Thursday, 24 September 2026 · Philippines

Gordon Marino

89 articles published

Articles by Gordon Marino

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What Manny Pacquiao?s Camp Is Afraid Of

Put this on the long list of tactics that underdog Manny Pacquiao must be wary of when he faces undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr.: trash-talki…

Wed, 04 Mar 2015
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Breland: On the Mark

?Deontay still tends to overthrow his punches ? make them too wide ? and this puts him off balance. We are working on that?? Yesterday, I ca…

Fri, 27 Feb 2015
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Brandon Rios: The Uppercut Explained

?When I get inside, I bend, lean a little back with my weight on my right foot and fire my right uppercut straight up the middle?? I caught …

Thu, 29 Jan 2015
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Floyd Mayweather Jr.: Back for More

Lately, Floyd Mayweather Jr. has been wearing apparel embossed with the letters "TBE"?the best ever. But was he even the best welterweight i…

Sat, 13 Sep 2014
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Taking the Measure of Floyd Mayweather

Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr. recently donned a cap emblazoned with the letters "TBE" -- a reference that stands for "The Best Ever." Is it t…

Fri, 02 May 2014
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End Notes to Pacquiao-Bradley II

After the fight last night, Freddie Roach commented that Manny was wild at times but that he was pleased with the victory. Pacquiao concurre…

Mon, 14 Apr 2014
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Has Pacquiao Lost His Boxing Appetite?

On Saturday, Manny Pacquiao (55-5-2, 38 knockouts) seeks to regain the welterweight title he lost to Timothy Bradley (31-0, 12 KOs) in a con…

Fri, 11 Apr 2014
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Song for Cassius Clay and Sonny Liston

?I was used to excitement. I was made for excitement,? Pacheco told me. ?But that night was something else, something beyond excitement?? On…

Wed, 26 Feb 2014
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Rumble in the Tundra

?There is nothing,? said Caleb Truax, ?like the kind of commitment that boxing demands. I love every moment of it?? Minneapolis, Minnesota i…

Fri, 03 Jan 2014
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To Quit or Not to Quit

Thanks to the NFL class action suit and the swirl of publicity surrounding head injuries, there have been a number of rule changes aimed at …

Fri, 25 Oct 2013
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One Punch from the Promised Land

Even Spinks? mother told him, ?You?re crazy, Leon. You?ll get wiped out.? The authors add, ?Nobody disagreed. Not even Leon?? Leon and Micha…

Sun, 20 Oct 2013
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Tyson Returns to the Ring

Mike Tyson?s last appearance in the gloved game was in 2005. After seven years he is ready to return to the ring?not as a combatant but as a…

Thu, 22 Aug 2013