Nick Giongco
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Champ impressed with ?new? Barrera
By Nick Giongco
MANNY PACQUIAO expects a tougher time if he gets to rumble with Mexican Marco Antonio Barrera in a rematch later this year. Moments after watching the delayed telecast of Barrera?s dismantling of…
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Pacquiao vs Barrera on pay-per-view?
By Nick Giongco
IF HBO, Golden Boy Promotions and M&M Sports agree, the Manny Pacquiao-Marco Antonio Barrera rematch will be shown on pay-per-view sometime in November, The Bulletin learned yesterday. In the event all parties…
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Pacquiao not on top of Barrera?s list
By Nick Giongco
COMEBACKING Mexican gladiator Marco Antonio Barrera ?punched his way back into the big-fight landscape? after his 10th-round stoppage of Paulie Ayala in Carson, California, Dan Rafael wrote in the widely-read broadsheet USA…
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Pacquiao rooting for Barrera win vs Ayala
By Nick Giongco
BY THE time the Philippine Airlines jet bearing Manny Pacquiao and his family touches down at Don Muang International in Bangkok at high noon on Sunday, the Marco Antonio Barrera-Paulie Ayala bout…
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Pacquiao camp wants winner of Barrera vs Ayala
By Nick Giongco
AS MEXICAN Juan Manuel Marquez continues to dilly-dally, the camp of Manny Pacquiao wants the winner of this weekend’s crucial bout between Marco Antonio Barrera and Paulie Ayala to face the Filipino…
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Scottish pug tries to get Pacquiao?s attention
By Nick Giongco
MANNY PACQUIAO may now be among the biggest stars in the world boxing scene, but don?t tell that to Scott Harrison. The reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) featherweight king obviously isn?t too…
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Pacquiao still on Barrera?s mind
By Nick Giongco
THE LAST time out, he had to flee from the burning mountains of southern California and had to brush aside a distracting revelation by a former manager that he had undergone a…
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Ledwaba longing for rematch vs Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
EX-CHAMP Lehlo Ledwaba still dreams of getting a rematch with the man who pulverized him into thin sheets three years ago at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The problem is Ledwaba?s…
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IBF cites Pacquiao excellence
By Nick Giongco
STRAIGHT FROM San Francisco, where the International Boxing Federation (IBF) is holding its 21st annual convention, commissioner Emmanuel Palabrica of the Games and Amusements Board (GAB) yesterday reported that the IBF presented…
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Vegas giving Nazario nightmares
By Nick Giongco
ROD NAZARIO, Manny Pacquiao?s business manager, is having sleepless nights just thinking they are going back to Las Vegas to fight Juan Manuel Marquez a second time. It?s just not his kind…
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Pacquiao opens door, arms to adoring fans
By Nick Giongco
THIS WAS no ordinary fans day. Then again, Manny Pacquiao is no ordinary fighter, either. Over 300 fight fans yesterday crammed the Wild Card Gym in Para?aque City which played host to…
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Pacquiao to get IBF award
By Nick Giongco
A SPECIALLY-MADE ring in commemoration of his three successful defenses of the International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-bantamweight crown will be awarded to Manny Pacquiao if he graces the 21st annual IBF Convention…
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Pacquiao?s camp eyes 4 possible opponents
By Nick Giongco
AT LEAST four names have cropped up as possible opponents for Manny Pacquiao in September. Rod Nazario, Pacquiao?s business manager, said the names of Juan Manuel Marquez and Oscar Larios of Mexico,…
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Pacquiao items selling briskly on internet site
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES?Some people are cashing in on Manny Pacquiao?s popularity ? without him knowing it. On EBay, an internet bidding site, the Filipino boxing star?s pictures, signed gloves, magazines, VHS tapes of…
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Pacquiao earns raves as critics hit draw verdict
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? Manny Pacquiao continued to earn raves across the US even as the controversy surrounding the Filipino?s 12-round split draw with Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM Grand in…
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Thin socks proved costly for Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao walked out of the elevator en route to his suite at the MGM Grand early Sunday morning looking like he had just fought off the challenge of…
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Judge admits he ?screwed up? knockdown count
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Murad Muhammad, the New Jersey-based promoter of Manny Pacquiao, said on Sunday that he will urge the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) to hand the Filipino boxer a split…
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Bloody fight ends in 12-round draw
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Their faces bloodied and swollen, Manny Pacquiao and Mexican champion Juan Manuel Marquez fought to a thrilling 12-round split draw that left both sides disappointed. But more so Pacquiao…
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Showdown with Erik vanishes
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS?A megabuck showdown with Mexican Erik Morales vanished in thin smoke Saturday night when Manny Pacquiao was held to a controversial 12-round split draw by Juan Manuel Marquez at the MGM…
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Pacquiao jabs at history
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Rarely has two fighters on top of their game face each other for pride and honor. While Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez are going to be compensated well…