Ronnie Nathanielsz
7,060 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Pacquiao Out, Barrera-Marquez is Close
The President and CEO of Golden Boy Promotions Richard Schaefer says the rematch between Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao and reigning WBC super featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera will not happen in…
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SOROLLA TKO’D IN IBF TITLE FIGHT
IBF minimum weight challenger Benjie Sorolla of the Philippines was TKO’d in the seventh round of a title fight against world champion Muhammad Rachman of Indonesia who gave himself a present as…
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FILIPINA BOXER MAKES IMPACT IN CHINA
Outstanding amateur female boxer Gretchen Abaniel made a big impact with a four round majority decision over hometown favorite Li Hai Li in a fight card at the Expo Garden Hotel in…
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WBC SUSPENDS PACQUIAO-BARRERA PURSE BID
The World Boxing Council has suspended the purse bid for the mandatory title shot of Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao against reigning WBC super featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera. The purse bid…
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BAUTISTA, GORRES LEAVE FOR U.S IN MID JANUARY
WBO No.1 ranked Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista and WBO super flyweight mandatory challenger Z "The Dream" Gorres are scheduled to leave for the U.S by mid-January to step up training for their…
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Pacquiao Ready To Face Barrera in April
Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao says he is ready to fight WBC super featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera in a rematch in April next year. In an interview on the evening news…
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Pacman named best boxer
FILIPINO ring idol Manny Pacquiao continues to get recognition from the major sports and boxing authorities worldwide. The latest to pick Pacquiao as Fighter of the Year is the Sports Network. In…
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DEADLY DOUBLE CHAMPIONSHIP ON DECEMBER 30
A deadly double championship will put a fitting end to the year 2006 when two undefeated flyweights clash for the vacant WBO Intercontinental title and world rated Rexon Flores moves down to…
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PACQUIAO LEADING CONTENDER FOR RING FIGHTER OF THE YEAR
The respected Editor-on-Chief of the prestigious Ring Magazine, Nigel Collins, says Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao is “a leading candidate for the Ring’s Fighter of the Year award” but that Ring will…
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Pacquiao defers decision
FILIPINO ring idol Manny Pacquiao buckled down to talking business a day after his lavish 28th birthday celebration, his daughter’s christening and the blessing of his mansion in General Santos City, but…
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Tough decisions after the partying
FILIPINO ring idol and national treasure Manny Pacquiao will soon have to wake up from two days of lavish partying to make some hard decisions on which road to take in the…
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FIVE RP BOXERS BEATEN
The triumphs of Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao and the brilliant gold medal performances by Violeto Payla and Joan Tipon at the Doha Asian Games have been unfortunately overshadowed by the publicity…
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PBA TO SALUTE SPORTS HEROES TODAY
Despite the heartache of not being able to compete in the Doha Asian Games where it clearly had a good chance of going for a coveted gold medal, the country?s premier basketball…
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Unlicensed pug fighting in Japan?
IN WHAT may well turn out to be a monumental scandal, a former drug addict and ex-convict William Magahin, who spent two years in a Quezon City jail, is scheduled to battle…
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Roach, Finkel to the rescue?
CELEBRATED trainer Freddie Roach is arriving in Manila on Saturday along with the head of Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao?s management team Shelly Finkel and a longtime friend Billy Keane to attend…
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Pacquiao may lose by default
FILIPINO ring idol Manny Pacquiao may lose by default his planned re-match with World Boxing Council super featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera with Golden Boy Promotions, considering a fight with Juan Manuel…
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PACQUIAO-BARRERA NEGOTIATION: SMART MOVE BY WBC
WBC president Jose Sulaiman has taken the initiative to officially call for “free negotiations” between the handlers of super featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera and mandatory contender, Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao.…
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Propriety and decency
WE have always maintained that Manny Pacquiao is not merely a Filipino sports idol, but a national treasure, who has broken away from the shackles of childhood poverty with his fists of…
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The bumpy road to greatness
WHILE it would be presumptuous to compare emerging ring sensation Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista with Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao, there are some very commendable and common traits in both young men…
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Nevada: We have no copy of Arum’s pact
NEVADA State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer said the Commission does not have a bout contract signed by Filipino ring idol Manny Pacquiao for the Erik Morales fight last Nov. 18,…