Gina Caliboso
85 articles · RingsideReport.com
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Floyd Mayweather JR: The Focus of Manny Pacquiao ? Antonio Margarito
First, to paraphrase Apollo Creed from Rocky III, ?Ya hear that? It?s too quiet.? All fighters ? all boxers face that same quiet. It?s the sound of the ring of the bell…
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Old School Vs New School: Bernard Hopkins Showdown with Jean Pascal
Old school versus new school: Whenever I hear those particular terms, I think about my childhood growing up in Los Angeles. Even though my growing up directly translates into going to Catholic…
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Lucian Bute: Bring on Kelly Pavlik or Anyone Else in Boxing
I was so close in my prediction ? I predicted an 8th round KO and French Canadian fighter (by way of Romania) Lucian ?Le Tombeur? Bute defeated Brinkley with a 9th round…
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The Curse of the Super Six: Andre Dirrell Withdraws from Super 6 Tournament
Say it isn?t so. The Super Six Middleweight tournament now faces a third casualty from its original lineup over a year ago. The Super Six round robin concept was exciting and innovative,…
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Lucian Bute & Jean Pascal: Canada?s Double Threat
Forgive me fight fans, my dear colleague and former boxing fan, Brian Wilbur, broke my heart. Okay, so it?s not that kind of a breakup, but nonetheless, I?m in mourning. He said…
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Manny Pacquiao: Should We Support the Antonio Margarito Fight?
Given these challenging economic times, I?m still on the fence if whether I can convince family members to order the bout between Manny ?Pacman? Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito. Given that I had…
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Floyd Mayweather JR: The Manny Pacquiao Loss
As we are now in the third week of September, I?ve always enjoyed the onset of fall ? a time of renewal and growth. Let me continue ? The frolicking days of…
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Manny Pacquiao & the Rise of the Southpaw
I may be dating myself, but have any of you combat sports fans ever hear of the Huey Lewis and the News Song ?Hip to be Square?? And why the reference to…
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Shane Mosley vs. Sergio Mora Fight to a Draw
On Saturday, September 18th, the Staples Center had a jam-packed day and night. With the main event between ?Azucar? Shane Mosley, 47-6, 39 KO?s vs. Sergio ?Latin Snake? Mora, 23-1, 6 KO?s,…
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Karl James Noons (AKA: KJ Noons): From MMA to Boxing
The eventual cross over for an athlete ? to master one sport and become master of another. Bo Jackson did it (as I recall sort of). Michael Jordan tried to do it.…
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Julio Cesar Chavez JR: The Miguel Cotto Challenge
In boxing, family ties can be a successful venture ? at first. Just thinking here ? think father and son Mosley, father and son Jones, father and son Cotto, the Klitschko brothers,…
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The Mind Behind Manny Pacquiao: Freddie Roach
In the coach-athlete relationship, it?s always touching to see the athlete undergo a transformation into an even better athlete under the coach?s guidance. As I have watched Pacquiao?s boxing career in the…
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Bernard Hopkins & Evander Holyfield: Beating Father Time
?I?m gonna prove the age of 40 is not a death sentence.? ? George Foreman Recently, Tavoris Cloud defeated Glen Johnson with a unanimous decision over 12 rounds. Given that I was…
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Manny Pacquiao Vs Antonio Margarito: The Top 10
On November 13th, Pacquiao and Margarito will be facing each other for the vacant WBA Light middleweight belt at a catch weight of 150 pounds. Upon announcement of the fight, there wasn?t…
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Amir Khan, Timothy Bradley & Manny Pacquiao: The Hit List of Zab Judah
According to Wikipedia, this is what is listed under Zab ?Super? Judah?s fighting style: ?Zab is a speedy southpaw boxer (reminiscent of Manny Pacquiao) and prefers his left cross or uppercut.? When…
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Fight or Flight: Manny Pacquiao Vs Floyd Mayweather JR
Calling Pacquiao ? Mayweather?Pacquiao ? Mayweather? Or should I be asking, ?Mr. Arum, did you hear anything about whether this mega-fight is going to happen or not?? Or even, Mayweather Camp, you…
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Nonito ?The Filipino Flash? Donaire: The Experiment
Remember these lines from Rocky I? Apollo?s Trainer: ?I don?t want you messin? with southpaws? Apollo: ?Southpaw nothin?, I?ll drop ?em in 3? This past Saturday, Nonito ?Filipino Flash? Donaire, 24-1, 16…
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Juan Manuel Lopez & the Featherweights
On Saturday, July 10, 2010, Puerto Rican Juan Manuel ?Juanma? Lopez, 28-0, 25 KO?s will go up against Filipino Bernabe ?The Real Deal? Concepcion, 28-3-1, 15 KO?s. To Lopez?s advantage, the fight…
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Saturday?s Super Six: Andre Ward Tries to Fend Off the Allan Green Challenge
World class boxing in 2010 has been ho-hum this year, with my man Manny Pacquiao going to school and becoming elected to public office, his boxing life has been temporarily shelved. Meanwhile,…
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Floyd Mayweather JR Vs Manny Pacquiao: Who Deserves the Bigger Cut?
1.4 million PPV buys versus 700,000 PPV buys. The undefeated consummate trash talker versus the humble, hard working boxer that has won belts in 7 weight divisions. To test or not to…
