Recah Trinidad
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AN ORDER FOR 2 KOs IN ‘DUEL IN DUBAI 2’
AS though their countrymen had specifically placed an order for twin knockouts, the Pagara brothers, Albert and Jason, have vowed a full serving of the glorious boxing dish on Friday. A couple…
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Masked mutiny, corporate rift or plain sabotage?
Fajardo. THERE seemed nothing wrong when June Mar Fajardo, Philippine basketball?s newest treasure of a big man, begged off from the national training pool. He had to rest and let heal a…
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No hitting below the PDI belt, please
THERE was no mention of Philippine sports in President Aquino?s farewell Sona, which was just right because there was nothing richly nice about the subject anyway. There was no mention of Manny…
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Goodbye Mang Neal, super guard of journalism
Cruz. HE was easily a couple of inches shorter than the small Filipino basketball guard. It was hard to picture the great journalist Neal H. Cruz donning a basketball uniform. But if…
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Who?s truly ready: Viloria or Donaire?
IT has nothing to do with President Aquino and his doubtful overall performance; but it should be worth checking on who?s truly ready for a crack at a world boxing crown between…
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Donaire: How ready is ready?
IT WAS hard to miss Nonito Donaire?s cry for a world title shot-- the sooner, the better?following last Saturday?s overwhelming second round stoppage of a faceless Frenchman in Macau. Donaire may have…
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Donnie Nietes wins a superfight
IT WAS no ordinary boxing bout Donnie Nietes won in retaining his WBO junior flyweight crown in Cebu City on Saturday. When he got tagged with a hard shot to the head…
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Why fix it when it ain?t broke?
Picson. THERE?S great concern and excitement about the national boxing team which did wonders in the last Southeast Asian Games in Singapore. This is all to be expected. Many people wanted to…
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Roach could be of help in PH Olympic quest
IT SURE will help fuel the hunt for the elusive first Philippine Olympic gold medal. Boxing superhero Manny Pacquiao has offered a P5 Million incentive for the Filipino athlete who will capture…
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Thou shall not help foul up PH boxing
IT was not only former world light flyweight champion Johnriel Casimero who was fooled and fouled all night long in Bangkok on Saturday. There was a bigger victim in the scandalous IBF…
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How to degrade boxing by really trying
A BULLETIN flashed on the TV screen during a round break noted that the defending Thai world flyweight champion Amnat Ruenroeng served time in a hometown jail by training and improving his…
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Stronger shot at elusive 1st Olympic gold
WHEN Mansueto ?Onyok? Velasco lost his gold medal bout against a fleet-footed Bulgarian in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, the tiny warrior cried while Filipino boxing officials blamed messy technical scoring for the…
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LUISITO ESPINOSA GETS TASTE OF JUSTICE
Espinosa. IT?S not only late, it?s very late. Former world boxing champion Luisito Espinosa, son of a waiter from Tondo, was ordered by the Court of Appeals to be paid his full…
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Golden State more than ready
LEBRON James blamed himself, his limited passing and poor floor control, but there were two main culprits that hindered him and Cleveland in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. James finished with…
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Pacquiao-Mayweather: What boring do they mean?
FOR A fresh, objective look into the failed superfight on May 2, here?s Julian Chua, protege of boxing expert Hermie Rivera: Contrary to popular opinion, both Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao…
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Poor Pacquiao pushed his luck
IT?S a pity Manny Pacquiao didn?t know when to stop, the reason he now has to hunt for a fresh new opponent when he returns to the ring after undergoing surgery on…
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Why the fight was not even close
A MAJOR principle in the rule book for international boxing judges states that the scoring of drawn (even) rounds should be discouraged. If both protagonists failed to engage and land punches, the…
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SUPER CLAIMS FOR SUPER FIGHT
UPON arrival in fight site Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao yesterday soothed over-anxious fans with a cheerful claim and a bold assurance. He asked over a thousand admirers who flocked to the Mandalay…
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A SUPER DUEL OF RECYCLED HEROES
Who between these two recycled boxing stars can bag all the marbles on May 2? Pardon this, but looking back into their careers, Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao can?t be rightfully…
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Why Manny Pacquiao can?t (afford to) lose
YOU?RE free to say anything about Floyd Mayweather Jr. but it?s a sin, a sacrilege, out in Metro Manila streets to swear or even suggest Manny Pacquiao could lose when the two…
