Nick Giongco
3,473 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Barrera to fight Pacquiao or Marquez
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? Marco Antonio Barrera reiterated his desire to slug it out with Filipino southpaw Manny Pacquiao on March 11, 2007, but the Mexican expressed concern over the legal battle that…
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Fight with Barrera to reward Pacman $ 5 M
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? If Manny Pacquiao and Golden Boy Promotions wiggle their way out of the legal battle with Top Rank, the Filipino icon stands to receive $ 5 million should a…
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Roach picks Pacman as year?s best
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? Who else but Manny Pacquiao? Freddie Roach insists that even if he?s not the trainer of Pacquiao, he still believes that the Filipino southpaw deserves worldwide recognition as 2006?s…
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Erik wants final fight in Tijuana
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? Vanquished Mexican fighter Erik Morales told the Spanish-language daily La Opinion that he plans to fight one last time in June or July 2007 before hanging up his gloves…
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Pacquiao advised to go freelance
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? A high-ranking member of Manny Pacquiao?s management team bared over the weekend that the Filipino boxing star would maximize his earning potential if he remains a free agent. "That?s…
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Pacman pays homage to Roach
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? As in the past, Manny Pacquiao came back ?home? to the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood on Tuesday and paid his respects to the master, Freddie Roach. Pacquiao…
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Dela Hoya group to sue Arum
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Oscar dela Hoya?s Golden Boy Promotions (GBP) will sue Top Rank boss Bob Arum as they fight for promotional rights over Filipino superstar Manny Pacquiao. This was revealed by…
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Pacman gets a 10
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? It took Freddie Roach two days to finally grade Manny Pacquiao?s smashing performance over the weekend in Las Vegas. "Ten," Roach told the Bulletin on Monday night as he…
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Macau fight eyed but contract hassle looms
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao will fight in Macau in March or April 2007 under the Top Rank banner unless Oscar Dela Hoya?s Golden Boy Promotions (GBP) brings Pacquiao and Bob Arum…
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Pacman, Erik cross paths at Vegas casino
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Less than 24 hours after trading punches, Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales found themselves within punching range. But they did not exchange blows as what they had done the…
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Day of reckoning
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Despite his many triumphs, Manny Pacquiao is still seen by some individuals in the sport of boxing as being one-dimensional. Saturday night (Sunday morning in Manila), Pacquiao gets the…
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Erik vows to beat Pac<br>Morales slams Roach over weight issue
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? What makes Erik Morales so dangerous are not the guys who want to see him emerge triumphant Saturday night against Manny Pacquiao. What motivates Morales even more are those…
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Morales tuned like a Ferrari
By Nick Giongco
This is the line of thinking of the team of experts that took Erik Morales under its weight reduction and physical conditioning program for almost two months in Los Angeles. "We have…
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Pacquiao supporters battle to join boxer on top of ring
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? While boxing fans are dying to get tickets for Saturday?s fight at the Thomas and Mack Center, there is also an ongoing struggle among Manny Pacquiao?s supporters itching to…
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Pacquiao by KO ? Roach
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? As long as Erik Morales is trading blows with Manny Pacquiao on Saturday night, trainer Freddie Roach won?t be able to sit back and relax. Roach expressed the belief…
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Pacquiao, Morales to use same ?Cleto Reyes? gloves
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? The choice of gloves is an issue once again in the run-up to the rubber match between Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales. While it has already been decided long…
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Morales quietly slips into Vegas
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Not a single word came out from Erik Morales, who arrived here 11 p.m. of Monday (3 p.m. of Tuesday in the Philippines) from Mexico for his do-or-die duel…
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Pacquiao armed to the teeth
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao will have the antidote to whatever Erik Morales will bring to the ring on Saturday night. Armed with an unprecedented 157 rounds of sparring, Pacquiao gave a…
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Record media attendance for Pacquiao fight
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Sports Illustrated. Los Angeles Times. Reuters. Associated Press. Agence FrancePresse. Apart from media representatives from the Philippines, Mexico and the US, these are only a few big time media…
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Pacquiao sings as he arrives in Vegas
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao tried to hide the effects of the time-consuming 300-mile road trip that began in Los Angeles on Sunday afternoon by plucking his expensive guitar and singing a…