Joaquin Henson
2,829 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Why Manny will beat Money
Floyd Mayweather Jr. looked impressive in pounding out a unanimous 12-round decision over Sugar Shane Mosley in Las Vegas last Saturday but would he have been as authoritative against an opponent who…
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Floyd admits Manny showdown inevitable
MANILA, Philippines - In a rare admission, unbeaten Floyd Mayweather Jr. said recently his much-awaited fight against Manny Pacquiao to determine who?s the world?s No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter is inevitable. Mayweather, 33,…
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Title Eliminator: Put up or shut up
MANILA, Philippines - There was never any doubt that Floyd Mayweather Jr. wasn?t dubbed ?Pretty Boy? because of his looks. In the 1930s, a gangster named Charles Arthur ?Pretty Boy? Floyd roamed…
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Pacquiao in minority for Mosley
MANILA, Philippines - Although the Las Vegas betting odds opened with Floyd Mayweather Jr. a -400 favorite and Sugar Shane Mosley a +300 underdog, Manny Pacquiao is adamant in choosing the fighter…
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Conspiracy theories
Floyd Mayweather?s insistence on Olympic-style drug-testing was a ruse he concocted to wiggle out of a showdown with Manny Pacquiao last March. Pacquiao?s trainer Freddie Roach is convinced the Money Man hatched…
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Take your pick – Money or Sugar
Fans are calling it the eliminator, the duel to determine Manny Pacquiao?s next opponent even as Floyd (Money) Mayweather Jr. isn?t confirming ? yet ? to face the Filipino icon if he…
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RP pug falls in Baku elims
MANILA, Philippines - The first of five Filipino simonpures crashed out of contention as the 16th World Youth Amateur Boxing Championships got underway in Baku, Azerbaijan, last Sunday to determine 44 qualifiers…
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Donaire fight in Cotto card still up in the air
MANILA, Philippines - WBA interim superflyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. is slated to face a still unnamed opponent in the undercard of WBA lightmiddleweight titlist Yuri Foreman?s defense against challenger Miguel Cotto…
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Melindo blasts foe to stamp class
MANILA, Philippines - Displaying new-found power in his move up in weight, WBC Youth Intercontinental flyweight champion Milan Melindo delivered a strong message that he?s ready for the big time by stopping…
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All systems go in Dubai
MANILA, Philippines - A blockbuster boxing card featuring three Filipinos will be staged as scheduled at the Lodge, Chi Garden, Dubai tonight with Thailand?s Komrit Twins Gym a late substitute for Colombia?s…
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Dubai show up in air
MANILA, Philippines - Without a confirmed opponent for WBC Youth Intercontinental flyweight champion Milan Melindo, it?s not certain if a boxing card featuring three Filipinos will push through at the Lodge, Chi…
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Anuran collects on $1,000 bet
MANILA, Philippines - Unbeaten superflyweight contender Drian (Gintong Kamao) Francisco?s manager Elmer Anuran was paid P45,000 ? the rough equivalent of $1,000 ? to settle his wager with Carlos Costa, the Panamanian…
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Vargas eyed for key AIBA role
MANILA, Philippines - Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) president Ricky Vargas may take a prominent role in the International Boxing Association (AIBA) as Dr. Ching Kuo-Wu, president of the Lausanne-based…
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Drian unsure of foe’s style
MANILA, Philippines - Unbeaten superflyweight contender Drian (Gintong Kamao) Francisco was advised yesterday by his manager Elmer Anuran not to take Panama?s Ricardo (El Matematico) Nunez lightly and focus on staying aggressive…
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Another Pacquiao fight in Texas?
MANILA, Philippines - If Cowboys Stadium owner Jerry Jones had his way, the $1.2 billion facility would host two or three big fights a year with Manny Pacquiao playing the Pied Piper?s…
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Darchinyan vows to destroy Donaire
MANILA, Philippines - Obsessed with exorcising the nightmare of his only knockout loss, WBC and WBA superflyweight champion Vic Darchinyan has vowed to destroy Nonito Donaire Jr. in their much-awaited rematch that…
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Dwindling cast of world champs seen
MANILA, Philippines - At the recent Elorde Awards Night, seven Filipinos were cited as world boxing champions last year ? Manny Pacquiao, Rodel Mayol, Donnie Nietes, Gerry Pe?alosa, Nonito Donaire Jr., Marvin…
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Pinoy champs wait for bids
MANILA, Philippines ? Two reigning Filipino world boxing champions are waiting for offers to defend their titles but both Rodel Mayol and Donnie Nietes will keep busy in the gym despite no…
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Roach picks Floyd over Mosley
MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao?s trainer Freddie Roach is predicting that Floyd Mayweather Jr. will beat WBA welterweight champion Sugar Shane Mosley by decision in their 12-round bout in Las Vegas on…
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Is jinx over for Pinoy pugs?
MANILA, Philippines - If bad luck comes in threes, boxing promoter Sammy Gello-ani said yesterday he hopes the jinx is over for Filipino fighters bidding to capture world crowns overseas. Gello-ani?s luck…
