Nick Giongco
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My fists will do the talking
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES, California — Manny Pacquiao said on Tuesday that he will just let his fists do the talking when he collides with Mexican Hector Velazquez on Saturday night. "No comment," Pacquiao…
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Manny runs out of tickets
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES — As far as Manny Pacquiao is concerned, there are no more tickets left for his Saturday night fight. "The tickets have been sorted out," said Pacquiao’s adviser Joe Ramos.…
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Overconfidence kills – Roach
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES, California — Trainer Freddie Roach’s only concern going into Saturday night’s brawl between Manny Pacquiao and Hector Velazquez is for the General Santos pride to take his Mexican rival lightly.…
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Back to square one if Pacquiao loses – Roach
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES — “Everything’s going out of the window” if Manny Pacquiao ends up losing his fight with Mexican Hector Velazquez of Mexico this Saturday. This was the belief of the Filipino…
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Shrink offers to hypnotize Manny is told to back off
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES — Somewhere along the way during an afternoon chat with Freddie Roach, it was learned that a Filipino couple was said to have offered their services to hypnotize Manny Pacquiao…
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Pacquiao prepares for fight but his mind is on Morales
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES, California — For Manny Pacquiao, the most important day in 2006 would be Jan. 21. This is the day Pacquiao will get his chance for redemption and revenge as he…
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Pacquiao keeps baseball items as mementos
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES — Moments before Manny Pacquiao’s much-ballyhooed ceremonial pitch last Thursday, adviser Joe Ramos told the Filipino puncher about the huge crowd that will turn up at Angels Stadium to see…
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Manny to stay out of public view
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES — Right after he works out at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood on Monday, Manny Pacquiao would head straight back to his apartment at the Palazzo and spend…
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Nazario wishes Pacquiao the best for Sept. 10 fight
By Nick Giongco
ALMOST A week before his former ward plunges into action again, boxing man Rod Nazario said he wishes Manny Pacquiao the best of luck as the entire nation awaits the outcome of…
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Hip-hop group composes song for Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
MANNY PACQUIAO will walk his way to the ring at Staples Center with wrestling icon The Undertaker leading the way. But the Filipino fighter entrance song will be The Champion, a piece…
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Pacquiao spars with three boxers daily
By Nick Giongco
Pacquiao, who is booked to lock horns with Hector Velazquez of Mexico on Sept. 10 in Los Angeles, yesterday said that he has logged 61 rounds of sparring and is scheduled to…
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‘The Undertaker’ to lead Pacquiao’s entourage
By Nick Giongco
MANNY PACQUIAO will have a surprise guest when he battles Mexican Hector Velezquez on Sept. 10 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Lawyer Nick Khan, one of Pacquiao’s American handlers, revealed…
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Manny told to loosen up
By Nick Giongco
MANNY PACQUIAO is so juiced-up for his next fight that his training team has cautioned him to take it easy. Pacquiao’s adviser Joe Ramos said yesterday that Freddie Roach has told his…
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Espinosa barred from fighting in the U.S.
By Nick Giongco
FORMER WORLD bantamweight and featherweight champion Luisito Espinosa has been barred from fighting on American soil unless he passes a battery of medical tests, sources said. Espinosa, 38, was prevented from going…
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Calling Pacquiao? Sorry, wrong number
By Nick Giongco
THE PHONE just wouldn’t stop ringing. It rings as soon as he wakes up to prepare for his morning jog. It rings while he jogs. It rings while he eats and also…
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Velazquez confident he can beat Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
HECTOR VELAZQUEZ knows it’s going to be an uphill climb when he locks horns with Manny Pacquiao on Sept. 10 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. But the 30-year-old from Tijuana,…
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Pacquiao, Velazquez stats nearly even
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao and Hector Velazquez are about even when pitted against each other head-to-head. Booked to face each other on Sept. 10 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Pacquiao, 26, and…
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Pacquiao sparmate says Filipino is unforgiving
By Nick Giongco
HERE’S ONE piece of juicy anecdote that took place at the Wild Card Boxing Club last Monday. Manny Pacquiao and sparmate Israel Vazquez were working out on top of the ring when…
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As fight nears, Pacquiao has no moment to relax
By Nick Giongco
AS MANNY Pacquiao starts to ease back into the groove, his battery of trainers are not about to give the Filipino fighter the luxury of relaxation. Pacquiao’s adviser Joe Ramos said that…
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Pacquiao handler puts conditioning above all else
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES—Australian conditioning coach Justin Fortune believes stamina will play a major part on Sept. 10 when Manny Pacquiao slugs it out with Hector Velazquez of Mexico at the Staples Center. "Conditioning…