Roy Luarca
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Pacquiao, Clottey more friends than foes
By Roy Luarca
GRAPEVINE, Texas – They were supposed to be combatants, but Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey appeared more like friends when they met at the final press conference of “The Event” at the…
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Roach: Clottey won’t find us
By Roy Luarca
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS—The hype and hysteria surrounding Manny Pacquiao continues as The Event heats up. Obliging more than 400 fans and the press that have gathered at the Gaylord Texan Hotel Tuesday, Pacquiao…
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Pacquiao-Clottey tiff headed for sellout
By Roy Luarca
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS—For billionaire Jerry Jones, Manny Pacquiao is the money man of boxing. This is the reason why the owner of the Dallas Cowboys and the $1.2 billion Cowboys Stadium is co-promoting…
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Clottey will send Pacman to hospital, says cook
By Roy Luarca
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS—Joshua Clottey trusts fellow Ghanaian Kwaku Gyamfi with his life. Nearly six feet tall and around 300 pounds, Gyamfi swoons over Clottey’s boxing skills and swears his countryman will run away…
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Tireless, sharp Pacquiao pleases birthday boy Roach
By Roy Luarca
The instruction reverberated at the Wild Card Gym Saturday as Freddie Roach taunted pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao to unleash more body shots as he stayed on the ropes. Pacquiao happily obliged and…
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Bet $800 on Pacquiao victory, win just $100
By Roy Luarca
HOLLYWOOD—It’s easy to see why Filipino ring superstar Manny Pacquiao exudes confidence just six days before he tangles with Ghanaian challenger Joshua Clottey. Unlike before, Pacquiao has been training at the Wild…
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Clottey holds his ground vs KO artist
By Roy Luarca
HOLLYWOOD—Ghanaian Joshua Clottey is reputed to be so tough he can take the punches of Colombian light heavyweight knockout artist Alejandro Berrio. But can he absorb the impact of Manny Pacquiao’s power…
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Chavez Jr. picks Pacquiao to win by UD over Clottey
By Roy Luarca
HOLLYWOOD—THE YOUNG, TALL and good-looking young man slipped quietly into the Wild Card Gym Friday and watches intently as Manny Pacquiao trained. He stayed for nearly two hours as Pacquiao breezed through…
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First-round KO will make Roach happy
By Roy Luarca
HOLLYWOOD— the sooner the better. Sticking to his prediction that Manny Pacquiao is going to knock challenger Joshua Clottey out, Trainer of the Year Freddie Roach said Thursday he’d be glad if…
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Roach: It’ll be over in nine; Arum disagrees
By Roy Luarca
HOLLYWOOD—Master trainer Freddie Roach believes Joshua Clottey will fall in nine, but topnotch promoter Bob Arum says he expects Manny Pacquiao’s foe to go the distance. Roach, who had earlier predicted that…
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Pacquiao beating up sparmates, says security head
By Roy Luarca
HOLLYWOOD—Manny Pacquiao is reaching peak form for his March 13 defense of the World Boxing Organization welterweight crown against Ghanaian Joshua Clottey. This was what Canadian Rob Peters confidently told Filipino sportswriters,…
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Hurting leg forces Pacquiao to slow down
By Roy Luarca
MANILA, Philippines—Even a fighting machine like Manny Pacquiao needs to slow down sometimes. The Filipino icon woke up on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) in Los Angeles feeling some pain on his left…
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Fewer sparring rounds this time for still-fit Pacquiao
By Roy Luarca
MANILA, Philippines—In each of his last few fights, Manny Pacquiao logged at least 150 rounds of sparring. Now, master trainer Freddie Roach wants to limit the Filipino superstar to 110 rounds in…
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Clottey: I’ve got goods to beat Pacquiao
By Roy Luarca
GHANAIAN Joshua Clottey thinks he has the right combination to stun Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao when they tangle for the World Boxing Organization welterweight crown on March 13 at the Cowboys Stadium…
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All set for Pacquiao grand presscon
By Roy Luarca
SHAPELY AND PRETTY CHEERLEADERS, a giant high-definition television screen, and a special stage for VIP guests, among them former football greats and world boxing champions. These are the highlights of the grand…
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Pacquiao free from drugs, off to US Sunday
By Roy Luarca
HE’S CLEAN AND READY TO FLY. Filipino ring icon Manny Pacquiao tested negative of illegal drugs according to the Nevada Sports Athletic Commission and will proceed with his flight to Los Angeles…
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Clottey vows: I’ll fight Pacquiao to the last
By Roy Luarca
CEBU CITY—What Manny Pacquiao wants in a fight he’ll get from Joshua Clottey. The muscular Ghanaian has vowed not to run, saying he’ll bring the fight to the Filipino pound-for-pound superstar from…
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Manny going for knockout versus Clottey
By Roy Luarca
That will be Manny Pacquiao’s target when he stakes his World Boxing Organization welterweight title against Joshua Clottey on March 13 at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Master trainer Freddie Roach,…
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Mayweather ‘afraid’ of Manny
By Roy Luarca
MANILA, Philippines—For all his swagger and blabber, Floyd Mayweather Jr. fears Manny Pacquiao without a doubt. That’s the consensus opinion of those privy with the last-minute efforts to save what could have…
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Pacquiao will knock out Mayweather– Roach
By Roy Luarca
EITHER FREDDIE ROACH is trying to get the goat of Floyd Mayweather Jr. or he’d seen a kink in the American’s armor. While negotiations for the Manny Pacquiao-Mayweather super clash have yet…