Conrad Cariño
61 articles · The Manila Times
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Will it pay off?
It looks like there is an ongoing psywar between the camps of Manny Pacquiao and Keith Thurman, as videos of their respective ward?s training uploaded in social media show. Pacquiao and Thurman…
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Unheralded contenders and their value to boxing
Andy Ruiz beating via seventh round stoppage an erstwhile undefeated Anthony Joshua the other weekend produced shock waves that many never expected. Entering a massive underdog against Joshua, the chubby Mexican proved…
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Has Pacquiao fallen into a trap?
After the megabout between Manny Pacquiao and Keith Thurman was announced last week, views that our fighting senator could beat the American seems to be gaining popularity. The main reason for perceptions…
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Let us not underestimate Thurman
News over the weekend that Manny Pacquiao will be squaring off against Keith Thurman on July 20 is getting fight fans and analysts buzzing with excitement. And I am not surprised. Pacquiao,…
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When the left hook lands
One of the worst nightmares a boxer can encounter in the ring is facing a taller opponent with a good left hook. And unless you are as good as southpaw Manny Pacquiao,…
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Bantamweight the next battleground for Pinoy boxers
Johnriel Casimero won the interim World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight (118 pounds) title over the weekend by stopping a highly-touted Ricardo Espinoza Franco of Mexico in Carson, California. Although he started slow,…
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Fights I wished I never watched
It was June 15, 1984 and the boxing world was at a standstill as Roberto Duran squared off against Thomas Hearns. Known as the ?hands of stone,? Duran was expected to put…
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No right to steal others? dreams
News that Manny Pacquiao will not stop his son Jimuel from pursuing a ring career shows the boxing icon respects his son?s decision to pursue a dream in the ring. The article…
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Boxing fathers and sons
News that Manny Pacquiao has discouraged his son to lace up gloves stirred some interest lately, and heaven only knows if Emmanuel Jimuel would relent on his dream of pursuing a boxing…
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Another golden era for welter, middle weights
In the first installment of this two-part series, I named the top fighters in the welter (147 pounds) and middle (160 pounds) weight divisions who could create their own golden era with…
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My warning on Floyd-Pac 2
The egos of elite-level boxers are truly huge. Just observe ? right after Canelo Alvarez decisioned Gennady Golovkin the other weekend, Floyd Mayweather Jr. immediately made noise that he was open to…
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Knocking out a compatriot
So the fight between Donnie Nietes and Alston Palicte for the vacant World Boxing Organization junior bantamweight (115 pounds) over the weekend was judged a split draw, although Nietes clearly won. The…
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Another Filipino vs Filipino world bout
Uh oh?. I just discovered that another world title bout pitting two Filipinos will take place this August for the vacant World Boxing Organization junior bantamweight (115 pounds). And the protagonists are…
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Pacquiao-Matthysse nears
It?s about five weeks to the showdown between Manny Pacquiao (59-7-2 with 38 KOs) and Lucas Matthysse (39-4 with 36 KOs) and things are getting more interesting, judging by the numerous videos…
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The good, bad of Ancajas-Sultan
The bout between International Boxing Federation (IBF) champion Jerwin Ancajas and compatriot Jonas Sultan over the weekend was the very first in more than nine decades that two Filipinos squared off at…
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Should have been the ?Thrilla 2?
The upcoming fight between our very own Manny Pacquiao and Lucas Matthysse of Argentina has generated a lot of interest in social media and boxing circles, and by the way I see…
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Qualities of an elite fighter
When an up-and-coming fighter beats an elite fighter who is no longer in his prime, does that guarantee him of achieving an elite status in the future? From what I have observed,…
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Donaire-Frampton still hard to predict
When Nonito Donaire Jr. squares off against Carl Frampton of Ireland in Belfast on April 21, he will also have in his corner former world champion Clarence ?Bones? Adams, which will hopefully…
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Pacquiao vs Matthysse a big deal
Just imagine if Floyd Mayweather Jr. was offered a world title elimination bout against Mike Alvarado with a $20-million guaranteed purse, but the fight would be in the undercard of the Terence…
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Nietes can unify world flyweight titles
Our very own Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes made headlines over the weekend with his knockout win over Juan Carlos Reveco of Argentina, in a battle of flyweights ranked in the Top 5 of…