Nick Giongco
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Oscar knows how to diet ? Roach
By Nick Giongco
Freddie Roach has no doubt Oscar De La Hoya will make the 147-lb limit on the eve of his crossroads Dec. 6 clash with Manny Pacquiao without much difficulty. "He can make…
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Pacquiao ready to take on ?welters? in sparring
By Nick Giongco
Is Manny Pacquiao hard enough to challenge Oscar De La Hoya toe-to-toe? American trainer Freddie Roach will know about it when he pits Pacquiao against the big boys as their training intensifies…
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Roach pulls another stunt
By Nick Giongco
This one should really get into Oscar De La Hoya?s nerves. Trainer Freddie Roach recently showed up for the punch-mitt session at the Wild Card with Manny Pacquiao wearing a body shield…
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Oscar starts high-altitude training
By Nick Giongco
Everything is all set for Oscar De La Hoya?s training, which kicked off Friday in the mountains of Big Bear, California, the Mexican media has reported. De La Hoya, who battles Manny…
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Roach has big stake in coming fight
By Nick Giongco
Freddie Roach has already lost track of the number of times he felt he was on top of the world. But he hopes to get the big one of his celebrated career…
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Where’s the Roach toy gun?
By Nick Giongco
The toy gun that Freddie Roach brought during the San Francisco press stop for the Dec. 6 fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao is already tucked inside a vault.…
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Trainer can feel Pacquiao?s power punches
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao remains as lethal at lightweight (135 lbs) despite going up at 152 pounds. "I can feel his power," said trainer Freddie Roach after presiding over Pacquiao?s workout at the Wild…
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DL Hoya has score to settle
By Nick Giongco
OSCAR De La Hoya may have been stung by Freddie Roach?s now-famous can?t-pull-the-trigger remark, but the Golden Boy?s animosity towards Manny Pacquiao stretches back to one winter day in December 2006 when…
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Expect a slam bang bout, says DL Hoya
By Nick Giongco
They?ve been seen walking side by side smiling, exchanging pleasantries and even horsing around ever since they kicked off the highly-successful six-city press tour in New York last week to hype their…
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Battle of trainers heats up
By Nick Giongco
The two trainers ? and surprisingly not the fighters themselves ? are the ones making a lot of noise the past week as the entourage for the Dec. 6 Oscar De La…
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Roach gets under De La Hoya?s skin
By Nick Giongco
It could have been a part of the script, but Freddie Roach?s statements during Saturday?s press conference in San Francisco still got under Oscar De La Hoya?s skin. "I found this toy…
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Hoya vows to neutralize Pacquiao?s quickness
By Nick Giongco
Oscar De La Hoya is not awed by the blinding speed of Manny Pacquiao. Speaking to the Houston Chronicle on the day the Dec. 6 travelling circus made a stop at the…
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Now it?s RP beauties vs Mexican lasses
By Nick Giongco
Another Philippines versus Mexico duel is taking place during fight week of the Dec. 6 duel between Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya. But it?s not happening on top of a…
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Trainer warns Pacquiao: Be careful
By Nick Giongco
If Manny Pacquiao leads with his chin, he?ll get knocked out in the first round by Oscar De La Hoya, according to revered Mexican trainer Ignacio "Nacho" Beristain. Beristain?s remarks came after…
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Pacquiao press tour starts today in NY
By Nick Giongco
Freddie Roach disclosed yesterday Manny Pacquiao is in high spirits and excited to come face-to-face with Oscar De La Hoya in the kick-off leg of their six-city promotional tour for their Dec.…
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Pacquiao press tour starts today in NY
By Nick Giongco
Freddie Roach disclosed yesterday Manny Pacquiao is in high spirits and excited to come face-to-face with Oscar De La Hoya in the kick-off leg of their six-city promotional tour for their Dec.…
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Pacquiao tickets priced like gold
By Nick Giongco
Believe the hype. Even before tickets for the Dec. 6 bout between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao were sold to the public last Sept. 24, there were already sellers on…
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Security tight for Hoya-Pacquiao presscon in NY
By Nick Giongco
The security measure that will be employed during this Wednesday?s press conference at the Statue of Liberty in New York only shows how huge is the Dec. 6 Las Vegas bout between…
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DL Hoya returns to old-school training
By Nick Giongco
Oscar De La Hoya is going back to the tried and tested way of preparing for a big fight. When De La Hoya begins his training camp in the mountains of Big…
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De La Hoya eyes KO win
By Nick Giongco
Oscar De La Hoya sees Manny Pacquiao as a stepping-stone ? not a stumbling block ? to his dream of doing his farewell fight at the historic Estadio Azteca in Mexico City.…