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Will Margarito retreat or freeze, and other run-run events

MANNY PACQUIAO has been listed among the entries (10K) in Sunday?s ?Run for the Pasig 10.10.10? that aims to break a Guinness World Record f…

Thu, 07 Oct 2010

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Salute to explorer John Arum; shame on Floyd Jr.

THE INITIAL reports were not quite right. It was not during a hike that 49-year-old John Arum had gone missing. John, first-born of boxing p…

Tue, 07 Sep 2010

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Did President Noynoy do a Mayweather?

ONE GREAT possibility has been established in the confused aftermath of the Quirino Grandstand hostage-taking tragedy last Aug. 23. Like it …

Thu, 02 Sep 2010

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Whatever happened to Boom Boom, Noy?

They both submitted tragic, embarrassing results in their first big fight. It has thus become inevitable that President Aquino be likened to…

Tue, 31 Aug 2010

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Do we have someone worse than Concepcion?

THANK GOD indeed for Nonito Donaire Jr., who prevented a Philippine shutout in Puerto Rico. But who?s going to save us from a raging anomaly…

Tue, 13 Jul 2010

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Boxing?s barefoot prince opens door for poor brothers

That was not exactly a fairytale ending last Sunday for Edrin Dapudong, the new World Boxing Council flyweight silver champion. But it?s wor…

Fri, 25 Jun 2010

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Dapudong of M?lang, North Cotabato, stings Mexico

EVEN IN HIS earlier fights in Mindanao, Edren Dapudong appeared frail and malnourished, visibly unfit for man-size combat inside the ring. H…

Tue, 22 Jun 2010

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President Obama could teach Floyd Mayweather Jr. to behave

YOU WERE surprised Floyd Mayweather Jr. has emerged the initial oddsmakers? favorite in his proposed summit clash against Congressman Manny …

Thu, 27 May 2010

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Pacquiao?s greatest win of all time

MANILA, Philippines?Bigger than all his great wins, all his seven world championships combined. That, in a golden nutshell, was how an ecsta…

Sat, 15 May 2010

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Pacquiao and Pinoy voter share same victory stand

They used to celebrate victory from separate ends of the stadium. The luminous winner would erupt ecstatic atop the ring while fans stayed o…

Thu, 13 May 2010

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What the world wants from Manny Pacquiao

MANNY PACQUIAO never fails to draw record pay-per-view buys because of his fearless fighting style. But what about Floyd Mayweather, why is …

Thu, 06 May 2010

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Make way for the world?s Punch-for-Punch King

It resulted in a mismatch, but prizefight sage Larry Merchant took extra care and gave Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s regal resurgence a different l…

Tue, 04 May 2010

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Why go for it half-baked?

THERE?S NOTHING MORE startling to ringsiders like a great knockout?right in the first round! A happy stampede instantly results from this so…

Sun, 25 Apr 2010

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Olympic quest hinges on a sure standard

One of three statements made at the close of the China Open boxing championships last week can, hopefully, put on track the country?s desper…

Tue, 13 Apr 2010

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Give this boxing dreamboat the toughest test

MANILA, Philippines?There?s actually no reason to worry how Fil-Am boxer Julian Chua can come over to Manila to display his wares and, in th…

Sat, 10 Apr 2010

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Pacman still has some unfinished business?

It landed hard on target. But that knockout shot that Manny Pacquiao delivered when he said he planned to retire from boxing failed to gain …

Thu, 25 Mar 2010

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Pacman sweeter the second time around

(Salute: Juan Abello Lim, 66, will be laid to rest on Tuesday at the Libingan ng Mga Bayani in Taguig City after ceremonies befitting the ge…

Tue, 23 Mar 2010

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Should Joshua Clottey, like SkyCable, apologize?

AFTER PUTTING up a rotten show on Sunday, Joshua Clottey now blames a rotten stomach for his heartless stand against Manny Pacquiao in Dalla…

Thu, 18 Mar 2010

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How, why Pacquiao failed fans

Manny Pacquiao on Sunday made a classic demonstration of why he’s the greatest boxer in the world, but there’s the danger of his…

Tue, 16 Mar 2010

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Arnel Pineda scores a knockout

This nameless fan had a point when he said the Journey’s Arnel Pineda outshone Manny Pacquiao out there in Arlington, Texas, last Sund…

Tue, 16 Mar 2010