Abac Cordero
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DAY OF SUPER PACMAN
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS — This time, it was Erik Morales’ face, and not Manny Pacquiao’s, that looked terrible after the fight. In avenging his painful loss to the Mexican last March, Pacquiao knocked…
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Pinoy streak in US bouts getting to be the trend
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS–There’s a hot streak going for Filipino boxers fighting here in the US. Just four months after scoring three knockout wins on a single night, two Filipino boxers once again went…
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Wife Jinkee knows better than all those pundits
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS–Next time you’d ask for a prediction for a Manny Pacquiao fight, don’t go to his trainer Freddie Roach, his manager Gary Shaw or even the boxer’s closest friends. Go to…
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Morales brought to hospital for precautionary check-up
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS–Erik Morales was taken to the hospital Saturday shortly after getting knocked out by Manny Pacquiao at the Thomas and Mack Center. The Mexican, who has never been knocked out before,…
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It’s payback time for Manny
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS — For the second time in 10 months, Manny Pacquiao, a Filipino, and Erik Morales, a Mexican, will take center stage in this city of non-stop entertainment. Once again, boxing…
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Morales happy he made weight limit — barely
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS–Thirty minutes before the official weigh-in, Erik Morales tipped the scales, half-naked. When he got off, he gave his promoter, Bob Arum of Top Rank, a big bear hug. They both…
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Chavit puts in bet, says Pinoy champ sure winner
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS–Luis "Chavit" Singson, the swanky former governor of Ilocos Sur, has issued a fearless forecast for Saturday’s bout between Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales. "It’s going to be Manny Pacquiao by…
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Odds now in favor of Pacman
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS — Manny Pacquiao is back in the driver’s seat as far as the betting odds for his coming fight with Erik Morales is concerned. At the sportsbook.com betting station located…
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Trainer sets fight plan for Morales
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS – The Erik Morales you saw last September will not be the same Erik Morales you’ll see on Saturday. Jose Luis Lopez, the brand-new trainer of the great Mexican fighter,…
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Big fight overwhelms Pacquiao
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS – Two days before the big fight, Manny Pacquiao is starting to feel the tremendous weight on his shoulders. As he rested Thursday morning inside his 51st floor suite of…
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Fearless forecast: Morales out on 8th
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS – While almost everybody said the fight could last the distance, at least there was someone bold and more specific predicting a Manny Pacquiao victory inside eight rounds. "Put your…
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Erik to invade heavier class
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS–Unless he loses to Manny Pacquiao on Saturday, Erik Morales said Wednesday he might push through with his plans to go a division higher by the end of the year. "I’m…
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Morales bares deadly plan against Pacquiao
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS – Erik Morales let it known during Wednesday’s press conference how he intends to beat Manny Pacquiao in their rematch on Saturday at the Thomas and Mack Center here. "I…
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Ticket prices skyrocket as bout nears
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS — When boxing promoter Bob Arum said last week that sales for the upcoming fight was "phenomenal" it was clear that he wasn’t joking. Ticket sales, as a matter of…
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Morales warns he’s stronger, better
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS — Despite two major changes in his training set-up, Erik Morales is expecting the same kind of result in his battle with Filipino Manny Pacquiao on Saturday. "All these changes…
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‘Manny ready to go the full route’
By Abac Cordero
These were the exact words of Freddie Roach when he and Manny Pacquiao generously faced mediamen, mostly foreign, before they staged a light workout at the IBA Gym here Tuesday morning. Roach,…
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US manager sees Pacman victory romp
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS — Gary Gittelsohn, the manager of Filipino world champion Brian Viloria, doesn’t see a close fight on Saturday at the Thomas and Mack Center here. "I don’t see a close…
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Jinkee predicts hubby winning in 10
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS — While Manny Pacquiao has refused to make a prediction for his coming fight with Erik Morales, his lovely wife Jinkee was quick and ready to make one. "Ten rounds.…
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Pacquiao hot for revenge in cold Vegas
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS — Manny Pacquiao arrived at the fabulous Wynn Las Vegas late Monday evening with the highest of hopes that he could settle an old score with Mexico’s Erik Morales when…
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Purse share: Morales $3M, Pacman $2M
By Abac Cordero
LOS ANGELES — How much is Erik Morales getting for this fight? According to Manny Pacquiao himself, the Mexican gladiator whom he’s up against this coming weekend in Las Vegas is getting…