Recah Trinidad
1,137 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Pacquiao protest set
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Manny Pacquiao could've ended up the unified world featherweight boxing champ if not for an error in scoring Saturday. In fact, the fight judge who scored it 10-7…
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Pacquiao opponent salvages draw
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- He smashed, bloodied and knocked down his opponent three times while fighting with an injured hand and a bad foot. But Manny Pacquiao emerged empty-handed after his gallant…
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Confident Pacquiao goes for glory today
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- If you're worried, Manny Pacquiao isn't. After skipping dinner Thursday, Pacquiao breezed through the championship weigh-in at 125 lbs. on Friday, then swooped down on a hefty lunch…
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Pacquiao foe bares weapon; odds soar favoring Filipino
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- His opponents paid tribute to Manny Pacquiao during formal ceremonies on Thursday as the "most dangerous featherweight in the world today." Moments later, the Filipino boxing celebrity was…
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Marquez: Pacquiao stepping into a ‘trap’
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Manny Pacquiao thrilled to twin triumphs Wednesday. He totally beat the weigh scales, had a hearty lunch, then watched the San Antonio Spurs go up 2-0 in the…
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Marquez will not sing holy hymns
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Manny Pacquiao, smiling a tense, ready-to-bite smile in the big framed posters around the many lobbies of the MGM Grand, looks exactly like Manny Pacquiao. It's a perfect…
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Secret weakness
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- No single peddler of talent, no matter how shrewd and seasoned, could sell Manny Pacquiao the way Murad Muhammad does. Murad, as most Pinoy fight fans must know…
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Pacquiao an uneasy favorite in Las Vegas title fight
LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Manny Pacquiao, noted for bucking impossible odds, appeared a little awkward when he returned Tuesday as a full-fledged star to this gambling city where he's been installed a…
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Team Pacquiao nails 1st big point
LOS ANGELES, California-The routine countdown was shelved and the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez skirmish had an unscheduled start outside the ring over the weekend. The Philippine side scored the first big point.…
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Viewing Marquez: Pacquiao, Roach don’t see eye-to-eye
LOS ANGELES, California -- Manny Pacquiao and his renowned trainer, Freddie Roach, share a winning formula, a secret weapon they've vowed to explode at the end of the week. However, the two…
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Pacquiao refuses to divulge ‘sure-win’ plot vs Marquez
LOS ANGELES, California - Filipino Manny Pacquiao swore he has perfected a formula to wrest the twin world boxing crowns of Juan Manuel Marquez but cautiously explained on Saturday that he was…
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Pacquiao hits FPJ where it hurts most
IT WILL be light, somewhat in the super laff-in mode, the knockout shot that will be delivered by Manny Pacquiao for President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in the homestretch to the May 10 polls.…
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‘No hope’ Filipino needs one big victory
Well, regarding that elusive Olympic gold, RP may again miss getting close to its dream medal in Athens. But don't tell that to hordes upon hordes of Manny Pacquiao fans. That Olympic…
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Is Manny Pacquiao durable enough?
MANNY Pacquiao should be made to realize that his next fight could be decided on durability. I met with Pacquiao last week, two days before he departed for his California training camp.…
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Must Pacquiao underestimate his next opponent?
NO WAY. Manny Pacquiao can never prepare for his next fight as sufficiently hard as he did against Marco Antonio Barrera last year. So, now that it's official Pacquiao will be facing…
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Pacquiao would quit ahead without Roach
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, maybe in top fighting form, was a no-show. But world boxing phenom Manny Pacquiao, black coat with no tie, 10 pounds over the featherweight limit, came and promptly declared…
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Will they continue cheating Manny Pacquiao in 2004?
THE BIGGEST story for the Philippines in 2003 came out in the sports page. Manny Pacquiao's sensational stoppage of the feared Marco Antonio Barrera, reportedly the finest featherweight boxer on Earth, was…