Nick Giongco
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Bradley no longer fears Pacquiao
By Nick Giongco
Palm Springs, California?Teddy Atlas loves speaking in codes and issuing cryptic messages and Friday was no exception when he presided over the open training session of Tim Bradley, who faces Manny Pacquiao…
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Pacquiao steps up training vs Bradley
By Nick Giongco
Los Angeles ? The punches came in bunches, unleashed by a fighter who is out to end a legendary boxing career in grand fashion. Left straights, overhand rights, uppercuts and crosses were…
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A 9th world title? Why not?
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? If eight-division champion Manny Pacquiao decides to fight again should he beat Tim Bradley next week in Las Vegas, he might end up challenging for an eye-popping ninth world…
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Pacquiao scores ?win? before D-Day
By Nick Giongco
Los Angeles ? Manny Pacquiao was in high spirits not only because his training went well Tuesday afternoon (Wednesday) at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood. It was for another reason.…
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Pacquiao eyes 21st victory in US
By Nick Giongco
If indeed Manny Pacquiao is staging his swan song on April 9, then the Filipino icon will be looking to boost his 20-3-2 win-loss-draw (12 KOs) record on US soil when he…
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Pacquiao training like it?s his last fight, says Roach
By Nick Giongco
Freddie Roach is unsure whether Manny Pacquiao is staging his swan song or not on April 9 although all signs lead to that. ?I personally don?t know if this will be Manny?s…
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Has Pacquiao lost his power?
By Nick Giongco
Tim Bradley is puzzled with the apparent decline in Manny Pacquiao?s punching power. Asked what he thought about Pacquiao?s failure to stop an opponent the last six years, Bradley, who meets Pacquiao…
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Bradley says game plan vs Pacquiao now ready
By Nick Giongco
On April 9 in Las Vegas, Tim Bradley says all he has to do is execute the game plan and everything is going to fall into place when he faces Manny Pacquiao…
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Bradley will be elusive
By Nick Giongco
Teddy Atlas has Manny Pacquiao all figured out that he intends to make Tim Bradley impose himself and not allow the Filipino star to dictate the tempo of their third fight on…
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Pacquiao right hand menaces spar mate
By Nick Giongco
Did the Los Angeles doctor who operated on Manny Pacquiao last year insert bionic implants on the Filipino fighter?s right shoulder that he has morphed into the 21st Century?s rebirth of The…
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It?s time to buckle down
By Nick Giongco
The third fight with Tim Bradley next month will answer many questions regarding the fighting ability of Manny Pacquiao. Moments after touching down in Los Angeles Saturday night (yesterday morning Manila), Pacquiao…
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Pacquiao poised for Wild Card training
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao racked up a total of ten rounds of hard sparring just before flying to Los Angeles last night where he will spend the most crucial stage of his training for…
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Canillas vs Gonzales for PH crown
By Nick Giongco
In a battle of heavy-hitters, Arjan Canillas and Roberto Gonzales slug it out for the vacant Philippine lightweight title tonight at the Ynares Sports Center in Pasig. Rated first and second respectively…
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Pacquiao pummels mitts
By Nick Giongco
The thunderous sound of Manny Pacquiao?s gloves hitting Freddie Roach?s mitts reverberated throughout the gym yesterday in General Santos City exactly a month before the Filipino pride meets Tim Bradley in Las…
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Pacquiao set for LA
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao won?t waste a single day without hitting the gym even if his schedule is getting tight each day. Scheduled to leave for the US this weekend, Pacquiao will report for…
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Pacquiao sparmate ?feels right?
By Nick Giongco
Lydell Rhodes ate a lot of right hands after sparring with Manny Pacquiao yesterday, prompting the American sparring partner to say that the Filipino icon remains a force to be reckoned with.…
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Pacquiao camp not worried; Comelec meets Tuesday on airing of Bradley fight
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao?s camp is not worried about the opinion of a Commission on Elections (Comelec) official that the Filipino fighter will suffer the consequences if his fight with Tim Bradley on April…
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I fought a runner not a boxer, says Pagara
By Nick Giongco
Cebu City ? Stablemates Prince Albert Pagara and Mark Magsayo did their best to score knockout wins but their respective Hispanic foes didn?t dance to their music late Saturday night at the…
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Pacquiao logs 5 rds. of sparring
By Nick Giongco
After a few days of rest, Manny Pacquiao was back in fighting mode yesterday, logging five intense rounds of sparring in General Santos City. Revving up for the rubber match with Tim…
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Donaire to fight in Cebu; Magsayo battles Mexican
By Nick Giongco
Cebu City ? Unbeaten featherweight Mark Magsayo has a major stumbling block that he needs to clear tonight at the Waterfront Hotel. It comes in the form Eduardo Montoya, a wiry puncher…