Nick Giongco
3,473 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Pacman shows off deadly form
BAGUIO CITY — Manny Pacquiao is back to his old and deadly ways. Two days after a listless sparring session, Pacquiao put on a solid showing on Saturday against the very same…
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Pacquiao looks fitter than PMA cadets
BAGUIO CITY — Manny Pacquiao showed up a bit late for his afternoon training on Friday but it wasn’t a real concern for trainer Freddie Roach, who was all smiles when asked…
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Pacquiao’s speed awes sparmate
Undefeated super-welterweight Shawn Porter, the main sparring partner of Manny Pacquiao, asserted on Wednesday that he wasn’t bothered by the Filipino’s vaunted power but admitted he was awed by the pound-for-pound king’s…
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Pacquiao, sparmate toe-to-toe
Manny Pacquiao went three blistering rounds with unbeaten super-welterweight Shawn Porter as the Filipino pound-for-pound king's training for his November 14 clash with Miguel Cotto went up a notch with his first…
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Pacquiao ahead of training sked
Manny Pacquiao is surprisingly ahead of his training schedule, which is four days old, that he is now ready for sparring, the boxer’s American trainer said on Friday. “This is our best…
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Pacquiao mourns mentor’s death
With a heavy heart, Manny Pacquiao showed up for training on Thursday in Baguio despite learning about the passing of the man widely credited for his rise to superstardom. “I am deeply…
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Rod Nazario passes
Rod Nazario, the former business manager of Manny Pacquiao, and widely recognized as the man who gave the current pound-for-pound king his break on US soil, passed away at the age of…
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Cotto a smart boxer – Roach
BAGUIO CITY – Freddie Roach admits Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto has lots in common with Briton Ricky Hatton. Roach said both boasts of jaw-breaking left hooks, both are big and strong, ultra-aggressive…
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Pacquiao in fiery start
BAGUIO CITY — Manny Pacquiao’s training moved a notch on Tuesday with the arrival of Freddie Roach, who could not help but heap praises on his prized pupil after doing nine hard…
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Roach belittles Floyd
There was one guy out there who was hardly moved by Floyd Mayweather’s masterful beating of Juan Manuel Marquez over the weekend at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. “Mayweather beat the…
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Cotto in final push
Miguel Cotto is now in Tampa, Florida, for the final and most crucial stretch of his training for the November 14 battle with Manny Pacquiao. Cotto told the Puerto Rican press just…
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Pacman trains in Manila!
Manny Pacquiao showed up at a local gym in the Philippines on Friday afternoon in preparation for his Nov. 14 fight with Miguel Cotto. Pacquiao, who arrived in Manila on Thursday morning…
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Cotto, Pacquiao are friends – for now
LOS ANGELES — They smiled at each other, shook each other’s hands, and hardly spoke ill of the other during the media blitz that took them to five other stops from the…
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Pacquiao to fight again in March
SAN DIEGO, California – A fight in mid-March 2010 is already being lined up for Manny Pacquiao by Top Rank chief Bob Arum assuming of course the Filipino fighter repulses Miguel Cotto…
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P1-billion prize eyed in next Pacquiao fight
LOS ANGELES — Assuming Manny Pacquiao topples Miguel Cotto from his throne in November, his next bout will certainly earn him a billion peso prize – win or lose. That is, if…
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Puerto Ricans mob Manny Pacquiao
CAROLINA, Puerto Rico – Even in a supposedly hostile territory, Manny Pacquiao never fails to attract attention. Arriving at the El San Juan Hotel here on a full-sized black Sports Utility Vehicle…
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I am not De La Hoya, Cotto says
BRONX, New York — Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto hardly spoke ill at each other Thursday afternoon that one would have thought they were band members about to embark on a worldwide…
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‘No hanky-panky’ during Baguio grind
NEW YORK – Freddie Roach and Manny Pacquiao will open training camp on Sept. 21 in Baguio City in the Philippines. The top trainer said on Thursday that he will be arriving…
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Pacquiao admits he’s far from fighting form
NEW YORK — On the way to the gate at Hong Kong airport for the connecting flight to JFK International on Wednesday, Manny Pacquiao made a startling admission as he prepares for…
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Viloria sets eyes on unifying title belts
Hawaii-born puncher Brian Viloria has one thing in mind in so far as the most feasible task at hand. The reigning International Boxing Federation (IBF) light-flyweight king wants to unify all the…
