Roy Luarca
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Nietes? foe in town
By Roy Luarca
FLAMBOYANT former world champion Raul Garcia arrived in Bacolod City on Monday night, ready to challenge Donnie Nietes? seven-year supremacy in the light flyweight division. Nietes, the longest reigning Filipino world champion,…
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Albert Pagara off to California for make-or-break tiff
By Roy Luarca
?PRINCE? Albert Pagara saw how Cesar Juarez pushed Nonito Donaire Jr. to the limit before losing last December. That didn?t make Pagara think twice of fighting Juarez, however. It only fueled his…
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?Ahas? targets KO victory vs Garcia
By Roy Luarca
THE WORDS came clear yet sportswriters were still surprised by what they heard from Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes yesterday. ?I?ll knock him out,? said Nietes in Filipino, referring to Mexican Raul Garcia, who…
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Donaire ?bullets? too much for foe
By Roy Luarca
CEBU CITY?Fortunately, Nonito Donaire Jr.?s bullet of a left hook did not zap Zsolt Bedak from the boxing ring on Saturday night. All it did was pierce the Hungarian?s shield, inflicting heavy…
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Magsayo stops Avalos in 6th round
By Roy Luarca
CEBU CITY?Mark ?Magnifico? Magsayo recovered from a third round knockdown to stop Chris Avalos in the sixth and capture the WBO international featherweight crown before a huge crowd at the Cebu City…
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Pacquiao-Bradley 3 gets less than 500K PPV buys
By Roy Luarca
Manny Pacquiao?s third fight against Timothy Bradley last Saturday (Sunday in Manila) in Las Vegas wasn?t expected to be a pay-per-view blockbuster. At the most, promoter Bob Arum projected it to deliver…
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Roach: There won?t be another Pacquiao
By Roy Luarca
HOLLYWOOD?The lights are on as health buffs exercise and boxers train at Wild Card Gym on Monday night. Life goes on at the sweatshop here where Manny Pacquiao honed his skills, under…
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Atlas remark made Pacquiao ?cautious?
By Roy Luarca
LAS VEGAS?Did Teddy Atlas get into the head of Manny Pacquiao during Saturday night?s fight? Several interviews of Timothy Bradley Jr.?s celebrated trainer in the leadup to the Pacquiao-Bradley III had centered…
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Pacquiao impressive, but Roach feels he could have done more
By Roy Luarca
LAS VEGAS?Impressive, but not exceptional. That?s how chief trainer Freddie Roach described Manny Pacquiao?s rousing victory over TImothy Bradley Saturday night. Roach feels the eight-division world champion has something more to offer.…
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Third fight very competitive?Pacquiao
By Roy Luarca
LAS VEGAS?The feeling is mutual. Timothy Bradley said he battled the best Manny Pacquiao. When his turn at the podium came, Pacquiao retorted: ?The best Bradley I have faced.? No wonder, Pacquiao-Bradley…
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Bradley: Pacquiao best I?ve ever faced
By Roy Luarca
LAS VEGAS ? Timothy Bradley knew he had to play it smart and be totally focused to be able to solve the Manny Pacquiao riddle Saturday night (Sunday in Manila). He failed…
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Pacquiao outguns Bradley
By Roy Luarca
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao may no longer be a punching machine, but he?s still capable of throwing them in bunches. Picking his spots, Pacquiao outgunned and outlanded Timothy Bradley Saturday night…
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Arum: Pacquiao doesn?t need KO to impress
By Roy Luarca
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao need not knock Timothy Bradley out to be impressive Saturday (Sunday in Manila). All the Filipino ring icon must do is dominate Bradley in the same manner…
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Marquez closes door on 5th fight with Pacquiao
By Roy Luarca
LAS VEGAS ? Juan Manuel Manuel has closed the door on a fifth fight with Manny Pacquiao. ?What?s the point?? Marquez asked Filipino sportswriters at an exclusive club at MGM Grand here…
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Crawford not chasing fight with Pacquiao
By Roy Luarca
LAS VEGAS ? Terence Crawford will watch Pacquiao-Bradley III intently on Saturday (Sunday in Manila). There?s the fact that Timothy Bradley is a close friend. And then there?s the possibility that if…
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Weight not an issue for Pacquiao, Bradley
By Roy Luarca
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley took different routes toward making the weight limit for their third encounter Saturday night. Pacquiao took the short cut while Bradley trekked the long…
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Bradley narrows betting odds gap with Pacquiao
By Roy Luarca
LAS VEGAS ? Either the bettors feel Timothy Bradley has gotten better or Manny Pacquiao is on the decline. Instead of the odds getting bigger for Pacquiao as the fight nears, the…
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Pacquiao will try to take my head off, says Bradley
By Roy Luarca
LAS VEGAS?How do you solve a puzzle that is Manny Pacquiao? Timothy Bradley tried twice and failed. Given a third and last tme to crack it, the five-time world champion believes he?d…
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Is Pacquiao still hot in Las Vegas?
By Roy Luarca
LAS VEGAS?There they were, Manny Pacquiao?s bus and a fleet of 30 cars and SUVs rolling into Mandalay Bay here one by one Monday night (Tuesday in Manila). Team Pacquiao came to…
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Pacman turns mean, thirsty for victory
By Roy Luarca
HOLLYWOOD ? Having been around Manny Pacquiao?s training camp for the Timothy Bradley bout, trainers Marvin Somodio and Nonoy Neri know what the eight-division world champion really feels inside. When doing abdominal…