Dominic Menor
70 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Keep worries outside ring
Fight now, worry later. Since Fahsan Por Thawatchai is already on the plate, Dong Secuya, boxing expert and web-developer of www.mannypacquiao.ph, suggested that Pacquiao should just deal with the Thai and worry…
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Pacquiao?s too good: That’s why its easy to belittle Thai foe
The glass isn?t half-empty. It?s half-full. That, in effect, is how boxing aficionado and lawyer Rudy Salud responded to critics who continue to scoff at Manny Pacquiao?s next fight as an impending…
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Pressure?s on Murad as Pacquiao inactive for longest time
What pressure? Murad Muhammad downplayed Sunday skepticism over Manny Pacquiao?s December 11 fight with Fahsan 3K Battery of Thailand. Asked whether he felt any pressure that Pacquiao?s scheduled bout would not continue…
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Pacquiao makes top five of best pound-for-pound pugs
A major sports network included Manny Pacquiao in the top 15 of the best pound-for-pound fighters in the world. Boxing columnist Tim Graham ranked Pacquiao fifth on the ESPN.com list, making the…
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Even Scott?s ducking Manny
The search for Manny Pacquiao?s next opponent met another roadblock Thursday as Scott Harrison of Scotland officially signed up with an Ethiopian-born fighter for his October 29 fight. Frank Maloney, Harrison?s manager,…
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Is Murad on the way out?
Is it time for a change? A combination of factors has contributed to the continued snub by top-caliber fighters of Manny Pacquiao. And one of those factors may be the need for…
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Pacquiao to grace cover of ?K.O.? mag
One is the current toast in boxing. The other, an obscure basketball player raised on the US East Coast. Filipino athletes are getting due recognition from American publications. Manny Pacquiao will grace…
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A nontitle tiff can be next for Pacquiao
Plan B is to get a nontitle fight, if it means getting Manny Pacquiao back in shape. According to boxing analyst Moy Lainez, a veteran member of Team Pacquiao, the General Santos…
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Pacquiao on pay-per-view
There have been many indications that Manny Pacquiao has made it to the big time -- the million-dollar contracts, the cable-network association and challenges from a few of the elite fighters in…
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HBO keen on Barrera
Marco Antonio Barrera?s resounding victory over Paulie Ayala Sunday meant only one thing: it officially paves the way for serious negotiations for an upcoming rematch between Barrera and Manny Pacquiao. And none…
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Pacquiao vs Barrera II?
There will be a rematch with a Mexican, yes. If Marquez?s promoters push for a Las Vegas venue, however, it won?t be against Juan Manuel Marquez. Instead, it will be against Marco…
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Pacquiao still feeling pain
It has been a month since the duel between Manny Pacquiao and Juan Manuel Marquez, but the talk of what-if?s, who the better fighter was and conspiracy theories cease to die. Foremost…
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Marquez is ready for grudge match
Manny Pacquiao never made qualms about feeling the itch that is called the Juan Manuel Marquez rematch. Now Marquez is feeling the same itch, too. In his first public statement that answered…
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Throngs come to see Pacquiao
On this day it wasn?t his boxing rivals who wanted a piece of Manny Pacquiao. It was his fans. Serving as a Thanksgiving Day of sorts to the throngs who supported the…
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Three champs want a piece of Pacquiao
Three champions want to go up the ring against Manny Pacquiao, work up a dynamite fight and boost their selling power, it was learned Wednesday. A fourth champion, although reluctant to face…
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Pacquiao appeal kayoed
The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) dealt a final and decisive blow to the appeal of Team Pacquiao, saying it would not overrule the outcome of the featherweight unification match on Sunday,…
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Marquez doesn?t want a rematch
It will be worth a try. But judging from the stance of the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), the probability that Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines will wrest the championship belts from…
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Pacquiao should have won
One of the three judges in Sunday?s featherweight title fight between Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao that ended in a draw admitted to making a mistake in scoring the first round?where…
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Knock him out, Pacquiao
That is the only thing being sought by Juan Manuel Marquez and Manny Pacquiao -- the two stars in the spotlight of Sunday?s featherweight championship fight at the MGM Grand in Las…
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Pacquiao, Marquez engage in pleasantries
Apologies and gestures of appreciation in the final news conference before what could be the year?s most important fight? That could mean one thing: two fighters draining pleasantries to the last drop…
