Nick Giongco
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It’s Morales over Pacquiao – The Ring
By Nick Giongco
ERIK MORALES will repeat over Manny Pacquiao. This is what The Ring magazine said in its analysis of the highly-anticipated rematch set to explode on Jan. 21 at the Thomas and Mack…
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Pacquiao ready for resurgent Morales
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao agrees facing a fighter coming from a defeat is fraught with danger. That is why he is preparing as hard if not harder than Erik Morales who will be fighting…
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Christmas Day gives Pacquiao a training break
By Nick Giongco
GOOD THING that Christmas Day fell on a Sunday because had it been an ordinary day, Manny Pacquiao would have been forced to sweat it out at the Wild Card Boxing Club…
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For Pacman, Morales it’s a lonely Christmas
By Nick Giongco
IF YOU think Manny Pacquiao is the only one making a supreme sacrifice, think again. With exactly a month remaining before they square off in a rematch, Erik Morales told the Mexican…
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Poll shows Pacquiao winner over Morales
By Nick Giongco
AN ON-LINE poll put up by HBO Boxing specially for the rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales shows the Filipino as a slight favorite to win the return bout on Jan.…
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Morales revs up for Pacquiao fight
By Nick Giongco
NOW IN his third week of training in the far-flung Mexican city of Queretaro, Erik Morales is keenly awaiting the arrival of two other topnotch sparring partners as he primes up for…
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Morales off to Mexico for training
By Nick Giongco
ERIK MORALES has gone into heavy training in a gym 200 kilometers northwest of Mexico City. Morales, who faces Filipino Manny Pacquiao in a rematch on Jan. 21, 2006 in Las Vegas,…
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Boxing ‘expert’ says Pacquiao will lose
By Nick Giongco
HERE’S ANOTHER highly-respected fellow in the fight game who believes Manny Pacquiao will just end up getting the short end of the stick when he collides with Erik Morales on Jan. 21…
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Morales dumps pa as cornerman
By Nick Giongco
IN BOXING, blood is not necessarily thicker than water. Mexican fighter Erik Morales has decided to dump his father Jose ‘’Olivaritos’’ Morales in favor of veteran cornerman Jose Luis Lopez, who will…
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Thais beat Pinoys in boxing
By Nick Giongco
BACOLOD CITY — The Philippines captured the most number of gold medals in boxing, but it was still Thailand that reigned supreme in the centerpiece men’s class with five top finishes on…
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Pacquiao, Miss International at rites
By Nick Giongco
THEY simply just can’t get enough of Manny Pacquiao. The boxing star and Ms. International Precious Lara Quigaman will take special positions when the Philippine delegation makes its grand walk during Sunday…
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SEAG mascot to meet Pacman
By Nick Giongco
WANTING in public awareness in Metro Manila, the Philippines SEAG Organizing Committee will undergo a massive publicity campaign starting today when the Games’ official mascot, the Philippine monkey-eating eagle named Gilas, shows…
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Pacman 7-5 favorite vs ‘El Terrible’
By Nick Giongco
The betting line for one of boxing year 2006’s biggest fights is out. Manny Pacquiao opened as a 7-5 favorite to exact payback against Erik Morales in their scheduled 12-round super-featherweight battle…
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Erik tells Pacman: Learn from mistakes
By Nick Giongco
THE HEAT is on, and for sure, Manny Pacquiao won’t take Erik Morales’ insult sitting down. Morales said he won’t take a backward step and it will be Pacquiao who is going…
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Pacquiao-Morales promo tour on
By Nick Giongco
HOLDING MINIATURE flags of their respective countries, Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines and Erik Morales of Mexico began the promotional tour of their Jan. 21, 2006 rematch when they were presented to…
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Pacman confident vs Morales
By Nick Giongco
REPORTING FROM Los Angeles, lawyer Keith Davidson said Manny Pacquiao is supremely confident of getting back at Mexican tormentor Erik Morales when they collide in a rematch at the Thomas and Mack…
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Pacquiao off to LA
By Nick Giongco
AS part of the promotional agreement that he signed for the megabuck rematch with Erik Morales next year, Manny Pacquiao left for Los Angeles last night to grace a press conference formally…
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Pacquiao records album
By Nick Giongco
BOXing ICON Manny Pacquiao is not only into movies, he’s also into recording lately. And pretty soon, he will come out with an album which is guaranteed to become a blockbuster hit…
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Montilla KOs Delada in 4th
By Nick Giongco
It was a scene straight out of The Exorcist. Dexter Delada, a steelfisted lightweight from Cebu, went down face-first after taking a thunderous left straight to the jaw from Philippine champion Fernando…
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RP boxers to compete in Havana tournament
By Nick Giongco
BOXERS PERSONALLY picked by Cuban coach Honorato Espinosa from a vast pool of skillful fighters are going to undergo a stern test when they take part in a tournament in Havana sometime…