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Batawang an easy target
LOS ANGELES -- A thunderclap left to the head, which sent his bigger Russian sparmate tottering, yesterday showed that Bert Batawang has a great shot at the IBF light flyweight crown of…
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Batawang downplays chances vs Solis
LOS ANGELES -- He was very thankful but Cebu?s Bert Batawang took a step back and gave himself only an even chance of winning when told yesterday that his mandatory challenge for…
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Barrera winning and cactus as Pinoy dinner
LOS ANGELES -- The fat, shortish paisano behind the counter did not sound like he was making a serious offer. “You want cactus, quieres, se?or?” he muttered, brush moustache bristling. A transparent…
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Harsh truths — no symbols — for Pacquiao
LOS ANGELES -- This factual report is for Manny Pacquiao, the most famous Filipino boxer of our time. “When I was pregnant with our first son, we had an argument and my…
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Roach, Rivera confirm Pacquiao ?hidden? weapon
LOS ANGELES -- It would be terribly unwise of Marco Antonio Barrera to kill himself preparing for a two-fisted roller coaster in his next fight. Manny Pacquiao, a marked southpaw, may indeed…
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LA: Waiting for Justice Pacquiao
LOS ANGELES -- He did not look exactly like The Accused. The former Manila sportswriter, who adversaries inside Team Pacquiao here had grimly labeled the Pest, was not an itchy bug. Neither…
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LA cops called into Pacquiao apartment
LOS ANGELES -- If you have something bad to say, please go away. The order of the day: Keep quiet. We all have a role to keep Manny Pacquiao perfectly focused. You…
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Pacquiao: Apology and good news
LOS ANGELES -- If you ask Brian Viloria what he’s up to, you’d probably get a reply from Mark Twain. Yes, reports that Viloria has retired were grossly exaggerated. In fact, Viloria,…
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Roach deputies find Cebu gym unsafe
LOS ANGELES -- There was no evident alarm but reports that Manny Pacquiao has gone down with the flu yesterday sent people at the Wild Card gym here wondering why the Filipino…
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Distress calls from Wild Card gym
LOS ANGELES -- It gets lonelier everyday as they wait for Manny Pacquiao to return and complete his training here. But, before everything, there are two distress calls that must immediately reach…
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Pacquiao taking a risk, say Wild Card people
LOS ANGELES -- The theater-like set-up at the Cebu training site is perfect for Manny Pacquiao, who loves to play to the crowd, but a top deputy to trainer Freddie Roach says…
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Boom Boom and the RP team: Learning from mistakes
LOS ANGELES -- Let’s try and call this petty quiz, Learning from Mistakes. OK, between Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista and the San Miguel-RP national basketball team, whose defeat proved more devastating to…
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Pacquiao plays samaritan, repackages Mayol
LOS ANGELES—UNKNOWN TO his fans, Manny Pacquiao is quietly involved in the repackaging of a talented Filipino fighter who, after two miserable tries at a world crown, has been hurriedly enrolled at…
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Pacman helps two RP pugs shoot for stars
LOS ANGELES -- The original plan was to do it step by step, slowly but surely. There was no rush, whatsoever. Vice Gov. Manny Pi?ol of North Cotabato had never hoped to…
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Will ‘miss-Fortune’ haunt Pacquiao?
LOS ANGELES -- The great and tested Freddie Roach is in danger of being totally burned out in his race to prepare Manny Pacquiao for his monumental rematch against Mexico’s Marco Antonio…
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Roach: How Barrera could avoid defeat
LOS ANGELES -- His bags were packed, Freddie Roach was ready to go but, cornered, the celebrated trainer reluctantly bared the exclusive plot on how Manny Pacquiao could again stop Mexican Marco…
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RP-Mexico ring war to tough to call
SACRAMENTO, California?There is no way to prevent the boxing rivalry between the Philippines and Mexico from exploding into a full-scale war inside the ring, the main protagonists in the Boxing World Cup…
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De La Hoya tells Pacquiao: Reform
SACRAMENTO, California?Oscar De La Hoya honored Manny Pacquiao on Friday by appointing him captain of the RP team in the Boxing World Cup before throwing a sharp verbal combination aimed at making…
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Boom Boom, Gerry fights to decide World Cup duel
SACRAMENTO, California -- Competing fighters from the Philippines and Mexico are super ready for the supremacy duels but organizers were at a loss Wednesday night on how to score and award the…
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RP paces mano-a-mano contra Mexico
MANILA, Philippines -- They suffered similar fates -- they lost in world title bids -- but Filipino Rodel Mayol and Mexican icon Erik Morales wore contrasting masks of defeat inside the ring…