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14 Nov 2009
Flashback (Pacquaio-Morales II): In a post-fight interview, winner Erik Morales gloated that he was simply too big and too powerful for Manny Pacquiao. The intensely proud Morales was belittling the fact that from the fifth round onwards, he was fighting essentially a one-eyed warrior,blood oozing f
TRIUMPH OF THE CLEAN AND THE MEEK
05 May 2009
Clearly, Ricky Hatton intended to clinch, hold and roughhouse all night long had he not been flattened early.
If indeed there was a new and improved Hatton he and his trainer Floyd Mayweather, Sr. crowed about, ther
A CIRCUS WITHOUT CLOWNS
05 Dec 2008
Sportswriters and fans have denounced the Dream Match as a circus. Others have called it a farce. Even Jose Sulaiman, the President of WBC, the alphabet-soup organization with a history of screwing boxers –even their its
A Salute To The Wise Men Who Predicted A Split Decision
18 Mar 2008
Let me salute the brave souls who predicted that the Pacquiao-Marquez II would end in a split decision – either for the Mexican or the Filipino.
It was, I thought, a ridiculous prediction for the following reasons:
1.The fighters knew fully well a split decision would not settle the Unfinishe
Pacquiao Will Stop Marquez as Pryor Stopped Arguello
14 Mar 2008
It has been said that there are no parallels in history, just similarities. Same is true in boxing. But with only two main personas involved the similarities between two world title fights – one already history, one still to
The Search for a Third Crown: Is Manny Destined for Greatness?
11 Mar 2008
As if superstardom and wealth are not enough, Manny Pacquiao seeks a third world title when he battles Juan Manuel Marquez this Saturday in Las Vegas.
Paradoxically, even without an official world title (unless
Did Barrera Redeem Himself?
09 Oct 2007
Marco Antonio Barrera and his supporters had hoped for and expected a miracle.
Midway into the rematch with Manny Pacquiao, it was evident the miracle wouldn’t come. Instead, what Barrera saw was a different
Barrera’s Resurgence: A Clear and Likely Danger in Unrealistic Expectation
02 Oct 2007
“That’s it?”
That was my wife’s succinct question cum postmortem of the Oscar de le Hoya-Floyd Mayweather fight. She tolerates and occasionally appreciates my love for boxing.
However, on that morning at the SM cinema I was concerned the curt comment meant I had lost company for big boxin
Pacquiao-Morales III Seeks to Validate Some Science, Too
19 Oct 2006
Will some unconventional scientific theories propel Erik Morales to new heights in the boxing cosmos?
After Manny Pacquiao pummeled Erik Morales to submission, the ecstatic fan in me all but wrote off the Tijuana warrior. Naturally, I also dismissed his excuse for losing: that he trained wrongly
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