Teodoro Medina Reynoso
911 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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58 Years of the WBC and its Impact to Philippine Boxing
February 14, 2021 was Valentine's Day and it also marked the 58th anniversary of the World Boxing Council or WBC, acknowledged today as the primus inter pares, the first among equals of…
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Most Exciting Divisions In Boxing Currently
Only time and most importantly, signed, delivered contracts bearing the names of Manny Pacquiao and either Terrence Crawford or Errol Spence will tell how far Manny has really succeeded in bringing back…
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What WBA Title is at Stake This Saturday in Biñan?
Promoter Gabriel 'Bebot' Elorde announced yesterday that everything is set for the first world boxing title fight to be held in the country amidst the still ongoing Covid-19 pandemic featuring fellow Pinoys…
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Out of Court Settlement Agreement Affirms Morris East is Still Casimero’s Manager
East (R) and Casimero doing the mitts. Former world champion and now US based boxing manager and trainer Morris East has resolved the legal dispute between him and Johnriel Casimero and other…
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Reynoso: How I Remember Leon Spinks (1953-2001)
The famous photo of Leon Spinks celebrating after defeating Ali. Leon Spinks, member of the 1976 Montreal Olympics champion USA boxing squad and the first fighter to unseat Muhammad Ali as heavyweight…
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GAB Seeks to Help Restore Pacquiao As Full Champion; Asks Clarification, Guidance From WBA
Abraham Mitra. The Games and Amusement Board (GAB) has invoked its mandate in protecting the interest of Filipino professional athletes in a determined bid to help restore Manny Pacquiao's full champion status…
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The Pinoy Bantamweight Bubble: How Long Will It Last?
L-R: Pinoy bantams Casimero, Donaire and Gaballo. Bubble (noun)- Used to refer to a good or fortunate situation that is isolated from reality or unlikely to last. Philippine boxing has been experiencing…
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Donaire in Extended Wait, May Need Interim Fight
While fellow Filipino bantamweights Johnriel Casimero, Reymart Gaballo and Michael Dasmariñas have their respective title fights somehow already in the works, Nonito Donaire stands the prospect of a long wait for his…
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WBA Stripping Pacquiao of its Title A Setback to Pro Boxing’s Bid For One True World Champ at 147
The recent unprecipitated move of the World Boxing Association (WBA) stripping Manny Pacquiao of his welterweight super title is another setback to the effort to realize one true world champion in the…
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Are We About to Give up on WBA Again?
Pacquiao and Thurman holding their respective WBA belt. If not for Manny Pacquiao and Nonito Donaire getting cracks and winning super belts at welterweight and bantamweight respectively, the recent couple of years…
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Manny Pacquiao Falls to the WBA’s Consistent Inconsistency
Pacquiao straps the WBA belt after his with against Thurman in July, 2019. Likened to a military situation, Manny Pacquiao failed to protect his flank as he plans his return to ring…
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WBA Creating Minimumweight Muddle?
Saludar (L) and Paradero. Before the end of 2020, without fanfare, the World Boxing Association (WBA) promoted its long reigning Thai titleholder Thamanoon Niyomtrong AKA Knockout CP Freshmart as its super champion…
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Pacquiao has to decide on his opponent before the WBA or the PBC do it for him
Instead of ruing the proverbial lost chicks before they are hatched, Manny Pacquiao simply viewed potential foe Conor McGregor's recent UFC knockout defeat as part of the beauty of competition, i.e. nothing…
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A Challenge Against Inoue Will Raise Ancajas’s Profile
Inoue (L) and Ancajas. IBF super flyweight champion Jerwin Ancajas is reported to make the ninth defense of his world title against mandatory challenger Jonathan Javier Rodriguez of Mexico this April in…
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Measure of Value: The Boxer or the Title?
Is it the singer or, not for, the song and the awards that go with it? Is it the championship or title that give value to a boxer or is it the…
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Menayothin-Niyomtrong, Now Possible?
Menayothin (L) and Niyomtrong. The king is dead. Long live the (new) king. Chayaphon Moonsri AKA Wanheng Menayothin after a six long years, sway as undefeated WBC minimumweight champion finally lost his…
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The Welterweight Brims With Talent But it Seems to be Going Nowhere
The welterweights has three of the best pound for pound fighters and formidable champions for at least three years now in Errol Spence (WBC-IBF) Terrence Crawford (WBO) and Manny Pacquiao (WBA). The…
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Pacquiao-McGregor Looks Certain But Will the WBA Allow, Sanction It?
As days passed by, it is becoming definitive that Manny Pacquiao is all in for a fight versus UFC star Conor McGregor being organized by a group somewhere in the Middle East.…
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Top Lightweight, Superlightweight Aces Dreaming of a Fight with Manny Pacquiao
Kingry Garcia with Pacquiao. Odd as it may seem but to this day, there are still those who believe Manny Pacquiao is a blownup lightweight who was just extraordinarily endowed and gifted…
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Japanese Fighters Emerging as Asia’s Best, Pacquiao Etal Have to Step Up for PH Boxing
Naoya Inoue (L) and Kazuto Ioka (R). Though most their top fighters were not able to fight and show their wares on account of the coronavirus pandemic, Japan still emerged almost without…
