Edwin G. Espejo
583 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Pacquiao, Watch:, ?Unlicensed?, Margarito
Early reports indicated that suspended Mexican boxer Antonio Margarito has been denied a boxing license by the California State Athletic Commission more than a year after he was suspended for putting illegal…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: Manny wets his butt
With Manny Pacquiao resigned to facing Mexican Antonio Margarito in November, the Filipino world boxing champion took a huge break Saturday to explore the natural wonders of Sarangani along with fellow Rep.…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: Running out of marquee competition
While browsing over the rankings of top welterweights and light middleweights, I was disappointed to see that beyond Floyd Mayweather Jr there is no other marquee boxer that could draw enough interest…
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Pacquiao Watch: For his own sake, Marquez should stop chasing Manny
After his dominant win over Juan Diaz Sunday, Juan Manuel Marquez proved he is still the best in the lightweight division. He may have lost a step or two, but against the…
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PACQUIAO, POLITICS:, Life, fishbowl
By now, Manny Pacquiao must have already realized that being a member of Philippine Congress has its upsides and downsides. Had Manny chose to remain a boxer, negative reports involving him, his…
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Pacquiao Watch: Water under the bridge
The statement of HBO Sports president Ross Greenburg confirming that indeed ?negotiations? took place to have the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr happen is all water under the bridge now. It certainly made…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: Bold move (but is it worth?)
With Floyd Mayweather Jr refusing to put his foot where his mouth is, Manny Pacquiao picked up a bigger and more dangerous opponent in Antonio Margarito. Match-up and business wise, the choice…
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FLOYD WATCHER: Phony Floyd and poeniphobia
Every man has his own fear, whether it is for the unknown or the very mundane. How many of us cringe at the sound of a blade cutting through between your upper…
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Floyd watcher: What? Me retire? No way
(I was given the opportunity to interview Floyd Mayweather Jr exclusively via Facebook. Here it goes.) Me: So Floyd, are you gonna sign that contract to fight Manny come July 15? Floyd…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: Time to walk the talk Floyd
Floyd Mayweather Jr has every reason to proclaim himself the best boxer in his generation. He has an immaculate record, a fat pay per view appeal, a loud mouth and most of…
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Pacquiao watch: Donaire left to carry torch
Nonito Donaire is damn good. So good nobody wants to fight him and he is left with upstarts and journeymen to keep in shape and busy. Donaire is also too tall and…
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Concepcion faces tough task vs Lopez
Manny Pacquiao prot?g? Bernabe Concepcion will have his hands full when he goes up against hard hitting Juan Manuel Lopez for the latter?s World Boxing Organization featherweight title. The Puerto Rican champion…
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PACQUIAO POLITICS: Political butterfly
Sure he stings like a bee but does not float like a butterfly atop the ring. He is more like a hornet that zips to his target. One who digs his venomous…
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Finally, Congressman Emmanuel D. Pacquiao
Filipino boxing champion Emmanuel D. Pacquiao can now be formally addressed as honorable congressman. Pacquiao was sworn into office late in the morning Monday by Associate Justice Antonio Carpio the capitol grounds…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: A ?60-50? split will do
What? A 60-50 split? Yes, a 60-50 purse split could make the megafight between Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and American Floyd Mayweather Jr a possibility. How to do it? By asking…
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Pacquiao Watch: The whining Mayweathers
Floyd Mayweather Sr cried out loud in protest to the Boxing Writer?s Association of America (BWAA) naming Manny Pacquiao as the past decade?s Best Fighter. He argued that Manny lost once during…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: Pacquiao handyman should stop arranging fights
If there is anyone to blame for the succession of Filipino boxers who lost is Mexico, it is Michael Koncz who should take the heat. Koncz, once described by the New York…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: The fallout of Manny?s electoral win
Manny Pacquiao scored big when he trounced Roy Chiongbian in the congressional race for the lone district of Sarangani. It was nouveau money prevailing over old money as both reportedly spent handsomely…
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Mepranum fails in title bid
Richie Mepranum was stopped in the fifth round and failed to capture the vacant World Boxing Organization flyweight crown in Mexico City Sunday. The Sarangani lad went down once in the fourth…
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Richie Mepranum primed for title shot
Stylist counter-puncher Richie Mepranum has been given more than even chance of capturing the vacant World Boxing Organization (WBO) flyweight title when he goes up against veteran Julio Cesar Miranda Saturday evening,…
