Manny Piñol
254 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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It’s Time to Erase the Marquez Stigma
If there is anything that gives boxing icon Manny Pacquiao an irritating sensation, it is the mention of the name Juan Manuel Marquez. Marquez is a nightmare to Manny Pacquiao, a zombie…
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Demolition In Constant Motion Fighting Style, Pacquiao’s Greatest Contribution to Boxing
Manny Pacquiao will not only be remembered in boxing history as the only fighter to win eight world titles but also as the originator of a new fighting style in boxing that…
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Then, Bring In The Young Ones
Having been involved for a long time in the job of serving and pleasing people, I have long accepted the truth that you simply cannot please everybody. After a brilliant performance against…
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It’s Anybody’s Fight: Pacquiao by Decision; Margarito by KO
Those who believe that the fight against Antonio Margarito is going to be a walk in the park for Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao may just have embraced that view through the…
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Replay of A Biblical Epic
Our Mexican friends, almost 90 per cent of them devout Catholics and believers of the Holy Bible, will certainly dislike the parallelism that I am going to make of the Manny Pacquiao-Antonio…
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END OF (BOXING) DAYS
I have never been so worried and concerned about how Manny Pacquiao will perform in a fight than as I am now. Well, maybe the reason why I am not quite comfortable…
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UNREST IN MEXICO
Cebu-based boxing promoter Samson Gelloani, who, in partnership with Uruguayan boxing impressario Sampson Lewkowicz, acts as the business manager of the Braveheart boxers of North Cotabato, sounded bothered when he called me…
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CLASH OF THE TINY WARRIORS
Minimumweight, strawweight or miniflyweight. This is how they call boxing's lightest division at 105 pounds. It's a relatively new division having been introduced only a few years ago by the world's boxing…
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STORIES OF CHEATING IN BOXING: THE DANGEROUS AND THE HILARIOUS
Every field of sport where the human factor is involved will always be vulnerable to manipulation and cheating. From cricket, to basketball, to horse racing and many more. And these efforts to…
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DIRTY TRICK BY “FRIENDLY” MEXICANS?
My boxer, Edrin Dapudong lost to Mexican Wilbert Uicab last Friday. He was humbled and defeated. No argument. Period. No excuses offered, only analytical explanations to learn something from the setback. But…
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THE ROAD TO PERDITION
"The road to peridition is paved with good intentions." The disappointing loss of Filipino Edrin Dapudong, a boy whose career I have nurtured for over 12 years, was a result of a…
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Sharing Bob Arum’s Pain
When Bob Arum, a Hall of Fame boxing promoter, abandoned the media tour of Manny Pacquiao and Antonio Margarito to fly to Seattle following the reported disappearance of his lawyer-son, John, it…
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Eureka, A New Golden Boy of RP Boxing!
In the many years that I have been involved in boxing, I have grown to be very critical in my assessment of boxers' chances of excelling in the sport, even among our…
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Manny Pacquiao’s Options, Part II: The Venue
Home Sweet Home, Manny Manny Pacquiao versus Antonio Margarito in Mexico? In Monterey, California? In the Cowboy's Stadium in Texas? Wake up guys. There is a better venue, if not the best…
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Manny Pacquiao’s Options, Part 1: The Opponent
PACQUIAO-COTTO II: PARA QUE? Suggestions of a second meeting between Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and Miguel Cotto are simply ridiculous and pointless that every boxing fan must raise a howl of…
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Taking the Road to Fort JuanMa
Lorenzo Villanueva. To Filipino boxing fans, Puerto Rican boxing idol Juan Manuel Lopez now looks like an impenetrable Fort that stands proudly in the middle of Boxing Valley. Already, he has repulsed…
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THE SLAUGHTER OF BERNABE CONCEPCION
It was a tough fight, an uphill battle and a difficult mission. That was how I saw Bernabe Concepcion's encounter with Juan Manuel Lopez when it was first announced. Deep inside me…
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Waiting for Dapudong
Bruce Mctavish, Rick Staheli and the Angeles City boxing buffs filled the cooler with beer, Edward Ligas and his group in Cebu City were all set, former congressman Jun Pinol had all…
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Five Braveheart Boxers Lined Up for Important Fights
Los Angeles, California - The spectacular performance displayed by flyweight Edrin Dapudong who thrashed World No. 1 contender Jesus Jimenez Saturday in Tepic City, Mexico, has opened the door of opportunity for…
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Champions Don’t Just Pop Out; They’re Discovered and Molded
The new World Boxing Council (WBC) Flyweight Silver champion, Edrin "The Sting" Dapudong, was described as the only "lucky" fighter last weekend having scored the solitary win among the five Filipino boxers…
