Nick Giongco
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Pacquiao can retire after DL Hoya fight ? Nazario
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao?s former manager has expressed his concern over the wisdom of Pacquiao?s decision to fight Oscar de la Hoya in December, but said the bout could be the defining match of…
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DL Hoya to pay $ 3 million for every pound over 147
By Nick Giongco
Oscar De La Hoya is dead-certain of tipping the scales at 147 lbs or even less during the official weigh-in on the eve of his Dec. 6 brawl with Manny Pacquiao. "I…
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BILLION-PESO MAN
By Nick Giongco
When Manny Pacquiao fights the legendary Oscar De La Hoya on December 6 in Las Vegas, the boxing icon will have surpassed a threshold that lives only in the dreams of nearly…
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Pacquiao-Hoya ticket prices to reach new height
By Nick Giongco
Premium ringside seats to the Dec. 6 showdown between Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas will cost an arm and a leg. While Golden…
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Pacquiao-DL Hoya fight on
By Nick Giongco
Signed, sealed and delivered. Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya are going to further light up Las Vegas on Dec. 6 with the Filipino fighter yesterday expressing optimism that he will…
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Arum: I am optimistic!
By Nick Giongco
Top Rank head Bob Arum told The Manila Bulletin/Fightnews on Wednesday that he is "optimistic" that the proposed Dec. 6 megabuck matchup between Manny Pacquiao and Oscar De La Hoya will become…
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Pacman eyes early training
By Nick Giongco
Though his next opponent remains a mystery up to this time, Manny Pacquiao wants to begin training at the Wild Card Boxing Club in the middle of September. "Manny has already set…
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DL Hoya keen on an ?unforgettable? fight
By Nick Giongco
Reports from the US reveal that while the proposed Dec. 6 showdown between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao is not a heartbeat away from being signed, indications point towards a…
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Pacquiao as ABAP prexy?
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao as new president of the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP)? Why not? Pacquiao, regarded as the best in the world pound-for-pound, yesterday expressed his desire to lend a…
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Pacquiao-DL Hoya talks continue
By Nick Giongco
All is not lost for a December duel between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao. Following the breakdown of negotiations on Wednesday, De La Hoya and Pacquiao were still talking about…
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Boxing group wants head of Buhain
By Nick Giongco
A number of boxing promoters, managers and ex-boxers yesterday called for the resignation of Games and Amusement Board (GAB) Chairman Eric Buhain during a rally in front of the GAB office in…
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Roach wants Pacman vs Oscar!
By Nick Giongco
Trainer Freddie Roach said on Thursday (Wednesday in the US) that he will try to convince Manny Pacquiao to reconsider his decision to decline a fight with Oscar De La Hoya on…
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No go for Pacman-Oscar fight!
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao has decided to stay at lightweight and defend his WBC 135-lb crown after turning down an offer by Golden Boy Promotions (GBP) for a Dec. 6 fight in Las Vegas,…
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Pacquiao optimistic
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao still feels there is a very good chance that he will face Oscar De La Hoya on Dec. 6 in Las Vegas. "Seventy-five percent," Pacquiao told the Bulletin yesterday from…
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Gloves? weight threatens DL Hoya-Pacquiao tiff
By Nick Giongco
Even the weight of the gloves will now have a weight in the proposed megafight between superstars Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Paccuiao. "If Oscar insists that Manny should use 10oz…
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DL Hoya-Pacquiao talks in standstill
By Nick Giongco
Negotiations for a Dec. 6 fight between Oscar De La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao has reached a standstill but Golden Boy Promotions (GBP) and Top Rank are still optimistic a deal could…
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Arum confident of snaring Pacquiao-De La Hoya tiff
By Nick Giongco
Bob Arum only has good vibrations for today?s crucial meeting with Golden Boy Promotions (GBP) regarding a proposed mouth-watering Dec. 6 fight between Oscar de La Hoya and Manny Pacquiao. "Yes," Arum…
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Pacquiao to settle old score with Dela Hoya
By Nick Giongco
Squaring off with Oscar De La Hoya has become an obsession for Manny Pacquiao that the Filipino southpaw believes he is capable of shocking the world in the event they meet in…
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Hoya-Pacquiao tiff on drawing board
By Nick Giongco
Oscar De La Hoya has given his right-hand man the full authority to do everything possible to sign up Manny Pacquiao for his farewell fight on Dec. 6. "A fight with Oscar…
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Pacquiao, Arum discuss DL Hoya fight
By Nick Giongco
Bob Arum now knows what exactly Manny Pacquiao wants and it will be up to his negotiating prowess whether the mouth-watering fight with Oscar De La Hoya will become reality or just…