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Cotto-Pacquiao definite maybe
NEW YORK -- Every once in a while, Manny Pacquiao would lean over to Top Rank boss Bob Arum and whisper something, perhaps giving the promoter a blow-by-blow analysis of Miguel Cotto's…
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Cotto retains WBO title with win over Clottey
NEW YORK ? Miguel Cotto gave thousands of his cheering fans exactly what they hoped for on the eve of the national Puerto Rican Day parade. Overcoming an early cut from an…
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Pussycat Doll wants to sing Philippine anthem
MANILA, Philippines (AP) ? The half-Filipino lead vocalist for the American pop group Pussycat Dolls says she wants to sing the Philippine national anthem when boxing champion Manny Pacquiao fights again. U.S.-born…
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Philippines asks `American Idols’ to check for flu
MANILA, Philippines (AP) ? Even "American Idols" are not exempted from swine flu checks. Philippine health authorities had to chase down David Cook and David Archuleta, the winner and the runner-up of…
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Philippines celebrates Manny Pacquiao’s triumph
MANILA, Philippines (AP) ? Huge crowds cheered Filipino boxing star Manny Pacquiao as a convoy paraded him from Manila's squalid slums to the presidential palace in a government-declared national celebration Monday for…
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Pacquiao basks in popularity, ponders politics
MANILA, Philippines ? Nothing seems capable of stopping Manny Pacquiao these days, not even the threat of a typhoon or swine flu, as he rides a wave of popularity that swells with…
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A lot to like about the new king of boxing
LAS VEGAS -- Floyd Mayweather Jr. took his daughter bowling Saturday night after announcing his return to the ring. Good thing, because if he had seen Manny Pacquiao fight he might have…
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Pacquiao stuns Hatton with second-round KO
Manny Pacquiao turned in perhaps the most dominating performance of his career Saturday night, knocking Ricky Hatton down twice in the first round before finally stopping him with a ferocious left hand…
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Pacquiao runs out of doubters
LAS VEGAS (AP) ? The last time Manny Pacquiao displayed his many talents he stopped Oscar De La Hoya in a fight no one thought he could win. The beating he administered…
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Pacquiao expects familiar assault from Hatton
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (AFP) ? Filipino star Manny Pacquiao expects trademark tenacity and firepower from Ricky Hatton when the two fighters meet next week even though the Englishman has touted changes in…
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Pacquiao and his bobbleheads good for boxing
Willie Mays said hey to him, and a frenzied crowd at AT&T Park couldn't get enough of him. Not a bad night for Manny Pacquiao, even if they did run out of…
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Williams batters Winky for unanimous decision
LAS VEGAS (AP) ? If Paul Williams thought the world's top boxers were scared of him before, just wait until they see the holes he punched in Winky Wright's once-impenetrable defense. Williams…
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Pacquiao 2008 fighter of year by BWAA vote
NEW YORK (AP)?Manny Pacquiao has been voted fighter of the year by the Boxing Writers Association of America after a dominating win over Oscar De La Hoya. Joe Calzaghe was runner-up, but…
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Pacquiao balances boxing, family life
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines: Manny Pacquiao is losing. And he's having a good time. The intensive training regime for his next fight, on May 2 against Ricky Hatton in Las Vegas, is…
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Hatton willing to adjust against Pacquiao
LONDON ? Ricky Hatton knows his bulldozing style of fighting won?t be good enough to beat Manny Pacquiao in Las Vegas on May 2. Instead, he will rely on hand speed and…
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Pacquiao, Hatton finalize May 2 fight
Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton formally agreed Wednesday to fight for Hatton's 140-pound title on May 2, ending several weeks of negotiating and posturing. Pacquiao (48-3-2, 36 KOs), generally considered the world's…
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Pacquiao-Hatton back on for May 2 in Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) ? Ricky Hatton and Manny Pacquiao will end up in the ring together after all. The popular British fighter and the pound-for-pound king from the Philippines will fight May…
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Fight between Pacquiao and Hatton off for now
LAS VEGAS: Manny Pacquiao's refusal to accept terms already agreed to by his promoter has apparently scuttled the planned May 2 fight between him and British fighter Ricky Hatton. Promoters for both…
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Promoter: Pacquiao-Hatton fight nearly finalized
SAN FRANCISCO: Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton are close to finalizing a deal to meet in a 140-pound (63.5-kilogram) bout on May 2, Golden Boy Promotions CEO Richard Schaefer told The Associated…
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Hatton’s lawyer says Mayweather Jr. wants rematch
LONDON ? Ricky Hatton has been approached by Floyd Mayweather Jr. -- the only boxer to beat him in an 11-year career -- about a rematch. "Hatton is considering his options at…