Edwin G. Espejo
583 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Pacquiao off to US Friday
Manny Pacquiao will leave for the US Friday (September 14) to sign a fourth fight with Juan Manuel Marquez in December according to longtime lawyer Franklin Gacal Jr. ?It is Marquez for…
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Pacquiao Watch: Looks like it?s Marquez, but don?t count on it yet
With Miguel Angel Cotto taking another fight and passing away the opportunity to have his revenge against Manny Pacquiao, the chances of Juan Manuel Marquez getting a fourth and probably a last…
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Pacquiao watch: Narrowed options
It looks like Manny Pacquiao?s next opponent has been narrowed down to two choices and Team Pacquiao is not looking beyond Juan Manuel Marquez and Miguel Angel Cotto. Lawyer Franklin Gacal Jr…
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Pacquiao politics: Random thoughts
On Tuesday, Rep. Manny Pacquiao did what his predecessors are said to have failed before: give an address to the people on the State of Sarangani District. In an elaborate and pompous…
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Pacquiao watch: No blockbuster fight, no blockbuster payday?
Top Rank?s Bob Arum arrived in the country with so much hope that a November 10 opponent for 8-division boxing champion Manny Pacquiao would already be named. Manny Pacquiao, right, and Timothy…
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Pacquiao politics: A grafter in his midst?
A member of the Sarangani Provincial Board who has caught Rep. Manny Pacquiao?s favor was recently convicted by the Sandiganbyan (Philippine graft court) for estafa through falsification of public documents. Provincial Board…
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Sarangani politics: Brewing political storm
With barely two months before incumbents and candidates for the 2013 elections start filing their certificates of candidacy, a lot of horsing trading and maneuverings are already stirring up a number of…
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Pacquiao Watch: Pacman to box way beyond 2013
Looks like Rep. Manny Pacquiao isn?t going to hang his gloves very soon and could still be fighting well until it is time to make a run for a Senate seat. Close…
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Amateur boxing needs surgical procedure
Mark Anthony Barriga put up a valiant fight but he ended up short in his quest to end a 16-year medal drought for the Philippines in the ongoing London Olympics by bowing…
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PH pins Olympic hopes on Barriga
Ending a 16-year medal drought at the quadrennial sports event now lies heavily on the shoulders of Mark Anthony Barriga, the tiniest in the 11-man delegation of Philippine athletes to the 2012…
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Pacquiao Watch: What?s next?
Normally, at this stage, negotiations for Manny Pacquiao?s next fight should already be within the realm of fight purses and pay per view sharing. But as of this writing nothing has been…
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Filipino golfer makes to the final round of British Open
Asian Tour Order of Merit champion Juvic Pagunsan shot a third round 73 to survive the 2012 British Open Championship and made it to the final round. The 34-year old top Asian…
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Donaire Odyssey: A class of his own
After the fifth round of the Nonino Donaire-Jeffrey Mathebula unification fight, I decided it was time to drive to Koronadal City to attend the burial of Jonas, eldest son of fellow journalist…
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In Gensan: It?s now Antonino vs Pacquiao
The Antoninos and the Pacquiaos will have a rematch of the 2007 elections. Only this time, it will be Rep. Manny Pacquiao?s brother Rogelio (Roel) Pacquiao who will try to beat General…
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Pacquiao Watch: Quiet front
With Manny Pacquiao and his family spending summer in Europe and probably already heading to Jerusalem, all has been quiet in the Land of Pacman. All he is committed to, for now,…
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Pacquiao factor in Gensan, Sarangani politics
With less than a year before the May 2013 elections, re-alignment and consolidation of existing political forces are fast shaping up in southcentral Mindanao (SOCSKSARGEN) area with General Santos City likely to…
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Rivera, Gacal agree to settle libel case
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (June 20) ? Almost 10 years after businessman Rodrigo ?Junjun? Rivera Jr. sued former city councilor Franklin Gacal Jr., both camps finally agreed to an amicable settlement. Gacal is…
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Pacquiao Watch: Time is ticking (last of three parts)
Robbed or rigged: Take your pick So when Manny Pacquiao almost inexplicably lost to Timothy Bradley, an early 1-7 longshot, reactions swung from one extreme of the pendulum to the other. When…
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Pacquiao Watch: Time is ticking (Part 2)
The business of boxing Pacquiao has gone a long way since his contractual disputes with former Filipino business manager, the late Rod Nazario, and former promoter Murad Muhammad. And a thousand fold…
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Pacquiao Watch: Time is ticking (First of several parts)
Whether Manny Pacquiao was an innocent victim of Las Vegas stick up or a willing participant to a farce as many are now suggesting, his controversial loss Sunday leads one to ask:…