Brent Read
31 articles · The Australian
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Horn has botched his preparations, says Pacquiao?s coach
By Brent Read
The Australian strength and conditioning coach who has put the power and punch into Manny Pacquiao for more than a decade says Jeff Horn has made a major mistake by not going…
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Horn has a plan for Pacquiao but it only takes one punch
By Brent Read
Jeff Horn has pored over a 10-point plan devised by his trainer Glenn Rushton to snatch away Manny Pacquiao?s world title but it is one punch that is providing the inspiration for…
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Manny Pacquiao is here and he?s brought his knockout punch
By Brent Read
Manny Pacquiao stepped off a private charter flight in Brisbane on Saturday night armed with a massive entourage and some heavy-duty luggage. Word out of Pacquiao?s training camp in the Philippines is…
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The true power of Filipino marvel Manny Pacquiao
By Brent Read
Buboy Fernandez has only just finished a torturous three-hour training session with Manny Pacquiao when he decides to share not so much a story, but a tale of reclamation. ?He brought me…
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Manny Pacquiao runs from the streets to the top
By Brent Read
The champ is off and running. Dressed in grey basketball shorts and a white shirt t-shirt which boasts ?I know a warrior named Pacquiao?, the WBO welterweight champion of the world sets…
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Just like in the ring, Manny Pacquaio proves elusive in Manila
By Brent Read
We begin our search at Forbes Park, a gated community about 20 minutes south of metropolitan Manila that has been compared with Beverly Hills for its abundance of wealthy residents. We negotiate…
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Manny Pacquiao aims to inspire in and out of the ring
By Brent Read
Manny Pacquiao, arguably the greatest fighter of his generation, leans forward in his leather chair as he picks at a plate of chicken, rice and toast. A bus waits downstairs to take…
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Riches await Australia?s Jeff Horn if he can beat Manny Pacquiao
By Brent Read
Untold riches await Jeff Horn. ?If he wins he is on the top of the world,? legendary promoter Bob Arum told The Australian. ?In addition to fame and glory ? we?re talking…
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It?s a knockout for Manny Pacquiao?s trainer Freddy Roach
By Brent Read
Legendary trainer Freddie Roach has waited too long to see his protege Manny Pacquiao knock out an opponent. He?s hoping that streak ends against Jeff Horn in Brisbane in early July. ?Manny…
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Horn to ride Origin fever in quest for Pacquiao bout
By Brent Read
Promoters of Brisbane boxer Jeff Horn are considering piggybacking on the State of Origin series as they wait for word from the Manny Pacquiao camp over the latest developments on the proposed…
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Queensland to get first shot at hosting historic Pacquiao fight
By Brent Read
Tentative bookings have been made in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide but the Queensland government will be given first shot at hosting the biggest fight in Australian history after Brisbane schoolteacher Jeff Horn…