Nick Giongco
3,473 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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For Pacquiao, height is not might
LOS ANGELES ? They both smiled at each other and shook hands as though they were business associates Thursday afternoon and not the main protagonists in next week?s slambang slugfest at the…
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Pacquiao arrives in style; Solis in a rental
LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao drove his way to the Pound-For-Pound gym on Thursday afternoon on a flashy Mercedes two-seater with music blaring from its high-end sound system. Jorge Solis, the unheralded…
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Solis having US visa problems; Roach at Pacquiao’s corner
WILL MEXICAN Jorge Solis make it to next week’s slambang face-off with Manny Pacquiao in San Antonio,Texas? As far as Top Rank is concerned, the April 14 duel between Pacquiao and Solis…
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Arum finds latest twist ‘hilarious’
THE FIRST time Top Rank big boss Bob Arum heard about plans to abort the showing of Manny Pacquiao’s April 14 fight against Mexican Jorge Solis in San Antonio, Texas, the Harvard-educated…
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Thais shocked, saddened by death
CHATCHAI SASAKUL, the Thai boxer who knocked out Angelito Sisnorio Jr. last Friday in Bangkok, is in shock after learning of the death of the Filipino. According to the Bangkok Post, Sasakul…
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Boxer’s manager, GAB not aware of trip to Thailand
The manager of the Filipino boxer who died after being pummeled unconscious by a Thai boxer last Friday denied he was reponsible for sending the fighter to his death. At the same…
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Pacquiao-Morales IV in the making?
WILL THERE be a fourth fight between ring gladiators Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales? Although Morales badly lost the last two of his trilogy with Pacquiao, the 30-year-old Mexican revealed that there…
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Roach will be in Pacman’s corner
TOP TRAINER Freddie Roach will be in the corner of Manny Pacquiao when the Filipino boxing icon battles Mexican Jorge Solis on April 14 in San Antonio, Texas. "Freddie asked me about…
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Morales on Pacquiao politics!
Short of saying that Manny Pacquiao was ill-advised in his move to enter politics, Mexican fighter Erik Morales told a handful of Filipino mediamen on Friday that Pacquiao can lend a hand…
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Barrage of punches awaits Pacquiao – Solis
THE VOICE on the end of the line was loud, crisp and clear. It even sounded determined. At the end of the line was Jorge Solis, the Mexican fighter whom Pacquiao will…
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Morales picks Pacquiao but says Solis is also dangerous
VISITING Mexican fighter Erik Morales knows Jorge Solis’ fighting style like the palm of his hand and he expects Filipino Manny Pacquiao to emerge victorious in their April 14 meeting in San…
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Erik Morales in Manila!
Take it from someone who knows Jorge Solis. "Solis is good and strong," said Mexican Erik Morales, who used to spar with the 27-year-old Guadalajara native when interviewed by reporters from five…
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Pacquiao for Congress; Cojuangco for governor
Manny Pacquiao has officially tossed his gloves into the ring after his lawyer filed his certificate of candidacy for congressman yesterday. But Jose ‘Peping’ Cojuangco, Jr. pulled the day’s surprise when he…
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Morales is back; Pacman injured
ERIK MORALES slipped into the country unnoticed Tuesday night to do a commercial, according to Top Rank big boss Bob Arum. Morales is not in Manila and is expected to resurface this…
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Pacquiao wants Roach to call the shots
MANNY PACQUIAO wants a special someone to be in his corner when he makes a return trip to the venue of one of his most storied victories. Not his wife, but his…
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DL Hoya still working to stop Pacquiao fight
TOP RANK doesn’t expect Golden Boy Promotions (GBP) to throw in the towel in its fight to stop the April 14 clash between Filipino Manny Pacquiao and Mexican Jorge Solis in San…
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Pacquiao may cut back on sparring
EXACTLY THREE weeks before the fight, Manny Pacquiao is so juiced up in training at the Wild Card in Hollywood that his trainers are seriously considering to cut back on his sparring…
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Lawyer to file Pacman candidacy
FRANKLIN GACAL, lawyer of Manny Pacquiao, disclosed yesterday that he will hand-carry and file Pacquiao’s certificate of candidacy (COC) for congressman for the first district of South Cotabato either on March 28…
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Viloria gets another chance
BRIAN VILORIA gets another opportunity to prove that he is not a one-shot wonder when he squares off with Mexican Edgar Sosa for the vacant World Boxing Council light flyweight throne in…
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Promoter Bob Arum says Manny is key to big money fights
MANNY PACQUIAO “is the one who brings money on the table” and not Marco Antonio Barrera nor Juan Manuel Marquez, Top Rank chief Bob Arum said yesterday from Las Vegas. Arum had…
