Roy Luarca
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Ninja-like Pacquiao primed for Bradley tiff
By Roy Luarca
HOLLYWOOD?Trapped in the ropes, Manny Pacquiao made a quick move to free himself and then unleashed a crisp combination at his Russian sparmate. Filipino trainer Nonoy Neri, though familiar with Pacquiao?s quickness,…
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?Pacman would have beaten me?
By Roy Luarca
HOLLYWOOD?Staying in a corner of Wild Card Gym and intently watching Manny Pacquiao spar and train Thursday afternoon, Luisito Espinosa couldn?t help but be amazed. ?His speed is really something else,? said…
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Pacquiao feels like he?s 25 again
By Roy Luarca
HOLLYWOOD?The glow on his face, the spring in his legs, and the sting of his punches are back?tell-tale signs that Manny Pacquiao is feeling young once again. ?I?m still thinking I?m 25,…
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Foreign boxers ready for Pinoy Pride fighters
By Roy Luarca
THE FOREIGN invaders have landed and are ready to tangle with their Filipino counterparts in the featured bouts of Pinoy Pride 14 at the Resorts World Manila in Pasay City on June…
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?Pacman has long way to go?
By Roy Luarca
BAGUIO CITY?There?s no shortcut back to top form for Manny Pacquiao. After watching the eight-division world champion spar with Russians Ruslan Provodnikov and Rustam Nugaev yesterday, chief trainer Freddie Roach said there?s…
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Manny breezes thru sparring with Russian
By Roy Luarca
Manny Pacquiao breezed through his first sparring session in five months yesterday with the eight-division world champion shaking off the cobwebs against Ruslan Provodnikov. Pacquiao?s four-round performance, however, proved enough to convince…
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Pacquiao joins Roach for Baguio training
By Roy Luarca
DOING the punch mitts with Manny Pacquiao yesterday, assistant trainer Buboy Fernandez again felt the power of the eight-division world champion at the MP Tower in Sampaloc, Manila. ?The strength and the…
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Pacquiao may clash with Marquez a fourth time
By Roy Luarca
A FOURTH installment of the heralded Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez face-off is in the offing. And, chances are, it will no longer be staged in LasVegas but in Marquez?s turf? Mexico City.…
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Bradley: I need my ?A? game
By Roy Luarca
IN the deep recesses of Timothy Bradley?s mind lies a dauntless, supremely sharp Manny Pacquiao. For several years, the unbeaten Bradley has been watching Pacquiao?s fights, studying his moves, looking for flaws,…
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Pacquiao to use Hoya ploy against Bradley
By Roy Luarca
MANNY Pacquiao has started strategizing so he could punch through Timothy Bradley?s defenses when they tangle for the World Boxing Organization welterweight championship on June 9 at the MGM Grand in Las…
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Pacquiao open to smaller purse
By Roy Luarca
Manny Pacquiao is enticing Floyd Mayweather Jr. with a tempting offer yet again. The Filipino eight-division world champion said he is now willing to accept a lesser guaranteed purse just to seal…
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Manny Pacquiao starts training March 26
By Roy Luarca
Very keen on his coming fight with Timothy Bradley, Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao has instructed strength and conditioning expert Alex Ariza to whip him back into tiptop shape starting March 26. Ariza…
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Freddie Roach wants Manny Pacquiao to score KO vs Tim Bradley
By Roy Luarca
Hall-of-fame trainer Freddie Roach longs for the day when Manny Pacquiao would make him look good again by proving his knockout predictions accurate. Of late, Roach?s crystal ball gazing had turned blurry…
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Twin pugs book national boxing tilt finals slots
By Roy Luarca
TAGBILARAN CITY?Twins Jake and Jade Bornea posted contrasting wins Tuesday to barge into the finals, boosting General Santos City?s chances in the 2012 PLDT-Abap National Amateur Boxing Championships at the Barangay Cogon…
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Same Pacquiao training routine against Bradley
By Roy Luarca
MANILA, Pacquiao?Manny Pacquiao will stick to his tested routine of eight weeks of training for his showdown with Timothy Bradley on June 9 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. ?Let?s get…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr: I am all-time great
By Roy Luarca
MANILA, Philippines?Floyd Mayweather Jr. just can?t wait for others to extol his achievement as a fighter. The unbeaten loudmouth has declared himself an all-time great. And that, he said, is regardless of…
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Mayweather nixes 50-50 for Pacquiao
By Roy Luarca
Floyd Mayweather Jr. has found a sure way out of fighting Manny Pacquiao. The loudmouth WBC welterweight champion said he?ll never agree to an equal sharing of fight revenues with the Filipino…
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Manny Pacquiao warns Tim Bradley as fight?s press tour starts
By Roy Luarca
Fighter of the Decade Manny Pacquiao issued a subtle warning to unbeaten American Timothy Bradley on their face off Monday (Tuesday in Manila) in Los Angeles. ?Don?t take this fight easy, just…
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Don?t count out Mayweather yet?Arum
By Roy Luarca
MANILA, Philippines?What a difference a day makes. As late as Friday, Floyd Mayweather Jr. was out of the picture for Manny Pacquiao?s next opponent. Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum insisted that…
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Pacquiao: All fight needs is 50-50 split
By Roy Luarca
MANILA, Philippines?Let?s split the revenues and the fight is on. This was Manny Pacquiao?s curt reply to Floyd Mayweather Jr?s taunts on Twitter. ?If he agrees to a 50-50 (sharing), then the…