Joaquin Henson
2,829 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Manny cautioned on Oscar
WBC lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao?s former business manager Rod Nazario said yesterday Oscar dela Hoya may be too tough an opponent for the Filipino icon if the Golden Boy won?t be dehydrated…
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Day of reckoning for Banal
Unbeaten superflyweight A. J. (Bazooka) Banal is out to prove he?s for real when he takes on Panama?s Rafael (El Torito) Concepcion in a 12-round bout for the interim WBA 115-pound title…
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Concepcion ready to rumble
North American Boxing Federation (NABF) superbantamweight champion Bernabe Concepcion of Virac, Catanduanes, is being lined up to fight the winner of the Sept. 15 interim WBC title bout between No. 2 Toshiaki…
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Donaire set to defend title
The big money fights against Jorge Arce and Fernando Montiel will wait until next year as IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. said yesterday he is ready to defend his title twice…
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Barrera advises Manny to focus on Hatton
Former WBC featherweight and superfeatherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera said the other day Manny Pacquiao should avoid fighting either Edwin Valero or Humberto Soto to stay on track for a megabuck bout…
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Gerry says Valero tougher than Diaz
WBO bantamweight champion Gerry Pe?alosa yesterday cautioned newly crowned WBC lightweight titleholder Manny Pacquiao to take his training seriously for unbeaten knockout artist Edwin Valero whom he described as more dangerous than…
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Diaz says he saw four Pacquiaos in ring
Dethroned WBC lightweight champion David Diaz said the other day Manny Pacquiao must be protected by some kind of amulet because he leads a charmed life. Diaz told Jeff de Guzman, a…
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Rubillar set to fight for WBC title
LOS ANGELES ? The way is clear for Davao del Norte southpaw Juanito Rubillar to challenge WBC lightflyweight champion Edgar Sosa of Mexico in what would be a fitting climax to a…
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Soto next for Manny?
LOS ANGELES ? Believe it or not, the fighter who was unfairly disqualified in a winning situation against a badly outclassed Dominican Republic pretender might be rewarded with a crack at the…
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Diaz to visit Manila soon
LOS ANGELES ? Appearing chirpy despite losing the WBC lightweight title to Manny Pacquiao last weekend, David Diaz said the other day he?s looking forward to visiting Manila and learning about what…
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Arum blames Bush for turnout
LAS VEGAS ? Top Rank chairman Bob Arum, a Harvard graduate, indirectly went to bat for US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama when he took a swipe at the Republican party for…
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Donaire to face Arce in eliminator?
LAS VEGAS ? Fresh from inking a three-year contract with Top Rank, IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. said yesterday he?s ready to relinquish his crown for the chance to battle Mexican…
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Diaz was scary, says Buboy
LAS VEGAS ? Newly crowned WBC lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao?s boyhood pal and assistant trainer Buboy Fernandez insisted David Diaz was a threat until he was finally knocked out in the ninth…
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But Roach sees $20-M showdown vs Hatton
LAS VEGAS ? Trainer Freddie Roach said yesterday promoting fights isn?t his business but if anyone cares to listen, he prefers newly-crowned WBC lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao to face IBO lightwelterweight titleholder…
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How Manny did it
LAS VEGAS ? There are only eight fighters in history to claim five world titles in different divisions and newly-crowned WBC lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao is in the elite cast. The roster…
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Pacman starry-eyed for once
LAS VEGAS ? Newly crowned WBC lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao was star-struck when his favorite NBA player Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics showed up to celebrate the Filipino icon?s ninth round…
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Experts predict Diaz won?t last
LAS VEGAS ? In a battle of champions, Manny Pacquiao is the experts? solid pick to bludgeon David Diaz into submission late in their 12-round bout at the Mandalay Bay Resort and…
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Factors of consequence
LAS VEGAS ? Anything can happen when two explosive punchers face off in a fight for pride, legacy and boxing immortality. David Diaz puts his WBC lightweight championship on the line against…
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Manny won?t follow in Elorde footsteps
LAS VEGAS ? While the late Flash Elorde is considered the model for Filipino fighters to emulate, there?s something in the Bogo legend?s history that Manny Pacquiao will not want to repeat.…
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Manny warned not to be lulled by odds
With the Las Vegas betting line showing Manny Pacquiao a heavy favorite over David Diaz, IBF flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. yesterday advised the Filipino icon to ignore the odds, which could…