Al S. Mendoza
249 articles · Inquirer News Service
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Manny versus Floyd Jr. not a done deal yet
NO, Sir. No such banana yet. The Pacquiao-Mayweather fight isn’t on. Until somebody yells, “It’s a done deal,” it isn’t a done deal. N’yet. Bob Arum, who turned 78 on Dec. 7,…
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Manny made defense in boxing extinct
BOXING is supposed to be the art of self-defense. But to Pacquiao, that art is non-existent anymore. He has proven it again against Miguel Cotto, whom he knocked out in the 12th…
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The Other One also deserves praise, all right?
IT is now time to heap praise on The Other One. The One, of course, is Manny Pacquiao, now a seven-time world champion in seven different weight divisions. The Other One is…
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Pac training is first step to victory
I like that. I refer to Mayor Peter Rey Bautista’s call for his constituents in Baguio to stay away from Manny Pacquiao while the world pound-for-pound king is busy training for his…
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Donaire lands a KO punch at the heart
HIS favorite color is red. In this fight, he chose yellow. His love for country is beyond question. In this fight, he proved it by dedicating the bout to an unflinching, recently…
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For Pacquiao, pull of power titillates him
TIME Magazine has named him the 56th most influential person in the world. Forbes Magazine has listed him the sixth richest athlete in the world. He is influential because Manny Pacquiao can…
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Kid glove treatment for Pacquiao?
FOR all his world-class skills as a prizefighter, Manny Pacquiao has another talent. He can make people fight. Rod Nazario and Murad Mohammad had fought for Manny?s attention. Mohammad won. Kicking out…
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Hatton can benefit from Iron Mike
CAN Mike Tyson help Manny Pacquiao beat Ricky Hatton? Yes and no. Yes, because Tyson, in his prime, packed the most powerful punch in boxing. Pacquiao can make use of that in…
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Roach inflicts ?psywar? blow on M?weather
YES, Amir Khan won the Big One. It was even bigger than his boxing silver in 2004 Athens. But the biggest winner in Khan?s recent five-round destruction of Marco Antonio Barrera was…
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Mendoza: Unsung hero
REMEMBER the celebrated haggling over the purse figures in the Pacquiao-Hatton fight on May 2 in Las Vegas? From 60-40 in favor of Hatton, it became 52-48 in favor of Pacquiao. How…
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The other Pacquiao
THERE is another Pacquiao other than Manny. Bobby is his name. Like Manny, Bobby is also a boxer. Like Manny, Bobby also fights for money. Manny and Bobby are biological brothers. The…
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Day of the Gacal
WHO said the Pacquiao-Hatton fight is on? Think again, fellas. Everything in life, it's not on until it's on. Not over until it's over. Until the final buzzer in a basketball game…
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Pacquiao and Phelps
IN MY list, two men mattered most in 2008. Strangely, they have the same initials: MP. Manny Pacquiao. Filipino. Michael Phelps. American. Pacquiao boxed his way to immortality. Phelps swam his way…
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Arben?s pitch for Pacquiao patriotism
ARBEN Santos, a quiet sportsman-businessman, wants Manny Pacquiao to stage one of his remaining fights for the year in the Philippines. A bright idea, I must say. Arben prefers that the fight…
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We have a winner
A WINNER even before the fight contract could be signed. That's Manny Pacquiao, in case you have forgotten. And yes, you bet, Pacquiao will defeat Mexico's Oscar Larios by knockout. Larios is…
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Ticket to ride
WILL LUCIO TAN pay P50,000 to watch Manny Pacquiao fight Oscar Larios on July 2 at the Araneta Coliseum? My answer is no. While it's true that the Kapitan is now listed…
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Pacquiao the greatest
WHO IS the greatest of them all? I pose that question because the same question was posed to me only a while back. The question came no less from Quinito Henson, the…
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Sorry Z
NOT true that Z Gorres had gone to America just once. Twice already. Not true also that he deserted Rudy Salud. It was Rudy Salud who initiated Gorres' transfer to the stable…
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What else is new?
I READ in the papers that it’s ABS-CBN and not Solar Sports that will air Manny Pacquiao’s next fight. I also read that Manny Pacquiao will now promote his next fight himself,…
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Why Gabi lost
WHAT Diosdado Gabi needs to do to make his boxing career going -- no, recapture precious ground -- is to restructure his fighting style. The only thing he proved last Saturday was,…