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Barrera makes Pacquiao lose in presscon
LAS VEGAS, Philippines -- Boxing press conferences normally end up in a draw, with both main combatants scoring enough colorful points to sell the event. There was a mismatch in Wednesday?s media…
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Pacquiao on threat: I love surprises
LAS VEGAS -- It didn?t take long for word to reach Manny Pacquiao that Marco Antonio Barrera plans a ?surprise? that will ?shock the Philippines? in their coming rematch at the Mandalay…
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Barrera vow: ?The Philippines will be shocked?
LAS VEGAS -- Marco Antonio Barrera, already down and out in the eyes and hearts of most Filipino boxing devotees, yesterday threw a thundering counter-punch at the site of his Oct. 6…
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Pacquiao could win by repeating himself
LAS VEGAS -- Manny Pacquiao, a merciless lefty, knows a great right hand when he sees one. He had a full, bright view of that right punch on Saturday. He also won…
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Vegas gives Pacquiao cold welcome
LAS VEGAS -- Manny Pacquiao, star of the show, got a flat, unenthusiastic reception here when he walked into the lobby of the host hotel Monday night but it's his opponent, Marco…
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Pacquiao drives to battle site
LOS ANGELES -- Manny Pacquiao Monday had an overdue haircut, shaved his goatee then looked at the mirror and quipped that he looked much younger now. ?Nagmukhang bata ako, ah (I look…
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Pacquiao approval rating plummets
LOS ANGELES -- Hotly favored Manny Pacquiao prepared to shift to war mode Sunday, a full week before his big battle in Las Vegas, but the Sportsbook here registered a considerable dip…
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Super ready Pacman needs big luck
LOS ANGELES -- Veteran actor Eddie Gutierrez, trim, tall and handsome in a leather jacket, visited the Wild Card gym on Friday for Manny Pacquiao?s training and had some female heads turning.…
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Pacquiao to neutralize Barrera counter with ‘liver breaker’
LOS ANGELES -- FOLLOWING REPORTS that the enemy has a new counter-plot, Manny Pacquiao on Saturday unveiled the exclusive lethal blow, earlier likened to a bomb, which he polished during another no-break…
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Pacquiao turns on heat, issues warning
LOS ANGELES -- Manny Pacquiao Thursday formally turned on the heat and declared that his raging rivalry with Mexican warrior Marco Antonio Barrera could be decided only in actual battle, not through…
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Yes, Barrera has two chances, real ones
LOS ANGELES -- Nothing wrong if you had to walk a mile for a Camel, explained an old lung cancer commercial. But what?s wrong with voting and betting for a countryman in…
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Pacquiao bares serious defensive lapses
LOS ANGELES -- Manny Pacquiao?s mission to again crush Mexico?s Marco Antonio Barrera may not come trouble-free based on the result of a sparring session that saw the Filipino boxing superstar getting…
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Barrera escape route plugged; 14-round drill awes crowd
LOS ANGELES -- There is a big possibility Marco Antonio Barrera will do everything to avoid an early knockout, so Manny Pacquiao perfected a sneaky liver shot, launched and capped with blinding…
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Pacquiao pushes hard to be at his best against Barrera
LOS ANGELES -- He did not say anything upon arrival, but Manny Pacquiao made a clear statement -- he?s out to be at his best -- when he burst from bed at…
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Typhoon Pacquiao back with renewed fury
LOS ANGELES -- He looked perfectly fine, ready to rumble. But it did not come as a surprise when Manny Pacquiao, who slept practically through the entire Manila-LAX flight Saturday, announced he…
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Pacquiao a hot favorite
LOS ANGELES -- IT?S UNUSUALLY COLD HERE, but scorching odds favoring Manny Pacquiao to repeat over Mexico?s Marco Antonio Barrera in their next encounter have remained unchanged as the Filipino boxing superstar…
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WBC convention needs Sulaiman KO punch
LOS ANGELES--The boxing world wants an answer to this pressing puzzle on the happy state of boxing in the Philippines. How did Manny Pacquiao and at least three other reigning Filipino world…
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Batawang?s fight vs IBF champ postponed anew
LOS ANGELES -- Bert Batawang Wednesday received the jolting information that his scheduled Oct. 4 world title fight against Mexican IBF light flyweight champion Ulises Solis has been called off again a…
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Barrera, Sulaiman: A chance at relevance
LOS ANGELES -- Going by established pre-fight facts -- if not by the tale of the tape --make believe, like love, will have to reign in order for Marco Antonio Barrera to…
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Lucky Philippines should repay Freddie Roach
LOS ANGELES -- They?re getting ready and there?s the tinkle of silverware, the clinking of wine glasses traveling all the way from dear old Manila to the clogged corridor of the Wild…