Jun Medina
109 articles · The Manila Times
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Knockout win for Pacquiao unlikely Roach
By Jun Medina
Manny "Pacman" Pacquiao will be up against a big, strong and intelligent foe when he fights world welterweight Miguel Cotto on November 14, according to Freddie Roach. ?This is the hardest fight…
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Cotto, Pacquiao word war intensifies ahead of bout
By Jun Medina
The rivalry between Miguel Cotto and Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao is heating up as Cotto promised ?war? even as Pacquiao?s trainer Freddie Roach said his prized fighter ?will expose? Cotto during their November…
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Cotto to use ‘good defense’ against Pacquiao
By Jun Medina
FILIPINO Boxing icon Manny Pacquiao’s vaunted speed is the only thing that worries him, according to world welterweight champion Miguel Cotto when defends his title against the Filipino pound-for-pound king on November…
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Early odds: Pacquiao 2-1 favorite over Cotto
By Jun Medina
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Manny Pacquiao is at least a 2-1 favorite to win over world welterweight champion Miguel Cotto with less than three months left to their Nov. 14 megafight, according to Las…
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Jones tells Pacquiao: Avoid Mosley, Floyd
By Jun Medina
FORMER four division champion Roy Jones Jr. has a word of advice for pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao: stay away from welterweight standouts Shane Mosley and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Jones, the pound-for-pound best…
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Arum finalizing Pacquiao-Cotto for Nov. 14
By Jun Medina
A Manny Pacquiao-Miguel Cotto super fight tentatively scheduled for November 14 in Las Vegas is being worked out, according to Pacquiao?s promoter Bob Arum. ?I hope I can put it all together…
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Pacquiao-Mosley looms on Oct. 17
By Jun Medina
A super fight between pound-for-pound king Manny ?PacMan? Pacquiao and world welterweight champion ?Sugar? Shane Mosley looms as key members of Team Pacquiao favor such a huge matchup. Pacquiao, 30, said he…
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Manny Pacquiao ?The Greatest Boxer of the Decade?
By Jun Medina
Manny ?PacMan? Pacquiao was named ?The Greatest Boxer of the Decade [2000s]? in an elite list made by a famed boxing chronicler, sharing the spotlight with other boxing greats like Muhammad Ali,…
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KO artist Valero wants ?PacMan? too
By Jun Medina
Venezuelan knockout artist Edwin Valero wants a crack at world pound-for-pound champion Manny ?PacMan? Pacquiao, his stable mate at Top Rank Promotions. Valero, 27, won the World Boxing Council lightweight title vacated…
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Marquez seeks third fight with Pacquiao
By Jun Medina
World lightweight champion Juan Manuel ?Dinamita? Marquez is hoping for a third fight with reigning world pound-for-pound king Manny ?PacMan? Pacquiao in November. Marquez, holder of the World Boxing Association and World…
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Pacquiao gunning for sixth world title at welterweight
By Jun Medina
LAS VEGAS: Manny Pacquiao achieved a measure of boxing immortality with his sensational victories against Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton, two of the best and most popular fighters of their…
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BOXING PROMOTER ARUM CHALLENGES MAYWEATHER
By Jun Medina
LAS VEGAS: If Manny Pacquiao works fast, so does his promoter?that is, in lining up the next fight for the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world. Promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank…
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Pacquiao dedicates fight to Pinoys
By Jun Medina
LAS VEGAS: Manny Pacquiao today vowed to ?do my best for the country and the Filipino people,? while Ricky Hatton told his fans, who descended here in droves from Britain to cheer…
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?PacMan? to win by TKO in nine rounds, predicts ?Ring Magazine?
By Jun Medina
LAS VEGAS: Manny ?PacMan? Pacquiao will win by technical knockout by the ninth round, according to editors of Ring Magazine. This prediction by Ring, which is considered ?the Bible of boxing,? jibes…
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Hatton at his best may beat Pacquiao
By Jun Medina
Ricky ?The Hitman? Hatton needs to fight his best ever to beat Manny ?PacMan? Pacquiao on Saturday night (Sunday in Manila), according to former undisputed cruiserweight champion and heavyweight title challenger David…
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?PacMan? sees even May 2 matchup
By Jun Medina
HOLLYWOOD: Manny ?PacMan? Pacquiao brushed off odds favoring him nearly 3-1 against junior British welterweight star Ricky Hatton, as he winded down his rigorous two-month training camp at the famous Wild Card…
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Manny Pacquiao: New icon of world boxing
By Jun Medina
The consensus best boxer in the world, pound-for-pound. The new face of boxing. A modern-day Henry Armstrong. These are some of the flattering descriptions iconic Pinoy boxer Manny ?PacMan?Pacquiao has earned for…
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PacMan to win by a KO
By Jun Medina
On Sunday (Manila time), boxing fans in the Philippines and other parts of the globe, like the United States and the United Kingdom, will be treated to a mega bout that could…
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Pacquiao now in ?devastating? form
By Jun Medina
BOXING pound-for-pound king Manny ?PacMan? Pacquiao is in ?devastating form? with less than two weeks to go for his megabuck clash with British star Ricky Hatton, according to key members of Team…
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Pacquiao, Hatton trainers predict wins, again
By Jun Medina
Their trainers are both predicting an early finish, but protagonists Manny ?PacMan? Pacquiao and Ricky ?The Hitman? Hatton are generally keeping their thoughts to themselves, focusing on the final days of training…