Manny Piñol
254 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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YOKOHAMA HEIST: GEJON VERSUS THREE
There was an air of confidence that filled the lobby of the Waterfront Hotel in Lahug, Cebu City Thursday night as the handlers of Philippine miniflyweight champion Eriberto Gejon talked about his…
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MANNY HEALS SICK CHILD
People who attain success in life become bigger than what they are. Movie stars, singers, sports heroes and in some exceptional cases, even political figures, are idolized and imitated. Ala-Jordan, Ala-Nora, Ala-Ninoy.…
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WHO LOVES A LOSER?
“In my heyday, young girls wrote to me. Everybody seemed to have time to devote to me. Everything I did the world applauded.” Sounds familiar? That is not an ageing boxer’s swan…
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DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH
From a distance, Pingping Tepora looks like a boy who has just finished high school. Lanky and boyish-looking, one would never mistake him for a young man involved in a sport where…
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WATCH OUT! THE PINOYS ARE COMING
The stunning victories of Manny Pacquiao and two other Filipino boxers Saturday night in Los Angeles, California could serve as a fair warning to boxing impresarios in the US that the Mexican…
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PACQUIAO VS. MORALES PART II
I was one of those who made a fearless forecast that Manny Pacquiao would win over Erik Morales in their first meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada in March this year. In fact,…
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THE BATTLE BEGINS
In late December of 1997, a few days after Luisito Espinosa successfully defended his World Boxing Council (WBC) featherweight title via a sensational 6th round knockout of Argentina's Carlos Rios in Koronadal,…
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KINGS ARE NOT FOREVER
On the eve of my first birthday as Governor of the Province of North Cotabato in 1998, I learned of a plan by the employees of the provincial government to serenade me…
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BROTHEL HOUSE OF SPORTS
“The fight racket” wrote American sportswriter Jimmy Cannon, “ ever since its rotten beginnings, has always been the red light district of sports.” “The fight racket” Cannon was referring to is no…
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My Mother’s Tears
Last Saturday, Aug. 20, our family gathered in Nueva Vida, the village of our youth in M'lang, North Cotabato to mark our departed father's birthday. We lighted candles and shared food under…
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Parade of Young Stars: The Mindanao Invitational Open Amateur Boxing Tournament
When the Mindanao Invitational Open Amateur Boxing Tournament unfolds in North Cotabato Aug. 28 to 31 this year, boxing fans will be treated to a dazzling show of young talents in amateur…
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WILD AND WACKY NIGHT OF BOXING
Boxing returned to South Cotabato last week in a rather wild and wacky way as the night was marked by events that ranged from the hilarious to dangerous. The crowd that witnessed…
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Raider of Boxing Treasures
Michael Koncz was introduced to me by Manny Pacquiao shortly before my birthday December 16 last year when I hosted dinner for the world champion and his trainer, Freddie Roach, in Davao…
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FOR MURAD, THE DREAM LIVES ON
American boxing promoter Murad Muhammad, whose stormy promotional relationship with Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao ended in an out of court settlement two months ago, is still determined to pursue his dream…