Nick Giongco
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Pacquiao, Cotto fight done deal
By Nick Giongco
Even though contracts have yet to be signed, Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto have agreed in principle to face each other on Nov. 14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. “A…
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Pacquiao, Kobe meet during Nike pictorial
By Nick Giongco
An estimated 500 billboards featuring Manny Pacquiao will be placed in Nike stores across America soon. Pacquiao was among a bevy of sports stars who underwent a pictorial at the Loyola Marymount…
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Pacquiao prefers 143 lbs vs Cotto
By Nick Giongco
Before flying to Los Angeles for a one-day photo shoot with Kobe Bryant for a leading sports apparel company, Manny Pacquiao revealed that he will bat for a catch weight of 142-143…
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Pacman, Kobe in Nike ad!
By Nick Giongco
Boxing’s No. 1 attraction and basketball’s hardcourt hero will shoot a print ad somewhere in Los Angeles on Wednesday (Thursday in the Philippines). Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao and Los Angeles Laker main…
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Donaire is all pumped up!
By Nick Giongco
Nonito Donaire, the Filipino puncher who is regarded the heir apparent to Manny Pacquiao, has been running in the morning and reporting to a gym in the afternoon as he revs up…
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Pacquiao, Kobe to shoot new Nike ad
By Nick Giongco
A huge advertisement featuring boxing?s No. 1 fighter Manny Pacquiao and basketball?s premier player Kobe Bryant is in the cusp of completion as the two sporting heroes pose alongside each other on…
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Mad rush for Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
Bob Arum, arguably the world?s premier promoter, is one of the very least surprised why there is a mad rush to land a fight with Manny Pacquiao. ?They all want a taste…
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Arum chides Roach
By Nick Giongco
Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum dismissed top trainer Freddie Roach?s assertion that Manny Pacquiao deserves a 70-30 share in the proposed Nov. 14 face-off with Puerto Rican hero Miguel Cotto. "He…
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Cotto is not afraid
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao doesn?t give Miguel Cotto the creeps. Cotto, the Puerto Rican banger on the cusp of earning the biggest paycheck of his storied career, has a rather philosophical view of the…
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Roach: Pacquiao deserves 70-30 share against Cotto
By Nick Giongco
When Freddie Roach said his No. 1 fighter Manny Pacquiao deserves the lion?s share of the money against Miguel Cotto, the distinguished trainer wasn?t talking about a mere 60-40 split in favor…
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143 lbs for Cotto unrealistic ? Arum
By Nick Giongco
Top Rank head Bob Arum yesterday torpedoed trainer Freddie Roach?s proposal that Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto has to come down to 143 lbs to get a shot at Filipino pound-for-pound king Manny…
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Pacquiao?s wallet to grow bulkier
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao is likely to increase his already formidable financial portfolio as he lines up more bouts this year and next. If Pacquiao eventually decides to face Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto on…
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Pacquiao?s wallet to grow bulkier
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao is likely to increase his already formidable financial portfolio as he lines up more bouts this year and next. If Pacquiao eventually decides to face Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto on…
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Mosley is guy for Pacquiao ? De La Hoya
By Nick Giongco
As Bob Arum slowly inches his way towards the completion of a proposed November 14 clash between Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto, Oscar De La Hoya has embarked on a drive to…
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Donaire fights for WBA crown!
By Nick Giongco
Top Rank big boss Bob Arum told Fightnews on Wednesday that Filipino champion Nonito Donaire will relinquish his IBF flyweight crown to vie for the soon-to-be-vacated WBA super-fly title on Aug. 15…
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Pacquiao wants it 144 lbs, Cotto 145
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao wants it at 144 pounds, but Miguel Cotto says it should be 145. So, it?s up to Top Rank big boss Bob Arum?s convincing powers and negotiating savvy to finalize…
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Cotto fight details still to be cleared
By Nick Giongco
Before parting ways in New York on Sunday, Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum left word that he?ll come up with something concrete in two week?s time regarding the Filipino?s Nov. 14…
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Salud: Pacman deserves 70/30!
By Nick Giongco
A renowned Filipino boxing figure told Fightnews on Monday that Manny Pacquiao deserves the lion?s share of the money in the event a proposed fight with Miguel Cotto is penciled for Nov.…
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Another US award for Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
Just hours after passing through several time zones, Manny Pacquiao mesmerized the audience that came to see him receive his second Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) Fighter of the Year trophy…
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Money may derail Floyd vs. Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
If Floyd Mayweather Jr. insists on getting the lion?s share of the money, Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum may opt for Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico as the probable opponent of…