Ed Picson
93 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Breaking the ice in the Olympics
Pangilinan. When telecommunications mogul Manny V. Pangilinan agreed to take on the challenge of heading the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP) late last year, not a few were of the…
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Rockin? start for ABAP
When I asked Manny Lopez if he would step down from the presidency of the ABAP late last year, he categorically told me "only if those who will succeed me are really…
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A PUSH FOR AMATEUR BOXING
Jose ?Cely? Villanueva, his son Anthony Villanueva, Roel Velasco, his brother Mansueto ?Onyok? Velasco and Leopoldo Serrantes became instant celebrities when they won their respective medals in the Olympics. But before they…
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David Diaz, just a regular guy
David Diaz. Former world lightweight champion David Diaz is best remembered by Filipinos as that guy that Manny Pacquiao pummeled into the canvass in 9 rounds to wrest the WBC crown in…
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THESCENE AROUND: Dealing with reality
The guest list for Manny Pacquiao?s birthday party on the 17th is sure to include a veritable who?s who of government, sports, social and entertainment personalities. Pacquiao is now so celebrated that…
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Weighing in on the fight
Like everyone else, I was shocked at Oscar de la Hoya?s performance against Manny Pacquiao the other day. Actually, it was more like a non-performance. Freddie Roach was so on the money…
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An abscessed tale
When our great compatriot Pancho Villa (Francisco Guilledo) wowed American fans and ruled the world flyweight class in the mid-20?s, he probably did not earn even the equivalent of the kind of…
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Melindo de Misamis
Milan Melindo is neither the strongest puncher nor the most popular boxer in the renowned ALA Boxing Stable of Tony Aldeguer in Cebu. But in the couple of years that I have…
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Of great minds working together
Last Sept. 14, we aired on NBN 4 a boxing special which we had covered in Cagayan de Oro City. Not a few were impressed with the setting, prompting Misamis Oriental Governor…
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Manny?s touch and go
The collective blood pressure of Manny Pacquiao fans may have taken a quantum leap yesterday morning when news came out that the Filipino icon had left his training camp in Los Angeles…
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A dream partnership
When you get to middle age as I have and after seeing the real world all those years, it is difficult not to get cynical in our assessment of people, especially of…
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For a happy ending
Although every indication points to an imminent fight between boxing titans Oscar de la Hoya and Manny Pacquiao, the raging debate on the aptness of the match remains unabated. Much of the…
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BALUARTE DEFENDS TURF VS. INDON
MISAMIS Oriental is slowly positioning itself as one of the country?s boxing hotbeds down south and that aim will gain more ground with another international boxing next week. Filipino Eusebio Baluarte, Jr.…
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Who knows best?
Word is that Bob Arum of Top Rank, representing Manny Pacquiao and Richard Schaeffer of Golden Boy representing Oscar De La Hoya, had a "productive" 2-hour meeting yesterday regarding their respective terms…
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Poll: Should Pacquiao fight De La Hoya?
When the possibility of a Manny Pacquiao-Oscar de la Hoya match was first bruited about some months back, I thought it was a joke and I said so every time somebody asked…
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A decent young man in boxing
Minutes after AJ Banal?s shocker of a KO defeat last Saturday at the New Cebu Coliseum, I spotted sportsman, banker-lawyer and indefatigable Misamis Oriental Governor Oscar Moreno making his way towards me.…
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A good feeling
Interim or regular, a championship is a championship. The other day when the World Boxing Association released a resolution declaring tomorrow?s fight in Cebu between AJ Banal and Rafael Concepcion of Panama…
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Arum: ?perfect training, ideal weight did it?
Even before the sweat was wiped off the body of Manny Pacquiao and amid the din of the wild celebration of his scintillating win over David Diaz the other day, fans were…
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Pacquiao?s right hand becomes a weapon
Manny Pacquiao?s sensational ninth round knockout of David Diaz midday yesterday (Saturday night in Las Vegas) is a validation of the efforts of the Filipino boxing icon and his trainer Freddie Roach…
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The Scene Around: The Longing in Diaz?s Heart
David Diaz has his work cut out for him. He realizes even though he is the champion going into the fight Sunday, he is the underdog and Manny Pacquiao, his opponent, is…
