Reni M. Valenzuela
186 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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HUNGRY LIONS IN COLLISION: PACQUIAO VS. RIOS
The Paquiao-Rios fight may turn out to be cockfighting in a boxing ring, given the offense-minded style of both sluggers who savor head-on clashes. Manny Pacquiao stated during the final press conference…
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THE IRONIC BRANDON RIOS: FLOYD ?AWAITS? PACMAN TO WIN
Irony, why does ?Bam Bam? Rios seem to be the boxer who?s coming off a one-punch solid knockout loss to a Mexican juggler a year ago? Why not instead the cool and…
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RESURGENCE OR RETIREMENT FOR MANNY PACQUIAO
If Brandon ?Bam Bam? Rios were to last twelve rounds of the bout next week or escape a Hatton-like disaster, he will have to effect tactical adjustments in his method or methods…
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PACQUIAO HAS TO BE PACQUIAO TO BEAT RIOS
If Brandon ?Bam Bam? Rios were to last twelve rounds of the bout next week or escape a Hatton-like disaster, he will have to effect tactical adjustments in his method or methods…
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MONEY AND BOXING
Boxing lords swear that the sport is alive and kicking these days on account of huge amount of money that goes into the den of crocs each time a PPV superstar or…
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THERE COULD BE A PACQUIAO-BRADLEY REMATCH, BUT WHAT ABOUT CHAVEZ-VERA?
With Timothy Bradley?s chess bout beating of Juan Manuel Marquez last Saturday, he finally earned the honor as a versatile champion, deserving to be in the ?pound-for-pound? lists. By adapting Latvian Gambit…
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WHY I WRITE ABOUT PACQUIAO AND MAYWEATHER
?Thrilla in Manila II? is not a remote possibility for 2014. There are fresh, positive scoops to the Mayweather-Pacquiao hit ?flick? that may lead to that. But why this never ending talk…
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PACMAN IS NEXT FOR FLOYD
What reason could be more compelling for Mayweather to fight Pacquiao other than the reason why he dodges Pacquiao? The matchup remains to be the most sought after boxing event of this…
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MAYWEATHER HAS NO CHOICE BUT PACQUIAO FOR HIS NEXT BOUT
What reason could be more compelling for Mayweather to fight Pacquiao other than the reason why he dodges Pacquiao? The matchup remains to be the most sought after boxing event of this…
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MAYWEATHER ? IMPRESSIVE AND CAPTIVATING
The pound-for-pound king was ready for war from the opening bell, but his opponent didn?t give him one until it was too late in the later rounds; too late for an ?aggressive?…
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AN UNDERDOG BURDENED TO BEAT NOT JUST MAYWEATHER BUT THE WORLD
?You And Me Against The World? is a classic ballad from the 70s written by Paul Williams and popularized by Helen Reddy. But for Saul ?Canelo? Alvarez, the huge but able underdog,…
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THE HUGE QUICK ALVAREZ: MAYWEATHER UNVEILED
Floyd Mayweather Jr. belongs to the sport as a Money man ?Ninja Turtle.? He is master at protecting his head in ring fights and has the natural talent to elude being hit…
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DID PACQUIAO SEE THE LIGHT, THE TIDE, OR THE KNOCKOUT OF RIOS?
Manny Pacquiao is probably thinking he?s better than any superhero in fiction movies because superheroes are endowed with special abilities to conquer the world, yet powerless to go against the purpose and…
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CANELO’S CHANCE TO WIN IS IN WHY FLOYD DUCKS PACQUIAO
Aside from his brilliance to handpick toys, Floyd Mayweather Jr.?s ability to score points and beat his opponents lies in the ?invincibility? of his defense. This is ax and stealth for him.…
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CRYING TIME – VIVA PILIPINAS!
Emotions ran high at MOA arena last night. Filipinos watching on TV were ecstatic. Tears gushed forth and rolled over cheery faces as Gilas Pilipinas defeated the usually big and power-laden South…
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PACMAN IS SHAPED FOR BOXING, NOT POLITICS
Manny Pacquiao made waves recently by announcing his intention to run for president of the Philippines. But why does he, as a congressman, support the ?pork barrel? system when pork barrel is…
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THE ?GOOD NEWS? THAT IS PACQUIAO-MAYWEATHER
Heroes didn?t pursue a path strewn with dangers just to be great, though greatness they tracked down. They never had heroic musing in their mild and wild imagination but to do good…
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FLOYD MAY STRUGGLE VS. CANELO; PACQUIAO CAN HANDLE RIOS
Despite the emergence of a Gennady Golovkin, what?s something special about the famous boxing ?duo? which we can?t find in other boxers of this generation, so much so that the sport would…
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PACQUIAO-MAYWEATHER IN THE PHILIPPINES
The issue of Floyd Mayweather Jr. ducking Manny Pacquiao won?t go away even a hundred years from now unless they slug it out in the ring while they have strength. Unprecedented in…
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FREEDOM IS GALLANTRY OVER SELF: LESSONS FROM PACQUIAO, DONAIRE AND MAYWEATHER
It took the world?s ?number one? boxer to hit the wall before he got to read the writings on it. Finally, he has resolved to be brave and courageous for he has…
