Conrad Cariño
61 articles · The Manila Times
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Ancajas vs Sultan breaks tradition
News that Jerwin Ancajas will have to fight compatriot Jonas Sultan in a world title bout that the International Boxing Federation (IBF) is mandating is definitely not good news to Filipino fight…
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Donaire vs Frampton
It?s official?our very own Nonito Donaire Jr. will face Carl Frampton of Ireland in Belfast on April 21. Donaire (38-4 with 24 knockouts) is coming off a 12-round decision win over Ruben…
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Not desperately seeking Manny (and money)
Conor McGregor is one of the wisest businessmen in the fight game. And that was clearly demonstrated when he hyped his boxing match against Floyd Mayweather Jr. and pocketed $100 million despite…
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Remembering Pacquiao-Marquez 4
It?s been about five years and two weeks since the day Manny Pacquiao got knocked out by archrival Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas, in what was their pivotal fourth showdown. After…
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Here we go again [with Conor-Manny]
I can still remember the circus surrounding the Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Conor McGregor gigafight from the time it was merely an idea that created so much noise in social media, to the actual…
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Mark, Jack, Jerwin can win Olympic gold
What do Mark Magsayo, Jack Tepora and Jerwin Ancajas have in common? Besides having the potential to be the next Manny Pacquiao or Nonito Donaire Jr., these three outstanding Filipino boxers, and…
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Why Jack shouldn?t hit Mark
Last week, I chanced upon a video in Youtube showing Filipino boxer Jack Tepora registering a vicious knockout over former International Boxing Organization (IBO) featherweight (126 pounds) world champion Lusanda Komanisi of…
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One more chance for Donaire
The recent fight of Nonito Donaire Jr. against Ruben Garcia Hernandez almost went unnoticed among fight fans, as if it was never meant to be hyped up as the Filipino?s way of…
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Another bum fight
In my column last week, I did not hold back my criticism of unbeaten knockout artist Gennady Golovkin (37-0 with 33 KOs) who the weekend beat Daniel Jacobs (32-2 with 29 KOs)…
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My wish list for 2017
In my last column for 2015, I discussed a wish list for the succeeding year of which only two ? the clash between Andre Ward and Sergey Kovalev taking place and Floyd…
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Zhou vs Nietes
While it is not yet official, the bout between our very own Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes and China?s Zhou Shiming is one interesting subject. Nietes is the very antithesis of Shiming, because the…
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Pacquiao-Crawford a great fight
In last week?s column, I discussed how the proposed fight between Manny Pacquiao and Vasyl Lomachenko could be a marquee fight because it pits two fighters with distinct legacies: the Filipino being…
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Pacquiao?s harsh comments on Donaire
Manny Pacquiao?s post-fight comments on compatriot Nonito Donaire Jr.?s performance in his fight against Jessie Magdaleno was actually harsh. The Manila Times Sport Section reported on November 6 that Pacquiao commented on…
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Into the danger zone
We should all congratulate Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes in his debut at flyweight (112 pounds) over the weekend with a resounding decision win over Mexican Edgar Sosa. But the 34-year old Sosa, whose…
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Beating up a smaller old man isn?t manly
If there is one thing special about Philippine culture, it is how we respect the elderly or senior citizens, to the point that we are willing to forgive their shortcomings or wrongdoings.…
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Nietes vs Estrada is PH vs Mexico
News that Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes will be climbing to flyweight and taking on World Boxing Organization (WBO) and World Boxing Association (WBA) titlist Juan Francisco Estrada next year is definitely good news.…
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Pacquiao pushed into dangerous ground
How many times have I said in my past columns that Manny Pacquiao can become a ?stepping stone? for the younger fighters in boxing?s middle divisions (junior welterweight, welterweight and junior middleweight)?…
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Stay retired, please
Don?t count me as one of those who wants to see Manny Pacquiao fight Adrien Broner or another boxer this October. So I have a simple message for Pacquiao: Stay retired, please.…
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Can Gonzalez make Nietes a ?bulate??
Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes has plans to invade the flyweight (112 pounds) division, believing the bigger fights are in that division. Well, credit Nietes for coming up with a bold plan, because The…
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No need to rush Magsayo
Filipino boxers with unblemished records and high knockout percentages are a rarity up to now, so if one comes along it is hard not to scrutinize the pugilist for his potential to…