Al S. Mendoza
249 articles · Inquirer News Service
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Hermie made history with his two world champions
THROUGH Hermie Rivera, I met the inimitable Don King, the man with the most bizarre hairdo in boxing, who convinced President Marcos to have the Thrilla in Manila staged here on Oct.…
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Mendoza: For Pacquiao: Timothy first, Floyd second
AFTER saying only days back that Timothy Bradley would be his next foe in April, Manny Pacquiao has started singing a new tune. No, he was not meaning to drop Bradley. Very…
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Mendoza: I was asked: Does Pacquiao wear a Rolex?
TOKYO?You won?t visit Akihabara when you are here, it?s like going to New York City without walking on Manhattan?s Fifth Avenue, if not lazing by a leafy glade at NYC?s Central Park…
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Mendoza: Pagara Bros. ripe for the US, big time
THE first time I saw the Pagara brothers fight, I knew at once they?d go places. With their ring savvy embellished with power shots from both fists, the duo?s voyage to the…
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Mendoza: Comebacking Pacquiao a win from history
ON Dec. 8, 2012, Manny Pacquiao lost by knockout. To any boxer, a knockout loss does not only hurt. It is the most painful of all. It is insulting. It is ego-smashing.…
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Mendoza: Money matter manhandling Pac-May fight
IF there?s one thing crazy?not unique?in the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight, it is the money matter. Suddenly, seemingly, money is the only thing that matters in this bout. Shockingly, the oodles of money to…
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Mendoza: Sure, Arum is for Pacquiao on May 3
HE is not saying it, but hints of it are aplenty. And that?s not even a surprise. Everybody knows about it. Open book. Bob Arum is for Manny Pacquiao. There is a…
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Mendoza: ?Ahas? scores again; Tony is all smiles now
BECAUSE I did not want Tony Aldeguer to feel very, very nervous again, I did not write here about my prediction anew of a knockout win for Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes during last…
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Mendoza: A monster set to gobble up ?Pac-May? tiff?
HAVE we created a monster named random drug testing? Seemingly, the answer is yes. A brainchild of Floyd Mayweather Jr., the random drug testing was inserted in the fight contract for a…
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Mendoza: ?Coaching is more stressful than boxing?
SYDNEY?I saw the CNN interview of Manny Pacquiao in my room here at Four Seasons Hotel along busy George St. Pacquiao was also in a footage playing/coaching his Kia team in the…
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Mendoza: For Pacquiao and Floyd just Fight One
AGAIN, not to brag but I knew it would happen. Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather are going to fight as this was, like or not, written in the stars. No one can…
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Mendoza: Mayweather needs no KO vs. Pacquiao
SEE? What did I tell you? This is not to breast beat but if only to set the record straight: I kept telling people willing to listen that the Pacquiao-Mayweather fight will…
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Mendoza: A done deal, if you know what I mean
FLOYD Mayweather Jr. stood up from his throne, walked towards the pretender and offered him a handshake that, for all intents and purposes, opened the floodgates to new talks of the eagerly-awaited…
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Mendoza: Mayweather not acting like crazy anymore
FINALLY, we are almost there. If this were a climb up to Mt. Apo, if not Mt. Data, we are close to the summit. Happily, that is the score in the Pacquiao-Mayweather…
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Mendoza: ?The Fight? is finally going to happen
THE difference is their respective managers. Al Haymon now manages Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Bob Arum Manny Pacquiao. This is a new development. It used to be that Mayweather Jr. is himself…
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Mendoza: Sadly, Algieri secures slot in Hall of Shame
THERE is a Hall of Fame. And a Hall of Shame. Manny Pacquiao is not only a Hall of Fame material. He is a cinch for it. Five year or so from…
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Mendoza: Missing date with Jaworski and Pacquiao
ROBERT Jaworski sat at ringside during the Pacquiao-Algieri fight in Macau on Sunday. I wrote this hours before the bout would start. ?The Big J is a big Pacquiao fan so that…
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Mendoza: June Mar plus ?Ahas? Cebu?s proud greats
JUNE Mar Fajardo and Donnie ?Ahas? Nietes are stories of inspirations to ponder on. Fajardo (I don?t like his moniker ?Kraken?) has said that if he had his way, he would not…
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Mendoza: Hopkins lost but unbowed and unbroken
SO, what happened? Bernard Hopkins survived Sergey Kovalev on Sunday. And in so doing, Hopkins has achieved boxing?s greatest escape of all time. Advertisement With all humility, did I not say that…
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Mendoza: New contract ?proviso? for Pacquiao now a must-include
THEY are still talking about it. Why did Manny Pacquiao have to do it? Was there a need for him to do that? What was the point? I refer again to Pacquiao?s…