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Peace Above the Storm, plus from Wild Card Gym to Tamed Card Gym
Simple notes from Hollywood, California - I visited Wild Card this morning just to get a feel of what it is like before the advent of the Pound-for-Pound King Manny Pacquiao this…
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EDITORIAL: BATTLING OVER HEALTH & SAFETY ISSUES WITH CUTMEN
The buzz over the role of the cut-men gets a bad rap. It is a battle brewing in what could be the least scrutinized practices in the ringside by these same men…
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ISRAEL VAZQUEZ WANTS JUANMA LOPEZ OR NONITO DONAIRE, JR. NEXT
Fresh from NOKIA PLAZA, LOS ANGELES, California - For nineteen months of being away from feisty hands, bombs and combat injuries, Israel "Magnifico" Vazquez's poignant wish for a tranquil life finds no…
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Pacquiao too illusive, if not magical, for a “Jet-weight Cotto”
I witnessed how the Coyotes beat the Los Angeles Kings last night at the Staples Center in Los Angeles before the upbeat crowd of over 18,000. Cayotes’ victory was less tight at…
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EDITORIAL : The Decline of Confidence in the California Athletic Commission
STAPLES CENTER, LOS ANGELES, California - I witnessed what took place of that glorious night at the Staples Center almost a year ago. It was glorious in the sense that a victory…
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Less understood neuro-science of boxing: The Jet-weight Theory of Conservation
I will never forget the thrill of witnessing a boxer at the emergency room whose admitting electrolytes in the blood were as follows: Potassium 2.2 (3.5 to 5.5 millie-equivalents per liter), Sodium…
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“JET-WEIGHT” IS MAYWEATHER’S STORY OF A BOXING SCIENTIST
Mayweather did just that: settling his own game and setting the trend in countering catch-weight low riders. He weighed two pounds over the agreed catch-weight limit of 144 pounds during the official…
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COTTO ADVISED BY FELLOW PUERTO RICAN TO WEAR AN EYEPATCH
BEVERLY HILLS, California - Despite suspicion that Antonio Margarito may have used the same illegal wraps on his hands during his fight against Miguel Cotto, which was discovered on his hands just…
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THE SILENT RAGE: PACQUIAO DROPPED HIS “BOMBSHELL” EVEN BEFORE 9/11
LOS ANGELES, California - September 11, 2009 is about to unfold. And it's just about 12 o'clock midnight. But, no midnight cry is heard from any avenues, at least from where I…
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EDITORIAL: “Pinoy Power” – A Presumptive, Farcical and One-sided Marketing Mix
LAS VEGAS, Nevada - Banking on the marketing skill of Top Rank Godfather Bob Arum, “Pinoy Power” might become a major plus if the prose it advances yields a sufficiently fluent and…
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Contrasting telltale signs: Idealist versus Realist harking in the world of Pacmania
THE LAND OF PROMISE, Mindanao, Philippines, June 22, 2009 ? There?s never a minute of forgetting of how much Manny Pacquiao - ?the Philippines? National Treasure? - lost his bid for the…
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AT FAN RALLY: SCATHING REBUKE FROM JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ TO PACQUIAO OVER MAYWEATHER-MARQUEZ FIGHT
LOS ANGELES, California, May 17, 12:25 p.m. – Yes, fan rally is never short of lingering genre. And it, thus, continues: Juan Manuel “Dinamita” Marquez never stops issuing challenges toward his everlasting…
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DENNIS LAURENTE, RANKING SECOND TO MANNY PACQUIAO BASED ON THE PHILIPPINES? DOMESTIC RANKING SYSTEM, SHOULD BE HEADING FOR A TITLE FIGHT THIS YEAR
DENNIS LAURENTE, RANKING SECOND TO MANNY PACQUIAO BASED ON THE PHILIPPINES? DOMESTIC RANKING SYSTEM, SHOULD BE HEADING FOR A TITLE FIGHT THIS YEAR LOS ANGELES, California ? Dennis Laurente (31-3-5, 16 knockouts)…
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BLOODLESS BUT BRUTAL, AS PACMAN?S TECTONIC SHIFT FIRES UP LIGHTNING BOLTS AGAIN, STOPPING HATTON?S BID IN ROUND 2
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 2, 2009 - Unto the canvas, he fell down like a helpless tree, as if struck by a lightning bolt ? unconscious in fact before he landed straight…
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A MOMENT OF PREDICTION, A DAWN OF REFLECTION
LAS VEGAS, California, May 2, 2009 ? It's 2 o' clock in the morning. And, soon enough, Ricky ?Hitman? Hatton will reassert his supremacy at 140 pounds against Ring Magazine Champion and…
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VERY BRIEF PROSE FROM BLUE?S CLUE FOR HATTON: DON?T PLAY ?LUCKY 9? WITH MANNY PACQUIAO
LAS VEGAS, Nevada - British Knight Ricky Hatton may not be puffing a smoking pipe. But, he has ?plenty of fire? that may have boldness to nullify the odds-makers who put him…
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JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ – BRILLIANT, DYNAMIC AND STRONGER, BUT LESS SENSATIONAL AND LESS IMPRESSIVE
SIDE BAR COMMENTARY - No doubt, Juan Manuel Lopez (25-0, 23 knockouts) brutally punished the old, rugged Gerry Penalosa at every angle. But, he was unsuccessful in his bid. His intent was…
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JUAN MANUEL LOPEZ GETTING THE BEST OUT OF GERRY PENALOSA
Oh, yes, here is the complexity of this match: Both men are southpaws and champions, coming from two unparalleled seasons of their careers - one a three-year pro at 25 and the…
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A much-stronger Oscar de la Hoya opens up a new chapter: Treasuring the Jewel in Millie
From Nokia L.A. Live, LOS ANGELES, California (April 14, 2009) ? ?When I cannot compete anymore at the highest level ? I have come to the conclusion that it?s over for me,?…
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Raising the bar for Dennis Laurente, rated in the Philippines as the No.1 boxer in the lightweight division
HOLLYWOOD, California ? I am a curator of elusive little truths and this is my passion: Lifting the veil of inspiration to the gifted and to the deserving ones. Dennis Laurente (30-3-5,…
