Nick Giongco
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Pacquiao?s Style No Longer Effective?
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao?s style is beginning to read like an open book. While he won over Tim Bradley in everyone?s eyes except on the three judges at ringside on Saturday…
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Probe Judges ? Arum
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Saying the split decision that gave Timothy Bradley the win over Manny Pacquiao last Saturday was the ?worst I have ever seen in my 47 years in boxing,? promoter…
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Trainer Roach Saw It Coming
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Freddie Roach knew something was amiss when ring announcer Michael Buffer declared that judge Jerry Roth saw it 115-113 for Manny Pacquiao. ?I think Manny had his best performance…
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Pacquiao Accepts Loss, Arum Shocked
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Looking dapper in a long-sleeve shirt moments after being surprisingly beaten by Tim Bradley late Saturday night, Manny Pacquiao said he was so certain of victory that he didn?t…
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Manny Mum On Fight Plan
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Even though they?ve been seen re-enact moves and combinations during training in the Philippines and later in Los Angeles, only a handful of men, perhaps, just Manny Pacquiao and…
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Bradley Fails To Intimidate Pacman
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Tim Bradley put on his most menacing face during the traditional staredown on Friday afternoon following the official weighin, hoping he would send shivers down the spine of Manny…
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Pacquiao Adds Bulk vs Bradley
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao tipped the scales on Friday at 147 lbs, the biggest he has weighed in for a fight. Although Pacquiao did not exceed the welterweight limit, fight aficionados…
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Pacquiao, Bradley Square Off
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao faces a young, brash American challenger in Tim Bradley not only to defend his World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight crown, but to prove that he remains the…
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Tim Lacks Pacquiao?s Skills ? Roach
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Had it been somebody else he?s fighting this Saturday night, Tim Bradley would surely stamp his class, bowl over the poor guy and score a sensational victory. The thing…
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Reformed Pacquiao To Visit Jerusalem
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum is laying the groundwork for a landmark visit by Manny Pacquiao to Jerusalem next month. Arum said on Thursday night that the trip…
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Pacquiao Is Cautious, But Confident
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao?s assumed the look of a blind man staring at the vastness of the universe on Wednesday when asked what worries him most about fighting Tim Bradley. Pacquiao…
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Pacman Sparmate Sees KO Win
By Nick Giongco
LAS VEGAS ? Before breaking camp in Los Angeles on Monday afternoon, Manny Pacquiao provided a preview of his faceoff with Tim Bradley this Saturday night, dazzling sparring partner Kevin Hoskins with…
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Roach Happy With Pacquiao?s Workout
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? More than seven weeks of training and over a hundred rounds of sparring only seem to make Manny Pacquiao crave for more pain and punishment. As Pacquiao was about…
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Can Bradley Last 12 Rounds?
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? Can you picture Manny Pacquiao needing all 12 rounds to beat Tim Bradley next week in Las Vegas? Looks unimaginable and surreal even. Told about the possibility of such…
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Ex-Champ Espinosa Joins Pacman?s Camp
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? He sat quietly in a far corner of the gym wearing a white crew neck shirt and a dark-colored jogging pants while twiddling with his smart phone on a…
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Roach Sees Easy Pacquiao Victory
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? No rematch. Lead trainer Freddie Roach said there?s no way Manny Pacquiao is going to lose to Tim Bradley next week in Las Vegas. ?When people get knocked out,…
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Bradley Predicts A Storied Rivalry
By Nick Giongco
LOS ANGELES ? Tim Bradley believes his June 9 faceoff with Manny Pacquiao has the makings of a storied rivalry that is reminiscent of the Filipino?s glove affair with Erik Morales, Marco…
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Bitter Marquez Issues Strong Demands
By Nick Giongco
MANILA, Philippines --- Saying that he got the short end of the stick the three times he fought Manny Pacquiao, Mexico?s Juan Manuel Marquez has laid down the terms in the event…
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Pacquiao Has Slim Chance ? Bradley
By Nick Giongco
MANILA, Philippines --- While many have noticed the same thing about Manny Pacquiao, Tim Bradley said it?ll be him who will succeed in exploiting the Filipino?s glaring weakness. ?Pacquiao doesn?t fight well…
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Bradley Eyes November 10 Rematch
By Nick Giongco
MANILA, Philippines --- Manny Pacquiao is assured of a rematch clause in the unfortunate event that he gets upset by Tim Bradley on June 9 in Las Vegas, Top Rank big boss…