Abac Cordero
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‘Pacquiao has lost KO punch’
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS – The Cuban camp insisted Wednesday that Manny Pacquiao no longer has the power to knock people out inside the ring. They have the record books to prove their point.…
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Pacquiao ready to rumble
By Abac Cordero
HOLLYWOOD – From inside the master bedroom of his $2 million home here, Manny Pacquiao expressed his readiness to face a Cuban opponent who once won a medal in the Olympics. “Bakbakan…
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Pacquiao camp: No test, no entry
By Abac Cordero
HOLLYWOOD – Perhaps the most daunting task for members of Team Pacquiao here is to make sure no one, strictly no one, gets near Manny Pacquiao without testing negative for the deadly…
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Pacquiao not keen on calls by Thurman, Horn
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines ? Keith Thurman and Jeff Horn are both calling for a rematch with Manny Pacquiao while Marcos Maidana, the former world champion who hasn?t fought in five years, wants to…
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Gibbons: let Pacquiao ?relax, chill?
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines ? Manny Pacquiao, the ageless Filipino superstar, is almost certain at surpassing the pay-per-view numbers of some of his recent fights, including those against Tim Bradley and Adrien Broner. ?We?re…
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Durable Pacquiao rules out retirement
By Abac Cordero
Hints at ring return in early 2020 LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao likened himself to Muhammad Ali then described Saturday?s encounter with previously undefeated Keith Thurman as ?a real fight.? Pacquiao, who…
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Pacquiao-Thurman rematch looms
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? There could be a rematch. Just minutes after Saturday?s toe-to-toe battle, talks of a rematch between new WBA ?super? welterweight king Manny Pacquiao and dethroned champion Keith Thurman filled…
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Pacquiao sons see KO win
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? Jinkee Pacquiao kept her cards close to her chest and declined to make any prediction for Saturday?s title fight. ?Huwag na lang (There?s no need),? Manny Pacquiao?s fashionable wife…
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Where was Pacquiao?s belt?
By Abac Cordero
LAS VEGAS ? Something was missing up on stage Friday during the official weigh-in for Saturday?s big event between Manny Pacquiao and Keith Thurman. While the undefeated Thurman had his WBA ?super?…
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Pacquiao heads for oven-hot Vegas
By Abac Cordero
HOLLYWOOD ? Manny Pacquiao heads to Las Vegas Monday afternoon with nothing else to do but stay sharp, focused and hydrated. July is the hottest month of the year in Sin City.…
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Manny Pacquiao cool, calm, collected as fight nears
By Abac Cordero
HOLLYWOOD ? Loud music filled the air as Manny Pacquiao, in a playful mood, concluded a two-hour training at the Wild Card Gym Saturday. Pacquiao sang along as Neil Diamond?s 1969 hit…
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Pacman skips gym work, opts to rest
By Abac Cordero
HOLLYWOOD ? Manny Pacquiao skipped his afternoon session at the Wild Card Gym here Friday, opting to stay home and give his 40-year-old body enough time to rest and recover. ?We go…
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Manny Pacquiao gives all in sparring
By Abac Cordero
HOLLYWOOD ? Manny Pacquiao must have thought he was inside the ring with Keith Thurman Thursday afternoon at the Wild Card Gym. The 40-year-old superstar sparred eight rounds with two different boxers,…
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Jimuel Pacquiao: The rising son
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines ? Three weeks before Manny Pacquiao stakes his world title in Las Vegas, his 18-year-old son put on his own show last Saturday and stayed undefeated as an amateur. Jimuel…
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Word war heats up
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines ? Keith Thurman keeps saying that he?ll retire Manny Pacquiao when they lock horns on July 20 in Las Vegas. ?I?m destroying the legend of Manny Pacquiao,? was his latest…
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Pacquiao, Thurman face to face
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines ? Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and fellow WBA welterweight champion Keith Thurman, scheduled to lock horns on July 20, will have enough time to get to know each other.…
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Manny Pacquiao?s next foe is Keith Thurman on July 20
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines ? There?s no easy fight when you?re Manny Pacquiao, who at 40 is a world champion being ranged against younger, hungrier opponents. On July 20, the Filipino icon returns to…
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Manny Pacquiao to Errol Spence: Why not?
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines ? Manny Pacquiao sat at ringside as Errol Spence Jr. clobbered Mikey Garcia for 12 rounds and retained his IBF welterweight crown at the AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas yesterday.…
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Pacquiao’s Plan A: Mayweather in May
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines ? Unless it?s the rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr., Manny Pacquiao will have to set aside his plans of returning to the ring in May. ?At this moment, it appears…
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Pacquiao says no to Horn rematch, blasts Aussie boxer’s camp
By Abac Cordero
MANILA, Philippines ? Manny Pacquiao has ruled out a rematch with Jeff Horn, saying the burly Australian already blew his chance. Just a day after Pacquiao routed Adrien Broner, Horn?s promoter, Dean…