Joaquin Henson
2,829 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Valero vows not to run away
Unlike Marco Antonio Barrera, WBA superfeatherweight champion Edwin Valero of Venezuela won?t run away from Manny Pacquiao and promised to fight the Filipino icon toe-to-toe if and when they square off. The…
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?Boom Boom? ready for comeback
Rey (Boom Boom) Bautista is aching to bounce back from his humiliating first round knockout loss to WBO superbantamweight champion Daniel Ponce de Leon but it won?t be easy making mincemeat of…
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TV ratings hit roof
Early returns indicate the TV viewership for Manny Pacquiao?s fight against Marco Antonio Barrera last Sunday (Manila time) was sky-high with almost 90 percent of sets all over the country tuned in…
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Pi?ol?s boys on the go
Two unbeaten fighters from North Cotabato Vice Gov. Manny Pi?ol?s Braveheart stable were supposed to see action in the undercard of the Manny Pacquiao-Marco Antonio Barrera mainer in Las Vegas last Saturday.…
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Lessons from Vegas
LAS VEGAS ? In the wake of Manny Pacquiao?s win on points over Marco Antonio Barrera here last Saturday, here are 10 lessons to learn from the experience ? five for the…
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X?mas songs from Pacman
LAS VEGAS ? Well-known jingle composer and songwriter Lito Camo has a big treat for Manny Pacquiao fans this Christmas. He?s putting together about 12 tracks ? all original compositions ? featuring…
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Manny sets up US company
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao has contracted the services of a San Diego financial planner and investment consultant to manage his newly-organized US company, a source close to the Filipino boxing icon…
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Barrera?s shameful exit
LAS VEGAS ? Oscar de la Hoya and the Golden Boy gang praised Marco Antonio Barrera to high heavens for his ?courageous? fight against Manny Pacquiao here Saturday night. It was an…
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Manny?s reputation intact, says analyst
LAS VEGAS ? Legendary Kronk Gym owner and Hall of Fame trainer Emanuel Steward said yesterday Manny Pacquiao?s failure to knock out Marco Antonio Barrera has no effect on his marketability as…
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Donaire?s contrary view
LAS VEGAS ? International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. has an interesting theory on what Marco Antonio Barrera must do to neutralize Manny Pacquiao?s advantage in speed and power…
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Jinkee relieved Pacquiao made weight limit at 130 lb
LAS VEGAS ? Jinkee Pacquiao has never been more nervous for a fight involving her husband Manny than his World Boxing Council (WBC) International superfeatherweight title defense against Marco Antonio Barrera at…
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Experts not ruling out Barrera upset
LAS VEGAS ? The betting is heavily in favor of Manny Pacquiao over Marco Antonio Barrera as their ?Will To Win? fight draws closer to showtime at the Mandalay Bay Resort and…
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WBC sanctions Las Vegas bout
LAS VEGAS ? There will be a title at stake in the ?Will To Win? bout between Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera after all. Games and Amusements Board (GAB) chairman Eric…
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Why Barrera can?t beat Manny
There are 10 reasons why Marco Antonio Barrera can?t and won?t beat Manny Pacquiao in their much-ballyhooed ?Will To Win? rematch in Las Vegas tomorrow night (Sunday morning, Manila). Allow me to…
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Chavit marvels at Manny?s stamina
Former Ilocos Sur Gov. Luis (Chavit) Singson said the other day Manny Pacquiao?s power and stamina will carry him to victory over Marco Antonio Barrera in their Las Vegas rematch on Oct.…
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Pacquiao tormentor wanted for murder
The only Filipino to beat boxing icon Manny Pacquiao as a pro is at large, wanted for the murder of garbage truck driver Ernesto Ongkit in Tondo two weeks ago. Rustico Torrecampo,…
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Manny immortalized in personal crest
When Manny Pacquiao enters the ring to face Marco Antonio Barrera in Las Vegas on Oct. 6, he?ll be wearing a red-and-white robe with his personalized crest emblazoned at the back. The…
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Who?s afraid of Banal?
After two south-of-the-border opponents were scratched, superflyweight prospect A. J. Banal wondered if Mexico had run out of fighters willing to face him in the ring. But Las Vegas matchmaker Sampson Lewkowicz…
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Nietes takes on Thai for WBO crown
A fighter who sleeps with a baby python is out to win a world title for the Philippines and hopes to spew the venom of a poisonous snake in becoming the fourth…
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Morales begs off from Vegas bout
Three-time world boxing champion Erik (El Terrible) Morales won?t be in Las Vegas to watch the Manny Pacquiao-Marco Antonio Barrera ?Will To Win? rematch on Oct. 6, contrary to earlier reports that…