Warren Tasker
9 articles · Edmonton Journal
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Pacquiao?s plan: Hit hard, hit fast, get out
I will keep it brief, because that is what Manny Pacquiao plans to do in Macau, China on Saturday night when he puts his WBO welterweight belt on the line against Chris…
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Boxing?s immediate future seems cluttered with the usual suspects and possibly one new sensation
The picture has become much clearer in recent weeks. Boxing has pretty well sorted itself out for the rest of the year. The biggest news ? not really ? is the Floyd…
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Miguel Cotto proves a man with a plan can become THE MAN
Boxing is a beautiful thing. Logic and predictability are always trying to tame the beast, to get the damn thing under control. The Sweet Science turns sour when forces of any kind…
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Martinez. Cotto. Madison Square Garden. Oh, this should be bloody good fun
Saturday night?s all right for fighting. You betcha. Undisputed middleweight champion Sergio Martinez faces Miguel Cotto on HBO PPV on Saturday. One of the greatest shrines of pugilism, Madison Square Garden in…
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Pacquiao?s career down to a few more monster fights
The Manny Pacquiao narrative continues. Timothy Bradley? Who? Who cares now? Pacman?s one-sided battering of the former WBO welterweight champion in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 12 was an exciting, violent affair,…
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Upcoming fan-friendly fights crucial to boxing?s future
All the talk in Edmonton this time of year is about the miserable weather, a ceaseless litany centred around potholes and predictions of when spring might arrive, if ever. I will say…
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Underestimating Pacquiao is foolish and dangerous
Manny Pacquiao. Timothy Bradley. Again. Please, no, I can?t take any more of it ? the first time was enough, a six-out-of-10 event at best. Pacquiao-Bradley I in June of 2012 was…
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Just win, Manny, just win
Manny Pacquiao was knocked out cold by Juan Manuel Marquez on Dec. 8, 2012. Much has changed since then. As a result of that shocking defeat the Filipino superstar lost his status…
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Boxing?s best will rise in the fall
A professional boxing schedule that is giving the summer the cold shoulder will heat up this fall. Fans may already know this but I thought a reminder might be in order considering…