Abac Cordero
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Anybody but Cortez for Pacquiao, Marquez
By Abac Cordero
Neither camp wants Joe Cortez as the third man on the ring. Juan Manuel Marquez, who stakes his WBC super-featherweight crown against Manny Pacquiao on March 15 in Las Vegas, aired his…
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Pacman begins tough LA grind
By Abac Cordero
Unless Freddie Roach says otherwise, Manny Pacquiao will report to the Wild Card Gym on Tuesday (Los Angeles time) to resume his training for a March 15 showdown with Juan Manuel Marquez…
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Pacman to rake in P348M vs Marquez
By Abac Cordero
For this fight alone, the one against Juan Manuel Marquez on March 15 in Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao could earn as much as what he got in three fights with Erik Morales.…
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Marquez sees no need to see Pacman tapes
By Abac Cordero
Juan Manuel Marquez thinks he knows Manny Pacquiao too well that there?s really no need to review fight videos of his Filipino opponent. ?Not very often I see (fight) videos of my…
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Ring dangles super-feather belt in rematch
By Abac Cordero
Manny Pacquiao might soon end up wearing three belts. The Ring Magazine, the Bible of Boxing, has announced that it is staking its super-featherweight title during Pacquiao?s March 15 rematch with Juan…
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Pacquiao starts buildup for Marquez in GenSan
By Abac Cordero
Manny Pacquiao steps up his preparations for the Juan Manuel Marquez rematch when he hooks up with Pinoy trainer Buboy Fernandez today in Gen. Santos City. Fernandez is flying in from Bicol…
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Pacquiao pauses for commercial break
By Abac Cordero
Manny Pacquiao spent the whole day yesterday filming commercials and plans to spend a few more days in Gen. Santos City before beginning his serious training for his March 15 rematch with…
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Pacquiao back in Manila, visits Para?aque gym
By Abac Cordero
Manny Pacquiao is not falling behind in training for his March 15 rematch with Juan Manuel Marquez. Barely hours after quietly slipping into the country yesterday morning from a weeklong family break…
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Pacman-Marquez II fires up Mexicans
By Abac Cordero
The Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez rematch has become so hot that people in Mexico just can?t stop talking about it. Promoter Bob Arum, who is vacationing in the Mexican city of Cabo…
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Arum, Manny all focused on Marquez fight
By Abac Cordero
Manny Pacquiao will have his hands full against Juan Manuel Marquez that his promoter, Bob Arum, has refused to look farther ahead of the March 15 rematch in Las Vegas. ?Marquez alone…
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Pay-per-view surge seen in Pacman bout
By Abac Cordero
Promoter Bob Arum is expecting no less than 500,000 pay-per-view buys for the March 15 rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez. ?We expect to reach that figure,? said the Top…
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Roach: Marquez never been tested since Pacman match
By Abac Cordero
Freddie Roach insists that Juan Manuel Marquez has never been into a fight as tough, as testy as the one he had against Manny Pacquiao in 2004 in Las Vegas. The two-time…
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Marquez starts training for Pacman rematch
By Abac Cordero
Manny Pacquiao is enjoying Christmas with his family and trainer Freddie Roach in Boracay while Juan Manuel Marquez is pounding the roads of Mexico for their March 15 rematch in Las Vegas.…
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Pacman, Roach take Christmas break in Boracay
By Abac Cordero
Boxer Manny Pacquiao and trainer Freddie Roach are spending Christmas in sunny Boracay. Pacquiao stepped foot on the tropical paradise late Thursday afternoon with wife Jinkee, their three children, their ?yayas? and…
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Arum sees tough fight vs Marquez
By Abac Cordero
Bob Arum believes that for Manny Pacquiao, Juan Manuel Marquez will be the tougher fight as compared to the ones he had against Erik Morales or Marco Antonio Barrera. ?Absolutely,? said Arum…
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Manny no Mexican tormentor ? Marquez
By Abac Cordero
Like everybody else, Manny Pacquiao is so excited with his coming rematch with Juan Manuel Marquez. ?Yes, it?s Marquez. I?m excited,? said the Filipino boxer who can create a stir with everything…
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3 Manny?s join hands for boxing
By Abac Cordero
Manny Lopez, Manny Pacquiao and Manny V. Pangilinan joined hands yesterday, and gave amateur boxing a big, big shot in the arm. Lopez, who heads the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines,…
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It?s go for blockbuster Pacquiao-Marquez II
By Abac Cordero
The rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez has been sealed, and this early Top Rank promoter Bob Arum is predicting a knockout victory by the Filipino superstar. ?Manny is going…
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Meza sees Boom Boom?s doom
By Abac Cordero
Yesterday?s intensity-four earthquake failed to shake Antonio ?Barrio? Meza who vowed to beat Rey ?Boom Boom? Bautista this coming Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum. ?I?m going for the knockout. And I will…
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Who?s bluffing? Marquez in the mix
By Abac Cordero
Negotiations between Top Rank and Golden Boy has taken a quick turn as the door to a dream date, a million-dollar rematch with Manny Pacquiao re-opened for Juan Manuel Marquez. A very…