Nick Giongco
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Roach says Soto is dangerous
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES — While there’s no doubt in his mind that Manny Pacquiao remains the best fighter in the world pound for pound, trainer Freddie Roach warned the Filipino southpaw on Monday…
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Trainer Freddie Roach says Pacquiao can beat Soto
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES — Freddie Roach has already a gameplan in mind for Mexican hitman Humberto Soto just in case Top Rank pursues its plan to pit him against Manny Pacquiao in mid-September…
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Pacquiao to give deposition
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES — Manny Pacquiao will give his deposition in the presence of lawyers from Golden Boy Promotions (GBP) on Wednesday as the battle for the promotional control over the much-sought after…
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Pacman wants Soto so badly, he’s willing to give up purse
By Nick Giongco
NEW YORK — Like a mafiosi don who thinks his family’s honor had been tarnished, Manny Pacquiao is seeking revenge against the boxer who made a punching bag of his younger brother…
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Pacquiao vows to avenge brod’s defeat
By Nick Giongco
NEW YORK — Manny Pacquiao watched his younger brother Bobby punished by Humberto Soto Saturday and vowed to exact revenge if and when he gets to meet the undefeated Mexican. Chances are…
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Bobby’s future decided today
By Nick Giongco
NEW YORK — Bobby Pacquiao’s future will be decided Saturday night (Sunday morning in Manila). Either Pacquiao goes into the next level with an upset victory over Humberto Soto of Mexico or…
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Pacman receives BWAA award
By Nick Giongco
NEW YORK — Manny Pacquiao has received so many awards and citations you’d think he had to be dragged out of bed to make sure he attends another of those monotonous affairs.…
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Barrera is out; Soto looks like it — Arum
By Nick Giongco
NEW YORK — Amid all the confusion regarding who, when and where Manny Pacquiao is going to fight next, Top Rank chairman Bob Arum was on hand on Thursday afternoon to try…
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Pacman’s next bout depends on brod’s fight
By Nick Giongco
NEW YORK — Although he would not admit it, Top Rank chairman Bob Arum would like the prospects of seeing Mexican Humberto Soto winning over Bobby Pacquiao on Saturday night at Madison…
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Pacquiao being lured for P450-M
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES — Manny Pacquiao will earn the biggest paycheck of his career if he faces Marco Antonio Barrera in a rematch. Sources here say Pacquiao will be guaranteed $ 10 million…
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Red carpet set for Pacman’s US visit
By Nick Giongco
TOP RANK is rolling the red carpet in New York for Manny Pacquiao, who arrives in the Big Apple on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) to begin exploratory talks with Bob Arum in…
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Soto prepares for lefty Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
HUMBERTO SOTO doesn’t hide the fact that he is not at ease fighting southpaws. So in preparation for Filipino Bobby Pacquiao this Saturday in New York, the Mexican hotshot has spent most…
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Roach assures a new and better Bobby Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
THE LAST time he fought, Bobby Pacquiao was expectedly overshadowed by his illustrious brother Manny that he did not only make the weight limit of 130 lbs but also saw his unblemished…
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Barrera, Soto, Guzman want piece of Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
Top Rank chairman Bob Arum yesterday said that Mexicans Marco Antonio Barrera and Humberto Soto, Joan Guzman of the Dominican Republic and Edwin Valero of Venezuela are all aching to get it…
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Bobby Pacquiao being groomed for Morales fight
By Nick Giongco
IF BOBBY Pacquiao scores an upset against Humberto Soto in New York on June 9 and Erik Morales succeeds in winning the World Boxing Council (WBC) lightweight crown on August 4 in…
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Roach at a loss on Pacman’s next foe
By Nick Giongco
FREDDIE ROACH is at a loss as to who will be next in line for Manny Pacquiao. So does Mike Koncz, the Canadian adviser of the Filipino southpaw. "We still don’t have…
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Marquez says Pacquiao is scared of him
By Nick Giongco
FOR JUAN Manuel Marquez, the decision by Manny Pacquiao’s camp not to pursue a rematch with the sweet-punching Mexican is a sign of cowardice. Pacquiao had sent a letter to the World…
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‘The Ghost’ calls out to Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
THE list just gets longer and longer. Reigning International Boxing Federation (IBF) featherweight champion Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero wants a piece of Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino boxing star who almost everybody in…
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Boom Boom, De leon duel in Sacramento
By Nick Giongco
THE TOUTED World Cup showdown between some of the finest punchers from the Philippines and Mexico will no longer take place on local shores. Reports from Mexico and Los Angeles reveal that…
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Top Rank, GBP set for long battle for Pacman
By Nick Giongco
THE legal battle over the promotional rights of Manny Pacquiao is expected to drag until next year, Top Rank chairman Bob Arum said recently. The case is still in court and Top…