Reni M. Valenzuela
186 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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FLOYD ON TRACK BRAVING ALVAREZ; WILL FIGHT PACQUIAO NEXT
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…
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MAYWEATHER WON?T BE THE BEST UNLESS HE TRULY FIGHTS
Floyd ?Money? Mayweather has the skills to win his fights, but he opts to keep his record ?perfect? and ?unblemished? instead. Until he ceases cherry-picking his opponents, the boxing world will never…
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TO HUMBLE A ?KING?: MAYWEATHER VS. GUERRERO
If the manner by which Robert ?The Ghost? defeated Andre Berto in November last year would be an indicator to judge the outcome of the Guerrero-Mayweather bout tomorrow, the current pound-for-pound king…
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?TRUTH? IN BOXING: RIGONDEAUX, ALVARADO AND BRADLEY
This is boxing today. Guillermo Rigondeaux has suddenly become ?boring? when everything that he did was superb and masterful in beating Nonito Donaire a week ago. Donaire fought a ?close battle? versus…
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FIGHTS TO WATCH AND DUMP – WHAT DEFINES BOXING TODAY
Top Rank and HBO are closely knitted now than ever. And they are ?potent? allies determined to take boxing for a ride. By aggravating the situation and deepening the rift between two…
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HBO?S CHILDISH MOVE ?VERSUS? GOLDEN BOY TO ?KO? BOXING
Lest they forget, boxing is first a sport (not business) before all else. However I look at it, HBO?s sudden dumping of Golden Boy Promotions is a big, reckless disservice to the…
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BOXING AND PRINCIPLE: BRADLEY VS. PROVODNIKOV
Interesting but only for two reasons is Timothy Bradley?s upcoming defense of his WBO Welterweight ?synthetic? belt against Ruslan Provodnikov. One is Provodnikov is a hungry lion, a highly rated contender with…
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MAYWEATHER IS RIPE AND READY TO LOSE AND IT?S GOOD FOR HIM AND BOXING
Floyd Mayweather Jr. could be worse than a boxer who fought a hundred times and lost a hundred times. An outstanding record of an athlete can only be as true as his…
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GREAT FIGHTS ON THE HORIZON WITH ARUM AND DELA HOYA KISS AND MAKE UP
Sponge Bob is square and just a cartoon character, but the man is obviously possessed, sufficiently enough and perfectly shaped to absorb an entire Pacific Ocean. Top Rank honcho Bob Arum has…
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PACQUIAO TO GET OUT OF POLITICS OR POLITICS WILL GET HIM OUT OF BOXING
While it is day in your boxing career, Pacman, though the sun is about to set, sooner than what your ambitious mind may think, come to grips with the ?calling? wherewithal you…
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THE MEASURE OF ?JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ? APART FROM PACMAN
A man is better known by the odds he surmounted in as much as the measure of an athlete is determined by the opponents he conquered. Going by the correct standard, a…
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SIGNIFICANCE OF CHRISTMAS FOR PACQUIAO, MAYWEATHER AND ALL LOSERS
Champions are made of gold. They don?t shrink under the heat of tests and trials. Abraham Lincoln dared the highest of mountains and the deepest of seas. He didn?t dodge challenges and…
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PACQUIAO TO BOUNCE BACK OR RETIRE: MARQUEZ SAID HE IS ?CLEAN?- KIZER WASHES HANDS
It was an instance wherein the world?s heart was one good heart for one man at one particular moment. The knockout could go down in history as the ?shock of the decade?…
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WHAT WENT WRONG IN PACQUIAO-MARQUEZ IV?
Just as the towel was being readied to be thrown in by the corner of Juan Manuel Marquez any time from round five when he dropped to the floor, then came in…
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BOXING OR YULETIDE TALE: THE QUADRILOGY
The two legends have come to the end of the road. Juan Manuel Marquez is coming to fight, while Manny Pacquiao is coming to finish him. Marquez wants vindication. Pacquiao wants conclusion.…
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FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT, PACMAN
Boxing longs for the ?old? Pacman. But is there a basis to the longing? What is especially good about the ?old? Pacman that was missed in his recent fights and which causes…
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?OLD? AND “NEW” PACQUIAO: THE BIG ?IF? IN QUADRILOGY
Boxing longs for the ?old? Pacman. But is there a basis to the longing? What is especially good about the ?old? Pacman that was missed in his recent fights and which causes…
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ARIZA CAUSED PACQUIAO TO LOSE WINGS VERSUS MARQUEZ
Conditioning coach Alex Ariza spewed out venom that spelled doom to the 10-1 favorite boxer days prior to Pacquiao-Marquez trilogy. So the world crumbled for the entire Pacquiao camp since that was…
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BRONER AND VILORIA: POUND-FOR-POUND FIGHTERS
Yesterday was a spectacular day for boxing. Good fights were fought by good boxers, but they were won by boxers with fighting hearts using ?sweetness? and ?science? in the sport and exuding…
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THE MASTER PLAN FOR PACQUIAO TO FINISH MARQUEZ
Pacman has power and chin, while Dinamita has less of both in light of the Pacquiao ?Dynamo.? Boxing trainer Freddie Roach overlooked this aspect, the reason being why he flunked miserably in…
