Roy Luarca
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Pacquiao starts training next month
By Roy Luarca
Manny Pacquiao will start getting into shape after filing his Certificate of Candidacy for Sarangani?s lone congressional district between Oct. 1 to 5. ?He?ll start light training after Oct. 5,? lawyer Jeng…
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Pacman seeks short fight with Marquez
By Roy Luarca
Having gone the full route in his last five fights, Manny Pacquiao knows he?ll have to find a shortcut when he wages a fourth battle with old rival Juan Manuel Marquez on…
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Casimero ready to defend title vs anybody, anywhere
By Roy Luarca
MANILA, Philippines?Johnriel Casimero wants to defend his newly won International Boxing Federation light flyweight crown against all-comers 10 times or more. And the first one is likely to happen in November, wherever…
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Row over Pacquiao shock defeat rages
By Roy Luarca
LAS VEGAS?The uproar was so loud even Bob Arum was forced to reconsider an earlier announcement of an immediate rematch. For now, the Hall of Fame promoter is shelving plans for a…
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Manny: No rancor despite ?robbery?
By Roy Luarca
LAS VEGAS?From the ring to the pulpit, Manny Pacquiao made a leap of faith Sunday night. Shrugging off his harrowing, controversial loss to Timothy Bradley Jr. less than 24 hours earlier, Pacquiao…
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Fans, news media saw Pacquiao a clear winner
By Roy Luarca
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao didn?t lose his crown in the ring. It was stolen by the judges and handed over to Timothy Bradley. That is the prevailing sentiment of his supporters…
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Manny?s heaviest at 147
By Roy Luarca
LAS VEGAS?If dagger looks could kill then Manny Pacquiao would have been dead by now. Timothy Bradley vainly tried to intimidate the eight-division world champion by glaring at him, never blinking, the…
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Bradley superior over other unbeaten fighters
By Roy Luarca
LAS VEGAS?Timothy Bradley may not be in the league of Manny Pacquiao as far as quality of opposition is concerned, but he, too, can claim an enviable distinction. The unbeaten American had…
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Manny at 80 percent can beat Timothy?Donaire
By Roy Luarca
LAS VEGAS?Manny Pacquiao need not be perfect to beat Timothy Bradley. Nonito ?Filipino Flash? Donaire made this assessment Thursday during a dinner tendered in his honor by Top Rank chief Bob Arum.…
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Filipino icon all hype, says Bradley camp
By Roy Luarca
LAS VEGAS?Someone thinks Manny Pacquiao is all hype. Claiming that the Filipino superstar is a product of ?very careful matchmaking,? Mexican trainer Joel Diaz insisted during a roundtable discussion Thursday that Pacquiao…
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Grand arrival shows difference between Pacquiao, Bradley
By Roy Luarca
LAS VEGAS?The disparity with being Manny Pacquiao and everybody else was again amplified during the grand arrival ceremonies Tuesday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. When Timothy Bradley and his small entourage…
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Bradley out to solve Pacquiao mystery
By Roy Luarca
LAS VEGAS?Timothy Bradley thinks he has the key to solving the Manny Pacquiao mystery: Trace the blueprint of Juan Manuel Marquez?s last fight against the Filipino champ, then improve on it. According…
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Bradley just another job for Pacquiao
By Roy Luarca
LAS VEGAS?For Manny Pacquiao, juggling from being religious to being ferocious takes little effort. He can be a preacher before the bout then transform into a fighter once the bell rings. ?I…
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Freddie Roach wants KO win
By Roy Luarca
HOLLYWOOD?Freddie Roach wants a knockout, but he?ll settle for a dominant win by Manny Pacquiao Saturday night. The Hall of Fame trainer gave Pacquiao the thumbs-up sign as they closed training camp…
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Team Pacquiao arrives in Vegas
By Roy Luarca
LAS VEGAS?The neon lights of this glitzy entertainment city were in full blast when the customized Team Pacquiao bus at the head of a parade of vehicles rolled in at the Mandalay…
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Hoskins likens Pacquiao to a Lamborghini
By Roy Luarca
HOLLYWOOD?Kevin Hoskins was taken in to provide Manny Pacquiao the speed test. He left the ring astonished and astounded. ?He?s too fast,? said the promising super featherweight who sparred for four rounds…
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Just another busy Sunday for Pacquiao
By Roy Luarca
HOLLYWOOD?What was supposed to be a rest day turned out to be another busy Sunday for Manny Pacquiao. The eight-division world champion took a break from his training, fulfilling instead his spiritual,…
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Pacquiao works on softening up unbeaten foe
By Roy Luarca
HOLLYWOOD?The fight sequence was done in slow motion before a handful of trusted spectators at the Wild Card gym here Saturday. Yet it revealed volumes of how Manny Pacquiao will try to…
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Pacquiao by TKO predicts Viloria
By Roy Luarca
HOLLYWOOD?Manny Pacquiao was shadow boxing when he caught a glimpse of fellow world champion Brian Viloria taking pictures of him. The Fighter of the Decade continued swinging and bobbing even as he…
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Eagle-like Manny just perfect, says trainer pal
By Roy Luarca
HOLLYWOOD?This early, Filipino trainer Buboy Fernandez is having visions of how the Manny Pacquiao-Timothy Bradley showdown is going to end. It could be swift like Pacquiao?s two-round demolition of Ricky Hatton or…