Joaquin Henson
2,829 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Donaire’s skills key to P4P rise
MANILA, Philippines - Trainer Robert Garcia said yesterday newly crowned WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr.?s pure boxing skills put him a cut above others in rising to No. 3 in the…
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Reconciliation, not retribution
Now that Nonito Donaire Jr. is on top of the world, he gains a different perspective on what?s going on below. He?s in a position where he shouldn?t go down to the…
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Champ knew it all along
MANILA, Philippines - Newly crowned WBC/WBO bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. said yesterday he expected Fernando Montiel to fight the way he did and knew exactly how the scheduled 12-round bout would…
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Julaton, Spoelstra an item?
MANILA, Philippines ? WBO women?s superbantamweight champion Ana (Hurricane) Julaton declined the other day to reveal the secrets of her love life but manager Angelo Reyes admitted while not insinuating a romantic…
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Sugar too sweet for Pacman?
MANILA, Philippines - Sugar Shane Mosley is expected to battle Manny Pacquiao the same way he outfought Oscar de la Hoya in their two meetings in 2000 and 2003. That means Mosley…
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Phenomenon of longevity
Nicola Scevola, writing in L?Uomo Vogue (Nov. 2010), described Sugar Shane Mosley as ?a phenomenon of longevity? and quoted the former three-time world boxing champion as saying, ?People have tried to put…
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Mosley tougher than he appears
MANILA, Philippines ? Manny Pacquiao will surely be installed a heavy favorite when bookmakers line up the odds in his WBO welterweight title defense against Sugar Shane Mosley at the MGM Grand…
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‘Manny never complains’
MANILA, Philippines - When Manny Pacquiao nearly sank to his knees after taking two vicious left hooks to the side of the body in the sixth round of his fight against Antonio…
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Mosley to capitalize on reach edge
MANILA, Philippines ? Sugar Shane Mosley will be the rangiest fighter ever to face Manny Pacquiao when they cross paths in a 12-round bout for the WBO welterweight title at the MGM…
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Wish list for 2011
With the new year a day from breaking out, we welcome 2011 with hopes, wishes and dreams. We pray that our athletes ? no matter the age, gender, sport or level of…
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Roach to star in own TV series
MANILA, Philippines - Legendary boxing trainer Freddie Roach will star in his own TV character-driven unscripted, or reality, series and the New York-based AMC network is preparing a pilot plus 12 episodes…
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STAR’s Top 10 stories: Manny pulls off lucky 13th
MANILA, Philippines ? Here are the year?s top 10 sports stories. ? Lucky 13 for Manny. It was Manny Pacquiao?s 13th straight win last Nov. 13 as he decisioned Mexico?s Antonio Margarito…
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Top 10 sports stories of 2010: Manny steals show
(First of three parts) MANILA, Philippines ? It was a year of ups and downs in Philippine sports as the country basked in the glory of Manny Pacquiao?s feat of capturing eight…
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Roach insists on Mosley drug test
MANILA, Philippines ? Boxing trainer Freddie Roach will insist on Sugar Shane Mosley taking a drug test before battling Manny Pacquiao in case they face off in a WBO welterweight title fight…
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Donaire not taking any chances vs foe
MANILA, Philippines - Nonito Donaire, Jr. returns to the gym Monday to start training for his Feb. 19 appointment with WBC and WBO bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel, realizing he?s got to be…
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Roach: Manny doing just fine
MANILA, Philippines - On the occasion of Manny Pacquiao?s 32nd birthday, boxing trainer Freddie Roach said yesterday he couldn?t wish anything more for the world?s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter because the ring…
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Docs say Manny knows best
MANILA, Philippines - Dr. Domenic Coletta and Dr. Ray Monsell, leading exponents of safety in boxing, said recently that Manny Pacquiao ? nobody else ? is in the best position to know…
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Donaire insists Montiel easy to hit
MANILA, Philippines - Newly crowned WBC Continental Americas bantamweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. said yesterday Fernando Montiel will be easier to hit than Wladimir Sidorenko and looked forward to challenging the WBC…
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Donaire aiming to KO foe
MANILA, Philippines - Nonito Donaire declined to predict how his fight against Ukraine?s Wladimir Sidorenko will end at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, this morning (Manila time) but promised to go…
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Boxing and the Brain
If you?re a boxing fan or a fighter or a trainer or a supervising official or a sports journalist or a promoter or a doctor interested in sharing views about fight-related injuries…
