Graham Houston
33 articles · Boxing Monthly
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Fightwriter: Pacquiao-Clottey
Superstar Manny Pacquiao tops the bill in the year’s biggest fight so far, meeting the durable Joshua Clottey in a welterweight title fight on Saturday that will be watched by a 40,000…
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Fightwriter: Sonsona-Vazquez Jr.
Two exciting, unbeaten young fighters meet for the vacant WBO junior featherweight title in the main event on Saturday’s Double Assault PPV show when Wilfredo Vazquez Jr., with a Puerto Rican crowd…
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Fightwriter on Donaire-Concepcion
Nonito Donaire has emerged as one of the stars in the lighter weight divisions, a classy boxer-puncher who went to a new level in his last fight when demolishing the previously unbeaten…
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Fight with Pacquiao makes a lot of cents to De La Hoya
From a business standpoint, Oscar De La Hoya has sealed a great deal in making the fight with Manny Pacquiao. In terms of De La Hoya's boxing legacy, though, the fight leaves…
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The five finest fighters to emerge from the Philippines
When Manny Pacquiao steps into the ring against David Diaz on Saturday it's fair to say that the Philippine nation will be solidly behind him, rejoicing in every punch he lands, recoiling…
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Marquez, Pacquiao add another chapter to the Mexican-Filipino rivalry
The title of a 1950s science-fiction movie, "When Worlds Collide," also would be an appropriate billing for Saturday's rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez on HBO PPV from the Mandalay…
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MANNY PACQUIAO vs OSCAR LARIOS
It can be dangerous when a boxer looks past an opponent, but reports from Manila seem to suggest that Manny Pacquiao is focused on his fight with Oscar ?Chololo? Larios even though…
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BARRERA-JUAREZ AFTERMATH
Great fighters have to grow old some time and Marco Antonio Barrera, at the age of 32 and after a long career and some hard fights, may be just starting to fade.…
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VIC DARCHINYAN VS DIOSDADO GABI
Usually the ShoBox series on Showtime features up-and-coming fighters but this Friday we have a world title 12-rounder when undefeated flyweight champion Vic Darchinyan defends against a useful-looking challenger from the Philippines,…
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A CREATURE OF MOODS<br>Those who think El Terrible is finished might get a big surprise when Erik Morales faces Manny Pacquiao in a January rematch.
For a fighter such as Erik Morales, motivation is everything. When he lost to Zahir Raheem last September it was one of those fights where he just couldn’t get interested. In with…
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CAN ERIK HACK THE PAC ATTACK?
Many fights have the potential for action and drama but none more so than the meeting of Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas on 19 March. This is one of…
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ONE MAN ARMY
Marco Antonio Barrera, back after his hammering by Manny Pacquiao, looked quick, confident and authoritative in a 10th-round KO over Paulie Ayala, televised from the Staples Center outdoors arena in the Los…
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THE BIG TIME
The pasting of Barrera put Manny Pacquiao firmly on the map. But can the Filipino become a featherweight champ by beating Juan Manuel Marquez, the man Naz avoided? Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino…
