Nick Giongco
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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…
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?I think I won the fight? ? Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? His face practically reduced to a puffy mask, Filipino boxing idol Manny Pacquiao said he thought he won the fight against Erik Morales and felt sad that he had…
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Bloodied Pacquiao loses in 12
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS?Erik Morales and Manny Pacquiao treated a crowd of 14,623 to an evening of fistic fireworks Saturday, but it was the Mexican?s superior style that made the big difference during their…
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Pacquiao?s LA pad ?invaded? by hangers-on
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? In the next few days, Manny Pacquiao will think about certain things that contributed in his failed bid against Erik Morales. When he looks back, he might look at…
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Pacquiao shoots for immortality in big fight today
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales are fighters who rarely take backward steps. Pacquiao, from the Philippines, doesn?t know the meaning of the word surrender, while Morales, from Mexico, doesn?t…
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Pacquiao-Morales too close to call
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Emanuel Steward, the discoverer of Thomas Hearns, and Larry Merchant, arguably the most respected analyst in the sport of boxing, expressed the opinion that Saturday night?s Manny Pacquiao-Erik Morales…
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Bigwigs arrive for big fight
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? First Gentleman Mike Arroyo and a handful of congressmen paid Manny Pacquiao a visit hours before the acclaimed Filipino prizefighter conquered the scales and expressed his readiness for Saturday…
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Team Pacquiao shows signs of internal strife
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Cracks are beginning to show on the once-impregnable fortress that is Team Manny Pacquiao. That is bad news for fans back home. On Thursday, two days before Pacquiao?s date…
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Pacman remains favorite
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? The odds are stacked in favor of Manny Pacquiao. Bob Arum, the lead promoter of Saturday night?s big event, revealed on Wednesday that oddsmakers have installed Pacquiao a -135…
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Former boxers say fight is about even
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Nedal Hussein, who "knocked out" Manny Pacquiao when they squared off in October 2002, and his manager-trainer Jeff Fenech believe Mexican Erik Morales? superior ring generalship might tilt the…
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P5-M bet from Morales camp stuns Pacquiao?s entourage
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? There is now a bad blood between the camps of Manny Pacquiao and Erik Morales. It came so sudden but it was expected anyway. Fernando Beltran, the trash-talking chief…
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Morales ready to rumble
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS?Erik Morales, whose private Lear jet had to make a forced landing for security reasons on Tuesday, made his entrance into the MGM Grand at 7:45 p.m. (11:45 a.m. Wednesday in…
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Pacquiao gambles in Vegas, wins $800
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? If his luck at the blackjack table is a sign of things to come, Manny Pacquiao could be in for a nice weekend in Las Vegas, the world?s gambling…
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Confident Pacquiao in Vegas
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? As far as Manny Pacquiao is concerned, there are only five days to go before he cements his claim to boxing immortality. Arriving in this city before 8 p.m.…
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Royal welcome awaits Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? Las Vegas is rolling out the red carpet for Manny Pacquiao and his entourage early Monday night, five days before his HBO Pay-PerView showdown with Mexican Erik Morales at…
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Morales will be in best shape, but will not win
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao?s Australian conditioning coach said on Sunday that Erik Morales is going to be in ?his best shape ever? when he squares off with the Filipino icon this…
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Morales takes ?first round?
By Nick Giongco
HOLLYWOOD, California ? Score ?Round One? in favor of Erik Morales. The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) told the camp of Manny Pacquiao on Saturday to wear Japan-made Winning-brand gloves instead of…
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Fight judges least of Roach?s worries
By Nick Giongco
HOLLYWOOD, California ? Freddie Roach is confident of a victory by Manny Pacquiao over Erik Morales on March 19 in Las Vegas that the selection of the three judges at ringside is…
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Pacman wants ?Espi?at ringside
By Nick Giongco
HOLLYWOOD, California ? At around 8 p.m. of Saturday, as Manny Pacquiao was preparing to go to bed, his mobile phone rang. On the other end was the cash-strapped Luisito Espinosa, who…
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Former super-feather champ bats for Pacman
By Nick Giongco
HOLLYWOOD, California ? Remember Cornelius Boza-Edwards? He?s that London-based Ugandan who surrendered the World Boxing Council (WBC) super-featherweight title to Filipino southpaw Rolando Navarrete in August 1981 in Viareggio, Italy. Boza-Edwards dropped…