Nick Giongco
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Pacquiao nears peak as hard training ends
By Nick Giongco
IT’S VERY hard to please somebody like Freddie Roach. But yesterday morning, the highly-discriminating trainer was grinning from ear-to-ear as he was packing his bags following the conclusion of Manny Pacquiao’s final…
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Pacquiao to attack early, says Roach
By Nick Giongco
FREDDIE Roach doesn’t have any intentions of spending a lot of time working the corner of Manny Pacquiao on July 2 at the Araneta Coliseum. Roach, the Filipino’s American trainer, will advise…
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Top Pacquiao ticket to cost P50,000 each
By Nick Giongco
THERE are tickets on the July 2 Manny Pacquiao-Oscar Larios show at the Araneta Coliseum that will cost more than the top-of-the-line P35,000 seats. But hold on to your wallets since these…
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Roach blames late movie for Pacquiao’s sluggish workout
By Nick Giongco
MANNY PACQUIAO was sluggish in his first sparring session on home soil yesterday and trainer Freddie Roach put the blame on show business and the effects of jet lag. "They lied to…
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Pacquiao mitts to be sold on eBay
By Nick Giongco
A PIECE of Manny Pacquiao memorabilia will soon be on eBay where it will be available to the highest bidder. Pacquiao’s American trainer Freddie Roach said he will put up for sale…
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Pacman avoids prediction but hints of KO win in six
By Nick Giongco
MANNY PACQUIAO refuses to say how long rival Oscar Larios would last when they square off on July 2 although it seems that he doesn’t have any intention of staying on top…
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Pacquiao will be a legend — Finkel
By Nick Giongco
WITH HIS tenure as Manny Pacquiao’s manager on the line, American promoter Shelley Finkel recently made what seems like a product presentation to save his job with the Filipino boxer, saying that…
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Larios is damaged goods – US expert
By Nick Giongco
MEXICAN Oscar Larios doesn’t stand a chance of winning over Manny Pacquiao when they clash on July 2 at the Araneta Coliseum. This was disclosed by a respected boxing figure during a…
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Lawsuit vs Pacquiao, Salud, Gacal dismissed
By Nick Giongco
THE LAWSUITS filed by boxing manager Shelly Finkel and lawyers Keith Davidson and Nicholas Khan in Los Angeles against Filipino boxing star Manny Pacquiao and his local advisers Franklin Gacal and Wakee…
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With Larios fight still ahead, Roach prepares for Erik
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES — American trainer Freddie Roach is so certain of victory against Mexican Oscar Larios that he has already planned a regimen for Manny Pacquiao to prepare him for his fight…
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Pacman will KO Larios, says Roach
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES — The mood over at Manny Pacquiao’s training camp in Hollywood is upbeat with Wild Card big boss Freddie Roach and his battery of assistants expressing confidence that Mexican Oscar…
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Promoter also ‘sued’ Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES — Manny Pacquiao was originally one of the respondents in the million lawsuit filed by American Shelly Finkel against the boxer’s top associates. Finkel made the admission during an interview…
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Team Pacman members smoke the peace pipe
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES — When Manny Pacquiao’s advisers, lawyer Franklin Gacal and confidant Wakee Salud, head back to Manila late Tuesday night (Wednesday afternoon in the Philippines), they expect the lawsuit filed against…
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Finkel vows to pull out case vs Pacquiao’s pals
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES - Boxing manager Shelly Finkel has assured Manny Pacquiao that he will withdraw the case he filed against the GenSan fighter’s advisers after finally coming up to terms with lawyer…
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Ali’s ex-trainer is a Pacquiao fan
By Nick Giongco
NEW YORK - Remember Angelo Dundee? Well, the man who taught Muhammad Ali how to float like a butterfly and sting like a bee, is also – hold your breath – a…
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Bobby wants Barrera next
By Nick Giongco
NEW YORK—Bobby Pacquiao took a huge bite of the Big Apple on Saturday night (Sunday morning in the Philippines) by chewing down aging veteran Kevin Kelley of the US in the fourth…
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Bobby unfazed by rival’s record
By Nick Giongco
NEW YORK — The moment he stepped inside Madison Square Garden on Friday afternoon for the official weigh-in, Bobby Pacquiao felt goose bumps all over his body and immediately asked one of…
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Bobby Pacquiao ready for Kelley
By Nick Giongco
NEW YORK — When Bobby Pacquiao emerged victorious against the rugged Carlos Hernandez of El Salvador last year, a lot of ringsiders thought the scores were interchanged. But there was no correction…
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Salud stays put on Pacman’s side
By Nick Giongco
NOT EVEN a lawsuit filed by US boxing manager Shelly Finkel in Los Angeles is going to stop kingmaker Wakee Salud from leaving the side of ring icon Manny Pacquiao. "I got…
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Pacquiao to drop three US backers
By Nick Giongco
DISENCHANTED WITH the way things have turned out lately between him and his American handlers, boxing icon Manny Pacquiao said yesterday he may let the contract lapse when it ends in January…