Homer D. Sayson
695 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Fists of stone, will of iron
CHICAGO – After patiently waiting for years, opportunity finally knocked on Randy Suico’s door late last June, when the World Boxing Association (WBA) told him to pack his bags for Las Vegas…
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Good Pacman, bad Jaca
CHICAGO ? While so much was written and said about Manny Pacquiao?s 12-round mastery over Oscar Larios, so little has been mentioned about the other bouts in the Mano-A-Mano card last Sunday…
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BoomBoom?s sad episode ends well
CHICAGO ? It was only 9 a.m., but like clockwork, Antonio L. Aldeguer, the genius behind the world-renowned ALA boxing stable, was already at his office in the sprawling Aldeguer Group of…
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The world does not end on July 2
CHICAGO – Today is not a good day to be a physician or a nurse at Cebu Doctors Hospital. That’s because Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista, lying in his sick bed, would probably wake…
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Another ALA jewel sparkles in the ring
CHICAGO – Beneath the undercard of two world title fights, both of which were telecast on HBO’s Boxing After Dark (BAD) series, ALA Stable gem, Z Gorres, the reigning OPBF superflyweight champion,…
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Nova explosion – a star is born
CHICAGO – He has all the qualities of a star. Young, good looking in a macho kind of way, fierce and focused, and his punches travel faster than gossip. It’s easy to…
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LA Boom Boom
LOS Angeles – Draped in an elegant, ink-black ALA Boys Boxing Club robe with red trim, Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista entered the Staples Center ring with a small, flag-waving entourage. The song…
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A brutal child in a brutal man’s game
LOS ANGELES – It was early afternoon and the rays of a blazing California sun was bouncing off the giant hotel windows of the world-famous Westin Bonaventure along Figueroa St., right in…
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Boom-boom makes weight
LOS ANGELES – Against the backdrop of Hollywood’s famous spotlight, ALA sensation Rey Boom “Boom Bautista” easily made weight for his superbantamweight showdown today against Nicaraguan Roberto Bonilla at the Staples Center.…
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Sayson: Looking forward to a Bautista boom
CHICAGO – It was about 2 a.m. here in Chicago (3 p.m. yesterday in Cebu) when I reluctantly woke up. Peeling myself from the cushy bedsheets, I stormed to the shower, got…
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Boom-Boom to explode soon
CHICAGO – Echoing the sentiments of an e-mailing reader, I asked here in this column yesterday what happened to Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista, who has been noticeably absent from the boxing limelight where…
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Z Gorres: Ready for the big fights
CHICAGO - He looks like a Gap model. Handsome and charming, with a full head of ink-black hair that is soft as a rabbit’s fur. And he is so choirboy-polite, the kind…
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Hail Czar: A new king waiting to be crowned
CHICAGO — It was slightly cold outside, maybe a mild 65 degrees, when I visited perhaps the world’s most famous sweatshop that sits in the corner of Vine St. and Santa Monica…
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Fighting for cash not for titles
CHICAGO – In the immediate aftermath of my twin coverage of Pacquiao-Morales II and Kobe’s 81-point explosion, opening my e-mail Inbox has become quite an experience. I usually get a load of…
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Hunting down PacMan’s autograph
LOS Angeles – Dr. Chic Ezpeleta is inarguably the biggest Manny Pacquiao fan in the entire Midwest. His idea of relaxation is to sit in front of his modest home’s 50-inch LCD…
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A wild day at the Wild Card
LOS ANGELES – The Wild Card Boxing Club, the famous sweatshop where the steams of Manny Pacquiao’s lofty ambitions first dripped, sits on a busy corner along Santa Monica Blvd. and Vine…
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The aftermath and the after-fight perks
LAS VEGAS – After making a brief appearance at the Lure restaurant inside the Wynn Resort where a party was held in his honor, Manny Pacquiao, cordoned by a bevy of handlers,…
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Boxing Grapevine: Celebs at the victory party
LAS VEGAS – I was really lucky yesterday. In yet the biggest boxing coverage of my sportswritng career, I got floor seats for Pacquiao-Morales II at the Thomas and Mack Center. I…
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Ashen and scary the second time around
LAS VEGAS – With people nudging me from behind, each looking for a closer peek of the spectacle, I held my ground firmly along the red ropes right next to the podium…
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Vegas Grapevine: Betting odds favor Erik
LAS VEGAS – The betting odds for the Pacquiao-Morales II is swaying like an erratic pendulum as both Manny and Erik have held the lofty status as favorites in the weeks before…