Articles by Recah Trinidad · PhilBoxing.com

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How relevant is the Bobby Pacquiao win?

THERE OUGHT to be a legal limit to how far overage boxers should be allowed to sell themselves. Kevin Kelley had bragged that his duel with …

Mon, 12 Jun 2006

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Look who’s out to kayo Manny Pacquiao

MANNY PACQUIAO is being robbed right in his own kitchen; our boxing hero is being cheated in his home turf. Pacquiao could lose by hometown …

Mon, 05 Jun 2006

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Barrera is super fit -- for retirement

THEY CLAIMED Marco Antonio Barrera, first Mexican to have made Manny Pacquiao super famous, would be defending his world title. Barrera was …

Wed, 24 May 2006

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Mayol doesn't deserve his Japanese manager

BOXING patriot Rex Wakee Salud, who tried but luckily failed to bet on Rodel Mayol, said the failed world boxing title-seeker has been relea…

Wed, 10 May 2006

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Why Mayol bungled his world title bid

TOKYO -- Rodel Mayol, who had looked every elegant inch the sure winner in the first six rounds, remained in the hospital yesterday, the mor…

Mon, 08 May 2006

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Mayol loses title bid via decision

TOKYO—Rodel Mayol started out sharp and strong but faded rapidly against Eagle Kyowa in the later rounds to lose his first bout in 23 …

Sun, 07 May 2006

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Mayol underdog in Tokyo title bid

TOKYO -- Everybody is going out, weather cool and crisp, Tokyo is in the grip of a spring fever but there'll be no walk in the park when Rod…

Sat, 06 May 2006

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Mayol given fair chance to capture world crown

TOKYO -- Accidents do happen inside the boxing ring, but Rodel Mayol of the Philippines may no longer need one to succeed in his quest for a…

Fri, 05 May 2006

Mayol: Underdog's quiet quest for greatness

THERE COULD only be one valid reason why undefeated Rodel Mayol has been pegged an awful underdog in his quest for the World Boxing Council …

Wed, 03 May 2006

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Pacquiao fight tickets free, Wowwowee!

MANNY PACQUIAO has been behaving confused. If not, why was he worried sick about his forthcoming big fight at the Araneta Coliseum? There's …

Mon, 01 May 2006

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Boxer Paderna swims to world-class stardom

KULARBDANG KIATKRERIN sounds like a mouth-watering Thai dish. He's not. Jun Paderna defended his Pan Asian Boxing Association super featherw…

Mon, 24 Apr 2006

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Elorde beats Pacquiao in two crucial tests

THE POET Cesar Ruiz Aquino wanted to know if a Gabriel “Flash” Elorde video is available on CD or DVD. Quite doubtful, he was in…

Wed, 12 Apr 2006

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How to lose dirty by really trying

SO WHAT'S wrong with super fighter Zab Judah failing in his world title defense? Things simply went to form yesterday in glitter gambling to…

Mon, 10 Apr 2006

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Stick-up: Old Mexican steak priced like gold

NOW COMES the charge that Mexico’s Oscar Larios, labeled as recycled old meat, is grossly overpriced. But before everything else, a wo…

Wed, 05 Apr 2006

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Pacquiao hard-sells recycled Mexican meat

LAST-MINUTE calls were unnecessary. The grand media affair at the Manila Hotel last Friday was already a sellout even before organizers coul…

Wed, 29 Mar 2006

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Once in a hundred years

HERMIE Rivera, the boxing man, calls this a lost message. He filed it from Las Vegas where he covered Manny Pacquiao's historic rematch with…

Mon, 20 Feb 2006

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Morales rejects Pacquiao conquest

ERIK MORALES doesn't believe he had been vanquished by Manny Pacquiao in their second encounter in Las Vegas last month. That's for sure. Ot…

Mon, 06 Feb 2006

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First Gentleman also deserves a handshake

LOS ANGELES, California -- Years from now, when he's older, slimmer and, hopefully, wiser, Jose Miguel Arroyo, husband of Her Excellency, th…

Wed, 01 Feb 2006

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You don’t like Manny Pacquiao?

LOS ANGELES, California -- There was this fellow, a former close-in driver of Manny Pacquiao around here, who told me how close the boxing h…

Mon, 30 Jan 2006

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Pacman the greatest, says Freddie Roach

LOS ANGELES, California—He did not promise another classic win to lift the Filipino people again but trainer Freddie Roach yesterday s…

Sun, 29 Jan 2006