Dennis Cruz
246 articles · Boxing Buzz
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Manny Pacquiao?s Comeback is a Good Thing, So Stop Complaining
By Dennis Cruz
If there?s one fighter out there who has earned enough good will to get the benefit of the doubt, it?s Manny Pacquiao. A man who has gone from flyweight to battling junior…
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Jessie Vargas May Retire Manny Pacquiao?One Way or Another
By Dennis Cruz
By now, everyone who cares to know already does?Manny Pacquiao will return to the ring November 5 against WBO welterweight titlist Jessie Vargas at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas,…
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Vargas Beats Pacquiao: Impossible or Supremely Logical?
By Dennis Cruz
As of right now, the betting odds for the November 5 Manny Pacquiao-Jessie Vargas bout are around 10-to-1, and rightly so. Based on experience and overall ability, Pacquiao should win quite handily.…
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Is Manny Pacquiao vs. Jessie Vargas THAT Bad?
By Dennis Cruz
Much criticism has been hurled at the feet of Manny Pacquiao and his team for selecting Jessie Vargas as his November 5 opponent, but is all the scorn and aggressive bad press…
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Why Fans Should Be Pushing For Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao II
By Dennis Cruz
For how long do sharp boxing fans have to pretend to be above the whole Mayweather-Pacquiao ?thing?? Back in May of 2015, when Mayweather decisioned Manny in the most financially lucrative bout…
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Jessie Vargas Aims for Mexican Revenge on Manny Pacquiao
By Dennis Cruz
WBO welterweight titlist Jessie Vargas appears to be the frontrunner in the Manny Pacquiao comeback sweepstakes. If reports are true, Pacquiao?s return to the ring is pretty much set for this fall…
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How to REALLY Make Manny Pacquiao?s Comeback Matter
By Dennis Cruz
It would be foolish to think that returning eight-division world champ Manny Pacquiao will be facing anything more than a relative soft touch when he finally makes his return to the ring.…
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Bob Arum Wants To Kill Off Manny Pacquiao
By Dennis Cruz
Despite hearing nothing from Manny Pacquiao, other than his statement declaring that he would NOT be taking a leave of absence from his senate duties to return to the ring, the boxing…
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Senator Manny Pacquiao?s Push To Strengthen Filipino Boxing
By Dennis Cruz
Among the ten bills Senator Manny Pacquiao filed on Tuesday is one which is extremely beneficial to Filipino boxing, something which could be a real shot in the arm to ensure the…
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Manny Pacquiao is Having Last Laugh in Juan Manuel Marquez Rivalry
By Dennis Cruz
The absurd rumor of a Juan Manuel Marquez-Miguel Cotto catchweight fight is still flying through cyberspace, making both fighters look ridiculous. And in the case of the Mexican star, Marquez, it?s quickly…
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Pacquiao vs. Broner? Yes, Please
By Dennis Cruz
The rumor mill has been buzzing overtime with talk of a Manny Pacquiao-Adrien Broner bout this coming October ever since an executive at Golden Boy Promotions apparently let the cat out of…
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Birth of the Diva : How Manny Pacquiao Ruined Miguel Cotto
By Dennis Cruz
When studying the career of Puerto Rican superstar Miguel Cotto there is a ?Before Pacquiao? and an ?After Pacquiao?-- and the difference between the two Cottos is like night and day. For…
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Has Everyone Abandoned Nonito Donaire?
By Dennis Cruz
There was a time when the only discussion regarding ?Filipino Flash? Nonito Donaire was whether he was more pint-sized Roy Jones or mini Tommy Hearns. Making it as far as no. 4…
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Manny Pacquiao, Please Come Back
By Dennis Cruz
There has been some outstanding boxing these last couple of weeks and as a lifelong fight fan, I?m happy for any and all action. No matter what, I?ll forever be a fan…
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In a World without Mayweather and Pacquiao?
By Dennis Cruz
It was real easy to disparage boxing cash cows Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather while they were still out and about producing sold out arenas and generating tens (and hundreds) of millions…
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Boxing Needs A Manny Pacquiao Victory
By Dennis Cruz
Say what you will about the likely buy rate for this coming Saturday?s pay-per-view bout between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley?admittedly, things don?t look good?but there?s no denying that Pacquiao remains the…
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Bradley Aims To Beat Pacquiao With Brains Over Brawn Approach
By Dennis Cruz
Manny Pacquiao, despite twenty years of ring experience, is still a fighter who works off instinct and improvisation. It has worked well for him because he?s such a massive talent. It?s a…
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Roach, Atlas Mind Games Begin Ahead of Pacquiao-Bradley Clash
By Dennis Cruz
One of the few guarantees leading up to the upcoming April 9 rubber match between Manny Pacquiao and Timothy Bradley was that, at some point, head trainers Freddie Roach and Teddy Atlas…
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Chew on This: Manny Pacquiao is Still The Best Welterweight in the World
By Dennis Cruz
Despite efforts to move on and distort reality, the truth is that Manny Pacquiao is still the man to beat in the welterweight division. The media can talk all it wants about…
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Manny Pacquiao vs. The World
By Dennis Cruz
In the closing chapter of his storied career, as the world seems to be eager to take down a legend, it?s more important than ever for Manny Pacquiao?s fans to have his…