Ed Picson
93 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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A smash hit
CAGAYAN DE ORO has always been one of my favorite places to visit. Not only does the place offer a natural vista of lush greenery and a quaintness about it it?s called…
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October 6 is a Big Boxing Day!
Manny Pacquiao left Manila Saturday evening and arrived Los Angeles, Saturday evening (California time) to a throng of welcomers. His usual coterie of friends, associates and hangers-on along with fans of different…
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Boxing frenzy
It has become common practice for any promotion to try and stir excitement by way of controversy. Many times it has been pointed out that any kind of publicity usually works to…
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Vismin Boxing Cup launched in MisOr
WHILE EVERYONE is agog over the coming rematch between Manny Pacquiao and Marco Antonio Barrera, Philippine boxing is also busy taking advantage of the opportunities that have opened up for our pugilists.…
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Nonito Donaire Jr., Visayan as can be
Nonito "Jun-Jun" Donaire Jr. is hardly your typical boxer in looks and demeanor. He is now the IBF world flyweight champion, but spend a few minutes with him and you’ll be amused…
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A god of second chances
LAST TUESDAY we wrote about the second chance that Czar Amonsot is getting as he fights for the world championship on July 21 against Australian Michael Katsidis in Las Vegas. Actually, several…
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A second chance
When Czar Amonsot first fought Indonesian Simon ButarButar in Jakarta in May 2005, the Boholano fighter felt he was still a bit wet behind the ears and was thus caught unaware as…
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Boxing fan sees Pacquiao as model
As a matter of fact, he is equally effusive when he talks of his friendship with current boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, who has taken him in as one of his close advisers.…
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Election lawyer recounts meeting with ‘The Greatest’
Lawyer Romulo "Romy" Macalintal is best known as one of the top election lawyers around, his most renowned client no less than President Macapagal Arroyo herself. He is currently chief legal counsel…
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What now?
Now that the smoke from the Humberto Soto-Bobby Pacquiao fight has settled with the talented Mexican stopping Pacbob in 7 rounds, the stage is set for Manny Pacquiao’s next fight. Or so…
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Not that way, Manny
ALL INDICATIONS seem to point to Manny Pacquiao going the way of other celebrities who have been hit with the startling reality that popularity does not necessarily guarantee success in Philippine politics.…
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We?re still waiting
AND SO with the rest of the world, we waited and waited and nothing much happened. Word was some people coughed up as much as ,000 for a ringside seat at the…
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Awaiting Sunday
It is no secret that boxing has suffered a dip in popularity the last few years. With growing interest in mixed martial arts and no real dominant champion in the heavyweight classes…
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Which MP will emerge?
As expected, Manny Pacquiao will once again come home to a hero’s welcome when he arrives from his completed mission against heretofore unknown Jorge Solis. But immediately after the confetti and the…
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No way, Jorge!
It would have been sheer folly to come in cocky and fool around with the opponent. So Manny Pacquiao spent all of three rounds figuring out the unknown Mexican pretender Jorge Solis…
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So many fights to watch
Over the past few days, I’ve been asked at least a couple of times if I would "bother" to watch the Manny Pacquiao-Jorge Solis fight. "What kind of a silly question is…
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Slim chance for slender Solis
SO MANNY Pacquiao, as expected, has been installed the heavy favorite this weekend you could almost sense he’ll be grinding Mexican foe Jorge Solis into sawdust. One person who is definitely an…
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Who cares about our boxers? dreams?
The standard purse for a Filipino professional boxer is R1K per round, in other words, if one fights as a 4-rounder, he gets R4K, a 6-rounder R6K, and so on, win or…
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A fair shake is all we ask
JUST A week and a half ago, we registered in this column (The Scene Around, March 9) our agreement with Gerry Pe?alosa’s assessment that he could take WBO Super Bantamweight champion Daniel…
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Another chance at boxing glory
WITH THE controversial defeat of Z Gorres a fortnight ago in his bid to win a world title for the Philippines, many have been left disillusioned. It seemed outside of Manny Pacquiao…
