Bong Pedralvez
59 articles · The Manila Times
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Lawsuit ?ploy? for Manny to severe ties with Murad
IS the $33-million suit filed by Manny Pacquiao against Murad Muhammad nothing more than a ploy of the Filipino boxer to break out of the existing contract with the American promoter? A…
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?I can account for US taxes?
THESE days, Rod Nazario, who likes to call himself the ?former business manager? of Manny Pacquiao, has time to relax. ?I do not have too much on my mind anymore. I have…
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Why Pacquiao failed to win
A VICTIM of his own hype. A failed game plan made worse by a nasty cut from an accidental head-butt. A proud and wily opponent who obviously studied the style of his…
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Barrera in Morales? corner against Pacquiao after all
IT may all be a part of an act, but world champion Marco Antonio Barrera on Tuesday said he is rooting for Mexican countryman Erik Morales to beat Filipino ring idol Manny…
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Pacquiao, Morales camps escalate word war a notch
FILIPINO champion Manny Pacquiao and Mexican ring idol Erik Morales unleashed another verbal barrage against each other Thursday, raising the temperature level of their keenly awaited March 19 encounter at the MGM…
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Morales won?t take any chances
JUST to show that he is not underestimating Manny Pacquiao, Erik Morales left for the cold mountains north of Mexico City on Tuesday to begin high-altitude training for their March 19 pay-per-view…
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PacMan?s battle plan
ATTACK, attack . . . and attack again.? That will be the simple battle plan Manny Pacquiao will have when he faces dethroned world super featherweight champion Erik Morales, according to the…
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Pacquiao, Morales vow to ?bring it on?
MANNY PACQUIAO and Erik Morales brought it on Wednesday. And judging by the first press conference at the Beverly Hills Wilshire Hotel (held Thursday morning Manila time) of the two top draws…
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?PacMan? boast s of a lethal right
ADD a lethal right hand to the arsenal of punches of Manny Pacquiao, who showed some of the damage it could do in his fourth-round knockout of Thailand?s Fahsan 3K Battery Saturday…
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PacMan trim, sharp, focused
FOR three straight weeks under the watchful eye of American trainer Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquiao?s daily regimen in Davao would begin at 4:30 a.m. and end at exactly 9 p.m.?with no extensions.…
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Pacquiao eyeing ?bigger fish?
ALTHOUGH Freddie Roach is in town ostensibly to prepare Manny Pacquiao for his fight against Thailand?s Fahsan 3K Battery, both the American trainer and the Filipino boxer know they have much, much…
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Salud steps in to save Manny-Murad tandem
FOR the first time in three weeks, Murad Muham?mad and Manny Pacquiao were inside the same room, not only meeting face to face, but also seated side by side, with the American…
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?Bill too big for Manny to fight in Manila?
NOT this year. Local fans of Manny Pacquiao will have to be content with watching and reading the ring exploits of the Filipino sports hero from afar?at least in 2004?because of the…
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As he prepares for next tiff, rivals are ducking Pacquiao
FILIPINO boxing hero Manny Pacquiao leaves tomorrow for the United States to prepare for a battle with the unknown. Pacquiao, whose last fight was on May 9 against Juan Manuel Marquez?which ended…
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Manny starts training for Barrera in Sept.
WHETHER it is held in Manila or in the United States, Filipino boxing idol Manny Pacquiao will definitely leave the country in the first week of September to begin training for a…
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Pacquiao-Chi in the works
WHILE Manny Pacquiao was treating his delighted fans, business manager Rod Nazario was at work doing what he does best?trying to set up big money fights for the Filipino boxing champion. On…
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Solar execs save shirts
HAD the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez for the International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Association feather-weight titles on May 9 not gone beyond the first round, Solar Entertainment…
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Murad: ?PacMan? is in shape to fight
MURAD Muhammad thinks Manny Pacquiao is special?no, make that pretty special. The famous American boxing promoter, who made one of his very rare overseas trips by arriving in Manila on Wednesday to…
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Mexican Marquez can?t duck Pacquiao, says ?Ring? editor
MEXICAN world boxing champion Juan Marquez has more to lose than just money if he ducks Filipino fighter Manny Pacquiao, Ring magazine editor-in-chief Nigel Collins said on Monday. ?Manny is the best…