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JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED

By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com Sun, 08 Jan 2012

How often have we heard the phrase, ?justice delayed is justice denied? which, Wikipedia clearly explains, is ?a legal maxim meaning that if legal redress is available for a party that has suffered so…

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FANS' AND MEDIA'S PRESSURE ON PACQUIAO TO PICK MAYWEATHER FOR MAY 5th IS NOT FAIR

By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com Sun, 08 Jan 2012

Now that ?an American court willingly delayed full application of justice to avoid being an obstacle to a Pacquiao-Mayweather fight,? everyone from all walks of life is putting all sorts of pressure o…

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JUDGE ALLOWS MAYWEATHER A BREAK ? HE DOES NOT GO TO JAIL UNTIL JUNE 2012

By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 07 Jan 2012

Reports indicate that Floyd Mayweather Jr again was able to thumb his nose on the justice system in Las Vegas. The convicted woman beater is not going to jail until June 2012 for the crime he has admi…

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IT?S ABOUT RISKS AND RETURNS THUS PETERSON IS THE LIKELY PICK

By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com Fri, 06 Jan 2012

Lamont Peterson. Since the announcement of the impending January 6th incarceration of Floyd Mayweather Jr., much has been written as to who shall be picked to fight the Filipino spitfire Manny Pacquia…

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Bulls keep marching on

By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com Fri, 06 Jan 2012

TUESDAY night at the United Center in Chicago, Derrick Rose and the hard-charging Bulls pulled off a miracle on Madison St and came back from 19 points down in the third quarter to beat the visiting A…

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Low Profile Fights In January May Give Us Something To Talk About

By Chris Carlson, Rope-A-Dope Radio Fri, 06 Jan 2012

The beginning of the boxing year tends to start slow, and generally tends to build its way up as the year goes on, while we await for boxing's first big fight. Networks usually take advantage of the b…

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SULAIMAN?S LATEST MOVE DOES NOT MAKE UP FOR WHAT IS EXPECTED OF HIM AND WBC

By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 04 Jan 2012

Jose Sulaiman, the perennial WBC president, has probably realized that the repercussions of the statements he made that first appeared in an article by Ronnie Nathanielsz on the Manila Standard a few …

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At last, Bulls back home after four-game road trip

By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com Mon, 02 Jan 2012

THE Chicago Bulls are a tough bunch. And the only thing tougher thus far is their schedule. Derrick Rose and company started this shortened season on a four-game road trip to hoops hotbed California, …

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BOXING WAS THE SAVIOR OF PHILIPPINE SPORTS

By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 31 Dec 2011

Inspired by the incredible achievements of Ring Magazine pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao through the years, boxing has once again been the savior of Philippine sports in the international competit…

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PHILIPPINE BOXING YEARDENDER (PART II)

By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com Sat, 31 Dec 2011

Manny Pacquiao?s success continues to generate a positive influence on Philippine boxing. More local government units are sponsoring small professional fight cards and amateur contests for their annua…

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ADDING SALT TO INJURY

By Rich Mazon, PhilBoxing.com Fri, 30 Dec 2011

Don Jose Sulaiman issued a statement yesterday via email clarifying his remarks on an article posted here in Philboxing. An article that caused a deluge of criticisms from myself and another colleague…

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NATHANIELSZ MISSED THE WHOLE POINT

By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com Fri, 30 Dec 2011

After reading the latest article of my dear friend Ronnie Nathanielsz published on this website, I felt deeply disappointed. It appears that Nathanielsz was more concerned about Jose Sulaiman than the…

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WE REGRET THE ATTACKS ON DON JOSE SULAIMAN

By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com Fri, 30 Dec 2011

Recovering as we are from being hospitalized following a rather worrisome bout with pneumonia, the last thing we wish to happen is to hurt anybody, especially such a valued friend of many decades, WBC…

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PHILIPPINE BOXING YEARENDER (PART I)

By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com Fri, 30 Dec 2011

Another year has passed. Philippine boxing continued to make strides but it was the familiar names that made an impact on the world championship stage. Manny Pacquiao?s majority decision win against J…

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Who'll be the next Pinoy world champ?

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Fri, 30 Dec 2011

MANILA, Philippines - There are 25 Filipino boxers ranked in the top 10 of the sport?s four most prestigious governing bodies World Boxing Council (WBC), World Boxing Association (WBA), International …

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SULAIMAN CONTINUES TO PUT FOOT IN HIS MOUTH

By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com Thu, 29 Dec 2011

Poor old man Jose Sulaiman must really be sweating bullets after a couple of hard-nosed articles published negative comments about his statements regarding Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s legal woes. Now he is…

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Yearend Boxing Report Card: Five Phl fighters rule world

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Thu, 29 Dec 2011

MANILA, Philippines - The year 2011 comes to a close with five Filipino fighters recognized as world champions, a watermark in the history of Philippine boxing. In all, there were 13 world title bouts…

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SULAIMAN SHOULD SHARE MAYWEATHER?S 90 DAY JAIL SENTENCE FOR IGNORANCE

By Rich Mazon, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 28 Dec 2011

My Philboxing.com colleague Ron Nathanielsz in an article posted here in our site narrates Don Jose Sulaiman and the World Boxing Council?s unwillingness to strip Floyd Mayweather Junior of his welter…

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SULAIMAN NEEDS SENSITIVITY TRAINING ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS

By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 28 Dec 2011

Jose Sulaiman, the perennial WBC president was recently quoted as saying what Floyd Mayweather Jr did to his ex-gal pal was only ?highly critical and not a major sin or a crime.? I tried to find reaso…