Abac Cordero
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Champ promises great fight
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao admitted being under tremendous pressure to put up a good fight against Tim Bradley at the MGM Grand past noon Tuesday. A horde of fans welcomed the…
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Pacman ready to go, Roach warns Bradley
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? Freddie Roach watched from the corner as Manny Pacquiao wrapped up his final day of training at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles. Roach held on to a…
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Roach on Tim: A body-builder, no power hitter
By Abac Cordero
LOS ANGELES ? On paper, Timothy Bradley looks tough, undefeated in 28 fights. In person, he looks even tougher, all ripped and full of muscles. Freddie Roach is not impressed -- never…
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Bradley pesky image fires up Pacquiao
By Abac Cordero
LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao wasn?t hallucinating when he said Saturday he was seeing images of Timothy Bradley inside the Wild Card Gym. He just wanted to have fun. ?Nakikita ko mukha…
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Roach: Bout won’t last; Manny 100 percent ready
By Abac Cordero
LOS ANGELES ? In the absence of Freddie Roach, who was out honoring a previous TV commitment, Buboy Fernandez took charge of training. He also did the talking Friday inside the Wild…
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Manny having grand time; Floyd ready to do time
By Abac Cordero
LOS ANGELES ? As Floyd Mayweather Jr. prepared to serve time in jail, Manny Pacquiao continued to prepare hard for his showdown with Timothy Bradley. The Filipino champion sparred six rounds against…
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Espinosa raves over Filipino boxing icon
By Abac Cordero
LOS ANGELES ? Luisito Espinosa, the ex-world champion, sat quietly in one corner of the Wild Card Gym, gladly smiling at those who recognized him. In no time, Espinosa was enjoying a…
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KO or not, Manny leaves it all to God
By Abac Cordero
LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao will not get in trouble for saying he draws strength from God, and that he rebukes Timothy Bradley sealing their rematch for November. Pacquiao treated the media…
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‘Manny’s lethal left will do the job’
By Abac Cordero
LOS ANGELES ? Timothy Bradley will make Manny Pacquiao look good ? once more. ?He?s made to order for Manny,? said two-time world champion Gerry Pe?alosa Tuesday when asked of his thoughts…
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Bradley ready to take crown from Pacman
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines - Timothy Bradley is training so hard he may have nothing left in him by the time he steps inside the ring with Manny Pacquiao. The undefeated American is killing…
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Bradley: You better be ready boy
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley are two different boxers. Even in training, they do things in different ways. When Pacquiao goes out for his morning run, more than a…
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Pacman to earn $26M from bout
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines - The BIR will jump on Manny Pacquiao once he returns home from his fight against Timothy Bradley. Pacquiao?s promoter, Bob Arum, said the other day the 33-year-old boxing icon…
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Bradley shows off on media day
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines - Timothy Bradley welcomed a busload of mediamen to his training quarters in Indio, California yesterday, and declared himself ready for Manny Pacquiao. It was media day for the undefeated…
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Roach: Bradley full of defensive flaws
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines - After going through the tapes of Timothy Bradley?s fights, Freddie Roach has found what he?s been looking for. ?I have watched a lot of tapes on him and have…
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Roach happy Manny right on sked for Bradley fight
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao never fails to amaze his chief trainer Freddie Roach. The Filipino superstar is perhaps done with the toughest days of his training for the June 9 bout…
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Pacquiao to invade Hollywood
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao has played superhero in a bright red costume and a stubborn rebel commander in movies he produced in the Philippines. The next time he stands in front…
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Arum warns Pacquiao of ‘tough fight’
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines - Bob Arum had been to both camps, watching the fighters in training. There?s Manny Pacquiao on one side, and Timothy Bradley on the other. On June 9 they slug…
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Arum on latest from Floyd: Nonsense
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines - Nothing new about Floyd Mayweather Jr. challenging Manny Pacquiao in front of 16,000-plus fans at the MGM Grand and the millions then watching from around the world. He dared…
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Pacquiao rooting for Cotto
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines - A welt under Manny Pacquiao?s right eye showed how tough sparring was yesterday. ?It was the best day of sparring for us,? said Freddie Roach after a seven-round session…
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Roach expects Bradley to fight
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines - Timothy Bradley has all the right to believe and say he?d destroy Manny Pacquiao on June 9 in Las Vegas. Bradley is young, strong and undefeated. He said it?s…