Abac Cordero
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Roach guarantees Pacquiao win
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines - Freddie Roach wants to see a knockout when Manny Pacquiao, who hasn?t score one since 2009, stakes his WBO welterweight crown against Australia?s Jeff Horn on July 2. ?Manny…
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Manny to use hit-and-run vs Aussie
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao will employ a hit-and-run tactic against Australian challenger Jeff Horn at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on July 2. ?Manny will train and do the best he…
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Pacquiao reviews contract
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines - Bob Arum of Top Rank sounded very confident yesterday that Manny Pacquiao?s planned fight against Australian Jeff Horn will take place on July 2. We?re very close,? Arum said…
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Pacman to bare next fight, venue
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao will decide and then announce in the next few days who to fight next and where the fight is going to take place. ?Maybe the end of…
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Still no deal on venue; Brook up next?
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines - Top Rank chief Bob Arum expressed confidence Manny Pacquiao?s world tour will be a resounding success with a clash with Australian Jeff Horn kicking off the farewell tour in…
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Horn confident he can stop Pacquiao
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines ? Jeff Horn is talking about Manny Pacquiao?s weaknesses inside the ring before his promoters could seal the deal for him to fight the future Hall of Famer on April…
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Pacquiao for toughest bout vs Crawford
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines ? Unbeaten light-welterweight champion Terence Crawford, recently ordered jailed for ?disorderly conduct? in his native Nebraska, presents a very tough fight for Manny Pacquiao. If the 38-year-old Filipino superstar chooses…
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Roach wants Pacquiao to fight Crawford at 140
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines ? If Terence Crawford is next for Manny Pacquiao, trainer Freddie Roach is going to think twice whether the fight should happen at 140 or 147 pounds. Crawford is the…
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Unbeaten Crawford stops Molina, wants Pacquiao anytime next year
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines ? Terence Crawford made sure he looked good inside the ring yesterday and expressed his readiness to take on Filipino boxing champion Manny Pacquiao anytime next year. Crawford, the pride…
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Senate body begins probe on what ails Philippine sports
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines - The Senate committee on sports headed by Sen. Manny Pacquiao will take a closer look at the problems hounding Philippine sports when top officials from the Philippine Olympic Committee…
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Melindo decisions Thai for lightfly interim title
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines ? Milan Melindo came well-prepared and proved to be the better fighter inside the ring Saturday evening, earning a unanimous decision over Thailand?s Fahlan Sakkreerin at the Cebu Coliseum. Melindo,…
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Ronnie Nathanielsz , 81: So long, partner
By Abac Cordero
From the exploits of the late Gabriel ?Flash? Elorde to the early days of the PBA, the birth of Manny Pacquiao as a boxing icon to the Azkals? surge, Ronnie Nathanielsz had…
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Thumbs-up for rematch? Pacquiao, Mayweather hint at it
By Abac Cordero
LOS ANGELES ? Gone were the hostilities, the ill-feelings, the standoff in talks, the drug issues that nearly scuttled the staging of boxing history?s richest fight in May 2015. Saturday in Las…
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Pacquiao to Mayweather: Let?s talk
By Abac Cordero
Floyd coming to Manila to play hoops? LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao just assured the boxing world that he?ll be back to fight next year. And whether it will be against Floyd…
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Pacquiao: The legend grows
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? A hard left that felled his rival marked the return of Manny Pacquiao in a thrilling showdown that further added luster to his legacy before a crowd of more…
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Last days of training: Pacquiao hungry for more
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao would have sparred with anybody thrown at him inside the ring of the Top Rank Gym on a cool Tuesday afternoon. He would have sparred with Freddie…
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Stronger Manny off to Vegas
By Abac Cordero
Roach marvels at Pacman?s fierce form LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao held his final sparring session Monday, worked the mitts with Freddie Roch and left his trainer feeling his left shoulder if…
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Vegas, Vargas await ?returning? Pacquiao
By Abac Cordero
LOS ANGELES ? Less than seven weeks shy of his 38th birthday, Manny Pacquiao heads for Las Vegas for yet another fight that may or may not be his last. Pacquiao is…
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Pacquiao: Vargas will be cautious
By Abac Cordero
LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao and Bob Arum are not on the same page as to what Jessie Vargas would do inside the ring of the Thomas & Mack Center in Las…
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Pacman spars, leaves for Los Angeles
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines - Manny Pacquiao trained hard behind closed doors yesterday afternoon and was scheduled to board an evening flight to Los Angeles for the final push as his welterweight title clash…