Edwin G. Espejo
583 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Pacquiao Watch: Another look at Pacman-Bradley fight
I have grown this habit of scribbling down my own scorecard everytime Manny Pacquiao fights after he was held to a draw by Juan Manuel Marquez. So Sunday, I again took a…
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Against Pacquiao, Bradley?s chin more than held up (and then some)
American Timothy Bradley proved his chin is more than match to Manny Pacquiao?s hardest punches. And then he shocked everybody by escaping with a controversial decision to dethrone the world?s pound for…
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Pacquiao Watch: Signs of the times (Part 2)
A lot has been said about Manny Pacquiao?s unimpressive performances against his last two opponents, Shane Mosley and Juan Manuel Marquez, in which he failed to measure up to his reputation as…
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Pacquiao Watch: Will Bradley?s chin measure up?
American challenger Timothy Bradley displayed his ripped and well-chiseled six-pack abs during today?s final presser as his date with welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao comes closer. On Saturday, they will step on the…
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Pacquiao Watch: They were never the same again, Bradley
With the exception of Juan Manuel Marquez and to some extent Miguel Angel Cotto, all those who tasted defeat in the hands of Manny Pacquiao were never the same again. Most have…
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Pacquiao Watch: Corona?s out, Manny?s in (again)
Normalcy is returning to the Philippine media a week Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona became the first to be ousted from office via the impeachment process. With many aching to move…
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Pacquiao Watch: Bradley stands no chance
As much as Bob Arum of Top Rank would like us to believe, Timothy Bradley really does not have what it takes to hand Manny Pacquiao his fourth loss. He may be…
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Pacquiao Watch: Outside the radar
For the first time in almost five years, world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao failed to hog the front pages of Philippine media barely two weeks before his fight. Not because he is…
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Pacquiao Watch: Life in a fishbowl (Part 3)
I certainly believed Manny Pacquiao when he said he is not anti-gay. His wife Jinkee has a man-err-girl Friday and he admits to having gay relatives. He tolerates them, to say the…
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Villoria, Mayol wins: Something to cheer about on Mother?s Day
Brian Villoria finally solved the puzzle that is Omar Romero, scoring a 9th round technical knockout win over the Mexican challenger to retain his World Boxing Organization flyweight crown at the Ynares…
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Pacquiao Watch: Villanueva is not going anywhere
With apologies to both Manny Pi?ol and Recah Trinidad, recent knockout victim Lorenzo Villanueva is not going anywhere. He can?t be genuine world boxing champion let alone a durable one. I have…
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Pacquiao Watch: Floyd tested but wins convincingly, so what now?
Floyd Mayweather Jr was bloodied in the nose and the mouth, pushed to the limit but still came out a clear and convincing winner over the game and competitive Miguel Cotto to…
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Pacquiao Watch: Pacman draws the line
Rep. Manny Pacquiao was reported to have recently presided over a meeting with his political allies. It was a crucial meeting where he reportedly drew the line and put an end to…
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Philippines: Sarangani town wants more power
The municipal council of Alabel on Tuesday asked the Department of Energy (DoE) to order the National Power Corporation (Napocor) and the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) to give it…
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Pacquiao Watch: Floyd eats his words
Flamboyant American boxing star but prison-bound Floyd Mayweather Jr used to taunt arch rival Manny Pacquiao for feasting on his leftovers. Pacquiao, after all, fought three boxers who all suffered defeats from…
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Pacquiao Watch: No big fuss
Manny Pacquiao watchers are puzzled over the early departure of conditioning coach Alex Ariza from the champion?s Baguio camp. There is no cause for alarm, however, as the coach and student will…
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Pacquiao Watch: Winds of change have already blown
Two years ago, it would have been unthinkable for a sitting president not to recognize or acknowledge the presence of Rep. Manny Pacquiao in a huge public event. In fact, during the…
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Pacquiao Watch: Will Manny invite Timmy?
Rep. Manny Pacquiao is not the first, nor will he be the last, athlete to use his popularity in promoting his religious belief ? turning to the bible to profess his spiritual…
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Pacquiao Watch: Pages from the archives
I felt very bad that I could no longer access the archives of Sun.Star that dated between 2001 and 2007. There are more than a handful of articles I had written about…
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Pacquiao Watch: Learning the hard way
Off-and-on Rep. Manny Pacquiao critic Ronnie Nathanielz said the eight-division world boxing champion is overhauling his foundation and is bringing on board renowned personalities to straighten things out after the Manny Pacquiao…