Nick Giongco
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I?ll beat Manny in his own game
By Nick Giongco
SANTA MONICA, California ? There?s only one way David Diaz can emerge triumphant Saturday night. But it?s not going to be easy because the guy on the opposite corner also thrives on…
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Pacquiao sees impending win
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao says there will be no excuses when he locks horns with David Diaz on Sunday at Mandalay Bay. "If he loses, he loses. If I win, I…
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Pacman does Sunday ritual before big fight
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao spent the Sunday before a big fight the same way he had done in the previous years. The Filipino icon heard a morning Mass at the Chris…
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Pacquiao restless
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao is becoming restless. But his uneasiness stems from the fact that he is aching to get it on with David Diaz, whose World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight…
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Roach belittles Diaz?s skills
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? Freddie Roach doesn?t see anything special in David Diaz. Except for one thing. "Nothing," said Roach when asked if there's something in Diaz that Manny Pacquiao doesn?t have. "Diaz…
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Pacquiao has enough of Diaz
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao apparently has had enough of David Diaz. Nonoy Neri, who has a dual role in Pacquiao?s training for Diaz, revealed that while he and Buboy Fernandez have…
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Pacman eyes to control fight
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao?s power was in full display on Friday (Saturday in Manila) when the Filipino fighter sent not once ? but twice ? Freddie Roach?s right-hand mitt flying during…
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Sparmates see easy Pacquiao victory
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? Freddie Roach offered one of Manny Pacquiao?s sparring partners a cash reward of ,000 if he succeeds in lifting the Filipino fighter off his feet in one of their…
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At 135 lbs, Pacquiao deadlier, says Roach
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? It appears that Manny Pacquiao has already dotted the Is and crossed the Ts in anticipation of a rough and tumble duel with David Diaz next week and the…
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Diaz bares fight night strategy
By Nick Giongco
Eleven days before his date with destiny, David Diaz provided fight fans a peek into the style that he will bring to the ring on June 28 against Filipino fireball Manny Pacquiao.…
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Condes defends IBF crown
By Nick Giongco
Power will be the key when Florante Condes of the Philippines makes the first defense of his International Boxing Federation (IBF) minimumweight title against Raul Garcia of Mexico on Saturday night (Sunday…
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Pacquiao supporters ready Pacman masks
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao shirts, jackets and bandanas are a thing of the past. On June 28, cardboard masks of Pacquiao will be distributed among those who will watch the Filipino?s battle with David…
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Pacquiao ticket sales slowed by gas prices
By Nick Giongco
Top Rank chief Bob Arum said the pricey tickets for the June 28 battle between Manny Pacquiao and David Diaz in Las Vegas are almost gone despite the slowing down of ticket…
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Pacquiao in De La Hoya?s shopping list
By Nick Giongco
Oscar De La Hoya is shopping for an opponent and Manny Pacquiao is high on the list. This was the belief of ace boxing writer Dan Rafael of ESPN.com in an article…
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Odds too much in favor of Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao paused for a moment ? as if it was news to him ? when told about the betting odds for his June 28 showdown with David Diaz. "Really?" Pacquiao said…
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KO win by ninth ? Roach
By Nick Giongco
Freddie Roach doesn?t expect Manny Pacquiao to knock out David Diaz in the early rounds when the two meet for the American?s World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight crown on June 29. "I…
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Pacquiao stronger at 135 ? Roach
By Nick Giongco
At lightweight, Manny Pacquiao is going to be deadlier, the Filipino?s cornerman Freddie Roach said yesterday. "I think he will even be stronger (at 135 lbs)," Roach told the Filipino press when…
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Pacquiao vows victory
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao vowed yesterday to accomplish what five other great Filipino fighters, including Flash Elorde, failed to do in their lifetime ? win the world lightweight boxing championship. Though he did not…
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Pacquiao can?t be too confident
By Nick Giongco
Sometimes, the nom de guerre ?Dangerous? precedes the name David Diaz. But on the night of June 28 in Las Vegas, Diaz, the reigning World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight king, is expected…
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For Diaz, friendship has no place in ring
By Nick Giongco
Friendship surely has its limitations. And in the boxing ring on June 28, the special bond between Manny Pacquiao and David Diaz will be non-existent. "We are both very professional and there?s…