Manolo Iñigo
20 articles · INQ7.net
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Pacman rebuts another doctor
By Manolo Iñigo
SAYING he is ready and fit to fight two more times in 2013, boxing hero Manny Pacquiao has ignored suggestions and calls for him to retire from well-known medical specialists upon his…
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Why I walked away from pro boxing
By Manolo Iñigo
TIME and time again, I have broken up my romance with pro boxing following the dictate of my conscience. The latest incidents of boxing brutalities here happened recently like the cases of…
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Puyat?s amateur boxing legacy
By Manolo Iñigo
Despite an alarming start in the ongoing 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines remains on track to uphold its reputation as one of the most…
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Sports Hall of Fame gets going at long last
By Manolo Iñigo
Who?s the greatest Filipino athlete? Conceived way back in 1985, the idea of establishing the first ever Philippine Sports Hall of Fame finally got off the starting block last April 13 with…
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$1-M insurance for pro boxers?
By Manolo Iñigo
In the aftermath of the near-fatal incident that befell Z “The Dream” Gorres, who underwent an expensive brain surgery at the University Medical Center in Las Vegas, UMC doctors have proposed to…
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Pacquiao battles Team Mayweather in court
By Manolo Iñigo
ONE of the contentious issues bugging the megafight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. is the blood testing dispute. Tentatively set for March 13 this year at the MGM Grand in…
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Gorres to undergo 5-6 months therapy
By Manolo Iñigo
THE BRAIN SURGERY which promising Filipino bantamweight Z “The Dream” Gorres underwent at a Nevada hospital last Saturday underscored once more the perils of professional boxing. Although the 27-year-old Gorres has recovered…
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Who will unseat Jose Sulaiman?
By Manolo Iñigo
MANILA, Philippines -- Since the unsinkable Jose Sulaiman took over as president of the World Boxing Council in 1975, the organization has not changed leadership. ?Sulaiman will be there forever,? once said…
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Opposition to Pacquiao’s political bid
By Manolo Iñigo
MANILA, Philippines -- More and more people are expressing their opposition to Manny Pacquiao throwing his hat into the political arena. Online polls, and even people in the streets, are against his…
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Stick to boxing, Pacquiao
By Manolo Iñigo
BOXING HERO Manny Pacquiao should put on hold his plan to run for vice mayor of Manila next year. His life has become this big because of boxing. He should stick to…
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Teaching boxing in schools? That’s a no-brainer
By Manolo Iñigo
I WAS ASTOUNDED to read a report the other day that top officials of the Department of Education, headed by DepEd officer-in-charge Fe Hidalgo, are considering the inclusion of boxing in the…
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Rip-off
By Manolo Iñigo
WHAT DOES professional boxing contribute to the community? While it is true that pro boxing is violent and dangerous, and that even the most rigid safety measures don?t guarantee protection against death…
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Boxers should emulate Flash Elorde
By Manolo Iñigo
THE LATE Gabriel ?Flash? Elorde was born on March 25, 1935, in abject poverty. ?My parents were poor,? he once said in an interview. ?I quit school and work at an early…
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Ex-boxers’ trust fund going, going, gone?
By Manolo Iñigo
I AGREE with the observation of veteran television journalist Julius Babao of ABS-CBN’s TV Patrol and MUP fame that many of the country’s former boxers are in dire need of financial help,…
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Unbelievable aversion
By Manolo Iñigo
I FOUND it hard to believe that even though boxing made them rich and famous, Manny Pacquiao, the people’s champion; Ms Laura Elorde, wife of the late Gabriel “Flash” Elorde; and Fil-Am…
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Death leaves boxing on the ropes
By Manolo Iñigo
THE DEATH of former IBF lightweight champion Leavander Johnson last Thursday at a hospital in Las Vegas from a severe brain injury he suffered in a fight with Jesus Chavez underscored once…
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GAB should probe Murad for boxing rip-off
By Manolo Iñigo
GLIB-TONGUED American promoter Murad Muhammad should be investigated by the Games and Amusements Board for committing acts that did little to enhance public interest in Philippine professional boxing such as his subtle…
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Murad’s legal gobbledygook
By Manolo Iñigo
BOXER Manny Pacquiao should do professional boxing some good by getting rid of his glib-tongued and wily American promoter Murad Muhammad. I will even agree with Pacquiao's plan to file charges against…
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Murad should repent for his ‘sins’ against Pacquiao
By Manolo Iñigo
ONE compelling reason why I sort of walked away from pro boxing is because of the presence of glib-tongued and cunning promoters like Murad Muhammad, the New Jersey-based wheeler-dealer who promotes Manny…
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Future Pacquiaos need enterprising promoters
By Manolo Iñigo
PRO boxing in the Philippines needs a shot in the arm to produce more boxers in the mold of a Manny Pacquiao. The sport is on the decline. Gone are the good…