mon, 23 Jan 2012

DERRICK Rose not only missed his fourth consecutive game Saturday night with a bum toe, he was joined in the injured, unable to play list by teammates Joakim Noah, Taj Gibson and John Lucas III, who a…

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Rush and rash of NBA games pile up injuries

By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 21 Jan 2012

AS a consequence to the 147-day lockout this past summer, all 30 NBA teams will complete the shortened season by playing 66 games each in 127 days. At some point before the regular season ends this Ap…

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Arum wants Manny's final fight here

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Thu, 19 Jan 2012

MANILA, Philippines - Top Rank chairman Bob Arum is thinking ahead and will advise Manny Pacquiao to end his celebrated boxing career with a farewell ?legacy? fight in Manila late next year. Of course…

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Roach TV series starts Friday

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Wed, 18 Jan 2012

Five-time Trainer of the Year and Manny Pacquiao?s father figure Freddie Roach officially becomes a TV star on Friday when his reality series debuts on HBO with highly acclaimed director Peter Berg of…

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Manny transformed into global icon

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Sun, 15 Jan 2012

MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao is the country?s undisputed endorsement king who promotes a wide array of products from coffee to ice cream to pain killers to cellphones to motorcycles to fuel oi…

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Arum works out Plan A, B for Pacquiao

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Sat, 14 Jan 2012

MANILA, Philippines - No stone is left unturned when it comes to Bob Arum preparing for a big boxing promotion and in the case of the world?s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter Manny Pacquiao, the Top Rank…

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SOON ALL EYES WILL BE ON THE NSAC

By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com Fri, 13 Jan 2012

NSAC's Keith Kizer. According to Victor Ortiz when he fought Floyd Mayweather Jr, he got so frustrated by the elbow tactics of Floyd that he foolishly attempted to break Floyd?s nose with an intention…

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Bulls hold off pesky Timberwolves

By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com Thu, 12 Jan 2012

WHEN the Bulls raced to a 51-27 lead with only 5:21 left in the second quarter of their game against the Timberwolves at the Target Center in Minnesota last night , it seemed like their second straigh…

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MAYWEATHER CHALLENGE VIA TWITTER IS JUST THAT ? A TWIT

By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 11 Jan 2012

Funny how my phone lit up as soon as some friends read about the Mayweather challenge issued against Manny Pacquiao via ?twitter?, one of the many internet social medias that presently proliferate the…

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"HOLY HITS"

By Rich Mazon, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 11 Jan 2012

There is a cottage industry in the Internet of anything related to the Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather saga. Every website and blog of the industry thrives on real and reel news about the fight th…