Abac Cordero
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Win or lose, Manny to fight next year
MANILA, Philippines - Bob Arum isn?t one of those thinking of Manny Pacquiao?s retirement. Fact is Arum had already hinted that win or lose in Pacquiao?s Nov. 13 bout with Antonio Margarito,…
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Retirement or politics – it’s Manny’s call – Roach
MANILA, Philippines - No. Freddie Roach isn?t really urging Manny Pacquiao to retire from boxing. But the celebrated trainer yesterday told Fanhouse there?s nothing he could do if Pacquiao, now a congressman,…
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Pacman steps up training in L. A.
MANILA, Philippines - No more basketball. No more road trips. No more appointments. For the next two weeks, it will all be boxing, boxing and boxing for Manny Pacquiao. The Filipino superstar…
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Boxing losing its grip on Pacquiao?
MANILA, Philippines ? Could this be the last fight for Manny Pacquiao? It could be if you listen to his chief trainer Freddie Roach who must be feeling he?s losing his grip…
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Manny may go for short, swift kill
MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao might just go for the early kill against Antonio Margarito. ?Siguro aatake kami (We might move in) first and second (rounds),? said the Filipino pound-for-pound champion after…
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Arum lines up 2 Pacman fights
MANILA, Philippines - Bob Arum, this early, is looking at two fights for Manny Pacquiao next year. It could be against Floyd Mayweather Jr., Shane Mosley, Juan Manuel Marquez, Miguel Cotto, Andre…
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‘The odds must be crazy’
MANILA, Philippines - Top Rank?s main man Bob Arum, who?s into boxing promotions half his life, couldn?t believe his eyes looking at the fight odds for the Nov. 13 showdown between Manny…
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Roach: No worry, Manny will be ready
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines ? You?ve got to take his word when Freddie Roach says there?s no need to worry. ?We need a little more focus, but I think overall we?re doing okay,?…
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Howling ‘Juan’ fails to slow down Pacman
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines ? Manny Pacquiao tried hard to impress everybody who watched him train at the Shape Up Gym yesterday. There was his promoter, Bob Arum, seated comfortably against the wall,…
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Worried Arum asks: Where’s the old Manny?
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines ? Bob Arum did not like what he saw at the gym. Mincing no words, the legendary promoter expressed his disappointment over the way Manny Pacquiao has been training…
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Roach: Size won’t matter
MANILA, Philippines - Freddie Roach won?t mind if Antonio Margarito climbs the ring at 200 lb. He said Manny Pacquiao will stick to the old winning formula of getting into a fight…
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Margarito in peak form: Arum says Pacquiao in trouble
MANILA, Philippines - Bob Arum came to deliver a message as strong or even stronger than the impending typhoon. ?He better step up his training,? he said of Manny Pacquiao, now catching…
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‘Bigger, better Margarito will whip Pacman’
MANILA, Philippines - Antonio Margarito has the tools, whatever is needed, to dismantle Manny Pacquiao. ?Anything... it could be an uppercut, a right hand, a body shot, whatever, he?ll get him with,?…
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Salud: Manny knows what’s good for him
MANILA, Philippines - Antonio Margarito is chopping wood and hasn?t skipped a beat in training. Manny Pacquiao is playing basketball and has been off the road, out of the gym a couple…
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Salud: Manny knows what’s good for him
MANILA, Philippines - Antonio Margarito is chopping wood and hasn?t skipped a beat in training. Manny Pacquiao is playing basketball and has been off the road, out of the gym a couple…
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Pacman revs up Baguio training
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines ? Boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao?s training in the highlands gets tougher now as it enters a higher level less than five weeks before he faces Mexican Antonio Margarito in…
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Champ goes through high-intensity interval exercises: Pacman steps up training
MANILA, Philippines - For more than an hour, under the hot morning sun, Manny Pacquiao yesterday did some strenuous exercises that would have made an ordinary athlete faint. Pacquiao trained at the…
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Tapia sees Pacquiao power in sparring
MANILA, Philippines - Even Glen Tapia, the Mexican sparring partner, is convinced that Manny Pacquiao will knock Antonio Margarito out on Nov. 13 in Texas. The 20-year-old Tapia needed just a few…
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Pacquiao under the weather – Ariza
MANILA, Philippines - He?s no Superman. Manny Pacquiao skipped his workout altogether yesterday because the pound-for-pound champion was ?not feeling well.? His strength and conditioning coach, Alex Ariza, spoke to The STAR…
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Pacquiao not in best shape, says trainer
MANILA, Philippines - Coach Freddie Roach said Manny Pacquiao is far from his best. But if it was true, it didn?t show yesterday when the 31-year-old Filipino icon sparred five rounds with…
