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  • Pacquiao has eyes glued on Discovery

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao would rather watch something new, something different on television rather than watch old videos of Timothy Bradley fights. Inside his suite up in Baguio, refurnished like one…

  • Pacquiao: No basketball – for now

    By Abac Cordero

    BAGUIO, Philippines ? Freddie Roach is extremely glad that Manny Pacquiao?s basketball days are over. Well, at least in this training camp, the WBO welterweight champion from the Philippines hasn?t touched the…

  • Russians bloodied, battered

    By Abac Cordero

    BAGUIO, Philippines ? Manny Pacquiao is making his Russian sparring partners work for every penny. Last Thursday, the 33-year-old Filipino champion gave Ruslan Provodnikov a blackeye. Yesterday, he left Rustam Nugaev with…

  • Viloria, Romero ready to rumble

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Brian Viloria and Omar Nino Romero know each other too well they won?t have to size each other up on May 13 at the Ynares Sports Center in Pasig.…

  • Pacquiao has found eternal life (Amen)

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - These days you can?t talk to Manny Pacquiao without talking about religion. The reigning WBO welterweight champion talked about hurting Timothy Bradley and yet sounded as the most charismatic…

  • Pacquiao insists size doesn’t matter

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Images of Timothy Bradley posing like a Mr. Universe contestant don?t scare Manny Pacquiao. In boxing, Pacquiao says, size doesn?t always matter. ?Wala naman ?yan sa laki ng katawan…

  • Pacquiao ready for Baguio grind

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Unless he is called by the President to Malaca?ang, Manny Pacquiao will take the five-hour drive to Baguio City today for the start of his heavy training. ?Bukas (tomorrow),?…

  • Bradley wants to go full route

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - The longer the fight goes the greater Timothy Bradley?s chances become. With less than two months left before his fight with Manny Pacquiao, the undefeated American said he considers…

  • Suarez blows Olympic bid

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - The Philippine men?s boxing team will come home empty-handed from the AIBA Asian Olympic qualifying tournament in Kazakhstan. After two spectacular wins over the last three days, lightweight Charly…

  • Manny works out early for Bradley

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Freddie Roach should be glad that even before he hooks up with Manny Pacquiao the latter has been sweating it out in a local gym in General Santos City.…

  • Bradley: Bring on the needles

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Timothy Bradley wouldn?t mind being served needles for breakfast. Yes, needles. ?Absolutely. Absolutely. I would embrace it. Hey, bring on the needles,? the undefeated American told www.ringTV.com in a…

  • Bradley out to seek, destroy

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Timothy Bradley is smart bomb, a guided missile that Manny Pacquiao may find too hard to evade. ?When I?m in the ring, I?m in there to seek and destroy,…

  • Floyd may leave Pacquiao behind

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - There?s no guarantee that if Floyd Mayweather Jr. beats Miguel Cotto on May 5 he?d call on Manny Pacquiao next. A victory over Cotto makes Mayweather the WBA light-middleweight…

  • Bradley gets Pacquiao all fired up

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Timothy Bradley saying that his main objective is to hurt Manny Pacquiao just got the Filipino boxing icon?s juices flowing. ?Maganda ?yun (That?s nice),? said the reigning WBO welterweight…

  • Bradley says he knows how to beat Pacquiao

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Timothy Bradley gazed at his crystal ball and saw himself beating Manny Pacquiao. Seriously, the undefeated American says he has the formula to beat the only fighter in boxing…

  • Julaton, trainer realize Argentina not best place for title bout

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - It was only on the day of the fight that Ana Julaton realized she wasn?t welcome in Argentina. The Filipina-American, who failed to defend her WBO super-bantamweight crown against…

  • Bradley expects Manny to be ready

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Timothy Bradley has work cut out for him that he?s not paying attention to any or all issues concerning Manny Pacquiao outside the ring. Bradley said he expects Pacquiao…

  • Pacman deep into Bible study

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - At 33 years old, it seems Manny Pacquiao has found religion. The boxing champion made the headlines yesterday after saying in a radio interview that God spoke to him…

  • Marvin wants to be marvelous once more

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - He became a world champion at 19 but threw everything away. Marvin Sonsona, the once marvelous kid from General Santos City, is now 21. He wants the world title,…

  • After seventh round KO, Concepcion headed nowhere

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Bernabe Concepcion was once considered the next Manny Pacquiao. But he?s certainly not moving in that direction. Concepcion yesterday suffered another telling blow inside the ring when he was…