Nick Giongco
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Fighting is in Hatton?s blood
By Nick Giongco
Hatton is slated to face Filipino star Manny Pacquiao on May 2 in Las Vegas and the British bomber should lean heavily on his boxing bloodline in his quest to wear the…
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Pacquiao to Hatton: ?Train hard?
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao laughed when asked what would help Ricky Hatton win over him on May 2 in Las Vegas. "What do you think should you watch out for?" his caller from Manila…
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Let?s focus on Hatton first ? Arum
By Nick Giongco
All the talk about Manny Pacquiao facing guys like Floyd Mayweather Jr., Shane Mosley or Antonio Margarito is driving Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum nuts. "It?s silly," Arum told the Bulletin…
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Pacman not in mood to trade barbs
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao is not about to be dragged into a verbal war with outspoken members of Ricky Hatton?s team, one of them even reciting poetry predicting Pacquiao?s demise and the other labeling…
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Floyd Sr. slams Pacman!
By Nick Giongco
Floyd Mayweather Sr. has a message for Manny Pacquiao. ?Tic-Tac-Toe,? Mayweather recited over the phone to Fightnews and Manila Bulletin on Monday night. ?Pacman hits the floor?.you better stay down, if you…
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Pe?alosa goes for last hurrah in Puerto Rico
By Nick Giongco
It?s going to be youth versus experience when the ageless Filipino warrior Gerry Pe?alosa vies for what could be his last stab at fame and fortune when he challenges Juan Manuel Lopez…
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Hatton can only hope to win on a ?lucky punch?
By Nick Giongco
Ricky Hatton does everything that will only justify Manny Pacquiao?s stranglehold on the mythical title of pound-for-pound king on May 2. Boxing man Rod Nazario told the Bulletin yesterday that Hatton doesn?t…
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?I won?t let you down,? Hatton tells British fans
By Nick Giongco
Ricky Hatton has made a promise to his legions of British fans. "I am not going to let you down," the ultra-aggressive Hatton told the BBC after it was confirmed that everything…
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Pacman poised to win fighter of year award
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao is poised to become the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) Fighter of the Year for 2008 with no less than its newly-elected president confirming the Filipino has the inside…
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Manny can beat Hatton ? Lainez
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao will beat Ricky Hatton with the same ease he disposed of David Diaz and Oscar De La Hoya, said a keen boxing observer yesterday. Moy Lainez, who has watched countless…
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Long training ahead for Pacquiao, Hatton
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton will be training under similar weather conditions and same time zone as the two punchers will only be 300 miles apart when they enter the critical phase…
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Hatton?s style perfect for Manny ? Roach
By Nick Giongco
Ricky Hatton "is one-dimensional and comes right straight at you," Filipino pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao said yesterday when asked about the fighting style of the British banger. Pacquiao and Hatton will square…
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Pacquiao to spar with brod?s ?killer?
By Nick Giongco
More than a month before his prized pupil shows up for training, Freddie Roach has already called on a pair of Mexican-American fighters to spar with Manny Pacquiao, including a brawler who…
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Pacman-Hitman tickets!
By Nick Giongco
The most expensive ticket to the May 2 brawl between Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton will be priced at $1,000, Top Rank big boss Bob Arum told Manila Bulletin and Fightnews on…
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Pacquiao agrees to 52-48
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao and Ricky Hatton will slug it out on May 2 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas after both camps reportedly agreed to a 52-48 compromise in pay-per-view revenue. The…
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Pacquiao needs Hatton, says Brit?s handler
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao badly needs Ricky Hatton. But not vice-versa. This was the sentiment of Gareth Williams, the British fighter?s legal counsel, in an interview with BBC Sports. "I can?t see where Pacquiao?s…
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Hatton: ?I bring money to the table?
By Nick Giongco
In one of his standup comedy shows in southern England the past week, Ricky Hatton broke his silence about the conflict over the financial split of his May 2 battle with Filipino…
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I?ll be laughingstock if it?s 50-50 ? Manny
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao said he?s not going to fight Briton Ricky Hatton if they will get equal share of the pay-per-view revenues that would be derived from their May 2 fight in Las…
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Pacquiao-Hatton fight in limbo over money issue
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao is entertaining thoughts about facing somebody else other than Ricky Hatton after negotiations for his proposed May 2 battle appeared to have come to a standstill owing to a conflict…
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After beating Kenyan, Bernabe wants respect
By Nick Giongco
For beating up Sande Otieno of Kenya last Sunday night, Bernabe Concepcion was paid P500,000, loose change compared to what Manny Pacquiao received when he mauled Oscar dela Hoya last December in…