Edwin G. Espejo
583 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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PACQUIAO WATCH: Manny factor in NBA Finals
Mercurial small forward Ron Artest of the Los Angeles Lakers likened the ongoing NBA championship series into a boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Artest, a self-confessed Pacquiao fan,…
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Richie ripe for world title
Gone are the days fighting in oven-hot town gymnasiums. The hours of road travels and sleeping in dingy inns. No longer fighting under the shadows of bigger names, Richie Mepranum will have…
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Richie gets title crack
Sarangani boxing sensation Richie Mepranum finally gets his dream of fighting for a world title. Mepranum will face Mexican Julio Cesar Miranda for the vacant World Boxing Organization flyweight title after former…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: For the love of the sports
The fourth, and probably the last, fight between two great ring warriors Rafael Marquez and Israel Vasquez underscores how boxing as a contact sports could be brutal and unforgiving. While no one…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: Iole?s take
Yahoo?s resident boxing writer Kevin Iole drew a ton of flak from Filipino boxing fanatics for putting Floyd Mayweather Jr ahead of Manny Pacquiao in his latest pound for pound ranking. The…
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PACQUIAO POLITICS: Rite of passage
Manny Pacquiao?s resounding win in the recently concluded congressional race in Sarangani is but his rite of passage to the world of Philippine politics. He probably got the better advice when he…
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Pacquiao watch: Wind of change (The million dollar victory)
Like everybody who was stunned by the scale and magnitude of Manny Pacquiao?s unprecedented victory in the May 10 elections, I am deciphering his triumph over a well-entrenched political clan with a…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: Pacquiao poised to win
EARLY results from a number of precincts across several towns in Sarangani are showing Manny Pacquiao is winning in his second attempt to land a seat in the House of Representatives. Pacquiao…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: Why Manny will win, lose
MOST news items predicting Manny Pacquaio finally winning his cherished dream and dogged ambition to become a member of Philippine Congress largely have been coming from the foreign press and occasional Manila-based…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: Sorry for the French leave, Manong Hermie
Finally got to meet eminent boxing writer Hermie Rivera who I called Manong rather than the more formal "Sir" yesterday while greeting my ?White Gorilla? friend Michael Marley. We had a good…
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Pacquiao watch: Floyd done with Shane, Pacman next?
It took Floyd Mayweather Jr six rounds to figure out Shane Mosley but not after a scary second round when he was repeatedly tagged by huge right overhands that nearly put him…
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Pacquiao, watch:, Setting, the, record, straight
I have always maintained a policy of not answering comments on my blogs unless the posters properly identify themselves. I have been accused by Manny?s media people and political allies as being…
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PACQUIAO WATCH:, Armed, and, dangerous?
Too many disturbing events happened in just a short time in Sarangani this week ? none more appalling than the morbid attempt on re-electionist Gov. Miguel Rene Dominguez. Propaganda war ? black…
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ANALYSIS: Manny?s costly media slip
Manny Pacquiao the candidate came out guns ablaze in accusing his opponents of masterminding the ?ambush me? and ?bomb me? incident early in the week to reportedly gain sympathy. His shot-first-before-asking-question is…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: Manny is dashing hopes of poor
It is sad and ironic that Filipino boxing superstar is unwisely using his wealth in trying to raise the hopes of poor residents of Sarangani. No, this is not about Manny?s well-chronicled…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: Trump card
Anybody who is familiar with Bridge, a cerebral card game that requires two teammates facing another in a north-south vs east-west seating arrangement will surely know what a trump card is or…
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Roadside bomb misses Sarangani governor
An roadside bomb narrowly missed the vehicle of Sarangani Gov. Miguel Rene Dominguez Monday noon in the latest incident that added up to the growing tension in the province two weeks before…
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Pacquiao watch: Who wins the Manny derby?
IN two weeks, Shane Mosley will try to pull one over Floyd Mayweather Jnr and line himself up for the right to challenge Filipino boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao. Manny says Mosley has…
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Violence mars sibling political war
A village hall watchman on Friday appeared on local television and claimed he was mauled by a mayoral candidate under Manny Pacquiao?s ticket for reportedly refusing to allow his attacker the use…
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Pacquiao Watch: Manny?s ?dysfunctional? team
Manny Pacquiao will not only have to contend with political rival Roy Chiongbian in his quest to win a seat for Philippine Congress, he also has to keep in check his warring…