Edwin G. Espejo
583 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Mayweather fight could be Manny’s last
Done deal. Yes, the fight will go on. We got what everybody wished for. Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr together atop the ring disputing the mythical pound for pound title in…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: The Ides of March
LOOKS like the made for heaven mega fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr is a done deal and it would be in March next year. That means Manny will have…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: Will Manny walk away from boxing?
TOP Rank’s Bob Arum is in town to explain a potential deal for the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather Jr. mega showdown. A done or bust deal could spell a difference in Manny’s boxing…
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Pacquiao Watch: Money versus money
Manny Pacquiao is set to file his certificate of candidacy (CoC) on the Commission on Election (Comelec) deadline, Tuesday, December 1. Pacquiao has repeatedly said there is no turning back from his…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: Solomonic solution to purse split
The thorny stumbling block to the anticipated fight between two of boxing pretenders and contenders to the mythical pound for pound king rests on the purse split – who gets the bigger…
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Pacquiao Watch: Politics beckons but heaven can wait
Ring success, international recognition and money won’t satisfy Manny Pacquiao. He considers a stamp in Philippine politics as his crowning glory. It is a personal quest. And because of that one glorifying…
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Pacquiao Watch: Clash of the Titans
IT is a fight that has to be made for the sake of boxing and its legions of fans. A boxer who carries a punch and a puncher who knows how to…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: Pacquiao conquers the world
THE world has become Manny Pacquiao’s big stage. Even before he methodically destroyed Miguel Angel Cotto over eleven or so rounds, the stage was already set for Manny’s grand entrance. TIME magazine…
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Pacquiao makes history, stops Cotto in the 12th
FILIPINO boxing king Manny Pacquiao masterfully broke down Puerto Rican champion Miguel Angel Cotto throughout their encounter Sunday (in Manila) before referee Kenny Bayless stopped the bleeding with 55 seconds to go…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: This could end quick
BOTH Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Angel Cotto tipped the scales well within the 145-lb contract limit Friday afternoon in Las Vegas, Nevada. Cotto seemed physically unbothered by the weight regimen watch and…
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Pacquiao Watch: A decade of Manny
Once every decade, a boxer gets to dominate the sport. Not only through his ring exploits but also by his drawing power at the gates before pay per view became the standard…
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Pacquiao watch: The irresistable fight
As nauseating already are the prognoses, analyses and predictions on the November 14 Pacquiao-Cotto mega-fight, I still can not resist the temptation of pounding my keyboard to add yet another dimension to…
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Pacquiao Watch: Will Cotto’s legs hold up?
With just days to go before Miguel Angel Cotto tips the scales for the official weigh-in schedule Friday (Saturday in Manila) for his welterweight title defence against Manny Pacquiao, all eyes are…
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Pacquiao watch: Oscar a masochist, so are the others
Funny. Not only has Oscar de la Hoya flipped and flopped. He is still in denial mode almost one year after he was disgraced into retirement by Filipino boxing demi-god Manny Pacquiao.…
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Pacquiao Watch: His source of power and speed
With a couple or so of fights left before Manny Pacquiao decides to retire from boxing and pursue a political career that cannot seem to take off smoothly, many are still awed…
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Central Mindanao politics (Part 3): Old and new
With the exception of the presidential race, no other electoral contest next year will be scrutinized and given attention more than the lone congressional district in Sarangani. The coastal province, one of…
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Antonino and Pacquiao: Similarities and differences
Central Mindanao Politics - Part 1 of a series At first glance, there is no comparison between former General Santos City mayor Adelbert Antonino and Filipino boxing king Manny Pacquiao. They were…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: Will a first round knockout happen?
PACQUIAO trainer Freddie Roach is standing by his prediction that his ward will knockout Miguel Angel Cotto in the first round to capture the International Boxing Organization (IBO) welterweight crown being held…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: Battle of hooks
After all are said and done, the welterweight championship bout between Filipino whirlwind Manny Pacquiao and Puerto Rican raging bull Miguel Angel Cotto could be set up and decided by powerful hooks…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: Master of organized chaos
MANNY Pacquiao has become more and more unpredictable that he is atop the ring as he is now outside of it. His chief legal counsel once told me that Team Pacquiao is…