Homer D. Sayson
695 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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MVP TURNS MFP
CHICAGO -- After dropping Game 1 of this year's NBA Finals last Sunday night, the L.A. Lakers also lost Game 2 to the Boston Celtics yesterday, 108-102. Kobe Bryant is currently the…
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TRUE CELTIC GRIT
CHICAGO -- As anticipated, Game 1 of the 2008 NBA Finals was breathtakingly exciting, filled with more action and peril than the latest Indiana Jones movie. There are so many adjectives that…
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THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH
CHICAGO -- Unlike the world-famous Ringling Brothers Circus, this one doesn't feature elephants and tigers. And it doesn't parade monkeys, horses and clowns, either. But for it's global reach and sheer entertainment…
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PHILBOXING SPECIAL NBA FINALS COVERAGE: LAKERS IN SIX
CHICAGO -- At first, I thought it was ridiculously absurd. This idea of me writing about basketball in a boxing website. It felt strange, like selling a typewriter at a computer megasale.…
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Baby Bull stampedes Julio Diaz
CHICAGO - Through an invite from Allan Hopper and Ed Keenan of Don King Promotions, I was a witness in the unification of three lightweight titles last night at the Sears Centre…
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How a therapist got Manny?s groove back
CHICAGO ? Making weight at 130 pounds used to be easy as drinking water for Manny Pacquiao, sure like a woman?s tears on wedding day. But a different script played out on…
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Good, but not good enough
LAS VEGAS?Mixing guts and craft, and eluding his foe?s dangerous bombs often, Marco Antonio Barrera looked as though he could turn back time and pull off a mind-boggling upset. But after a…
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Pacquiao zapped by weight problem?
LAS VEGAS ? Around noon time yesterday, while credentialed reporters were having lunch, whispers of a minor problem in the Pacman camp bounced off the walls of the media center. Word leaked…
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Mayor Tommy shares his sporty side
LAS VEGAS - Walking towards the vast lobby of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino last night, celIphone sticking on the left ear and a laptop bag on the right shoulder, I…
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The tale of a rescinded credential
LAS VEGAS - The inimitable Recah Trinidad, inarguably the best sportswriter in the Philippines, looked a little blue when I met him yesterday at the Mandalay Bay?s media center. He said he…
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Pinoy bigshots and boxing odds
LAS VEGAS - When Manny Pacquiao slugs Marco Antonio Barrera this Sunday, he will be doing so before a ringside crowd thick with Pinoy bigshots. Among those who are already here in…
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Las Vegas Diary: Leg room
LAS VEGAS - When I checked in at a kiosk for my flight, the automated machine asked if I was interested in a seat with more ?leg room.? More leg room? Oh…
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Mismatch at the Mandalay Bay
CHICAGO - If you have a spare car, precious jewelry in a safe box, or anything of value, sell it quick. And once you have the cash, fly to Las Vegas this…
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Don?t like the message? Don?t shoot the messenger
CHICAGO?In a Dec. 8 blockbuster at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather will battle Ricky Hatton for the WBC welterweight title. Mayweather, 30, is unbeaten (38-0, 24 KOs) and has…
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The boxing spotlight glares on Cebu
CHICAGO - While preparing for his Oct. 6 rematch against the fading Marco Antonio Barrera, Manny Pacquiao has set up base in Cebu City. You should know that by now. Unless you…
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A fighter without a foe
CHICAGO - He is not Japanese, and he never practiced the art of ninjutsu. But they call him a Ninja, anyway. His name is Bert Batawang. He is 35, a father of…
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Batawang hits another snag in title quest
CHICAGO - When I first saw him in Sacramento during the World Cup of Boxing two weeks ago, Bert Batawang looked ashen, as though life had just been sucked out of his…
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Dear Pacman: Easy on the hoops
CHICAGO - As an NBA-accredited writer, one with access to the stars and all the NBA arenas, I am often asked if I ever played basketball. Oh yes, and did I ever.…
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Having an O.M.G. moment
CHICAGO - Among people that love gossip as much as gospel, she is the toast of the town. And they’re talking about her in salacious, scandalous terms. While I was in faraway…
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Hanging out with boxing’s elite
CHICAGO - Anthony Andales went with me to the recent World Cup in Sacramento. I arranged for his media credentials and he got a ringside seat beside me at Arco Arena during…
