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PACQUIAO?S RING RATINGS: #1 POUND-FOR-POUND, #2 LIGHTWEIGHT, AND #5 WELTERWEIGHT

By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com Tue, 03 Feb 2009

Manny Pacquiao maybe rated number one pound-for-pound fighter by the authoritative Ring Magazine and its 2008 Fighter of the Year, but he is ranked lesser in the lightweight and welterweight divisions…

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Pagiging dalubhasa sa boxing at sa buhay

By Manny Pacquiao, PhilBoxing.com Sun, 01 Feb 2009

MANILA -- Magandang araw po sa inyong lahat. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan saan mang panig ng mundo kayo naroroon. Gaya pa rin ng dati, ako po ay nasa mabuting kalagayan at nagsisimula na ring …

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PACQUIAO?S DOCTORATE (HONORIS CAUSA)

By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 31 Jan 2009

It was officially announced by the administration of the Southwestern University that the world?s number one pound-for?pound boxer Manny Pacquiao will be awarded the degree Doctor in Human Kinetics, ?…

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Box, Manny, Box!

By Manny Piñol, PhilBoxing.com Fri, 30 Jan 2009

Manny Pacquiao must take time out to contemplate on the meaning of the good things and the blessings that fate has showered on him over the last few years. He must interpret all of these things in the…

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Magandang Laban Ito!

By Manny Pacquiao, PhilBoxing.com Thu, 29 Jan 2009

MANILA ? Magandang araw po ulit sa inyong lahat, kayong mga masusugid kong tagapagsubaybay ng kolum na ito, kasama na rin ang milyun-milyong Filipino sa buong mundo. Opo, pirmado na naming dalawa ni R…

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Onyok has high hopes for London

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Wed, 28 Jan 2009

Atlanta Olympics silver medalist Mansueto (Onyok) Velasco said the other day he is optimistic that with Manny V. Pangilinan and Ricky Vargas taking over the ABAP helm, the country will finally produce…

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NO SIR, IT WAS NOT JUST BECAUSE OF THE BEER

By Manny Piñol, PhilBoxing.com Tue, 27 Jan 2009

Funny how the dramatic development in the purse tug-of-war between Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and British Ricky Hatton was trivialized by reports that Manny signed the fight contract after co…

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PROPOSED HOLYFIELD-TYSON III

By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com Tue, 27 Jan 2009

As posted by The National on January 26, 2009, talks are underway for a third match between former world heavyweight champions Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Acco…

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Cuban admires Pinoys' heart

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Tue, 27 Jan 2009

BACOLOD ? Cuban coach Enrique Steyners is confident a Filipino boxer will win an Olympic gold medal in London. ?Of course, it won?t be easy,? said the 56-year-old Steyners who was contracted with anot…

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Panibagong Misyon: Talunin si Hatton

By Manny Pacquiao, PhilBoxing.com Mon, 26 Jan 2009

MANILA ? Magandang araw po ulit sa inyong lahat. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan saan mang dako ng mundo kayo naroroon. Kung ako po ang inyong tatanungin, ako po ay nasa mabuting kalagayan din. B…

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PACQUIAO VS. MOSLEY?

By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com Mon, 26 Jan 2009

Sugar Shane Mosley scored an upset knockout victory over Antonio Margarito at 0:43 of the 9th round to win the WBA welterweight championship. In that finishing round, Mosley unleashed lethal combinati…

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Palileo to join RP boxing pool

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Mon, 26 Jan 2009

BACOLOD ? ABAP secretary-general Patrick Gregorio said yesterday 16-year-old discovery Robin Laraza Palileo, who migrated to Australia when he was two, will be offered a contract to join the national …

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BOMBS AWAY! IT?S THE PACMAN VS THE HITMAN

By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com Sun, 25 Jan 2009

After weeks of intense negotiations which somehow deteriorated into deplorable name-calling from the opposite camp, Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton will be a reality. All the haggling and nit-picking …

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MVP sees gold at rainbow's end

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Sun, 25 Jan 2009

BACOLOD ? Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) chairman Manny V. Pangilinan admitted the other day he knows little about the complexities of the sport but his motivation in getting inv…

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SPLIT PERSONALITY

By Manny Piñol, PhilBoxing.com Thu, 22 Jan 2009

I have known Ronnie Nathanielsz for over three decades now and saw him from a distance many years before that when he worked as one of the propagandists of former President Ferdinand Marcos. But until…

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Likas na Yaman ng Pilipinas

By Manny Pacquiao, PhilBoxing.com Sun, 18 Jan 2009

BACOLOD CITY?Kumusta po kayong lahat. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan gaya ng inyong abang lingkod. Sa wari ko, tinututukan ninyo pa rin ang pinakasariwang balita tungkol sa susunod na laban ko s…

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Noli's night with Manny

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Sun, 18 Jan 2009

SBP executive director and Liga Pilipinas president Noli Eala will never forget his night with Manny Pacquiao in General Santos City last Friday. Eala was in Pacquiao?s hometown for Liga?s inaugural l…

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Ultimatum for Hatton

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Sat, 17 Jan 2009

British brawler Ricky Hatton isn?t as marketable as he insists he is, even in his homeland. That?s the word from a boxing expert, who declined to be identified, in analyzing if a 50-50 split is a fair…

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Pangunahing Prayoridad

By Manny Pacquiao, PhilBoxing.com Thu, 15 Jan 2009

GENERAL SANTOS CITY?Magandang araw po sa inyong lahat. Sana ay nasa mabuti kayong kalagayan gaya ng inyong abang lingkod na kasalukuyang naghahanda para sa susunod nating laban. Pero bago ang lahat ng…

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Amonsot, Banal seek comeback in Bohol tiffs

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Thu, 15 Jan 2009

After suffering his first pro loss to Panama?s Rafael Concepcion last July, world-rated superflyweight contender A. J. (Bazooka) Banal returns to the ring against Indonesian champion Nouldi Manakane i…