Mark F. Villanueva
92 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Yuriorkis Gamboa Is The Bomb
There?s no doubt in my mind that the former Olympic gold medalist who defected from Guantanamo, Cuba to the United States, Yuriorkis Gamboa was the bomb during the September 11, 2010 Las…
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Ivan Calderon – Love Undiminished
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico - As an undefeated 35 year old master prizefighter finally bowed down and took a knee, unable to make the ten count before a silenced crowd in a full-packed…
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Ivan Calderon – The Sweet Science in Effect
If you think throwing punches could be exhausting, try hitting air. Hitting nothing is at least twice as tiring as when you successfully land your shots at your target. For a fighter…
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My Experience with World Champion Donnie Nietes
In a crowded arena late last year in Bacolod City I carefully weaved through seated spectators so I could speak with WBO Minimumweight world champion Donnie Nietes, who was kind enough to…
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Maureen Shea – Fighting for a Cause
As if there is such a thing as a time out from Boxing, I just got back from an inter-island tour that spanned close to two weeks and realized that no matter…
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FACING THE TIJUANA TORNADO IS NO JOKE
The way Antonio Margarito fights fits Manny?s style quite right, and that nice fitting gives us fans an explosive fashion during fight night. I have no doubt in my mind that the…
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Margarito versus Pacquiao – Reap What You Sow
When I think of the word Paris I?m reminded of the finer things in life. Last night I thought of our old coffee shop back home in a city that looks more…
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Mayweather Jr- A Case of a Bully being Bullied
Forget about the forty to fifty million big ones. Forget about HBO pay-per-views and the question as to who the biggest draw in boxing is. Forget about the prize in prizefighter and…
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Fighting Styles: Everbody Wants to be Like Manny
While the Heavyweight Division remains resuscitated and the Welterweight/Jr. Middleweight Class awaits upon a decision by Mayweather Jr. who is currently still a void waiting to be filled by potential foes Miguel…
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Fernandez and Concepcion Fail to Show the Real Deal
The competition in Boxing is so high that to most prizefighters being a contender to the world title is already an achievement in itself. Some even retire contented with that attainment for…
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An Insight on Juanma Lopez Versus Bernabe Concepcion
I?m glad that these are busy times for Philippine boxing and our boxers are getting a lot more of the attention they deserve. Barely a month after Rodel Mayol lost his title…
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Nonito Donaire Jr. ? A Bad Case of Being Too Good
When Shane Mosley shocked the boxing world and destroyed Antonio Margarito, who at that time was considered by many to be the most feared man in boxing, no fighter within that division…
