Abac Cordero
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Clottey to take fight to Pacquiao
DALLAS – Manny Pacquiao won’t need to run after Joshua Clottey. In fact, it’s the challenger from Ghana who might end up chasing the Filipino inside the ring on Saturday before an…
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Manny, Clottey face off sans trash talk
DALLAS – There’s just too much respect between these two fighters it may take a little while before they start hurting each other inside the ring. They smiled at each other, shook…
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Clottey’s lethal weapons – uppercut, headbutt
DALLAS – Freddie Roach said there are only two things to avoid when you’re up against Joshua Clottey. One, the uppercut, and two, the headbutt. “If you fall into the pocket with…
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‘Pacquiao will end up in hospital’
DALLAS – He must have had a drink too many for him to say some nasty things about Manny Pacquiao. “Manny’s going straight to the hospital after the fight,” Kwaku Gyamfi, a…
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Jones wants another Manny bout
DALLAS – Jerry Jones, the Texas billionaire, is hoping that this won’t be the first and last time he’d see Manny Pacquiao fight at the Cowboys Stadium. In fact, word leaked out…
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‘Never lost in Texas’ – Roach warns
DALLAS – As the chartered Boeing 737 was coming to a complete stop at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport late Monday evening, fond memories of Texas must have suddenly crossed Freddie…
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Ariza unfazed by Ghanaian superb form
HOLLYWOOD – Alex Ariza said he’d never seen Joshua Clottey up close, and doesn’t mind if the 33-year-old fighter from Ghana has the body of a super-athlete. “I’ve only seen him in…
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Vegas fight odds put Manny at minus 800
HOLLYWOOD – The fight odds suggest that the only way Manny Pacquiao would lose to Joshua Clottey on March 13 is if he climbs the ring blind-folded. As the Filipino superstar prepared…
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Biggest loser richer by $23,000
HOLLYWOOD – Forty-nine pounds lighter and $23,000 richer. That was how Tim Sladeck, who works on some of Manny Pacquiao’s endorsement deals in the United States, crawled out of the La Palazzo…
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‘Champ’s got skills, techniques’
HOLLYWOOD – Steve Forbes, one of Manny Pacquiao’s sparring partners, is on the same page with Freddie Roach. The 33-year-old boxer from Nevada told Pinoy scribes the other day he sees Pacquiao…
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Pacman in 6 or 7 – Roach
HOLLYWOOD – Manny Pacquiao turned on the heat inside the gym Saturday as the temperature dropped outside. He sparred for six rounds against Abdulla Amidu and Dave Rodela. He worked so hard.…
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Pacquiao hurts Roach’s chin in gym
HOLLYWOOD – For 15 rounds non-stop, Manny Pacquiao went for the kill. And a good number of times, he caught his master, Freddie Roach, on the chin or just too hard on…
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Truly pound-for-pound king – Chavez
HOLLYWOOD – He stayed quietly in one corner and watched Manny Pacquiao do his thing on top of the ring. When it was over, as he made his way out of the…
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Ariza: Cotto formula ideal versus Clottey
HOLLYWOOD – Strength and conditioning coach Alex Ariza said there’s no need to change the formula. He said Manny Pacquiao is at 153 lb with eight days left to the fight but…
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‘Fight won’t go full route’
HOLLYWOOD – On the eve of his 50th birthday, Freddie Roach said he’s sticking to what he had said that Joshua Clottey, who’s never been knocked out in his life, is going…
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Arum: Pacquiao faces toughest fight
HOLLYWOOD – Freddie Roach said Wednesday that Manny Pacquiao can knock Joshua Clottey out inside nine rounds. Most people would believe the four-time Trainer of the Year. But not Bob Arum, the…
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Sparmates can’t keep up with in-form Manny
HOLLYWOOD – Probably one reason Freddie Roach wanted less rounds of sparring this time is because it’s getting more and more difficult to find guys who can really keep up with Manny…
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Clottey: I throw punches that cause big damage
MANILA, Philippines - Joshua Clottey doesn’t enjoy watching tapes of his opponents on the ring. Not even Manny Pacquiao. However, that doesn’t mean that the 33-year-old fighter from Ghana is climbing the…
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Sonsona too young to quit – promoter
MANILA, Philippines - Marvin Sonsona should seriously rethink his plans after being knocked out by Wilfredo Gomez Jr. yesterday in Puerto Rico. His promoter, Sammi Gello-ani, can only hope that Sonsona goes…
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Pacman all set and rarin’ to KO Clottey
MANILA, Philippines - Barely six weeks into training and Freddie Roach believes that Manny Pacquiao is ready to fight. And ready to knock Joshua Clottey out. “Manny Pacquiao is in great shape.…
