Bill Shimizu
20 articles · Examiner.com
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For Love of the Game: Vic Darchinyan manhandles Luis Del Valle
By Bill Shimizu
There was a time when Vic Darchinyan was the most feared fighter in his division. There was a time when Vic Darchinyan could gore and bully his way against anybody who dared…
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Manny Pacquiao at the crossroads
By Bill Shimizu
Filipino boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao can't seem to find his head these days. Even prior to his controversial loss to Timothy Bradley, Pacquiao's focus regarding his boxing career was already being questioned…
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Why Manny Pacquiao should pass up on Shane Mosley 1/2
By Bill Shimizu
There is no question in anybody's mind that Manny Pacquiao is the face of boxing. There is no doubt that he is the sport's hottest property. There is also no denying of…
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The Shane Mosley Question
By Bill Shimizu
Quo vadis, Shane? In just a span of five months, Sugar Shane Mosley has experienced what elite fighters have dreaded all their lives; the realization that he just no longer has it.…
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The Witching Hour: Mayweather- Pacquiao megafight watch
By Bill Shimizu
This writer is up on a vigil with his friends at the house of Jimmy H in Taylor. This is our version of TGIF night out while waiting for Bob Arum?s scheduled…
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The Nonito Donaire, Jr. Challenge: Excellence or Mediocrity?
By Bill Shimizu
Aside from Manny Pacquiao, the only other Filipino fighter who has found some following among fight fans in the Metro Detroit Area is the highly- skilled and talented Nonito Donaire, Jr. This…
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A message to Floyd Mayweather, Jr.: Time to step up to the plate
By Bill Shimizu
It is a known fact that Floyd Mayweather, Jr. has been very vocal and insistent in his demand for an Olympic- style drug testing and that if Manny Pacquiao has nothing to…
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A message to Bob Arum: Make the Manny Pacquiao- Floyd Mayweather, Jr. megafight happen
By Bill Shimizu
If there?s a lesson that Bob Arum should learn from his past relationship with Floyd Mayweather, Jr., it is not to put the American fighter on the spot. If there?s a lesson…
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The Son Also Rises: Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr.
By Bill Shimizu
Yes, to some extent as is in the case of the son and namesake of boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez. Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. who is the most protected boxer in Top…
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Of Manny Pacquiao’s Pactards, Racism and Boxing Scribes
By Bill Shimizu
An email from a certain Khaled A. of Dearborn, MI asked this writer the other day regarding my take on the raging 'flame war' between the fans of Manny Pacquiao and Floyd…
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Robbery in Mexico: Omar Nino dethrones Rodel Mayol
By Bill Shimizu
In Mexico, WBC light flyweight champion Rodel Mayol (26-5-2, 20 KOs) of the Philippines lost his crown to hometown boy Omar Nino (29-3-2, 11 KOs) in an ugly fight that was plagued…
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Bad Blood: Floyd Mayweather, Jr. & Travis Tygart should stop the drug testing charade
By Bill Shimizu
Now that the genie is out of the bottle, or to put it simply, the results of the controversial random Olympic- style drug testing supposedly conducted on both Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and…
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Moment of Truth: Manny Pacquiao’s quest for a seat in the Philippine Congress
By Bill Shimizu
"Does Manny Pacquiao have any chance of winning the election in the Philippines?" --Jesse D, Detroit, MI When boxing superstar and pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao first ran for office in General Santos…
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Trojans attack Manny Pacquiao’s Pacland
By Bill Shimizu
If you are a boxing fan, then chances are, you probably know or you?ve heard of Pacland: Yes, folks that piece of real estate in cyberspace where fans and critics (or should…
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Picking Order: Floyd Mayweather, Jr. or Shane Mosley
By Bill Shimizu
This Saturday?s fight between Michigan?s Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and California?s Shane Mosley features two of America?s biggest names in boxing who, through the years, has developed their respective cult followings among American…
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Pound-for- Pound: Should Floyd Mayweather, Jr. replace Manny Pacquiao as No. 1?
By Bill Shimizu
The May 1st Floyd Mayweather, Jr.- Shane Mosley fight is drawing near and talks about the big fight amongst boxing aficionados in Michigan is becoming more heated day-by-day. Many people are divided…
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Parallel Universe: Manny Pacquiao & Joshua Clottey
By Bill Shimizu
Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey, the two protagonists in Saturday night’s big fight in Texas, dubbed The Event, are rarities in today’s dog-eat-dog world that is boxing. Whereas fighters nowadays have reputations…
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Pacquiao- Mayweather: The $25,000,000 Question
By Bill Shimizu
“I never saw a man who didn’t want to take a $25 million drug test.” - Floyd Mayweather, Jr. on Manny Pacquiao Manny Pacquiao’s refusal to submit himself to Floyd Mayweather, Jr’s…
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The Mayweather- Pacquiao Saga: Who’s the man?
By Bill Shimizu
It is so easy to be lost in Floyd Mayweather, Jr.’s rhetoric when it comes to his animosity towards Manny Pacquiao, as well as to anybody who he feels contradicts his points…
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Power Failure: Pinoys suffered contrasting fortunes in Saturday’s fight
By Bill Shimizu
They came, they saw and unfortunately, they were vanquished albeit to a certain extent. Such were the fates of the Filipino pugilists who invaded foreign shores in search for boxing glory with…