Friday, 31 July 2026 · Philippines

Epifanio M. Almeda

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Articles by Epifanio M. Almeda

Wishes for Philippine Boxing 2009

Wishes for Philippine Boxing 2009

2008 is exceptional for Philippine Boxing mainly because of Manny Pacquiao?s once in a lifetime exploits. While adding a junior lightweight …

?All ?Manny? to Give?

?All ?Manny? to Give?

Reading articles these past days about Manny Pacquiao giving away, sharing more of his many blessings to others brings to mind the title of …

Tell your boxer all the ring rules

The expected exciting fight at the Elorde Sports Center in Para?aque City, Philippines, last Saturday, 15 November 2008, abruptly ended midw…

The Philippine Boxing Crown Prince

The Philippine Boxing Crown Prince

Manny Pacquiao, the pride of Philippine boxing who will be 30 years old next month, is seeing the end of his fighting days after two or thre…

'He Should Fight and Beat Him'

Who should fight whom? Oscar de la Hoya?s dilemma as to who should be facing him from the opposite corner of the ring in his declared last f…

Buenos ?Diaz?, David

Buenos ?Diaz?, David

Now that his fight with the arguably most exciting and fun to watch fighter already set, it will be more ?buenos dias? (good days) David wil…

When Fighters Don?t Fight

The semblance of a fight put up by junior-featherweights Noel Sungahid and Anthony Esmedina marred the action packed Summer Heat Boxing card…

Those ?Flips?

Those ?Flips?

?Flip? is what comes out from a foreigner?s mouth who finds it difficult, and without malice, in articulating ?Filipino?. But some bigot box…

The Unsettled Issue ? Pac or JMM

The Unsettled Issue ? Pac or JMM

Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez is a super-fight. This is a settled issue. Who is the better fighter between the two? Each tried but …

Save? Or Saved

The fight card I was privileged to judge in Mandaluyong City, Philippines last February 13 was presented by a new promotional group named ?S…

??Ring? it again Sam!?

??Ring? it again Sam!?

Salven L. Lagumbay?s report on the successful holding last Saturday of the card top billed by a fight for WBO Asia Pacific Youth and WBO Ori…

A Big THANK YOU Michael Marley!!!

A Big THANK YOU Michael Marley!!!

Jonathan Davis. Reading Michael Marley?s 4 February 2008 Boxing Confidential article ?Jonathan Davis: His Integrity Would've Lit Up Diogenes…

Z ?The Reality? Gorres

Z ?The Reality? Gorres

?The Dream? or ?The Reality? to apply to Z Gorres is the controversy my tennis-buff-boxing-enthusiast-friends discussed after last Saturday?…

Settling of Issues Super-Fight

Settling of Issues Super-Fight

In less than 60 days, the highly anticipated Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez II (JMM) super fight will settle a lot of issues. I?ll menti…

?How was it in Palawan??

This is the question boxing referee and judge Salvador Lopez (?Hogan? in the philboxing.com forum) asked me in a text message. I texted back…