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Why Pacquiao versus Mayweather is a guaranteed blockbuster

By Homer D. Sayson, PhilBoxing.com Sat, 14 Mar 2015

LOS ANGELES -- With an immaculate 47-0 slate, Floyd Mayweather is unbeaten atop the ring. As a showman outside the ropes, he is arguably unmatched. The man who boldly calls himself "Money" was good as…

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Will questions be answered in today?s Mayweather-Pacquiao presser?

By Rich Mazon, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 11 Mar 2015

Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao will meet for today, their first, since that historic Miami Heat game meeting at the American Airlines arena and afterwards in the Filipino star?s hotel room la…

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RUENROENG DERAILS THE SHIMING EXPRESS

By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com Sun, 08 Mar 2015

MACAU- The hometown crowd went home disappointed Saturday night. China?s Olympic hero Zou Shiming faltered in his bid to win a world title against IBF flyweight champ Amnat Ruenroeng of Thailand, who …

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IN MONEY-PACMAN CLASSIC, IT'S PACQUIAO BY SHOCK KO

By Manny Piñol, PhilBoxing.com Thu, 05 Mar 2015

I love underdogs which is why I am rooting for Manny Pacquiao in his classic match with the undefeated Floyd Mayweather. Beyond my sympathy for underdogs, however, I am convinced that the Pacman could…

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PACMAN TAX REPRIEVE: IT'S NOT ABOUT MONEY, BUT HONORING A HERO

By Manny Piñol, PhilBoxing.com Wed, 04 Mar 2015

People opposing the proposal of Senator Koko Pimentel to exempt Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao from paying taxes for his multi-million dollar earnings in the historic fight against American Floyd…

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Is Mayweather allergic to southpaws?

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Wed, 04 Mar 2015

MANILA, Philippines - Floyd Mayweather has battled eight southpaws in his professional career and Manny Pacquiao will be ninth in the list when they face off in their much-awaited WBC/WBA/WBO welterwe…

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Mayweather pressuring himself

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Tue, 03 Mar 2015

WBC/WBA ?unified? welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather is putting a lot of undue pressure on himself by setting a goal of retiring from professional boxing with an unblemished record. Right now, he?…

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Viloria picks Manny over Floyd on pts

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Sun, 01 Mar 2015

MANILA, Philippines - Former WBC/IBF lightflyweight and WBA-WBO flyweight champion Brian Viloria said the other day he expects a close fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather in their 12-rou…

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FIVE YEARS IN THE MAKING

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Thu, 26 Feb 2015

The superfight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on May 2 took five years to seal. And it almost didn?t happen. As in most epics, ironing out the kinks to put the production to …

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The great pretenders

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

The superfight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on May 2 will be for multiple world welterweight titles since both are champions in their own right. Pacquiao is the WBO titleho…

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CAN PACQUIAO STILL FIGHT A PERFECT FIGHT?

By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com Mon, 23 Feb 2015

The consensus is that both Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather have shown signs of slipping and that this fight should have happened five years ago. But judging from the reaction on social media as we…

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Experts, fans size up big fight

By Joaquin Henson, PhilBoxing.com Sun, 22 Feb 2015

The expectation is the much-awaited Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather duel to unify the WBO, WBA and WBC welterweight championships at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 2 will set a new rec…

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Richest fight in history to shatter pay-per-view records

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Sun, 22 Feb 2015

MANILA, Philippines - The expectation in the much-awaited Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather duel to unify the WBO and WBC welterweight championships at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 2 w…

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Cong. Manny at Kia, new pride of PH basketball

By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com Fri, 20 Feb 2015

GENERAL SANTOS CITY ? Gaya ng isinasaad sa dateline ng kolum na ito, kasalukuyang nasa GenSan ang SALA SA INIT ? upang mag-ulat sa kasalukuyan ay ginaganap na World Pool Association 10-Ball championsh…

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WAITING FOR SONSONA

By Rene Bonsubre, Jr., PhilBoxing.com Wed, 11 Feb 2015

?Are you aware that there are a lot of sportswriters who don?t want to write about you anymore?? The tone was friendly but these were hard hitting words from Philboxing editor Dong Secuya directed at …

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Elorde?s legacy intact

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Sun, 08 Feb 2015

While current WBO lightflyweight champion Donnie Nietes now holds the Philippine record for the longest uninterrupted reign of seven years and five months (and counting) as world titlist, it must be n…

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The battle for leverage is at the heart of the Mayweather vs. Pacquaio negotiations

By Chris Carlson, PhilBoxing.com Thu, 05 Feb 2015

As the world turns in the 5 year soap opera that is the Mayweather vs. Pacquaio negotiations one thing is for certain. Leverage is the core issue amongst ego, pride, and money. With only a few people …

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Amir picks M?weather vs Pacman

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Wed, 04 Feb 2015

MANILA, Philippines - If and when Manny Pacquiao battles Floyd Mayweather Jr., welterweight contender Amir Khan picked the unbeaten American to win on points but declared himself available to fight ei…

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Alvarado vs. Rios 3: Who will be the last man standing?

By Chris Carlson, PhilBoxing.com Fri, 23 Jan 2015

A third installment of the spirited ongoing battle between Mike Alvarado vs. Brandon Rios should be, barring a draw, decided this Saturday night on HBO. The fighter that has more left in the tank will…

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Somodio confident Manny will beat Money

By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star Wed, 14 Jan 2015

MANILA, Philippines - Freddie Roach?s chief assistant Marvin Somodio said recently he has no doubt that Manny Pacquiao will beat Floyd Mayweather, perhaps by knockout, if and when they finally square …