Joaquin Henson
2,829 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Bracing for ‘hard’ fight
There?s a noticeable trend in WBO welterweight champion Rep. Manny Pacquiao?s choice of opponents since he scored a split 12-round decision over Mexican whiner Juan Manuel Marquez in March 2008. Top Rank…
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Manny’s source of power
WBO welterweight champion Rep. Manny Pacquiao couldn?t have said it better. In the 200-page book ?Box: The Face of Boxing? (San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2010), Pacquiao is one of over 150 fighters…
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Hall of Fame awaits Manny
CANASTOTA ? WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao isn?t eligible for induction into the International Boxing Hall of Fame because he remains active in the ring but five years after his retirement, there…
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Manny film docu shown worldwide
MANILA, Philippines - The work-in-progress movie is still untitled but fans all over the world are eagerly awaiting the international theatrical release of WBO welterweight champion Rep. Manny Pacquiao?s feature film documentary…
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Focus on Marquez before anyone else, says Manny
MANILA, Philippines - WBO welterweight champion Rep. Manny Pacquiao said the other day he?s not entertaining offers to fight anyone beyond Juan Manuel Marquez who?s been designated as his next opponent in…
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Boxing’s biggest upset
Sugar Shane Mosley failed to defy the oddsmakers when he bowed ? expectedly ? to Manny Pacquiao in their WBO welterweight title fight in Las Vegas last May 7. The former three-division…
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‘Filipunisher’ insists he was robbed
MANILA, Philippines- If Manny Pacquiao is the Mexecutioner, Juan Manuel Marquez is the Filipunisher. Unless a tragedy strikes, it appears Pacquiao and Marquez are headed for a third encounter at the MGM…
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Naazim almost stopped it
Not too many fans know that cornerman ?Brother? Naazim Richardson almost called a halt to the recent Manny Pacquiao-Sugar Shane Mosley fight at the end of the 11th round as it appeared…
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Pacmania, a global phenomenon
LAS VEGAS ? Celebrity sisters Paris and Nicky Hilton joined a throng of admirers in celebrating WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao?s victory over Sugar Shane Mosley at the MGM Grand Garden Arena…
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Manny tops boxing money list
MANILA, Philippines - No question about it, WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao was the No. 1 dollar earner in boxing last year, grossing $32 Million from facing Joshua Clottey and Antonio Margarito.…
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Donaire anxious to fight
Manila, Philippines - WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. said the other day he?s willing to fight anyone and ?I?m anxious to get my next fight date? but a cloud of uncertainty…
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Mosley’s famous last words
Before Sugar Shane Mosley took on WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas last Saturday night, he exuded confidence in defying the odds to score…
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Ref admits error, vows recheck
LAS VEGAS ? In a gesture of humility, referee Kenny Bayless admitted his mistake in calling a knockdown on Manny Pacquiao in the 10th round of his WBO welterweight title defense against…
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Master of retirement
It?s getting to be a habit for WBO welterweight champion and the world?s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter Manny Pacquiao to send opponents into retirement. Last Saturday night, Pacquiao virtually wrote the final…
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Following in Manny’s footsteps
LAS VEGAS ? Who?s next in line to follow in Manny Pacquiao?s footsteps? Nonito Donaire is a possibility as he?s now a two-division world champion with a huge upside. Donaire, 28, has…
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Pacman’s security chief bats for GK
LAS VEGAS ? Not too many fans know that WBO welterweight champion and the world?s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter Manny Pacquiao?s American security chief Rob Peters has a strong advocacy for social…
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Manny’s frightened stalker
LAS VEGAS ? No doubt about it, Floyd Mayweather, Jr. was a keen observer of the action in WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao?s win on points over Sugar Shane Mosley at the…
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Barrera called it right
LAS VEGAS ? Mexican legend Marco Antonio Barrera knew it all along ? that Sugar Shane Mosley would go the full route but lose a decision by a wide margin to WBO…
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Buboy wary of lucky punch
LAS VEGAS ? WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao?s assistant trainer and boyhood pal Buboy Fernandez said even if he knew Sugar Shane Mosley couldn?t win, there was always the danger of a…
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Fans gobble up Pacman’s collectibles
Manila, Philippines - As a certified Nike global icon, WBO welterweight champion Manny Pacquiao is a top attraction in the sports apparel and footwear market. He now ranks alongside stars like Kobe…
