Manny Pacquiao arrives tonight to an adoring nation so overwhelmed by his conquest of Marco Antonio Barrera, whom he discarded last Sunday in convincing fashion that made the gifted Filipino pug the new toast of the boxing world.
Pacquiao and his entourage are scheduled to dise Read Full Story >>>?People?s Champion? comes home
By Jimbo Gulle, The Manila Times, Fri, 21 Nov 2003
Manny Pacquiao is scheduled to come home on Friday night to a hero?s welcome after clobbering Mexican champion Marco Antonio Barrera in their nontitle fight in San Antonio, Texas, but the big question for the International Boxing Federation super bantamweight champion is who will be the first to fet Read Full Story >>>
Ring hero Manny Pacquiao arrives Friday night
By Salven L. Lagumbay, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Fri, 21 Nov 2003
WORLD boxing champion Manny Pacquiao, who thrilled the nation with his explosive conquest of Mexican featherweight great Marco Antonio Barrera Sunday, arrives in Manila at 9:50 Friday night on board a Northwest Airlines jet from Los Angeles via Narita, Japan.
Coming home with Pacquiao are busine Read Full Story >>>
Pacquiao game, but Morales has to wait
By Winchell Campos, The Daily Tribune, Fri, 21 Nov 2003
LOS ANGELES ? As if getting lessons from the assassin whom he just recently fell, "People's Champion" Manny Pacquiao said with a wink that Erik "El Terrible" Morales is a better and tougher customer than Marco Antonio Barrera.
"Mas magaling, sa tingin ko, si (Erik) Morales," Pacquiao, still licki Read Full Story >>>
House salutes Pacquiao
By Rod L. Villa, The Manila Bulletin, Fri, 21 Nov 2003
Speaker Jose de Venecia and Bukidnon Rep. Miguel F. Zubiri led yesterday the House of Representatives in approving unanimously a resolution congratulating and honoring Manuel "Manny" Pacquiao with the Congressional Medal of Achievement.
The House chief said House Resolution 1385 "extols Pacquiao Read Full Story >>>
No Joy in Tijuana on Saturday When Mighty Marco Struck Out
By Kevin Iole, MaxBoxing.com, Fri, 21 Nov 2003
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 20 ? Erik Morales takes no special joy in what happened in San Antonio on Saturday. And he won?t say he told you so.
He won?t say it, even though that?s exactly what he thinks.
His long-time bitter rival was discarded like a piece of trash on Saturday, when Manny Pacquiao stopp Read Full Story >>>
Don?t scare Homer
By Homer D. Sayson, Sun.Star Cebu, Fri, 21 Nov 2003
CHICAGO ? I don?t know taekwondo from judo, or aikido from karatedo. The last time I had a fistfight, back in my heavy drinking college days at USJ-R, a dispatcher for Naga-bound jeepneys gave me free dental extraction. The prick, mad that I refused to part with my allowance, hit me so hard I had to Read Full Story >>>
Barrera Will Be Hard to Replace
By Mark Staniforth, Sport.Scotsman.com, Fri, 21 Nov 2003
Marco Antonio Barrera?s unexpected defeat last Saturday night in Texas was one boxing can ill afford.
Barrera lost his indisputable status as the best featherweight in the world when knocked down twice and stopped in the 11th round by the emerging Filipino Manny Pacquiao.
One must hope that th Read Full Story >>>
Climb aboard the Pacquiao bandwagon
By Max Kellerman, ESPN.com, Thu, 20 Nov 2003
When he was destroying guys like Lehlohonolo Ledwaba, Jorge Elecer Julio, and Emmanuel Lucero, I knew he was good. Everyone did. But I also knew that he had been knocked out twice early in his career. Sure, he had recently been overwhelming good fighters, but fighters with overwhel Read Full Story >>>MANNY PACQUIAO: An Analysis
By Walter Donovan, EastSideBoxing.com, Thu, 20 Nov 2003
Manny Pacquiao?s brilliant performance in dethroning Marco Antonio Barrera of his linear featherweight title has fans clamoring to know what?s next for the exciting new star. But before that can be addressed, his strengths and weaknesses must be expounded.
Strengths: youth, conditioning, speed, Read Full Story >>>
Manny gets ovation at Wild Card gym
By Nick Giongco, The Manila Bulletin, Thu, 20 Nov 2003
LOS ANGELES?The first thing Manny Pacquiao did upon setting foot in the City of Angels following his unforgettable showing in Texas was pay a pilgrimage to the Wild Card Boxing Club owned by the leader of his training team, Freddie Roach.
Accompanied by those who rooted for him at the Alamodome i Read Full Story >>>
Milking Manny dry
By Joaquin Henson, The Philippine Star, Thu, 20 Nov 2003
Newly-crowned consensus people?s world featherweight boxing champion Manny Pacquiao is scheduled to fly back home tomorrow night. He?s booked on a Northwest Airlines promo ticket, economy class. The flight will come in from Los Angeles.
But wait. There?s talk that an attempt is being made to del Read Full Story >>>
Even the best may shy away vs Manny
By Dante Navarro, The Philippine Star, Thu, 20 Nov 2003
Funny, but for all the inspiring news that top boxers in the world are now willing to take on Manny Pacquiao, the world?s newest boxing sensation may end up with nobody to fight with in his continuing quest for excellence.
Steve Bunce, an analyst of the BBC team which covered Pacquiao?s exploits Read Full Story >>>
Marquez ready for Pacquiao
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, Manila Standard, Thu, 20 Nov 2003
Another hard-hitting Mexican champion, World Boxing Association/International Boxing Federation featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez, has indicated he is ready to take on IBF junior featherweight champion Manny Pacquiao.
The Filipino titlist gave legendary featherweight king Marco Antonio B Read Full Story >>>
COMPUBOX AT RINGSIDE:
Numbers show Pacquiao dominance!
By Bob Canobbio, FightNews.com, Thu, 20 Nov 2003
Manny Pacquiao ventured into the belly of the beast Saturday night in San Antonio and proceeded to devour the monster piece by piece.
A Marco Antonio Barrera-crazed AlamoDome crowd of 10,128 sat in disbelief as Pacquiao, who holds a 122-lb. belt, landed nearly 30 punches per round, 12 more than t Read Full Story >>>
A Manny Pacquiao Boxing Foundation: A fitting legacy for a people?s champion
By Proc Maslog, MindaNews, Thu, 20 Nov 2003
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Nov. 15,2003, truly was a defining moment in the boxing career of International Boxing Federation Super bantamweight champion Manny Pacquiao. In a devastating and masterful manner he battered Mexican boxing icon and the ?Peoples Featherweight? champion Marco Antonio Barrera in Read Full Story >>>
'Pac Man' does it again
By Bernard Fernandez, Ventura Country Star, Thu, 20 Nov 2003
Retired Associated Press boxing writer Ed Schuyler Jr. likes to tell the story of the first time he saw Roberto Duran, who was virtually unknown in the United States until the Panamanian fought in Madison Square Garden in 1971 and destroyed rawhide-tough Benny Huerta inside of one round.
"I reme Read Full Story >>>
Pac-Man to give up IBF title
By Quesito Garcia, SecondsOut.com, Thu, 20 Nov 2003
Now that Manny Pacquiao?s brain trust has openly declared that the Filipino ring idol would soon be vacating his IBF super-bantamweight throne, the opportunities to face bigger names and the chance to earn his first $million bucks are about to unfold.
Earlier, Pacquiao?s business manager Rod Naza Read Full Story >>>
The meaning of Pacquiao?s win
By Reuel Vidal, Manila Standard, Thu, 20 Nov 2003
There?s nothing like triumph in an international arena to galvanize the nation.
Witness the victory of Manny Pacquiao against Marco Antonio Barrera. The Philippines literally stood still as everyone dropped everything to stay glued to the television to watch the match of Pacquiao against Barrera Read Full Story >>>
We get the champion we deserve
By Ernesto F. Herrera, The Manila Times, Thu, 20 Nov 2003
A boxing historian once said that the times get the champion they deserve. It was true for Muhammad Ali, whose principled stand against the Vietnam War showed he had not only the skills and the heart but also the conscience of a true champion.
It?s true as well for Manny Pacquiao. When Pacquiao Read Full Story >>>
