Abac Cordero
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Roach puts money on the line for Hoya fight
By Abac Cordero
As the possibility of a Manny Pacquiao-Oscar dela Hoya fight remained, trainer Freddie Roach has once again assured a victory by the Filipino superstar ? if the fight ever takes place. ?I…
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Oscar offers 70-30 split but Pacman wants more
By Abac Cordero
Give us more or the fight is off. Manny Pacquiao?s legal counsel sent this message across yesterday amid reports that Pacquiao is being offered only 30 percent of everything for him to…
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Morales fears Pacman will lose steam vs Hoya
By Abac Cordero
Erik Morales knows Manny Pacquiao too well that he can speak of the Filipino?s chances against Oscar dela Hoya. ?Pacquiao would get tired after six or seven rounds and will have nothing…
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Roach still at it; talks resume next week
By Abac Cordero
As the negotiations take a standstill, probably halted by questions on the revenue split of which network would bring the fight to the Philippines, trainer Freddie Roach continued to drum it up…
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Dela Hoya offers Manny 60-40 sharing
By Abac Cordero
A forty-sixty share should make Manny Pacquiao a very happy man as negotiations for a dream showdown with Oscar dela Hoya got underway yesterday in Los Angeles. Top Rank big boss Bob…
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Oscar faces stiffer fine for excess pounds
By Abac Cordero
Manny Pacquiao will ask Oscar dela Hoya to shell out a little more than $750,000 for every pound in excess of the weight limit. According to Pacquiao?s legal counsel, Franklin Gacal, $750,000…
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Roach comments enrage Dela Hoya
By Abac Cordero
It seems Freddie Roach has gotten into the nerves of Oscar dela Hoya that boxing?s Golden Boy wants no one else but Manny Pacquiao for his farewell fight in December. Golden Boy…
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Pacman begins talks with Hoya Camp in US
By Abac Cordero
Manny Pacquiao will finally get some first-hand information on what?s in store for him if he gets to face Oscar dela Hoya in December in Las Vegas. Pacquiao arrived in Los Angeles…
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Oscar wants Manny at 147
By Abac Cordero
It?s 147 lbs or nothing. Eric Gomez, vice president of Golden Boy Promotions, said Oscar dela Hoya won?t settle for anything lower than 147 lbs as the official weight of a possible…
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Banal over-trained, lost steam
By Abac Cordero
There was a pall of gloom in AJ Banal?s dressing room Saturday evening, almost an hour after the previously undefeated boxer took a stunning loss to Panama?s Rafael Concepcion. For so long,…
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Feuding Arum, Roach put act together
By Abac Cordero
Manny Pacquiao?s promoter, Bob Arum, and trainer, Freddie Roach, are back on the same page. More than a week after two men calling the shots for Pacquiao had a little verbal tussle,…
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Banal fights Panamanian slugger
By Abac Cordero
CEBU CITY ? AJ ?Bazooka? Banal expressed his readiness to beat Rafael ?Little Bull? Concepcion by any means today in the hope of getting a clear shot at the world title by…
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Concepcion barely makes weight limit
By Abac Cordero
CEBU CITY ? For more than an hour, Rafael ?El Torito? Concepcion tried to shed off an excess pound, and once he did he started looking forward to a good payday. Concepcion,…
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Pacman must be at his best vs Oscar
By Abac Cordero
Manny Pacquiao vowed to be in his best shape ever if and when he gets to fight Oscar dela Hoya in December. ?If it?s Oscar I?m fighting, training should be at least…
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Jinkee insists Dela Hoya too big for Manny
By Abac Cordero
Manny Pacquiao wants to fight Oscar dela Hoya. How about Jinkee? ?A-yo-ko (I don?t want),? said the lovely wife of the Pinoy slugger when asked if she?s in favor of Pacquiao going…
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Pacman wants Dela Hoya?s hide
By Abac Cordero
Manny Pacquiao says he can handle Oscar dela Hoya. And he wants the fight against the Golden Boy in December. ?Kaya ko yan (I can handle it),? said Pacquiao Monday evening during…
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Pacquiao to meet Arum for next bout
By Abac Cordero
The week up ahead will provide Manny Pacquiao and his legions of fans a much clearer picture of the Filipino superstar?s next move on the ring. Pacquiao, the hottest boxer in the…
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Typhoon victims get Pacman donation
By Abac Cordero
While a lot of people are busy talking about the who-where-and-when details of his next fight, boxer Manny Pacquiao is so busy looking after humanitarian and environmental concerns. Three weeks after his…
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Arum tells Pacquiao, Roach: Shut up
By Abac Cordero
Bob Arum has issued a gag order on Freddie Roach and Manny Pacquiao as the Top Rank big boss works on a possible fight between the Filipino champ and Oscar dela Hoya…
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Pacquiao to decide which title to retain
By Abac Cordero
The World Boxing Council has given Manny Pacquiao only until July 28 to decide which belt he intends to keep. Pacquiao won the WBC super-featherweight crown by beating Juan Manuel Marquez last…