Nick Giongco
3,473 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Pacquiao?s appeal out of this world
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao?s popularity and appeal have grown out of proportion that it has come to a point when his opponent has become of little interest to the public. ?People…
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Meet Pacquiao’s new saleswoman
LAS VEGAS ? Time was when just any Tom, Dick and Harry can shove a piece of paper in Manny Pacquiao?s face and a deal will be in place. Not anymore as…
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Media horde at Pacquiao fight
LAS VEGAS ? Media credential applications to Saturday night?s fight at the MGM Grand reached 500, Top Rank publicist Ricardo Jimenez said on Tuesday. ?We had to turn down half of the…
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Pacquiao to fight again on Nov. 12
A rematch is sure to take place on Nov. 12 in the event Shane Mosley beats Manny Pacquiao this Saturday night at the MGM Grand. LAS VEGAS ? Promoter Bob Arum said…
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Cotto sees fight to go 12 rounds
Having tasted the wrath of Manny Pacquiao and tested the rage of Shane Mosley?s blinding combinations, Miguel Cotto has an inkling of what will happen Saturday night when Pacquiao and Mosley finally…
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Pacquiao goes extra mile to train vs Mosley
The last time Manny Pacquiao got provoked into training like hell was against Oscar De La Hoya in Dec. 2008, a fight that forced the Golden Boy to call it quits after…
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Pacquiao recalls first Vegas fight
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao vividly remembers that hot summer night in June 2001 when the boxing world took notice of what an unknown Filipino with a bleached hairstyle could do with…
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Pacquiao?s fast start is vital ? Roach
LAS VEGAS ? Manny Pacquiao returned to the site of his many triumphs late Monday night oozing with supreme confidence going into the next chapter of his storied boxing career, a welterweight…
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Pacquiao ordered to relax
LOS ANGELES ? Freddie Roach wants to put the clamps on Manny Pacquiao with exactly a week before the Filipino plunges into action against Shane Mosley in Las Vegas. Knowing the work…
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Pacquiao camp preparing for ?dirty? tactics
LOS ANGELES ? The only way Shane Mosley can beat Manny Pacquiao is to fight dirty, the Filipino?s trainer said before a sparse crowd at the Wild Card Boxing Club on a…
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UPSETS OF THE UNDEFEATED
Larry Merchant once called the sport of boxing "the theatre of the unexpected" to capture its unpredictable nature. This past month has proven this to be especially true as boxing fans were…
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Mosley trainer confident
MANILA, Philippines ? Never at a loss for peppery quotes, trainer Naazim Richardson likens the upcoming world welterweight war between Manny Pacquiao and his guy Shane Mosley to a long-distance race. ?This…
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Cebu promoter warns of Mosley upset win
MANILA, Philippines ? The recent spate of upsets in boxing is making one of Manny Pacquiao?s closest allies a bit worried. Cebu kingmaker Wakee Salud said boxing is ?so unpredictable that it?s…
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Pacquiao ready to spar for 12 rounds
MANILA, Philippines ? Manny Pacquiao?s eight-week buildup for his May 7 fight with Shane Mosley reaches its climax this week when the Filipino fighter spars for 12 rounds ? the most number…
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Choice seats for Pacquiao-Shane May 7 tiff are being sold at P.8-M
MANILA, Philippines ? Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum swears not even his people at Top Rank have tickets to show off to prospective buyers interested in watching the May 7 show…
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Despite Mosley?s efforts, Pacquiao still bettors? bet
MANILA, Philippines ? After holding court in his high-altitude training camp in Big Bear, California, last week and showing the media that he is peaking very well, you'd think the world's perception…
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Pacquiao right on target, says Buboy
MANILA, Philippines ? Save for his big boss?s first two fights on United States shores, Buboy Fernandez has been lending a hand to Freddie Roach in taking charge of Manny Pacquiao?s corner…
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Mosley insists he will beat Pacquiao
MANILA, Philippines ? If Manny Pacquiao thinks all he has to do to win on May 7 is show up on fight night, he is terribly mistaken. Shane Mosley said it is…
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All quiet at Pacquiao’s training camp
MANILA, Philippines ? Everything is A-OK in the often turbulent world of Manny Pacquiao?s training camp. ?No problems, no concerns,? reported Pacquiao?s long-time friend Buboy Fernandez from Los Angeles on Sunday (Monday…
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Donaire’s May 28 fight dead ? Arum
MANILA, Philippines ? Boxing Hall of Fame promoter Bob Arum said plans to stage a May 28 fight starring Nonito Donaire is dead. "That date is now officially dead," Arum said on…
