Ed Picson
93 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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A piece of Manny Pacquiao
By Ed Picson
AFTER MANNY Pacquiao had beaten Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales, a lot of observers thought he had run out of formidable opponents in his class. Lately though, a whole slew of…
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Boom-Boom, from whence he came; whither he goest
By Ed Picson
met Rey "Boom-Boom" Bautista for the first time almost two years ago in Cebu City at the press conference of his fight against Saengsak Singmanasak of Thailand. I was in Cebu for…
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What about our other boxing heroes?
By Ed Picson
THE PACMAN pot is again slowly coming up to boiling point as the July 2 encounter between Filipino boxing sensation Manny Pacquiao and Mexican Oscar Larios draws closer. Anything and everything about…
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Tokyo touch and go
By Ed Picson
LAST WEEK we told of the whirlwind trip to three southern cities in two days for the PBA All-Stars (Cagayan de Oro) and the "Stars of the Future" boxing promotion (Tagbilaran, via…
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Mayol to go for knock-out
By Ed Picson
THIS SUNDAY May 6, a Filipino boxer challenges for a legitimate world boxing crown in Tokyo. It’s hard-hitting Rodel Mayol of Mandaue City who will try to wrest the crown from Eagle…
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Stomping in the South
By Ed Picson
The past weekend was a hectic one for me and my broadcast partner Quinito Henson. We covered two major sporting events in two days in two separate cities in the south. The…
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A Gab-off?
By Ed Picson
WITHOUT A doubt, Philippine boxing has experienced a rebirth due mainly to the exploits of Manny Pacquiao. Everyone and his neighbor are now closely following the adventures of our local boxing heroes.…
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Learning from our boxers
By Ed Picson
IT WOULD be nice to think that the current interest being shown by several American promoters in Filipino boxers is due largely to the impressive ring performances of Pacquiao, Bautista, Gorres, Viloria,…
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Travails of a Pacquiao wannabe
By Ed Picson
What’s it like to be a professional boxer? Well, let’s pretend you have decided to become one. Needless to say, you have to be pretty determined to get into boxing. You will…
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An open letter to Manny Pacquiao
By Ed Picson
LAST TUESDAY I came out with information I got regarding certain members of Manny Pacquiao’s party who have apparently been responsible Manny’s easygoing ways and late night habits (The Scene Around, Nov.…
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Manny Pacquiao’s ‘friends’
By Ed Picson
ONCE AGAIN, people are worried about Manny Pacquiao and the company he keeps. His nocturnal habits have reportedly been uncontrollable and he’s in with the billiards and "sabong" crowd again. To compound…
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No sparring job for Espinosa, says Pacquiao
By Ed Picson
The voice at the other end of the line sounded frustrated and sad. It was Manny Pacquiao in Bacolod who answered the call: "Bahala na ug tawgon ko nilang talawan, basta dili…
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Pacquiao’s US lawyers in town to collect data
By Ed Picson
WITH Manny Pacquiao's case against his estranged US promoter Murad Muhammad slated to be heard starting June 20 in New York, Pacquiao’s lawyers Judd Burstein and Keith Davidson quietly blew into town…