Epifanio M. Almeda
125 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Fighting the Good Fight – Lessons from the Morales-Pacquiao
I am one of the many who did not feel well during and after the unforgettable March 19, 2005 classic battle between Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao. I was at the Imus…
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Manny Pacquiao – The Big Boss
While on a long overdue visit to my mum in my far flung childhood town of Tubajon, Surigao del Norte in Dinagat Island, Philippines, I had to restrain myself from getting surprised.…
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‘Please Give Me One Last Fight’
Reading about former bantamweight and featherweight champion Luisito Espinosa having a fight on February 18, 2005 in Stockton, CA, reminded me of this heart rending plea of poverty stricken boxers which moved…
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‘To Help and Support Boxing’
This is the "Purpose" of the January 8, 2005 fight card in San Pablo City, Philippines. Noticeable in the list of donors in the raffle of tickets among politicians and the matchmaker…
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Gerry Pe?alosa Could Beat Rafael Marquez
After scoring a masterful TKO over challenger Mauricio Pastrana in the under-card of the Morales-Barrera III last month, IBF Bantamweight Champion Rafael Marquez looks forward to a longer reign. Having unseated a…
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Yanig sa (Tremor in) Taguig – Pacquiao stops Thai is 4th round
Ring Magazine and People's Featherweight champion Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao outclassed Fahsang 3K Battery knocking him down in the 2nd , 3rd and early in the 4th rounds before unleashing a right hook…
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Yanig sa (Tremor in) Taguig – Pacquiao stops Thai is 4th round
Ring Magazine and People's Featherweight champion Manny "Pac-Man" Pacquiao outclassed Fahsang 3K Battery knocking him down in the 2nd , 3rd and early in the 4th rounds before unleashing a right hook…
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Yanig sa (Tremor in) Taguig – Pacquiao-Fahsan make weight
This morning at the Fort, Fahsan 3K Battery climbed the scales ahead of Manny Pacquiao and tipped at 124 lbs. Manny followed shortly and the scales' arrow pointed to 125 to the…
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Yanig sa (Tremor in) Taguig – Pacquiao Vs Fahsan
Tremor, tremble, shudder, shake, quake. These English words are the equivalent of the Tagalog "Yanig" which foretells what happens when two hard hitting fighters collide for boxing glory. Ring Magazine and People's…
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Gerry Pe?alosa is back
Former WBC super-flyweight champion Gerry Pe?alosa toyed with game Thailander Bangsaen Sithpraprom for six rounds before unleashing his potent left straight knocking him out cold at 1: 45 of the 7th round.…
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Could Manny Pacquiao Lose his December 11 Tune-up Fight?
"I don't think so" was my quick reply to the above question posed by one of my tennis colleagues. "While Fahsan 3K Battery is a strong puncher, Manny is stronger and quicker",…
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Are Sanctioning Bodies’ Becoming Irrelevant?
The December 18 fight between the world's top two light-heavyweights, Antonio Tarver and Glen Johnson (not necessarily in that order) will determine who had succeeded the legendary Roy Jones, JR. These are…
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Boxing Boos
Have you seen a fight where you hear boos from the crowd in most, if not all, of the rounds of the fight? I just did in the Wright-Mosley II main supporting…
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‘God resists the proud?’: A Friendly Reminder to Pac-Man
I recently watched on TV with special interest Bronco McKart's fight with defending WBA super welterweight champion Travis Simms. Special interest because, as he was warming up in his corner shortly before…
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Charity in Boxing
As my wife and I entered the Gabriel "Flash" Elorde Gym, we were handed a copy of the program of the fight card. As I read the heading, the words spoken years…
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Imagine How a Morales-Pacquiao Fight Today Would Go
A fight between Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao at this time would be a big one. Too bad this fight can no longer happen this year as Erik will be fighting Marco…
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Manny Pacquiao – The Great
Correct me if I didn't get this right. After wiping out kingdoms and empires, some with little or no opposition at all because of fear, Alexander the Great felt sad when he…
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When Does a Fighter Get Old?
Longtime diehard boxing fan Ursulo Poricallan of Southern Leyte, Philippines wrote, "What can you say about Roy Jones, Jr.? He's a pity, isn't he?" Roy has since displayed seemingly inimitable boxing skills…
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Manny Pacquiao – The Conqueror
How focused could a fighter be in training for a still unidentified opponent for a fight on a still undetermined date? This is a dilemma. A fighter the caliber of Manny Pacquiao…
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Let the Fighters Fight
A court of law judge, already burdened with a backlog of cases, addressed the two guys brought before him who were previously apprehended by a policeman in the thick of a fist…
