Percy D. Della
83 articles · INQ7.net
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Khan blurs Pacquiao?s focus
Keith Thurman showed intent on his chest during the so-called Grand Arrivals show on Tuesday at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas for his fight with legendary Filipino southpaw Manny Pacquiao.…
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Pacquiao larger than life for Broner
Adrien Broner will face someone larger than life when he boxes with Manny Pacquiao for the vacant WBA welterweight title at MGM Grand on Sunday in Las Vegas. Broner, better known for…
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Pay-per-view price stiff for Pacquiao vs Broner
If you?re planning to watch the Showtime main event between Manny Pacquiao and Adrien Broner from Las Vegas live on local cable television, you?ll be paying P949 for the pleasure. The price…
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Pacquiao grunts, Mayweather counts
Manny Pacquiao was grunting like a weightlifter while he trained ferociously Wednesday at Freddie Roach?s Wild Card Gym in Hollywood. Skipping a morning jog, Pacquiao sparred four rounds each with three sparring…
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Stealing Pacquiao?s thunder
Donnie Nietes steals Manny Pacquiao?s thunder on New Year?s Eve. The most decorated Filipino fighter in recent decades other than Pacquiao, Nietes battles Kazuto Ioka of Japan at Wynn Palace Hotel in…
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Roach, like Pacquiao, not done yet
Perhaps you?ve read or heard that Manny Pacquiao was reportedly diagnosed with a heart ailment before he fought and defeated Argentine Lucas Matthysse in Kuala Lumpur several days ago. With the buzz…
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Live gate filling up for Pacquiao vs Matthysse
Tickets to Lucas Matthysse?s defense of his regular world welterweight boxing belt against Manny Pacquiao in Kuala Lumpur this Sunday are almost 70 percent sold, the New Straits Times said almost a…
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The canary in Pacquiao?s aborted fight
I realize it now. A short e-mail message Aquiles Zonio sent me 11 days ago was probably the canary in the coal mine for Manny Pacquiao?s aborted bout in Dubai with Amir…
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Donaire in Pacquiao undercard?a plus or a minus?
To test the reliability of Nonito Donaire?s fancy official website (nonitodonaire.com), I sent queries recently via its ?contact? section for the boxer or his surrogates to answer. Up to now I have…
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Senator Pacquiao?s juggling act
There?s a new juggler in town and only time will tell how long his act could last in the frenetic worlds of politics and sports. And Sen. Manny Pacquiao, boxing?s only eight-division…
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Lukewarm Las Vegas welcome for Pacquiao
Las Vegas has polished its image as the boxing capital of the planet one championship fight at a time, although Glitter Gulch appears not too ecstatic about a forthcoming world title bout.…
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Clicking the right button with PhilBoxing.com
American ring promoter Sampson Lewkowicz calls Cebu-based PhilBoxing.com ?the most widely-read boxing website in the world.? Such a generous observation from the guy credited with discovering Manny Pacquiao before his fights in…
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The grand titillation of Olympic boxing
IT?S OFFICIAL. The International Boxing Association (Aiba) decided Wednesday to allow professional fighters like Sen. Manny Pacquiao in the Summer Olympics if they qualify, beginning with the Games in Rio de Janeiro…
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The politics of the Pacquiao kidnap plot
FOR SURE, President Aquino would opt to live an easy life a few days before his successor is elected. But he finds it hard to steer clear of sensitive issues, including the…
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Pacquiao back on the campaign trail
ONE OF THE biggest election undercards to the main events of the national polls?the presidential and vice presidential derbies?is the senatorial run of boxing icon Manny Pacquiao, who scored a unanimous decision…
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Boxers again banner Olympic hopes
FILIPINO athletes aspiring to qualify for the 2016 Olympics are in a race against time. With barely a year before the Summer Games, the hopefuls are huffing and puffing their way to…
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Pacquiao for senator: Yahoo and boo-hoo!
I had a brief chat via e-mail recently with Associated Press boxing writer Tim Dahlberg. Our topic: Manny Pacquiao?s decision to run for senator in the general elections next year. ?I haven?t…
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Rousey rouses Mayweather camp
AMONG the gazillion sidebars to the highly anticipated prizefight between Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas on May 2 is the story of UFC…
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Father Time, third man in Floyd-Manny fight
The Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao fight took more than five years to get off the ground. It might have lost some luster over time, but it remains as fascinating as ever. The…
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Will Mayweather vs Pacquiao tap Super Bowl Sunday?
THE 49TH edition of the Super Bowl, America?s biggest, most spectacular sporting event kicks off, at 3:30 p.m. Sunday (7:30 a.m. Monday, Manila time). The National Football League championship pits the defending…