Abac Cordero
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Last Chapter of Trilogy: Pacquiao, Morales in top shape, see victory
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? Without really trying, Erik Morales threw his weight around Thursday?s press conference. At the packed Cox Concourse of the Thomas and Mack Center here, the crafty Mexican boxer simply…
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Morales rebuilt according to specifications ? Velocity
By Abac Cordero
Losing a lot of weight made Erik Morales come out of the Velocity Sports Performance Center in Los Angeles a better boxer and a better fighter. Jorgen Person, who helped run an…
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Bob Arum brings house down with STAR story
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? Before a jampacked press conference, Bob Arum, the legendary boxing promoter, made special mention of a recent Philippine STAR article where a Filipino bishop said it?s not a sin…
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Bobby overweight, stripped of title
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? Bobby Pacquiao lost his WBC Continental Americas super-featherweight crown without taking a punch. The 26-year-old brother of ring sensation Manny Pacquiao weighed in Wednesday afternoon three pounds over the…
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Roach broadside irks Morales
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? The word war continues between Erik Morales, the boxer, and Freddie Roach, the trainer. Just three days before the fight of the year, Morales unleashed a flurry against Manny…
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Roach says Barrera rematch can wait
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? Whatever happens Saturday, whether or not Manny Pacquiao beats Erik Morales, the Filipino slugger should take a little more time to rest before preparing for his next fight. That?s…
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Morales going for kill, picks puncher?s gloves
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? Erik Morales shifting from Winning to Cleto Reyes gloves is a clear indication that the Mexican and his 30-year-old knuckles are going for an early kill on Saturday. Freddie…
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Arum: No problem with Erik?s weight
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? When Erik Morales holds a rare media workout Wednesday afternoon at the Top Rank Gym here in Vegas, a lot of questions regarding his weight will find some answers.…
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Silent, elusive Morales arrives
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? Erik Morales was slippery as an eel Monday evening, granting no interviews and turning his back on Filipino mediamen who waited for two hours for his arrival at the…
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Pacman sharp in 30-minute roadwork
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? Under the extreme cold, Manny Pacquiao hit the road early Monday morning and looked good during a bristling 30-minute run at the UNLV track stadium here. Pacquiao had three…
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Fight odds make Manny uneasy
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao isn?t too happy being tagged as the overwhelming favorite. Or at least, that?s the way he sounded. "Sobra naman ang tiwala nila sa akin (They?re putting too…
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Vegas odds soar as Pacquiao hits town
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao quietly slipped into the luxurious Wynn Hotel here late Sunday afternoon, carrying his expensive guitar and wearing a big, red tag as the overwhelming favorite in his…
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Manny?s power, speed awe Mexican sparmate
By Abac Cordero
LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao, according to one of his Mexican sparring partners, will be very hard to beat when he climbs the ring against Erik Morales next week in Las Vegas.…
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Sidelight: Pacman to get own LA condo
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? The next time Manny Pacquio trains in Los Angeles, probably next March where a fight with Marco Antonio Barrera is being considered, he may no longer need to rent…
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Manny ends LA camp, motors to Vegas
By Abac Cordero
LOS ANGELES ? A heavy workout at the Wild Card Gym and a sing-along party at a nearby Thai restaurant highlighted Manny Pacquiao?s last day of training here in this cold City…
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Pacman can?t wait to fight Morales
By Abac Cordero
LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao worked just as hard in the absence of his chief trainer Freddie Roach Friday, and shortly after said he couldn?t wait to fight Erik Morales, beat the…
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Latino?s bets are for Manny
By Abac Cordero
LOS ANGELES ? There?s a Latino fighter here in LA who?s rooting for Manny Pacquiao, and not Erik Morales. "I know Pacquiao is fighting a Latino. I?m Latino. But my money?s on…
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Pacman trains like ‘animal in the ring’
By Abac Cordero
LOS ANGELES — With only 10 days before the big fight, Manny Pacquiao is pushing himself so hard in training that one of his associates has already likened the boxer to an…
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‘Morales must be at his best’
By Abac Cordero
Unless Erik Morales shows up in his best fighting form, the 30-year-old Mexican will surely be in for serious trouble against Manny Pacquiao on Nov. 18 in Las Vegas. In a recent…
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Pacquiao bout winner to face Barrera for title
By Abac Cordero
Marco Antonio Barrera must be smelling a Manny Pacquiao victory over Erik Morales later this month that this early, the reigning WBC champion has marked the date for his projected rematch with…