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Padilla picks Pacman by KO

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Wed, 16 Mar 2011

MANILA, Philippines - Carlos (Sonny) Padilla, recognized as one of the greatest professional boxing referees of all time, predicted yesterday that WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao will knock o…

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HARD-SELLING SERGIO MARTINEZ

By Manny Piñol, PhilBoxing.com Tue, 15 Mar 2011

Hard-selling is the term used in the marketing world when salesmen and promotions agents try very hard to package and sell an ordinary product to the point of turning off prospective buyers. Suggestio…

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FIGHT CAMP COMMENCES FOR THE KING OF THE RING

By Rich Mazon, PhilBoxing.com Mon, 14 Mar 2011

It's about 16 degrees Celsius or 61 degrees Fahrenheit this morning in Baguio City, Philippines. The whole team is here. His trusted coach flew 7000 miles to be here to once again lead the preparation…

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A CHAMPION OF THE WBC

By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com Mon, 14 Mar 2011

The utter anguish of losing a beloved friend, mentor and in many respects a brother in Rudy Salud has somehow been eased by the many heartwarming tributes that have continued to flow and the specific …

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'THUNDERBOLT', 19 WINS, 18 KOs, STEPS OUT OF OBSCURITY

By Manny Piñol, PhilBoxing.com Sun, 13 Mar 2011

Four years after he turned professional quietly racking up an impressive fight record of 19 wins with 18 knockouts, 24-year-old Lorenzo "Thunderbolt" Villanueva will be ushered by his new promotions o…

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Filipino Flash arrives today

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Wed, 09 Mar 2011

MANILA, Philippines - Newly crowned WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. arrives this morning on a Philippine Airlines flight from Los Angeles and will stay at least three weeks before ret…

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Salud leaves indelible mark in Phl sports

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Wed, 09 Mar 2011

MANILA, Philippines - The passing of lawyer Rudy Salud has left a big void in Philippines sports whose destiny was shaped in large part by the former World Boxing Council (WBC) secretary general, Game…

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RP-JAPAN DAVIS CUP TIE LIVE TV COVERAGE AUGURS WELL FOR PHILIPPINE SPORTS

By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com Mon, 07 Mar 2011

Manny Pangilinan. For those of us whose passion is sports and there are millions of Filipinos similarly inclined, the ?live? coverage of the Davis Cup tie between the Philippines and Japan by Aksyon T…

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A FATHER'S UNDYING LOVE FOR NONITO, JR.; BOXING CHAMP APOLOGIZES TO BRAVEHEART

By Manny Piñol, PhilBoxing.com Mon, 07 Mar 2011

Davao City, The Philippines, 9 a.m. March 7 - There is no greater love than a father has for a son. A few minutes after philboxing.com posted my latest column which was interpreted by some as a death …

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AN OPEN LETTER TO NONITO DONAIRE, JR.: BULLET IS FASTER THAN A SONIC-BOOM PUNCH

By Manny Piñol, PhilBoxing.com Mon, 07 Mar 2011

Your father is a dear friend to me and through this message I hope I will be able to shake you back to your senses, bring you back to earth again and make you realize that the triumph that you have ju…

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THE MEDIA (AGAIN) TAKES THE BLAME!

By Manny Piñol, PhilBoxing.com Sun, 06 Mar 2011

In the war of nations and in the arenas of conflict around the world, warring groups, unless they are terrorists, observe certain conventions, one of which is that journalists and Red Cross workers mu…

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EXTRA! EXTRA! THE DONAIRES KISS AND MAKE UP!

By Manny Piñol, PhilBoxing.com Fri, 04 Mar 2011

At the Foot of Mt. Apo, Kidapawan City, The Philippines 2:30 p.m. March 4 - A few hours after she blasted me in her Facebook account telling me to "Go, get a life!" for advising her husband to find th…

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THE INTERNET, THE CULTURAL DIVIDE AND THE DONAIRES' FILIAL STRIFE

By Manny Piñol, PhilBoxing.com Fri, 04 Mar 2011

At the Foot of Mt. Apo, Kidapawan City, The Philippines, 4 a.m. March 4 - The Internet, undoubtedly one of the greatest discoveries of the 21st Century, has built a virtual invisible information bridg…

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Donaire Family To Nonito Jr. and Rachel: Please, Leave Us Alone!

By Manny Piñol, PhilBoxing.com Tue, 01 Mar 2011

Davao City, The Philippines 5:30 a.m., March 1 - I hate to write about this issue of the Donaire Father and Son (plus the wife and in-laws) feud again because I feel that readers and listeners have ha…

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ARIZA IS A VICTIM OF INTRIGUES

By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com Mon, 28 Feb 2011

Certainly one of the most distressing aspects of professional boxing in relation to the Philippines are the intrigues which some individuals sow and others feast upon with gay abandon. Pound-for-pound…

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Pinoys in boxing lists

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Sun, 27 Feb 2011

There?s an entertaining book that I just got my hands on and it?s interesting reading for all fight fans. Bert Randolph Sugar and Teddy Atlas conspired to write ?The Ultimate Book of Boxing Lists? (Ru…

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Torrecampo back with a bang

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Sun, 27 Feb 2011

MANILA, Philippines ? The only Filipino and one of three fighters to beat Manny Pacquiao has returned to the ring at the age of 38 after a 14-year layoff. Rustico Torrecampo, who knocked out Pacquiao …

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DONAIRE SILENCES CRITICS WITH HIS THUNDEROUS LEFT

By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com Fri, 25 Feb 2011

When Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? sent WBC/WBO world bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel crashing to the canvas following a brutal counter left hook that reminded us so much of the punch that left c…

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Japanese option in Donaire sweepstakes

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Fri, 25 Feb 2011

MANILA, Philippines - WBA bantamweight champion Koki Kameda of Japan has been added to the list of candidates next in line to face newly crowned WBC/WBO titlist Nonito Donaire Jr., it was disclosed by…