Al S. Mendoza
249 articles · Inquirer News Service
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Draws
DRAWS normally happen only in chess. That's because a draw in chess matters much: It gives both protagonists half a point each. In chess, only a defeat warrants a zero to the…
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Big, fighting heart
THIS may be late but I will have to salute Juan Manuel Marquez. His having lasted the distance with Manny Pacquiao was more than enough proof that he really has what it…
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Robbed of victory
IF you can't believe that, I'll be as disappointed as to see FPJ (Fernando Poe Jr.) lose the presidential election to GMA (President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo) via massive cheating. I refer to Manny…
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Ali in Pacquiao’s mind
IN 1998, Muhammad Ali told book author Lorne A. Adrian: "The most important thing I know about the spirit of sport is that one has to be fit both in body and…
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The packaging of Pacquiao
WHAT do you know about boxing? I ask you that in the wake of numerous reports about Manny Pacquiao's career. You'll be a jerk if you say Pacquiao is not the country's…
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Hail!
THE SWEETEST thing that's going to happen tonight is the honoring of the best athletes of 2003 at the Manila Pavilion. There's no sweeter feeling for an athlete than to be feted…
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Pacquiao deserves respect
MOST of the time, if not all of the time, boxing is hype. It's happening again. I refer to the Pacquiao fight on Sunday, which will be a Solar Sports TV spectacular…
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Picking ‘Powerpacked’ Pacquiao
I SAW Marco Antonio Barrera fight on a day that I had always looked forward to as a day to just laze around -- Sunday. I had just done that. And I…
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Mendoza: Has ?Money? undergone drug-testing?
MANNY Pacquiao has had two doping tests already in two weeks. Fine by me. Even if they do it everyday, no worries. Advertisement As Pacquiao himself said the second time drug agents…