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Was Floyd robbed in Atlanta?

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 29 Apr 2015

It was during the dark days of amateur boxing when Floyd Mayweather, Jr. lost a 10-9 decision to Bulgaria?s Serafim Todorov in the featherweight semifinals of the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. At the time, P…

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No consensus on winner

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 29 Apr 2015

Despite the 2-to-1 odds favoring Floyd Mayweather, Jr. over Manny Pacquiao in their Battle For Greatness, there is no clear consensus among boxing experts as to who will win in Las Vegas this weekend.…

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Five common foes provide clue on who?s better

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 29 Apr 2015

Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. show five common opponents in their fight records. A review of how they did against Oscar de la Hoya, Sugar Shane Mosley, Juan Manuel Marquez, Miguel Cotto and…

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Pacman could score a stoppage

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Mon, 27 Apr 2015

MANILA, Philippines - Oddsmakers are laying a 1-to-4 betting line on Manny Pacquiao knocking out Floyd Mayweather Jr. in their WBC/WBA/WBO unification welterweight title fight in Las Vegas this Saturd…

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Recounting shock KO loss

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Thu, 23 Apr 2015

Filipino Rey Danseco was a judge in WBC lightflyweight champion Pedro Guevara?s first title defense against unbeaten Richard Claveras of Silay City, Negros Occidental, at the Centro de Usos Multiples …

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Destiny made it happen

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Thu, 23 Apr 2015

MANILA, Philippines - For over five years, there was a lot of pushing and pulling in trying to make the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. happen. As if in a bullfight, Pacquiao ne…

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Bayless or Weeks to work megafight

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Tue, 21 Apr 2015

MANILA, Philippines - From six to three to two. That?s how the pool of candidates has dwindled in the process of selecting the referee who will work the WBC/WBA/WBO unified welterweight title fight be…

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?SELFIE" HYPOCRISY

By Rich Mazon, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 15 Apr 2015

Passionate fans of Manny Pacquiao who chase the superstar in the streets and hills of Los Angeles for a glimpse of him, a memorable autograph or a precious photograph of and with the boxer just got ev…

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Another Pinoy in world title bid

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Fri, 10 Apr 2015

At the moment, there are three reigning Filipino world boxing champions ? WBO welterweight titlist Manny Pacquiao, WBO lightflyweight king Donnie Nietes and IBO lightflyweight ruler Rey Loreto. If you…

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$25,000 MOUTHGUARDS FOR FLOYD? - A POST SCRIPT

By Ed de la Vega, DDS, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 08 Apr 2015

Yesterday the Internet lit up with the news published in the NY Daily News that a New York dentist made several mouthguards for Floyd Mayweather Jr., some of which had a real $100 bill insert and cost…

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It won?t be close

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Wed, 08 Apr 2015

Take it from boxing guru/scholar and maker of champions Hermie Rivera. He says the coming Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather, Jr. fight won?t be close. It?ll be a cakewalk for Pacquiao, insists Rivera wh…

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L.A. Diaries: Catching up with Kobe Bryant

By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com Fri, 03 Apr 2015

LOS ANGELES -- The smell of bread burning in the toaster rocked me out of my rum-induced haze as I sauntered inside the dining room of the Howard Johnson hotel where guests were treated to a complimen…

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L.A. Diaries: NBA star Steph Curry meets PacMan's kids (PHOTOS)

By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com Thu, 02 Apr 2015

LOS ANGELES - A lily white Nissan Altima, the Hertz rental car I picked up at Union Station on the 800 block of north Alameda street had a scant 4,700 miles on the odometer. The four-door sedan reeked…

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L..A Diaries: Pacquiao fever boiling in the City of Angels (PHOTOS)

By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 01 Apr 2015

LOS ANGELES -- As the sun sets on a lazy Monday afternoon, the crowd swells outside the Wild Card gym, the now famous sweat shop that sits in the belly of a nondesdcript strip mall along 1123 Vine str…

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WHAT IS THE GAB UP TO?

By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com Fri, 27 Mar 2015

Singwancha. We braved the normally horrendous traffic to attend, as we have always done through the years, the Mass for one of the greatest Filipino boxing champions of all time and certainly one of t…

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Numbers don?t lie

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Thu, 26 Mar 2015

The rule of thumb in professional boxing is on the whole, fighters connect at an average rate of 30 percent of total punches thrown. That?s according to Bob Canobbio of CompuBox, the outfit that track…

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Killer blow for boxing

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Thu, 19 Mar 2015

Mixed martial arts is becoming more and more of a commercial threat to professional boxing because the cage provides fans with gladiators who walk the talk. In the boxing ring, not a few fighters don?…

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PACQUIAO SUMASABAK NA SA SPARRING

By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 18 Mar 2015

LOS ANGELES, Cal. ? Simula na ngayong araw ang sparring session ni Pambansang kamao Manny Pacquiao tungo sa nalalapit niyang laban kay Floyd Mayweadther jr. sa Mayo 2 sa Las Vegas. Sa kauna-unahang pa…

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THE EMBODIMENT OF ALL THAT IS GOOD

By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 14 Mar 2015

In many ways the one and only press conference officially telling the whole world that has waited five years for it to happen, that at long last undefeated and No.1 pound for pound fighter Floyd Maywe…