Edwin G. Espejo
583 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Pacquiao Watch: What if Manny loses
Filipino boxing fans have grown accustomed to seeing Manny Pacquiao win his fights that many see the 2005 loss to Erik Morales as a thing of the distant past. Yet along with…
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Pacquiao Watch: The calf of his strength
At his current weight, what separates Manny Pacquiao from the rest in his class is the speed of his limbs. Pacquiao the former flyweight has morphed into a small welterweight who can…
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Pacquiao Watch: How much would it sell?
Since Manny Pacquiao became a household name in boxing, his pay per view (PPV) appeal has gone from above average to being the top attraction that he is today. He has not…
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Pacquiao Watch: A jab at Mosley
Shane Mosley will get the last big fight left in his storied career next weekend. Might as well describe it as his swan song for, at 39 years old, there is not…
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Pacquiao Watch: Fear factor
It is once Manny Pacquiao?s official outfitter. Not anymore. Manny now sports Nike boxing shorts and shoes besides having his own brand of sporting goods and apparels. But Fear Factor may be…
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Pacquiao Watch: Foes getting thinner
The shock defeat of Andre Berto at the hands of Victor Ortiz Sunday further narrowed down the choices of who Manny Pacquiao fights next assuming that he gets past Shane Mosley early…
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Pacquiao Watch: Will Shane do an Erik?
Erik Morales stunned the boxing world by totally obliterating predictions and expectations that he would suffer a humiliating defeat from the hands of Argentinean Marcos Maidana. Instead, he bucked a closed right…
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Pacquiao Watch: Has a shot or is already a shot?
The hype has begun. US television giant CBS kicked off its high-wire promotion of the Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley fight with the first episode of the Fight Camp 360 Saturday with a little…
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Pacquiao Watch: Pacquiao and Showtime
Top Rank?s Bob Arum says he is lining up several interesting undercard fights for the May 7 Pacquiao-Mosley WBO welterweight title fight. Among them are the rematch of the Humberto Soto-Urbano Antillon…
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Donaire Odyssey: Right or wrong, it was a choice
SEEING Yuriorkis Gamboa demolish Jorge Solis inside four rounds makes me wonder whether Nonito Donaire Jr has what it takes to compete in the 126 to 135 pound levels where the next…
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Pacquiao Watch: Obama, Merci, and Twitter
Whatever happened to those White House photos of Rep. Manny Pacquiao presumably shaking hands with US President Barack Obama? It has been more than one month since that historic visit but people…
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Donaire Odyssey: In defense of Nonito Jr
Nonito Donaire Jr is getting the worst of opinion from fans and sportswriters when it was reported that he has opted to jump ship and sign with Oscar de la Hoya?s Golden…
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Pacquiao Watch: Be careful what you wish for (II)
I don?t think junior middleweight champion Sergio Gabriel Martinez is seriously convinced he can get past with ease against the smaller but speedier, or shall we say the speediest, Manny Pacquiao. But…
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Donaire Odyssey: The fun has just began
Success has many fathers. Nonito Donaire?s latest climb to boxing superstardom is no exception. After he knocked the senses out of Vic Darchinyan in 2007, many thought Donaire?s door would open up.…
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Pacquiao Watch: Conspiracy Theory II
No sooner than anyone can drink his coffee, several sports scribes are now saying Argentinian Sergio Martinez should be ranked ahead Filipino boxing icon Many Pacquiao following his stoppage win over Sergiy…
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Pacquiao Watch: It?s all about (bad) luck
Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao, whose day job is a member of Philippine Congress, arrived in his usual late self Thursday at the A-Montana Resort in Alabal, Sarangani to address provincial legislators…
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Pacquiao forks out P3m for regional court building
Alabel, SARANGANI ? Rep. Manny Pacquiao said he is donating an initial P3 million (US$74,300) to match the same amount allocated by Senator Francisco Pangilinan for the construction of an additional Regional…
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Mepranum to fight for WBO title anew
World flyweight contender Richie Mepranum is reportedly getting another shot at the World Boxing Organization flyweight title in April when he seeks revenge against Julio Cesar Miranda, according to sources. Mepranum lost…
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Petalcorin stops Flores to retain crown
Randy Petalcorin of General Santos City stopped a game and crowd pleasing Rogen Flores in the fifth round to retain his Philippine Boxing Federation flyweight crown Saturday at the Lagao Gym in…
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Petalcorin defends PBF flyweight crown vs Flores
Philippine Boxing Federation (PBF) flyweight champion Randy Petalcorin will defend his crown against late substitute Rogen Flores at the Lagao Gym in General Santos City on Saturday evening in the initial offering…
