Nick Giongco
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Fitness whiz revs up for Cotto
By Nick Giongco
Somewhere in Los Angeles, a South African conditioning coach is plotting the destruction of boxing’s pound-for-pound king. Phil Landman, tasked to turn Miguel Cotto into a menacing fighting machine against Manny Pacquiao…
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If Pacquiao decides to train in RP, Roach wants Baguio
By Nick Giongco
If Manny Pacquiao decides to spend the first half of training camp in the Philippines, trainer Freddie Roach said yesterday he doesn’t have a choice but follow what the big boss wants.…
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Cotto looking for lefty sparmates
By Nick Giongco
Tapping and finding sparring partners who are mirror-images of Manny Pacquiao will be the key to victory for Miguel Cotto when he faces the Filipino icon on November 14 in Las Vegas.…
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KO gloves eyed by two fighters
By Nick Giongco
If there is one thing that both Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto would readily agree on, it would be the size of the gloves that will be used in their November 14…
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Cotto’s title on the line vs Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) removed one of Manny Pacquiao’s concerns when it announced Sunday that Miguel Cotto will defend his welterweight crown in a catch weight of 145 lbs — and…
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Why Pacquiao can’t train long on US soil
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao stands to pay millions in taxes to the Internal Revenue Service of the US if he insists in holding his entire training camp for the November 14 fight with Miguel…
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Pacquiao’s camp blames Arum for ‘no-title’ fiasco
By Nick Giongco
The insistence of Miguel Cotto not to put his world title at stake when he fights Manny Pacquiao is being blamed on Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum. Pacquiao lawyer Franklin Gacal…
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Fight at 147 lbs if Pacquiao wants title
By Nick Giongco
If Manny Pacquiao wants their November 14 fight to be a title fight, Miguel Cotto said the Filipino has to agree to meet him at the welterweight limit of 147 lbs. In…
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Pacquiao may train in Canada
By Nick Giongco
Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum is luring Manny Pacquiao to the Bahamas for the first half of his training camp for the November 14 duel with Miguel Cotto but the Filipino…
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Bahamas and US training for Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
Freddie Roach, always cool and calm, was uncharacteristically frantic over the phone on Tuesday. “If you get to talk with Manny, please tell him to give me a call,” Roach said as…
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Pacquiao wants Cotto fined for excess pounds
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao wants Miguel Cotto be slapped a penalty of $1 million per pound in the event the Puerto Rican fails to make the agreed catch weight of 145 lbs for their…
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Solar Sports unveils Viloria!
By Nick Giongco
Solar Sports, a highly respected respected promotional outfit from the Philippines, will team up with big time concert producer Tom Moffatt in staging Filipino-American Brian Viloria?s first defense of the International Boxing…
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Odds too much in Pacquiao’s favor
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao has been installed a -215 favorite over Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico in their November 14 super fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. This means that bettors will…
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We’ll beat Cotto – Roach
By Nick Giongco
Freddie Roach is about to do his homework way before deadline time. Now that it’s been announced that Manny Pacquiao is facing Miguel Cotto on November 14 — about four months from…
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Cotto rarin’ to go
By Nick Giongco
Puerto Rican puncher Miguel Cotto can’t wait to get his hands on Manny Pacquiao. “I am eager to get back to training,” Cotto said as quoted by his legal adviser Gabriel Penagaricano…
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Pacquiao-Cotto is on!
By Nick Giongco
A long distance call from Bob Arum over the weekend proved crucial in compelling Manny Pacquiao to finally make a decision to face Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico, a senior adviser of…
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Pacquiao-Cotto update!
By Nick Giongco
Reports from Team Pacquiao say that Canadian advisor Mike Koncz is on his way to the US to relay a message to Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum that Manny Pacquiao has…
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Pacman, Arum to meet in LA!
By Nick Giongco
Barring a last-minute change in schedule, Manny Pacquiao will fly to Los Angeles on Sunday night in time for a meeting with Top Rank big boss Bob Arum on Monday in an…
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Pacquiao visits old haunt!
By Nick Giongco
With plenty of spare time, boxing’s pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao made a surprise visit to a place in Metro Manila which holds a special place in his heart. On Thursday afternoon, coming…
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Cotto insists on 145 lbs vs Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
Miguel Cotto remains steadfast in his position that before a megabuck fight with Manny Pacquiao gets signed, sealed, and delivered for November 14, it has to be at a catch weight of…