Nick Giongco
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?Overweight? DL Hoya to be penalized
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao will demand a penalty of $ 750,000 for every pound that Oscar De La Hoya will weigh in excess of the welterweight limit of 147 pounds once Top Rank and…
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Concepcion the next Pacquiao?
By Nick Giongco
Bernabe Concepcion, who is being hailed as the next Manny Pacquiao, continued to make heads turn after another brilliant performance underneath the explosive welterweight showdown between Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito Saturday…
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Banal?s foe has a weighty problem
By Nick Giongco
CEBU CITY ? AJ Banal of the Philippines will not load up right away the moment he gets in close contact with Panamanian Rafael "El Torito" Concepcion in their scheduled 12-round interim…
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DL Hoya to bring out best in me
By Nick Giongco
It seems that Manny Pacquiao has run out of worthy challengers that it is only Oscar De La Hoya who will force him to go the extra mile in training. Although Pacquiao…
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Pacquiao offered $ 10-M vs Oscar
By Nick Giongco
The Mexican media reported that Golden Boy Promotions (GBP) has dangled an offer of $ 10 million for Manny Pacquiao to face Oscar De La Hoya in December. Box-latino said that apart…
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I can beat Oscar ? Manny says
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao said Monday night that he can beat Oscar De La Hoya. "Kaya ko yan (I can handle it)," said Pacquiao during a star-studded victory party hosted by former Ilocos Sur…
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Pacquiao offers P1M to gold medalist
By Nick Giongco
This is truly heart-warming for someone who started his career from nothing. In the hope of inspiring Olympic-bound Filipino athletes, boxing icon Manny Pacquiao is offering a cash reward of P1 million…
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Pacquiao can beat DL Hoya ? Roach
By Nick Giongco
Having trained Oscar De La Hoya, trainer Freddie Roach knows the strengths ? and even the weaknesses ? of the Golden Boy. "Believe me, I won?t take this fight if I don?t…
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Pacquiao eyes $ 20-M payday
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao leaves for the United States on Thursday, hoping to hit a jackpot with the finalization of a proposed mouth-watering December date with Oscar De La Hoya. In Las Vegas, Pacquiao…
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DL Hoya?s size no problem for Pacman
By Nick Giongco
Despite his huge advantage in size, Oscar De La Hoya should be wary of what Manny Pacquiao can do in the ring. "Manny is tricky," Golden Boy Promotions (GBP) vice-president Eric Gomez…
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DL Hoya ready to face Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
The Golden Boy definitely wants a piece of the Pacman, who will reportedly ask a purse of at least $ 20 million. Oscar De La Hoya is looking at the possibility of…
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For Pacquiao, sports and politics can mix
By Nick Giongco
Being a boxer used to winning everything, Manny Pacquiao wants to avenge one of his rarest losses. But this one is in the political arena where reports said the boxing icon will…
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Roach prefers Valero over Soto vs Pacman
By Nick Giongco
Even top trainer Freddie Roach is baffled by reports over the different names that have been cropping up as Manny Pacquiao?s opponent in November. "A few days ago, (Top Rank head) Bob…
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Donaire loses title bid
By Nick Giongco
Mexican Archie Solis denied the fighting Donaire family a spot in the record books Saturday night (Sunday morning in Manila) as he repulsed the spirited challenge of Filipino challenger Glenn Donaire at…
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Donaire shoots for history
By Nick Giongco
Glenn Donaire, brother of flyweight king Nonito, vies for immortality today when he battles defending International Boxing Federation (IBF) light-fly champion Archie Solis in Hermosillo, Mexico. In the event Glenn dethrones the…
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Pacquiao is WBC boxer of the month
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao was named Boxer of the Month for July 2008 by the World Boxing Council. WBC President Jose Sulaiman picked the 29-year-old Pacquiao as the top honoree following his ninth-round knock…
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Valero?s straight is really strong ? Suico
By Nick Giongco
Randy Suico is the only Filipino fighter who can tell what it feels like being hit by Venezuelan hammer-thrower Edwin Valero. "Valero?s (left) straight punch is really strong," said Suico in Pilipino…
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Against Valero, Pacquiao must train early
By Nick Giongco
If Freddie Roach will have his way, he would like to see newly-crowned World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight king Manny Pacquiao show up at the Wild Card seven weeks before the proposed…
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Arum rekindles feud with GBP
By Nick Giongco
Las Vegas is the venue of choice of Bob Arum for the explosive encounter between World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight king Manny Pacquiao and Venezuelan knockout artist Edwin Valero on Nov. 8,…
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Hatton wants Pacman
By Nick Giongco
Ricky Hatton of England is looking at a megabuck matchup with Manny Pacquiao. Not this year, but in early-2009. Hatton, who fights in the super-lightweight class of 140 lbs, has a confirmed…