Nick Giongco
3,473 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Soto tries to use Bobby Pacquiao as springboard for Pacman fight
By Nick Giongco
HUMBERTO SOTO of Mexico plans to use Bobby Pacquiao, the unheralded and younger brother of boxing star Manny, as a springboard to bigger fights. Soto clashes with Bobby on June 9 in…
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Ali, Peping, Pacquiao sports’ top poll losers
By Nick Giongco
MANNY PACQUIAO need not cry a river. The biggest losers during the May 14 elections from the world of sports were former taekwondo ace Ali Atienza and Philippine Olympic Committee President Jose…
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Windfall again awaits Pacman
By Nick Giongco
A CASH windfall awaits Manny Pacquiao when he returns to the ring in September or October. Based on the contract that Pacquiao signed with Top Rank, the Filipino puncher stands to collect…
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Pacquiao vs Marquez II
By Nick Giongco
THE WORLD Boxing Council (WBC) will hold a purse briefing on June 18 in case the camps of Manny Pacquiao and super-featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez fail to reach an agreement in…
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Guzman raring to meet Pacman
By Nick Giongco
SHAVEN-SKULLED bomber Joan Guzman is aching to get it on with Manny Pacquiao and top Rank big boss Bob Arum said he’ll sit down with the handlers of the New York-based Dominican…
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Pacquiao vs Barrera is ideal, says Roach
By Nick Giongco
IF ONLY top trainer Freddie Roach has the final say, he would rather see Manny Pacquiao square off with Marco Antonio Barrera of Mexico first before Joan Guzman of the Dominican Republic,…
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Next Pacman fight set Oct. 6 – Arum
By Nick Giongco
MANNY PACQUIAO has until the first week of August to stay out of the gym after Bob Arum revealed yesterday that Top Rank has booked an Oct. 6 fight for the Filipino…
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Pacman likely to stick with Roach
By Nick Giongco
GENERAL SANTOS CITY — Although he refuses to comment on the controversial separation between Freddie Roach and his long-time Australian strength coach Justin Fortune, Manny Pacquiao appears inclined to stick it out…
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Arum: ‘Show me the money’
By Nick Giongco
GENERAL SANTOS CITY— "If there’s money to be made (in a fight)," said Top Rank promoter Bob Arum, "then we sit down and do it." This was the response by Arum to…
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Pacman needs 3 months to recover fighting form
By Nick Giongco
GENERAL SANTOS City — Regardless of what happens in his political bid, boxing star Manny Pacquiao said he will need three months to prepare for a fight being proposed sometime in October…
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Joan Guzman has inside track on Pacquiao – Arum
By Nick Giongco
GENERAL SANTOS City —Top Rank chairman Bob Arum revealed the reasons yesterday why Joan Guzman of the Dominican Republic has the inside track among four fighters being considered to lock horns with…
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Pacquiao’s trainers split over share of fight purse
By Nick Giongco
MONEY matters have shattered the once-solid working relationship between Wild Card guru Freddie Roach and long-time strength coach Justin Fortune, a development that could have adverse effects on Filipino star Manny Pacquiao.…
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World aches for Pacquiao-Marquez
By Nick Giongco
UNFORTUNATELY, THE world still awaits. And according to sportswriter Chris Mannix of SI.com, there are still ?five high-profile fights (that is) sure to save the sweet science? and one of them features…
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Arum eyes Guzman, Barrera for Pacman
By Nick Giongco
TOP RANK chairman Bob Arum is looking at the possibility of Manny Pacquiao fighting either Joan Guzman of the Dominican Republic or Marco Antonio Barrera of Mexico. "I will be meeting with…
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De La Hoya says he’ll never deal with Arum
By Nick Giongco
AS FAR as Oscar De La Hoya is concerned, he and former promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank can no longer look each other in the eye and set aside differences to…
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Politics tougher than boxing — Pacman
By Nick Giongco
THESE PAST few weeks and beyond May 14, Manny Pacquiao has gotten so immersed in politics that probably the first thing he thinks about the moment he wakes up in the morning…
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World lightweight champ aching for a Pacman fight
By Nick Giongco
THERE’S A new guy who is calling out Manny Pacquiao. Juan Diaz, nicknamed The Baby Bull, is raring to bang bodies with the Filipino southpaw. During the post-fight interview of his victory…
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Manager denies link with suspect
By Nick Giongco
A boxing manager who has been linked to the death of Filipino boxer Lito Sisnorio in Thailand yesterday welcomed the arrest of matchmaker Ranilo Terania by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)…
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Pacquiao fight sold $ 1.3-M tickets
By Nick Giongco
TICKET SALES during the Manny Pacquiao-Jorge Solis bout at the Alamodome in San Antonio was the second largest in the city and the third biggest event in Texas boxing history. This was…
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Pacquiao-Barrera II in the works
By Nick Giongco
WORD HAS reached the camp of Marco Antonio Barrera that a rematch with Manny Pacquiao has already been penciled for Sept. 15 in Las Vegas although no official announcement has been made…