Nick Giongco
3,473 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Dallas to treat Pacman like royalty
LOS ANGELES — Dallas is going to roll the red carpet for Manny Pacquiao next week. Top Rank publicist Lee Samuels revealed on Wednesday night that Pacquiao will be treated like royalty…
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Arum readies private jet for Pacquiao’s press tour
LOS ANGELES – Manny Pacquiao will be traveling in style when he goes on a two-day publicity tour of Dallas and New York next week to promote his March 13 battle with…
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From $2,500, Pacquiao premium tickets to cost just $700 ? Arum
LOS ANGELES ? Tickets to the March 13 welterweight war between Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey will be priced reasonably, Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum said on Sunday night after returning…
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Pacquiao to fight before 50,000 fans
LOS ANGELES — The voice on the other line was hardly audible what with the electric atmosphere Saturday night at the Cowboys Stadium in Dallas, Texas. But there was one thing Hall…
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It’s Clottey for Pacman
LOS ANGELES ? Texas billionaire Jerry Jones is sending a private plane to pick up Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum in Las Vegas so they could finalize the deal for Manny…
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Megafight off; Pacquiao very mad
Manny Pacquiao was disenchanted and enraged when told that Floyd Mayweather Jr. decided to walk away from their March 13 super fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. ?I am very…
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Mediation reports positive
There remains a silver lining despite the continued standoff in the mediation talks aimed at saving the March 13 fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather. ?At least what we heard was…
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Big US stadiums want to host Pacquiao fight
Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum said his email has been receiving inquiries from all over, asking him to bring Manny Pacquiao to them regardless of who the Filipino fights. “It’s unbelievable.…
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Pacquiao test result in 2 weeks
The urine sample of Manny Pacquiao will be sent to Malaysia for testing and it should take as much as two weeks before a finding can be made by the laboratory there,…
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Gorres on road to recovery
Z Gorres, the Filipino fighter who lapsed into a coma on the eve of Manny Pacquiao’s destruction of Miguel Cotto last year in Las Vegas, is on the road to recovery, a…
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Roach wants Pacquiao vs Marquez
If a lucrative fight with Floyd Mayweather cannot be done, Freddie Roach has an attractive substitute in mind for Manny Pacquiao. “Let's fight (Juan Manuel) Marquez (for the third time),” Roach told…
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Pacman is decade’s best
Manny Pacquiao fought the best fighters in seven divisions, made more money than all PBA players, active or inactive, combined and became a world figure in sports mentioned in the same breath…
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Pacquiao seen as boxing’s best hope
Who needs heavyweights when you have small men – like Manny Pacquiao – who fights big? This, in capsule form, is the idea that award-winning New York Times columnist Richard Sandomir, wants…
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Manny Pacquiao testing update
A urine sample of Manny Pacquiao is on its way to Manila, World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) accredited doctor Alex Pineda told Fightnews and Manila Bulletin on Wednesday afternoon. Pineda, who also works…
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Roach worries over drug allegations against Pacquiao
When allegations of drug use involving Manny Pacquiao began floating a few weeks ago, Freddie Roach said he was hardly affected. Not anymore. “The general public now thinks Manny’s on steroids,” Roach…
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Pacquiao: Floyd is scared
In between rounds of pool, Manny Pacquiao kept on telling just about anyone who bothered to ask him about the status of Floyd Mayweather the same thing all over again. “Mayweather is…
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Arum taps Malignaggi for Pacquiao
The camp of Manny Pacquiao, still hurting from all the allegations that the Filipino fighter is using performance-enhancing drugs, said on Friday that Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum has reached out…
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Do the test, Oscar urges Pacquiao
Oscar De La Hoya said on Wednesday that if Manny Pacquiao insists he is clean, he must submit himself to Olympic-style drug testing. “C’mon. It’s only a little bit of blood. If…
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Pacman demands $10M penalty per pound
For fear of being outsmarted by Floyd Mayweather Jr., Manny Pacquiao, by way of his lawyer Franklin Gacal, said in a text message late Tuesday night in the Philippines that the Filipino…
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British mag picks Pacman Boxer of Year
Boxing Monthy, the British-based magazine, has named Manny Pacquiao as its choice for Fighter of the Year for 2009. In a decision that did not come as a surprise to everyone in…
