Recah Trinidad
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Bragging Bradley now comes begging
HE sent the boxing world down laughing hoarse on the floor with an invitation to his rematch with Manny Pacquiao well ahead of their world welterweight championship fight in Las Vegas last…
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A knockout star named LA Tenorio
THERE may never be another win like this. One hefty serving of native heroics was not enough so, for the championship on Sunday, LA Tenorio played his heart out a second straight…
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Search on for PH Olympic Games wreckage
A RECENTLY published recommendation had asked that a master?s degree be required of future generals in the Philippine Armed Forces. Before this, it had been reported that there?s now a rule for…
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Nonito?s next foe a Pacquiao clone?
THERE?S the unsinkable Go Teng Kok with big damning blows aimed at the POC, which he has rechristened, Peping Organized Crime, crying to he heard. There?s deluded Tim Bradley claiming Manny Pacquiao…
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Of miracles, love, and hope
Hermie Rivera. AFTER boxing expert Hermie Rivera cried in pain over the woeful state of amateur boxing in the country, we thought of sending him this hollering knockout text message that went…
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Again, a pained cry for change
HERMIE Rivera, producer of two Filipino world boxing champions, is in a revolting mood. He has been clamoring for change, instant and meaningful change, in the national amateur boxing backyard. ?How come…
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Dark Empire in boxing lives on
IT was, in most fields in London higher, faster and stronger. But, in the boxing ring, it was definitely dirtier. Mark Anthony Barriga won his boxing match on Saturday neat and clear,…
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Barriga: brainy, blazing, brave
WASN?T he also a whirlwind of a warrior? Tiny Mark Barriga on Tuesday was every pesky inch a brainy blizzard that blasted and slammed his way to a first win for the…
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It?s a record foul IOC performance in London
IT did not look as gory as though the defending titlist had faltered and fallen at the first hurdle, but the International Olympic Committee, starring its stern-faced president Jaques Rogge, did balk…
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PBA: It?s on with the sweet savagery
(COURAGEOUS CALL: It was the lifetime motto of newspaperman Nixon Kua to stare truth in the eye--and report everything without fear or favor. It was also his lifetime vow to fight criminality.…
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PBA: Stop the savagery, please
THE opening game of the PBA Governors? Cup Finals on Sunday was complete with all the ingredients, it was terrific, exciting, colorful, and many more. It was extremely physical, rugged and rough.…
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Lone child entries do win, can?t they?
Marc Anthony Barriga. THOSE who have observed that the Philippines has the lone boy entry in the London Olympic boxing calendar said so with both awe and deep hope. Nineteen-year-old Marc Anthony…
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Sorry folks, but Amir Khan?t fight
IT finally became clear he was a pure dud so there should be a move to prevent a repeat of this Las Vegas farce starring a British subject who couldn?t put up…
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How honestly high can Donaire climb?
HOW big a step did Nonito Donaire take in his chase of the Manny Pacquiao brand of greatness following last Sunday?s victory in Carson City, California? Reports had differed on whether Jeffrey…
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Jaworski can help restore old PBA fire
MAYBE only a handful in that great crowd at the Araneta Coliseum on Sunday could recall that great battle fought with an incredible never-say-die spirit by the lead figure on the battle…
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Manny Pacquiao was robbed legally
THEY?VE refused to call it by its assigned name, but you?ve definitely heard of this unsinkable sports world anomaly called legal robbery. When Manny Pacquiao could only eke out a shaky draw…
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Pacquiao: Culprit must be cornered, licked
WHEN Manny Pacquiao was asked about his thick, powerful calves in the run-up to the Tim Bradley fight, he snapped back with a sharp if not very accurate reply. ?How are my…
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Pain to blame for merciless Miami
(WARRIOR CALL: The University of the East Red Warriors men? s basketball team coaching staff and players will pay tribute to the legendary former Philippine national team coach Virgilio ?Baby? Dalupan on…
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Hope this one reaches the White House
(REMINDER: Did Manny Pacquiao also fall prey to pro-American bias in his last fight that saw him lose his world welterweight boxing crown through widely rejected scoring? This question was raised by…
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Please don?t buy into that WBO fraud
BEFORE they enter the heist in the crime logbook, it should also be noted that Manny Pacquiao was not the first Filipino to fall victim of cold-blooded crooks masquerading as responsible boxing…
