Abac Cordero
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Sparmate jars RP icon with a straight
By Abac Cordero
LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao played along and got tagged a couple of times when he sparred for eight rounds Thursday at the Wild Card Gym. His trainer, Freddie Roach, felt it…
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Pacman gives up crown
By Abac Cordero
LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao is letting go of the lightweight crown he won over David Diaz last June. The Filipino superstar, all set to face the great Oscar dela Hoya at…
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Pacquiao ready for foe’s lethal weapons
By Abac Cordero
LOS ANGELES - Forget about Oscar dela Hoya?s right hand because it just won?t work against Manny Pacquiao. ?It?s just his left, the uppercut and the hook, that we?re looking out for,?…
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Counter-punch will do the trick vs Oscar
By Abac Cordero
LOS ANGELES - Each day at the Wild Card Gym is a new day of learning for Manny Pacquiao and his trainer Freddie Roach. It?s all part of a long, tedious process…
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Manny has no chance – ex-champ Mayweather
By Abac Cordero
This Mayweather is certainly no Pacquiao admirer. In fact, Roger Mayweather, a former champion and member of the flamboyant boxing clan, is belittling Manny Pacquiao?s skills, saying the Filipino champion doesn?t stand…
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Pacquiao caps training
By Abac Cordero
Manny Pacquiao was impressive as he sparred 12 rounds against three different boxers yesterday (Saturday in Los Angeles), and next week he should start tapering off for his fast-approaching ?Dream Match? with…
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Pacquiao to spend P27.5M for tickets
By Abac Cordero
Manny Pacquiao is giving away $550,000 worth of tickets for the ?Dream Match? and 500 turkeys for Thanksgiving. Yes, the Filipino superstar has admitted to philboxing.com that he has spent around $550,000…
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Dream showdown will open door to rematch – Arum
By Abac Cordero
Ricky Hatton facing the winner between Manny Pacquiao and Oscar dela Hoya is not a sure thing. While there?s nothing in the Pacquiao-Dela Hoya contract that calls for an immediate rematch between…
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Roach turn to absorb Dela Hoya verbal jabs
By Abac Cordero
It was Oscar dela Hoya?s media day, and it was Freddie Roach?s turn to take some punches. For the first time since he started training for the Dec. 6 ?Dream Match? with…
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Onyok says facelift good for ABAP
By Abac Cordero
Ex-boxer Mansueto ?Onyok? Velasco, the last Filipino to win a medal in the Olympics, is hoping for the best now that the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines is under a new…
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Roach: 150 pounds is our limit
By Abac Cordero
Freddie Roach has set the limit as to how much Manny Pacquiao could or should weigh when he climbs the ring against Oscar dela Hoya on Dec. 6 at the MGM Grand…
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Manny to exploit Hoya lapse vs Mayweather
By Abac Cordero
As he looked forward to Manny Pacquiao?s Dec. 6 fight with Oscar dela Hoya, trainer Freddie Roach also looked back to the Golden Boy?s showdown with Floyd Mayweather Jr. last year. Roach…
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Pacquiao to push Hoya to the limit
By Abac Cordero
It?s Oscar dela Hoya, and not Manny Pacquiao, who?s going to run out of steam as the ?Dream Match? enters the crucial rounds on Dec. 6 at the MGM Grand in Las…
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Pacquiao may not see need to pay WBC
By Abac Cordero
Based on what he said last week, even before the pricey WBC issue came up, Manny Pacquiao isn?t sure whether or not he?ll ever defend the WBC lightweight crown he won over…
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Pacquiao to pay WBC $50,000 – no more
By Abac Cordero
While Manny Pacquiao may be willing to settle the $30,000 he reportedly owes the World Boxing Council for previous sanction fees, the Filipino camp is asking why he is being asked to…
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Pacman growing bigger, stronger
By Abac Cordero
Manny Pacquiao may be four inches shorter than Oscar dela Hoya but the Filipino champion is making sure that there won?t be a huge difference when it comes to body strength. ?You…
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All?s not well in Dela Hoya camp?
By Abac Cordero
Oscar dela Hoya tapping 87-year-old Angelo Dundee to be part of his training team so close to the fight is not a good sign that all?s well in the Golden Boy camp.…
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Pacquiao, Dela Hoya take breather: It?s show time
By Abac Cordero
Tickets to the ?Dream Match? between Manny Pacquiao and Oscar dela Hoya have long been sold out and yet the two superstars in the thick of training are still taking time out…
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Dundee can’t help Hoya win, say critics
By Abac Cordero
The presence of legendary trainer Angelo Dundee in Oscar dela Hoya?s corner is no assurance of a Golden Boy victory over the younger, stronger and faster Manny Pacquiao on Dec. 6 at…
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Pacman not giving up 135 lb crown
By Abac Cordero
Manny Pacquiao will always have a fallback just in case he fails in his coming ?Dream Match? with Oscar dela Hoya in Las Vegas. He can always go down in weight and…