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  • Arum seeks higher pay-per-view mark

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - The numbers are finally out: 1.25 million pay-per-view buys or equivalent to $78.4 million in revenue for Floyd Mayweather?s recent demolition of Victor Ortiz. Still, it shouldn?t be enough…

  • Donaire not happy winning ‘boring’ fight vs Narvaez

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Nonito Donaire Jr. faced a statue named Omar Narvaez and left the Madison Square Garden with his belts wrapped around his shoulder. He just smiled and walked away. But…

  • Pacman insists he is no feared ‘Mexecutioner’

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - He?s no ?Mexecutioner,? so don?t call him one. Manny Pacquiao, in deep training for his Nov. 12 bout with Mexico?s Juan Manuel Marquez, yesterday said he?d rather be called…

  • Marquez bulks up, stays fast, furious in workout

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Juan Manuel Marquez shadow-boxed and limbered up in front of a huge mirror, surrounded by his supporters and some members of the media. He looked like Lou Ferrigno, the…

  • Sonsona scores marvelous win

    By Abac Cordero

    LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines ? Marvin Sonsona can keep his monicker. Coming off a 20-month layoff, the fighter nicknamed ?Marvelous? staged a big comeback Saturday evening by beating Mexico?s Carlos Jacobo before a…

  • Manny breaks tradition, starts sparring in LA

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao broke an old practice when he sparred on a Monday (yesterday in Manila) at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles. Pacquiao arrived in LA last Saturday…

  • Nietes: I lost steam but not will to win

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Donnie Nietes yesterday admitted losing steam in the middle rounds of his title fight against Mexican Ramon Garcia last Saturday at the St. La Salle Coliseum in Bacolod. But…

  • Pacman goes easy on injured sparmate

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao held his punches back in sparring yesterday as Venezuelan lightweight Jorge Linares nursed a cut sustained in their previous session in Baguio City. Pacquiao, according to Cebuano…

  • Garcia barely makes weight for Nietes fight

    By Abac Cordero

    BACOLOD CITY, Philippines ? Ramon Hirales Garcia, according to his trainer, is Julio Cesar Chavez, Tommy Hearns and Manny Pacquiao all rolled into one. Except that in yesterday?s official weigh-in for his…

  • ‘Wolverine’ picks Manny over Floyd

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Count Hugh Jackman as among the Hollywood heavyweights rooting for Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao. That?s if the superfight between Pacquiao and undefeated American Floyd Mayweather Jr. ever takes…

  • Pacman may never fight in Manila again

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Bob Arum can find a million reasons to say that Manny Pacquiao can no longer stage any of his remaining fights in the Philippines. The living legend of boxing…

  • Julaton outpoints Mexican, keeps crown

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Ana Julaton whipped up a storm of her own yesterday by outpointing local girl Jessica Villafranca at the Polifuncional Sports Complex in Yucatan, Mexico. The 31-year-old Julaton used her…

  • Don’t lose hope, Pacquiao tells typhoon victims

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao yesterday took a break from his training to sympathize with the victims of the typhoon ?Pedring.? A known humanitarian, Pacquiao said the typhoon, which left 54 persons…

  • Clyde ‘the Glide’ rooting for Pacman, Mayweather

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Clyde Drexler, the great NBA player, is torn between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Without being asked, the 10-time All-Star dropped the name of the Filipino boxing superstar…

  • ‘KO win will put emphatic end to trilogy

    By Abac Cordero

    BAGUIO CITY, Philippines ? Freddie Roach wants Juan Manuel Marquez down and out in November. ?Victory is no longer enough. I want Manny to knock out Marquez,? declared the celebrated trainer from…

  • Pacman can’t wait to rumble vs Marquez

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - If he can?t wait to get his hands on his sparring partner, Manny Pacquiao is even more eager to face Juan Manuel Marquez. ?Sparring is not supposed to start…

  • Roach links up with Manny

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Freddie Roach arrived under cover of darkness yesterday and jumped into a waiting van that took him straight up to Baguio. Roach flew in from Los Angeles at 5:30…

  • Mayweather win hardly impresses Pacman

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao made sure he?d catch the fight on TV. He didn?t like what he saw. ?Very poor sportsmanship,? said the Filipino pound-for-pound champion in the aftermath of Floyd…

  • Burglary try on Pacman mansion foiled

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao is relieved that authorities were quick to respond to a burglary attempt on his $2 million mansion Friday in Los Angeles. ?I?m glad the burglary attempt was…

  • Roach: We’ll try new tack vs Marquez

    By Abac Cordero

    MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao has learned from his mistakes in dealing with Juan Manuel Marquez, the great Mexican counterpuncher. His trainer, Freddie Roach, said they?re planning a different kind of approach…