Steve Luckings
17 articles · The National
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Boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao wows Dubai fans with basketball skills – in pictures
Thousands flocked to see boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao take part in a basketball exhibition in Dubai on Friday. The Filipino, the current WBA welterweight champion, is the headline act for this weekend?s…
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Amir Khan would ‘love to fight in Dubai’, but for now focus is on Terence Crawford
British boxer Amir Khan says he would love to fight in Dubai one day but for now his main focus is on dethroning welterweight king Terence Crawford. The former two-weight world champion…
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The fans have spoken: Amir Khan the choice to face Manny Pacquiao in UAE after Twitter poll
Manny Pacquiao further fuelled belief that his next fight will be staged in the UAE when the eight-weight champion took to Twitter on Monday to ask his legion of fans who his…
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Manny Pacquiao in the UAE: Three reasons why a fight could happen; three reasons it probably won?t
With Manny Pacquiao?s latest tweet sending UAE boxing fans into further frenzy that they could soon see the Filipino superstar in action on these shores, Steve Luckings looks at three reasons why…
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Top Rank promotions is bind that connects both Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather
Boxing promoters often get a bad rap, much like players? agents do in Premier League football. But they are a necessary evil, if you will. Without the likes of Bob Arum and…
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Pacquiao?s record against Americans is encouraging but Mayweather is a different prospect
It is said certain boxing styles suit certain fighters, that one man?s attributes in the ring can be his undoing against a fighter with the tools to nullify them. But what about…
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Floyd Mayweather v Manny Pacquiao too close to call, but no doubting who is people?s favourite
list, among others, the vocations of labourer, stevedore, street vendor, film producer and actor. He also has a not-so-small sideline as a congressman in the Philippines government. His work history makes him…
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Manny Pacquiao a champion at eight weights, but to what legitimacy?
As boxing?s first and only octuple-division champion, Manny Pacquiao is revered as a doyen in his profession. In 64 fights the ?Pac Man? has had his hand raised in victory 57 times,…
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Before a go at Manny Pacquiao, a look at how Floyd Mayweather won his titles
WBC Super Featherweight champion (130lbs) Less than two years into a career in the brutal world of professional boxing, the WBC were fastening their super featherweight strap around Floyd Mayweather Jr?s waist.…
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Money, ego, and a boxing-starved public: Why Mayweather v Pacquiao took so long to arrive
The popular saying goes that all good things come to those who wait. And for fans who have longed to see the world?s two best pound-for-pound boxers meet to determine who takes…
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Pacquiao advisers wait for Abu Dhabi decision
Floyd Mayweather Jr may have done Abu Dhabi boxing fans a favour yesterday. Because the American boxer failed to meet a deadline to negotiate a ?superbout? with Manny Pacquiao, the World Boxing…
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Mayweather?s boasting is not all hot air
Floyd Mayweather Jr is the one equation boxing mathematicians have been unable to fathom. Nor have his opponents. In 40 fights no one has been able to solve the Mayweather problem. In…
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‘You need me to bolster your career’, Pac Man tells Mayweather
Manny Pacquiao tried to keep the burning embers of a potential fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr alive yesterday, by telling his American rival that he needs to step into the ring with…
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Promoters trying to tempt Pacquiao to Dubai
ABU DHABI // Fans of Manny Pacquiao, arguably the best pound-for-pound boxer on the planet, could be set for a glimpse of their hero next month with the Dubai-based KO Promotions saying…
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Target practice for Pacquiao
In game shows, points win prizes. In boxing, punches win fights. Unfortunately for Joshua Clottey and the 51,000 in attendance at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas, yesterday morning, the American-based Ghanaian did…
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Pacquiao is master of his trade
Manny Pacquiao has had many vocations. The “Pac Man” has tried his hand as a construction labourer, stevedore, street vendor, film producing, actor and musician. A life in politics beckons once he…
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Politics could KO Pacquiao career
The Filipino fight king Manny Pacquiao’s quest to conquer the political ring, as well as the boxing kind, could see him take a prolonged break from the squared circle after his bout…