Dennis Principe
408 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Confab has good and bad sides
A MIXTURE of accomplishments and disappointments greeted the opening of the 45th Annual World Boxing Council (WBC) convention yesterday at the Manila Hotel. In general, the opening ceremony was considered by most…
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JOSE SULAIMAN CHALLENGES MANNY PACQUIAO TO SET ASIDE MONEY, CONCENTRATE ON BEING CHAMPION
WORLD Boxing Council (WBC) president Jose Sulaiman wants Manny Pacquiao to make his countrymen get the feel of genuine honor that is supposed to be expected of him. And that, according to…
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DE LA HOYA SOUNDS OFF POSSIBLE SHOWDOWN WITH PACQUIAO!
OSCAR de la Hoya versus Manny Pacquiao? Hard to fathom but de la Hoya recently sounded off the possibility in an interview with the international press during the annual World Boxing Organization…
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Viloria not on Jr?s ?level?
CARVING a great name in boxing requires emphatic victories against great opponents. And for world flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr., former amateur foe Brian Viloria is at the bottom of the totem…
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Baby Bull gets Freddie?s goat
ANOTHER ?Juan? seems to have succeeded in getting the goat of Freddie Roach. Juan ?The Baby Bull? Diaz, holder of three world lightweight belts, was recently able to put the right words…
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?Turns out Soto, not Marquez?
IN a strange twist, Humberto Soto, not Juan Manuel Marquez, is turning out to be the fighter who possesses the skills to beat Manny Pacquiao. This came out in a survey conducted…
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What?s going through the mind of Vic? ?The Dream?
THE manager of former world flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan has publicly requested Golden Boy Promotions (GBP) to promote a title eliminator against Filipino Z Gorres in December. Elias Nasser announced in a…
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Oft-criticized Bautista vows payback
BOXING phenom Rey ?Boom Boom? Bautista is not about to concede to his critics, who have called him a failure. Bautista is revving up for a comeback of sorts as he takes…
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Maldonado is Donaire?s foe
After weeks of speculation, the challenger to International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight champion Nonito Donaire Jr. has finally been named. Donaire?s father, Nonito Sr., revealed that his son will make his first…
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Manila parade kayoed
FILIPINO boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao has reportedly turned down the proposed hero?s welcome prepared by Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim. In an interview with City Hall public-information office chief Isabel de Leon, Pacquiao,…
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Mixed Feelings<br>PACQUIAO CAMP DIVIDED OVER MANNY?S NEXT FOE
FILIPINO boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao is expected to see action early next year in another marquee fight. Freddie Roach, Pacquiao?s trainer, said it would be in the fans? general interest to watch…
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Still Pacman<br>Manny Pacquiao sends Marco Antonio Barrera to retirement. Next up? Possibly Juan Manuel Marquez
IT was a different, more physically fit Marco Antonio Barrera that fought Manny Pacquiao Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay. The end result, however, was the same as the first time they…
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FREDDIE ROACH THINKS PACQUIAO?S SKILLS WILL WIN OVER BARRERA?S WILL TO WIN IN AN ABBREVIATED FIGHT
IT?S now time to walk the talk as boxing icons Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera finally meet for the second time Sunday morning at the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Casino in…
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A Mere Ploy
AMERICAN trainer Freddie Roach is adamant that Marco Antonio Barrera never sparred against tough boxers during the Mexican?s entire training in preparation for his battle against Manny Pacquiao. Several consistent reports emanating…
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?I Want Barrera?<br>WITH THOSE WORDS, THE PACMAN?S RISE TO STARDOM BEGAN. A FORMER BUSINESS ASSOCIATE TELLS THE TALE
JUST one simple taunt. That was what made Marco Antonio Barrera agree to face Manny Pacquiao in an epic battle nearly four years ago that turned out to be Pacquiao?s defining moment.…
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Pacquiao won?t let go of respect for Barrera
MARCO Antonio Barrera the toughest boxer of his division? Take it straight from Manny Pacquiao. ?Sa kaniya pa din ako talaga nahirapan sa lahat ng laban ko,? Pacquiao told BusinessMirror. ?Siya na…
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Fourth Pinoy world champ in the midst?
FILIPINO boxer Donnie Nietes will let his fists decide the outcome of his world-title challenge this coming Sunday at the Waterfront Hotel in Lahug, Cebu. Nietes said he won?t allow the judges…
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Get Used To It
Freddie Roach admitted he tried to simulate several dirty tactics in preparing Manny Pacquiao for his upcoming rematch against Marco Antonio Barrera. In an interview with the BusinessMirror, Roach said making use…
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Will to win?
FILIPINO boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao is hoping and praying that it will be God?s will for him to win in his upcoming rematch against Marco Antonio Barrera of Mexico. This was what…
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Roach invites Barrera ?to spy?
HALL-OF-Fame trainer Freddie Roach is so confident of a Manny Pacquiao win this October that he is actually willing to welcome Marco Antonio Barrera to watch their training anytime the Mexican wishes…
