Nick Giongco
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Pacquiao Olympic flag-bearer?
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao?s sensational knockout victory over David Diaz has given him one more high-profile activity ? that of flag bearer for the Philippine team in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. President Gloria Arroyo…
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Pacquiao vs Valero a done deal
By Nick Giongco
Negotiations are still underway for newly crowned World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight king Manny Pacquiao and Edwin Valero to meet head-on in November but Top Rank big boss Bob Arum is more…
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Bring ?em on, says Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao doesn?t care if it?s the knockout king from Venezuela or the bulldog from Britain who will be tapped by Top Rank chief Bob Arum as his opponent…
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Pacquiao vows to control weight
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? Newly-crowned World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight champion Manny Pacquiao yesterday vowed to keep his weight in check by playing basketball regularly. A confessed Boston Celtics fan, Pacquiao also dabbles…
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Valero in Pacquiao?s radar
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? The question on everyone?s lips following Manny Pacquiao?s first-rate performance over the weekend is who will be the man who will stand in his way the next time he…
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Diaz, wife chill out in pool
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? The morning after sustaining the most painful experience on top of the ring, David Diaz took his wife Tanya to the world-renowned wave pool at Mandalay Bay to chill…
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Barrera fight still the greatest, says Pacman
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? If boxing fans fell in love with the way Manny Pacquiao pummeled David Diaz on Saturday night, the Filipino lefty still believes that nothing compares to the 11th-round stoppage…
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KO artist next for Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Edwin Valero will be next for Manny Pacquiao, his promoter announced yesterday. Top Rank head Bob Arum said on Saturday that Nov. 8 has been penciled for the next…
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Celtics Big 3 celebrate with Pacman
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Eat your hearts out Alvin Patrimonio and Allan Caidic. And yes, even the present big stars of PBA like Mark Caguioa and Willie Miller. Manny Pacquiao has beaten them…
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Roach gives Pacquiao A+
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ?Freddie Roach was right on target in predicting that Manny Pacquiao would stop David Diaz in nine rounds and was compelled to give a grade of A+ based on his…
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Pacquiao?s next fight Nov. 8
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Top Rank has penciled the date Nov. 8 for Manny Pacquiao?s next and last fight for 2008 and the cities being eyed are Los Angeles, Anaheim and also this…
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We must fight the right fight
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? The ball is now in Manny Pacquiao?s hands, trainer Freddie Roach said on Friday. Roach, who will call the shots in Pacquiao?s corner against David Diaz on Saturday, told…
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El Terrible?s manager picks Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Fernando Beltran, the swashbuckling chief handler of Erik Morales, said on Friday that Manny Pacquiao will get past David Diaz of the US in their 12-round slugfest Saturday night…
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Diaz handlers say fight will go the full route
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Despite what the odds say, Jim Strickland believes his fighter David Diaz will win Saturday night?s clash with Manny Pacquiao on points. "This is going to be nip and…
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Heat stops Pacquiao?s workout
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao cut everything that he did in the gym to half on Thursday afternoon when temperatures reached a hellish 108 degrees Fahrenheit (42.22 degrees Celsius). Inside the IBA…
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Donaire to Pacquiao: Beware of hungry boxer
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Take it from someone who?s been there before. When Nonito Donaire was tapped to face Vic Darchinyan, the fearsome Australian-Armenian for the International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweight throne last…
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Manny Pacquiao says: ‘I want to make history’
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Regardless of what happens Saturday night, Manny Pacquiao?s place in the annals of ring history is secured. But despite the many accolades he has received the past ten years,…
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Pacquiao must bring A-game
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? From what David Diaz said during a free-wheeling discussion with the press on Wednesday afternoon (Thursday morning in Manila), Manny Pacquiao need not only get into the ring armed…
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Longer fight favors Diaz
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? If David Diaz survives the first three rounds Saturday night, chances are high that he will score a 12-round decision over Manny Pacquiao. That was the opinion of trainer…
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A defining moment for Diaz
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? In boxing, and this has been proven many times, the fellow who fights for survival, the one who fights to have food on his table, the one who feels…