Edwin G. Espejo
583 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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SOUTHERN COMFORT: The Mayan curse of December
The first 12 days of December came to a past yesterday and the Mayan prediction of the world apocalypse came in bundles of tragedies ? a trio of them ? for the…
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Friends console Pacquiao, others urge him to quit boxing
SARANGANI (December 10) ? As Manny Pacquiao?s stunning knockout defeat continue to reverberate across the country, his circle of close friends are relieved the Filipino boxing icon has been cleared of any…
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Marquez KOs Pacquiao
Juan Manuel Marquez landed what probably the biggest punch of his career. A right straight that landed flush on the chin of Manny Pacquiao who dropped cold like a fallen timber ?…
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Pacquiao Watch: Things we love to see
With nothing but a piece of boxing immortality and bragging rights at stake, Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez will again square off in what many believe will be another close and…
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Pacquiao Watch: Burden is on Marquez
While Manny Pacquiao needs a very convincing victory to erase all doubts about his supremacy over nemesis Juan Manuel Marquez, it is for the Mexican to register an emphatic win, one that…
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Pacquiao undercard: Four PH boxers look to make mark
While eyes and attention are focused on the Pacquiao-Marquez fight tomorrow, four Filipino fighters are looking to make an impact as they face separate opponents in the undercard hoping they too can…
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Pacquiao Watch: Sacrificing speed for power
Reports from the training camp of Juan Manuel Marquez say the Mexican is bulking up and now more into weights to add power to his lethal punches. If accurate, this can only…
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Pacquiao Watch: 48 rounds or less
If the fourth Pacquiao-Marquez again goes the distance, the two fighters would have already fought 48 boxing rounds for total of 144 minutes or two hours and 24 minutes. Atop the ring,…
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Viloria: Exorcising his past demons
Filipino-American Brian Viloria came out galloping from the starting block to knockdown Mexican Hernan ?Tyson? Marquez in the first round, found himself in trouble in the middle round of their abbreviated unification…
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Pacquiao Watch: Avoid the ambush
As usual, I will keep tab of my round-by-round scoring when Manny Pacquiao meets Juan Manuel Marquez for the fourth time. But I will also be looking at how much speed is…
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Pacquiao Watch: 24/7 storyline
It would be interesting how HBO?s award winning show 24/7 will package the fourth, and hopefully the last, of the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez fight installments. Eight years since the two last…
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Pacquiao Watch: Speed, speed and speed
Many have said it before. Speed kills. In a game that is dictated by power, speed is one great equalizer. Eight-division world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao is one of the gifted prize…
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Donaire Odyssey: Nonito can sure light up
It should be just a matter of time before Nonito Donaire became a regular headliner of pay per view events. He has all the elements to become a top PPV attraction. He…
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Suspect in slaying of Pacquiao bodyguard surrenders
The suspect in the slaying of a police officer assigned as bodyguard of Rep. Manny Pacquiao has surrendered to Roel Pacquiao and is now heading back to General Santos after fleeing to…
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Dodie Jr to fight in Pacquiao undercard
Rising boxing prospect Dodie Boy Pe?alosa Jr will try to make a big impression under the glare of Las Vegas lights when he climbs the ring against a still to be named…
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Pacquiao Watch: The gladiator who now roams free
A very close apolitical confidante of Rep. Manny Pacquiao said it was always the obsession of the eight-division world boxing champion to join politics long before he even ever thought of becoming…
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Darlene foe Ronnel files COC, Pacman bro off and running
GENERAL SANTOS CITY ? Top city councilor Ronnel Rivera today filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) formalizing his bid to unseat Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio in next year?s local elections. Rivera assembled both…
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Jinky surprises everyone, runs for vice gov
In a development that caught everybody by surprise including a friend of Rep. Manny Pacquiao who was all set to run for vice governor, Jinky Pacquiao came out of the blue and…
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Pacquiao files COC Tuesday, Rivera to follow next
Rep. Manny Pacquiao will file his certificate of candidacy Tuesday before flying to the US to start training for his December 8 ring date with Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez. Pacquiao will be…
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Pacquiao Watch: Manny needs more than just a win
Rep. Manny Pacquiao arrived in Manila early today after a four-city whirlwind promotion for his fourth ring date with Juan Manuel Marquez. Interviewed, he promptly said that he needs an impressive win…