Joaquin Henson
2,829 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Int’l ref’s son works with poor
International boxing referee Kenny Bayless? son Kenny Jr. is coming to Manila on Monday with six companions on a mission to spread the Gospel, experience the local culture and work with the…
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Salud picks Cotto for Pacquiao
Former WBC secretary-general Rudy Salud said yesterday he prefers Manny Pacquiao?s next opponent to be WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto, not Sugar Shane Mosley, because the Puerto Rican will provide a more…
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Sacrificing for the country
It isn?t easy being Manny Pacquiao. The world?s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter is like a magnet, attracting people from all walks of life, from everywhere, to bask in his air space. Right…
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Uncovering the ‘new’ Pacquiao
MANILA, Philippines - ?We?ve found the new Manny Pacquiao,? gushed promoter Sammy Gello-ani as teenaged ?Marvelous? Marvin Sonsona sent Thai veteran Wandee Singwancha to dreamland with a vicious left uppercut at 1:49…
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Boom Boom on the mend, vows return
MANILA, Philippines - WBO Intercontinental superbantamweight champion Rey (Boom Boom) Bautista is still recuperating from surgery to repair a fractured left wrist but ALA Gym owner Tony Aldeguer said yesterday he expects…
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Pacquiao has yet to peak in rise to glory
MANILA, Philippines ? With six world titles in different divisions under his belt, Manny Pacquiao appears destined to become one of the greatest fighters ever and Top Rank chairman Bob Arum said…
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Fr. Do knew it all along
It was 2:30 a.m., Philippine time, Sunday, May 3, when Manny Pacquiao spoke to healing priest Fr. Fernando Suarez. Pacquiao was at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas where…
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The other ‘Pacquiao’
MANILA, Philippines - Throwing a left hook into the air to simulate the punch that knocked out Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas, Manny vowed yesterday to be at his best fighting form…
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Arum predicts sellout if Manny fights Cotto
MANILA, Philippines - Top Rank chairman Bob Arum recently said if Manny Pacquiao takes on Miguel Cotto at Madison Square Garden in New York City, it will be a sure box office…
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Manny spared IBO sanction fee
MANILA, Philippines – Manny Pacquiao was spared from paying his share of the sanction fee amounting to $50,000 for challenging IBO lightwelterweight champion Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas last May 2 as…
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Manny’s army on the move
MANILA, Philippines - More Filipino fighters are being lined up for world title shots and Manny Pacquiao is backing the effort to the max. That?s the word from MP Promotions boxing adviser…
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British fans awed, charmed by Manny
MANILA, Philippines - British fans are embracing Manny Pacquiao not just as the world?s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter but as a man who wears his heart on his sleeve ? because what…
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Arum, Schaefer compromise for Manny
MANILA, Philippines ? Top Rank and Golden Boy may be bitter rivals as boxing promoters but when it comes to making big fights happen, they?re ready to compromise for the good of…
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Pacman exploits inspire Khan
MANILA, Philippines ? Freddie Roach is working on another jewel and he?s sure Amir Khan won?t disappoint when the 2004 Olympic silver medalist takes on WBA lightwelterweight champion Andriy Kotelnik in London…
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Discipline key to Pacquiao’s rise
MANILA, Philippines - Sugar Ray Leonard once said it is a rare feat to win world titles in six different divisions. He?s one of only nine fighters ever to capture championships in…
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Roach sets weight limit for foes
MANILA, Philippines - The queue of fighters lining up for the chance to face Manny Pacquiao is getting longer and longer as it?s clear that the world?s No. 1 pound-for-pound king holds…
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Donaire next in list of Pinoy great champs?
MANILA, Philippines - International Boxing Federation flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. said yesterday Manny Pacquiao is in a class of his own as a symbol of Filipino pride and his achievements will…
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Manny to tip off at 147?
MANILA, Philippines ? From a scrawny rookie who turned pro weighing 106 pounds in 1995, boxing icon Manny Pacquiao has evolved into one of the world?s all-time greats with six titles in…
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Manny to be a fighting congressman?
MANILA, Philippines ? Manny Pacquiao is definitely running for Congress in next year?s elections but even if he wins, it won?t mean the end of his boxing career. ?He?ll be a fighting…
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Ojeda’s intriguing theory
Former boxing judge and retired Philippine Airlines purser Jose Mari Ojeda has an intriguing theory in analyzing what could happen in the Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton duel in Las Vegas this weekend. Ojeda…
