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Pages: Ahas snakes past the Mexican in Bacolod

BOXING is subjective. It?s unlike soccer where a 1-0 score is counted when the ball whisks past a goalkeeper. It?s different from the 100-me…

Tue, 11 Oct 2011

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Pages: Aldeguer speaks about Pinoys vs. Mexicans

THIS Saturday night at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino, it will be Pinoy Pride 8. If you follow boxing, you know that the brawls b…

Thu, 08 Sep 2011

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Pages: DC: A smashing return to Lapu-Lapu City

TENNIS, like boxing, is one on one. When Rafa plays Roger, it?s like Pacquiao-Marquez. No other person, except that referee, is inside that …

Thu, 04 Aug 2011

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Pages: Boxer? No, this Tyson is a joker

THREE nights ago, inside the Hoops Dome of Lapu-Lapu City, there transpired a circus. The clown was a Canadian. Shirtless, bald-headed, and …

Tue, 02 Aug 2011

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Pages: Can Alex John Banal imitate Lapu-Lapu?

THE original ?Battle of Mactan? was fought on April 27, 1521. We know the true story: Datu Lapu-Lapu, armed with bolos and spears, extinguis…

Thu, 28 Jul 2011

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Pages: Georges St. Pierre and Emmanuel Pacquiao

TWO boxing fights were aired simultaneously last Sunday. On SkyCable?s channels 12 and 33 were Amir Khan vs. Marcos Maidana and George St-Pi…

Tue, 14 Dec 2010

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Pages: Azkals: No longer the stray dogs of football

IF YOU?RE a football aficionado, rejoice. In this game of kicking, we kicked a$$! Not since decades ago has our Philippines been as celebrat…

Sun, 12 Dec 2010

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Is Pacquiao the greatest? Depends who you ask

IF IT?S Bob Arum, the answer is yes. The 78-year-old promoter who?s collaborated with Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Marvin Hagler and ?T…

Thu, 18 Nov 2010

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Michael Aldeguer: ?AJ Banal in toughest fight?

GARY Valenciano and Martin Nievera are performing tomorrow at the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino. Yes, we are proud that they?re Pino…

Thu, 28 Oct 2010

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Phils. vs The World:Don?t miss this battle!

MICHAEL Pastrano Aldeguer is the president of ALA Promotions. ALA, of course, is Antonio Lopez Aldeguer. The father-and-son tandem has organ…

Thu, 26 Aug 2010

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As P-Noy spoke, P-Manny stood out

CONGRESSMAN! If you watched yesterday?s Sona by Pres. Noynoy Aquino, in the midst of the political heavyweights that surrounded the audience…

Tue, 27 Jul 2010

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Sorry, Manny vs. Money won?t push through

LET'S admit it. Floyd Mayweather, Jr. was outstanding. As much as 100 percent of us Filipinos hate his mouth and detest his ego, on the ring…

Tue, 04 May 2010

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From Amit to Z, tonight the superstars shine

MARCH 11, 2010 is the night. That’s tonight. For tonight is the moment. It’s those three hours this evening when fireworks will …

Thu, 11 Mar 2010

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Gen.San’s new name: Manny Pacquiao City

ROMY S. DyPico did the unthinkable last Friday night. While attending the Rotary District Conference, Romy, the president of my club, the RC…

Sun, 07 Mar 2010

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Z is the world champion of life

MANNY Villaruel, the sports editor of The Freeman, wrote it best in his eloquent and impassioned story last Tuesday entitled, “Welcome…

Thu, 18 Feb 2010

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Near-death tragedy turns into blessing for Z

GORRES is okay,” said Michael Aldeguer, the president of ALA Promotions, when we spoke yesterday. “He just has a problem with th…

Tue, 26 Jan 2010

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Manny is just like her mommy, Dionisia

LAST Saturday, I sat inside the grand ballroom of the Waterfront Cebu City Hotel and Casino. Beside me were my wife Jasmin, plus four of our…

Mon, 18 Jan 2010

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Happy 31st birthday, Manny

TODAY, we greet an ordinary man turned extraordinary superman. He started poor. Dirt poor. Because, literally, it was dirt and ashes and san…

Thu, 17 Dec 2009

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Tiger Woods not as wise as Manny?

THIS is damaging. The most savory, intriguing and luscious topic of today has wreaked havoc on golf’s First Family, on the sport of wo…

Tue, 15 Dec 2009

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The P1,000,000,000.00 man

NO FILIPINO athlete, female or male, has ever earned one billion pesos in total prize money in her or his entire career. And here comes a fo…

Tue, 24 Nov 2009