Jun Medina
109 articles · The Manila Times
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Filipino community wants to KO Floyd Jr.
WASHINGTON, D.C.: The National Federation of Filipino American Associations (Naffaa) on Monday urged sport governing bodies to censure Floyd Mayweather Jr. for his racist and homophobic rant against Filipino boxing superstar Manny…
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Pacquiao prepares for Margarito fight
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Manny Pacquiao will embark on an eight-week training camp starting the third week of this month to prepare for his big fight against three-time welterweight champion Antonio Margarito of Mexico.…
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Pacquiao takes on boxing legends
Manny ?PacMan? Pacquiao, considered the finest boxer in the world today, continues to enrich his fight resum? with devastating victories in his last bouts that some ring historians have started ranking him…
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Pacquiao gives Floyd dose of gamesmanship
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao is giving Floyd Mayweather Jr. a dose of his own gamesmanship, telling the thrash-talking former boxing superstar he does not need him to cement his legacy. And…
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Pacquiao victory predicted
Dallas, Texas: World Boxing Council (WBC) President Jose Sulaiman has expressed confidence that Filipino pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao will demolish Joshua Clottey on March 13 at the Dallas Cowboy’s Stadium here. Whether…
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PacMan will defeat Clottey, three fighters say
DALLAS, Texas: Take it from Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao’s former sparring partners and former foe—the well conditioned Filipino ring superstar will overpower challenger Joshua Clottey from Ghana in their welterweight title fight on…
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Pacquiao eyes unification fight vs. Mosley
Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao is eyeing a title unification fight with “Sugar” Shane Mosley as early as July this year, should both hurdle their coming fights. Pacquiao will defend his World Boxing Organization…
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Fight, don’t run, PacMan told
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Take it from a seasoned and highly respected political strategist: Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao is better off forgetting his “political pipe dreams,” and should concentrate on the sport that has made…
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Pacquiao-Clottey can break US gate record
The Manny Pacquiao-Joshua Clottey March 13 fight has the golden chance of breaking the record for the biggest attendance in a covered arena in the United States as it has sold more…
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Pacquiao, Clottey vow thrilling slugfest
DALLAS, Texas: Manny Pacquiao predicted a tough and thrilling fight when he makes his first world welterweight title defense against slugger Joshua Clottey on March 13 at the ultra-modern Cowboys Stadium in…
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Judah favors Pacquiao; Cotto sees even match
Former undisputed welterweight champion Zab Judah thinks Manny Pacquiao will beat Joshua Clottey, while former titlist Miguel Cotto rates Pacquiao-Clottey as an even-money match-up that could go either way. “Pacquao should get…
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Pacquiao popularity faces acid test
WASHINGTON D.C.: Boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao’s growing popularity in the United States will put to a crucial test in his coming fight: Can he fill the huge Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas…
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Pacquiao to begin training for Clottey bout
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Manny Pacquiao will begin training next week in Los Angeles for his fight against rugged former welterweight champion Joshua Clottey on March 20, according to key members of Team Pacquiao.…
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PacMan, J.Lo lead Internet search items
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Hollywood superstar Jennifer Lopez and boxing great Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao literally hogged the Internet as they emerged as the top searches of Yahoo!, one of the world’s most popular search…
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De La Hoya lauds ‘PacMan’ for Cotto win
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Pay-per-viewrecord holder Oscar De La Hoya paid tribute to Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao and predicted the Filipino boxing icon could set a new pay-per-view record in a mega-fight with Floyd Mayweather…
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Puerto Ricans as ‘spoilers’
History is replete with big upsets scored by Puerto Rican fighters, a tiny nation of about four million, which has produced the most number of boxing champions in the world, per capita,…
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Pacquiao-Cotto could be Hagler-Hearns repeat
LAS VEGAS: Can boxing superstars Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Angel Cotto duplicate the three rounds of boxing mayhem the way Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns did in 1985? That classic Hagler-Hearns shoot-out…
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Pacquiao, Cotto in best shape ever
WASHINGTON, D.C.: With less than four weeks left to their title clash, boxing superstars Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto are leaving nothing to chance even as both fighters declared they are already…
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Pacquiao to get $20 million in upcoming fight vs.Cotto
CALIFORNIA: Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum has assured his top fighters Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto of a record paycheck for their November 14 title fight in Nevada. Arum, whose…
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Ariza still sees KO win for ‘PacMan’
SAN FRANCISCO: Unlike in his previous major fights, the key members of boxing superstar Manny “PacMan” Pacquiao—his trainer Freddie Roach and conditioning coach Alex Ariza—have a somewhat different outlook of PacMan’s coming…
