Edwin G. Espejo
583 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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PACQUIAO WATCH: The mantle too heavy
ONCE more, Pacquiao has become a victim of his own success. His eight-round methodical drubbing of boxing's former golden boy Oscar de la Hoya made him the logical and apparent heir as…
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MILF laughs off idea of Pacquiao as peace envoy
GENERAL SANTOS CITY ? Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) vice chair Ghazali Jaafar on Wednesday laugh off suggestions to have boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao as member of the government peace panel in…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: Here comes The Finisher
AT the rate Manny Pacquiao wrote finis to the boxing careers of Erik Morales, Marco Antonio Barrera and, now, Oscar de la Hoya and surely to others in the future who will…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: Manny may have to stick to boxing
THIS piece should spoil Manny's day. So I asked Pacland administrators to have this article posted when Manny is already on his way to the ring or, even better, after his fight…
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PERFECT
MANNY Pacquiao fought a perfect and splendid fight en route to a lopsided ninth round stoppage of boxing's ageing Oscar de la Hoya, showing the world that the sports of sweet science…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: Which Oscar will turn up?
This corner promised not to do a piece on the December 6 Oscar de la Hoya-Manny Pacquiao Dream Match until the fight is over. Well, there are promises that are made to…
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Mepranum makes US debut in Pacquiao undercard
MAASIM, Sarangani (December 1) ? Rising boxing star Richie Mepranum will get his first taste of big time boxing when he fights Cesar 'El Gallito' Lopez in the undercard of the Oscar…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: SLAY him Manny
This will probably be my last piece before I will again pound the keyboard of my still serviceable desktop for the result of the Dream Match between Manny Pacquiao and Oscar dela…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: The beauty of guaranteed purse
BOTH Golden Boy Promotion and Top Rank top executives are now downsizing and downplaying their earlier huge forecast on pay per view (PPV) buys for the December 6 (December 7 Philippine time)…
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JETHER OLIVA: NEW KID ON THE BLOCK
PROMISING Jether Oliva defies the typical Filipino professional boxer. He was born to a lower middle class family and is one of the few professional boxers who chose to at least finish…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: Would-be Manny’s are coming, where are the promoters?
Mepranum (L) and Sonsona. GENERAL SANTOS -- It took more than seven years before the magnitude of Manny Pacquiao's breakthrough performance in boxing's biggest stage finally sank and produced young and determined…
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24/7 DE LA HOYA-PACQUIAO COVERAGE: HBO CREW ARRIVES IN GENSAN
GENERAL SANTOS CITY ? A crew from Home Box office (HBO) arrived here Wednesday to start filming a television special on Filipino boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao. The special will be aired on…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: His own American Dream
ON his own, Manny Pacquiao is already a big name in boxing. But his December 6 date with Oscar de la Hoya, boxing world's biggest cash cow, has him crashing into the…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: Marquez won, so what?
HOSANNAHS are now sang all over the boxing world after Juan Manuel Marquez knocked out Joel Casamayor in the 11th round to crown himself as Ring Magazine's lightweight king. Lost in the…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: Getting under Oscar’s skin
ANYONE who thinks they could handle Manny Pacquiao's speed and power will most of the time end up on seats of their pants. Just ask Marco Antonio Barrera, Juan Manuel Marquez and…
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PACQUIAO NOW WEIGHS 154 LBS
GENERAL SANTOS CITY ? With just a couple of days before he flies to the US to promote his December 6 bout with Oscar dela Hoya and start heavy training, Manny is…
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PACQUIAO OFF TO U.S. SEPT 14
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (September 8) - World Boxing Council lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao will leave on September 14 for the US for a seven-city tour to drum up fan interest for his…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: Go back to your roots Manny
AGAINST an ageing but still dangerous Oscar dela Hoya, Filipino pitbull fighter Manny Pacquaio should take a page from his being a Mindanaoan. Crazy? No, just being an armchair boxing analyst. You…
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PACQUIAO WATCH: Manny got what he wished
THERE must be something sweeter in the candy bowl that prompted World Boxing Council lightweight king Manny Pacquiao to dip his hands into it. Everybody in Team Pacquiao, including Manny himself, is…
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Mepranum offered undercard stint in Dela Hoya-Pacquiao megabout
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (August 29) ? Reigning World Boxing Organization Oriental flyweight king Richie Mepranum could get a taste of how it is to fight before an international audience after he was…
