Nick Giongco
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Pacquiao signs deal
By Nick Giongco
FACED WITH the possibility of holding an empty bag, Manny Pacquiao relented and signed the two-fight contract presented by promoter Murad Muhammad last week. After holding out for days, Pacquiao, who is…
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Lack of trust behind Pacquiao?s decision
By Nick Giongco
MANNY PACQUIAO revealed yesterday that he has lost full confidence in his US promoter and this is the reason why he is holding back on signing a two-fight contract although the contract…
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Pacquiao smells something fishy
By Nick Giongco
MANNY PACQUIAO has received a two-fight contract that promoter Murad Muhammad wants signed, but the Filipino icon is not about to pull out a pen and sign the document despite the untold…
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One at a time for Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
ONE FIGHT at a time. Manny Pacquiao will sign the contract for his Feb. 26, 2005 rematch with Juan Manuel Marquez for $900,000, but it doesn?t follow that he will do the…
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Back in GenSan, Pacquiao dreams of Marquez fight
By Nick Giongco
TWO DAYS after scoring a savage knockout win, Manny Pacquiao was already back in his hometown of General Santos City visiting his gamecock farm, drooling over the prospects of facing Juan Manuel…
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Manny could still improve ?Roach
By Nick Giongco
AS FAR as Freddie Roach is concerned, Manny Pacquiao could still improve on a lot of things and become more dangerous, while such cannot be said of Mexican tactician Juan Manuel Marquez.…
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Pacquiao stakes his future
By Nick Giongco
THE FUTURE of Manny Pacquiao will be decided this evening. Whether the entire nation will get to see him lock horns again with the crafty Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico in…
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I?ll win by knockout ?3K
By Nick Giongco
MURAD MUHAMMAD made a lot of noise during yesterday?s press conference, but it was the message issued by Fahsan 3K Battery that was louder and clearer. Here?s what the Thai foe of…
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3K, Pacquiao impressive in press preview
By Nick Giongco
FAHSAN 3K BATTERY did not look the other way as Manny Pacquiao did the punch mitt routine with trainer Freddie Roach under searing heat at the Wild Card Gym in yesterday?s press…
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Roach wants a quick KO by Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
DON?T EVEN think about going to the concessionaire stand to get a cup of soda and a plateful of snacks once the bell rings signaling the start of Manny Pacquiao?s showdown with…
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Cockfights yes, durian a no-no for US trainer
By Nick Giongco
FREDDIE ROACH won?t touch the durian even with a ten-foot pole. Two weeks into his tour of duty in the Philippines, his first in this side of the pond, Roach, the renowned…
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Celeb bouncer beefs up security
By Nick Giongco
HE?S BEEN assigned to safeguard NBA stars such as Shaquille O?Neal and Grant Hill as well as pop stars Alicia Keys, Hanson, Linkin Park and even Jasmine Trias. But this latest assignment…
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Pacquiao vows Thai?s destruction
By Nick Giongco
ARMED with less than a hundred rounds of sparring mostly under the watchful eyes of Freddie Roach, Manny Pacquiao arrives from Davao tonight supremely confident that his ambitious Thai foe would pay…
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Pacquiao?s promoter arrives with bad news
By Nick Giongco
MURAD MUHAMMAD was practically jumping up and down for joy moments after seeing Marco Antonio Barrera deal Erik Morales a beating. Dancing in his head was the thought of a megabuck rematch…
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Manny will KO Barrera again ?Roach
By Nick Giongco
FREDDIE ROACH wants it done immediately. That is, a rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera. Now, Pacquiao versus Barrera II is the fight everyone wants to see. While Barrera may…
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Pacquiao irked by Barrera statement
By Nick Giongco
MANNY PACQUIAO was piqued when told about the statements made by Marco Antonio Barrera and his promoter, Oscar dela Hoya, moments after Barrera?s thrilling win over Erik Morales at the MGM Grand…
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Roach rooting for Barrera but picks Morales to win
By Nick Giongco
IF YOU ask Freddie Roach about today?s much-awaited third fight between Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera, the top-notch trainer would tell you he is rooting for Barrera to win the scheduled…
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Forget 3K, it?s next fights that matter
By Nick Giongco
THE GUARANTEED purse of Manny Pacquiao in his rematch next year with Juan Manuel Marquez of Mexico is so astronomical it is even bigger than the annual budget of the Games and…
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Roach tells Pacquiao to shape up, pronto
By Nick Giongco
NO LESS than the master himself has told his ace student to toe the line. The message came from topnotch American boxing trainer Freddie Roach, who is in the country to supervise…
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3K planning a big surprise for Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
FAHSAN 3K BATTERY is neither a tuktuk driver nor an ice cream vendor from Thailand though he?s been called such by critics . But this last-minute choice as a foe for Manny…