Bong Pedralvez
59 articles · The Manila Times
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Pacquiao ring comeback closer to reality
MANNY Pacquiao’s ring comeback is now closer to reality after newly-crowned World Boxing Council welterweight champ Mario Barrios of the US agreed to stake his title against the Pinoy boxing legend, according…
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Magsayo stakes crown vs rangy Mexican
REIGNING World Boxing Council featherweight champion Mark “Magnifico” Magsayo stakes his crown for the first time against top-ranked and rangy Mexican challenger Rey Vargas on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) at the Alamodome…
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End of the road for ‘Filipino Flash’?
LIVING up to his moniker as the “Monster,” Japanese Naoya Inoue stopped Nonito Donaire Jr. in the second round of their rematch in front of 37,000 adoring hometown fans at the packed…
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Payback driving Donaire in rematch
WHILE aware of the huge risk, Nonito Donaire would not have accepted a rematch with Naoya Inoue if he is not certain of conquering the Japanese “Monster” in their unification world bantamweight…
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Roach eyes more time in Australia
IF he could have his way, American trainer Freddie Roach would like Manny Pacquiao to train for least two weeks in Australia before staking his World Boxing Organization welterweight crown against Aussie…
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Pacquiao coaxed out of retirement?
UNABLE to say no to Bob Arum, newly-minted Senator Manny Pacquiao is coming out of retirement to hype up one of his longtime American promoter?s boxing cards scheduled either in late October…
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BOXING YEARENDER
MANNY Pacquiao?s luster dimmed further when he suffered his second straight shocking setback last year, losing by a knockout to Mexican nemesis Juan Manuel Marquez on Dec. 9 in Las Vegas, Nevada.…
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Pacquiao, handlers work out way to limit tax cuts
Most of Manny Pacquiao’s fans don’t know that the Filipino boxer gets much less than his gross ring earnings in the United States, with a hefty cut going to taxes. According to…
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PacMan on mag cover; Morales headed for LA
Manny Pacquiao lands on the front cover of an emerging American boxing magazine while the handlers of his Mexican nemesis, Erik Morales, continue to cover all the boxer’s bases. These were the…
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Wakee tells Pacquiao to train in Cebu
The offer for Filipino boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao to begin training in Cebu for his decisive November 18 match against Erik Morales still stands, promoter-manager Rex "Wakee" Salud said. While Pacquiao was…
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Khan: $4M for Pacquiao in third fight with Morales
Manny Pacquiao will get no less than $4 million for his rubber match against Erik Morales on November 18 at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, Nick Khan, one…
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Boxers see that trainers know best
Failure to follow a trainer’s game plan can lead to disaster. This was the telling lesson learned by Oscar Larios when he lost by unanimous decision to hometown boxing icon Manny Pacquiao…
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Ready to rumble
WHILE Manny Pacquiao can?t take any chances, Oscar Larios of Mexico can risk everything when the two fighters slug it out on Sunday before an expected full-house crowd at the Araneta Coliseum.…
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Pacquiao camp sees fight over by round 6
THE boxer was light-hearted, even cheerful, but his trainer looked graver than usual. Their messages, however, were the same: Nothing less than a convincing victory on Sunday. Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao…
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Pacquiao eager to end Larios tiff
"Labang-laban na ako! [I?m ready to fight!]" Thus declared Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday after his second-to-the-last workout before taking on the challenge of Oscar Larios on Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum. Tapering…
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Pacquiao 7-1 pick vs Larios
Most worldwide oddsmakers have tipped Manny Pacquiao a 6-to-1 to 7-to-1 favorite to beat Oscar Larios in the headliner of the "Mano-a-Mano" boxing showdown on Sunday at the Araneta Coliseum. British punters,…
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Pacquiao punching like a middleweight, says Roach
IT was meant to be a public fight preview, but neither Manny Pacquiao nor Oscar Larios would tip his hand on Monday at the Araneta Coliseum. Instead, it was Freddie Roach, Pacquiao’s…
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Pe?alosa to be lined up for shot at WBA crown
A possible crack at a world title is the incentive for Gerry Pe?alosa to go for an impressive victory against Mexican Tomas Rojas in one of the featured supporting bouts of the…
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Sharp Pacquiao ‘ready to go’
MANNY PACQUIAO is ready to go. This was the assessment of his handlers, trainer and Pacquiao himself after the fighter’s last heavy workout on Friday before facing Oscar Larios on July 2…
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‘Manila Ice’ stays in freezer
MANNY PACQUIAO might keep “Manila Ice” in cold storage for his fight against Mexican contender Oscar Larios, the boxer’s trainer and friend Buboy Fernandez said Thursday. Fernandez, who has been with Pacquiao…
