Recah Trinidad
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Pacquiao: A champ for all seasons
Who would ever think that Manny Pacquiao, caught in the thick of preparations for the biggest fight of his life, would still find time to call the Philippines in the middle of…
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Full stardom awaits Nonito Donaire
After his second world title defense on Sunday, Nonito Donaire has remained stuck in the world boxing bus depot waiting for a trip to full stardom. It?s odd because his victory over…
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A shield can be Pacman?s biggest weapon
Leonard put it bluntly and told Pacquiao he won?t stand a chance against Oscar De La Hoya if he forgets his shield, no matter how flimsy, in the dugout. That, you bet,…
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Pi?ol decries dirtiest blow in boxing
MANILA, Philippines?Was there a dirtier blow than the phantom punch thrown from the back of the victim and which floored the close-in aide of boxing superhero Manny Pacquiao on Monday? Curses and…
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Spirits shielding Pacquiao from spies?
MANILA, Philippines?They don?t just bar outsiders, suspected intruders are also in danger of being knocked out inside the Wild Card Gym where national treasure Manny Pacquiao has been training in seclusion. This…
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Golden visions for Manny Pacquiao
MANILA, Philippines?Former Senator Ramon Revilla had a golden vision while recovering at the Ambassador?s Suite of the St. Luke?s Hospital in Quezon City. Revilla, known to movie fans as Nardong Putik, said…
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Roach must focus as Pacquiao trainer
Something strangely dumb is happening to Freddie Roach and he must be led back to the boxing ring corner where he effectively belongs. If to a Sherpa guide in Manny Pacquiao?s quest…
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Pe?alosa: ?Manny by close decision?
MANILA, Philippines?Gerry Pe?alosa says he sees a Manny Pacquiao victory on points over the bigger Oscar De La Hoya in their fight in Las Vegas on Dec. 6. ?Tama ka po, Kuya.…
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No disguises for big-hearted Pacman
MANILA, Philippines?Was he in pajamas??Naka pang-tulog ba???the shortish, peppery boxing scholar wondered out loud. In asking a question, he predicted a knockout. True enough, it did not take long before Erik Morales…
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Is the GAB really this helpless and useless?
MANILA, Philippines?You can?t help but be amused at Eric Buhain, the dusky, bubbly chair of the Games and Amusements Board. A former RP swimming standout in the Southeast Asian Games, Buhain is…
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Let?s not allow bums to bully Manny Pacquiao
MANILA, Philippines?They?re trying to bully and push Manny Pacquiao against the ropes ahead of his monumental match against Oscar De La Hoya, thus making it incumbent upon self-respecting Filipinos to come to…
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De La Hoya hiring a magical repair man?
MANILA, Philippines?Two-time trainer of the year Freddie Roach should get a special award as boxing salesman of the decade once they?re done counting the profits from the Dec. 6 bout between Manny…
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Someone please sell the hobbit horse for Golden Boy
MANILA, Philippines?Don Jose Sulaiman did not specify whether it was an elephant or a rhinoceros which he saw in today?s Oscar De la Hoya. But the grizzly chieftain of the World Boxing…
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Pacquiao: Beware of the intangibles
MANILA, Philippines?Freddie Roach punched hard and scored when he swore that Manny Pacquiao, though smaller, will be stronger and faster than the taller Oscar De La Hoya. There?s no reason to doubt…
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From Olympic fatigue to Pacquiao mania
No contest and no need to dig into prizefight records, either. Manny Pacquiao on Friday scored his biggest, quickest off-ring knockout when he formally agreed to fight the fight of the decade…
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Dyesebel, Asero, Lastikman for RP in the Olympics
BEIJING?The way the RP Olympic contingent was peddled to an excited public, the elusive first gold medal could be only one lucky text message away. Or, as RP chef de mission Monico…
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AJ Banal and Cebu?s secret nightmare
MANILA, Philippines?They all loved to say of Alex John Banal that the celebrated young boxer would be the immediate heir to the country?s boxing superhero Manny Pacquiao. That was before the numbing…
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No secret: Bazooka will counterpunch
CEBU CITY, Philippines ? It was a mismatch right off as Panama?s Rafael Concepcion, coming in a full pound over the limit, took nearly two hours before passing yesterday?s official weight test…
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What?s this big secret they are hiding about AJ Banal?
MANILA, Philippines?So what?s extra golden, what?s so special and strictly secret about AJ Banal who goes for a piece of the world super flyweight boxing crown in Cebu City on Saturday? This…
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Don?t you dare ask Pacquiao to retire
(After an absence of almost two months, veteran sportswriter Recah Trinidad comes back with his widely read column to satiate our appetite for hard-hitting commentaries on sports and sundry. ? Ed) MANILA,…