Editorial
83 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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EDITORIAL – World class rewards
The frenzied anticipation made the defeat more painful for Filipino boxing fans, although they were always aware that Floyd Mayweather Jr. was a formidable foe for homegrown boxing champion Manny Pacquiao. There…
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PH?s gifts to the world
Manny Pacquiao may continue to hog the limelight because of his date with destiny in the neon city of the planet, but spare a thought for all the other wondrous gifts of…
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EDITORIAL: We are all Manny Pacquiao
When Manny Pacquiao climbs into the ring against Floyd Mayweather on Sunday, the whole world will be watching one of ours battle to become the top boxer of his generation. The journey…
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Validation in Vegas
Before the first punch is thrown, before Michael Buffer drawls his trademarked invitation for fans to get ready to rumble, the May 3 bout between Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao and undefeated…
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Our champion: Win or lose
IF there is anything at all that can draw the people?s attention away from the ongoing Mamasapano investigation, it is a Pacquiao fight. Any Pacquiao fight. When the fight is with America?s…
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World awaits ?fight of the century?
Manny Pacquiao is the Pambansang Kamao ? the National Fist. When he fights, the nation comes to a standstill. People gather in gyms and basketball courts to watch the fight on television.…
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Stick to boxing
Manny Pacquiao?s victory over previously undefeated American Chris Algieri showed just how much he still has to offer the boxing world. The expected knockout didn?t happen, yes, and Pacquiao?s matches that went…
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Editorial: What about Pacman?s other job?
Manny Pacquiao?s bout with American Chris Algieri in Macau is over, with the Filipino boxing icon winning convincingly. The post-fight celebration is winding down. Manny and the people that he funded to…
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Editorial: Moms are the best, but Mommy D takes the cake
SO MOMMY Dionesia Pacquiao stole the show and sprinkled humor in an otherwise intense boxing match. But we can learn a lot as a people just by observing this mother-son dynamics. Admit…
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EDITORIAL – The next generation
Once again the streets were empty yesterday as Filipinos watched the rematch between hometown idol Manny Pacquiao and American Timothy Bradley. This time the Philippines? boxing icon did not disappoint, wresting back…
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Editorial: Why Manny Pacquiao?
BOXING icon and Sarangani Representative Manny Pacquiao made a mark in the world once more last Sunday as he showed everyone that he's got a little more fight left in him. To…
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EDITORIAL – The next generation
In the typhoon-ravaged wastelands of Leyte and Samar and the earthquake-struck communities of Bohol and Cebu, celebration punctuated the gloom yesterday following the unanimous points victory of boxing icon Manny Pacquiao over…
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Fighting the good fight
For its millions of followers, boxing is the ultimate sport - a contest that pits one human being directly against another with a minimum of equipment, a maximum of muscle and the…
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Mayweather: Shut up and box
Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been in the news - not for boxing, of course, which he seems intent on avoiding. The welterweight, who has been ducking a fight with Filipino powerhouse…
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Editorial: World power but hard losers
THE ugly riot that took place inside the boxing ring in Buenos Aires, Argentina last Friday speaks volume of how fans can become barbaric and proves that boxing can be such a…
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Editorial: Pacquiao?s balancing act
IT WOULD be interesting to find out if frustration over Manny Pacquiao?s performance in his bout against Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas last Sunday would tear the blanket of tolerance…
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Proxy hero
A quiet spell has gone on through the metro this weekend. Quite surprisingly, the roads are not as traffic-laden as expected; people appear to be more agreeable. There?s a general feeling of…
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A legendary fighter
Last May 7, Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao gave another reason for Filipinos to celebrate after defeating another formidable opponent in the face of Shane ?Sugar? Mosley?proving once again that he is still the…
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Editorial: Selling of Pacquiao goes global
MANNY Pacquiao is set to fight this Sunday for his world welterweight crown against Shane Mosley in Las Vegas. There?s not much news there. Mosley is old and while some people believe…
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Editorial: Investment lure and Pacquiao?s earning
HIS first name Manny rhymes with ?money? while Pacquiao, his last name, is stylized spelling of the Cebuano word ?pakyaw,? which roughly means ?to buy or grab everything.? Emmanuel ?Manny? Dapidran Pacquiao…
