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Top refs queue to work Manny?s fight

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Tue, 16 Nov 2004

Several top-notch local referees are being considered to work the Manny Pacquiao-Fashsan 3-K Battery bout in an open-air field at the Fort in the Bonifacio Global City, Taguig, on Dec. 11 but if the f…

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Fahsan vows fight to the finish

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Sun, 07 Nov 2004

Former Muay Thai kick fighter Fahsan 3-K Battery promised yesterday to do or die in his scheduled 12-round bout against consensus world featherweight boxing champion Manny Pacquiao in an open-air aren…

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Pacquiao footage to air in US

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Fri, 05 Nov 2004

Footage of the Manny Pacquiao-Fahsan 3-K Battery bout will be shown on the giant US cable network HBO (Home Box Office) the same weekend as the fight set in an open-air field at the Fort in Global Cit…

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Manny bout looms as IBF eliminator

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Thu, 04 Nov 2004

Consensus world featherweight boxing champion Manny Pacquiao is arriving in Manila tomorrow morning from his training camp in General Santos City to attend a noontime press conference announcing the d…

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Roach coming for Manny?s fight

By Joaquin Henson, The Freeman Thu, 28 Oct 2004

Trainer Freddie Roach is flying in from Los Angeles to supervise Manny Pacquiao?s homestretch workouts two weeks before the consensus world featherweight boxing champion takes on Fahsan 3-K Battery of…

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Thai foe next for Manny

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Tue, 26 Oct 2004

It doesn?t look like Guyana stylist Gairy St. Clair will be consensus world featherweight boxing champion Manny Pacquiao?s next opponent after all. Instead, Thai veteran Fahsan 3-K Battery, a former W…

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Murad confirms Marquez rematch

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Thu, 21 Oct 2004

New Jersey promoter Murad Muhammad confirmed the other day that Manny Pacquiao will fight Juan Manuel Marquez in a Home Box Office (HBO) rematch for the unified world featherweight boxing championship…

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?Superman? taunts Pacquiao

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Wed, 13 Oct 2004

Guyanese fighter Gairy St. Clair, who likes to be called "Superman," said recently he?s not afraid of Manny Pacquiao because the consensus world featherweight boxing champion "ain?t got no kryptonite.…

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Bidding war for Pacquiao looms

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Sat, 09 Oct 2004

With the contracts of his management and promotional teams expiring in a few months, consensus world featherweight boxing champion Manny Pacquiao is in an enviable position. He?s a prize catch and bid…

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Pacquiao returns to unclear future

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Wed, 06 Oct 2004

Consensus world featherweight boxing champion Manny Pacquiao quietly slipped back home yesterday morning after training nearly a month in Los Angeles for a fight that is still up in the air. It wasn?t…

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Why are we so persecuted?

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Thu, 16 Sep 2004

Challenger Juanito Rubillar lost a decision to World Boxing Council (WBC) lightflyweight champion Jorge Arce of Mexico under controversial circumstances in Tijuana last week. Manny Pacquiao is in Los …

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Conspiracy leaves Manny out in cold

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Sat, 11 Sep 2004

LONDON ? Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales and Juan Manuel Marquez are avoiding Manny Pacquiao like the plague. That?s what New Jersey promoter Murad Muhammad insists, wrote Boxing News editor Claud…

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Pacquiao trains sights on Mexico?s 3Ms

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Wed, 28 Jul 2004

The order of battle for world featherweight boxing champion Manny Pacquiao has been laid out. The only problem is if the HBO (Home Box Office) cable network has the funds to foot the bill. Pacquiao?s …

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Gym off-limits when Manny?s in

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Sat, 03 Jul 2004

LOS ANGELES ? If you?re looking for the Wild Card Gym on Vine Street just a few blocks away from Hollywood Boulevard, don?t expect to find a ritzy joint. It?s the sweat shop where Manny Pacquiao train…

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Barrera dares Pacquiao

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Tue, 22 Jun 2004

LOS ANGELES ? Marco Antonio Barrera was once known as the Baby-Faced Assassin. Today, he?s no longer baby-faced. The Mexican is more like battle-scarred. And as for being an assassin, Barrera is hardl…

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Steward picks Pacquiao if rematch on

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Sun, 20 Jun 2004

DETROIT ? Former world boxing champion Tommy (Hitman) Hearns and his long-time trainer Emanuel Steward of the fabled Kronk stable were special courtside guests in Game 5 of the National Basketball Ass…

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Manny vs Bata

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Tue, 25 May 2004

If uncrowned world featherweight boxing champion Manny Pacquiao is thinking of embarking on a second professional career in billiards, he?s got the perfect opportunity to test his skills against the i…

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Reverse psychology works for Marquez

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Sun, 23 May 2004

Now it can be told. The camp of Juan Manuel Marquez tried to persuade the Nevada State Athletic Commission to retract the appointment of Joe Cortez as referee in the fight against Manny Pacquiao in La…

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Salud says rematch is inevitable

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Fri, 21 May 2004

Former World Boxing Council (WBC) secretary-general Rudy Salud said yesterday a rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez is inevitable because their first fight was inconclusive. "It was…

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Tax bite eats up Manny?s pay

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Tue, 18 May 2004

Uncrowned world featherweight boxing champion Manny Pacquiao paid $225,000 or about P12.6 Million in taxes to the US government for his recent fight against Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas, it was di…