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![]() | | All articles by Mark F. Villanueva
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Displaying articles 41 to 50.The New Floyd Mayweather Jr. Beats Cotto
Mon, 07 May 2012
If a man is never really free unless he is truly able to speak his mind, then American boxer, Floyd Mayweather Jr. is among the freest men I know. Having built his career with superior defensive skills, many boxing exper
Bernabe Concepcion: A Critical Review
Tue, 20 Mar 2012
Facing the 5'8 Mexican it was obvious he had to fight him short. But the manner of which Bernabe Concepcion fought Mikey Garcia in Puerto Rico last March 10, 2012 in Puerto Rico epitomizes the status of his boxing career, rou
Of Fathers & Sons: Wilfredo Vasquez Jr. Versus Nonito Donaire Jr.
Fri, 03 Feb 2012
Boxing, at its highest level, is like a surgeon dissecting with precision. It is doubly mental than it is physical and keeping distractions to the minimum is vital. When emotions are high it is one?s ability to maintain objectivity that stabilizes the hand that executes a correlation of steps devise
Pacquiao Versus Marquez: Overtime
Tue, 15 Nov 2011
Dateline: Las Vegas, Nevada, November 12, 2011 -- Legendary Mexican prizefighter Juan Manuel "Dynamita" Marquez won the Welterweight battle against the best in the world, Manny Pacquiao, in spirit. He walked out of the arena wit
Youthful Juan Manuel Marquez
Thu, 10 Nov 2011
When I travel to new places I try to embrace that feeling of literally not knowing where I am for there are days when you just wish you could just disappear. When I travel to new places especially down the beautiful countrysi
Nonito Donaire Jr: Flash Streaks Through The Black Hole
Sun, 23 Oct 2011
Dateline: New York, New York, October 22, 2011 ? Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire Jr. steps in with a personality strong enough to light up an arena and electrify those watching him on Television all over the world.
Donnie Nietes Glitters
Tue, 11 Oct 2011
His entrance from the tunnel was slow but steady, walking across the dimmed arena toward the center of the ring. The whole process was like a metaphor of his own transformation as a prizefighter. As if plodding from the pla
Mayweather vs Ortiz: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Mon, 19 Sep 2011
It reveals who we truly are, what we are not, and certain traits we may not have known ourselves to possess. Emotions complicate things and it ran too high when Victor Ortiz' frustrations got accumulated over his fa
Floyd Mayweather Storm
Sat, 17 Sep 2011
A day before Victor Ortiz finally enters the eye of the storm with the biggest fight of his career against Floyd Mayweather Jr. it seems that the current WBC Welterweight champion's character is taking a back seat t
Boxing Giveth, Boxing Taketh Away
Wed, 31 Aug 2011
More than three decades ago my father, the late Judge Napoleon Dagani Villanueva, once told me at the sala of our old home that Boxing is a thinking man?s sport. We were watching a replay of a Muhammad Ali fight that nig
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