Nick Giongco
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Pacquiao brings fighting roosters to Cebu 5-cocker
By Nick Giongco
ONE THING that?s been on Manny Pacquiao?s mind these days is not the lawsuit that?s been filed against his US promoter Murad Muhammad in New York. Pacquiao hasn?t even been spending so…
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Pacquiao wants to fight in Cebu
By Nick Giongco
CEBU CITY ? If he could have his way, Manny Pacquiao would love to have his next fight in the Queen City of the South. Deeply touched by the affection shown by…
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Pacquiao case vs Murad filed in NY
By Nick Giongco
CEBU CITY ? Moments before heading back to General Santos City on Thursday morning after attending a championship fight held 12 hours earlier, Manny Pacquiao confirmed reports emanating from the States that…
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Suico flattens Thai challenger
By Nick Giongco
CEBU CITY?Randy Suico put an end to Thai challenger Muangfahlek Kiatwichean?s comic moves as he scored a brutal fourth-round knockout victory late Wednesday night to retain his Orient-Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) super-featherweight…
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Pacquiao hires US lawyer to hound Murad
By Nick Giongco
MANNY PACQUIAO has hired a high profile American lawyer who once sued and won multimillion-dollar settlements from two major boxing promoters, one of them Don King. By hiring Judd Burstein, Pacquiao hopes…
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Marquez wants Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
World Featherweight champion Juan Manuel Marquez has a brief message to Manny Pacquiao: Let?s do it again. "Obviously, I would like to fight Pacquiao," Marquez told a boxing website recently. "I would…
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Pacquiao, Nazario meet, but differences remain
By Nick Giongco
BOXING STAR Manny Pacquiao and his long-time business manager Rod Nazario are back talking ? even laughing together. Just like old times. As to how long they?d remain this way is anybody?s…
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Pacquiao bats for clean fights ? and clean shirts
By Nick Giongco
WIDE EYED and apparently tickled to the bone, Manny Pacquiao watched excitedly as his latest commercial played out on a television screen during a media presentation yesterday at the Westin Philippine Plaza.…
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Rod Nazario says Pacquiao?s US taxes fully paid
By Nick Giongco
Rod Nazario, the long time business manager of Manny Pacquiao, flatly denied that the taxes due the Filipino boxer were unpaid and said there was no need for the fighter to worry…
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Pacquiao puzzled by advisers? secrecy
By Nick Giongco
THOUGH EXCITED about a possible rematch with Marco Antonio Barrera, Manny Pacquiao could not take his mind away from the way his relationship with American promoter Murad Muhammad and business manager Rod…
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Pacquiao admits he lost ?laterally?
By Nick Giongco
ASIDE FROM the distractions from his autograph-seeking fans and a pack of hangers-on, the other reason why Manny Pacquiao lost to Erik Morales was his inability to keep up with the fighting…
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Pacquiao a winner in another ring
By Nick Giongco
AFTER LICKING his wounds from the beating he absorbed from Erik The Terrible, Manny Pacquiao got a measure of success in another ring. He cleaned up some of his rivals during a…
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Lesson from Morales defeat
By Nick Giongco
HAVING REALIZED his mistakes the last time, Manny Pacquiao is considering training away from the madding crowd. With this mind, Pacquiao is looking at either in Big Bear in southern California with…
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Barrera nixes Pacquiao rematch
By Nick Giongco
MARCO ANTONIO Barrera is not interested in a rematch with Manny Pacquiao. In an interview with a boxing website, the world superfeatherweight champion also advised Pacquiao to accept his defeat from the…
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Pacquiao fight a proven pay-per-view blockbuster
By Nick Giongco
WHAT WOULD you prefer?: A rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales or a fourth fight between Marco Antonio Barrera and Morales? HBO, through top executive Mark Taffet, has reported that last…
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I was not prepared mentally ? Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
?NEXT TIME, it?s going to be different.? These were the words that came out of Manny Pacquiao?s mouth as he vowed not to commit the same mistakes when he rumbles again with…
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Boom Boom destined to be champ ? Roach
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? The first time he visited the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood shortly before the Manny Pacquiao-Erik Morales super-featherweight rumble, Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista was in awe of what…
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Top Rank pugs have Pacquiao under control
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? First there was Agapito Sanchez. Then came Juan Manuel Marquez. And last weekend in Las Vegas, it was Erik Morales. Manny Pacquiao seems to have problems dealing with fighters…
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Pacquiao assured of megafight this year
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? Here?s good news for Manny Pacquiao?s legion of fans. The General Santos hitter will make a comeback fight in the next few months in a showdown that would earn…
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Marquez eyed as Manny?s next foe
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? A rematch is in the works for Manny Pacquiao. And it could be Pacquiao against Juan Manuel Marquez, not Erik Morales sometime this year, a Top Rank executive told…