Joaquin Henson
2,829 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Dream Match earns $70M: Manny breaks into pay-per-view elite
The world?s undisputed King of the Ring has officially joined the ranks of the pay-per-view multimillionaire fighters. Manny Pacquiao broke the one-million pay-per-view barrier for the first time in his Dream Match…
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Pi?ol knew it all along
LAS VEGAS ? North Cotabato Vice Gov. Manny Pi?ol, owner of the Braveheart boxing stable in Mindanao and a sportswriter for over 20 years, predicted Manny Pacquiao would beat Oscar de la…
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Nacho, Dundee no match for Roach
LAS VEGAS ? Oscar de la Hoya brought in legendary trainers Ignacio (Nacho) Beristain and Angelo Dundee to prepare for Manny Pacquiao but despite their outstanding credentials, the pair proved no match…
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Pacman still the lightweight champ
LAS VEGAS ? Before entering the ring to face Oscar de la Hoya last Saturday, Manny Pacquiao had made up his mind to keep the WBC lightweight championship, no matter the outcome…
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The throwback fighter
LAS VEGAS ? Freddie Roach recently called Manny Pacquiao the modern-era version of Henry (Homicide Hank) Armstrong who is in the history books as the only fighter to hold world titles in…
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Hero’s welcome for Pacman
If there was once any doubt that Manny Pacquiao is the greatest Filipino fighter ever, there is none now. No Asian fighter has won more world titles in different divisions. No Asian…
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Famous cutman says Manny’s speed a killer
LAS VEGAS ? Motorists are often warned to keep their cars in cruise control because ?speed kills.? Last Saturday, veteran cutman Miguel Diaz of Argentina said it was Manny Pacquiao?s speed that…
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Living La Vida Hoya
LAS VEGAS ? It wasn?t age that made Oscar de la Hoya look like an old man, slowed down by an arthritic condition in his arms and legs, as he was decisively…
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Roach, Schaefer nearly came to blows
LAS VEGAS ? Freddie Roach said the other day he almost scuffled with Oscar de la Hoya?s representative Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, at the height of a bitter four-hour…
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Golden Boy matchmaker in shock
LAS VEGAS ? The Uruguay matchmaker who has arranged fights for Manny Pacquiao and Oscar de la Hoya, admitted he was shocked, if not disappointed, by the Golden Boy?s loss to the…
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Hatton says he’s the next big ticket seller
LAS VEGAS ? IBO lightwelterweight champion Ricky Hatton of Manchester is lining up for an appointment with Manny Pacquiao. Shortly after Pacquiao demolished Oscar de la Hoya here Saturday night (yesterday morning,…
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Padilla says Oscar to win but Manny could upset
LAS VEGAS ? Retired international referee Carlos (Sonny) Padilla, who made a name for himself as the third man in the ring when Muhammad Ali halted Joe Frazier in the ?Thrilla In…
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Jinkee to watch in lockerroom
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao?s wife Jinkee said yesterday she?ll watch the fight against Oscar de la Hoya in the lMGM/Grand Garden lockerroom where a TV is hooked up to the live…
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Dream Match Analysis: 10 factors to decide fight
LAS VEGAS ? In analyzing the factors that could determine the outcome of the Manny Pacquiao-Oscar dela Hoya ?dream match? here tonight (tomorrow morning, Manila), 10 critical elements come to mind. ?…
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Thoughts from a nonagenarian
Delfin Gonzalez, 94, is a remarkable man. He was born a poor boy in Baliwag, Bulacan, and went to elementary school in Tondo, learning to survive streetfights with his fists. An altar…
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Liver shot stops Rubillar
Another Filipino challenger bit the dust when Juanito Rubillar was stopped by WBC lightflyweight champion Edgar Sosa at 2:54 of the seventh round in Mexico City last Saturday night (yesterday morning, Manila).…
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Not the end for Boom Boom
Bloodied but unbowed in his Saturday loss to Mexico?s Heriberto Ruiz in Las Vegas, superbantamweight contender Rey (Boom Boom) Bautista arrives home today facing a future that will be shaped by his…
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Mexico’s Ruiz bombs Boom Boom
Determined to make a statement in his Las Vegas comeback, WBO No. 1 superbantamweight contender Rey (Boom Boom) Bautista of Candijay, Bohol, stumbled along the way and lost a unanimous eight-round decision…
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Will Oscar fool Freddie?
Golden Boy Promotions matchmaker Sampson Lewkowicz is convinced Oscar dela Hoya will surprise Freddie Roach in the coming fight against Manny Pacquiao with tactics the trainer never saw when he worked with…
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Donaire severs ties with dad
IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire, Jr.?s manager Cameron Dunkin said yesterday it?s in the best interest of the Filipino Flash to move forward in his career without father and trainer Nonito Sr.…
