Nick Giongco
3,473 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Cracking the code
By Nick Giongco
Trainer Bob Santos used to be a familiar face at the Wild Card Boxing Club that he got to watch Manny Pacquiao work out and spar regularly that he feels he already…
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No pain, no gain
By Nick Giongco
The seemingly harmless rattan stick that has struck fear among many fighters training at the Wild Card Boxing Club is back in use. The fellow who’s been receiving those painful strikes on…
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HAPPY CAMPERS
By Nick Giongco
It is not very often these days that Marvin Somodio gets asked about Manny Pacquiao, who is getting ready to challenge for the world title on 19 July at the MGM Grand…
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Marcial basks in Pacquiao’s presence
By Nick Giongco
There was a time when Eumir Marcial imagined himself fighting on the same card as his longtime idol Manny Pacquiao. At that time, Marcial was busy campaigning in the amateur ranks, traveling…
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Facing Father Time: Defiant Manny eager to display vintage form
By Nick Giongco
Talks about this much-publicized comeback had been making the rounds of websites since last year. When Manny Pacquiao floated the idea that he was seriously considering a ring return, everyone just let…
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Live underdog
By Nick Giongco
A former opponent of Manny Pacquiao understands why the Filipino icon will wind up as the heavy underdog when he enters the ring to challenge defending champion Mario “El Azteca,” Barrios for…
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Talent is timeless
By Nick Giongco
All the talk during Manny Pacquiao’s open media workout on Wednesday afternoon (Thursday morning in Manila) revolved around the eight-division legend’s age. At 46, it wasn’t easy to deflect observations that the…
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SUPER PACMAN
By Nick Giongco
There’s one thing that’s going to catapult Manny Pacquiao to the world title against Mario Barrios on 19 July. It is the one thing that made him an eight-division world champion alongside…
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Expert advice
By Nick Giongco
The three Filipino fighters seeing action in the undercard of Manny Pacquiao’s monumental comeback next month in Las Vegas have been getting premium pointers from the eight-division champion. As the trio of…
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Pacquiao sparring partner wishes Barrios ‘good luck’
By Nick Giongco
One of Manny Pacquiao’s tall and rangy sparring partners has a simple message to World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight champion Mario Barrios. “Good luck, Mario Barrios. Good luck, good luck,” Saul Bustos…
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Rested and recharged
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao was lacing up his trainers, already dressed in his jet-black running outfit ready to head out from his apartment on Wilshire Boulevard for his morning training session on Thursday when…
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Fortune teller
By Nick Giongco
Conditioning coach Justin Fortune has been spending so much time with Manny Pacquiao the last few weeks that he is not afraid to issue a bold prediction. The Filipino eight-division legend is…
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Araneta ready to drop bomb
By Nick Giongco
Just a few days before his world title crack in Japan, Christian “The Bomb” Araneta is already right on track. Araneta is slated to meet Thaongsak Simsri of Thailand for the vacant…
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Warning shot
By Nick Giongco
Mario Barrios is going into his title defense against Manny Pacquiao on 19 July in Las Vegas as if he is facing the same guy who left a trail of broken bones…
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HAMMER HANDS
By Nick Giongco
After needing just 90 seconds to score his 14th knockout win, the murderous-punching middleweight Weljon Mindoro will ease back into training mode in Los Angeles and join a bevy of top Filipino…
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Araneta using odd training technique
By Nick Giongco
Christian “The Bomb” Araneta is taking a page from one of Vasyl Lomachenko’s training techniques as he prepares to bring the International Boxing Federation (IBF) light-flyweight title to the country. Pitted against…
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Pinoy pride
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao’s comeback next month in Las Vegas just got bigger. Aside from Pacquiao’s shot at the World Boxing Council (WBC) welterweight title of Mario Barrios, fight fans are getting an added…
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Pacquiao heats up training camp
By Nick Giongco
Manny Pacquiao passed his first major test when he strung up four rounds of sparring with the help of unbeaten prospect Samuel Contreras as the Filipino revs up for his 19 July…
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UNO MAS Suarez-Navarrete result overturned; WBO orders rematch
By Nick Giongco
Charly Suarez didn’t get the decision he so badly wanted from the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) when his fight with Emanuel Navarrete last month was ruled…
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Badass Barrios
By Nick Giongco
Mario Barrios feels the Manny Pacquiao who’s going to show up on 19 July in Las Vegas is the fighter of old: Fast and furious. “Manny’s still Manny. He’s a legend for…