Abac Cordero
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Diazes pose no problem for Manny
By Abac Cordero
If he plays his cards right, Manny Pacquiao might just end up as the undisputed lightweight champion of the world. Pacquiao, according to his adviser Wakee Salud, can handle both champions in…
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Diaz demands 7-figure purse to face Manny
By Abac Cordero
David Diaz, the WBC lightweight champion who is being considered as Manny Pacquiao?s next opponent, said a title fight with the Filipino champion will only take place if the price is right.…
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GMA, boxing greats to grace WBC confab
By Abac Cordero
Add President Arroyo?s name to the growing list of distinguished guests to the 45th World Boxing Council Convention, which the country is hosting on Nov. 11 to 17 at the Manila Hotel.…
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Pacman to earn more in bout vs Diaz
By Abac Cordero
The next good fight for Manny Pacquiao is the one against David Diaz. According to boxing expert Wakee Salud, it would be more practical for Pacquiao to fight Diaz than face super-featherweight…
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Manny accepts Valero challenge
By Abac Cordero
Manny Pacquiao has set aside his plans to move up to the lightweight division and instead remain as a super-featherweight for a possible crack at WBA king Edwin Valero. ?I think I?d…
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Marquez rematch still hot draw ? Dela Hoya
By Abac Cordero
LOS ANGELES ? Oscar dela Hoya of Golden Boy is hot for a rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez. Bob Arum of Top Rank is not. After last Saturday?s fight,…
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?Good fights await Manny at 130 lbs?
By Abac Cordero
Noted trainer Freddie Roach said Manny Pacquiao should stay in the 130-lb division where the big fights are although he would let the Filipino boxing icon test the waters in the 135-lb…
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Pacquiao wants David Diaz next
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? Juan Manuel Marquez. Edwin Valero. Joan Guzman. Humberto Soto. Sorry guys. Manny Pacquiao wants David Diaz. ?Manny told me he wants him,? said trainer Freddie Roach late Saturday night,…
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Manny to climb ring again February
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? Whether it will be against reigning World Boxing Council super featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez or world lightweight champion David Diaz, Manny Pacquiao is looking for a February date…
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Too fast, too furious
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao proved faster and stronger as he outclassed a Marco Antonio Barrera that wasn?t ready to go down yesterday, putting a closure on the Mexican?s storied career with…
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Valero unimpressed with Pacquiao feat
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? Edwin Valero, the sensational knockout artist from Venezuela, wants Manny Pacquiao. The 25-year-old boxer with dynamite fists said he wasn?t impressed with Pacquiao?s performance Saturday night at Mandalay Bay.…
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Roach gives ?8? rating for Pacman
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? It?s always been typical for Freddie Roach to grade Manny Pacquiao after each fight. This time, according to the American trainer, Pacquiao scored an eight. ?I?d give him an…
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Pacquiao tipped to win by knockout
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS - Nearly four years after they waged war in San Antonio, Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera will be at it again Saturday evening (Sunday noon in Manila) at the…
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Mexican boxing agent cheers for Filipino idol
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? Rafael Mendoza, the seasoned boxing agent from Mexico, has joined the Manny Pacquiao cheering squad. Mendoza, a former sportswriter who has handled 18 different champions over recent decades, Friday…
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Ring Magazine ed sees stoppage
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS - The editor-in-chief of Ring Magazine, known as the Bible of Boxing, has given Manny Pacquiao his full blessing. Nigel Collins, who joined the magazine in 1972 and became editor-in-chief…
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Excess pounds no weighty issue
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? Word flew out of Manny Pacquiao?s camp Thursday that he was three pounds over the limit. But there?s really no one sounding off the alarm yet. Not the trainer,…
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Roach tells Manny to stay off the ropes
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? Do a Sugar Ray. But stay away from the ropes. Freddie Roach asked Manny Pacquiao to bear this in mind Thursday, saying he could land in trouble if he…
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Leonard says power is key
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? He didn?t exactly say who?s going to win the fight. But it seemed that Sugar Ray Leonard, the great, great champion, is leaning on Manny Pacquiao. Leonard was at…
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Pinay to debut in Manny fight card
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? Ana ?Hurricane? Julaton, a full-blooded Filipina, makes her pro debut against Elena Coto of Texas in a four-round superbantamweight bout spicing up the Mandalay Bay undercard that will lead…
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But retirement unlikely if he wins ? Hoya
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? Marco Antonio Barrera and his promoter, Oscar dela Hoya, are not on the same page when it comes to the question of retirement. While Barrera said this will be…