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REMEMBERING ONE OF THE GREATESTS - ?THE FLASH ELORDE STORY?
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 10 Sep 2013
Elorde.
Without a doubt Gabriel ?Flash? Elorde was not merely one of the greatest Filipino world boxing champions but an exemplary human being who richly deserves our remembering ? not just for those who knew him, loved him Read full story REMEMBERING ?FLASH? ELORDE
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 25 Mar 2012
Sunday, March 25 marks what would have been the 77th birthday of the late great Gabriel ?Flash? Elorde one of only two Filipino fighters ? the other being Pancho Villa ? enshrined in the Boxing Hall of Fame.
Elorde was born to Read full story Viva Villa!
By Manny Piñol, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 31 Jul 2011
Pancho Villa.
Long before Manny Pacquiao was named Best Boxer in the World Pound for Pound and long before Gabriel "Flash" Elorde became the first Asian fighter to be installed to the Boxing Hall of Fame, there was a dimi Read full story Remembering Flash Elorde
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 24 Mar 2011
Had he been alive today, Gabriel ?Flash? Elorde would have been with friends from the local boxing community as well as selected members of media celebrating his 76th birthday either in the kingdom he built at the Fourth Estate in Paranaque Read full story Demolition In Constant Motion Fighting Style, Pacquiao's Greatest Contribution to Boxing
By Manny Piñol, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 18 Nov 2010
Manny Pacquiao will not only be remembered in boxing history as the only fighter to win eight world titles but also as the originator of a new fighting style in boxing that will be embraced by the younger boxers in the ye Read full story EIGHTH WORLD TITLE IN AS MANY DIVISIONS, FIRST WIN AS A CONGRESSMAN
By Maloney L. Samaco, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 16 Nov 2010
MAASIN CITY, SOUTHERN LEYTE - Manny Pacquiao once again showed to the whole world why he is the toughest boxer in all weight divisions by castigating a giant in Antonio Margarito. Fighting this time as an elected representativ Read full story SULAIMAN SAYS PACQUIAO IS MODERN DAY HENRY ARMSTRONG
By Ronnie Nathanielsz, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 16 Nov 2010
World Boxing Council president Don Jose Sulaiman has referred to pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao as ?the modern Henry Armstrong of the 21st century.?
Armstrong held titles in three weight divisions when there were Read full story Manny Pacquiao Becomes a Living Legend with Eighth Divisional Title
By Rob Cruz, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 15 Nov 2010
Are there any doubts that Manny ?the Pacman? Pacquiao is the eight divisional boxing wonder of the world? The ?Pacman? has just proved that he achieved and conquered what no other boxer has done as he made history again in the Read full story PACQUIAO BEATS UP MARGARITO ALL NIGHT, CAPTURES 8TH TITLE IN 8TH DIVISION
PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 14 Nov 2010
COWBOYS STADIUM, ARLINGTON, TX -- Pound for pound king Manny Pacquiao (R) of the Philippines hits Antonio Margarito of Mexico with a right in this bit of action from their WBC Junior Middleweight Championship fight Saturday n Read full story Death ends Pancho Villa?s two-year reign as world fly champ (Conclusion of a five part series)
By Eddie Alinea, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 27 Jun 2010
World flyweight champion Pancho Villa fought 13 more times following his seventh round knockout title victory over Welshman Jimmy Wilde on June 18, 1923, two of them with his crown on the block. Two years after that in July of 1925, he was d Read full story
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