Joaquin Henson
2,829 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Clean fight is Bayless? top priority
LAS VEGAS ? Referee Kenny Bayless said he didn?t look for anything special to do in working Manny Pacquiao?s win over Timothy Bradley for the WBO welterweight title at the MGM Grand…
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Fists do the talking for Manny: Post-fight analysis
LAS VEGAS ? Defending WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley taunted, showboated and mocked challenger Manny Pacquiao during their 12-round battle at the MGM Grand Garden Arena here Saturday night but in the…
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SPARMATE CALLS MANNY MODERN DAY ALI
LAS VEGAS. Unbeaten welterweight prospect Lydell (Hackman) Rhodes described Manny Pacquiao as a modern-day Muhammad Ali as his prediction of the Filipino icon regaining the WBO 147-pound crown from Timothy Bradley here…
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FORGET A PACQUIAO-BRADLEY SEQUEL
LAS VEGAS. While Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley delivered an entertaining fight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena here Saturday night, trainer Freddie Roach dismissed the notion of a third match. The…
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FORTUNE SAYS IT’S BACK TO OLD TIMES
LAS VEGAS ? There was a wide smile on Justin Fortune?s face in Manny Pacquiao?s dressing room shortly after the Filipino regained the WBO welterweight crown from Timothy Bradley at the MGM…
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Mommy D says sorry to Bradley
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao recaptured the WBO welterweight title via a unanimous 12-round decision over Timothy Bradley at the MGM Grand Garden Arena here Saturday night (yesterday morning, Manila) with his…
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The mind has no abs
LAS VEGAS ? Even the most loyal Manny Pacquiao fan will admit that Timothy Bradley?s abs are in a class of their own. At the weigh-in last Friday, Bradley stripped off his…
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Sparmate calls Manny modern-day Ali
LAS VEGAS ? Unbeaten welterweight prospect Lydell (Hackman) Rhodes the other day described Manny Pacquiao as a modern-day Muhammad Ali and predicted the Filipino icon to regain the WBO 147-pound crown from…
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NBA hopeful picks Manny by KO
LAS VEGAS ? NBA draft hopeful DeAndre Kane of Iowa State said the other day he expects Manny Pacquiao to knock out defending WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley in their rematch at…
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Why Manny must and will win
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao without a belt is like LeBron James not playing basketball. It just doesn?t seem right that Pacquiao holds no world title at the moment. He?s in the…
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Bradley ain?t no Tyson
LAS VEGAS ? WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley won?t fight like Iron Mike Tyson when he stakes his crown against Filipino challenger Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Garden Arena here Saturday…
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Gathering of kindred spirits
CEBU ? It was a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with sportswriters in the Queen City of the South. And speaking before a big audience that included Cebu?s top sports achievers of 2013…
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Donaire says Pacquiao?s bout to go 12
MANILA, Philippines - Three-time world champion Nonito Donaire, Jr., in town to get ready for his fight against WBA/IBO featherweight titlist Simpiwe Vetyeka in Macau on May 31, said the other day…
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Gerry thumbs down rematch
Promoter Gerry Pe?alosa said the other day he?ll never agree to a rematch between newly crowned WBC Asian Boxing Council Continental superfeatherweight champion Michael Farenas and Hector Velazquez even as the Mexican…
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Donaire arrives, sets up camp
MANILA, Philippines - Former three-time world boxing champion Nonito Donaire, Jr. arrives from Las Vegas this morning to set up training camp here in preparation for his fight against WBA/IBO featherweight titlist…
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Risky proposition for Sabillo
There are six reigning Filipino world champions today and one of them is taking a huge risk in defending his title against a hometowner in Monterrey this morning (Manila time). WBO minimumweight…
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Why Bradley is gun-shy
Unbeaten WBO welterweight champion Timothy Bradley recently said he hopes to dance his way through five more fights before hanging up his gloves without taking any chances in the ring. That means…
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Wheel of Fortune spins for Manny
MANILA, Philippines - Justin Fortune is back as Manny Pacquiao?s strength and conditioning coach. He?s expected to hook up with Pacquiao when the Filipino icon reports for work at Freddie Roach?s Wild…
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Roach not taking Bradley lightly
MANILA, Philippines - All that talk about Timothy Bradley not deserving to wrest the WBO welterweight championship from Manny Pacquiao in their first meeting two years ago isn?t giving trainer Freddie Roach…
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Roach opens GenSan camp sans Somodio
MANILA, Philippines - Freddie Roach will go it alone without Filipino chief assistant Marvin Somodio in Manny Pacquiao?s training camp in General Santos City but the entire team reunites at the Wild…
