Mico Halili
22 articles · GMANews.tv
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2016 forecast for Philippine sports
By Mico Halili
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) ? Manny Pacquiao has long been the face of Philippine sports. Pacquiao has set the gold standard for Filipino athletes with his larger-than-life achievements. He was able to…
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The Final Score: A very different Manny Pacquiao experience
By Mico Halili
The image will haunt us. I?m not sure for how long. But it lingers like a bad dream. I cringe just writing about it. We know the sequence too well. First, we…
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The Final Score: Pacquiao-Bradley and the confusion it created
By Mico Halili
LAS VEGAS - The crowd marched out of the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Many were unsure of what they just saw. They exchanged puzzled looks. Some had raised eyebrows. Others shook their…
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The Final Score: A snapshot of Manny Pacquiao’s new spiritual universe
By Mico Halili
LAS VEGAS - Pastor Jeric Soriano's voice filled the living room. The crowd inside Manny Pacquiao's suite on the 60th floor of the Mandalay Bay listened. People whispered. Eyes shifted. They watched…
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The Final Score: PHL sports in 2011, glimpse of a golden age
By Mico Halili
We are, at times, too proud; too proud of what we know, too proud to change, too proud to accept that nothing in sports is infallible. Winners can lose. Losers can win.…
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The Final Score: Pacquiao’s unexpected voice of reason
By Mico Halili
Without yellow gloves on his hands, blue boxing shoes on his feet and a rosary around his neck, Manny Pacquiao is mortal. There's a tapered two-button suit on Pacquiao's body instead of…
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The Final Score: Is Manny Pacquiao the most feared man in boxing?
By Mico Halili
Las Vegas - I saw it. Just steps away from the ring, within earshot of trainer Naz Richardson, right behind Jaime Foxx and LL Cool J, in front of Marco Antonio Barrera,…
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Pinoy and American sports legends pick Pacquiao over Mosley
By Mico Halili
Las Vegas - Athletes know athletes. There's a connection between combatants that transcends nationalities, disciplines, eras and circumstances. It is, therefore, a substantial compliment when formerly proud, proud competitors - one is…
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The Final Score: On eve of fight vs Shane Mosley, Manny Pacquiao remains king of chaos
By Mico Halili
LAS VEGAS - The stream of people coming in is relentless. One big batch leaves. Another large group enters. The suite on the 60th floor of Mandalay Bay is spacious. Yet not…
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The Final Score: Okay Shane Mosley, your turn
By Mico Halili
Manny Pacquiao's fans are neither jumping in delight nor cowering in fear over the promise of Shane Mosley. Since we love Pacquiao so much, believe so intensely in his myth, we treat…
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The Final Score: Philippine football and transcendence
By Mico Halili
We, the television viewers for the ongoing Suzuki Cup, held our breath and counted the milliseconds. Indonesia?s Christian Gonzales was alone. He had the ball. He saw the target. He failed on…
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The Final Score: Are Pacquiao’s belts heavier than Asian Games gold?
By Mico Halili
Manny Pacquiao wins and we all become friends for one day. A Filipino wins a gold medal in the Asian Games and, in return, most of us half-smile and shrug. Is this…
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The Final Score: Pacquiao wins by unanimous redefinition
By Mico Halili
He can?t be that fast. He certainly wasn?t that fast on DVD. Where is he? Is he on my left? Is he on my right? Wait you mean my right or your…
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The Final Score: Clottey?s Super Defense gives Pacquiao Super Workout
By Mico Halili
I am not a boxing expert but I saw how Joshua Clottey, despite repeated pleas from his corner to go for broke, stayed in survival mode from start to finish. Pacquiao and…
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The Final Score: The Tao of the Pacman Pompyang
By Mico Halili
After 1,630 punches, before 50, 994 fans, in a $ 1.2 billion stadium, during a bout between the great one and fortunate antagonist, only one moment rocked the senses and one blow…
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The Final Score: The Many Faces of Manny Pacquiao
By Mico Halili
The great one arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport in a sharp three-piece suit, perfectly-parted hair, moustache and goatee. He looked like Wyatt Earp ready to vanquish outlaws in the Wild,…
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The Final Score: Clottey’s Super Defense gives Pacquiao Super Workout
By Mico Halili
I am not a boxing expert but I saw how Joshua Clottey, despite repeated pleas from his corner to go for broke, stayed in survival mode from start to finish. Pacquiao and…
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The Final Score: Boxing by Heart. Basketball by Blood
By Mico Halili
We love Pacquiao today. We’ll surely go bananas for boxing on Sunday. But we will always be a basketball nation. One won’t find summer boxing meets in every corner. Starting this month,…
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Red-Hot NBA player Anthony Morrow is big-time Pacquiao fan
By Mico Halili
Chicago, IL – Lost in the frenzy of last-minute NBA trades are NBA players who are smoking-hot in February. If Anthony Morrow, a quiet participant during the Rookies-Sophomores game in Dallas, wasn’t…
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The Final Score: Dallas Ready for Pacquiao-Clottey
By Mico Halili
Dallas is on a roll. Racing from Mavericks town to Cowboys territory to NBA All-Star state, Dallas heads the Texas offensive like Carl Lewis on the US 4 x 100 meter relay…